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Premier League – Kit Log and all the information you might need!

Nov 1, 2019Posted in Premier League Kit LogTagged England, EPL, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kit Variations, Kits, Premier League, SoccerLeave a comment

We are now over a quarter of the way through the season, so this feels like the ideal time to take a deeper look into the Kits worn so far in the 2019/20 season.

Followers to my Twitter account – @Kit_Geek will know that I do keep weekly updates on kits via the “Kit Grid” with some high level stats for those of you like me who like to see the numbers behind the kits worn.

Kit Grid, Match Day 10:

Kit Stats

10 Rounds of fixtures into the season, means 200 Kits worn. Taking a look at little at some of the overall kit stats:

Home Kits worn – 71% (65% Full Kits, 6% Home Kit variation)
Away Kits worn – 18% (14.5% Full, 3.5% Variation)
3rd Kits worn – 10.5% (8.5% Full, 2% Variation)
4th Kit worn – 0.5%

Looking at points won by teams in their Home, Away, 3rd (and 4th) Kits – This includes variations of each Kits.

Home Kits – 191 Point won, at an average of 1.35 Points per game
Away Kits – 45 Points won, at an average of 1.25 Points per game
3rd Kits – 34 Points won, at an average of 1.62 Points per game
4th Kit – 1 Point won, so 1 Point per game

So it appears that a team wearing their 3rd kit is likely to score more points, with 5 teams having 100% win records when in their 3rd choice outfit this season, those teams:

Liverpool (3 games)
Crystal Palace and Manchester City (2 games)
Bournemouth and Newcastle United (1 game)

Point per game by Team:

Home Kits

Away Kits

3rd / 4th Kits

Kit Variations

One thing I particularly like keeping an eye out for is variations of kits worn, below is the update by team and the kits they have worn in the League this season:

69 Variatons of Kit Worn
Liverpool have worn 5 variations of Kits (due to sock changes on Home / 3rd Kit)
9 Teams have worn 4 variations of Kits
8 Teams have worn 3 variations of Kits
Newcastle United and Norwich City have worn just 2 variations of their Kits, both being Home and 3rd Kits

Of the 59 Registered Kits, we have not seen 5 in the Premier League this season:

Chelsea 3rd Kit
Everton 3rd Kit
Leicester City 3rd Kit
Newcastle United Away Kit
Norwich City Away Kit

The Order that teams have worn Kits:

Goalkeeper Kits

Something new that I have been tracking this season is what the Goalkeepers are wearing this season, below are the Goalkeeper kits worn per game

55 Goalkeeper Kits worn in 2019/20

And there we have it, a fairly comprehensive view of the Kits worn in the Premier League so far in 2019/20.

I always like to end my kit round ups with my favourite Kit match up of the recent weeks, for me it was last week’s (26th October) game between Watford and Bournemouth. Bournemouth changing to white shorts and socks to avoid the clash with Watford’s…. giving us inadvertently a tribute to Luther Blisset.

Please let me know your thoughts, favourite kits and comments below or over on my Twitter Account – @Kit_Geek

Premier League – Kit Log 2019/20

Sep 3, 2019Posted in Premier League Kit LogTagged England, EPL, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kits, Premier League, SoccerLeave a comment

As we reach the first International Break of the 2019/20 season it feels like its a good time to take stock and have a look at the kits worn in the first four rounds of the season.

As always I like to look at the stats of the kits worn and information behind that.

Kit Stats

Home Kits – 69% (65% full, 4% variation)
Away Kits – 18% (17% full, 1% variation)
3rd Kit – 12% (11% full, 1% variation)
4th Kit – 1%

Teams with 3 kits worn – In Appearance

Arsenal (Away, Home, 3rd)
Burnley (Home, 3rd, Away)
Crystal Palace (Home, Away, 3rd)
Everton (4th, Home, Home variation)
Manchester United (Home, Home variation, 3rd variation)
Sheffield United (Away, Home, Away variation)
Tottenham Hotspur (Home, Away, Home variation)

Teams with 2 kits worn – In Appearance

Aston Villa (Home, Away)
Bournemouth (Home, 3rd)
Brighton & Hove Albion (Home, Away)
Chelsea (Home, Away)
Leicester City (Home, Away)
Liverpool (Home, 3rd)
Manchester City (Away, Home)
Newcastle United (Home, 3rd)
Norwich City (Home, 3rd)
Southampton (Away, Home)
Watford (Home, 3rd)
West Ham United (Home, Away)

Team with 1 kit worn

Wolverhampton Wanderers (Home)

Something we have seen twice this season (Everton at Crystal Palace and Watford at Newcastle United) is the Referee step in and ask teams to change their kits to avoid a clash.

