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EFL, League One 21/22 – End of Season Report

May 6, 2022May 23, 2022Posted in EFL, Kit HistoryTagged EFL, Football, Football Kits, Kit Log, Kits, League One3 Comments

The 2021/22 League One Season came to a close on Saturday 30th April 2022, with Wigan Athletic securing the title on the final day of the season, with Rotherham United securing Runner’s Up spot and therefore gaining Automatic promotion to The Championship. MK Dons, Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland and Wycombe Wanderers will compete in the Playoffs for the final promotion place.

I wanted 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)
94 Different Kit variations used by the 24 teams.
Home Kits – 44% of Kit variations used
- 24 Home Kits worn
- 17 Home Kit variations worn
Away Kits – 36% of variations used
- 24 Away Kits worn
- 10 Away Kit variations worn
3rd Kits – 19% of variations worn
- 14 3rd Kits worn
- 4 3rd Kit variations worn
Special Kit – 1% of variations worn
- 1 Special Kit 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 League One Teams

3 Teams wore 6 Kit Variations
- Accrington Stanley – Home x2, Away x2, 3rd x2
- Cheltenham Town – Home x3, Away x2, 3rd
- Portsmouth – Home x2, Away x2, 3rd x2
4 Teams wore 5 Kit Variations
- Ipswich Town – Home x2, Away, 3rd x2
- Morecambe – Home x2, Away x3
- Oxford United – Home x2, Away x2, 3rd
- Sheffield Wednesday – Home x3, Away x2
5 Teams wore 4 Kit Variations
- Cambridge United – Home x2, Away, 3rd
- Charlton Athletic – Home x2, Away, 3rd
- Doncaster Rovers – Home x2, Away, 3rd
- Shrewsbury Town – Home x2, Away x2
- Wycombe Wanderers – Home, Away, 3rd, Special Kit
Most Variations of Home Kit – 3 Kits worn by 2 teams
- Cheltenham Town, Black shorts / Red socks – Black shorts / White socks – White shorts / Red socks
- Sheffield Wednesday, Black shorts & socks – White shorts & socks – Black shorts / white socks
Most Variations of Away Kit – 3 Kits
- Moreambe, All Black – Black shirt, White shorts, Black socks – Black shirt, white shorts & socks
Most Variations of 3rd Kit – 2 Kits worn by 3 teams
- Accrington Stanley
- Ipswich Town
- Portsmouth
12 Teams wore 3 Kit Variations
9 Teams only used Home and Away kits (no 3rd Kits), all used at least one kit variation of these two kits
7 Teams wore kits with no varitations, just home, away and 3rd kits
- Wycombe Wanderers wore 4 different kits with no variations
- AFC Wimbledon, Lincoln City, MK Dons, Plymouth Argyle, Rotherham United, Wigan Athletic
Most worn Home Kit – 38, Gillingham (Most worn for 2nd season in a row)
Most worn Away Kit – 16, Plymouth Argyle
Most worn 3rd Kit – 12, Lincoln City and Oxford United

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 2021/22 League One teams wore 94 Kits, this was a reduction in the number kits compared to last season where 98 Kits were worn. There were 9 teams that wore just home and away kits which was the most in the English Top Four Divisions, however each of these team wore at least one kit variation which gives us some different looks through out the season.

Wycombe Wanderers wore a special kit in their against Plymouth Argyle on 15th April 2022, the kit was in the colours of Ukraine and were auctioned off after the game to raise money for charties supporting those impacted by the situation.

There were some teams that wore change kits at home for a various reasons, some took part in The Shelter “No Home Kit” campaign, wearing change kits at home to highlight those people are homeless and raise money for the charity and other to offer support to Ukraine.

Bolton Wanderers in away kit at home to Morecambe

Doncaster Rovers in 3rd Kit at home to Wigan Athletic

Sunderland at home to Crewe Alexander in their away kit

Wycombe Wanderers wore four different kits through out the season and between 2nd April and 15th April wore these four kits in four games in 13 days.

Ipswich Town wore their home kit for their first 13 games of the season, it was only in their 13th game where they deviated from their first choice home kit, wearing all blue against Portsmouth, the went on to use five different kit variations. Ipswich Town also doned all blue in their game against Lincoln City, who wore their yellow 3rd kit in supprt of the People of Ukraine

Plymouth Argyle used change kits in 18 of their 23 away games, wearing their away kit 16 time which is the most of any team in The League, this may be surprising as they are the only team with a green home kit in the league but given there are 10 teams with elements of red in the home kit, this supports those colourblind supporters and viewers.

