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The Heat Press ’25: Kit Round Up, 27th June

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It’s back…..!

As we approach the end of June, teams are now starting to kick off their pre-season training and of the course the Club World Cup is still in full swing with the completion of the group stages, I thought it was time to dust off The Heat Press and take a look at some new kits….

To pass these summer weeks I will take a weekly (or maybe more) look at the Kits launched across the English Leagues and beyond, the discussion points and anything else Kit Related that comes up. 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 this official.

You will also find my Kit Overview illustrations for each of the four divisions.

Premier League – 11 / 60 Kits

New Kits:

Everton, Home: The first kit to be worn at The Hill Dickinson Stadium, which takes inspiration from the new stadium’s location on the banks of the River Mersey and shows a ‘wave’ that flows throughout the shirt. Blue socks will also return as first choice colour, the first time since 2014 / 15 season, although they were navy blue, this is time royal blue socks will be used in the kit’s default look since 2012 / 13.

Tottenham Hotspur, Away: Tottenham Hotspur have followed up their Home Kit, by launching their Away Kit, this is all black kit with a subtle checked pattern within both the shirt and shorts, the kit is being labeled as “In Darkness we Dare” which is a spin on the club’s motto “To do is to dare”. The first team in Premier League to launch Home and Away kits.

Wolverhampton Wanderers, Home: The second season with Sudu as manufacturer and it’s another classic looking Wolves kit, simple but effective, I like that they keep the Home Kits simple and it works well in my eyes, nice collar too and detailing within the shirt.

Championship – 6 / 72 Kits

New Kits:

Preston North End, Away: A fairly standard offering from Castore in terms of the Home Kit, some nice details within the shirt which take inspiration from Deepdale. The talking point here is the sponsor, Spud Bros… but from my point of view, they are local company supporting their local team, so fair play to them, much more appealing than a betting company, so a win from this Kit Geek.

Millwall, Home: If you follow me on Social Media you will know that I’m a Millwall fan, so been waiting for this one, last season’s Home Kit was wonderful, one of my favourite Millwall kits of all time, so any kit this season will have some big shoes to fill in my eyes…! And they have delivered, a simple and clean look, something classical about this shirt with it’s central placement of logos, one happy Millwall Fan here.

West Bromwich Albion, Home: Macron 2nd season with WBA, an interesting collar and some additional detailing in the socks, which also contain a single stripe.

League One – 14 / 72 Kits

New Kits:

Bradford City, Away: Bradford City launched their new Away Kit at the end of last week, and its light, almost metallic all blue look on the road this season, paired with a Pink 3rd Kit which was released at the end of last season! This kit also carries “UK City of Culture” detail on this shirt.

Northampton Town, 3rd Kit: Its the 3rd Kit first up for Northampton Town and another almost metallic futuristic look in League One, with aqua green, gray kit and detailed with neon yellow… a nice look, that works well for me.

Cardiff City, Home: New Balance remains as Cardiff’s kit manufacturer for a 4th season, and this season will see the club play in pinstripes with white shorts and blue socks!

League Two – 18 / 72 Kits

New Kits:

Shrewsbury Town, Home: A nice looking kit, based on one worn by the club between 1983 and 1985. Some nice details within the shirt and the red trim is something that I particularly like and works for me. Oxen delivering some nice designs again.

Cambridge United, Away: Umbro and Cambridge United are a partnership that have consistently delivered and this season looks to continue that trend, with new Home Kit launched last week and the Away proving to be a classic look that will work perfectly as a change kit!

Cambridge United, 3rd: The full kit set is completed for Cambridge, with this black kit which is paired with gold shorts and black socks, a nice balance from Home Kit.

This week’s Kit News…..

Chelsea wore their 2025 / 26 Away Kit for the first time in the Club World Cup Group Game against ES Tunis. The Kit was worn with alternative socks, rather than the Green default socks.

It appears the Brentford x Joma deal is confirmed, with the launch of their training range this week.

Barnsley have confirmed they are moving away from Puma have signed a new Kit deal with Oxen, who now will supply at least three teams in League One this season and four in total in EFL.

Carlisle United who were relegated into National League last season, launched their new home kit and its another look to the past with Umbro, this time taking one of their classic Away kit looks but giving it a home kit spin as they look to bounce back to League Two this season!

You might wonder why the announcements of Liverpool’s new signings has been using last season’s Nike Kits, the new deal with Adidas does not start until 1st August, so all activity including pre-season friendlies in July will be in Nike playing and training kits.

Manchester City used their alternative shorts and socks with their Home Kit in the final World Club Cup Group game against Juventus, the navy shorts and socks give a really interesting look that I think works well with the navy details within the shirt, a look I hope we see in Premier League this season!

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Champions League 2024 / 25: Knock Out Phase Kit Overview

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On Saturday 31st May, Paris St.Germain lifted the Champions League trophy for the first time.

This ended competition in it’s first season of the revamped format with the expanded league, where each of the teams played 8 games and a total of 144 games at that stage.

Kit Details can be found here.

