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EFL: 2026/27, Kit Round up: Vol.2

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Something new I want to start doing this season is a semi-regular look at the EFL and the Kit Usage within Championship, League One and League Two.

Click here to catch up with Volume One

Welcome to Volume Two, we are looking at the kits worn between 8th September and Monday 6th October

So far this season we have seen:

Championship – 68 Kits (+12 from Vol.1)
League One – 65 Kits (+12)
League Two – 65 Kits (+13)

Championship – Kit Overview

All 72 Kits have been released.

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 56

Kit Grid, up to 6th October.

Kit Highlights

Four Teams have worn a total of Four different Kit Looks / Variations so far this season – Millwall, Queen’s Park Rangers, Swansea City and West Ham United.

Birmingham City and Burnley released their 3rd Kits, which completes the 72 Kits for Championship this season.

Queen’s Park Rangers wore four different Kit Looks in four games, this included wearing their 3rd Kit at Home in an initiative where fans could trade old shirts for their 3rd Kit in support of “KitAid”.

They wore 3rd Kit and Home Kit in Home games, and then a mash up of Home with Away shorts and socks, and then Away with Home socks for the four different looks.

Wrexham’s visit to West Ham United gave us one of the best Kit Mash Ups of the past month, wearing their 3rd Kit with Away socks for a complementary look.

League One – Kit Overview

All 72 Kits have now been released in League One.

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 65

Kit Grid, up to 6th October

Kit Highlights

Four Teams have worn four different kit variations so far this season in League One – Burton Albion, Leyton Orient, Luton Town and Notts County.

Five teams released their 3rd Kits to complete the 72 Kits of League One, Barnsley, Doncaster Rovers, Huddersfield Town, Leicester City and Luton Town.

Burton Albion are one of the teams that have worn four kits so far this season in EFL and League One, of these four kits, three of their looks have been their 3rd Kit, which they have worn in it’s default look and mashed up with Away shorts and socks.

League Two

Kit Overview – 69 Kits out 72 released (Barney,

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 65

Kit Grid, up to 6th October

Kit Highlights

Tranmere Rovers are the team in League Two with the most Kit Variations used so far this season, with four different kits looks used.

Exeter City released their 3rd Kit which is also their 125th Anniversary Kit, which was worn in their Home game against Tranmere Rovers

There have been another four clubs that have confirmed their 3rd Kits in the past month, Accrington Stanley, Bristol Rovers and Salford City with Fleetwood Town using last season’s Away as their 3rd Kit this season.

The final team to wear a change kit in EFL was Fleetwood Town, who wore their Home Kit in their opening 8 games of the season, wearing a change kit for the first time against Salford City on 3rd October.

EFL Kit News

We had Round 3 of Carabao Cup, this the round where the remaining Premier League Teams (those playing in Europe) enter the competition.

The second EFL Cup cup competition started in September, the EFL Trophy will be called “Jersey Mike’s” Trophy this season, sponsor by the American Sandwich retail outlet have agreed a 5 Year deal to sponsor the competition which includes clubs from League One and League Two as well as 16 Premier League U21 Teams.

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EFL: 2026/27, Kit Round up: Vol.1

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Something new I want to start doing this season is a sem-regular look at the EFL and the Kit Usage within Championship, League One and League Two.

Think of this a lighter version of the Premier League Matchweek Kit Reviews which will be published every month or so (looking at approximately 5 or 6 games per volume). In this first Volume, we are looking at the kits worn between the start of the season (15th August) through to the 5th round of fixtures but to Monday 7th September.

So far this season we have seen:

  • Championship – 56 Kits
  • League One – 53 Kits
  • League Two – 52 Kits

Championship

Kit Overview – 70 out of the 72 Kits have been released, with Birmingham City and Burnley to confirm their 3rd Kits.

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 56

Kit Grid, up to 7th September.

Kit Highlights

Burnley are the only team that worn have one a single kit look so far in the Championship so far this season, however they have had a couple of different sponsor looks in that time, after terminating their original sponsorship the day before the League kicked off (having worn it in the Carabao Cup the week before). They announced their new sponsor Vertu Motors. It appears the first outing a patch was used to cover the original sponsor before newly printed shirts were produced, the club also offered to replace or refund supporters with new shirts.

Charlton Athletic visited local rivals West Ham United on 22nd August and used an interesting Kit “Mash Up”, they wore their Away Kit for the first time but used black socks to complete the look, these socks are not part of any outfield kit this season and appear to Reebok teamwear socks.

Queen’s Park Rangers wore their 3rd Kit at Home against Middlesbrough on 5th Septmeber, this was for an initative with their sponsor and Kit Aid where supporters could trade in old shirts for their all black 3rd shirt for free with the old shirts being used by Kit Aid by recycling them across the world.

League One – Kit Overview

Kit Overview – 67 Kits out of 72 released, with 5 3rd Teams still waiting to launch 3rd Kits.

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 53

Kit Grid, up to 8th September

Kit Highlights

Bromley gave us a wonderful mash up in their game against Sheffield Wednesday on 29th August, using their Away shirt with Home shorts and socks, this look is one of my favoruite kit looks in football, red / black stripes with white shorts and socks.

Leyton Orient have used the most kit looks in EFL so far this season, with 4 different variations used in their opening 5 games, with Home, Away and 3rd kits being used, the 4th look was a mash up of Away and 3rd socks in their game against Luton Town on 4th September.

Bradford City and Leicester City remain the only teams in League One to use a single kit (Home) look so far this season.

League Two

Kit Overview – 64 Kits out 72 released. Accrington Stanley to confirm if they are also using last season’s 3rd kit or launching a new Away. 7 other teams to confirm their 3rd Kit.

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 52

Kit Grid, up to 6th September.

Kit Highlights

Tranmere Rovers gave us the rare sight nowadays of an outfield player in goal but due to them playing in a mash up of their Away with Home shorts against Port Vale on 22nd August it meant that we saw three different kit elements in play, with Goalkeeper Shirt, Home Shorts and Away socks being used.

One to keep an eye on this season is Shrewsbury Town, who for their 140th Anniversary are wearing Navy Blue kit as their home kit, with their traditiona amber and blue being used as their Away Kit this season…

Three teams, Bristol Rovers, Chesterfield and Fleetwood Town remaining the only teams to wore a single kit look so far this season.

EFL Kit News

There have been two round of the Carabao Cup (EFL run competition).

Round 1 (and Preliminary Round)

Round 2

Round 3 is being played of the next two weeks (8th / 9th / 15th / 16th / 17th September), expect updates on those rounds in Volume 2 of EFL Kit Review.

Episode 41 of The Football Kit Podcast was released in August and it’s a EFL Special where we take a deep dive into this season’s kits and pick some of our favourite’s and some we are not so keen on, Chief Football Writer of The I, Daniel Storey our guest in this Episode, which you can find here.