There we have it, League One’s End of Season Kit report for 2021/22, 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 – End of Season Report

Championship – End of Season Report

League Two – End of Season Report

EFL – Kit Round Up

Jan 26, 2022Posted in EFLTagged Championship, EFL, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kits, League One, League TwoLeave a comment

We are now just over half way through the season for the three EFL Leagues, I wanted to document the Kits Worn by each team at this stage of the season.

The Championship

87 Kits worn
33 Home Kits worn (24 Regular Home Kits / 9 Variations)
32 Away Kits worn (24 Regular Away Kits / 8 Variations)
20 3rd Kits worn (19 Regular 3rd Kits / 1 variation)
2 Special Kits worn (Coventry City / Queen’s Park Rangers)

Luton Town / Millwall in 6 Kit variations – Most in The Championship
4 Teams with 5 Kit variations (Barnsley, Birmingham City, Coventry City, Fulham)
5 Teams with 4 Kit variations
9 Teams with 3 Kit variations
4 Teams with 2 Kit variations (Cardiff City, Middlesbrough, Reading, Stoke City) – fewest in the league

League One

82 Kits Worn
34 Home Kits worn (24 Regular Home kits / 10 variations)
32 Away Kits worn (24 Regular Away kits / 8 variations)
15 3rd Kits worn (14 Regular 3rd Kits / 1 variations)
1 Special Kit (Doncaster Rovers)

4 Teams with 5 Kit variations, most in League One (Accrington Stanley, Morecambe, Oxford United, Portsmouth)
4 Teams with 4 Kit variations (Cambridge United, Cheltenham Town, Ipswich Town, Sheffield Wednesday)
14 Teams with 3 Kit variations
2 Teams in 2 Kit variations, fewest in the league (Bolton Wanderers, Gillingham)

League Two

73 Kits worn
29 Home Kits worn (24 Regular Home Kits / 5 variations)
26 Away Kits worn (24 Regular Away Kits / 2 variations)
18 3rd Kits worn (16 Regualr 3rd Kits / 2 variations)

2 Teams in 5 Kit variations in League Two (Rochdale, Walsall)
3 Teams in 4 Kit variations (Colchester United, Stevenage, Tranmere Rovers)
13 Teams in 3 Kit variations
6 Teams in 2 Kit variations, fewest in the League

So just over half way through the season, we have seen 242 Kits used by the 72 teams in total, what have been your favourite kits on show, Kit Mash ups and Kit Match ups in the 2021/22 season, let me know over at @Kit_Geek

The Two Season Kit Wonder

Nov 24, 2021Jun 12, 2025Posted in EFL, General, Kit NewsTagged EFL, EPL, Football, Football Kits, Football League, Kits, Premier League1 Comment

On Wednesday 24th November 2021 Brentford FC announced that their home kit for their inaugural Premier League Season will also be rolled over for a second season and will be their home kit for 2022/23 Season.

𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑

Our first ever @UmbroUK #PL Home kit will roll over to be our first choice kit for the 2022/23 season as well

📄 https://t.co/l3BJdBagCY #BrentfordFC #BeeTogether pic.twitter.com/DTv8eoJ0S9
— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) November 24, 2021

This is unusual for top flight teams, the last time this was seen in the Premier League was between 2012 and 2014 when Arsenal used their Home kit for two season in a row but this is something more common place in League One and League Two.

So I wanted to share with you the kits that have been used in both 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons.

Arsenal’s Home Kit used for 2012/13 and 2013/14 seasons

Premier League

There are two examples in this season’s Premier League of kits from last season being used for this season, both are third kits and one is yet to be used yet, these are the all white third kit from the team that kicked off this piece Brentford and the second team is Brighton & Hove Albion, who’s yellow away kit from last season is registred as their 3rd kit this season.

Championship

There are four examples in The Championship this season, all four of these are again as the Premier League teams being used as 3rd Kits in the 2021/22 season with two being 3rd kits last season and two being away kits.

Cardiff City – Last season’s away is this season’s 3rd Kit and the only kit of the four that appeared in The Championship last season, this has yet to be used this season.

Fulham – their yellow away from last season has been used this as the club’s 3rd kit.

Peterborough United – are using the same 3rd Kit in the 2020/21 Promotion winning season from League One in The Championship this season.

Sheffield United – The second team relegated from the 20/21 Premier League season are using their Green / Gold 3rd kit from last season as this season’s 3rd kit as well.

League One

League One is the first division where we see home kits being re-used for a second season, in total there are 10 kits that we have seen for two division.

Accrington Stanley – A big shout here for “Accy” who are using all three of their kits for second season…

AFC Wimbledon – Closely following Accrington Stanley’s lead, AFC Wimbledon are seeing their Home and Away used again this season.