Everton who wanted to use their Coral away kit but was advised by the Ref is would cause a clash of kit and with their then soon to be released 3rd kit being Navy Blue, it meant a return of last season’s white 3rd kit, as what will be a 4th kit this season. For me this white kit actually complements the current home kit in its desgin, so maybe should have been kept as a 3rd kit this season.

The second instance was with Watford, who wanted to use their Navy Blue away kit for the first time at Newcastle and with their home kit this season being Black / Yellow halved shirts, it meant a return of last season’s Green Away kit to be used as a 3rd kit, something the team did not have last season being one of only two teams to wear just a Home and Away kit.

The other one of those teams was Wolverhampton Wanderers, who currently are the only team to wear just one kit so far this season, however I would expect to see the team to use a rare 3rd kit when they play away at Watford on 1st January 2020, with their home and away kits both clashing with Watford’s halved shirts…. will we see the return of last season’s white away kit or something new?

Premier League – Goalkeeper Kits

Something new I am also keeping record of this season and inspired by Denis over at Museum of Jerseys (and the excellent Kit Tracker that Denis illustrates) are the Goalkeeper kits worn in the Premier League.

43 Different kits worn – (caviat here is that there are several template kits worn by teams, so many teams have same GK Kit)
Only Brighton & Hove Albion have worn just one kit so far this season (Mat Ryan)
Burnley, Manchester United, Newcastle United & Norwich City have all worn 3 kits in the opening 4 games

My favourite kit match up of the season so far was on 18th August when Sheffield United played Crystal Palace, for me a nice balance of tradition and modern kit design…. although if Arsenal had chosen to wear their away kit Liverpool rather than their 3rd kit then that would have been right up there…!

Let me know your thoughts and what your favourite Kit Match ups have been on the comments below or over at Twitter on @Kit_Geek

Premier League, End of Season Kit Report

May 14, 2019May 14, 2019Posted in Premier League Kit LogTagged England, EPL, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kit Variations, Kits, Premier League, Soccer2 Comments

Sunday 12th May 2019 saw a remarkable season come to a close, with Manchester City and Liverpool slugging out blows over these final weeks of the season like two heavy weight boxers trading punched in the 12th Round….

Anyway enough of this and to what you are here for, the Kit review of the season.

Kit Stats

760 Kits worn (380 games)
112 variations of kits, which are broken down by the following
Home Kits – 42%, 24 Home kits worn (AFC Bournemouth, Chelsea, Crystal Palace and Leicester all wearing their 2019/20 Home Kit in their last home game) and 23 variations of Home kit
Away Kits – 30%, 19 Away kits worn (Manchester United only team not to wear their designated away kit) and 15 variations of Away kit
3rd / 4th Kits (thanks Fulham) – 28%, 18 3rd/4th Kits worn and 13 variations of 3rd Kit

Overview

Match Day 1 to 19

Match Day 20 to 38

Kit Variations

Everton and Fulham both wore 9 variations of kits this season
Everton – 4 Home Kits, 1 Away and 4 3rd Kits
Fulham – 4 Home Kits, 2 Away, 2 3rd and 1 4th Kit
Manchester United and West Ham United wore 8 variations of kit
Manchester United – 3 Home Kits, 2 Away kits and 3 3rd kits (they also did not wear their designated away kit combination of Pink / Black / Pink)
West Ham United- 4 Home Kits, 1 Away Kit and 3 3rd Kits
Most variation of Home Kit – 4 (Everton, Fulham, West Ham United)
Most variation of Away Kit – 3 (AFC Bournemouth, Burnley, Cardiff City)
Most variation of 3rd Kit – 4 (Everton)
Fulham used a 4th Kit once (which in turn meant they wore 4 kits in the first 5 games)
Watford are the only team to use no variation and only two different kits all season
Leicester City wore their home kit 32 times, only wearing change kits against teams in Blue or Blue / white stripes – the least unnecessary changes

Kit Log

Below is a graphic looking at who what against whom, this is something that I will be looking at in more detail over the coming days, so watch this space.

As in my previous post about The Championship – The Championship, End of Season Kit Report I mentioned my favourite kit match up of the season, for me this was a tough call this season but one of my favourite kits to take the field was Chelsea’s home shirt and when they played Crystal Palace at home, palace wore blue socks with their away to produce for a stunning kit mash up.

