Champions League 2019/20 – Kit Log

On Wednesday 11th December 2019 we reached the end of the Group Stages of the 2019/20 Champions League Campaign which means its time for me to take a look at the Kits worn within the Groups.

I have been sharing some stats via Twitter through the “Match Days” over at @Kit_Geek but here we will look at all the games and Kits used through this stage of the competition.

Match Day 1 (17th / 18th September 2019)

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Match Day 2 (1st / 2nd October 2019)

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Match Day 3 (22nd / 23rd October 2019)

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Match Day 4 (5th / 6th November 2019)

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Match Day 5 (26th / 27th November 2019)

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Match Day 6 (10th / 11th December 2019)

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Kit Stats

  • 83 Kits worn in 96 games
  • 48% (Home Kits – 31 Full Kits, 9 Varitations)
  • 30% (Away Kits – 19 Full Kits, 5 Variations)
  • 22% (3rd Kits – 12 Full Kits, 7 Variations)
  • 9 Teams wore Home, Away and 3rd Kits in their 6 Games
  • Lille OSC wore 5 different kits in 6 games – Home (x2), Away, 3rd (x2)
  • Club Brugge and Zenit St.Petersburg both only wore one kit
  • Liverpool only wore their home kit, however in final game at Red Bull Salzburg they wore solid red socks (have they ditched the half/half socks?)

Group H

As a Kit Geek I do feel the need to highlight Group H, this group contained Ajax, Chelsea, Lille OSC and Valencia, between these four teams we saw 17 different kits used, which is 20% of all the kits used in the Group Stages!

What did they wear:

Ajax – 4 Kits

  • Home Kit (v Lille, Chelsea, Valencia all at home)
  • Home Kit variation with Black socks (v Chelsea)
  • Away Kit (v Lille)
  • Away Kit variation with Orange shorts / socks (v Valencia) 

Chelsea – 4 Kits

  • Home Kit (v Ajax, Lille, Valencia all at home)
  • Home Kit variation with blue socks (v Valencia)
  • Away Kit variation all white socks (v Lille)
  • 3rd Kit variation all black socks (v Ajax)

Lille OSC – 5 Kits

  • Home Kit (v Chelsea & Valencia at Home)
  • Home Kit variation with white shorts (v Valencia)
  • Away Kit (v Ajax away)
  • 3rd Kit variation with solid white socks (v Ajax at home)
  • 3rd Kit variation with Navy socks (v Chelsea)

Valencia – 4 Kits

  • Home Kit (v Ajax, Chelsea, Lille all at home)
  • Home kit variation with Black socks (v Chelsea)
  • Home kit variation with Orange shorts (v Lille)
  • Away kit variation with Black shorts (v Ajax)

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Group H also provided me with my favourite kit so in the Champions League this season, the Ajax Home kit with Black socks, something classic and clean about that look that just worked for me!

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Something else I like to consider is the some of the best looking kit match ups over the Competition and one that immediatley stands to me is the game at the San Siro on Tuesday 10th December where Inter Milan hosted Barcelona, the two kits looked great paired against each other.

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Any stand out kits for across this season’s Champions League and any favourite Kit Match ups that you enjoyed seeing, let me know on the comments below or over at Twitter on @Kit_Geek

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

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:

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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

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3rd / 4th Kits

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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

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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:

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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

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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.

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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

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)

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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

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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…!

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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

 

English Football – Kit Manufactuer Data

The 2019 / 20 season kicked off last weekend in England with the EFL playing their first round of games and Premier League returning this week, I felt it was time to have quick look at who is wearing what this season in England.

Unforuntaley the data does not include Bury FC as there has no update on the future of the club when creating this article, all being well I will update as soon as the club’s issues are resolved

The most seen kit manufactuer that we will see this season…. Puma.