Cheltenham Town – Promoted from League Two last season, they are also using their home shirts again this season, however pairing with black shorts for 21/22 campaign, it was used with white shorts last season.

Fleetwood Town – Their unique Hummel home kit design, gets its second season of use.

Wigan Athletic – The team retained their home kit for 21/22 League Campaign, the second in a row in their 3rd Tier.

Wycombe Wanderers – Another team relegated last season, Wycombe kept both their home and 3rd Kits from last season, both the classic quartered shirt look for The Chairboys.

League Two

There are another 10 kits being used again in League Two this season.

Bristol Rovers – They are using their away kit from last season as a 3rd Kit now.

Colchester United – The Essex team are using both their home and away kits from last again in 21/22, interestingly they used a different home kit in one of their final home games of last season as a “Fans Kit”

Crawley Town – Another team to repurpose their away kit from 2020/21 as their 3rd kit this season, with the all black giving a constraiting alternative to all red home and all blue away.

Exeter City – Exeter are another team that are pairing their shirt from last season with different colour pair of shorts, last season it was black, this season going for an red short / sock combo.

Forest Green Rovers – A club where sustainability is at its heart, have had their current 3rd kit in use for 3 seasons now, introducing it 2019/20 it has seen use in the each of those seasons (thanks to @achrislatham for pointing this one out to me).

Harrogate Town – In their second in the top four divisions, they are using their Away kit again, their 3rd kit this season also made an appearence last season in the delayed FA Trophy final from 2020.

Mansfield Town – their away kit is being used again this season.

Port Vale – Port Vale’s popular all black away kit (partially designed by Robbie Williams) is retained as this season’s 3rd kit.

Sutton United – In their first season in the top four divisions have retained the home and away kits from promotion winning season, they have also introduced a black 3rd kit that gives us all three kits from the same Macron Template for tidy uniform look.

Although not common practise for teams, this still gives us a total of 26 kits re-used in the 2021/22 season that were previously used last season, with Brentford’s annoucement today will this will see this number grow in the 2022/23 season, is Football Shirt Sustainability and increased shirt cycles the future, let me know your thoughts in the comments below or over at https://twitter.com/kit_geek

EFL, League Two 20/21 – End of Season Report

Jun 4, 2021Posted in EFLTagged EFL, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kits, League Two, SoccerLeave a comment

The 2020/21 League Two (4th Tier of English Football) league season came to a close on 8th May, Cheltenham Town claimed the title, with Cambridge United (Runners Up) and Bolton Wanderers earning automatic promotion to League One, with Morecambe winning the the Play Off Final against Newport County for the final promotion place.

I wanted 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)
117 Different Kit variations used by the 24 teams.
Home Kits – 39% of Kit variations used
- 24 Home Kits worn
- 22 Home Kit variations worn
Away Kits – 39% of variations used
- 23 Away Kits worn
- 23 Away Kit variations worn
3rd Kits – 19% of variations worn
- 17 3rd Kits worn
- 5 3rd Kit variations worn
Special Kits – 3% of variations worn
- 3 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 League One Teams

4 teams wore 7 kit variiations – Highest in the league
- Morecambe – Home x3, Away x4
- Newport County – Home x3, Away x2, 3rd, Special Kit
- Salford City – Home x2, Away x3, 3rd x2
- Tranmere Rovers – Home x3, Away x2, 3rd x2
5 teams wore 6 kit variations
- Bolton Wanderers – Home x4, Away x2
- Colchester United – Home, Away x2, 3rd x2, Special Kit
- Exeter City – Home x4, Away, 3rd
- Oldham Athletic – Home x2, Away x3, 3rd
- Scunthorpe United – Home, Away, 3rd x4
6 Teams wore 5 kit variations
- Barrow AFC – Home x3, Away, 3rd
- Crawley Town – Home, Away x2, 3rd x2
- Leyton Orient – Home, Away x3, 3rd
- Mansfield Town – Home x2, Away x2, Special Kit
- Port Vale – Home x2, Away x2, 3rd
- Southend United – Home x2, Away, 3rd x2
Most variations of Home Kit
- 2 teams wore 4 variations of Home Kit
- Bolton Wanderers: White / Navy / White – White / White / Navy – All White – White / Navy / Navy
- Exeter City – Full Home kit – Home / Red socks – Home / Away shorts, socks (Purple) – Home / Red shorts, socks
Most variations of Away Kit
- Morecambe wore 4 variations of Away Kit
- All Navy, Navy / White shorts, Navy / White shorts, socks, Navy / Navy shorts, white socks
Most variations of 3rd Kit
- Scunthorpe United wore 4 variations of 3rd Kit
- All White – White / Black / White – White / Claret / White – White / White / Sky Blue
6 Teams wore just used home and away kits (no 3rd Kit)
- Bolton Wanderers
- Carlisle United
- Cheltenham Town
- Harrogate Town
- Morecambe
- Stevenage
4 Teams wore no variations of kit, just Home / Away / 3rd Kit
- Bradford City
- Forest Green Rovers
- Grimsby Town
- Walsall
Most worn Home Kit – 36, Leyton Orient
Most worn Away Kit – 17, Cambridge United
Most worn 3rd Kit – 16, Walsall