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EFL, League Two 2025/26: End of Season Kit Report

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The 2025 / 26 League Two Season came to a close on Saturday 2nd May 2026, with Bromley securing the title on the final day of the season, with MK Dons as runners up and the final automatic spot being secured by Cambridge United. Salford City, Notts County, Chesterfield and Grimsby Town will compete in the Playoffs for the final promotion place.

I am taking my annual in depth look at the kits worn during the league stage of the season (not including Play Offs).

Overview of Kits Worn

Kit Stats

  • 1104 Kits worn (552 Games)
  • 90 Different Kit variations used by the 24 teams.
  • Home Kits – 34% of Kit variations used
    • 31 Home Kits worn in total
    • 7 Home Kit variations worn
  • Away Kits – 37% of variations used
    • 33 Away Kits worn in total
    • 9 Away Kit variations worn
  • 3rd Kits – 27% of variations worn
    • 24 3rd Kits worn in total
    • 4 3rd Kit variations worn
  • Special Kit – 2% of variations worn
    • 2 Special Kits worn

Kit Log – Match 1 to Match 23

Kit Log – Match 24 to Match 46

Kit Variations

Looking in more detail at the kit variations worn by the League Two Teams

  • Cambridge United in 6 Kit Variations: Home, Away x2, 3rd x2, 4th
  • 5 Teams wore 5 Kit Variations
    • Barnet: Home x2, Away x3
    • Cheltenham Town: Home, Away x3, 3rd
    • Colchester United: Home x2, Away x2, 3rd
    • Salford City: Home x2, Away, 3rd x2
    • Walsall: Home x2, Away x2, 3rd
  • 7 Teams wore 4 Kit Variations
    • Crawley Town: Home, Away x2, 3rd
    • Grimsby Town: Home, Away, 3rd x2
    • MK Dons: Home x2, Away, 3rd
    • Newport County: Home, Away, 3rd x2
    • Notts County: Home, Away x2, 3rd
    • Swindon Town: Home, Away, 3rd, 4th
    • Tranmere Rovers: Home x2, Away, 3rd
  • 9 Teams in just 3 Kit Variations
  • 2 Teams in just 2 Kit Variations, Home and Away
    • Bristol Rovers
    • Oldham Athletic
  • Most Variations of Home Kit – 2 Kits
    • Barnet
      • Default Home
      • Home with Away shorts & socks (white)
    • Colchester United
      • Default Home
      • Home with white socks
    • Fleetwood Town
      • Default Home
      • Home with red shorts
    • MK Dons
      • Default Home
      • Home with Away shorts & socks (grey)
    • Salford City
      • Default Home
      • Home with Away socks (black)
    • Tranmere Rovers
      • Default Home
      • Home with 3rd socks (dark red)
    • Walsall
      • Default Home
      • Home with Away shorts & socks (black)
  • Most Variations of Away Kit – 3 Kits
    • Barnet
      • Default Away
      • Away with Home shorts (black)
      • Away with Home shorts & socks (black)
    • Cheltenham Town
      • Default Away
      • Away with Home socks (red)
      • Away with Home shorts (black)
  • Most Variations of 3rd Kit – 2 Kits
    • Cambridge United
      • Default 3rd
      • 3rd with black shorts
    • Grimsby Town
      • Default 3rd
      • 3rd with Home socks (black)
    • Newport County
      • Default 3rd
      • 3rd with white socks
    • Salford City
      • Default 3rd
      • 3rd with Home shorts & socks (white)
  • Most worn Home Kit – 40, Chesterfield
  • Most worn Away Kit – 17, Colchester United (13 Default / 4 Variation)
  • Most worn 3rd Kit – 11, Walsall

Something that I like to share which is an overview of when each of the new kit looks were first worn, for example… Cambridge United wore their Home Kit, Away Kit in their opening two games and then 3rd Kit in their fourth game

Match 1 to Match 23

Match 24 to Match 46

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 Socials.

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Kit Highlights and Summary

In 2025 / 26 League Two season teams wore 90 Kits, this was a significant reduction in the number kits compared to last season where 114 Kits were worn, and the fewest number of Kits worn in English this season.

The most worn Kit in the League was Chesterfied, which was worn 40 times in 46 games.

Cambridge United wore the most Kit Variations in League Two, with Home Kit, two Away and 3rd Kit looks, plus a 4th Kit worn once.

Swindon Town were another team to wear four different kits this season, as well as their regular Home, Away and 3rd Kits, they also wore a 4th Kit, which was also a charity kit.

There were four teams in League One that wore just Home and Away Kits, two of these used mash ups however there were two clubs that only used Home and Away kits just in their default looks.

Barnet, wore mash ups of Home and Away Kits to create five different kit looks.

Fleetwood Town wore red shorts (from their designated 3rd Kit, last season’s Away Kit) to create an alternative Home Kit look, but just used two Home Variations and Away, their 3rd Kit was never used.

Bristol Rovers wore just Home and Away Kits in League Two, their 3rd Kit (last season’s Away) was used in FA Cup though. They also wore their Home Kit in 38 games, changing just eight time in the League.

Oldham Atletic were the other team to wear just Home and Away Kits, their 3rd Kit for this season was not used at all.

MK Dons wore change kits in 22 of their 23, however their only use of their Home Kit on the road was a mash up with their Away shorts and socks, meaning their default look was never used on the road.

Cheltenham Town wore their 3rd Kit just once and at Home, they also call a “Charity Third” Kit, something they have done over the past few seasons.

There we have it, League Two’s End of Season Kit report for 2025 / 26, please let me know your favourite kit highlights from this division on the comments below or over on my Socials.

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You can find other End of Season Reports below when they are published…!

Premier League – End of Season Report 25/26

Championship – End of Season Report 25/26

League One – End of Season Report 25/26

EFL, League One 2025/26: End of Season Kit Report

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The 2025 / 26 League One Season came to a close on Saturday 2nd May 2026, with Lincoln City securing the title with 103 Points and playing in Second Tier for the first time in over 60 years, they will be joined by Cardiff City who finished second. Stockport County, Bradford City, Bolton Wanderers and Stevenage will compete in the Playoffs for the final promotion place.

I am taking my annual in depth look at the kits worn during the league stage of the season (not including Play Offs).