The Knock out phase also gave us a new round of games, where teams finishing in 9th to 24th place played in two-legged fixture, which gives a total of 45 Knock-Out Games!

Overall Kit Stats:

  • 116 Kits worn in total – 189 games
  • 12 New Kit Looks in Knock-out games
  • 39 Home Kits (31 Default / 8 Variations)
  • 36 Away Kits (28 Default / 8 Variations)
  • 34 3rd Kits (23 Default / 11 Variations)
  • 5 “Cup” Kits (4 Default / 1 Variation)
  • 2 4th Kits
  • 1 Team in 6 Kit Variations
  • 3 Teams in 5 Kit Variations
  • 10 Teams in 4 Kit Variations
  • 11 Teams in 3 Kit Variations
  • 11 Teams in 2 Kit Variations

Team Breakdowns

Below you will find the Kit Log of all 36 Teams, I have these in alphabetical order and shows all matches that each team competed in.

AC Milan to Benfica

Bologna to Inter Milan

Juventus to RB Leipzig

RB Salzburg to BSC Young Boys

Knock-Out Rounds:

Knock Out Round

This new round of fixtures saw both Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund who just wore the single kit in the League phase in new looks, with Madrid in their Away Kit and Dortmund using alternative yellow shorts with their European Cup Kit.

One of the more interesting Kit used for the first time in this round was AC Milan who wore their 3rd Kit with its alternative socks, which were pink to match some of the detailing within the shirt (sponsor / collar inlet).

Last 16

Feyenoord became the team with the most Kit Variations in this season’s competition when they wore their 6th Kit Look, with Home Kit and alternative white shorts and socks.

There were a couple of other new looks in these fixtures, Arsenal in alternative white shorts with their Away Kit, Inter Milan went all yellow with alternative shorts with their 3rd Kit and Benfica used their 3rd Kit for the first time in the competition.

Quarter Finals

Real Madrid wore their 3rd Kit, one of Adidas Trefoil 3rd Kits for the first time in the competition at Arsenal.

Barcelona wore their only their only alternative kit variation in their quarter final game at Borussia Dortmund, wearing “off white” shorts with their Home Kit for one of the more unusual looks seen by club, but one that goes back into their history with their first ever kits taking this look.

Semi Finals

PSG continued to use their 4th Kit in an away games in the competition, this has been the way through out the knock out rounds (they are the only team to make from the initial knock out rounds) and have used in their final two group games, one home and one away.

Barcelona wore their 3rd Kit for the first time this season in the Champions League.

Final

PSG have only worn blue in the competition this season, wearing their Home Kit 11 times and their 4th Kit 6 times in their 17 games in total, with Inter Milan in their 3rd Kit with alternative shorts for the 2nd time.

Kit Variations:

Below you can find all 116 kits used by the 36 teams in this season’s competition.

Thats it, the Champions League has now been completed for this season!

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Champions League – League Phase

Champions League – Match 1

Champions League – Match 2

Champions League – Match 3

Champions League – Match 4

Champions League – Match 5

Champions League – Match 6

Champions League – Match 7

Champions League – Match 8

Premier League: Matchweek 37 Kit Review

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Matchweek 37 the penultimate round of games of this Premier League season is now completed, and half the clubs have now played their final home games of the season, including the final Premier League game at Goodison Park.

Due to the FA Cup Final and Manchester United / Tottenham Hotspur both competing in Europa League Final the games were played over five days (Friday to Tuesday). The games were the reverse matches from Matchweek 10 back in early November.

You can find last week’s report here

The Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

Matchweek 37 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 110 (+2 Kits this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 72 (+1 New Kits this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

Arsenal wore their 2025 / 26 Home Kit.

AFC Bournemouth wore alternative red socks with their Home Kit.

There was also a new Goalkeeper Kit, with Arsenal debuting their 2025 / 26 Kit.

Kit Highlights

Arsenal have now worn their 6th Kit look of the season but debuting their 2025 / 26 Home Kit and their 7th Goalkeeper Kit, this is joint highest amount of Goalkeeper Kits used in Premier League this season and their 2nd new Kit look in two games.

Wolverhampton Wanderers wore alternative shorts, for an all “Old Gold” look for the 9th Time, this is the most used alternative look in the Premier League this season.

My favourite Kit Match Up of this Matchweek was the game between Brentford and Fulham, two nice kits on show, likely the last time we will see this Brentford Home Kit which has been in use for two seasons and Fulham in 3rd Kit with Home socks, for a nice match up!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 16 Home Kits, 3 Away Kits and 3 3rd Kits

There were four Kit Variations used this Matchweek

  • Nottingham Forest – 3rd Kit with alternative sky blue shorts, 3rd time used
  • Fulham – 3rd Kit with white (home) socks, 2nd time used
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers – Home with alternative Old Gold Shorts, 9th time used
  • AFC Bournemouth – Home with alternative red socks

Kit Grid – Up to 21st May

Kit News

There have been a few official kit launches for next season, and we have seen these kits in action over these penultimate round of fixtures.