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 – https://twitter.com/kit_geek

Kit Highlights and Summary

The 117 kits worn in League Two was the most amount of kits worn in the top four English Leagues, there were several examples of kits worn being in all variations (Bolton Wanderers Home Kit, Morecambe Away Kit, Scunthorpe United 3rd kit), as well as several other kit mash ups with teams combining their kits to form different looks.

Bolton Wanderers were a team that used their home kit well, using different variations to ensure they could avoid kit clashes. at one point in April they used four different home kit variations in four games. The result of this home kit usage meant they only wore change kits 5 times all season, they only used their registered away kit once and their away kit with white shorts and socks 4 times.

Port Vale were another team to use their Home kit, this time they would change the socks (and baselayers) used with their home kit when playing at home to avoid clashes with their visting opponents, using combinations of black and white to change the look

There were 3 Special Kits used during the season, each of these appearences resulted in the team winnig in their shirts, so could been seen as lucky shirts this season.

Colchester United wore their one off “Supporters” shirt against Southend United on 20th April 2020.

Mansfield Town wore their “Thank you NHS” Shirt on 23rd March against Forest Green Rovers

Newport County wore their anniversary shirt celebrating 40 years since their European Cup Winners’ Cup quarter-final against Carl Zeiss Jena, against Bradford City

Some of the more interesting kit mash ups seen in League Two in 2020/21…

Crawley Town in Away / 3rd Kit Combo at Exeter City

Exeter City in Home / Away mash up at Grimsby Town

Oldham Athletic in Away / 3rd shorts and socks at Carlisle United

Stevenage in Away / Home mash up at Port Vale

There we have it, League Two’s End of Season Kit report for 2020/21, please let me know your favourite kit highlights from this division on the comments below or over at Twitter – https://twitter.com/kit_geek

If you have seen my End of Season Kit Report for the Premier League, Championship and League One please click on the link below

https://kitgeek.wordpress.com/2021/06/03/efl-league-one-20-21-end-of-season-report/

https://kitgeek.wordpress.com/2021/05/26/efl-championship-20-21-end-of-season-report/

https://kitgeek.wordpress.com/2021/05/24/premier-league-2020-21-end-of-season-kit-report/

EFL, League One 20/21 – End of Season Report

Jun 3, 2021Posted in EFLTagged EFL, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kit Variations, Kits, League One, Soccer1 Comment

The 2020/21 League One (3rd Tier of English Football) league season came to a close on 9th May, Hull City (winners) and Peterborough United (Runners Up) earning automatic promotion to The Championship, with Blackpool winning the the Play Off Final against Lincoln City for the final promotion place.

I wanted 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)
98 Different Kit variations used by the 24 teams.
Home Kits – 42% of Kit variations used
- 24 Home Kits worn
- 17 Home Kit variations worn
Away Kits – 39% of variations used
- 24 Away Kits worn
- 14 Away Kit variations worn
3rd Kits – 19% of variations worn
- 15 3rd Kits worn
- 4 3rd Kit variations 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 League One Teams

1 team wore 9 kit variiations – Highest in the league
- Oxford United – Home x4, Away, 3rd x4
2 teams wore 6 kit variations
- Accrington Stanley – Home x2, Away x2, 3rd x2
- Blackpool – Home x2, Away x3, 3rd
3 Teams wore 5 kit variations
- Northampton Town – Home, Away x3, 3rd
- Sunderland – Home x3, Away x2
- Swindon Town – Home x3, Away x2
Most variations of Home Kit
- Oxford United wore 4 variations of Home Kit
- Yellow / Navy / Yellow – All Yellow – Yellow / Navy / Navy – Yellow / White / White
Most variations of Away Kit
- 2 Teams wore 3 variations of Away Kit
- Blackpool / Northampton Town
Most variations of 3rd Kit
- Oxford United wore 4 variations of 3rd Kit
- All White – White / Navy / White – White / Navy / Navy – White / White / Navy
Bristol Rovers only used 2 variations of kit, Home and Away
6 Teams wore no variations of kit, just Home / Away / 3rd Kit
- AFC Wimbledon, Bristol Rovers (Home / Away), Doncaster Rovers, MK Dons, Plymouth Argyle. Wigan Athletic
Most worn Home Kit – 37, Gillingham
Most worn Away Kit – 16, Plymouth Argyle
Most worn 3rd Kit – 11, Rochdale