Overview of Kits Worn

Kit Stats

  • 1104 Kits worn (552 Games)
  • 93 Different Kit variations used by the 24 teams.
  • Home Kits – 33% of Kit variations used
    • 31 Home Kits worn in total
    • 7 Home Kit variations worn
  • Away Kits – 35% of variations used
    • 32 Away Kits worn in total
    • 8 Away Kit variations worn
  • 3rd Kits – 30% of variations worn
    • 28 3rd Kits worn in total
    • 5 3rd Kit variations worn
  • Special Kit – 2% of variations used
    • 2 Special Kits worn

Kit Log – Match 1 to Match 23

Kit Log – Match 24 to Match 46

Kit Variations

Looking in more detail at the kit variations worn by the League One Teams

  • Luton Town in 9 Kit Variations: Home x4, Away x3, 3rd x2
  • 4 Teams in 5 Kit Variations
    • Barnsley: Home, Away x3, 3rd x2
    • Blackpool: Home x2, Away x2, 3rd
    • Exeter City: Home, Away x2, 3rd x2
    • Plymouth Argyle: Home x2, Away, 3rd x2
  • 8 Teams wore 4 Kit Variations
    • Bolton Wanderers: Home x2, Away, 3rd
    • Doncaster Rovers: Home, Away, 3rd, 4th
    • Leyton Orient: Home, Away, 3rd x2
    • Lincoln City: Home, Away, 3rd, Celebration Kit
    • Mansfied Town: Home x2, Away, 3rd
    • Peterborough United: Home, Away x2, 3rd
    • Reading: Home, Away x2, 3rd
    • Stevenage: Home, Away x2, 3rd
  • 10 Teams wore 3 Kit Variations
  • Port Vale wore just 2 Kit Variatons: Home and Away
  • Most Variations of Home Kit – 4 Kits
    • Luton Town
      • Default Home
      • Home with Away (orange) Socks
      • Home with Away (white) shorts and Away (orange) socks
      • Home with Away (white) shorts
  • Most Variations of Away Kit – 3 Kits
    • Luton Town
      • Default Away
      • Away with Home (white) socks
      • Away with 3rd (navy) socks
  • Most Variations of 3rd Kit – 2 Kits (5 Teams)
    • Barnsley
      • Default 3rd
      • 3rd with Away shorts & socks (white)
    • Exeter City
      • Default 3rd
      • 3rd with Away (white) socks
    • Leyton Orient
      • Default 3rd
      • 3rd with alternative teal socks
    • Luton Town
      • Default 3rd
      • 3rd with Away (white) socks
    • Plymouth Argyle
      • Default 3rd
      • 3rd with Away (black) socks
  • 12 Teams only used Kits with no variations
  • Most worn Home Kit – 39, Cardiff City
  • Most worn Away Kit – 17, Port Vale
  • Most worn 3rd Kit – 13, Stockport County

Something that I like to share which is an overview of when each of the new kit looks were first worn, for example… Bolton Wanderers wore their 3rd Kit, Home Kit and then Away Kit in their first three games

Match 1 to Match 23

Match 24 to Match 46

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 Socials.

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Kit Highlights and Summary

In 2025 / 26 League One season teams wore 93 Kits, this was a decrease in the number kits compared to last season where 95 Kits were worn.

The most worn Kit in the League was Cardiff City’s Home Kit, which was worn 39 times, including a run of 16 games in a row, which was also part of a run which saw the Bluebirds in their Home Kit 29 times in 30 games.

Port Vale were one of the four teams to be relegated, however they played in a pair of kits which were one of my favourite in all football this season. The Home and Away Kits were a celebration of the Club’s 150th Anniversary and took influence in their design from those worn in 1953/54 season. They were also the only team in League One to wear just Home and Away kits with no variation. (However they did wear plan black socks in their FA Cup game against Chelsea).

Luton Town wore the most Kit Variations in not only League One but the whole of the EFL. Their nine kit looks were made up of four different Home Kits, three Away and two 3rd Kits, each kit look was using the elements of their three kt designs, making them the “Mash Up” Kings of EFL.

Doncaster Rovers were the only team to use Home, Away, 3rd and 4th Kits this season. Their 4th Kit was worn at Home against Blackpool on

Mansfield Town continued their tradition in supporting World Down Syndrome Day, promoting the “Rock Your Socks” campaign, this season wearing their green 3rd Kit socks with their Home Kit.

Reading may now hold the record for the latest debut of a kit. Their 3rd Kit was launched in July 2025 and was finally worn on the pitch on 45th game of the season on 25th April, 9 months after it was released.

Lincoln City ended a remarkable season as runaway Champions of League One, their final Home game where they lifted the title, they wore a special kit which was a celebration of 50th Anniversary of Graham Taylor’s Division 4 title winning team, a team that won the title with 74 points, equivalent to 106 points in today’s system.

There we have it, League One’s End of Season Kit report for 2025 / 26, please let me know your favourite kit highlights from this division on the comments below or over on my Socials.

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You can find other End of Season Reports below when they are published…!

Premier League – 2025/26 End of Season Report

Championship – 2025/26 End of Season Report

League Two – 2025/26 End of Season Report

EFL, The Championship 2025/26: End of Season Kit Report

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The 2025 / 26 The Championship Season came to a close on Saturday 2nd May 2025, with Coventry City securing the title with two games still to be played, the 2nd Automatic Promotion place went to Ipswich Town on the final day of the season with Ipswich Town, Millwall and Middlesbrough all able to get automatic promotion on the final day, with Southampton and Hull City completing the Playoffs with Millwall and Middlesbrough for the final promotion place.

I am taking my annual in depth look at the kits worn during the league stage of the season (not including Play Offs).

Overview of Kits Worn

Kit Stats

  • 1104 Kits worn (552 Games)
  • 96 Different Kit variations used by the 24 teams.
  • Home Kits – 29% of Kit variations used
    • 28 Home Kits worn in total 
    • 4 Home Kit variations worn
  • Away Kits – 36% of variations used
    • 34 Away Kits worn in total
    • 10 Away Kit variations worn
  • 3rd Kits – 32% of variations worn
    • 31 3rd Kits worn in total
    • 7 3rd Kit variations worn
  • Special Kits – 3% of variations worn
    • 3 Special Kits worn in total