As mentioned, there will be additional posts coming up over the coming days but please let me know your thoughts, favourite kits and comments about 2018/19 Premier League Season by using the comments field below or via Twitter – @Kit_geek

Premier League – Kit Grid, Match Day 13

Nov 27, 2018Posted in Premier League Kit LogTagged England, EPL, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kits, Premier League1 Comment

I am always keen to find new ways to document what kits have been worn.

This is based on the Home / Away grid sometimes used for match results, it fits my basic kit illustrations well, which helps……

Home Team is vertical axis and then reads across, the away team on the horizontal axis and read down.

Therefore you can see AFC Bournemouth v Arsenal from Sunday 25th November as the game on the top left hand corner (well below the blanked out fixture) and West Ham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers from 1st September on bottom right (this time above the blacked out fixture).

This is up to Match Day 13, I will continue to document the Kits worn in the Premier League in my usual ways but will also update this version weekly for that overall snapshot.

As this may be a little small to read, check out my tweet below for larger image.

#PremierLeague Kit Grid after Match Day 13. pic.twitter.com/SaUOuyjf4U

— Football Kit Geek (@kit_geek) November 27, 2018

Please let me know what you think, I have already made some changes based on the feedback received when I started to develop this.

Premier League, Kit Log – Match Day 11

Nov 6, 2018Nov 7, 2018Posted in Premier League Kit LogTagged England, EPL, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kits1 Comment

The 2018/19 Premier League season is in full swing, we are seeing records being broken at the top (and bottom) of the league but that’s not why we are here, we want to look at the kits, what teams have worn and some stats / details around what they are wearing.

Overview:

Here we have the snapshot of what each team has worn through each “Match Day”:

In the total of 220 kits worn (110 games) so far this season, we have seen the following:

Home Kits worn – 73% (66% full Home, 7% variations)
Away Kits worn – 18 % (12% full Away, 6% variations)
3rd Kits worn – 8% (7% full 3rd, 1% variations)
4th Kits worn – 1% (0.5% full 4th, 0.5% variation – thank you Fulham)

Variations:

Kits are more than just about being Home, Away and Third (and 4th Kits…..Fulham)…, it is also about the variations that worn within these kits and those of you that have read my previous posts and follow me on Twitter will know this part of the Kit “Geekdom” that I really enjoy.

Looking at the variations worn so far this season (11 games):

7 Variations:

Fulham, who fast becoming this simple Kit Geek’s favourite team in Premier League so far this season, what will they wear next… all navy, or White/White/Black home kit combo.

6 Variations:

Burnley, who thanks to wearing three variations of their away kit are now up to 6 variations.

5 Variations:

Manchester City and West Ham United.

Man City, with combinations in both their Home and Away kits, also by wearing a variation of their 3rd kit, so we may see a 6th variation at some point in the season.

West Ham, always one to use a variation of each of their kits, here we may see a fourth variation of their home kit if they go for a white short, blue sock combo.

4 Variations:

We have seen several teams that used four variations of kit.

Arsenal
Cardiff City
Chelsea
Crystal Palace
Everton
Huddersfield Town
Manchester United

3 Variations:

AFC Bournemouth
Brighton and Hove Albion
Liverpool – (the only team to have used three different kits, no variations so far)
Newcastle United
Southampton
Tottenham Hotspur

2 Variations:

Leicester City – wearing their home kit for 10 games and those being the first 10 games of the season
Watford (only have two registered kits at the moment)
Wolverhampton Wanderers (only have two registered kits at the moment)

Points per kit:

Another area I like to look at is the points won wearing certain kits, to keep this simple and not over confuse with the variations used, I have combined variations of kits, so below you will see Home and Away kit League tables based on points per game when the Home and Away kits were worn, there is also a 3rd kit league, this also includes…. yes, you guessed it Fulham’s 4th Kit appearances.

Home Kit League:

Manchester City not surprisingly are sitting top of the Home Kit League, with a maximum of 3.00 points per game for the 7 games they have worn their home kit (and its variation)

The only surprise looking here, would be Watford, who sitting in joint 5th Place with 1.88 points per game.

Away Kit League:

Arsenal and Leicester City top the Away kit League, however there 100% record from just one game is the main reason for this.

Manchester United and AFC Bournemouth are both performing well in the away kits this season, with 2.25 and 2.00 points per game, interestingly (well maybe just for me)

Manchester United have yet to wear their registered away kit season (Pink Shirts, Black Short, Pink Socks), however have worn a variation of Pink/White/Pink and Pink/Black/Black in its four appearances so far.