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 – https://twitter.com/kit_geek

Kit Highlights and Summary

League One teams used 98 Kits through out 2020/21 season, this was the lowest amount of kits worn in the Top Four Leagues in England, it also saw a more classic look for teams in terms of kit usage, 7 teams only had Home and Away kits (Bristol Rovers, Burton Albion, Fleetwood Town, Gillingham, Shrewsbury Town, Sunderland and Swindon Town).

Lincoln City did not wear their full home kit in an away game, the only game they wore their Home Kit was at Plymouth Argyle and was worn with 3rd shorts (white).

Bristol Rovers wore their away kit home against Shrewsbury Town when the away team wore their all white away kit.

Doncaster Rovers worn a 3rd Kit at Home against Hull City, this kit was commerate the career of James Coppinger, who has spent 17 years at the club and made nearly 700 appearences for them. The player himself designing the kit with his sons to celebrate his time with club.

Accrington Stanley, who wore 6 kit variations in total wore 5 different kits in 5 games (Match 25 to Match 29) – All White (Away variation), Black / White / White (3rd), All Red (Home), White / Black / White (Away), Black / Black / White (3rd variation).

Oxford United, who wore the most kit variations in the league with 9 different kits used, started the season with 5 different kits in their first 5 games… this became 6 kits in 8 games and 7 in 16 games, 8 in 19 games and they wore their 9th variation in their 38th game.

There were some classic kit mash ups in League One in 20/21…

Gillingham at Portsmouth…

Swindon Town again at Portsmouth

Sunderland at Plymouth Argyle

There we have it, League One’s End of Season Kit report for 2020/21, please let me know your favourite kit highlights from this division on the comments below or over at Twitter – https://twitter.com/kit_geek

If you have seen my End of Season Kit Report for the Premier League or Championship, please click on the link below.

https://kitgeek.wordpress.com/2021/05/24/premier-league-2020-21-end-of-season-kit-report/

https://kitgeek.wordpress.com/2021/05/26/efl-championship-20-21-end-of-season-report/

EFL, Championship 20/21 – End of Season Report

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021Posted in EFLTagged Championship, EFL, Football, Football Kits, Kit Log, Kit Variations, Kits, Soccer2 Comments

The 2020/21 Championship (2nd Tier of English Football) league season came to a close on 8th May, Norwich City (winners) and Watford (Runners Up) bouncing straight back to The Premier League, with the Play Off Final to be played between Brentford and Swansea City for the final promotion place.

I wanted 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)
110 Different Kit variations used by the 24 teams.
Home Kits – 44% of Kit variations used
- 24 Home Kits worn
- 24 Home Kit variations worn
Away Kits – 32% of variations used
- 24 Away Kits worn
- 11 Away Kit variations worn
3rd Kits – 23% of variations worn
- 21 3rd Kits worn
- 4 3rd Kit variations worn
Special Kits – 2% of variations worn
- 2 Special Kits worn (Coventry City, Norwich City)

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

3 teams wore 7 kit variations – Highest in the league
- Luton Town – Home x2, Away x3, 3rd x2
- Middlesbrough – Home x3, Away x2, 3rd x2
- QPR – Home x3, Away x3, 3rd
2 teams wore 6 kit variations
- Barnsley – Home x3, Away x2, 3rd
- Coventry City – Home, Away x2, 3rd x 2, Special Kit
6 Teams wore 5 kit variations
- AFC Bournemouth – Home x3, Away, 3rd
- Brentford – Home x2, Away x2, 3rd
- Bristol City – Home x2, Away x2, 3rd
- Rotherham United – Home x2, Away x2, 3rd
- Stoke City – Home x3, Away x2
- Watford – Home x2, Away, 3rd
Most variations of Home Kit
- 7 Teams wore 3 variations of Home Kit
- AFC Bournemouth, Barnsley, Middlesbrough, QPR, Reading, Stoke City, Watford
Most variations of Away Kit
- 2 Teams wore 3 variations of Away Kit
- Luton Town, QPR
Most variations of 3rd Kit
- 4 Teams wore 2 variations of 3rd Kit
- Birmingham City, Coventry City, Luton Town, Middlesbrough
Special Kits
- Coventry City Supporters Shirt
- Norwich City Supporters Shirt
4 Teams wore no variations of kit, just Home / Away / 3rd Kit
- Huddersfield Town, Millwall, Preston North End, Wycombe Wanderers
Most worn Home Kit – 39, Norwich City
Most worn Away Kit – 13, Blackburn Rovers
Most worn 3rd Kit – 17, Preston North End