Manchester City’s Home Kit will feature a sash for the first time, something often seen in change kits over the years but will now adorn the Home Shirt.

Arsenal’s new Home Kit goes back to just red and white for classic look, the shirt also contains a repeating pattern using the Gothic “A” often seen used through out the club’s history.

Chelsea’s Home kit continues to their recent trend of adding a detailed pattern within the shirt, this one identified as one that “celebrates the city’s iconic architecture, with our classic royal blue paired with a new vibrant shade”. The kit does include some red / white flashes in the side panels that provide some change from recent season.

It’s not just new shirts getting some love this week, Brentford who’s deal with Umbro is ending in the coming weeks have come up with a unique way to use their remaining shirts. They are launching a limited run of bespoke shirts made by upcycling unused stock from the last four seasons’ Umbro football shirts. Created in collaboration with design platform (re)boot and ROW_____Z, the project aims to reduce textile waste and highlight sustainable fashion in football.

Each shirt is unique and handmade using parts of home, away and third kits worn during Brentford’s four Premier League seasons and available from the Club’s shop.

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Premier League – Matchweek 32

Premier League – Matchweek 33

Premier League – Matchweek 34

Premier League – Matchweek 35

Premier League – Matchweek 36

Kit History: Aston Villa

England Kit History (Reference Page)

The Championship – 2024 / 25

League One – 2024 / 25

League Two – 2024 / 25

FA Cup – 2024 / 25

FA Cup – 2024 / 25

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On Saturday 17th May 2025, the 143rd FA Cup Final was hosted at Wembley between Crystal Palace and Manchester City. Crystal Palace lifted the Cup, their first major trophy win in their History.

A total of 745 teams entered the competition, with 124 teams competing from First Round onward. This was the first time in the competition’s history that there were no replays played from the First Round.

I am taking this opportunity to look back at this season’s competition and the Kits worn by the teams from the First Round.

First Round – 1st November to 4th November 2024

80 Teams kicked off the First Round of the FA Cup this season, 48 teams from League One and League Two and 32 Non-League Teams, with Horsham and Guiseley being the lowest ranked teams in the competition, playing in the 7th Tier of English Football.

Tamworth and Huddersfield Town provided an interesting Kit Match up, with a lot going on with both kits, my favourite match up of this round.

Shrewsbury Town wore a mash up of their Away Kit / Home shorts and socks, a look they did not use in their League One Campaign.

Another nice looking Kit Match up was the game between Woking and Cambridge United, Woking in their traditional white / red halved shirt, matched up against Cambridge’s wonderful 3rd kit!

Second Round – 29th November to 1st December 2024

40 Teams in the Second Round, with only 9 Non League Clubs remaining in the competition.

Wealdstone and Wycombe Wanderers Kit match up was a nice one, with Wycombe in their 3rd Kit, one of Hummel’s “Mexico” Templates.

There was a lot of Blue / Yellow on show when AFC Wimbledon hosted Dagenham & Redbridge. The National League side who won this game, played all games from the First to Third Round in their Away Kit.

I do have a soft spot for Red / Black Kits (I think its a love of AC Milan from the 80s / 90s), so Kettering Town’s Home Kit was great to see in action, and matched up with Doncaster Rover’s Away kit gave us a nice looking Kit Match up!

Third Round – 9th January to 14th January 2025

The FA Cup Third Round, one of the highlights of the English Football Calendar with teams from Premier League and Championship entering the competition, giving us a total of 64 Teams left to compete, there was just two Non-League teams left, with Tamworth and Dagenham & Redbridge.

Aston Villa used the FA Cup to wear their special 150th Anniversary Kit, a wonderful looking kit that was elegant in it’s simplicity, carry an original Club Crest and just player Numbers, a shame it was only used in this one game.

Arsenal used their “No More Red” special Charity Kit, their fourth year of wearing an all white kit to highlight their campaign against youth violence and knife crime.

Another team in a special kit was Accrington Stanley, who wore a one off kit for their trip to Anfield to play Liverpool.

A full Third Round Kit Review can found here

Fourth Round – 7th February to 11th February 2025

The Competition is now taking to take shape, with 32 teams left competing.

Coventry City wore a special “4th Kit” for their game against Ipswich Town, the kit was the same design / template as their Home Kit but in Navy with tonal crest, logo and sponsorship.

Chelsea used their 3rd Kit for the first time in a domestic game this season, it has only been used twice this season both games against Brighton & Hove Albion.

Fifth Round – 28th February to 3rd March 2025

In the Fifth Round, 16 teams left with just 4 of those being outside the Premier League.

Wolverhampton Wanderers wore alternative “Old Gold” Shorts, they used this all “Old Gold” look in their FA Cup Games this season.

One of my favourite kit usages is when a team wears a “Tri-colour” kit, with all elements of the Kit being in different colours, so Manchester City against Plymouth Argyle produced a wonderful Kit Match up with both teams in “Tri-Colour” Kits.

Quarter-Finals – 29th March to 30th March 2025

Just eight teams left in the competition, with just Preston North End being a team from outside the Premier League.