3rd (and 4th) Kit League:

We have three teams with 100% records in the 3rd (4th) Kit League, Tottenham Hotspur winning all three of the games when they have worn their 3rd kit this season. Burnley’s white third kit’s only outing has also resulted in a win for them.

Several teams are yet to wear a 3rd kit this season, with Watford and Wolverhampton Wanderers currently only having two kits registered, something that will be unlikely to change as we move through the season.

Unseen 2018/19 kits:

Looking at these stats it shows a number of kits that are yet to be used this season in the Premier League (however some have made appearances in the League Cup), these kits are:

Newcastle United Away (one that I am looking forward seeing in action)
Tottenham Hotspur Away
AFC Bournemouth 3rd Kit
Brighton and Hove Albion 3rd Kit (last season’s yellow away)
Leicester City 3rd Kit
Manchester United Away (this is surprising giving the marketing giant that is MUFC)
Southampton 3rd Kit

and

Fulham 5th kit…. go on, you know you want to!!

So that’s it, a view and some stats on kits, let me know what you think and what your favourite kits of the 2018/19 Premier League season have been so far.

My favourite, at this moment a variation of Huddersfield Town’s home kit, worn with Black socks, a simple but classic look.

Journeyman Series #2 – Peter Beardsley

Oct 5, 2018Oct 5, 2018Posted in Journeyman SeriesTagged Beardsley, England, Football, Kit Geek, Kits, Liverpool, NewcastleLeave a comment

The Journeyman Series returns, taking some time to look at one player and some of the kits worn through-out their Journeyman career.

Journeyman Series #2 – Peter Beardsley

Peter Beardsley is a name that you would not automatically think of as a Journeyman Player but a closer look at his career shows he played for 11 different clubs between 1979 and 1999 (this involved two spells at two different clubs) across three different Continents.

Whilst being a player that will often be thought of for his playing days at Newcastle United, Beardsley is one of the rare players that has played for both Liverpool and Everton, as well as both Manchester United and Manchester City.

Added to the spells with Newcastle between 1983/87 and 1993/97, Beardsley also had two spells at NASL’s Canadian Team Vancouver Whitecaps, firstly in 1982 and returning in 1983 after his short, often forgotten spell at Manchester United.

As well a club career that spanned 20 years, Beardsley also represented England at Senior and “B” level, winning 59 caps and scoring 9 goals across 10 years including playing key roles in Mexico 86 and Italia 90 World Cups.

A selection of kits worn by Peter Beardsley for the teams he represented.

* on loan from Parent Club

Some kit highlights:

Vancouver Whitecaps, 1982

NASL, what a time for a Kit Geek.

This in terms of NASL kits was a fairly conservative offering by Vancouver Whitecaps, there was also an “2nd” kit which was this kit with the colours reversed also worn by Beardsley during his two spells at the club.

Newcastle United, 1996

One of the classic kits of the 1990’s, the first kit produced by Adidas for Newcastle United was simple but very effective and one where the sponsor also just worked perfectly with the kit, coupled with a unique away kit (which is what the 2018/19 Newcastle United away kit also based on).

Manchester City, 1998

For me this kit falls under the bracket of “Kit Perfection”, a truly wonderful Manchester City kit created by Kappa (remember it was the late 90’s, the perfect storm of Oasis, Manchester City, Kappa), although this was not a successful time on the pitch for the club, they will certainly be remembered for this beauty (and its sister away kit of navy and fluorescent yellow stripes – another kit which influences the club’s 2018/19 season’s away kit).

Liverpool, 1989

At the time the biggest club in country, Liverpool took to the field in one of their classic kits, the late 80’s is where football kits seemed to shift to another level in terms of design, this Liverpool kit is one that will never be forgotten and again another kit that pair with its “Silver/Grey” away kit is a favourite for Kit Lovers and Liverpool fans alike.

England, World Cup 1986

Finally, Peter Beardsley wearing one of my favourite England kits, the 1986 World Cup version of the home kit produced by Umbro, this was slightly different from the Umbro produced kit worn between 1984/87 to help combat the Mexican heat but all in all a great kit worn Beardsley at the start of his England career.

There are several other kits worn by Peter Beardsley that deserve an honorary mention, at Newcastle United, any of the silver Umbro kits, the Asics home and away kits of the 1993/94 season, the Everton kit (NEC sponsored) kit of the early 90’s to name just a few.