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 – https://twitter.com/kit_geek

Kit Highlights and Summary

Huddersfield Town wore change kits in all of their 23 away game this season, wearing their away kit 9 times and their 3rd kit 14 times

Several teams elected to use their 3rd more than their away kit this season. The teams are Barnely, Birmingham City, Cardiff City, Derby County, Huddersfield Town, Preston North End and Watford.

Queen’s Park Rangers used their away kit in three different variations – Black shorts and socks, white shorts and socks, blue shorts and socks.

Three teams did not have 3rd Kits, Blackburn Rovers (3 variations – Home x2, Away), Reading (4 variations Home x3, Away) and Stoke City (5 variations – Home x3, Away x2).

Coventry City played the first 14 games in their home kit, the last team in the league to use a change kit, they ended the season using 6 variations of kit – joint 2nd most in the league

Barnsley wore purple socks in their home game with Reading on 2nd April to raise awareness for Weston Park Cancer Charity.

Luton Town’s Umbro kits were the most interchangable of the season, by using 3 shirts, 2 pairs of shorts and 3 pairs of socks in just three colours (Orange / White / Navy Blue) the team created 7 different kit variations (joint highest in the League).

MIllwall took inspriation from the main sponsor with their 3rd Kit, using the Huski Chocolate Mountain theme into their unique shirt.

There were two “Supporters” Shirts used this season, Coventry City released a navy kit for their club members which was used at home against Brentford and Norwich City used their supporters shirt as a thank you in their final league at Carrow Road against Reading.

There we have it, The Championship End of Season Kit report for 2020/21, please let me know your favourite kit highlights from this division on the comments below or over at Twitter – https://twitter.com/kit_geek

If you have seen my End of Season Kit Report for the Premier League, please click on the link below.

https://kitgeek.wordpress.com/2021/05/24/premier-league-2020-21-end-of-season-kit-report/

EFL, The Championship – Kit Log 2019/20 (So far)

Apr 6, 2020Apr 8, 2020Posted in EFLTagged Championship, EFL, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kit Variations, KitsLeave a comment

As the World focuses on more important issues, football it righly taking a breaking until things are safer for us all. I wanted to take a little bit of your time in this period to look at the kits worn so far in the 2019/20 Championship Season (the 2nd Tier of English football league pryamid).

We are currently over three quarters of the way through the season, with each team playing 37 games, which gives us a total of 444 games and 888 kits worn in total by the 24 competing teams.

Kit Stats

888 Kits worn
115 variations of kit worn
39% Home kits (21% Full Home, 18% Variation)
40% Away kits (19% Full Away, 21% Variation)
18% 3rd kits (10% Full 3rd, 8% Variation)
3% Special / Commemorative Kits

Kit Variations

Barnsley – Birmingham City – Blackburn Rovers – Brentford

Bristol City – Cardiff City – Charlton Athletic – Derby County – Fulham

Huddersfield Town – Hull City – Leeds United – Luton Town – Middlesbrough

Millwall – Nottingham Forest – Preston North End – Queen’s Park Rangers – Reading

Sheffield Wednesday – Stoke City – Swansea City – West Bromwich Albion – Wigan Athletic

The “Intereting” siutation that is seen in The Championship is use or more acuratley the lack of use of home kits, with only 21% of kits used in 2019/20 (so far) being a team’s full home kit, that means a staggering 79% of all kits worn being away kits, 3rd kits, Home kit variations and special commemorative kits, a great example being that of West Bromwich Albion who have worn change kits (19) more than their home kit (18) this season and have yet to wear their home kit in an away fixture this season, several other teams have only worn their home kits once or twice away from their home ground and in many cases with obvious kit clash.

Some Kit Call outs

Some things that I want to take some time to call out in particular with Championship team’s kit usage:

Luton Town have worn 9 different kits this season (3 Home variations, 3 Away variations and 3 Third kit variations), although they have worn 9 different kits, it also shows the mix and match flexibilty of their current kit range, with changes only using shorts / socks from their other kits not bespoke shorts / socks.

Four teams have worn 4 different variations of one kit, Blackburn Rovers (3rd Kit), Bristol City (Away), Reading (Away) and Sheffield Wednesday (Away), these kits all worn in different combinations with white shorts / socks.

