Matchweek 35 has now been completed and have April’s fixtures, so we are now into the last month of the 2023/24 Season. The fixtures from this weekend were the reverse fixtures from Matchweek 6 way back in September and the new kit looks continue to be seen..!
As always you can find last week Matchweek’s review – here
The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.
Matchweek 35
Total Kits Used
Kits Worn in Total – 108 (+1 from last Matchweek)
Goalkeeper Kits – 59 (+1 from last Matchweek)
New Kits this Matchweek
There was one new outfield kit this Matchweek, Luton Town wore their 3rd Kit with Away shorts, this is their 4th different 3rd Kit look and their 10th overall this season!
There was also a new Goalkeeper look seen this Matchweek, the first new Goalkeeper Kit since Matchweek 22, with Arsenal’s David Raya wearing green shorts with the green Adidas Goalkeeper Template, the default look for Arsenal this season of this colourway was with black shorts, so this is the first time we have seen all green this season, the 4th Goalkeeper Kit look of the season for The Gunners!
Kit Highlights
Arsenal wore alternative red socks with their Home Kit in the North London Derby, this was the first time they have worn this kit look since Matchweek 11.
Liverpool remain undefeated in their Away Kit in League this season, the only team to remain unbeaten in their Away Kit, having played 6 games, winning 3 and drawing 3.
My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the game between Newcastle United and Sheffield United, a nice balance between the two kits, Sheffield United’s Away kit is a nice clean change kit and has worked well on the road as look for The Blades.
Kit Stats
Overall we have seen 15 Home Kits, 4 Away Kits and 1 3rd Kit in action.
There were a total of 3 Kit variations used in this Matchweek
Luton Town 3rd Kit with white (Away) Shorts
Chelsea, Home Kit with alternative Blue socks, 4th time used this season (2nd game in a row)
Arsenal, Home Kit with alternative Red socks, 4th time used
Kit Grid – Up to 29th April 2024
Kit News
No Premier League Kit News this weekend, we starting to see leaks of next season’s shirts but we at Kit Geek Towers will only share those when they are offically released, which I am sure we will start seeing in the coming weeks with several teams often in new kits in their final games of the season…!
Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek
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)
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…!
The 2023/24 League Two Season came to a close on Saturday 27th April 2024, with Stockport County securing the title, with Wrexham as runners up who make it back to back Promotions and the final automatic spot being secured by Mansfield Town. MK Dons, Doncaster Rovers, Crewe Alexandra, and Crawley Town 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)
106 Different Kit variations used by the 24 teams.
Home Kits – 38% of Kit variations used
41 Home Kits worn in total
17 Home Kit variations worn
Away Kits – 35% of variations used
37 Away Kits worn in total
13 Away Kit variations worn
3rd Kits – 24% of variations worn
25 3rd Kits worn in total
5 3rd Kit variations worn
Special Kit – 3% of variations worn
3 Special Kit worn
Overview of Kits Worn
Kit Overview
Kit Log – Match 1 to Match 15
Kit Log – Match 16 to Match 30
Kit Log – Match 31 to Match 46
Kit Variations
Looking in more detail at the kit variations worn by the League Two Teams
Crawley Town wore 8 Kit Variations: Home x3, Away x3, 3rd x2
2 Teams wore 7 Kit Variations
Newport County: Home x2, Away x3, 3rd, Special Kit
Salford City: Home x3, Away, 3rd x3
3 Teams wore 6 Kit Variations
AFC Wimbledon: Home, Away x3, 3rd, Special Kit
Morecambe: Home x4, Away x2
Walsall – Home x2, Away x3, 3rd
3 Teams wore 5 Kit Variations
Crewe Alexandra: Home x2, Away x2, 3rd
Grimsby Town: Home x2, Away x2, 3rd
Harrogate Town: Home x2, Away x2, 3rd
6 Teams wore 4 Kit Variations
9 Teams in just 3 Kit Variations
Most Variations of Home Kit – 4 Kits
Morecambe: Red / White / Red – Red / White / White – All Red – Red / White / Black
Most Variations of Away Kit – 3 Kits
AFC Wimbledon: All White – White / Blue / Blue – White / Blue / White
Crawley Town: Green / Black / Green – Green / White / Green – Green / Black / Black
Newport County: All White – White / Black / White – White / Black / Black
Walsall: All White – White / Red / White – White / Red / Red
Most Variations of 3rd Kit – 3 Kits
Salford City: White – Black – Black / White – Black – White / All White
Sutton United in 4 different kits with no variations
7 Teams only used Home, Away kits and 3rd Kits with no variations
3 Teams in just Home and Away Kits, with variations used
Most worn Home Kit – 39, Stockport County
Most worn Away Kit – 16, Harrogate Town / Colchester United (11 Default / 5 with White Socks)
Most worn 3rd Kit – 12, AFC Wimbledon
Something new that I have created for this season is an overview of when each of the new kits were first worn, for example… AFC Wimbledon wore their Home Kit in their first game, 3rd Kit in their 3rd game and Away Kit in their 4th 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 Two season teams wore 106 Kits, this was an increase in the number kits compared to last season where 93 Kits were worn, in fact this number of kits was passed just under half way through the season on 23rd December 2023. League Two was only beaten by the Premier League in the number of Kit Variations used in the English Leagues this season.