What are your Kit highlights for Peter Beardsley over his career?

If you have a Journeyman that you would like to see featured in this series, then please let me know.

EFL, Kit Log 2018/19

Aug 9, 2018Posted in EFLTagged EFL, England, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kits, League One, League TwoLeave a comment

The EFL kicked off last week so that gives me 72 teams kits to look at, so lets keep this brief and look at some of my kit highlights:

The Championship

Bristol City’s 2018/19 kit selection
West Bromwich Albion’s Yellow/Green “Change” kit
Middlesbrough returning to Hummel
Blackburn Rover’s home kit
Queen’s Park Rangers’ Pink Away kit

League One

Charlton Athletic’s away kit, another Hummel beauty
Plymouth Argyle making green work in home and away kits
Gillingham’s 125th Anniversary (3rd) kit
Bristol City’s Home and 3rd Kits
AFC Wimbledon kit selection

League Two

Colchester United’s camouflage away kit
Forest Green and their Hummel home and away kits
Newport County’s simple but effective home and away kits
Carlisle United (A), Exeter City (3rd), Grimsby Town (3rd), Port Vale (A) rocking purple kits
Lincoln City’s home kit, stripes and pin-stripes

This is a work in progress and I will continue to update as we move through season.

I will also be keeping a log of the kits worn within the Championship, similar to what I have done in The Premier League over previous seasons – Premier League Kit Log – END OF SEASON UPDATE

Let me know your favourite kits in the EFL.

England and some “Sky Blue” thinking….

Jun 11, 2018Sep 12, 2023Posted in GeneralTagged England, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kits, Sky Blue, umbro7 Comments

When talking about kit perfection, for me there are a few things that spring to mind, Manchester United’s “Newton Heath” 3rd kit from Umbro, 1984 French Adidas kits and England wearing Sky Blue to name a few. So I thought I would take a little bit of time to look back at those wonderful kits worn by the Three Lions.

England have only ever had five Sky Blue kits, all produced by Umbro and only worn a full sky blue kit only 4 times, with two of these kits not making an appearance with the Senior team.

Kit 1, 1970

England wore three different kits in the 1970 World Cup and their group game against Czechoslovakia saw them in a Sky Blue kit for the first time.

Umbro reproduced this kit in the early 2000’s (yes, I brought and still have one) but the reproduced version included a number 6 on the back but in white, not the red numbering used with the actual kit.

Kit 2, 1986

The second Sky Blue kit was again produced as part of a kit package for a World Cup staged in Mexico, this time in 1986. However the full kit was never worn but we did get to see the shorts and socks in the Quarter-Final match up against Argentina where arguably the full kit could have been worn.

In fact the kit would not have been out of place if used in the last 16 game against the red and white stripes of Paraguay.

Kit 3, 1988

The third kit seen, was the 1988 3rd kit from Umbro. At this time all three England kits had the same template. This is my favourite of the all the Sky Blue kits that England have but unfortunately did not see action with the Senior Team, it did make an appearance for the U21’s though.

However the Senior Team did pose for this wonderful team photo…. which I also use as my cover picture on my twitter account (@kit_geek)

Kit 4, 1990

One of the most famous Sky Blue England kits and only the 2nd time that England wore a full Sky Blue kit in a Senior game, this kit made its one and only appearance in the 1991 in the Euro 92 qualifier against Turkey.

This kit was also part of the Italia 90 World Cup kit line up and was famously worn in the video of “World in Motion” by New Order front man Bernard Sumner.

The shirts design and pattern also formed part of the England training kits at the time and was often seen here with just a large central Umbro logo within the shirt.

Kit 5, 1992

Arguably the most famous of the Sky Blue England kits and I would say in many people’s eyes one of the most popular of all England kits not just the blue ones.

This kit also is the only Sky Blue kit to be worn more than once, making two appearances in 1992 against Czechoslovakia and Spain. The shirt, including it’s “Three Lions” is what makes this such an iconic kit.

Although Sky Blue has featured on several other home and away kits over the past years, I hope that the colour will be revisited as main kit colour in future, unlikely I know given that the “rules” state that second (or third) choice kits should be a contrast to the first choice kit and not sure that Sky Blue and White fit that model however as a simple kit geek I can hope…..!!

Sites I used to research this article:

Historical Football Kits

England Football Online

England Kits at World Cups

May 25, 2018May 25, 2018Posted in World Cup Kit LogTagged England, Football, Football Kits, world cup2 Comments

2018 World Cup fever is just starting to ramp up, I though the time would be right to look at some of the kits worn in previous tournaments by the Three Lions.

