Tag: Kit Log

Kit Variations – English Leagues

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I am always looking for new ways to visualise what I do, as regular followers will know I like to look into the details of the Kits worn across various football competitions, so this is a post to consolidate some of that data and it will be one that will be flexible and be updated as we move through the rest of the 2023/24 Season!

One of those things that I look at are the variations of the kits used, but what does that actually mean…

I break the Kits down into their three main elements – Shirts / Shorts / Socks, then I look at the variations of these elements worn with the shirt which is the consistent part of the kit!

Definitions of Terms used

  • Default Kit – This is the regisitered Kit of Each Team, so Home, Away and Third Kits (Could Also be termed as Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Kits)
  • Kit Variation – One of the Shorts and Socks is change with either the Home, Away and Third Kits
  • Mash Up – The use of elements of different kits being used together, for example Away Shirt worn with Home Shorts and Third Socks (as coined on The Football Kit Podcast)
  • Alternative Shorts / Socks – A bespoke alternative pair of shorts and socks, created for a specific kit

Some examples…

Default Kits – The way the kits are designed to worn, Stockport County showing their three kits at the start of the 2023/24 Season.

Kit Variation – Manchester United are an excellent example of this, Home Shirt was been worn in six different variations this season in Premier League.

Mash up – Luton Town are my go to choice here, having worn the ultimate Mash Up already this season by wearing their Third Shirt with Away Shorts and Home Socks.

Alternative Shorts / Socks – A good example here is Everton this season, who have worn their Away kit with “Default” Navy shorts and socks and also “Alternative” Salmon / Coral shorts and socks

Kit Variations – 2023/24 – Last update, 2nd February 2024

So here we are this season and here is a snapshot that shows all the kits used in the Premier League and EFL so far this season.

Premier League – 94 Kits in Total

  • 37 Home Kits (20 Default / 17 Variations)
  • 35 Away Kits (20 Default / 15 Variations)
  • 22 Third Kits (13 Default / 9 Varitions)
  • Manchester United have worn 10 Kit Variations this season
  • 3 Teams in 6 Kit Variations
  • 6 Teams in 5 Kit Variations
  • 6 Teams in 4 Kit Variations
  • 4 Teams in 3 Kit Variations

Championship – 81 Kits in Total

  • 31 Home Kits (24 Default / 7 Variations)
  • 27 Away Kits (24 Default / 3 Variations)
  • 23 Third Kits (All Default)
  • Queen’s Park Rangers have worn 5 Kit Variations
  • 7 Teams in 4 Kit Variations
  • 16 Teams in 3 Kit Variations

League One – 76 Kits in Total

  • 29 Home Kits (24 Default / 5 Variations)
  • 26 Away Kits (24 Default / 2 Variations)
  • 21 Third Kits (18 Default / 3 Varitions)
  • 7 Teams in 4 Kit Variations
  • 14 Teams in 3 Kit Variations
  • 3 Teams in 2 Kit Variations

League Two – 98 Kit Variations

  • 39 Home Kits (24 Default / 15 Variations)
  • 34 Away Kits (24 Default / 10 Variations)
  • 24 Third Kits (19 Default / 5 Varitions)
  • 1 Fourth Kit
  • 3 Teams in 7 Kit Variations
  • 1 Team in 6 Kit Variations
  • 3 Teams in 5 Kit Variations
  • 5 Teams in 4 Kit Variations
  • 12 Teams in 3 Kit Variations

The only Fourth Kit used so far this season is from Newport County, worn at Home against Stockport Country on 25th November 2023, this was a Charity Kit for their former winger Jason Bowen and the Motor Neurone Disease Association.

There we have it, I hope this gives you a little bit insight into how I look at kits and how I record their usage, I will continue to update this as we move through the final months of the season.

Any thoughts or comments, please let me know!

Premier League: Matchweek 22 Kit Review

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Matchweek 22 was the second round of Midweek fixtures (outside the Christmas Period), with all 20 Teams in action across Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (30th January to 1st February).

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 21 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 94 (+3 from Matchweek 21)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 58 (+1 from Matchweek 21)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were three new kit looks on show through these fixtures and one new goalkeeper kit!

