In an athletic shoe having a pocket disposed laterally and mounted upon the quarter portion D of the shoe, the pocket comprises a liner 2 of material, or a pair of the same, each stitched to the side of the shoe so that various edges of the pocket are confiningly affixed to the shoe, while the bottom edge of the pocket may be stitched to the quarter panel upwardly of the sole, or the same may be secured with the shoe by the stitching that holds the sole shank to the quarter portion. At the rearward edge of the pocket or diagonally of the pocket there is provided a slot closable by a zipper, so that access may be attained for admitting personal items. The slot, or zippered slot, may be covered by a flap 7 attached either adjacent the rearward edge of the formed pocket or along the eyestay 1 of the athletic shoe, the flap being closed by Velcro (R.T.M.) or a snap clasp. IMAGE
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