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Premier League: Matchweek 4 Kit Review

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The Premier League is back after the first International Break of the season and Matchweek 4 is completed, let’s take some time to look into the Kits worn this weekend!

You can find last week’s report here

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

All 60 Kits have now been released, we have even seen a 61st, more on that below….!

Matchweek 4 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 42 (+7 Kits this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 40 (+6 Kits this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were 7 new Kits seen this Matchweek..

Manchester United were in a change kit for the first time this season, using their Away Kit.

Leicester City in their 3rd Kit.

Brentford in their 3rd Kit.

Everton in their 3rd Kit.

Newcastle United in the Away Kit.

Alternative socks for both West Ham (Home Kit) and Chelsea (Away Kit) both in alternative looks for the first time.

There was also 6 new Goalkeeper Kits on show this weekend

  • Arsenal – Pink
  • AFC Bournemouth – Blue
  • Leicester City – Black
  • Manchester City – Light Orange
  • Manchester United – Green
  • Southampton – Green

Kit Highlights

For the first time in 38 years Arsenal were forced to wear a change kit in The North London Derby againt Tottenham Hotspur, this was due to PGMOL ruling that there was too much white in the Arsenal home kit, Arsenal reportedly offered to wear alternative red shorts but their offer was rejected, so it was their Away Kit that was used…!

West Ham were the first team this season to use a Kit Variation, with alternative blue socks with their Home Kit, this was also the only Home Shirt used by an Away team this Matchweek.

This was soon followed by Chelsea, in alternative socks with their Away kit.

There just 2 teams that have only 1 kit so far this season – Fulham and Wolverhampton Wanderers, with Wolves also just wearing the 1 Goalkeeper as well.

Brentford and Everton are the first team to wear Home, Away and 3rd Kits this season in their opening 4 games.

My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the game between Manchester City and Brentford, the two kits working well together to give a nice overall look on the pitch.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 11 Home Kits and 5 Away and 4 3rd Kits in action.

The first variations of the season used this weekend

  • West Ham United – Home / Blue Socks
  • Chelsea – Away / Light Orange Socks

Kit Grid – Up to 16th September

Kit News

Manchester City have release their much rumoured “4th” Kit… making it the 61st Kit of the Premier League this season, described as the below on the Manchester City website.

“Marking 30 years since the release of the album Definitely Maybe, it’s definitely City. Co-designed by lifelong Man City fan Noel Gallagher, this collection pays homage to the album that defined an era. Featuring designs inspired by the iconic Oasis album cover”

I managed to pop into the Puma store on Carnaby Street, London on the day of it’s launch to see it in person, whether the team needs a 4th Kit is another debate, but as a Kit and Kit Collection this does look great.

This may not be the last 4th Kit we see, as there is still talk of either Chelsea or Tottenham Hotspur launching a 4th Shirt this season linked with Air Jordan Brand.

The final two teams to release their 3rd Kits this season, did so this week…

Aston Villa, have gone for “Midnight Blue” as their alternative change kit, giving a nice balance between their three kits.

Wolverhampton Wanderers have gone for a more flamboyant colour, “Hyper Voilet” is its description, it’s bold choice to used and will be interesting to see in action.

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek and I will be back after next weekend’s fixtures.

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Premier League – Matchweek 3

Premier League: Matchweek 3 Kit Review

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Matchweek 3 is completed, the Transfer Window has been slammed shut and we have now made it to the first International Break of the 2024/25 Premier League season, so let’s take some time to look into the Kits worn this weekend!

You can find last week’s report here

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

We have seen 58 out of 60 Kits released so far… with just Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers to confirm their 3rd Kits.

Matchweek 3 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 35 (+3 Kits this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 34 (+3 Kits this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were 3 new Kits seen this Matchweek..

Manchester City Away Kit

Tottenham Hotspur Away Kit

Liverpool 3rd Kit

There was also 3 new Goalkeeper Kits on show this weekend

  • Ipswich Town, Pink
  • West Ham United, Green
  • Liverpool, Green

Kit Highlights

For the 2nd week in a row, there was no variations (alternative shorts / socks) with the kits used, there has only been 1 used so far this season, after the time last season we had already seen 10!

There 5 teams that have only 1 kit so far this season – Chelsea, Fulham, Leicester City, Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The remaining 15 Teams have worn 2 kits over the opening 3 fixtures, no team in 3 kits in 3 games.