Kit Log – Match 1 to Match 23

Kit Log – Match 24 to Match 46

Kit Variations

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

  • 3 Teams wore 6 Kit Variations
    • Preston North End: Home, Away x3, 3rd x2
    • Sheffield Wednesday: Home, Away x3, 3rd x2
    • Southampton: Home x2, Away, 3rd x3
  • 3 Teams in 5 Kit Variations
    • Coventry City: Home, Away x2, 3rd, 4th
    • Hull City: Home x2, Away x2, 3rd
    • Sheffield United: Home x2, Away x2, 3rd
  • 9 Teams wore 4 Kit Variations
    • Blackburn Rovers: Home, Away, 3rd, 150th Anniversary Kit
    • Bristol City: Home, Away, 3rd x2
    • Derby County: Home, Away x2, 3rd
    • Ipswich Town: Home, Away x2, 3rd
    • Leicester City: Home, Away, 3rd x2
    • Millwall: Home, Away, 3rd x2
    • Queen’s Park Rangers: Home, Away x2, 3rd
    • Stoke City: Home x2, Away, 3rd
    • Watford: Home, Away, 3rd, Elton John Special Kit
  • 9 Teams wore 3 Kit Variations (Home, Away, 3rd Kits)
  • Most Variations of Home Kit – 2 Kits
    • Hull City: Default & All Amber (Away shorts)
    • Sheffield United:Default & Home / Away socks
    • Southampton: Default & Home / 3rd Shorts
    • Stoke City: Default & Home / 3rd Shorts
  • Most Variations of Away Kit – 3 Kits
    • Preston North End:
      • Default
      • Away / 3rd shorts
      • Away / 3rd shorts & socks
    • Sheffield Wednesday
      • Default
      • Away / Black shorts
      • Away / Black shorts & 3rd socks
  • Most Variations of 3rd Kit – 3 Kits
    • Southampton
      • Default
      • Away / Black shorts (Home)
      • Away / Black shorts & White socks (Home)
  • 10 Teams only used Kits with no variations
  • Most worn Home Kit – 40, Norwich City
  • Most worn Away Kit – 17, Blackburn Rovers
  • Most worn 3rd Kit – 9, Derby County

Something that I like to shaare which is an overview of when each of the new kit looks were first worn, for example… Blackburn Rovers wore their Away Kit, Home Kit and then 3rd Kit in their first three games

Match 1 to Match 23

Match 24 to Match 46

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 Socials.

X – @kit_geek or Bluesky – Kit Geek

Kit Highlights and Summary

In 2025 / 26 Championship season teams wore 96 Kits, this was an increase on the number kits compared to last season where 95 Kits were worn, this was the highest in the EFL.

The single most worn Kit in the League was Norwich City’s Home Kit, which was worn 40 times, no surprise to tell you that this is the 3rd Season in a row that Norwich City have topped this list, an increase from last season by 1 game but 1 game less the 41 times worn in 23 / 24 Season. They also wore their Home Kit in their opening 16 games of the season, which was the longest “Kit Streak” in The Championship

There was just four Home Variations used in The Championship, a huge reduction from the ten used last season.. the four were from Hull City (worn 4 times), Sheffield United (worn twice), Southampton and Stoke City (both worn just once).

“Kit Mash Ups” was a theme across the EFL, with 13 Clubs using mash up looks (using elements from different kits to create a kit look).

Hull City were a club that used their Home and Away Kits well to create different Kit Looks, with four of their five Kit Variations worn this season being made up of Home / Away Kit Elements, this was well used as it maintains the traditional club colours. They also used all five of their kit looks this season in a span of six games (between their 24th and 29th games).

Preston North End were another team to use their kits well for seamless mash ups, however it was with their Away and 3rd Kits they created these five different looks from the two kits, with three different Away and two different 3rd variations, and of course with their Home Kit making them joint highest for Kit Variations.

Southampton were another team with six Kit Variations in total and also used two kits to make up the majority of these looks, for The Saints it was Home and 3rd Kits that were paired together to create five different looks, two Home Kit and three 3rd Kits.

Sheffield Wednesday were the final of the three clubs with six different Kit Variations, this interesting kit usage here was the use the black shorts, from last season’s 3rd Kit. These shorts wore worn with both Away and 3rd Kits this season and made up three of the six overall Kits worn by The Owls.

There were plenty of examples of socks being changed to avoid a kit clash, with some working better than others! Teams playing at Portsmouth and West Bromwich Albion making the majority of these reasons for changing.

Watford’s “3rd Kit” was an interesting Kit Tale of the season, initally launched in September as a celebration of their Former Chairman, Honary Life President and lifelong Fan Elton John, the kit included details to celebrate the flamboyant Star. The Kit was worn at Home against Blackburn Rovers on 13th September

and was then worn a further eight times with Kelme branding taking the place the “E” branding!

Another “Special” Kit worn this season was the 150th Anniversary Kit worn by Blackburn Rovers, which was inspired by the club’s first-ever kit, and was worn against Wrexham on 1st January 2026.

Champions Coventry City ended the season wearing a version of their classic brown Admiral Kit of the 70s. It was released a few months before the end of the season, so it is not clear whether it was always planned to be worn or seen as a celebration of the League trimuph, the actual kit is the same template as they worn as their Home Kit in 2022 / 23 season.

There we have it, The Championship’s End of Season Kit report for 2024 / 25, please let me know your favourite kit highlights from this division on the comments below or over on my Socials.

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You can find other End of Season Reports below when they are published…!

Premier League – 2025 / 26

League One – 2025 / 26

League Two – 2025 / 26

The Heat Press ’25: Kit Round Up, 29th July

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The Heat Press returns for issue number 7 of it’s summer series looking at the kits released in English Football over the last few days, with 30 new kits launched since Issue 6

The first two issues can be found here – Issue 1 / Issue 2 / Issue 3 / Issue 4 / Issue 5

A reminder that I will take a regular look at the Kits launched across the English Leagues and beyond, the discussion points and anything else Kit Related that comes up over these pre-season weeks.

I will only share those kits that have been officially released, as there are plenty of leaks that do the rounds but we will keep those official launches.

You will also find my Kit Overview illustrations for each of the four divisions which will used to document the Kit Usage of all 92 English Clubs.

You can also find the breakdown of the Kit Manufacturers this coming season here

Premier League – 36 / 60 Kits

New Kits:

Crystal Palace, Away: “Gold is for winners” is the tag line for the new Crystal Palace Away kit for the coming season, celebrating the club’s FA Cup win. Was this is a quick change the away colours this season or has a narrative been added to an existing change kit, something we will unlikely ever find out! (PLEASE NOTE: We are still awaiting confirmation if this is Away or 3rd Kit, so calling Away for the moment).

Sunderland, Home: Inspired by the 1986 / 88 Home Kit, this Sunderland Home Kit sees a return to a centrally located club crest and Hummel Logo. There is also a subtle pinstripe in the white stripes which is part of the Keel Crossing bridge design.

Wolverhampton Wanderers, Away: A turquiose Away kit for Wolves this season, not dis-similar to their goalkeeper kit last season, this shirt does contain a subtle Wolves head pattern within its details.

Brentford, Away: This is Joma’s first change kit for Brentford and it is a return to an unusual colour but one seen with the club in the past, the Kit also contains a new club crest with the “Bee” logo being used, the pattern within the shirt is also based on Bee’s wings.

Fulham, Home: Fulham are switching to all white for this coming season, a look that they have only used once in their history as first choice in 2011 / 12 season, the design features an emblem of the Craven Cottage balcony ironwork woven into the body of the shirt.

Newcastle United, Away: It’s a green Away for Newcastle United, the print in the shirt pays homage to the “arched-structure of the famous Tyne Bridge”, matched with white shorts and green socks there is also more than hint to this kit’s owners as well.