The most worn Kit in the League was from Champions Stockport County who wore their wonderful Home Kit in 39 of 46 games, only changing 7 times throughout the whole season..!
Harrogate Town wore change kits in all their away games this season, wearing their Away Kit 16 times and 3rd Kit 7 Times in two different variations…!
Between Match 40 and Match 44, AFC Wimbledon wore 5 different kits in 5 games, this included Home Kit, 2 variations of their Away Kit, 3rd Kit and Special Charity Kit.. these games were over 3 weeks between 23rd March and 13th April.
There were three “Special Kits” used in League Two this season, each of them Charity Kits…
AFC Wimbledon for War Child and their own community charity.
Newport County for Motor Neurone Disease Association.
Sutton United for Royal Marsden Cancer Charity
Although not a charity kit Mansfield Town wore Red Socks with their Home Kit for Down’s Syndrome Association awareness week, something they have also done in previous seasons.
Grimsby Town’s home kit, gives us a nice little kit quirk in League Two with several teams having wearing alternative socks due to the red socks worn by the club, last season there were 5 teams that used alternative socks when playing against The Mariners, this season that number was 6 plus Newport County wore white shorts as an alternative against them!
Morecambe with only a Home and Away Kits used 6 different kit variations, with 4 different Home Kit Looks and 2 Away Kits, using 2 Shirts, 3 pairs of shorts and 2 pairs of socks!
There we have it, League Two’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…!
The Midweek Fixtures taking place on 23rd to 25th April 2024 are all fixtures from Matchweek 29, this was due to the FA Cup Quarter-Finals, and given that over half of MW29 fixtures were taking place this midweek, a Part II of that Matchweek was needed as a special round up…!
As always you can find last week Matchweek’s review – here
The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.
Matchweek 29 Fixtures (Part II)
Total Kits Used
Kits Worn in Total – 107 (+1 from Matchweek 34)
Goalkeeper Kits – 58 (No change from Matchweek 34)
New Kits this Matchweek
There was one new kit and it was the final kit of the 60 Premier League Kits to be used this season, with Manchester City in their 3rd Kit for the first time in the League this season.
Kit Highlights
My favourite Kit Match Up of the remain Matchweek 29 Fixtures was the game between Manchester United and Sheffield United, a nice and clean Kit Match up, pleasing on the eye!
Kit Stats
Looking at Matchweek 29 as a whole we have seen 13 Home Kits, 6 Away Kits and 1 3rd Kit in action for the four games in this Matchweek.
There were a total of 2 Kit variations used in this Matchweek (all 10 fixtures)
Tottenham Hotspur in Away with Home Socks, 3rd time this season (From originial fixtures)
Chelsea, in Home Kit with alternative blue socks.. 3rd time
Kit Grid – Up to 26th April 2024
Kit News
Some interesting Kit News coming out of Liverpool this week, it has been reported that Adidas will be returning to be Kit Manufacturer for third time from the 2025/26 Season in an initial Five Year Deal, if true this would mean next season will be the last with Kits provided by Nike.