My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the game between Manchester United and Liverpool, Liverpool in their 3rd Kit gave us a classic look for a classic Premier League fixture

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 14 Home Kits and 5 Away and 1 3rd Kits in action.

There were no Kit variations used in this Matchweek, the second week in a row.

Kit Grid – Up to 2nd September

Kit News

Nike released their 3rd Kits this week, all notably have the Nike Swoosh rotated 90′ on the shirt for change in look for the US Manufacturer and forms part of the “Together We Rise’ collection for it’s high profile clubs.

Chelsea’s 3rd Kit takes inspiration from Punk and Punk Rock which can find its origins in the West London region, a black kit with pink and yellow details throughout the kit.

Liverpool’s 3rd Kit is more a traditional look, with it’s white shirt, black shorts and white socks. The kit celebrates the women’s game and its acceleration in world sport.

Tottenham Hotspur’s 3rd Kit is an all-green Kit is inspired by local heritage, with references to the trees from which the name ‘Seven Sisters’ is derived

It was the 2nd Round of The Carabao Cup this past week, the time that Premier League Clubs enter the competition, and it gave us the first competive use of AFC Bournemouth, Brentford and Southampton’s 3rd Kits.

Newcastle United used alternative white socks with their Home Kit and most interestingly Brighton & Hove Albion using white shorts with their Home Kit at The Amex Stadium against Crawley Town

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek and I will be back with Matchweek 4’s review after the International Break!

Premier League – Matchweek 1

Premier League – Matchweek 2

Premier League: Matchweek 2 Kit Review

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Matchweek 2 is now completed, with all teams now playing at Home this season.

You can find last week’s report here

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

We have seen 55 out of 60 Kits released so far… with just 5 Teams left to release their 3rd Kits.

Matchweek 2 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 32 (+12 Kits this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 31 (+11 Kits this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were a total of 12 new kits seen this weekend, being the 2nd round of fixtures there is no surprise there, with the following teams at Home and in their Home Kit for the first time this season…

  • Brighton & Hove Albion
  • Crystal Palace
  • Southampton
  • Aston Villa
  • AFC Bournemouth

That means there was seven change kits used for the first time

  • West Ham United, 3rd
  • Ipswich Town, Away
  • Nottingham Forest, 3rd
  • Everton, Away
  • Arsenal, Away
  • Newcastle United, 3rd
  • Brentford, Away

Kit Highlights

I am starting with Goalkeeper Kits this week, with the four Umbro supplied teams seeing their Goalkeepers using the same template / colour this weekend, possibly no surprise but I wanted to call out…!

There were 8 Teams that have worn their Home Kits in their opening 2 games of the season, Manchester United, Fulham, Leicester City, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Wolves, Chelsea and Liverpool.

3rd Kits were used for the first time this season, with West Ham, Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United using 3rd Kits this weekend.

AFC Bournemouth celebrated their 125th Anniversary with some special match detailing on their shirt worn against Newcastle United, the special crest will only be used in this game.

My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the game between Aston Villa and Arsenal, for the second week in a row I have gone for Adidas v Adidas but both these kits being used for the first time this season really worked together and the Arsenal Away kit looked better in action that I was expecting!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 13 Home Kits and 4 Away and 3 3rd Kits in action.

There were no Kit variations used in this Matchweek

Kit Grid – Up to 26th August

Kit News

There were two Kits launched this week, both on Friday 23rd August.

Everton, who’s 3rd Kit takes influence of the 100 year anniversary of an exhibition baseball game hosted at Goodison Park. On 23 October 1924, Chicago White Sox and New York Giants played at the ground. The Kit is neutral colour, almost cream (or Ecru) in colour with Navy and Yellow detailing, paired with Navy Shorts and neutral socks completing their first kits from Castore.

Nottingham Forest also released their 3rd Kit, which is light / sky blue in the current Adidas template and worn with white shorts and sky blue socks, and was also debuted this weekend at Southampton.

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek and Matchweek 3 Review will be published after next weekend’s games.

Premier League – Matchweek 1

Premier League: Matchweek 1 Kit Review

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Here we go again…

The 2024 / 25 Premier League Season has now kicked off and just like last season, I will be taking a more in depth look into the Kits each Matchweek.