Championship – 46 / 72 Kits

New Kits:

Swansea City, Away: It’s “Fig” for Swansea on the road this season, a nice alternative colour for the club, there is also green detailing with the kit which also contains a retro styled club crest.

Queen’s Park Rangers, 3rd: A return to those classic green and white hoops for QPR and their 3rd Kit, a look like most Kit Lovers I really like, so glad to see it return, some black and gold trim (including logo and crest) to add the detail of the kit.

Norwich City, 3rd: Its a vibrant pink kaleidoscope effect shirt for Norwich City’s 3rd kit this season, paired with darker pink shorts and socks for a new balanced looking kit overall.

Sheffield United, Away: It’s an all white Away kit for Sheffield United, the shirt contains a gold pinstripe, with additional gold and black detailing within the rest of the kit.

West Bromwich Albion, 3rd: It’s something different for West Brom’s 3rd kit, a stone denim look, with red / white detailing and white socks for that contrasting look. The kit pays homage to the Black Country region and it’s flag.

Leicester City, Home: Leicester have not officially launched their kits so far, just worn them in their pre-season friendlies. This Home kit much like their home kits over recent seasons has gold detailing, and also contains a subtle pinstripe in the body of the shirt.

Derby County, Away: The away kit draws inspiration from the industrial heritage of both the city of Derby and the Derbyshire area, grey / indigo in colour, with some nice orange (almost Peach) detailing, makes for a nice looking kit overall.

League One – 56 / 72 Kits

New Kits:

Peterborough United, 3rd: This white shirt and grey shorts / socks completed the kit set for The Posh this season, there is a design with the shirt which is a “deconstructed version of the current crest”.

Exeter City, 3rd: Exeter’s 3rd kit will incorporate white, grey and pink in its design, and will be paired with grey shorts and socks. Exeter City have also confirmed that they will be using the same Away Kit from last season, so this completes their set.

Huddersfield Town, Away: Huddersfield complete their first Castore Kit Set with this Ecru shirt, some nice detailing in the collar and cuffs, which contains a nice shade of blue.

Stevenage, Home & Away: Stevenage have launched both Home and Away Kits, the Home takes a more simple look than previous seasons, with a reverse Arsenal look, the Away is another more simple look with all Navy, the carries a diagonal pinstripe, both kits have matching collars and cuffs which is a nice touch.

Bolton Wanderers, 3rd: Another season of Bolton Wanderers using their 3rd Kit to go a little crazy in terms of design… this neon pink kit will be a great alternative look to the Home and Away kits this season!

Mansfield Town, Away: A Wycombe-esque

Blackpool, Away: Blackpool’s Away is the reverse colours of their Home, as we have seen over the past few seasons this will open up mash up opportunities for both Home and Away kits!

League Two – 56 / 72 Kits

New Kits:

Grimsby Town, 3rd: This Kit is a homage to the colours worn when the club first moved to Blundell Park, with brown and blue details withing the kit and completes the Kit set from Umbro this season.

Tranmere Rovers, Away: An interesting Away kit for Tranmere, with a pastel blue, with pink detailing given the light colour of this kit, will it provide enough of a contrast to the white home kit? Tranmere have also confirmed that their Away Kit from last season, will be this season’s 3rd kit a trend that have maintained over recent season.

Notts County, Home: A return to a more classic stripe for Notts County’s Home Kit from last season’s different take on the look.

Oldham Athletic, Home / Away / 3rd: Oldham Athletic were the final team to secure their place in League Two this season, returning to EFL after an absence of three season. They have released all three of their kits in one hit, with the Home an “Ajax” Style looking kit, Away is Red with a nice checked pattern and final 3rd is a gray shirt with orange “stitch” pattern included.

Colchester United, Home / Away: Colchester have released both Home and Away Kits, the Home kit is one that pays tribute the kit worn in 2025 / 06 season when the club won promotion to The Championship, the Away uses a geometric pattern within the yellow shirt, interestingly both kits have the same blue shorts, Home has white detailing, Away has yellow detailing.

Fleetwood Town, Away / 3rd: Fleetwood Town complete their set of kits for the season, with a new Away kit which represents the waves of the local beached in this vibrant blue and yellow kit. The club also confirmed that last season’s Away (White Shirts / Red Shorts) will be this season’s 3rd Kit.

This week’s Kit News…..

A reminder that the Liverpool Kits (yet to determined which ones, but let’s guess at Home and Away) will be released on Friday 1st August.

The only other club to release their Home Kit this season is Queen’s Park Rangers.

League One and League Two kick off this weekend, so expect to see a few more kits in those leagues launched over the coming days.

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or over at my Socials…

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The Heat Press ’25: Kit Round Up, 23rd July

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The Heat Press returns for issue number 6 of it’s summer series looking at the kits released in English Football over the last few days, with 23 new kits launched since Issue 5

The first two issues can be found here – Issue 1 / Issue 2 / Issue 3 / Issue 4

A reminder that I will take a regular look at the Kits launched across the English Leagues and beyond, the discussion points and anything else Kit Related that comes up over these pre-season weeks.

I will only share those kits that have been officially released, as there are plenty of leaks that do the rounds but we will keep those official launches.

You will also find my Kit Overview illustrations for each of the four divisions which will used to document the Kit Usage of all 92 English Clubs.

You can also find the breakdown of the Kit Manufacturers this coming season here

Premier League – 30 / 60 Kits

New Kits:

Leeds United, Away: Leeds United’s return to the Premier League will be in a classic looking kit on the road this season, this all blue kit is a nod to the 2001 / 03 3rd Kit and one that I am sure will be popular with fans.

West Ham United, Away: Ecru is back for West Ham, with another Away Kit taking a nod from the past, this one is based on 1996 / 97 Away Kit and has claret trim to maintain that West Ham look!

Everton, Away: Its a return to cream for this Everton Away Kit, and nice clean design by Castore with a kit that is paying tribute to the dockland area of their new stadium. An interesting collar design here as well, very 70s in it’s look.

Manchester City, Away: Its all black for Manchester City’s away, one this is a “nod” to the original kit of the team that became Man City. The detailing is metallic but overly this is a very understated kit, simple and clean.

Arsenal, Away: The lightning design is back for Arsenal with this Navy Away kit, with red Adidas stripes. There is also a touch of the classic “Ipswich” template about this too. The lightning is taken from The Royal Arsenal Gatehouse.

Championship – 39 / 72 Kits

New Kits:

Southampton, Away: Another 90s inspired kit, this time it’s Southampton’s Away and this is a good one, Puma have now given the club two wonderful kits for this season, a marked upgrade from the unremarkable kits of last season!

Watford, Away: Watford’s Away Kit is all about sustainability, the kit itself is green checked with black shorts and green socks, made from recycled polyester with a donation to ‘Your Tree, Our Future’ with every purchase and a new tree planted for every three shirts sold.