Brighton & Hove Albion wore an alternative white shorts and socks with their Home Kit for the first time, a nice overall look that still keeps the overall classic Brighton feel to the kit!

Everton used their Away Kit just the second time this season but this time with alternative “salmon” shorts and socks for lovely looking overall Kit… I think I might even prefer the look here than the standard navy shorts and socks.

Brentford wore their 3rd Kit with alternative navy socks, this was the first kit variation worn by The Bees this season but thats not all from this them this week….

There was also a new Goalkeeper Kit on show for Brentford, the first team to wear 4 goalkeeper kits this season. This was a purple version of last seasons keeper template which has also been worn by Luton Town this season!

Kit Highlights

An “interesting” Kit Stat from the game between Aston Villa and Newcastle United, the result of Newcastle United winning meant this was the first time Aston Villa had suffered defeat in their default Home Kit this season as well as being the first League victory for Newcatle United in alternative Black Socks with their Home Kit….!

Brentford became the first team to wear four goalkeeper kits this season, with their use of the purple template from last season’s Umbro catalogue.

My favourite Kit Match Up of these midweek fixtures has to be Fulham and Everton, the use of red and white details in the Fulham Home kit is one of favourite little details this season, paired with cracking Everton away kit with what is arguably better alternative shorts and socks is a winner for me!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 13 Home Kits, 4 Away Kits and 3 3rd Kits in action in this Matchweek

There were five Kit Variation on show this week.

  • Brighton & Hove Albion in Home kit with alternative white shorts and socks
  • Everton in Away kit with alternative “Salmon” shorts and socks
  • Newcastle United in Black socks with their Home Kit for the 3rd Time this season
  • Brentford, 3rd kit with alternative navy socks
  • Manchester United in all off white 3rd kit, 4th time this look has been used

Kit Grid – Up to 23rd January 2024

Kit News

With Paris St. Germain’s Jordan Kit “deal” coming to an end this season we thought they may be the end of the “Jumpman” logo featuring on Football Kits, however it has been reported that a London Club is being looked at to take up the logo moving forward… with currently Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur being in the Nike camp, it likely to be one of these clubs with Chelsea being rumoured as the preferred option.

Full report can be found here

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

Premier League – Matchweek 17

Premier League – Matchweek 18

Premier League – Matchweek 19

Premier League – Matchweek 20

Premier League – Matchweek 21

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Premier League: Matchweek 21 Kit Review

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Matchweek 21 is a unique Matchweek in the Premier League season, with the fixtures being split over two weekends to give each of the teams a mini “mid-season” winter break, there was five fixture played over the weekend of 12th to 14th January and the remaining five fixtures on 20th to 22nd January.

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 21 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 91 (+2 from Matchweek 20)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 57 (No Change from Matchweek 20)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were two new kit look on show through these fixtures.

Crystal Palace have worn their 3rd twice already this season, including the opening fixture back in August, however this is the first time that the kit has been worn in default look of all black, with the black socks getting the debut outing!

Nottingham Forest used their 3rd Kit with bespoke alternative orange shorts and socks for the first time this season in their game against Brentford, the overall look worked well with amount of orange in the shirt… a nice alternative and opens up more opportunities for mix and matching with the default navy blue shorts and socks.

Kit Highlights

Manchester United “Sock Watch”, it was the 2023 Adidas Teamwear socks again in the home game against Tottenham Hotspur, this seems to be the go to sock now for The Red Devils…

Wolverhampton Wanderers wore their away kit for only the second time this season and the first time since the third game of the season back in August against Everton, this also means they have worn Home, Away and 3rd Kits in their last three games!

My favourite Kit Match Up of this week was the match up between Brentford and Nottingham Forest, the alternative look against the classic Brentford kit worked well for me, I have seen comments that considered this to be a kit clash but I think there is enough destinction between the light and dark shorts and socks and in the shirts that this worked well under the lights of Gtech Community Stadium!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 14 Home Kits, 3 Away Kits and 3 3rd Kits in action in this Matchweek

There were four Kit Variation on show this week.