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

We have seen 53 out of 60 Kits released so far… with just 7 Teams left to release their 3rd Kits.

Matchweek 1 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 20
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 20

New Kits this Matchweek

Of course all kits this week are being used for the first time this season, more details will appear in this section as we move through the season and new kit looks / variations are used.

Kit Highlights

There was just the one “Kit Mash” up on show, Aston Villa who launched their Away Kit the day before their game at West Ham, went with pairing their new kit with their Home Socks to avoid a clash with West Ham who are in White Shorts and Socks this season.

Chelsea started their second consecutive season with no front of shirt sponsor, no agreement was in place for the deadline to add a sponsor, so just as last season it will be a few weeks before we see any changes here.

Arsenal started the season in an unexpected Goalkeeper Kit, having previously advised that they would use the yellow and pink versions of the current Adidas Tiro 24 template, as well as the plain Black Adidas Orginals shirt as a 3rd Option, it was the Black Tiro 24 that was used in the opening game… could be an interesting season for Keeper Kits at The Emirates, with rumours of a 5th keeper look potentially being used this season.

My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the game between Manchester United and Fulham, and its mainly related to those shorts… their design and look is one of my favourite kit details of this season, so seeing two team in this look was great to see in action in the opening game of the season.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 15 Home Kits and 5 Away, with no 3rd Kits in action.

There was just the one Kit variations used in this Matchweek

  • Aston Villa, Away Kit with Home Socks

Kit Grid – Up to 20th August

Kit News

Watch this space for upcoming kit news, still a few 3rd Kits to released and a couple of potential 4th Kits, so we will take a look at those here as we move through the season as well as other Kit related news to Premier League teams.

A reminder you can find details of the 7 Different Kit Manufacturers used in the Premier League this season (along with the rest of The EFL Clubs), here.

That is this Premier League Matchweek Kit Review, 10 games down… 370 to go!!

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek and Matchweek 2 Review will be published after next weekend’s games.

Kit Manufacturers Breakdown: 2024/25

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Following on from my reference article last season, which you can find here. I thought it was time to get update one for the forthcoming season.

Overview of Kit Manufacturers

Breakdown per Manufacturer (In good old fashioned League Ladders Style)!

Puma – 17 Teams (+1 Team from 23/24)

Macron – 17 Teams (+2 Teams)

Adidas – 11 Teams (+2 Teams)

Umbro – 10 Teams (-3 Teams)

Castore – 6 Teams (-1 Team)

Errea – 6 Teams (same number)

Nike – 6 Teams (-1 Team)

Hummel – 3 Teams (-1 Team)

Oxen – 3 Teams (+1 Team)

Joma – 2 Teams (-1 Team)

New Balance – 2 Teams (same number)

That Leaves nine teams this season that are the only club that their manufacturer supplies.

FBT – Crewe Alexandra (League Two)

Kappa – Hull City (Championship)

Kelme – Watford (Championship)

Mills – Tranmere Rovers (League Two)

O’Neills – Bristol City (Championship)

SUDU – Wolverhampton Wanderers (Premier League)

TAG – Burton Albion (League One)

Terrace – Morecambe (League Two)

VX3 – Newport County (League Two)

So there we have it, 92 Team, 20 manufacturers, 2 more than last season (SUDU and Terrace) and all the details you may need.

Any surprises there, any thoughts and comments please let me know?

Champions League 2023/24: Kit Overview

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On Saturday 1st June 2024, Real Madrid won the Champions League for the 6th time in 11 years and 15th time overall in the history of the tournament.

I wanted to follow my overview of the kits worn in the Group Stages with a Kit Overview of the Knock Out Stages of the competition, as well as a final overview of the competition from The Group Stages

Knock Out Round Kit Stats

  • 31 – Kits worn in Knock Out Stages – 29 games
  • 17 – Home Kits (15 Default / 2 Variations)
  • 7 – Away Kits
  • 5 – 3rd Kits
  • 1 – 4th Kit
  • 1 – Cup Kit
  • 5 New Kit Variations used in Knock Out Stages

Overall Kit Stats (Including Group Stages)

  • 95 Kits worn – 125 games
  • 40 Home Kits (15 Default / 11 Variations)
  • 25 Away Kits (22 Default / 3 Variations)
  • 24 3rd Kits (19 Default / 5 Variations)
  • 3 4th Kits
  • 3 Cup Kits used (2 Defaults / 1 variation)

Kit Overview

Group A / Group B

Group C / Group D

Group E / Group F

Group G / Group H

Knock Out Fixtures

Group Stage Fixtures can be found here

The 5 “New Kits Variations” seen in the Knockout Stages:

Arsenal wore their home kit with alternative socks against FC Porto in their Last 16 Game.