Kit Manufactuers

  • Puma – 13 teams
  • Adidas – 12 teams
  • Errea – 12 teams
  • Macron – 9 teams
  • Nike – 9 teams
  • Umbro – 9 teams
  • Hummel – 7 teams
  • FBT – 3 teams
  • Kappa – 3 teams
  • Joma – 2 teams
  • New Balance – 2 teams
  • Admiral – 1 team
  • Avec – 1 team
  • Bristol Sports – 1 team
  • Elev8 – 1 team
  • Elite Pro Sport – 1 team
  • O’Neills – 1 team
  • Player Layer – 1 team
  • Surridge – 1 team
  • Tag – 1 team
  • Under Armour – 1 team

Premier League:

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Championship:

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League One:

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League Two:

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There have been 18 Clubs that have changed manufactuer

There was only six clubs in the top two division that have changed kit manufactuer this season, League Two the highest single division to see changes with seven clubs.

Premier League

  • Arsenal (Puma to Adidas)
  • Aston Villa (Luke 1977 to Kappa)
  • Burnley (Puma to Umbro)
  • Manchester City (Nike to Puma)

Championship

  • Brentford (Adidas to Umbro)
  • Reading (Puma to Macron)

League One

  • Bolton Wanderers (Macron to Hummel)* – TBC
  • Coventry City (Nike to Hummel)
  • Doncaster Rovers (FBT to Elite Pro Sports)
  • Gillingham (GFC to Macron)
  • Shrewsbury Town (Errea to Admiral)

League Two

  • Cambridge United (Puma to Hummel)
  • Carlisle United (Umbro to Errea)
  • Leyton Orient (Nike to New Balance)
  • Macclesfield Town (Macron to Nike)
  • Oldham Athletic (Sondico to Hummel)
  • Port Vale (BLK to Errea)
  • Salford City (Umbro to Kappa)

Overall in the 2019 / 20 Season there is 21 different Kit Manufactuers that will take the field of action, this is an decrease from last season where there was 24 different kit makers on show, the three that we will not see this season:

  • BLK – Provided Port Vale’s kit
  • GFC – Gillingham’s own club branded kit
  • Sondico – Provided Oldham Athletic’s kit

Please let me know your thoughts and comments, either below or over at @Kit_Geek on Twitter.

Champions League – Kit Log 2018/19

On a hot June evening in The Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid, Liverpool lifted their 6th Champions League (European Cup) in their History with a 2-0 victory over first time finalists Tottenham Hotspur.

Now the competition has come to a close, it is time to wrap up the 2018/19 Champions League Kit Log, to review the kits worn through out the Group Stages please see my previous post – Champions League, Kit Log – Group Stages

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In the 29 Knock out games of the competition, the following kits were worn:

  • Home – 62% (33 Full Home, 3 Variations)
  • Away – 26% (11 Full Away, 4 Variations)
  • 3rd Kits – 12% (4 Full 3rd, 3 Variations)

Competition Kit Overview

We can see what the teams wore through out the competition below:

Group A – Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, AS Monaco, Club Brugges

Group B – Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur, PSV Eindhoven, Inter Milan

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Group C – Paris St,Germain, Napoli, Liverpool, Red Star Belgrade

Group D – Lokomotive Moscow, FC Porto, FC Schalke 04, Galatasaray 

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Group E – Bayern Munich, Benfica, Ajax Amsterdam, AEK Athens

Group F – Manchester City, Shakhtar Donetsk, Olympique Lyonnais, Hoffenheim

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Group G – Real Madrid, AS Roma, CSKA Moscow, Viktoria Plzen

Group H – Juventus, Manchester United, Valencia, BSC Young Boys 

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Kit Highlights

Some of my favourite Kits worn through the Knock Out Stages:

Schalke 3rd (Variation) worn against Man City – all though losing 7-0 on the night, the team did stand out in this all “Gecko Green” kit from Umbro.

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FC Barcelona’s home kit really works well, the use of the dark blue shorts and socks is the what makes the kit stand out for me and with the rumours that Barcelona will use a chequered shirt in 2019/20 this “classic” striped shirt has certainly stood out from other Nike efforts in the 2018/19 season.

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And that wraps up the 2018/19 Kit Logs, please let me know thoughts regarding Kits Worn in The Champions League in the comments below or via Twitter – @Kit_Geek

Premier League – Kits by Fixtures

Those that have been following me on Twitter and seen previous post know that I keep a log of the kits worn in games with a Kit Grid, an example can be seen here – Premier League, Kit Grid (Match Day 26 to 35)

I also wanted to share you with you the kits worn at each Match Day as a reference point.