The “Atheltic Effect”, Charlton Atheltic and Wigan Athletic are the only teams in The Championship to wear just two kits, only wearing their full home and away kits in their 37 games, Charlton even have a registered 3rd Kit that has not been used so far.

Nottingham Forest’s Away kit has been worn in three different variations, the full all blue kit and with two different pairs of white shorts, first worn against Luton Town were the shorts from the home kit (with red trim) and when playing against Brentford Macron supplied them with white shorts with a blue trim to match their blue away kit.

Special Kits

There have been three special commemorative kits worn by teams this season:

Brentford – Griffin Park Special Kit (which has been worn three time, 1 at home and 2 away as a 3rd Kit)

Bristol City – 125th Anniversary Kit

Leeds United – Centenary Kit (1919-2019)

Kit Log

My kit log of every game in the Championship 2019/20 season, so you can see who as worn what against whom.

Please let me know your Kit Highlights from The Championship, what are your favourite kits in the League, let me know at @Kit_Geek or via the comments below.

The Championship, End of Season Kit Report

May 9, 2019May 9, 2019Posted in EFLTagged Championship, EFL, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kit Variations, Kits2 Comments

On Sunday 5th May The Championship League season came to an end, we do still have five games left with the playoffs but this feels like a good time to have a review of the kits worn through out the season and look at some of the stats behind the kits worn.

Kit Stats

1102 Kits worn
107 variations of kits
Home Kits – 45%, 25 Full Home kits worn, 23 variations of Home kit – (Stoke used 2019/20 Home kit in final League game)
Away Kits – 39%, 24 Full Away kits worn, 18 variations of Away kit
3rd Kits – 16%, 15 Full 3rd kits worn, 2 variations of 3rd kit (Aston Villa and Leeds United)

Overview

Match 1 to Match 16

Match 17 to Match 31

Match 32 to Match 46

Due to the unfortunate circumstances surrounding Bolton Wanderers at the end of this season, the fixture against Brentford was not played, leaving those two teams with only 45 appearances in the League.

Kit Variations

Aston Villa wore 9 variations of kit, 5 different home combinations and 2 variations of both Away and 3rd Kits.
Bolton Wanderers wore 7 variations of kit, 2 home variations, 4 Away and just the one 3rd kit
Most variations of Home Kit – Aston Villa, 5 variations
Most variations of Away Kit – Bolton Wanderers & Reading, 4 variations
Most variations of 3rd Kit – Aston Villa & Leeds United, 2 variations
9 Clubs only had Home and Away kits
Wigan Athletic only wore two variations of kit all season, their Home and Away
5 Clubs did not use any variation of kit available to them – Bristol City, Norwich City, Preston North End, Rotherham United and Wigan Athletic.

I wrote in a previous post – EFL, Championship – Kit Variations about my five favourite kits and that has not changed since that post, so my favourite kit match up of the season was Blackburn Rovers v Bristol City.

I will continue to add to the Kit Log throughout the Playoff and will update via Twitter – @Kit_Geek but please let me know your thoughts and what your favourite kits seen the English 2nd Tier via the comments below or Twitter.

EFL, Championship – Kit Variations

Feb 15, 2019Posted in EFLTagged EFL, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kit Variations, KitsLeave a comment

Along with the Kit Variations worn by teams in the Premier League (click here) and The Champions League (click here), I have also been tracking the kits worn in Championship through 2018/19.

We are two thirds of the way through this season, so I thought it would be a good time to have a look and review what variations have been worn by the teams competing in England’s 2nd Tier.

Kit Stats (as of 15th February 2019)

760 kits worn in total
95 variations of kit
Home Kits – 43% (25% First Choice Kit, 18% Variation)
Away Kits – 42% (25% First Choice Kit, 17% Variation)
3rd Kits – 15% (14% First Choice Kit, 1% Variation)

Championship, Kit Variations

Aston Villa have worn the most variations in the league, this includes four different uses of their home kit this season, two of their away and the debut of their third kit at Brentford on 13th February, however worn with away shorts and a alternative claret socks, so we are yet to see the full 3rd kit this season. Their kits are a set that do complement each other, which is why we are seeing so many variations on show here.

Middlesbrough are one of three teams that have used six variations of kit this season, with three versions of their away kit, they also have two versions of white socks in their kit range, with blue trim for the away and silver trim in the third.

There is also couple of examples of alternative home kits on show, all in one colour with Ipswich Town (I know white sleeves buts lets go with it), Middlesbrough, Millwall (above) and Nottingham Forest (below)…. is there a chance we will see Aston Villa turn out in 5th all claret Home kit???