  • Luton Town, Away Kit with Home Shorts and Socks, this is the 3rd time this look has been used
  • Manchester United’s again in Black Teamwear Socks (with updated Adidas Logo), the 8th time they have been worn
  • Aston Villa, Home Kit with alternative claret shorts and socks, the 2nd time for this look
  • Nottingham Forest’s 3rd Kit with alternative shorts and socks (see above)

Kit Grid – Up to 23rd January 2024

Kit News

It is being widely reported that Aston Villa have signed “Major” Deal with Adidas, replacing Castore from next season. Aston Villa have been supplied by the many kit manufacturers over the years, however this would be the first time that they have worn the “Three Stripes” of Adidas and will be the second club to move from Castore to Adidas with Newcastle United also making that change from 2024/25 Season – Image from @TheShirtUnion

Manchester City have released a “Year of the Dragon” shirt to celebrate the Chinese New Year and it has been reported that this kit will be worn by both Men and Women’s teams at some point this season, with the kit having its own designed nameset I wonder if it will be a cup game that we see this kit, however with the Men away at Tottenham Hotspur in the 4th Round, its not likely to be that game.

Another interesting story that was being report at the end of last week was the potential introduction of “4th” Kits from 2024/25 season. It is not clear if this will be for every team but the reports suggested that one of Arsenal, Liverpool, Newcastle United, Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur or Chelsea will have a 4th Kit available for regular use and not seen as a “Special Kit”. 

So what we have seen with Crystal Palace and Arsenal this season may become the norm in future season within Premier League!

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

Premier League – Matchweek 16

Premier League – Matchweek 17

Premier League – Matchweek 18

Premier League – Matchweek 19

Premier League – Matchweek 20

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Kit Manufacturers Breakdown: 2023/24

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I created a graphic this week that showed a breakdown of the Kit Manufacturers of the current 92 English League Clubs from Premier League and EFL for this current season.

So thought I would create something with a little more detail for those Kit Nerds and Geeks out there, a form of reference guide for Kits and Clubs for the 2023/24 Season.

2024/25 Season can be found here

Overview of Kit Manufacturers

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

Puma – 16 Teams

Macron – 15 Teams

Umbro – 13 Teams

Adidas – 9 Teams

Castore – 7 Teams

Nike – 7 Teams

Errea – 6 Teams

Hummel – 4 Teams

Joma – 3 Teams

New Balance – 2 Teams

O’Neills – 2 Teams

Oxen – 2 Teams

That Leaves six teams, each being the only club that their manufacturer supplies.

FBT – Crewe Alexandra (League Two)

Kappa – Hull City (Championship)

Kelme – Watford (Championship)

Mills – Tranmere Rovers (League Two)

Tag – Burton Albion (League One)

VX3 – Newport County (League Two)

So there we have it, 92 Team, 18 manufacturers and all the details you may need.

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

2024/25 Season can be found here

FA Cup: 3rd Round, Kit Review

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The FA Cup 3rd Round, one of the highlights of the Football Season for many of us, the round that sees teams from the Premier League and Championship join the competition, often with several “Non-League” teams still involved, the dreams and hope of a New Year replicated into Footballing dreams both big and small!

In it’s 143rd season, the oldest competition in Football initially had 732 teams enter with qualifying rounds starting back in the summer of 2023, with 32 teams from these fixtures reaching the first round, where the EFL Teams first join the Competition.

A recap of the previous rounds…

1st Round

1st Round Replays

2nd Round

2nd Round Replays

The 3rd Round of The FA Cup took place over 5 days of the first weekend of 2024, between Thursday 4th January and Monday 8th January, the fixture between Crystal Palace and Everton the first to be played on Thursday of this weekend!

3rd Round Kit Log

64 Teams kicked off the 3rd Round in 32 Fixtures.

3rd Round Replays

There were 14 different Kit Manufacturers seen in this round of the FA Cup, with Macron having the most teams with 11 and Umbro with 10, the only two with double figures… four Kit Makers, Kappa, Kelme, New Balance (all Championship Clubs) and VX3 (Newport County) with just one club.

Kit Highlights

Crystal Palace kicked off the 3rd Round of the FA Cup on Thursday by wearing a special charity / 4th shirt, containing a sash something that The Eagles are well known for doning on their kits over the years. This shirt was paired with Home shorts and socks and with Everton in their 3rd Kit, it made for one of my favourite Kit Match Ups of the season so far.