Match Day 1 to 3 (10th August to 27th August)

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Match Day 4 to Match Day 7 (1st September to 1st October)

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Match Day 8 to Match Day 10 (5th October to 29th October)

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Match Day 11 to Match Day 14 (3rd November to 2nd December)

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Match Day 15 to Match Day 20 (4th December to 30th December)

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Match Day 21 to Match Day 24 (1st January to 30th January)

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Match Day 25 to Match Day 28 (2nd February to 27th February

Match Day 27 includes

  • Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion played on 3rd April

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Match Day 29 to Match Day 32 (2nd March to 31st March

Match Day 30, includes:

  • Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace on 3rd April
  • Brighton & Hove Albion v Cardiff City on 16th April
  • Watford v Southampton on 23rd April
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal on 24th April
  • Manchester United v Manchester City on 24th April

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Match Day 33 to Match Day 36 (2nd April to 28th April)

Match Day 33 Includes:

  • Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton & Hove Albion on 23rd April

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Match Day 37 and Match Day 38 (3rd May to 12th May)

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For some detailed analysis, please check out my previous post – Premier League, End of Season Kit Report

Also, I have recently contributed to this article looking at some of kits worn in 2018/19 Premier League season on Footy.com with Phil Delves which made it all the way to the lofty heights of Talksport – click here …………*FAME AT LAST, KINDA*

Finally check out this stunning graphic from Museum of Jerseys , not only is this documenting all kits worn this season but also all Goalkeeping kits and Officials strips.

 

Premier League, End of Season Kit Report

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

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Match Day 20 to 38

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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 

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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.

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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.

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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

The Championship, End of Season Kit Report

On Sunday 5th May The Championship League season came to an end, we do still have five games left with the playoffs but this feels like a good time to have a review of the kits worn through out the season and look at some of the stats behind the kits worn.

Kit Stats 

  • 1102 Kits worn
  • 107 variations of kits
  • Home Kits – 45%, 25 Full Home kits worn, 23 variations of Home kit – (Stoke used 2019/20 Home kit in final League game)
  • Away Kits – 39%, 24 Full Away kits worn, 18 variations of Away kit
  • 3rd Kits – 16%, 15 Full 3rd kits worn, 2 variations of 3rd kit (Aston Villa and Leeds United)

Overview

Match 1 to Match 16

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Match 17 to Match 31

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Match 32 to Match 46

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Due to the unfortunate circumstances surrounding Bolton Wanderers at the end of this season, the fixture against Brentford was not played, leaving those two teams with only 45 appearances in the League.

Kit Variations

  • Aston Villa wore 9 variations of kit, 5 different home combinations and 2 variations of both Away and 3rd Kits.
  • Bolton Wanderers wore 7 variations of kit, 2 home variations, 4 Away and just the one 3rd kit
  • Most variations of Home Kit – Aston Villa, 5 variations
  • Most variations of Away Kit – Bolton Wanderers & Reading, 4 variations
  • Most variations of 3rd Kit – Aston Villa & Leeds United, 2 variations
  • 9 Clubs only had Home and Away kits
  • Wigan Athletic only wore two variations of kit all season, their Home and Away
  • 5 Clubs did not use any variation of kit available to them – Bristol City, Norwich City, Preston North End, Rotherham United and Wigan Athletic.

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I wrote in a previous post – EFL, Championship – Kit Variations about my five favourite kits and that has not changed since that post, so my favourite kit match up of the season was Blackburn Rovers v Bristol City.

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I will continue to add to the Kit Log throughout the Playoff and will update via Twitter – @Kit_Geek but please let me know your thoughts and what your favourite kits seen the English 2nd Tier via the comments below or Twitter.

Premier League, Kit Grid (Match Day 26 to 35)

The end of the Premier League season is fast approaching with only 3 rounds of games left to be played.

This felt like a good time to review the Kit Grid that looks at what was worn by who against who.