Brighton & Hove Albion had an interesting Kit Choice, when wearing their Home Kit in this season’s competition, they wore alternative blue socks in each of it’s three appearances.

Every team in the Quarter-Finals wore their Home Kit.

Semi-Finals – 26th April to 27th April 2025

There was not a lot to talk about in terms of kit in the Semi-Finals.

Aston Villa wore all white, this is using the white home shorts (the default Away shorts are sky blue), they have used this look in all Competitions (Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup and Champions League) this season.

One detail to call out is with Manchester City’s Kit, is their use of a non branded FA Cup Sleeve patch this season.

This has been an ongoing issue between the Club and FA regarding sponsorship, with FA Cup being sponsored by one of Manchester City’s sponsors biggest competitors and over recent seasons they have not worn any sleeve patch (which did carry a fine for the club) but it looks like an alternative has been found with this patch being worn.

Final – 17th May 2025

Crystal Palace wore alternative white socks in the final, a look they have not used as yet this season and one that I am sure will go down in history after their victory against Manchester City, this was their 3rd different Kit Look of their campaign.

And there we have it, the FA Cup 2024 / 25… congratulations to Crystal Palace once again!

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The Championship – 2024 / 25

League One – 2024 / 25

League Two – 2024 / 25

Premier League: Matchweek 36 Kit Review

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Matchweek 36 of the Premier League is completed, leaving us just two more rounds of fixtures to go. The games were the reverse matches from Matchweek 9 back in October.

You can find last week’s report here

The Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

Matchweek 36 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 108 (+1 Kits this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 71 (No New Kits this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

Arsenal in Away with alternative white shorts and socks.

Kit Highlights

Everton in one of their classic looks, with Blue socks… surprisingly this was just the second time this look has been used this season and the first since Matchweek 10.

Manchester United wore a charity sponsor in their game against West Ham United, the (RED) Charity supports initiatives to reduce pandemics across the world, this was the first time that Manchester United have worn a charity sponsor in a domestic League Games, more details can be found here.

There were only three change kits worn this weekend, all three were variations of the kit, with Arsenal and Aston Villa in variations of their Away Kit and West Ham United in their 3rd.

The use of 17 Home Kits in this weekend’s fixtures was also the joint-highest in a single Matchweek this season.

My favourite Kit Match Up of this Matchweek was the game between Ipswich Town and Brentford, two teams in their Home Kits, a nice looking “Umbro Derby” as we get the end of the season.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 17 Home Kits, 2 Away Kits and 1 3rd Kits

There were five Kit Variations used this Matchweek

  • Everton – Home with alternative blue socks, 2nd time worn
  • Brighton & Hove Albion – Home with alternative blue socks, 2nd time worn
  • Aston Villa – Away with White shorts (all white), 3rd time worn
  • West Ham United – 3rd with Home (white) socks, 4th time worn
  • Arsenal – Away with alternative white shorts & socks

Kit Grid – Up to 12th May

Kit News

New Balance are looking set to return to Premier League, it is being reported that West Ham United have agreed a deal with US Company from the start of 2026 / 27 Season. The Hammers have one more season left with Umbro after ten years supplying the club but have decided it is time to move on the brand now owned by Castore. More details can be found here

The leaks for next season are coming in thick and fast, and I am sure we will see some confirmed before the end of the season!

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

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For those that follow EFL Clubs or the leagues in general, I have now published my End of Season reviews for The Championship, League One and League Two (Links can be found below).

Premier League – Matchweek 31

Premier League – Matchweek 32

Premier League – Matchweek 33

Premier League – Matchweek 34

Premier League – Matchweek 35

Kit History: Aston Villa

England Kit History (Reference Page)

The Championship – 2024 / 25

League One – 2024 / 25

League Two – 2024 / 25

Premier League: Matchweek 35 Kit Review

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Matchweek 35 of the Premier League season quickly followed the end of Matchweek 34, with games on Thursday and Friday, and spread over the Bank Holiday Weekend. The games were the reverse matches from Matchweek 8 back in October.

You can find last week’s report here

The Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

Matchweek 34 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 107 (+2 Kits this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 71 (No New Kits this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

Manchester United wore their Away Kit alternative shorts and socks in Premier League for the first having previously worn this look for the first time three days before against Athletic Club.

Nottingham Forest wore their 3rd Kit with alternative white socks.

Kit Highlights

Manchester United wore their 10th Kit Variation of the Premier League this season, this was their 3rd Away Kit look, with four different Home Kit variations and three 3rd Kit.

Ipswich Town wore their away kit for the first time since Matchweek 4, back on 14th September, 31 games ago!

After 35 games of the season, Chelsea debut their shirt sponsor for the remaining weeks of the season. DAMAC, a property developer from Dubai will be showcased on the front of the Chelsea shirt.

Nottingham Forest have now worn their 3rd Kit in all possible combinations with white and sky blue shorts / socks. This their 7th Kit variation of the season!