FC Porto returned the alternative Home Kit look in the return leg of their match up with Arsenal, these were the only two alternative kit looks used in the Knock-Out games of the Champions League this season.

Napoli wore their away for the first time in the competition this season when they Barcelona.

Atletico Madrid wore their away in game against Borussia Dortmund, this meant they were the 2nd team to wear Home, Away, 3rd and 4th Kits in the competition, Barcelona being the first.

It took Real Madrid to the 2nd Leg of their Quarter Final against Manchester City to wear their Away for the first time, they then wore it again in their next game against Bayern Munich.

Kit Variations Stats

Looking in more detail at the Kit Variations worn by the Champions League Teams

  • FC Porto in 5 Kit Variations (8 Games): Home Kit x3, Away Kit, 3rd Kit
  • 6 Teams in 4 Kit variations
    • Manchester United (6 Games): Home Kit x2, Away Kit, 3rd Kit
    • Arsenal (10 Games): Home Kit x2, 3rd Kit x2
    • Napoli (8 Games): Home Kit x2, Away Kit, 3rd Kit
    • Atletico Madrid (10 Games): Home Kit, Away Kit, 3rd Kit, 4th Kit
    • Celtic (6 Games): Home Kit, Away Kit x2, 3rd Kit
    • Barcelona (10 Games): Home Kit, Away Kit, 3rd Kit, 4th Kit
  • 17 Teams in 3 Kit Variations
    • 8 Teams in Home, Away, 3rd Kits
    • 9 Teams using a variation of one their kits to give 3 variations in total
  • 7 Teams in 2 Kit Variations
  • 1 Team in just 1 Kit – BCS Young Boys
  • Most variations of Home Kit – 3 (FC Porto)
  • Most variatons of Away Kit – 2 (RC Lens / Feyenoord / Celtic)
  • Most variations of 3rd Kit – 2 (Arsenal / PSV / RB Salzburg)
  • Most variations of Cup Kit – 2 (Borussia Dortmund)
  • 17 Teams did not wear any Kit Variations, just default Home, Away, 3rd, 4th or Cup Kits
  • Most worn Home Kit – 7, Real Madrid (13 Games) / PSG (12 Games)
  • Most worn Away Kit – 7, Bayern Munich (12 Games)
  • Most worn 3rd Kit – 5, RB Salzburg (2 Variations in 6 Games)
  • Most worn 4th Kit – 3, Barcelona (10 Games)
  • Most worn Cup Kit – 13, Borussia Dortmund (2 Variations in 13 Games)

All Kit variations and the number times they were worn by Group…

Kit Highlights:

There was an increase in overall kits used from last season, increasing from 87 to 95 (9%) with 24 of the 32 teams using at least 3 Kit Looks, and just 8 teams using a maxium of 2 kits.

Only one team, BSC Young Boys wore just one kit look in their Champions League Campaign, which lasted their 6 Group Games.

Borussia Dortmund’s run to the final saw them only use their Cup Kit through-out their 13 games in two variations (Black Shorts and Yellow Shorts)…

FC Porto wore the most Kit Variations in this season’s competition, with 5 kit looks including 3 different Home Kit variations…

Let me know you favourite kits, kit highlights and kit match ups of the 2023/24 Champions League in the comments below or over at @Kit_Geek

Premier League: Matchweek 38 Kit Review

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So that’s it, Matchweek 38 and in turn the Premier League has been completed for another season! Manchester City lifting their 4th Title in a row on the final Matchweek, and Luton Town joining Sheffield United and Burnley in dropping out of the Top Flight. These fixtures being the reverse games from Matchweek 5 from back in September.

As always you can find last week Matchweek’s review – here

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

Matchweek 38

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 110 (+1 new kit from last Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 61 (+1 new kit from last Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

There was just the one new kit on show in the final round of fixtures, with Liverpool showcasing their new Home Kit for 2024/25 Season.

And of course, their new first choice goalkeeper kit, which is the new Nike Goalkeeper Template in Black.