To review older updates and see how this works please see my previous posts about this:

Premier League – Kit Grid, Match Day 13

Premier League – Kit Grid catch up (MD 14 to 17)

Premier League – Kit Grid (Match Day 18 – 25)

Match Day 26 – 9th February to 11th February

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Match Day 27 – 22nd February to 24th February

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Match Day 28 – 26th February to 27th February

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Match Day 29 – 2nd March to 3rd March

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Match Day 30 – 9th March to 10th March

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Match Day 31 – 16th March to 17th March

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Match Day 32 – 30th March to 1st April

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Match Day 33 – 2nd April to 8th April

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Match Day 34 – 12th April to 15th April

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Match Day 35 – 20th April to 22nd April

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Games played on 23rd April and 24th April – From Match Day 31 and Match Day 33

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At the end of season, I will start to break down some of the stats behind the kits worn by the Team in the Premier League this season.

Please let me know you thoughts via the comments below or via Twitter @Kit_Geek

EFL, Championship – Kit Variations

Along with the Kit Variations worn by teams in the Premier League (click here) and The Champions League (click here), I have also been tracking the kits worn in Championship through 2018/19.

We are two thirds of the way through this season, so I thought it would be a good time to have a look and review what variations have been worn by the teams competing in England’s 2nd Tier.

Kit Stats (as of 15th February 2019)

  • 760 kits worn in total
  • 95 variations of kit
  • Home Kits – 43% (25% First Choice Kit, 18% Variation)
  • Away Kits – 42% (25% First Choice Kit, 17% Variation)
  • 3rd Kits – 15% (14% First Choice Kit, 1% Variation)

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Aston Villa have worn the most variations in the league, this includes four different uses of their home kit this season, two of their away and the debut of their third kit at Brentford on 13th February, however worn with away shorts and a alternative claret socks, so we are yet to see the full 3rd kit this season.  Their kits are a set that do complement each other, which is why we are seeing so many variations on show here.

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Middlesbrough are one of three teams that have used six variations of kit this season, with three versions of their away kit, they also have two versions of white socks in their kit range, with blue trim for the away and silver trim in the third.

There is also couple of examples of alternative home kits on show, all in one colour with Ipswich Town (I know white sleeves buts lets go with it), Middlesbrough, Millwall (above) and Nottingham Forest (below)…. is there a chance we will see Aston Villa turn out in 5th all claret Home kit???

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Queen’s Park Rangers are one of nine teams in the Championship that only have two registered kits this season, however that has not stopped the West Londoners racking up six variations of kit seen this season, with both home and away kits seen in three different variations.

Reading have used their away kit in all possible combinations with black / grey shorts and socks, giving them four variations of kit used this season.

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We have also seen eight teams so far this season, only use their registered kits with no variations.  Bristol City, Derby County, Norwich City, Preston North End, Rotherham United and West Bromwich Albion have only used three kits this season, whilst Stoke City and Wigan Athletic have only used two kits this season.

My Favourite 5 kits

Below are my favourite five kits seen in The Championship this season (in alphabetical order).

1, Blackburn Rovers – Home Kit / 2, Bristol City – 3rd Kit

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Why use two images when these two kits are in one….!

Two fantastic kits on show, Blackburn Rover’s being the only home kit on my list and probably my favourite Umbro kit of the season across all leagues.

Bristol City’s 3rd kit in their unique colour combination, just works so well for them.

3, Leeds United – 3rd Kit

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Simple, effect and elegant…. this classy kit from Kappa is just what you want from a classic Leeds United change strip.  The bands on the sleeves and top of the socks one of the elements of this kit that just make it stand out. This is my favourite kit in the Championship this season.

4, Queen’s Park Rangers – Away

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Another Away kit that just works for me and one we have seen in three different variations (Pink-Navy-Navy and All Pink) but the kit in its original form of Pink-Navy-Pink, really works for me, the two tone pink hoops work really well as I enjoy seeing QPR wearing hoops in all kits, it does not seem right when they do not.

5, West Bromwich Albion – 3rd Kit

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Another colour combination that is part of a club’s history, this Green and Yellow kit with its wider stripes (another nod to West Brom’s past) is another kit that just works all round for me.  Interestingly labeled as a “Change” kit on the club shop with their current black / blue kit being called the “Away” kit, this has made more appearances as alternative from the home kit being worn 12 time so far this season.

Well there we have it, a review so far of what has been worn in The Championship this season, please as always let me know you thoughts and what are your kit highlights in England’s 2nd Tier by using the comments fields below or via Twitter – @Kit_Geek