My favourite Kit Match Up of this Matchweek was the game between Brighton Hove Albion and Newcastle United, this will likely be the last time we will see this wonderful Newcastle Away Kit in action, so a win for me this weekend.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 14 Home Kits, 4 Away Kits and 2 3rd Kits

There were five Kit Variations used this Matchweek

  • Wolverhampton Wanderers – Home with alternative “Old Gold” shorts, 8th time worn
  • Manchester United – Away with alternative shorts / socks
  • Newcastle United – Away with alternative white shorts, 3rd time worn
  • Tottenham Hotspur – Home, with alternative navy socks, 3rd time worn
  • Nottingham Forest – 3rd, with alternative white socks

Kit Grid – Up to 6th May

Kit News

There was no new Premier League Kit News in the past week, the leaks for next season are coming in thick and fast, and I am sure we will see some confirmed before the end of the season!

For those that follow EFL Clubs or the leagues in general, I have now published my End of Season reviews for The Championship, League One and League Two (Links can be found below).

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

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Premier League – Matchweek 29

Premier League – Matchweek 30

Premier League – Matchweek 31

Premier League – Matchweek 32

Premier League – Matchweek 33

Premier League – Matchweek 34

Kit History: Aston Villa

England Kit History (Reference Page)

The Championship – 2024 / 25

League One – 2024 / 25

League Two – 2024 / 25

EFL, League Two 24/25: End of Season Kit Report

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The 2024 / 25 League Two Season came to a close on Saturday 3rd May 2025, with Doncaster Rovers securing the title on the final day of the season, with Port Vale as runners up and the final automatic spot being secured by Bradford City. Walsall, AFC Wimbledon, Notts County, and Chesterfield 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)
  • 114 Different Kit variations used by the 24 teams.
  • Home Kits – 32.5% of Kit variations used
    • 37 Home Kits worn in total
    • 13 Home Kit variations worn
  • Away Kits – 30% of variations used
    • 34 Away Kits worn in total
    • 10 Away Kit variations worn
  • 3rd Kits – 32.5% of variations worn
    • 37 3rd Kits worn in total
    • 17 3rd Kit variations worn
  • Special Kit – 5% of variations worn
    • 6 Special Kit 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

  • 2 Teams wore 8 Kit Variations
    • Morecambe: Home x4, Away x3, Special Kit
    • Salford City: Home x2, Away x2, 3rd x4
  • 3 Teams wore 7 Kit Variations
    • Colchester United: Home x2, Away x2, 3rd x3
    • MK Dons: Home x3, Away, 3rd x3
    • Walsall: Home x3, Away, 3rd x3
  • 6 Teams wore 6 Kit Variations
    • AFC Wimbledon: Home, Away, 3rd x4
    • Crewe Alexandra: Home, Away x2, 3rd x3
    • Doncaster Rovers: Home x2, Away, 3rd x2, Special Kit
    • Fleetwood Town: Home x2, Away x3, 3rd
    • Newport County: Home, Away x3, 3rd, Special Kit
    • Swindon Town: Home, Away x2, 3rd x2, Special Kit
  • 3 Teams wore 4 Kit Variations
    • Bromley: Home x2, Away, 3rd
    • Chesterfield: Home x2, Away, Special Kit
    • Harrogate Town: Home, Away, 3rd x2
  • 9 Teams in just 3 Kit Variations
  • Carlisle United in just 2 Kit Variations, Home and Away
  • Most Variations of Home Kit – 4 Kits
    • Morecambe
      • Default Home
      • Home with Red socks
      • Home with White (Away) socks
      • Home in All Red
  • Most Variations of Away Kit – 3 Kits
    • Morecambe
      • Default Away
      • Away with Black (Walsall Away) Socks
      • Away with Black socks
    • Newport County
      • Default Away
      • Away with Black (Home) shorts
      • Away with Black (Home) shorts & Black / Amber (Home) socks
  • Most Variations of 3rd Kit – 4 Kits
    • AFC Wimbledon
      • Default 3rd
      • 3rd with Blue (Home) shorts
      • 3rd with Indigo (Away) shorts & socks
      • 3rd with Blue (Home) shorts & socks
    • Salford City
      • Default 3rd
      • 3rd with White (Home) shorts & socks
      • 3rd with White (Home) socks
      • 3rd with White (Home) shorts
  • Most worn Home Kit – 40, Chesterfield (22 Default / 18 All blue variation)
  • Most worn Away Kit – 19, Cheltenham Town
  • Most worn 3rd Kit – 12, Salford City (2 Default / 10 Variations)

Something that I have created last season which provided to be popular was an overview of when each of the new kits were first worn, for example… Grimsby Town wore 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 Twitter Account – @Kit_Geek

Kit Highlights and Summary

In 2024 / 25 League Two season teams wore 114 Kits, this was an increase in the number kits compared to last season where 106 Kits were worn, and the most number of Kits worn in EFL this season and still ahead of the Premier League.

The most worn Kit in the League was Swindon Town who wore their Home Kit in 35 of 46 games, and still managed to wear six Kit Variations in total, including a 4th / Charity Kit.