For the 3rd Season in a row Arsenal used an all white kit, labelled as “No More Red”, highlighting teenage knife attacks in London. The shirts will not be for release and will sold for charities supporting the local communities. This season is different as the previous incarnations were used away from The Emirates Stadium, at Nottingham Forest in 2022 and Oxford United in 2023, so this is a rare ccurrence of Arsenal not in red at Home, Liverpool joind the No More Red theme by wearing their 3rd Kit for a unique look for one of the historic fixtures in English Football!

Maidstone United the lowest team left in the competition, continued to the 4th Round with their victory against League One Stevenage, The National League South (6th Tier) Kent Team have a kit which is based in design on the final Maidstone United kit from 1992 before the club folded and withdraw from The Football League.

An interesting Kit Match up with the Tyne / Wear Derby, in recent years when the clubs have played each other change kits have been worn to avoid a clash, this was not the case in this FA Cup game, with Newcastle United wearing alternative white shorts and socks with their Home Shirt to give a more traditional look to this fixture, something that raised mixed views across Social Media with both those glad to see this and those that called it out as a kit clash!

Blackpool are the only team that have worn three different kit looks in the opening three rounds of the Competition, having worn all Tangerine Home Kit in their opening round against Bromley, then their default home with against Forest Green Rovers and their Away Kit against Nottingham Forest.

Manchester City had one difference in their kit from any of the other competing clubs… as they continue to not use the offical FA Cup sleeve patches, due to the current sponsors of the competition, they do not use the patches as it is direct competition to their own principle sponsor. It is likely, as in previous seasons that will be fined for this action but that does not stop them! It also means the holders patch (which is silver not red) will not be seen this season.

Being a Cup competition meant that lots of clubs, introduced their own “Cup” Namesets instead of the standard league names and numbers that normally used, some stand out ones that we wanted to call out are the following…

Any of your FA Cup hightlights that I have missed or stand out, let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek 

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Premier League: Matchweek 20 Kit Review

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The season has now reached Matchweek 20 and the final round of the Premier League fixtures of the Festive Period also means this is the first set of return fixtures, with the reverse games being played in Matchweek 3.

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 20 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 89 (+3 from Matchweek 19)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 57 (+1 from Matchweek 19)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were three new kit look on show through these fixtures.

Sheffield United used alternative red shorts and socks to give a very 90s look when they visited Manchester City, this was the first alternative look they have used for their Home Kit this season.

Manchester United used their Away kit with alternative white socks, although used the socks before this was the first time that we have seen the look with the default away shorts… given us their 10th Kit variation of the season (more on that below)

Arsenal wore their 3rd for the first in the League, however it was worn with alternative white socks which is a variation that we have previoulsy seen this season in The Champions League when they played Sevilla.

There was one new Goalkeeper used this week, that was Brentford’s black version of the current Umbro Goalkeeper Template, the 3rd different Keeper look used by The Bees.

Kit Highlights

Manchester United have now worn 10 different kit variations / looks in 20 Premier League game in total. These are made up six different Home Kits, three away kit looks and just the one 3rd kit – this also means they have worn has many different kit looks as they have wins in The League.

The six Home Kit looks used…

The four Change Kits…

My favourite Kit Match Up of this week was the match up between Manchester City and Sheffield United, regular readers will know that I do enjoy an alternative Kit Look and this Sheffield United change up with red shorts and socks is great, as mentioned above something very 90s about the look and works well in contrast to Manchester City’s Home Kit.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 12 Home Kits, 3 Away Kits and 3 3rd Kits in action in this Matchweek

There were three Kit Variation on show this week, all three being new kit looks for the season…

  • Sheffield United, Home Kit with alternative red shorts and socks
  • Manchester United’s Away Kit with alternative white socks
  • Arsenal 3rd Kit with white socks

Kit Grid – Up to 3rd January 2024

Kit News

The Premier League fixture will come thick and fast over the fesitve period, so there is little in Kit News updates, if I have missed anything Premier League related please let me know.