Adidas previously supplied the Liverpool Kits between 1985 & 1996 and then between 2006 & 2012… we await offical communication but so far this has gone down very will with Fans and Kit Lovers alike, full details can be found here…. (Image Credit to @TheShirtUnion)
Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek
Matchweek 34 was the final Matchweek without a complete set of fixtures due to the FA Cup Semi-Finals, with 7 of the 10 fixtures taking place! This round of fixtures being the reverse games of Matchweek 14 back in December, the remaining 3 fixtures will be taking place on 14th / 15th May 2024.
As always you can find last week Matchweek’s review – here
The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.
Matchweek 34 Fixtures
Total Kits Used
Kits Worn in Total – 106 (No Change from Matchweek 33)
Goalkeeper Kits – 58 (No change from Matchweek 33)
New Kits this Matchweek
There were no new Kit Looks this Matchweek, we will see any new looks for before Clubs starting launching next season’s kits… watch this space!
Kit Highlights
Nottingham Forest were in their Home Kit with alternative red shorts for just the second time this season, the first being in Matchweek 6 back in September, a classic Forest look that we have not seen enough of on the road this season!
West Ham United wore their default Away Kit for the first time since Matchweek 13 at the end of November
My favourite Kit Match Up of this weekend was the game between Crystal Palace and West Ham United, a nice kit match up with The Hammers in their Away Kit!
Kit Stats
Overall we have seen 10 Home Kits, 2 Away Kits and 2 3rd Kits in action for these seven games.
There was just the one Kit Variation on show…
Nottingham Forest, Home Kit with alternative red shorts, 2nd time used this season!
Kit Grid – Up to 22nd April 2024
Kit News
Another week with no Premier League Kit News, we starting to see leaks of next season’s shirts but we at Kit Geek Towers will only share those when they are offically released, which I am sure we will start seeing in the coming weeks with several teams often in new kits in their final games of the season…!
Premier League Kit Review will return with “Part II” of Matchweek 29 which is taking place this week!
Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek
Matchweek 33 is now completed and we are truly in the “Business end” of the season! This round of fixtures being the reverse games of Matchweek 16 back in December.
As always you can find last week Matchweek’s review – here
The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below, we now have confirmation that Luton Town’s 3rd kit is paired with navy (same as Home Kit) shorts.
Matchweek 33 Fixtures
Total Kits Used
Kits Worn in Total – 106 (No Change from Matchweek 32)
Goalkeeper Kits – 58 (No change from Matchweek 32)
New Kits this Matchweek
There were no new Kit Looks this Matchweek, we will see any new looks for before Clubs starting launching next season’s kits… watch this space!
Kit Highlights
Newcastle United wore a Charity Kit in their game against Tottenham Hotspur but there was more to the shirt than meets the eye. The Sponsor for this game was The Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID), its also worth noting that the backs of the shirts for this game were white, same that we have seen in Champions League earlier this season, normally backs have the full stripes.
There were special ‘haptic’ shirts that will make matchday more accessible for those with hearing loss…. Deaf supporters will wear a unique shirt that transforms the noise of the stadium into a real-time touch sensation, this graphic shows some of the technology in these shirts
Wolverhampton Wanderers were in their 3rd Kit for the fourth time this season and remain unbeaten when playing in this kit, winning two and drawing two.
Crystal Palace have worn their away kit for three times in their last four games!
Everton have now worn five different Kit Looks in their last five games.. with three different Home Kit Looks, a 3rd kit and in their Away kit with alternative shorts and socks for their game against Chelsea!
My favourite Kit Match Up of this weekend was the game between Chelsea and Everton, the Chelsea kit has really grown on me this season and one the best Home Kits they have had in the Nike Era, paired with one of my favourite kits of the season in Everton’s Away Kit!
Kit Stats
Overall we have seen 13 Home Kits, 3 Away Kits and 4 3rd Kits in action for these games.
There was there were three Kit Variations on show…
Manchester United in All White 3rd Kit, this is 6th time this look has been used
Fulham in Home Kit with alternative white socks, for the 7th time this season
Everton in Away Kit with alternative salmon shorts and socks, for the 3rd time
Kit Grid – Up to 16th April 2024
Kit News
Another week with no Premier League Kit News, we starting to see leaks of next season’s shirts but we at Kit Geek Towers will only share those when they are offically released, which I am sure we will start seeing in the coming weeks with several teams often in new kits in their final games of the season…!
Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek
Can you remember that first shirt or kit that sparked your interest in Football Kits??
For me it was the set of Tottenham Hotspur kits made by Hummel, used between 1985 and 1987, as a 9/10 year old this was the first time I can remember just loving the look of a team’s kit, so much so I was drawn to support Tottenham through this period mainly due to their kit (and Chris Waddle)… and pictures of the kits within Shoot or Match Magazine, these truly were the kits that sparked my love of all things football kit now.
I want to take some time to look into these kits in a little more detail and maybe get all nostaligic about them!
Home Kit
The home kit, probably the most iconic in terms of design from Hummel with its famous chevrons playing a prodement role within the shirt itself, from their traditional location on each sleeve but also running across the middle of the shirt to create solitary band.
This chevron band seeing pinstripes coming on the yolk of the shirt at 45′ angle creating a look that has remained almost unique in the past 35 years, with only the Danish National Team have a similar look at the same time with their away kit (the kit before their own iconic Hummel Kit of the Mexico 1986 World Cup), see the end of post for a picture of that kit.
These kits were used for two seasons, in the 1985/86 season was paired with white shorts in the following season the kit was used with navy shorts as first choice, which complement the navy detailling of the shirt well.
The Home kit was also used in other forms of Mash up, looking at the wonderful Museum of Jersey’s article – Tottenham Hotspur: The Hummel Years the home kit was used with away shorts (at Manchester City in August 1985) and Away socks (at Southampton in November 1985).
Illustrations from Museum of Jerseys
Away Kit
The away kit, a sky blue kit with navy and white detailing on shirts and white trim on shorts. This was used as the away kit in 1985/86 and 1986/87 season but also made an appearence as a third kit in 1987/88, more on that shortly.
Although Sky blue is colour that is considered fairly common within the Tottenham Hotspur change colour palette nowadays, this was only introducted by Le Coq Sportif as a away kit colour choice in 1982 so was still a new choice as alternative colour for Spurs at this point. From my research there are not many pictures of the kit in action, I did find this video where the kit was worn at Newcastle United in March 1987 – Highlights Here
Also used in 1988 FA Cup game against Port Vale, which saw the 1987 Runners Up knocked out by then Division 3 (Now League One) team.
3rd Kit
The 3rd Kit, which had a similar template to the away but in navy blue with sky blue and white detailing, initially intorduced as a 3rd kit in 1986/87 season and then got moved up to “Away Kit” status in 1987/88 season however paired with the home shorts from that season.
Navy blue a more common colour for a Tottenham Hotspur change kit with it being used through the clubs history but regularly within 1960s and 1970s. Again not many pictures of the team in action in this kit, the image below was taken from 87/88 season and Spurs’ trip to Coventry City.
Goalkeeper Kit
Ray Clemence used a couple of different kits, using a similar template seen on this Tottenham Hotspur Home Kit.
Memorable Moments
Tottenham reached the FA Cup final in the 1986/87 season, where they played (and eventually lost to Coventry City After Extra Time), although using these kits that season then played in the final in their new Home Kit (which was used between 1987 and 1989)… if they had not used their new kit and carried on with this home kit as kit enthusiasts we would have been robbed of one of the most famous kit tales in football history… those sponsorless shirts!
Who remembers this advert in Shoot or Match at the time…
Maradonna wore the home kit in Ossie Ardiles Testimonial in 1986 against Inter Milan
Mordern versions
A popular set of kits with the fans has recently seen Score Draw Remakes for home and 3rd kitd that are curently available via the Tottenham Hotspur shop
AFC Sudbury’s Goalkeeper worn a version of this classic template in the 2021/22 FA Cup against Colchester United.
Denmark, as mentioned above the only other example I am aware of used at the same time with their 1985/86 Away kit.
Denmark’s Jan Molby in their Away kit (1985/86)
In 2018/19 season, Tottenham’s 3rd Kit drew some inspriation from the Hummel home kit with its diagonal pinstripes in the upper yolk of the shirt, this kit was famously worn in the Champions League Semi-Final second leg with saw a Lucas Moura’s second half hat-trick take the North London team to their first Champions League Final.