Chesterfield did wear their Home Kit in 40 games, wearing their default look (with white shorts) 22 times all at their Home ground, SMH Group Stadium and wearing alternative blue shorts 18 times when wearing their Home Kit when on the road!

Carlisle United were the only team in the 92 English League Clubs to use just Home and Away Kits this season, wearing their Home Kit 33 times and their Away Kit 13 times, no 3rd Kit and no mash ups or variations of their Home and Away, one for the purists!

AFC Wimbledon wore their 3rd Kit in four different variations this season. They wore it seven times in its default All White Look, and then wore elements from both Home and Away Kits for different looks!

AFC Wimbledon’s Kit set this season did cause some issue when on the road this season, at both Colchester United and Gillingham, clashes with the Home Team meant that both hosts wearing change kits at Home, Gillingham used their 3rd Kit and Colchester United wore Away with Home socks!

Colchester United were another team to make use if the Kit Sets, who wore their White Home socks and Black Away socks with each of their kits, for six of their seven Kit Variations used this season!

Morecambe provided one of my favourite Kit tales of this year on the first day of the season, playing at Walsall (who changed their Kit Look to white shorts / socks) wore their regular white away socks in the first half but changed in Walsall’s black away socks for the second half… for one of their eight different Kit looks this season!

Morecambe also used four different Home Kit Looks this season, wearing their default look 28 times, with white Away socks twice and All Red Twice, using alternative red socks just once.

There were a few “Special Kits” used in League Two this season.

Chesterfield wore one off Remembrance Kits on 9th November.

Cheltenham Town wore a charity shirt for The British Heart Foundation on 25th January 2025.

Doncaster Rovers in a Charity Kit on 12th April 2025.

Morecambe wore a special one off kit on 8th December 2024.

Newport County wore a special “Skindred” themed kit on 11th February 2025.

Swindon Town wore a Charity Kit on 12th April 2025.

There we have it, League Two’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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Premier League – 2024 / 25

The Championship – 2024 / 25

League One – 2024 / 25

EFL, League One 24/25: End of Season Kit Report

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The 2024 / 25 League One Season came to a close on Saturday 3rd May 2025, with Birmingham City securing the title with a record breaking 111 Points and Wrexham’s rise through the leagues making it three promotions in a row as runners up. Stockport County, Charlton Athletic, Wycombe Wanderers and Leyton Orient 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)
  • 95 Different Kit variations used by the 24 teams.
  • Home Kits – 28% of Kit variations used
    • 27 Home Kits worn in total
    • 3 Home Kit variations worn
  • Away Kits – 37% of variations used
    • 35 Away Kits worn in total
    • 11 Away Kit variations worn
  • 3rd Kits – 34% of variations worn
    • 32 3rd Kits worn in total
    • 8 3rd Kit variations worn
  • Special Kit – 1% of variations used
    • 1 Special Kit 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

  • Lincoln City in 7 Kit Variations: Home, Away x3, 3rd x2, Special
  • Bristol Rovers in 6 Kit Variations: Home, Away x3, 3rd x2
  • 3 Teams in 5 Kit Variations
    • Barnsley: Home, Away x3, 3rd
    • Bolton Wanderers: Home x2, Away x2, 3rd
    • Shrewsbury Town: Home, Away x2, 3rd x2
  • 10 Teams wore 4 Kit Variations
    • Birmingham City: Home, Away, 3rd x2
    • Blackpool: Home x2, Away, 3rd
    • Charlton Athletic: Home, Away, 3rd x2
    • Exeter City: Home, Away, 3rd x2
    • Mansfield Town: Home x2, Away, 3rd
    • Peterborough United: Home, Away, 3rd x2
    • Reading: Home, Away, 3rd x2
    • Wigan Athletic: Home, Away x2, 3rd
    • Wrexham: Home, Away x2, 3rd
  • 9 Teams wore 3 Kit Variations
  • Most Variations of Home Kit – 2 Kits (3 Teams)
    • Blackpool
      • Default Home
      • All Tangerine, 3rd shorts
    • Bolton Wanderers
      • Default Home
      • All White, Away shorts
    • Mansfield Town
      • Default Home
      • Home with white Away socks
  • Most Variations of Away Kit – 3 Kits (3 Teams)
    • Barnsley
      • Default Away
      • Away with Red (Home) socks
      • Away with Red (Home) shorts
    • Bristol Rovers
      • Default Away
      • Away with Blue (Home) socks
      • Away with Green (3rd) socks
    • Lincoln City
      • Default Away
      • Away with Black (3rd) shorts
      • Away with Black (3rd) shorts & socks
  • Most Variations of 3rd Kit – 2 Kits (8 Teams)
    • Birmingham City
      • Default 3rd
      • 3rd with White (Away) socks
    • Bristol Rovers
      • Default 3rd
      • 3rd with Black (Away) socks
    • Charlton Athletic
      • Default 3rd
      • 3rd with Yellow (Away) socks
    • Exeter City
      • Default 3rd
      • 3rd with Black (Home) shorts
    • Lincoln City
      • Default 3rd
      • 3rd with White (Away) socks
    • Peterborough United
      • Default 3rd
      • 3rd with Blue (Home) socks
    • Reading
      • Default 3rd
      • 3rd with Blue (Home) socks
    • Shrewsbury Town
      • Default 3rd
      • 3rd with White (Away) socks
  • 9 Teams only used Home, Away kits and 3rd Kits with no variations
  • Most worn Home Kit – 37, Bolton Wanderers (36 Default / 1 Variation)
  • Most worn Away Kit – 16, Charlton Athletic (all Default) & Lincoln City (10 Default / 6 Variation)
  • Most worn 3rd Kit – 11, Exeter City (9 Default / 2 Variation)