Queen’s Park Rangers are one of nine teams in the Championship that only have two registered kits this season, however that has not stopped the West Londoners racking up six variations of kit seen this season, with both home and away kits seen in three different variations.

Reading have used their away kit in all possible combinations with black / grey shorts and socks, giving them four variations of kit used this season.

We have also seen eight teams so far this season, only use their registered kits with no variations. Bristol City, Derby County, Norwich City, Preston North End, Rotherham United and West Bromwich Albion have only used three kits this season, whilst Stoke City and Wigan Athletic have only used two kits this season.

My Favourite 5 kits

Below are my favourite five kits seen in The Championship this season (in alphabetical order).

1, Blackburn Rovers – Home Kit / 2, Bristol City – 3rd Kit

Why use two images when these two kits are in one….!

Two fantastic kits on show, Blackburn Rover’s being the only home kit on my list and probably my favourite Umbro kit of the season across all leagues.

Bristol City’s 3rd kit in their unique colour combination, just works so well for them.

3, Leeds United – 3rd Kit

Simple, effect and elegant…. this classy kit from Kappa is just what you want from a classic Leeds United change strip. The bands on the sleeves and top of the socks one of the elements of this kit that just make it stand out. This is my favourite kit in the Championship this season.

4, Queen’s Park Rangers – Away

Another Away kit that just works for me and one we have seen in three different variations (Pink-Navy-Navy and All Pink) but the kit in its original form of Pink-Navy-Pink, really works for me, the two tone pink hoops work really well as I enjoy seeing QPR wearing hoops in all kits, it does not seem right when they do not.

5, West Bromwich Albion – 3rd Kit

Another colour combination that is part of a club’s history, this Green and Yellow kit with its wider stripes (another nod to West Brom’s past) is another kit that just works all round for me. Interestingly labeled as a “Change” kit on the club shop with their current black / blue kit being called the “Away” kit, this has made more appearances as alternative from the home kit being worn 12 time so far this season.

Well there we have it, a review so far of what has been worn in The Championship this season, please as always let me know you thoughts and what are your kit highlights in England’s 2nd Tier by using the comments fields below or via Twitter – @Kit_Geek

EFL – Championship, Kit Log

Nov 7, 2018Nov 7, 2018Posted in EFLTagged EFL, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, KitsLeave a comment

The Championship, one of the most competitive leagues in the World with teams chasing the prize and riches of the Premier League, with 19 of the 24 teams already playing in the Top Flight since the Premier League was launched in 1992.

The League is now a third of the way through the season with teams last weekend playing their 16th games of the season – games being played on 2nd / 3rd / 4th November 2018, so I though it was a good time to take a more detailed look at the kits worn so far this season.

With the 24 teams in The Championship, we have a total of 61 kits available with 11 teams only having the two kits (currently).

Aston Villa have one of the most intriguing kits of season, not produced by one of the larger or even second tier manufactures but by local fashion designer and supporter “Luke 1977”. The Villains Home and Away kits are wonderfully interchangeable and this has seen with four variations of home kit worn this season so far and two variations of away and we are yet to see the 3rd kit used, which being navy could also be combined with home and away kits if needed.

Teams currently only having two registered kits so far:

Birmingham City
Blackburn Rovers
Brentford
Ipswich Town
Leeds United
Queen’s Park Rangers
Reading
Sheffield United
Sheffield Wednesday
Stoke City
Wigan Athletic

West Bromwich Albion’s Home and 3rd kits are for some classic designs, influenced by the kits of the early 80s, the design and colours used are fantastic.

Within The Championship we are seeing a wide selection of colours from across the colour palette… in fact we can even produce a “Championship Rainbow”!!!

And that is not mentioning the Brown (Brentford Away) and varying shades of Grey (Reading Away, Millwall Away), Black (West Bromwich Albion Away) and Pink (Queen’s Park Rangers).

Kits yet to be seen this season:

Aston Villa 3rd Kit
Bristol City Away
Norwich City Away

Kit highlights:

There a few kits that I want to call out, well just because I like them…

Bolton Wanderers Home kit, I really like this kit from Macron…. I think its because it reminds me of the 1986 England Home kit from Umbro.

Queen’s Park Rangers Away Kit, this Pink kit from Errea, with its subtle hoops to fit into QPR’s traditional kit scheme works really well for me, combined with navy shorts and navy detailing, the whole package looks great.

Bristol City 3rd kit…. the classic Bristol City Purple and Lime Green should always be given time to shine, what a kit!

West Bromwich Away, I have already mentioned this kit above but still worth mentioning again and seeing in all its glory.

What are you kit highlights from The Championship, let me know here or on Twitter and please feel free to share this post to any like minded kit enthusiasts.