The 2022/23 Championship Season came to a close on Monday 8th May 2023, with Burnley becoming Champions after accumulating a staggering 101 points and returning to the Premier League at the first time of asking. Sheffield United secured the second automatic spot to return to Premier League after two seasons in the Second Tier. The teams competing in the Play-Offs are Luton Town, Middlesbrough, Coventry City and Sunderland.

I want to take a look at the kits worn during the league stage of the season (not including Play Offs).

Kit Stats

• 1104 Kits worn (552 Games)
• 99 Different Kit variations used by the 24 teams.
• Home Kits – 33% of Kit variations used
  • 25 Home Kits worn
  • 8 Home Kit variations worn
• Away Kits – 35% of variations used
  • 23 Away Kits worn
  • 12 Away Kit variations worn
• 3rd Kits – 30% of variations worn
  • 22 3rd Kits worn
  • 7 3rd Kit variations worn
• Special Kits – 2% of variations worn
  • 2 Special Kits worn

Overview of Kits Worn

Kit Overview

Kit Log – Match 1 to Match 15

Kit Log – Match 16 to Match 30

Kit Log – Match 31 to Match 46

Kit Variations

Looking in more detail at the kit variations worn by the Championship Teams

• 1 Team wore 8 Kit Variations, most in The Championship
  • Luton Town – Home x2, Away x3, 3rd x3
• 1 Team wore 7 Kit Variations
  • Stoke City – Home x2, Away x2, 3rd x3
• 7 Teams in 5 Kit Variations
  • Birmingham City – Home x2, Away x2, Special Kit
  • Blackpool – Home x2, Away, 3rd x2
  • Bristol City – Home x2, Away, 3rd x2
  • Hull City – Home x2, Away x2, 3rd
  • QPR – Home x2, Away x3
  • Reading – Home, Away x2, 3rd x2
  • Sheffield United – Home, Away x3, 3rd
• 4 Teams in 4 Kit Variations
• 11 Teams in 3 Kit Variations – Just Home, Away, 3rd Kits
• Most Variations of Home Kit – 2 Kits
  • 9 Teams in Home Kit and 1 variation of Home Kit
  • Bristol City in 2 different Home Kits (Hummel and O’Neills)
• Most Variations of Away Kit – 3 Kits
  • Luton Town: All White – White / Navy / White – White / White / Navy
  • QPR: Maroon, Navy Hoops / Navy / Navy – Maroon, Navy Hoops / Maroon / Maroon – Maroon, Navy Hoops / Maroon / Navy
  • Sheffield United: All White – White / Black / White – White / Black / Black
• Most Variations of 3rd Kit – 3 Kits
  • Stoke City: All Black – Black / Red / Red – Black / White / White
• 13 Teams worn no variation of kits
  • 11 Teams in just Home, Away and 3rd Kits
  • Huddersfield Town in 4 kits, Home, Away, 3rd and Special
  • Bristol City in 5 different kits – 22/23 Home, Away, 3rd and 23/24 Home, 3rd
• Most worn Home Kit – 38, Norwich City
• Most worn Away Kit – 15, Rotherham United, West Bromwich Albion, Wigan Athletic
• Most worn 3rd Kit – 13, Stoke City (including variations)

Kit Grid

Below is a graphic of what kits where worn against what teams, its one that I share on a weekly basis on my Twitter Account – @Kit_Geek

Kit Highlights and Summary

In 2022/23 Championship teams wore 99 Kits, this was an increase in the number kits compared to last season where 97 Kits were worn.  The increase of two can be directly linked to one club…. Bristol City.

After Hummel’s UK Kit Supplier Elite Sports Group when into Administration it meant there were supply issues for the teams they provided kits too in EFL, Bristol City took this opportunity to introduce their 2023/24 Kit Produced by O’Neills and took to the field in their new kits from end of February with 14 games still to play, they also introduced their 3rd kit for next season as well, wearing that 3 times in total, this meant that they wore 5 different kits this season with no variations.

Stoke City promised the world for a Kit Geek like me this season, their initial kit launched promised several looks that the team could take to the field in this season, in the end they “only” used 7 different Kit Variations through-out 2022/23 but the overall idea and execution of their Kit Set should be applauded in my eyes.

Socks are often overlooked in terms of Kit desgin, so I want to call out Hull City’s away socks which are a thing of beauty with their black, amber, red hoops which complement the details on cuffs and collar of their away shirt

Blackpool were the only team not to wear their away kit in it’s default look, initially launch with “Tangerine” shorts, the actual shorts were never used with the white shirts and socks, The Seasiders going for an all white when wearing their away kit on just 3 occasions. However the shorts did see plenty of action by giving Blackpool an alternative all “Tangerine” look which was used 8 times on the road and interestingly not used after Michael Appleton was sacked as Manager in January.

For the second season in a row there was a theme of clubs wearing their 3rd Kits more than their Away kits… with 8 times falling under this bracket.

• Blackburn Rovers – 10 times
• Blackpool – 8 times (2 variations)
• Brisol City – 8 times (Hummel and O’Neills)
• Coventry City – 10 times
• Huddersfield Town – 9 times
• Hull City – 5 times
• Middlesbrough – 7 times
• Stoke City – 13 times

There were two “Special” Kit used this season in The Championship.

Huddersfield Town’s kit for Yorkshire Air Ambulance which was a yellow and red kit, very Melchester Rovers and worn against Norwich City (one of only two teams to wear yellow as their home kit), the match shirts were auctioned after the game.

Birmingham City, had a special kit for their “Arthur” memorial kit with profits going directly to NSPCC Birmingham and was worn at home against Preston North End, again a team which caused a clash with the special kit.

There was other examples of teams wearing change kits in Home Fixtures, there was a second campaign across the EFL for Shelter, “No Home Kit” inititiave was used to highlight homelessness around the Christmas period this season and teams took part in The Championship this season… with Cardiff City, Coventry City and Wigan Athletic

Watford celebrated their centenary with a black and white kit (used as their 3rd Kit this season), the colours they initially wore 100 years ago.

Sunderland went with red shorts in their game against Hull City, this was for the Foundation by Light charity and the charity’s Small Change Big Difference campaign. The shorts were auctioned at the end of the game.

There we have it, The Championship’s End of Season Kit report for 2022/23, please let me know your favourite kit highlights from this division on the comments below or over at Twitter – @Kit_Geek

You can find other End of Season Reports below.

Premier League – 2022/23 End of Season Report

League One – 2022/23 End of Season Report

League Two – 2022/23 End of Season Report