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

Premier League – Matchweek 15

Premier League – Matchweek 16

Premier League – Matchweek 17

Premier League – Matchweek 18

Premier League – Matchweek 19

Premier League: Matchweek 19 Kit Review

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We have reached the half way point of the season and the “Traditional” Boxing Day Fixtures, Matchweek 19 of the Premier League season have taken place over three days, time to have a deeper look into the kits worn over these fixtures.

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 19 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 86 (+2 from Matchweek 18)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 56 (+1 from Matchweek 18)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were two new kit looks on show through these fixtures, both variations of away kits..

Crystal Palace used an interesting mash up at Chelsea, pairing their Away shirt and shorts with Home Socks, to give two different shades of blue in their look, the choice was made all the more interesting with the black 3rd kit not being used which would have provided a contrast.

Manchester City were the second team to use a variation of an away kit at Everton, with alternative maroon socks for the first time this season, this was 3rd different kit look used by The Champions this season, the last team to reach this number.

A new Goalkeeper kit was on show in this matchweek, with Liverpool using their Orange version on the Nike Goalkeeper template at Burnley.

Kit Highlights

Manchester City wore their World Club Championship Winners Badge on their Away Kit, previous winners of this Competition (Liverpool and Chelsea) were only allowed to wear the badge once after being given special permission from the Premier League as it was against the kit regulation of the time, however this will not be the case for Manchester City who will wear the badge for the remaining games of the 2023 / 24 season… a sensible decision in my eyes, as the Premier League should be proud of its European and Continential success!

Wolverhampton Wanderers wore a change kit for first time in 10 game and for only 4th time this season when they used their 3rd kit (for 3rd time) in their victory at Brentford.

My favourite Kit Match Up of this week was of course the appearence of the “Ultimate” Mash up, with Luton Town’s visit to Sheffield United seeing The Hatters in three different elements of their kit, with 3rd shirt, Away shorts and Home socks, the 2nd time we have seen this look in December as previously used at Brentford.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 12 Home Kits, 3 Away Kits and 5 3rd Kits in action in this Matchweek

There were five Kit Variation on show this week…

  • Fulham Home Kit with alternative white socks, worn for 3rd time
  • Luton Town in the ulitmate mash up for 2nd time this season, with 3rd shirt / away shorts and home socks
  • Manchester United Home Kit with alternative black team wear socks (new logo), this is the 7th time these have been used this season
  • Crystal Palace Away Kit with Home socks
  • Manchester City Away Kit with alternative maroon socks

Kit Grid – Up to 29th December

Kit News

The Premier League fixture will come thick and fast over the fesitve period, so there is little in Kit News updates, if I have missed anything Premier League related please let me know.

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

Premier League – Matchweek 14

Premier League – Matchweek 15

Premier League – Matchweek 16

Premier League – Matchweek 17

Premier League – Matchweek 18

Champions League – Group Stages – in case you missed this review

Premier League: Matchweek 18 Kit Review

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The Christmas fixtures continue with Matchweek 18 being completed over the four days before Christmas, however due to the Manchester City’s participation (and victory) in the World Club Championship, their fixture with Brentford was postponed and will take place later in the season.

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 18 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 84 (+3 from Matchweek 17)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 55 (No change from Matchweek 17)

New Kits this Matchweek

Brighton & Hove Albion wore alternative white shorts and socks with their away shirt when they visited rivals Crystal Palace on 21st December, this is the 3rd different look used by The Seagulls with their Away shirt (Black shorts / socks and White shorts / Black socks).

There were also two completely unseen kits used in this matchweek, with Everton using their Away Kit for the first time at Tottenham Hotspur.

And Chelsea also used their Away Kit for the first time this season on their Christmas Eve (!!!) visit to Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Kit Highlights

Aston Villa dropped points in their default home kit for the first time this season, having won the previous eight games in home shirt with white shorts and sky blue socks.

Manchester United used their black goalkeeper kit template for only the second time this season and the first since the opening matchweek / game.