Something that I have created last season which provided to be popular was an overview of when each of the new kits were first worn, for example… Blackpool wore 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 Twitter Account – @Kit_Geek

Kit Highlights and Summary

In 2024 / 24 League One season teams wore 95 Kits, this was an increase in the number kits compared to last season where 85 Kits were worn, as it stands this is the joint with the Championship with the fewest number of Kit Variations seen this season.

The most worn Kit in the League was Bolton Wanderers who wore their Home Kit in 37 times, wearing in it’s default look 36 times and with away shorts once, for an all white look. Peterborough United also wore their Home Kit 36 Kits, but did not wear any variations of their Home Kit.

Lincoln City wore change kits in all 23 Away games in their League One Campaign, wearing their all white Away Kit 10 times, their all black 3rd Kit 5 times and “Mash Ups” of these two kits in another 8 games!

For the second season in a row Charlton Athletic wore their change kits in 22 of their 23 away games, the only game which they wore their Home Kit away from The Valley was the game against Cambridge United on 12th April 2025.

Northampton Town, also matched this record of 22 of their 23 games in changes kit, their only use of Home Kit in an Away game was also at Cambridge United, on 29th March 2025.

Blackpool were another team on the road not to use their default Home Kit, wearing All Tangerine (using their 3rd shorts) when in their Home Kit away from Bloomfield Road

Bristol Rovers wore three variations of their Away kit, each one a different pair of socks. Home, Away and 3rd socks all used!

Huddersfield Town provided some interesting Kit Usage this season, however it was not them directly.. there was eight teams that had to use alternative socks when playing at Huddersfield (who use Black socks with their Home Kit), Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers, Bristol Rovers (see above), Charlton Athletic, Lincoln City, Peterborough United, Wigan Athletic and Wrexham all used alternative socks.

Wrexham wore their Away at Home against Crawley Town on 21st September, this was to remember the 266 men who lost their lives in the Gresford Colliery Disaster on September 22, 1934.

There were some examples of Charity Kit Usage in League One this season.

Lincoln City, had the only dedicated Charity Kit worn on 25th January 2025.

Mansfield Town kept their tradition for support raise awareness for World Down’s Syndrome Day by wearing their Away socks with their Home Kit on 8th April 2025.

Stevenage wore their Charity 3rd Kit at Home on 18th April, they had worn this Kit on two previous occasions but this was the only time it was worn at Home.

There we have it, League One’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.

X – @kit_geek or Bluesky – Kit Geek

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

Premier League – 2024 / 25

The Championship – 2024 / 25

League Two – 2024 / 25

EFL, The Championship 24/25: End of Season Kit Report

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The 2024 / 25 The Championship Season came to a close on Saturday 3rd May 2025, with Leeds United securing the title in stoppage time on the final day of the season from Burnley, with both teams amassing a staggering 100 points. Sheffield United, Sunderland, Coventry City and Bristol City 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)
  • 95 Different Kit variations used by the 24 teams.
  • Home Kits – 34% of Kit variations used
    • 32 Home Kits worn in total 
    • 8 Home Kit variations worn
  • Away Kits – 35% of variations used
    • 33 Away Kits worn in total
    • 10 Away Kit variations worn
  • 3rd Kits – 29% of variations worn
    • 24 3rd Kits worn in total
    • 4 3rd Kit variations worn
  • Special Kits – 2% of variations worn
    • 2 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