Let me know what you think of this Tottenham Hotspur Hummel kit set and I would love to know what your first kit loves were? Please use the comments below or over at Twitter – @Kit_Geek
Books / Links to sites used for research for this postand thanks to Denis Hurley for allowing me to use his illustrations as part of my article.
Matchweek 32 has quickly been and gone, with three rounds of fixtures in the space of a week. This round of fixtures being the reverse games of Matchweek 17 back in December.
As always you can find last week Matchweek’s review – here
The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below, we now have confirmation that Luton Town’s 3rd kit is paired with navy (same as Home Kit) shorts.
Matchweek 32 Fixtures
Total Kits Used
Kits Worn in Total – 106 (+1 from Matchweek 31)
Goalkeeper Kits – 58 (No change from Matchweek 31)
New Kits this Matchweek
There was just the one new kit look this Matchweek…
Brentford used alternative navy socks with their Away Kit for the first time, their 5th Kit Look of the season.
Kit Highlights
West Ham United used alternative blue shorts with their Home Kit for the 2nd Away game in a row!
Brentford secured their first points of the season in their Away Kit, this was the 6th time the kit was used and with the previous other five games ending in defeat.
My favourite Kit Match Up of this weekend was the game between Crystal Palace and Manchester City, two of the best kits from this season up against each other, it just looked great to me!
Kit Stats
Overall we have seen 12 Home Kits, 6 Away Kits and 2 3rd Kits in action for these games.
There was there were three Kit Variations on show…
Brentford in Away Kit with alternative blue socks
Newcastle United in 3rd Kit with alternative yellow shorts and socks, the 3rd time used this season
West Ham United in Home Kit with blue shorts, the 2nd time used
Kit Grid – Up to 8th April 2024
Kit News
With just the one day between the end of Matchweek 31 and start of Matchweek 32 there was no Premier League Kit News.
Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek
Matchweek 31 was the third round of Midweek Fixtures this season (outside of Christmas Period) with all teams being in action over three days. This round of fixtures being the reverse games of Matchweek 15 back in December, which was also a Midweek Round of fixtures.
As always you can find last week Matchweek’s review – here
The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below, we now have confirmation that Luton Town’s 3rd kit is paired with navy (same as Home Kit) shorts.
Matchweek 31 Fixtures
Total Kits Used
Kits Worn in Total – 105 (+2 from Matchweek 30)
Goalkeeper Kits – 58 (No change from Matchweek 30)
New Kits this Matchweek
There were two new kit look in these midweek fixtures…
Everton were in their Home Kit with alternative blue socks for the first time this season, a classic Everton look of Blue / White / Blue.
Luton Town used their 3rd Kit in it’s default look of all navy for the first time, their 2nd new look in 2 games!
Kit Highlights
Everton using a new kit variation for their home kit meant that is five different kit looks in the last five games.. and six in last seven!
Fulham have worn four kits in the last four games, with two different home and 3rd Kit looks!
Another team with four kits in four games is Luton Town with the use of the default All Navy 3rd Kit for the first time, this also means that Luton have used nine kits in total this season so far, the 2nd Highest in the Premier League!
My favourite Kit Match Up of this weekend was the game between Brentford and Brighton & Hove Albion, the use of alternative white shorts and socks gives a nice overall balance to the Kit Look, two nice kits!
Kit Stats
Overall we have seen 16 Home Kits, 3 Away Kits and 1 3rd Kit in action for these games.
There was there were four Kit Variations on show…
Everton in Home Kit with alternative blue socks
Fulham, in Home Kit with alternative white socks, the 6th time this look has been used this season
Brighton & Hove Albion in their Away Kit with white shorts and socks, the 3rd time used
Aston Villa in Home Kit with claret shorts and socks, also the 3rd time used
Kit Grid – Up to 5th April 2024
Kit News
As well has having a new kit provider in Adidas, Aston Villa have reportedly signed a new front of shirt sponsorship deal with Betano a Greek Betting Company, with a new crest also in the pipeline it will be a completey new look for The Villians next season!
Newcastle United look like they will be wearing a special one off kit in their game against Tottenham Hotspur on 13th April, as well has having a charity sponsor for the game it is reported that The Magpies will wear a kit “unique from any other in club’s history“… one to keep an eye on in the next week!
Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek
Premier League Returns after The Internationl Break with Matchweek 30, there was 8 games on 30th March the joint most games in one single day so far this season. This round of fixtures being the reverse games of Matchweek 8 back in October.
As always you can find last week Matchweek’s review – here
The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below, we now have all 60 shirts released… still waiting for confirmation of the shorts that will be used with Luton Town’s 3rd.
Matchweek 30 Fixtures
Total Kits Used
Kits Worn in Total – 103 (+3 from Matchweek 29)
Goalkeeper Kits – 58 (No change from Matchweek 29)
New Kits this Matchweek
Even as we reach Matchweek 30 we are seeing new Kit Looks used by teams, this week there were three new kit variations used…
West Ham United used alternative sky blue shorts with their Home for the first time this season to give us a classic Hammers look, these are also the same shorts that we have seen used with the Away Kit as an alternative this season, this is the 5th kit variation used this season by West Ham.
Fulham used their 3rd Kit with alternative pink shorts and socks to give us a nice looking kit against Sheffield United, the 5th kit look used by them this season.
Luton Town used their 8th Kit Variation of the season, another “mash up” on show, using the 3rd shirt with Home shorts and socks for a nice Navy / Navy / Orange look!
Kit Highlights
Although I do not include this as a variation of kit, as the actual kit remains the same Tottenham Hotspur used a charity sponsor in their game against Luton Town, the shirt sponsorship was in support for Philippines-based breast cancer charity “I Can Serve” and supported by regular sponsor AIA.
Everton made it four kits in four games when they used their 3rd Kit at AFC Bournemouth, it is also 5 Kits in 6 games which are all the of the Kit Variations The Toffees have used this season so far!
My favourite Kit Match Up of this weekend was the game between Newcastle United and West Ham United, the balance between the two kits works well, classic looking and timeless in their appearence, this really worked well for me!
Kit Stats
Overall we have seen 14 Home Kits, 3 Away Kits and 3 3rd Kits in action for these games.
There was there was four Kit Variations on show… three we were new kit looks above.
West Ham United, Home with alternative Sky Blue Shorts
Fulham, 3rd with alternative pink shorts and socks
Luton Town, 3rd with Home Shorts and socks
Manchester United in Away with alternative white shorts and socks, 2nd time used
Kit Grid – Up to 30th March 2024
Kit News
The big Premier League Kit News during the International Break was that Castore have purchased the Umbro Brand in the UK, now what does that mean? This is the statement regarding the purchase…
We are thrilled to announce that today, we have completed a deal with Umbro licensee, GL Dameck to sign an exclusive Umbro Professional Team Sports sub-license. This sub-licence allows us to market the Umbro brand in the UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, and Denmark.
Following a £145 million investment round in November 2023, we will continue to innovate in the elite sports market with this Umbro Pro Team licence marking its emergence as a multi-brand business.
As a brand with a rich history at the heart of sport and a deep and storied life in elite football, having created some of the most iconic strips of all time, Umbro has an exceptional legacy. Our digital expertise and highly agile global supply chain provides a model that has allowed us to disrupt the traditional dominance of Nike and adidas. The ability to now market and supply the Umbro brand for team sports will elevate both Umbro and Castore to new levels.
The agreement also signifies our first step towards a brand segmentation strategy, enabling us to take a significant position in the UK & European elite sports markets.
Since our inception, we have rapidly grown to partner with over 50 leading sports teams worldwide through its digital first business model. We will now apply this digital expertise to the marketing of Umbro’s exceptional brand heritage and authenticity and further expand the Umbro partnership portfolio, with fans remaining at the core of its strategy.
From the start of the 2024/25 season we will have the exclusive right to seek to work with Umbro’s existing English Premier League team partnerships, including: AFC Bournemouth, Brentford, Luton Town and West Ham, as well as English Football League Clubs Ipswich Town, Huddersfield Town and Forest Green Rovers.
We will also supply, under the Umbro brand, to Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Premiership, where Castore is already the global kit partner for Glasgow Rangers FC, and England Rugby men’s and women’s teams at a time of heightened interest in the sport during the Guinness Six Nations.
To me, this appears that the Umbro Brand will still exist but be produced by Castore, does that mean Castore will stop as a Kit Manufacturer, we will have to wait and see!
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