Kane – Football Kit Geek

On Tuesday 10th September 2024, Harry Kane reached the milestone of 100 Caps for England in the UEFA Nations League game against Finland.

I have previously looked back at the Kits worn by Harry Kane as he approached the England Men’s Team National Scoring record – here, I thought now was a good time to revist the kits worn by current England Captain in his 100 National Appearences.

The Debut… Harry Kane made his debut on 27th March 2015 against Lithuania and marked his debut by scoring within 80 seconds of coming on as a second half substitute. The Kit England where wearing that evening was the All White Kit first introduced for the 2014 World Cup.

2015, also saw Kane in the Secondary Kit of this set, an All Red Look at San Marino.

Nike Vapour Template years, 2016 to 2017… regular followers of mine will know that I regard this template as one of the best in recent years and one that really liked England in (however I am aware this is not the common opionion). Kane wore five different variations of the kit, 2 Primary, 2 Secondary and 3rd choice look, scoring in each of these looks.

World Cup 2018, Kane was now Captain of the National Team and a succesful World Cup campaign not only resulted in England unexpectedly reaching the Semi-Finals but also ended with the Golden Boot for Kane, with 6 Goals in the tournament, Kane wore 3 different kit looks in this tournament.

2019 to 2022… The Covid years, which included the delayed Euro 2020 which England reached the final and Kane’s scoring 31 goals in his 40 appearances from 2019 until the start of the World Cup in 2022! There were three Kit Cycles in this time, the main one being the Euro 2020 Kit, which the Primary shirt was only used through the tournament in 2 variations (Navy shorts and White Shorts), the all white look used in the final defeat against Italy.

Kane also had a decent scoring record in the wonderful Blue Secondary Kit in this set, scoring a total 7 Goals in just 5 appearences in this kit, including a Hat-Trick against Albania in November.

2021 was the year that Kane made the most appearances for England with 16 in total, with 16 goals!

World Cup 2022, Kane’s 3rd Tournament as Captain of the Team and another tournament with just the Primary Kit used and like Euro 2020 with 2 variations, one with default navy shorts and one with white shorts.

These kits were used from September 2022 and through-out 2023, a year which he broke the England goal scoring record with a penalty against Italy. The Secondary kit of this set was only used twice and Kane scored just the one goal in it’s first appearance against Germany in The Nations League.

Euro 2024, another tournament for Kane and England, Kane’s 5th in total, 4th as Captain another record which he holds for English National team. The tournament ended in another Final defeat and was also the 3rd Tournament in row England did not wear a change kit, using alternative shorts to provide contrast to the their opponents.

Kane has also scored in current Secondary Kit in it’s only appearance so far against Bosnia & Herzegovina in March 2024 after coming on as a second half substitute, scoring in these 3 kit looks means that he has now scored in 20 different kits total in his England career… (so far)!!

Kit Breakdown – Kane’s Kit usage for England in his 100 Caps.

Goals by Kits – The Kits worn for each of Kane’s 68 England Goals.

Primary Kit Goals – 48 Goals in 11 Different Kit Looks
Seconadry Kit Goals – 16 Goals in 7 Different Kit Looks
3rd Kit Goals – 2 Goals in 1 Kit Look

Congratuations to Harry Kane on his 100th Cap for England, let me know your favourite Kits in Kane’s England Carrer or any other comments at @Kit_Geek

On Monday 15th November 2021 the England Captain Harry Kane led his team to World Cup Qualification with emphatic 10-0 victory over San Marino, who themselves sporting their 90th Anniversay Kit based on their traditional flag. In the process of this victory, Kane bagged himself a four goal “haul” and becoming the joint 3rd highest goalscorer of the England National Men’s team.

Wayne Rooney – 53 Goals in 120 Games
Sir Bobby Charlton – 49 in 106
Gary Lineker – 48 in 80
Harry Kane – 48 in 67

Now, with me enjoying Kits and the stats behind the kits, I wanted to see a breakdown of these goals and the kits that were being worn by Kane.

Overview

Harry Kane made his debut on 27th March 2015 against Lithuania and marked his debut by scoring within 80 seconds of coming on as a second half substitute. The Kit England where wearing that evening was the All White Kit first introduced for the 2014 World Cup.

Harry Kane scoring his first England Goal

In the six and half years (and 66 caps) since that spring evening, Kane has worn 9 different England Kits used in a total of 14 Kit variations, which include the controversial Nike Vapor Templates used for Euro 2016 – One I actually quite like and thought it worked well in both Home and Away forms (but thats a discussion for another time), one 3rd Kit and a variety of different variations of the Home and Away kits.

Breakdown

Home Kits – 4 Kits used, 21 Goals Scored
Home Kit Variations – 3 Kits used, 13 Goals Scored
Away Kits – 3 Kits used, 7 Goals Scored
Away Kit Varations – 3 Kits used, 5 Goals Scored
3rd Kit – 1 Kit, 2 goals

Highlights

The Kit that Kane has scored the most goals in is the first choice Home Kit used between 2018 and 2019, including the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Kane netted a total of 12 goals in this kit, including three Hat-Tricks against Panama (in the World Cup), Bulgaria and Montenegro in the Euro 2020 Qualifying campaign. There were also another 4 goals scored with this kit being used with white shorts.

The England Captain scoring a Hat-Trick against Panama at Russia 2018

The Nike Vapor Template has seen 3 different incarnations for England with Kane scoring in all three kits and counting the variations of socks that have been used a total of 5 different Kit Variations. In total Kane scored 9 goals in these kits

The 5 variations of Vapor Template used by England, all of which Kane scored in

2021 has seen Kane break the record for the most goals scored by an Englishman in a Calendar Year, with 16 goals in his 16 Appearences, this included 7 goals in his last two appreances, the final two qualiyfing matches for World Cup 2022, both games seeing all his goals scored in the first half of each match. In total in 2021, Kane scored 11 goals in the home kit, 5 in the default look with navy shorts and 6 in the all white look, the popular all blue away kit has seen 5 goals netted by the England Captain.

Kane netting a first half Hat-Trick against Albania, November 2021

If Harry Kane keeps this level of scoring up, the record is surely insight within the next year, a World Cup year… I hope to update this when the record is broken.

What are you favourite Kits worn by Harry Kane for England, let me know in the comments below of over at https://twitter.com/kit_geek