Portsmouth, Home: As you would expect from a Portsmouth Home Kit, there is a pattern in the shirt that is signifying the waves of the coastal history of the city.

Blackburn Rovers, Away: It’s all gold kit on the road for Blackburn Rovers this season, the shirt contains images of landmarks from Blackburn including Ewood Park and is part of the 150th Celebrations of the club.

Bristol City, Home: A good example of less is more with Bristol City’s Home Kit, a simple design, nice collar, white side panels give some balance to the overall kit, another win from O’Neills.

Leicester City, 3rd: Leicester City kicked off their pre-season games in their new 3rd Kit, this pink and black kit is a nice looking alternative kit, I am a big fan of the black / white stripe here!

Middlesbrough, Away: This feels a classic looking Middlesbrough Away Kit from Castore, the black and blue stripes are a nod the club’s Away kit used 30 years ago, their first season at The Riverside Stadium.

Sheffield United, Home: A simple striped design for Sheffield United’s Home Kit, there is an interesting design in the cuffs, which incorporate the “Blades” of the club crest.

Birmingham City, Away: As part of the club’s 150th Anniversary they have looked to their first kit for basis of the Away kit with the sash being part of this shirt, which transitions from black to blue.

League One – 47 / 72 Kits

New Kits:

Burton Albion, 3rd: The vast majority of kits are inspired by the past and past looks, however Burton have called out this Kit as one looking forward to a “New Era” as part of their 75th Anniversary Celebrations, this “off white” (we won’t call it Ecru) kit with gold trim is nice clean look for the club!

Stockport County, Away: A cracker of Away Kit for Stockport County, the thicker stripes matched with light blue details in collar and cuffs work well.

Northampton Town, Home: As you would expect from Northampton Town with their Home Kit, there is a nice subtle stripe within the shirt, with white side panels, so more going on that you would first think.

Reading, Away: Reading have used kits inspired by local landmarks before, this Away Kit is one that pays homage to Reading Town Hall in it’s and it’s colour.

League Two – 45 / 72 Kits

New Kits:

Crewe Alexandra, Away: Puma are now supplying Crewe and it’s a navy kit with swirl design in the shirt for the firsts change kit of the partnership.

Crawley Town, Home: Something very Italian looking about Crawley’s Home shirt this season, yes its made by Errea but the collar, the tapping the whole shirt gives me 90s Italian Football vibes!

Newport County, Away: This Away is another shirt looking at history for inspiriation but this time not within the club, this kit pays tribute to Athletic Club Bilbao, and the unique relationship between the clubs that saw Basque children sent to the area in 1937 during the Spanish Civil war and the formation of a local club, Basque Boys FC. The shirt will also be promoted by the Basque Giants this season.

Salford City, Home: The new Salford City Home Kit has a very subtle hoop pattern within it, this is inspired by the terraced streets of the city, the shirt also contains some gold detailing with side panels and Adidas Stripes.

MK Dons, 3rd: MK Dons complete their first kit set with Reebok with this Pink 3rd Kit, a new colour introduced into the club’s history and one designed to stand out.

This week’s Kit News…..

There was no additional Kit News since last Issue.

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or over at my Socials…

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The Heat Press ’25: Kit Round Up, 16th July

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The Heat Press returns for issue number 5 of it’s summer series looking at the kits released in English Football over the last few days, with 21 new kits launched since Issue 4

The first two issues can be found here – Issue 1 / Issue 2 / Issue 3

A reminder that I will take a regular look at the Kits launched across the English Leagues and beyond, the discussion points and anything else Kit Related that comes up over these pre-season weeks.

I will only share those kits that have been officially released, as there are plenty of leaks that do the rounds but we will keep those official launches.

You will also find my Kit Overview illustrations for each of the four divisions which will used to document the Kit Usage of all 92 English Clubs.

Premier League – 25 / 60 Kits

New Kits:

Nottingham Forest, Home: Well this is a great looking kit, the pinstripes is a nod to kits of the past for Nottingham Forest but this one may be one of the best, the “Garibaldi Red” pinstripe gives the shirt a little more depth, but overall a cracker in my eyes.

Crystal Palace, Home: Macron have delivered one the nicest Home Kits in their relationship, introducing white into the shirt, with white pinstripes with the shirts and white sleeve “tapping”.

AFC Bournemouth, Home: Another nice offering in terms of Home Kit from Umbro for Bournemouth, you just cannot go wrong, however this is a shirt that is let down by the sponsor but luckily there is an option for sponsor-less version for fans to buy.

Aston Villa, Home: Aston Villa are in their second season with Adidas and their new Home Kit fits the current Adidas template, with some gold trim and details which pays tribute to the Holte End at Villa Park.

Manchester United, Away: Manchester United introduce a new colour to their away kit this season, using lilac and plum, this is a kit that is using the classic “snowflake” pattern from their early 90s Away Kit, however much larger in the design than that kit, paired with plum shorts and lilac socks, there are also alternative lilac shorts which I am sure we will see through out the season.

Championship – 30 / 72 Kits

New Kits:

Queen’s Park Rangers, Away: QPR are another team that often look to their past for inspiriation of their change kits, this one looks back 50 years to 1975 / 76 season where they finished 2nd in the old First Division, using pink to give it a modern twist.

Bristol City, 3rd: A funky looking kit is the first offering from Bristol City and O’Neills this season, this all black kit has neon flashes across the shirt (almost northern lights like).

Coventry City, Home: Hummel and Coventry continue their productive relationship, a nice looking kit for this season. It will be all Sky Blue with the rest of the kit in the same shade.

Wrexham, Away: Following a similar template to the home kit, Wrexham’s Away is inspired by colours of the Daffodil, the Welsh National Flower, this will be the first time the club have worn yellow and green since the 90s.

Sheffield United, 3rd: This 3rd Kit is another shirt that is looking to home location for inspiration, this time it is the cultural aspect of the city of Sheffield “Thread Through the Noise, begins at one of Sheffield’s most storied cultural landmarks: The Leadmill. A cornerstone of the city’s music scene since 1980” .

Millwall, Away: A new colour for Millwall’s Away Kit palette, with an all “cream” or dare I day Ecru Kit, paired with navy and mint trim, another nice clean Millwall Kit for this season.

Hull City, Home: Kappa’s only team in English leagues is Hull City and it is a partnership that seems to deliver in terms of design, this season’s Home Kit is another wonderful looking shirt, with the use of “tiger stripes” on the sleeves and a return to amber as the first choice base colour .

Swansea City, Home: The kit launch you did not expect to see, Snoop Dogg and Swansea…. this kit is a “nod” to the Kit worn by 96 / 97 team that reached the Division 3 Play-Off Final under Jan Molby, the kit has a checkered pattern in collar and cuffs, which also appears more subtly within the shirt, shorts and socks.

