Kit News – Football Kit Geek

A huge congratulations to all the winners and the finalists in each award, I also want to thank Josh over at The Kitsman for pulling this all together, it brought a lot positivity to the Kit Community but also highlighted many great accounts that are out there in the “Twitter-sphere” at the moment, check out the Kitsman timeline to find some wonderful kit content!

Shelter’s No Home Kit

Although the traditional Boxing day fixtures were severly impacted by postponments due to the current COVID-19 situation in England, we did see a couple of teams embracing this initiative….

Oldham Athletic at home to Scunthorpe United

Tranmere Rovers at home to Barrow AFC

A Special call out to Dulwich Hamlet, who also had Shelter as their Sponsor on their away kit and are auctioning their shirts to raise money for the campaign.

Adidas to change logo?

It has been reported over the last week or so that Adidas will be changing their logo from late 2022, to coincide with 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The new logo will see a slight change in the alignment of the traditional 3 Stripes and the removal of the “adidas” word mark… with those Counties with their kits manufactured by Adidas participating in the World Cup being the first kits seen with the new logo.

Full details can be found over at Footy Headlines – Link to Article click here

And Finally….

Whats happening in the Kit Community.

I want to end each issue with some of the “going ons” within the Kit Community

The guys over at Kit Mag ran a knock competition to find their follower’s Kit of 2021, the winner was the Liverpool Away kit beating Venezia away in the final with 64% of the vote.

Andorra’s Ildefons Lima Solà gave away one of Match Worn shirts as part of a Christmas giveaway and added a nice touch by signing the number

This wonderful picture was shared by @TRiCKETTengland highlighting the kits worn on 1984/85 Serie A Season

Let me know your thoughts and comments and if there is any content that you would like me to share in coming weeks, please message me and let me know the details or use the comments field below or contact me over on @Kit_Geek on Twitter

English Football – Kit Manufactuer Data

Aug 6, 2019Posted in General, Kit NewsTagged Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kit News, Kits, SoccerLeave a comment

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:

Championship:

League One:

League Two:

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.

Kit News, Edition 2 – West Ham United & Umbro 2019/20

May 30, 2019May 30, 2019Posted in General, Kit NewsTagged FA Cup, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit News, Kits, umbro, West Ham UnitedLeave a comment

I would not normally write a post about one kit, however I want to take some time to talk about West Ham United’s Home and Away Kits for 2019/20 season from Umbro.

There were some leaked images hitting the internet earlier on this week and my initial thoughts were please let this be real…. and Finally on Wednesday the official release and the relief to know that those images were indeed what we will see gracing the London Stadium and other Premier League grounds in this upcoming season.

Looking at the launch of kit, the marketing is already talking about “Inspired by the Class of ’80” and then digging into detail behind the design, it is clear that Umbro were looking to create a retro feel for their designs for “The Hammers”. – Click here to go to West Ham’s page

Home Kit

The home kit based on the classic admiral kit used between 1977 and 1980 is paired with Claret shorts and socks as first choice, from what I can see and research this is the first time in the club’s history that this colour combination has been used as default home kit.

Away Kit

The away kit is based on the kit worn in the 1980 FA Cup Final win against Arsenal and it a simple all white kit and as it’s 1980 cousin has some “claret and blue” striped trim on collar and sleeve cuffs, there is also some detailing celebrating that Cup win on the back of the neck.

Something else that West Ham United have done right, is to offer fans both home and away kits an option of a “Unsponsored” version of the shirts, however this still includes the club’s sleeve sponsor (it is one of the more aesthetically pleasing). From my initial tweet about this, one that has hit a chord with fans across all clubs – see tweet here

These kits have set a high bar for the 2019/20 kits and I applaud what Umbro and West Ham United have done here…..

Quite simply, this is retro done right!

Please let me know your thoughts about this kit on the comments below or via Twitter – @Kit_Geek

Kit News, Edition 1 – A Hummel renaissancei

May 26, 2019May 26, 2019Posted in Kit NewsTagged Adidas, Football, Football Kits, Hummel, Kit Geek, Kit News, Kits, Ligue 1, Nike, Premier League, Puma, Serie A, SoccerLeave a comment

Kit news is coming thick and fast, so I thought it was a good opportunity to have a look at what we have seen over the past few days in terms of Kit News.

Confirmed Kits

Middlesbrough – Hummel have delivered a look in the new home kit for Middlesbrough that is a return to a classic look for Boro and one that synonymous with the club.

Inter Milan – Striped kits are always difficult to deliver something new or give a fresh approach to the design, however Inter Milan are a club that often looked to do this over the years and this effort from Nike for 2019/20 is something different and does stand out from the others

Cambridge United – A new Kit deal for Cambridge United with Hummel and the first home Kit is a real classic in design, a clean and simple look on The U’s traditional amber and black. Looks like Hummel will be bigger players in the kit market in 2019/20 and if what we have seen so far is anything to go by we should be in for a treat.

Leicester City – The launch of Leicester City’s away and 3rd kits was no surprise with these kits leaked a few weeks ago. The Away, a pink version of the kit worn by Germany in 2018 World Cup and 3rd Kit, a dark grey version of the Adidas Tiro 19 template. After the introduction of their new home kit in the final game of the season, this completes the kits for the Foxes in 2019/20.

Olymique de Marseille – OM in the second season with Puma have seen the launch of their new home kit sees an introduction on sky blue pinstripe with an all white kit. The kit is also being marketed as 120th Anniversary kit.

AS Roma – Nike have returned to a more classic look for AS Roma this coming season, with the traditional red shirt being paired with white shorts and red socks. There is some “lightening” detailing on the collar, inspired from Roman iconography, which is also continued into name/number fonts for the season.

Ipswich Town – Quick to move on from their recent relegation from Championship, Ipswich Town have launched both their new Home and Away kits from Adidas, both kits from the Adidas template catalogue and the away sees a return to red/navy stripes. A big change with the kits is the sponsor, moving away for black and pink logo to a plain white one that fits with the overall aesthetic of the shirt. It is also worth highlighting that the Children’s versions of the kits will have a local charity as sponsor.

Preston North End – The final kit that I am looking at this first edition of Kit News, is the Nike kit for Preston North End, this template looks like a return to Nike Legend template, most known for its use by several teams in 2002 World Cup, this particular version really reminds me of the England Rugby Union kit worn when they clinch the World Cup in 2003.

Other News:

Aston Villa after a solitary season with local designer Luke1977 (which delivered some amazing kits) have signed a 3 year deal with Kappa
Burnley FC are rumoured to be wearing Umbro next season after leaked photos seen on Twitter
Millwall to have a brown away kit based on their sponsor, chocolate manufacturer Huski
A new badge for FC Nantes
Leaked Arsenal / Adidas kits
New sponsor for PSG

I will follow up with Edition 2 over the coming weeks, let me know your thoughts at Twitter @Kit_Geek or on the comments below.