Kit Highlights

In the final games of the season, there was a record made for this season… with 8 teams in different variations of kits and all 5 Away kits on show were alternative away kit looks for their default looks!

The only two teams not in alternative looks were Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Ham United.

Tottenham Hotspur, started and ended their season in Away Kit with Home Socks…

My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the game between Chelsea and AFC Bournemouth, the Chelsea home kit has grown on through out this season and the AFC Bouremouth Away kit with alternative navy socks is a great look and this match up works well for me.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 15 Home Kits and 5 Away Kits in action.

As mentioned above, there were 8 Kit variations used in this Matchweek

  • Everton, All Blue Home Kit, 4th time used this season
  • Newcastle United, Away with white socks for 3rd time
  • Manchester United, Home with white socks for just 2nd time
  • Nottingham Forest, Away with alternative white shorts & socks, 2nd time
  • AFC Bournemouth in Away with Navy socks, 2nd time this season
  • Aston Villa, All white away kit, 3rd time used
  • Fulham in Home Kit with alternative white socks, 8th time
  • Tottenham Hotspur in Away with white (home) socks, 4th time

Kit Grid – Final Grid

Kit News

A couple of next season’s kit have been offically launched in the week, with Arsenal and Manchester City however due to Premier League rules (apparently) with the title winners not confirmed in the final games teams will have to wear their default registered kits

Arsenal’s 2024/25 Home Kit is wonderful, bringing back the “Cannon” for the Home Kit for the first time in 30 years, it is the same template we have seen with the International Kit releases, with navy blue being used across the “shardes” in the shirt and shorts, giving a nice overall balance to the kit.

Manchester City’s new Home Kit also has navy detailing, within the collar and cuffs, which contain a motif of “0161” the phone area code of Manchester. Navy Blue is more prominent in the over kit, with the socks being Navy Blue and alternative shorts also being in navy!

And there we have it, the weekly Kit Reviews for 2023/24 Season, hopefully you have enjoyed them and would like them to return next season!

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek 

The full End of Season Report will be out soon…!

Premier League – Matchweek 34

Premier League – Matchweek 29 (Part II)

Premier League – Matchweek 35

Premier League – Matchweek 36

Premier League – Matchweek 37

Also my End of Season Reports for EFL are out now…

Championship: End of Season Report

League One: End of Season Report

League Two: End of Season Report

Premier League: Matchweek 37 Kit Review

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Matchweek 37, the penultimate week of the season has now been completed. These fixtures being the reverse games from Matchweek 4.

As always you can find last week Matchweek’s review – here

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

Matchweek 37

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 109 (no new kits)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 60 (no new kits)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were no new kits on show this Matchweek, which is no surprise… we are waiting to see if we will have any 2024/25 kits on show in the final round of fixtures this season.

Kit Highlights

Brentford won for the first time this season in their Away Kit, this was the 7th time the kit was worn this season with 1 draw and 5 defeats in the previous 6 outings this season… the Kit was alao worn 6 times in Premier League last season with no victories, so it looks like in it’s last usage in its 2 year life cycle it was finally worn in victory.

Brighton & Hove Albion wore their 3rd Kit for just the second time this season (last season’s Away Kit) both occasions have been with alternative white shorts.

Liverpool remain unbeaten in the League in their Away Kit, playing 7 times with 3 wins and 4 draws.

My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the game between Manchester United and Arsenal, an all Adidas affair and seeing the Arsenal Kit on show for probably the final time is reason enough to be my favourite kit match of the week, a modern classic in my eyes!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 12 Home Kits, 5 Away Kit and 3 3rd Kit in action.

There were 2 Kit variations used in this Matchweek

  • Luton Town, Away Kit with Home shorts & socks, the 4th time this look has been used
  • Brighton & Hove Albion in 3rd Kit with white shorts, 2nd time

Kit Grid – Up to 14th May 2024

Kit News

Burnley have annouced their new kit partnership with Castore, as previously reported Castore have taken over the licence to supply kits to a number of British Clubs from Umbro, so this appears to be the first of these changes.

The club announced it was a multi-year deal with Castore starting from 2024/25 Season, full details can be found on the club’s site and it’s offical annoucement here.