Sheffield Wednesday, Home: Thicker stripes return for Sheffield Wednesday for this season, and those stripes contain SWFC within them, giving a retro vibe to the shirt. The kit will be matched with blue shorts and socks, the time this colour has been used since 2016 / 17 season.

League One – 43 / 72 Kits

New Kits:

Bradford City, Home: Bradford complete their set for their return to League One by launching their Home Kit, the claret shirt which will contain a thin stripe in amber is a change from the recent years but gives a nice balance in it’s look.

Luton Town, Away: Reflo are looking to make a mark and this away shirt certainly takes a chance, the use of white sleeves really breaks the shirt up and gives it a balance that works with the body of the shirt’s design.

Huddersfield Town, 3rd: This green and gold 3rd kit for Huddersfield Town is a nod to the Yorkshire heritage of the club, the colour is being called “Regal botanical garden green” and there is theme in floral tones with “the main body of the shirt subtly patterned with our floret and the unmistakable Yorkshire rose, the design is inspired by the idyllic hillsides and landscapes present across our home within God’s Own county”, one for those Yorkshire folk!

Port Vale, Away: Port Vale complete arguably the finest set of Retro Home and Away kits this season with this classic looking Away Kit as part of their 150th Anniversary celebrations. The Kit is inspired by the 110-goal title winners of 1958 / 59 Season.

Bolton Wanderers, Away: This all navy kit is a nice alternative to the Home Kit, and looks back to the club’s first European campaign 20 years ago.

League Two – 40 / 72 Kits

New Kits:

Walsall, 3rd: Another team to complete their Kit set, with an all light blue 3rd Kit, Walsall have be a team that have used their kits well in combining elements for Home, Away and 3rd Kits to provide alternative looks to avoid clashes, the black away shorts and shorts may combine well with this shirt, fingers crossed it’s something we will see this season!

Accrington Stanley, Home: Accrington going for a new look this season with this Home Kit, the shirt has a white chest and sleeves with details in red that then continue throughout the rest of the kit.

This week’s Kit News…..

Congratulations on Chelsea wining the FIFA Club World Cup, this will impact the club’s kits moving forward over the coming seasons as they will be wearing a “Champions Badge” on their shirts until the next competition scheduled at the moment for 4 years time!

Manchester City have announced an extension of their Kit Deal with Puma, it has been announced as a multi-year deal but being reported as a minimum of 10 years worth over £1bn throughout that period, this would make it the most lucrative Kit Deal in British Football History.

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or over at my Socials…

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The Heat Press ’25: Kit Round up, 10th July

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The Heat Press returns for issue number 4 of it’s summer series looking at the kits released in English Football over the last few days, with 23 new kits launched since Issue 3

The first two issues can be found here – Issue 1 and Issue 2

A reminder that I will take a regular look at the Kits launched across the English Leagues and beyond, the discussion points and anything else Kit Related that comes up over these pre-season weeks.

I will only share those kits that have been officially released, as there are plenty of leaks that do the rounds but we will keep those official launches.

You will also find my Kit Overview illustrations for each of the four divisions which will used to document the Kit Usage of all 92 English Clubs.

Premier League – 20 / 60 Kits

No New Kits since 4th July

Championship – 21 / 72 Kits

New Kits:

Ipswich Town, Home & Away: Returning to the Championship, Ipswich Town have launched both Home and Away Kits and they are are pair of classic looking shirts, one call out with these shirts are they have matching collars and cuffs on both Home and Away, a small but really nice touch design element.

Preston North End, Away: Preston are another team that are looking to the 90s for inspiration, with this two tone blue away kit, a nice looking kit and trimmed with neon yellow.

Wrexham, Home: After three promotions in a row, Wrexham are now in The Championship and their new Home kit pays tribute to the Club’s history, “drawing inspiration from the design worn by the Red Dragons between 1981 and 1983.” The kit is paired with white shorts, however there will be red alternative shorts available if they are needed.

West Bromwich Albion, Away: Some things are just traditional and West Brom in a yellow and green Away kit is one of them, its nice to see them return to these colours for the first time since 2022 / 23 season.

League One – 38 / 72 Kits

New Kits:

Cardiff City, Away: It’s Mint Green with Emerald Green details for Cardiff City on the road this season, the kit is paired with emerald green shorts for unique colour scheme so far in the English Leagues.

Leyton Orient, Away & 3rd: Leyton Orient have now completed their Kit Set for the season with the launch of their Away and 3rd Kits, a change of colours for their alternative kits with an all “calming green” for the Away and a vibrant 3rd kit in aqua blue.

Plymouth Argyle, Away: Plymouth in all black for their Away Kit, this kit is has subtle pattern which is an homage to Charles Church, which stands as a memorial to the citizens of Plymouth who lost their lives in air-raids on the city during World War II.

Wigan Athletic, Away: A smart all navy kit, trimmed with silver detailing is the Away kit for Wigan this season, sometimes less is more…

Burton Albion, Home: Burton are celebrating their 75th Anniversary and have launched this wonderful shirt to celebrate this season which is the same as one first worn in 1950, in a club statement the colours are called out “The amber and black not only mirror the original colours worn on that historic day but are also said to represent mild and bitter – paying tribute to the brewing tradition that runs through the heart of our town.”

Mansfield Town, Home: Switching to Errea for this season, this first Home Kit is an interesting one, with the introduction of two narrow stripes within the shirt, a design that was winner in a competition from a 13 year old fan.

League Two – 36 / 72 Kits

New Kits:

Swindon Town, Home: Swindon’s new Home Kit is supporting “My Town, My Shirt” and looks at “diversity of the local football community, celebrating supporters from a range of backgrounds, cultures, and experiences.” The Kit also see’s a return to white shorts as first choice.

Harrogate Town, Home & 3rd: Harrogate Town complete their Kit Set for 2025 / 26, with their new Home and 3rd Kits, what you would expect with yellow and black Home and nice all purple kit for their 3rd choice.

Barnet, Home & Away: Barnet return to EFL after an absence of seven seasons, and will be the only club supplied by Stanno. It’s a traditional club colours for both kits, which also appear to be the same template.

Salford City, Away: A black and yellow away kit is the choice for Salford this season, an interesting Adidas design and paired with black shorts and socks.

Bristol Rovers, Away: All black, graffiti style shirt and shorts are part of this Away Kit, and is design to highlight the creativity of the city and it’s people.

MK Dons, Away: The first Reebok Away kit for MK Dons, is one that looks to local history with the kit being inspired by the code-breakers of Bletchley Park, the shirt carries a subtle pattern that uses the various coded numbers. The use of grey is something new for MK Dons who traditionally wear black or red in the change colours.

Notts County, Away: Notts County take inspiration from University of Nottingham’s sports teams traditional colours in their Away Kit, the green kit will be paired with white socks and yellow trim details.