England’s first World Cup was in 1950 hosted by Brazil and where they played only the three group games with the second of these games being famous for a defeat from the USA, wearing second kit at the time which was royal blue (the first of only two times that England would wear blue shirts at World Cups.

In 1954 England only played group games with very little change to kit, the only variation from the normal “home” kit was in the third game of 1954 where red socks were used instead of regular blue socks and by the team the 1958 tournament came around, red socks were part of the standard kit, however in 1958 a play off game against the Soviet Union was needed to determine who would progress from the group.

In 1962 was the same shirt as 1958 but for the first time paired with navy blue shorts and white socks and as an alternative all white. This World Cup was also the first time that England wore red, with an all red strip worn in the third group game against Bulgaria.

1966…… well the pinnacle of performance at World Cups on the pitch and many argue the pinnacle of kits too. The iconic kit that was also used in 1970, England wore their “home” kit in all games (with all white combo in Quarter Final match up with Argentina) and of course famously wore their Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks combination in the final against West Germany.

Moving on to 1970, again the holders wore the same kit as the previous tournament but this one had a subtle difference with an Airtex (little holes) in the kit to help the temperature and humidity at Mexico, there was also a third kit used (for the one and only time as a full kit) which was Sky Blue.

England failed to qualify for next to tournaments, so the next time they would appear was in 1982, the kit landscape was starting to change at this point (see my review of the kits worn in Spain 82 here. Admiral were now the supplier and produced one of the all time classic kits in terms of design for the tournament. With both red and white shirts worn, this really proved a hit with fans and one that will often be seen in crowds now at England games.

1986 saw a quick return for the Three Lions to Mexico, again a special kit was created by Umbro which was designed to combat the conditions. England only used their “home” shirts here, however in the quarter final against Argentina, this shirt was combined with the third kit’s sky blue shorts and socks for a unique combination never to be seen again. (for a full Mexico 86 review click here.

In Italia 90, again another tournament fondly remembered by England fans, they only used their home kit (in 7 games, the most games played by England in a single tournament), having registered both away and third kits for the tournament. (Kit Log – World Cup, USA 1994)

After missing USA 94, England next qualified for France 98, with classic mid 90s design from Umbro, wearing both home and away kits within their group and then using an all white kit in the game against Argentina in the first knock out round, this was the first time England had worn all white at a World Cup since 1970. (Kit Log – World Cup, France 1998)

2002, the first (and so far only) tournament to be co-hosted, Umbro introduced a red stripe down the home one side of the home shirt. The away kit is also worth a mention as it was marketed at the time to be a reversible shirt with a Navy Blue “training / leisure” shirt on the inside for the replica kits, I am going to assume that the player version were missing this feature of the shirt. (Kit Log – World Cup, Korea/Japan 2002)

2006, again saw red play a feature on the home shirt, this time in the form of a cross on the shoulder, the away kit only made one appearance and there was an element of gold in this kit, with gold fonts and numbers used as part of the kit.

2010, saw Umbro produce a kit that brilliant in its simplicity, a change saw the “home” kit become all white for the first time and was the flagship kit for the “Tailored by Umbro” range, the kit was paired with an equally elegant red away kit and although was initially partnered with white shorts but was used as an all red alternative through the tournament.

Finally this review brings us to 2014 tournament in Brazil, one where FIFA introduced single colour kits for all teams (apart from those that stripes, etc…. and Brazil)…. England’s kits for the first time were made by Nike at World Cup tournaments, and their all white home kit had a subtle pinstripe and a royal blue “tick” and badges, this was the only kit worn at the tournament.

For Russia 2018, England are returning to more traditional colours with navy blue shorts for the home and return of a red away kit with white shorts, red socks combination.

Any favourites or thoughts on England’s World Cup kit history?

Remembering Ray Wilkins

Apr 4, 2018Nov 29, 2021Posted in General, Kit HistoryTagged England, Football, Football Kits, RIP, WilkinsLeave a comment

I was saddened to hear about the passing of Ray Wilkins, he was one of my first footballing heroes, as a child in the 80s he was one of the first players I knew that played abroad, the memories of Mexico 86 World Cup, seeing repeats of that Cup Final goal and career that went on and on both off and on the pitch.

I always enjoyed listening to him talk about the game and finding him insightful and felt like I learnt something from him.

So I want to pay my respects in the only way I know how to, in a selection of the kits he wore through-out his career, Rest in Peace “Butch”