Due the postponement of the Manchester City v Brentford game, meant that the nine away teams in this matchweek all used change kits

My favourite Kit Match Up of this week was Tottenham Hotspur against Everton, there is some classy about Spurs in all white that really works for me, matched up with a wonderful Everton Kit being used for the first time just looks great!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 9 Home Kits, 6 Away Kit and 3 3rd kits in action in this Matchweek (one match abandoned)

There were three Kit Variation on show this week…

  • Brighton & Hove Albion in Away with white shorts & socks
  • Manchester United in their 3rd Kit with white socks, to create their all white look for the third time this season
  • Newcastle United used their 3rd Kit with yellow shorts and socks for the second time

Kit Grid – Up to 24th December

Kit News

The Premier League fixture will come thick and fast over the fesitve period, we will try and keep on top of things at Kit Geek Towers and we wish all readers and followers a very Merry Christmas!

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

Premier League – Matchweek 13

Premier League – Matchweek 14

Premier League – Matchweek 15

Premier League – Matchweek 16

Premier League – Matchweek 17

Champions League – Group Stages – in case you missed this review

Premier League: Matchweek 17 Kit Review

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The Christmas fixtures are now in full swing with Matchweek 17 being completed over this weekend, however due to the abandonment of the game between AFC Bournemouth and Luton Town there was only nine completed fixtures.

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 17 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 81 (No Change from Matchweek 16)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 55 (+1 from Matchweek 16)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were no new outfield kits on show this week, this is the first time this season that we have had no new kit looks in a Matchweek.

However, there was one new Goalkeeper kit, with Brighton & Hove Albion using the yellow version of their goalkeeper kit template (last season’s Nike Keeper Template), which also means the three goalkeeper kits used by Brighton this season are the same three kits used last season by the club (Black / Orange / Yellow).

Kit Highlights

Sheffield United wore their home kit away from Brammall Lane for the first time this season when they visited Chelsea on 16th December.

There were 15 Teams in their default Home Kit this matchweek, this is the highest number of default Home Kits on show in one week this season so far and with the abandoned game between AFC Bournemouth and Luton Town, this meant only three teams were in change kits this weekend…. Fulham (Away Kit), Aston Villa (3rd Kit), Manchester United (3rd Kit / Alternative Socks).

My favourite Kit Match Up of this week was at Anfield, with Liverpool playing Manchester United, with an all red versus all white look, there is something very classic looking about this Manchester United kit and although being used with alternative white socks, the overall match up looks somewhat classic in terms of colours and shirt design!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 15 Home Kits, 1 Away Kit and 2 3rd kits in action in this Matchweek (one match abandoned)

There were just the one Kit Variation on show this week…

  • Manchester United in their 3rd Kit with alternative white socks, creating an All White look. 2nd time this has been used this season.

Kit Grid – Up to 18th December

Kit News

We wish Tom Lockyear all the best in his recovery from his cardic arrest in the game between AFC Bouremouth and Luton Town.

The Premier League fixture will come thick and fast over the fesitve period, we will try and keep on top of things at Kit Geek Towers!

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

Premier League – Matchweek 12

Premier League – Matchweek 13

Premier League – Matchweek 14

Premier League – Matchweek 15

Premier League – Matchweek 16

Champions League – Group Stages – in case you missed this review last week!

Champions League 2023/24: Group Stage, Kit Overview

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On Wednesday 13th December, the Group Stages of the Champions League wrapped up for the final time, with 32 teams becoming 16 for the Knock Out Stages starting in February.

The format of the competition is changing from next season will see the removal of the group stages as we know them.

In true Kit Geek style I wanted to take a look at the kits worn by the 32 teams competing in these group stages.

Overall Kit Stats:

  • 90 Kits worn in Group Stages – 96 games
  • 38 Home Kits (27 first choice / 11 variations)
  • 22 Away Kits (19 first choice / 3 variations)
  • 21 3rd Kits (18 first choice / 3 variations)
  • 9 “Cup” / 4th Kits (7 first choce / 2 variations)

Group A

  • 11 Kits worn in the Group
  • Manchester United the only team to use Home, Away and 3rd Kits, with 2 Home variations used 4 variations in total (joint highest in Group Stages)
  • Bayern Munich and FC Copenhagen in just Home and Away Kits
  • Galatasaray in two variations of Home Kit (one with Alternative Shorts)
  • Most worn Kits in the Group Galatasaray Home and Bayern Munich Away – 4

