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EFL, League Two 2025/26: End of Season Kit Report

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The 2025 / 26 League Two Season came to a close on Saturday 2nd May 2026, with Bromley securing the title on the final day of the season, with MK Dons as runners up and the final automatic spot being secured by Cambridge United. Salford City, Notts County, Chesterfield and Grimsby Town will compete in the Playoffs for the final promotion place.

I am taking my annual in depth look at the kits worn during the league stage of the season (not including Play Offs).

Overview of Kits Worn

Kit Stats

  • 1104 Kits worn (552 Games)
  • 90 Different Kit variations used by the 24 teams.
  • Home Kits – 34% of Kit variations used
    • 31 Home Kits worn in total
    • 7 Home Kit variations worn
  • Away Kits – 37% of variations used
    • 33 Away Kits worn in total
    • 9 Away Kit variations worn
  • 3rd Kits – 27% of variations worn
    • 24 3rd Kits worn in total
    • 4 3rd Kit variations worn
  • Special Kit – 2% of variations worn
    • 2 Special Kits worn

Kit Log – Match 1 to Match 23

Kit Log – Match 24 to Match 46

Kit Variations

Looking in more detail at the kit variations worn by the League Two Teams

  • Cambridge United in 6 Kit Variations: Home, Away x2, 3rd x2, 4th
  • 5 Teams wore 5 Kit Variations
    • Barnet: Home x2, Away x3
    • Cheltenham Town: Home, Away x3, 3rd
    • Colchester United: Home x2, Away x2, 3rd
    • Salford City: Home x2, Away, 3rd x2
    • Walsall: Home x2, Away x2, 3rd
  • 7 Teams wore 4 Kit Variations
    • Crawley Town: Home, Away x2, 3rd
    • Grimsby Town: Home, Away, 3rd x2
    • MK Dons: Home x2, Away, 3rd
    • Newport County: Home, Away, 3rd x2
    • Notts County: Home, Away x2, 3rd
    • Swindon Town: Home, Away, 3rd, 4th
    • Tranmere Rovers: Home x2, Away, 3rd
  • 9 Teams in just 3 Kit Variations
  • 2 Teams in just 2 Kit Variations, Home and Away
    • Bristol Rovers
    • Oldham Athletic
  • Most Variations of Home Kit – 2 Kits
    • Barnet
      • Default Home
      • Home with Away shorts & socks (white)
    • Colchester United
      • Default Home
      • Home with white socks
    • Fleetwood Town
      • Default Home
      • Home with red shorts
    • MK Dons
      • Default Home
      • Home with Away shorts & socks (grey)
    • Salford City
      • Default Home
      • Home with Away socks (black)
    • Tranmere Rovers
      • Default Home
      • Home with 3rd socks (dark red)
    • Walsall
      • Default Home
      • Home with Away shorts & socks (black)
  • Most Variations of Away Kit – 3 Kits
    • Barnet
      • Default Away
      • Away with Home shorts (black)
      • Away with Home shorts & socks (black)
    • Cheltenham Town
      • Default Away
      • Away with Home socks (red)
      • Away with Home shorts (black)
  • Most Variations of 3rd Kit – 2 Kits
    • Cambridge United
      • Default 3rd
      • 3rd with black shorts
    • Grimsby Town
      • Default 3rd
      • 3rd with Home socks (black)
    • