FA Cup 2020/21 – Kit Log

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The FA Cup, the oldest club competition in the world, which was first competed for in 1871 a staggering 150 years ago.

The 2020/21 competition has now completed it’s 3rd Round (well apart from one fixture which is yet to be scheduled), I wanted to document the kits worn through this season’s competition.

Round 1 – 6th to 9th November 2020 (one fixture on 26th November)

The 80 teams playing round one, were supplied by 23 different kit manufacturers

  • 15 – Macron
  • 13 – Puma
  • 12 – Errea
  • 7 – Hummel
  • 5 – Joma
  • 4 – Nike
  • 3 – Adidas, Kappa, Surridge
  • 2 – New Balance

The manufacturers with one kit on show in Round 1

  • Admiral
  • Avec
  • Elite Pro Sports
  • FBT
  • Jako
  • O’Neills
  • Player Layer
  • SK Kits
  • Tag
  • The Terrace
  • Uhlsport
  • Umbro
  • Under Armour

Round 2 – 27th to 30th November 2020

20 Teams in Round 2, this round saw 17 Different manufacturers being used

  • 8 – Puma
  • 7 – Errea, Macron
  • 2 – Hummel, Nike, Surridge

The one kit manufacturers in Round 2 are:

  • Adidas
  • Admiral
  • Avec
  • Elite Pro Sports
  • FBT
  • Jako
  • Joma
  • Kappa
  • New Balance
  • Uhlsport
  • Umbro

Kit Stats

  • Tranmere Rovers two games so far were teams wearing the same kit
  • 24 Teams wore the same kit for both rounds (22 Home Kits / 2 Away Kits
  • 16 Teams wore different kits for both rounds (13 Home / Change kits and 3 Home / Home variation)

Round 3 – 8th to 11th January (one fixture to be played)

64 Teams in Round 3, 62 teams have played their fixture with 14 manufacturers on show.

  • 11 – Puma
  • 8 – Adidas, Macron, Umbro
  • 7 – Nike
  • 6 – Errea, Hummel
  • 2 – Joma
  • 1 – Elev8, Elite Pro Sports, Kappa, Kelme, O’Neills, Surridge

Kit Stats

  • Doncaster Rovers in 3 different kits in 3 rounds (Away variation, Home, Away)
  • Plymouth Argyle in 3 different kits in 3 rounds (Home variation, Home, 3rd)
  • 8 Teams worn same kit for all 3 games

Kit Match ups

I like to look at some of the best kit match ups in competitions, in this case I will pick one per round.

Round 1 – Port Vale v King’s Lynn Town

Round 2 – Marine v Havant & Waterlooville

Round 3 – Chorley v Derby County

Let me know you favourite kit match ups through out this season’s FA Cup over at https://twitter.com/kit_geek or in the comments below.

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