Cheltenham Town, Away: Cheltenham’s Away Kit takes inspiriation from a past kit from 1999, with this white shirt including a thin chest band. We also understand that Cheltenham will continue to use their Home Kit from last season, as the club are committed to a 2 Year Cycle of their Kits.

Shrewsbury Town, Away: This Away kit was the winner of a competition for kit designers under the age of 14 to compete in, a final short list of four was presented to Oxen who went with this lilac kit as the winner.

This week’s Kit News…..

Chelsea have reached the final of the Club World Cup, they have worn their new Away three times during the tournament and have worn it in three different looks, none of them being the default look with light shorts and green socks!

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or over at my Socials…

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The Heat Press ’25: Kit Round up, 4th July

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The Heat Press returns for issue number 3 of it’s summer series looking at the kits released in English Football over the last few days, with 26 new kits launched since Issue 2.

The first two can be found here – Issue 1 and Issue 2

A reminder that I will take a regular look at the Kits launched across the English Leagues and beyond, the discussion points and anything else Kit Related that comes up over these pre-season weeks.

I will only share those kits that have been officially released, as there are plenty of leaks that do the rounds but we will keep those official launches.

You will also find my Kit Overview illustrations for each of the four divisions which will used to document the Kit Usage of all 92 English Clubs.

Premier League – 20 / 60 Kits

New Kits:

Brighton & Hove Albion, Away: Just a day after releasing their Home Kit, Brighton launched their Away, and it’s an Ajax style design in 2 tone purple, nice to another colour added to the Premier League colour palette. With this they become the first team to complete their “Kit Set” for the season ahead.

Burnley, Home: The second offering from Castore and Burnley move away from light blue sleeves for the first time since 2016 / 17 season, using the club’s traditional light blue in cuff and collar. There is a subtle map detail within the shirt with mapping and the contour lines of the surrounding hills.

West Ham United, Home: This will be last West Ham / Umbro Home Kit as The Hammers will move to New Balance next season after 11 seasons. Not much Sky Blue in this final kit and given some of the home kits produced by Umbro over their partnership this kit is not really going out in style.

Sunderland, Away: Its a blue Away kit for Sunderland on the return to the Premier League, a re-imagining of the Hummel kit worn between 1989 and 1990, it also pays tribute to Sunderland’s maritime identity, the kit features a “bespoke pattern inspired by the view of the Roker Beach lighthouse”.

Leeds United, Home: The new Leeds kit from Adidas is everything you would expect from Leeds United Home Kit, with some nice yellow / blue detailing in the collar and cuffs.

Brentford, Home: This is the first kit in the Joma / Brentford partnership and its a good one, celebrating the club playing in red and white for 100 years this is a nice design, interesting collar which feels like a modern take on a laced up collar. The replica version will carry stripes on the back of the shirt, however the authentic (player) version will have a red block on the back in line with Premier League regulations.

Championship – 16 / 72 Kits

New Kits:

Middlesbrough, Home: Another club who have moved to Castore, this first offering is everything you would expect from a Middlesbrough Home Kit, with its classic look that appears to be delivered well.

Southampton, Home: Southampton in their second season with Puma and have been delivered a much better looking shirt than last season, taking homage to one of their classic looks from 70s.

Charlton Athletic, Away: It’s interesting design for Charlton’s Away, the white / blue / grey kit contains a pattern of fish scales, but it is not as random as you may first think… the kit “pays tribute to legendary local fishmonger Arthur Bryan. Charlton’s nickname, The Addicks, originates from the haddock meals Bryan provided to players”

Derby County, Home: Its a return to a classic Puma x Derby look from the 90s, with the use of black / white sleeves, with this wonderful Puma template that has delivered so many good looks so far this season.

Norwich City, Home: This is the 5th season of the Norwich / Joma partnership and this again delivers what you would expect from a Norwich Home Kit, there some detail in collar and cuff which is inspired by a kit look in the 90 from Mitre.

Watford, Home: Kelme have often taken a chance with Watford Home Kits and this one is no different with red stripes included in the shirt, the kit is paired with red shorts and socks as was also seen last season.

Blackburn Rovers, 3rd: This 3rd Kit is based on the local council’s “Coat of Arms”, using a dark green shades to create their iconic halved shirts in another look.

League One – 31 / 72 Kits

New Kits:

Wigan Athletic, Home: The Wigan / Puma partnership continues for eighth season, this new home shirt has an interesting “yolk” shoulder panel to break the traditional stripes up, that looks like it is taking inspiration from 2005 / 06 Shirt (the club’s first season in Premier League).

Peterborough United, Away: It’s an olive green away kit for The Posh on the road this season, trimmed with navy with some additional darker green detailing on side panels and sleeves.

Lincoln City, Away: Lincoln’s Away Kit takes influence from the flag of Lincolnshire, featuring blue, green, yellow and red colour scheme that makes up the flag, which is celebrating its 20th birthday this year and the fleur-de-lis motif running through the shirt.

Doncaster Rovers, Away: Another Oxen Away kit and similar use of blues as the above kit, this is being marketed as a “Tribute to the City”.

Stockport County, Home: Stockport County will be in a lot more white than is normally seen with their new Home Kit, the shirt goes from their traditional blue into white, with white shorts.

Luton Town, Home: A new manufacturer in English Football, with Reflo taking over supplying Luton Town’s Kits from this season, and is a nice, classic look for The Hatters with navy sleeves being used for the first time since 1995, however that was white a white Home shirt… this shirt is one that pays homage to a popular Adidas Away kit of the early 80s, a solid start in terms of design for Reflo.

Bolton Wanderers, Home: Another solid offering from Macron, some nice details in side panels and within shorts to give the look a fresh feel…

Wycombe Wanderers, Home / Away / 3rd: Wycombe have launched all three kits at the same time and these are first new kits in two seasons for the club who used the same three kits for the last two seasons. A nice take on the classic Home Quartered shirt, a yellow Away shirt and the club alternative colours of green and white are used in the 3rd Kit this time, with a checkered shirt.

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New Kits:

Grimsby Town, Away: Umbro and Grimsby Town are another one of the partnerships that seems to deliver with all elements of the kits, including training wear. This Away kits is a tribute to 1995 / 96 Away and one of the former cult-hero Ivano Bonetti, who features in the video for the kit, and one that I am sure will be popular with the fans.

Crawley Town, Away: A simple but classic looking white Away Kit for Crawley Town, with some nice detailing on side panels and cuffs. There is also an additional detail within the shirt which contains the names of the local neighbourhoods in the Crawley area.

Newport County, Home: Newport County will be in halved shirts, the design features a map that traces the route between Newport and Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, the town where the club played in 1989. There is something timeless about this kit, it works really well.

This week’s Kit News…..

Crystal Palace and Macron have announced a “Multi-year” extension to the partnership, having first reunited in 2022 there is no details on the length of the contract but it looks like we will see them in Macron kits for the foreseeable future.

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