Group B

  • 11 Kits worn in the Group
  • No team wore Home, Away and 3rd kits, just two kits with some variations!
  • All teams wore alternative white socks when playing at Sevilla, all the only alternative worn by that team
  • All teams wore change kits in away games
  • Most worn Kit was all Home Kits (Cup Kit for RC Lens) and Sevilla 3rd Kit – 3

Group C

  • 10 Kits worn in the Group
  • No Team wore Home, Away and 3rd Kits
  • Two Home Kit Variations worn, Napoli and SC Braga with Alternative Shorts
  • Real Madrid in 3rd Kit in all Away games
  • Most worn Kit, All Home Kits and Real Madrid Away, Union Berlin Cup Kit

Group D

  • 12 Kits worn in the group
  • Inter Milan and Real Sociedad in Home, Away, 3rd Kits
  • RB Salzburg in Home Kit for just one game, wearing Cup Kit 5 times in 2 variations
  • Real Sociedad only team to play in change kits in all away games
  • Most worn kit in the group, Inter Milan Home – 4

Group E

  • 12 Kits worn in the group
  • Celtic and Atletico Madrid only teams to wear 3 different kits, Celtic (H, A, 3rd) and Atletico (H, 3rd, Special)
  • Atletico Madrid in Special Kit against Celtic
  • Celtic wore plain teamwear socks with Home Kit (x3) and Away Kit (x1) meaning 4 different kit variations used (joint highest in Group Stages)
  • Most worn kit in the group, Lazio Home – 5

Group F

  • 11 Kits worn in the Group
  • PSG and AC Milan used Home, Away and 3rd Kits
  • Borussia Dortmund in just Cup Kit in all group games, using alternative yellow shorts in all away games
  • Newcastle United in alternative white shorts in 3 games, including one home game and only used change kit once
  • Most worn kits in group, PSG Home, Borussia Dortmund Cup kit (both variations), AC Milan Home, Newcastle United Home with white shorts – 3

Group G

  • 9 kits worn in the group (lowest in Group Stages)
  • BSC Young Boys in Home Kit in all games, only team to do so in Group Stages
  • RB Leipzig only team to wear Home, Away and 3rd Kits
  • Red Stat Belgrade in 2 variations of Home Kit, Red shorts and socks (4), White shorts and socks (1)
  • Most worn kit in Group, BSC Young Boys Home – 6

Group H

  • 14 Kits worn in the group (Highest in Group Stages)
  • FC Barcelona only team in Group Stages to wear Home, Away, 3rd and 4th Kits, a different change kit in every away game
  • Shakhtar Donetsk in Home, Away and 3rd Kits
  • FC Porto in 4 different kit variations (joint highest in Group Stages)
  • Most worn kit in the Group, Shakhtar Donesk Home Kit – 4

Matchday Breakdowns:

Match Day 1

Match Day 2

Match Day 3

Match Day 4

Match Day 5

Match Day 6

Kit Highlights:

Looking at some of my favourite Kit highlights of the Group Stages.

In Group B, Sevilla’s default look with black socks with their white home kit meant that each of the teams visiting The Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium wore alternative white socks with their change kit!

When Atletico Madrid visited Celtic, they wore a Special All Red Shirt with Home Shorts and Socks. It is the same as the special kit from the 2021-22 season, with a different sponsor and without the 75th-anniversary logo. The red also means Atletico pay homage to the red kit worn in the famous battle away against Celtic 50 years ago.

When Manchester United visited Galatasaray, they wore their 3rd kit with alternative red shorts… this gave us a unique look of White / Red / White for The Red Devils, Red shorts not being used since 1956/57 season when an all red look was used by Sir Matt Busby – Details about this can be found on Museum of Jerserys here

FC Barcelona used four distinct kits within the Group Stages, using a different change kit in each of their away games, this included their 4th Kit (Senyera Kit) which has been used by the club since 2022/23 Season.

The only team in the Group Stages to wear just one kit (with one variation) was BSC Young Boys, their home kit being worn in all six group games.

There we have it, my round up of this season’s and the final ever (?) Champions League Group Stages, let me know you favourite kits, kit highlights and kit match ups in the comments below or over at @Kit_Geek