It has been reported that Chelsea have missed the deadline in confirming their front of shirt sponsorship for their 2024/25 kits. This means that the initial launch of their new kits are likely to be blank much like this season where they only confirmed “Infinite Athlete” once the season had kicked off… one to keep an eye on over the next few weeks.

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek I will be back next week with the final weekly review and of course the big one, the full season report…!

Premier League – Matchweek 33

Premier League – Matchweek 34

Premier League – Matchweek 29 (Part II)

Premier League – Matchweek 35

Premier League – Matchweek 36

Also my End of Season Reports for EFL are out now…

Championship: End of Season Report

League One: End of Season Report

League Two: End of Season Report

Premier League: Matchweek 36 Kit Review

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Matchweek 36 has now been completed, and we are that stage of the season where most teams have just one more Home Game Each.. so a chance of new kits on show in the coming weeks (more on that below). The fixtures from this weekend are a mix of games from Matchweek 7 (7 games from there) and Matchweek 2 (3 games from there).. the fixture computer must of had a funny turn when coming this round of games!

As always you can find last week Matchweek’s review – here

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

Matchweek 36

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 109 (+1 from Matchweek 35)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 60 (+1 from Matchweek 35)

New Kits this Matchweek

There was one new kit on show this weekend, with Nottingham Forest using alternative socks with their 3rd Kit, we have seen these socks before but they were worn with alternative shorts as well, interesting against Brentford who wear the same colour combination as Sheffield United… so I guess they did not like the look of the shorts to use them again!

In the Midweek Game between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur (delayed from MW26), Tottenham used the Green Nike Goalkeeper Template for the first time this season.

Kit Highlights

This matchweek saw five teams in 3rd Kits, the joint most worn in one round of fixtures, however this was the first time this season where we saw three teams in 3rd Variations with Fulham, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United.

My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the game between Luton Town and Everton, a nice balance between the two kits and likely the last time we will see this wonderful Everton 3rd Kit in action!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 14 Home Kits, 1 Away Kit and 5 3rd Kit in action.

There were a total of 4 Kit variations used in this Matchweek

  • Fulham, in 3rd Kit with alternative pink shorts & socks, 2nd time this season
  • Nottingham Forest, 3rd Kit with alternative orange socks
  • Aston Villa, Home Kit with alternative claret shorts & socks, 4th time seen this season
  • Manchester United in 3rd Kit with white socks, the 7th time used

Kit Grid – Up to 7th May 2024

Kit News

The first offical Kit Launch for 2024/25 has happened and there is no surprise that it is Liverpool. Their much leaked home kit is now available for Pre-Order for 16th May, this suggests that we will see this kit in action (a regular occurance for Liverpool) with the likely game being the final game of the season against Wovlerhampton Wanderers. I will be interested to see the kit in action and initially quite like the yellow / white side flashes, which are also on the shorts’ side panels, an element of the kit that was not seen in the leaked images..!

Another club that may debut their 2024/25 Home Kit before the end of the season is Manchester City who are making plans to wear the new kit against West Ham United on the final game of the season, HOWEVER… it has been reported that they will ONLY wear their new kit if… the Premier League Title has been secured at that point either by themselves or another club, if the title race goes down to that final round of fixtuers then they will wear this season’s kit.

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek 

Premier League – Matchweek 32

Premier League – Matchweek 33

Premier League – Matchweek 34

Premier League – Matchweek 29 (Part II)

Premier League – Matchweek 35

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Also my End of Season Reports for EFL are out now…

Championship: End of Season Report

League One: End of Season Report

League Two: End of Season Report

EFL, League One 23/24: End of Season Kit Report

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The 2023/24 League One Season came to a close on Saturday 27th April 2024, with Portsmouth securing the title on 16th April and Derby County getting promoted as runners up on the final day of the season. Bolton Wanderers, Peterborough United, Oxford United and Barnsley 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)
  • 85 Different Kit variations used by the 24 teams.
  • Home Kits – 36% of Kit variations used
    • 31 Home Kits worn in total (Including 1 Kit from 24/25 Season)
    • 6 Home Kit variations worn
  • Away Kits – 38% of variations used
    • 32 Away Kits worn in total
    • 8 Away Kit variations worn
  • 3rd Kits – 26% of variations worn
    • 22 3rd Kits worn in total
    • 3 3rd Kit variations worn