  • Luton Town in 9 Kit Variations: Home x3, Away x3, 3rd x3
  • Plymouth Argyle in 6 Kit Variations: Home x4, Away, 3rd
  • Sheffield Wednesday in 5 Kit Variations: Home x2, Away x2, 3rd
  • 12 Teams wore 4 Kit Variations
    • Cardiff City: Home, Away x2, 3rd
    • Coventry City: Home, Away, 3rd x2
    • Hull City: Home, Away, 3rd, Special
    • Middlesbrough: Home, Away, 3rd, Special
    • Millwall: Home, Away x2, 3rd
    • Oxford United: Home, Away x2, 3rd
    • Portsmouth: Home, Away x3, 3rd
    • Preston North End: Home, Away, 3rd x2
    • Sheffield United: Home x2, Away, 3rd
    • Stoke City: Home, Away x2, 3rd
    • Swansea City: Home, Away x2, 3rd
    • Watford: Home x2, Away, 3rd
  • 9 Teams wore 3 Kit Variations (Home, Away, 3rd Kits)
  • Most Variations of Home Kit – 4 Kits
    • Plymouth Argyle:
      • Default Home
      • Home with Home Shorts & white (Away) socks
      • Home with black (3rd) shorts & white (Away socks)
      • Home with Black (3rd shorts) and Home socks
  • Most Variations of Away Kit – 3 Kits
    • Luton Town
      • Default All Navy Away
      • Away with Orange (Home) socks
      • Away with White (3rd) socks
  • Most Variations of 3rd Kit – 3 Kits
    • Luton Town
      • Default All White 3rd
      • 3rd with Navy (Home) shorts
      • 3rd with Navy (Home) shorts and Navy (Away) socks
  • 11 Teams only used Kits with no variations
  • Most worn Home Kit – 39, Norwich City
  • Most worn Away Kit – 14, Leeds United
  • Most worn 3rd Kit – 12, Hull City and Millwall

Something that I have created last season which provided to be popular was an overview of when each of the new kits were first worn, for example… Burnley wore 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 Twitter Account – @Kit_Geek

Kit Highlights and Summary

In 2024 / 25 Championship season teams wore 95 Kits, this was an increase on the number kits compared to last season where 85 Kits were worn, this is the joint with League One with the fewest number of Kit Variations seen this season with Luton Town using nine Kit Variations, 9.5% of the total Kits used in The Championship

The single most worn Kit in the League was Norwich City for the second season in a row, who wore their Home Kit in 39 of the 46 League games, however this was a reduction from last season having worn their Home Kit 41 times in 23 / 24 Season.

Luton Town were the Kit Lovers Team of the Championship, with a perfectly matched set of kits that was able to be mix and matched, providing nine different looks with some wonderful mash ups!

Plymouth Argyle were another team that made good use of their Kit Set, using 3rd Shorts (Black) and Away Socks (White) to provide alternative Home Kit Variations with white / black shorts and socks.

A theme seen within The Championship was the use of the Kit Set to create new looks, several teams used their Kit in this way, Luton Town and Plymouth Argyle above, there were other notable examples.

Watford made good use of their Black Away Kit shorts and socks, to keep kit looking very much to the club colours.

Preston mashed up their 3rd Kit (shirt) and Away (shorts and socks), to give a different Kit Look at Sheffield Wednesday but one that tonally worked perfectly.

Also Cardiff City, Coventry City, Millwall, Oxford United, Portsmouth, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, Stoke City and Swansea City, used another set of socks to create a different Kit Look, with most of these looks being used against Sheffield Wednesday!

Sheffield Wednesday’s Away Kit was an interesting story this season. When released it was shown with black / white socks, that were nice in their design, something a little different, however during the season we did not actually see these socks in action, rather plain white ones worn four times with their Away Kit (and used three times for an alternative Home Kit Look).

There were two “Special Kits” on show in the 2024 / 25 Season…

Hull City wore a special 120th Anniversary Kit against Cardiff City on 28th September.

Middlesbrough wore a “No more Red” Kit, which was a charity kit against Knife Crime, this was worn against Coventry City on 2nd November

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.

X – @kit_geek or Bluesky – Kit Geek

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League One – 2024 / 25

League Two – 2024 / 25

Premier League – 2024 / 25

Premier League: Matchweek 34 Kit Review

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Matchweek 34 of the Premier League was one of the more unusual ones of this season, due to the FA Cup Semi Finals at the weekend this Matchweek was played over 10 days between 22nd April and 1st May 2025. The games were the reverse matches from Matchweek 17 and saw Liverpool crowned as Premier League Champions for 2024 / 25 Season.

You can find last week’s report here

The Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

Matchweek 34 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 105 (+2 Kits this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 71 (No New Kits this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

Aston Villa in Home Kit with Claret Shorts and White socks.

Everton Away with alternative yellow shorts.

Kit Highlights

Aston Villa continue to be the club that keep on delivering this season in terms of kits, wearing their 12th Kit Variation in Premier League (34 games) and 13th overall (150th Anniversary Kit). This was their 4th different Home Kit Look, also having worn four Away and 3rd Kits this season.

My favourite Kit Match Up of this Matchweek was the game between Manchester City and Aston Villa, regular followers / readers will know that I have soft spot for contrasting sock colours, so both team in this look, as well as Aston Villa using another Kit Look was always a winner for me!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 13 Home Kits, 4 Away Kits and 3 3rd Kits

There were three Kit Variations used this Matchweek

  • Aston Villa – Home with claret shorts and white socks
  • Everton – Away with alternative yellow shorts
  • Manchester United – 3rd with alternative shorts, 4th time used

Kit Grid – Up to 2nd May

Kit News

There was no new Premier League Kit News in the past week, the leaks for next season are coming in thick and fast, and I am sure we will see some confirmed before the end of the season!

And finally congratulations to Liverpool on winning the Premier League this season.

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

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