Overview of Kits Worn

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

  • 6 Teams in 5 Kit Variations
    • Barnsley: Home, Away x2, 3rd x2
    • Blackpool: Home x2, Away x2, 3rd
    • Cambridge United: Home x3, Away x2
    • Charlton Athletic: Home, Away x2, 3rd x2
    • Reading: Home, Away x2, 3rd, Home 24/25
    • Wycombe Wanderers: Home, Away x2, 3rd x2
  • 3 Teams wore 4 Kit Variations
    • Cheltenham Town: Home x2, Away, 3rd
    • Exeter City: Home, Away x2, 3rd
    • Stevenage: Home x2, Away, 3rd
  • 13 Teams wore 3 Kit Variations
  • 2 Teams wore just 2 Kit Variations
  • Most Variations of Home Kit – 3 Kits
    • Cambridge United: Amber / Black / Black – Amber / Black / Amber – All Amber
  • Most Variations of Away Kit – 2 Kits
    • Barnsley: All White – White / White / Red
    • Blackpool: White / Orange / White – All White
    • Cambridge United: All White – White / Black / Black
    • Charlton Atletic: All Navy – Navy / Navy / White
    • Exeter City: Grey / Grey / White – Grey / Grey / Black
    • Reading: All Grey – Grey / Grey / Blue
    • Shrewsbury Town: All Red – Red / Red / White
    • Wycombe Wanderers: Green & White Stripes / Green / White – Green & White Stripes / Green / Green
  • Most Variations of 3rd Kit – 2 Kits
    • Barnsley: All Black – Black / Black / White
    • Charlton Athletic: White / Black / White – All White
    • Wycombe Wanderers: Red / White / Red – Red / White / White
  • 11 Teams only used Home, Away kits and 3rd Kits with no variations
  • 5 Teams in just Home and Away Kits, with variations used
  • Most worn Home Kit – 40, Cambrige United, (34 Default / 6 Variations)
  • Most worn Away Kit – 17, Charlton Athletic (15 Default / 2 Variations)
  • Most worn 3rd Kit – 11, Peterborough United

Something new that I have created for this season is an overview of when each of the new kits were first worn, for example… Exeter City their Away Kit in their first game, Home Kit in their 2nd game and 3rd Kit in their 3rd 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 Twitter Account – @Kit_Geek

Kit Highlights and Summary

In 2023/24 League One season teams wore 85 Kits, this was a decrease in the number kits compared to last season where 102 Kits were worn, as it stands this is the joint with the Championship with the fewest number of Kit Variations seen this season. It was also the only League that had clubs with just two kit variations used, the Home Kit and Away Kit.

The single most worn Kit in the League was from Bristol Rovers who wore their Home Kit in 37 of 46 games, only wearing their away strip twice in the final 22 games of the season.

Cambridge United were one of six teams that wore five different kit variations this season, the most in League One however they were the only club to do this with just Home and Away Kits, wearing three different variations of their Home Kit..! Using this variations meant that they used their Home Kit 40 times out of the 46 games, alternative amber socks were used both Home and Away to create alternative kit variations.

The two clubs to wear just two kits this season in both EFL and Premier League were in League One, they were:

Carlisle United, who wore their Home Kit 36 times and Away Kit 10 times.

Fleetwood Town, who wore their Home Kit 34 times and Away Kit 12 times.

Charlton Athletic wore their change kits (and variations of them) in 22 of their 23 away games, the only game which they wore their Home Kit away from The Valley was the game against Reading on 10th February 2024.

There were instances of clubs wearing change kits in Home Games this season, with five clubs changing from their default home kit.

Bristol Rovers wore a 140th Anniversary Celebration Kit at Home to Cheltenham Town.

Cheltenham Town wore a charity 3rd Kit against Shrewsbury Town.

Exeter City wore their 3rd Kit at Home against Leyton Orient to celebrate 20 years of their Fan Trust Ownership.

Leyton Orient themselves wore their away kit at home against Barnsley, this was due to Barnsley’s white Away kit being damaged in a Bus Fire in the weeks before their fixture, so it agreed that the home team would change to their Away kit to also avoid any colourblind kit clashes.

Stevenage wore their charity 3rd kit at home against Burton Albion.

There we have it, League One’s End of Season Kit report for 2023/24, 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 when they are published…!

Premier League – End of Season Report

Championship – End of Season Report

League Two – End of Season Report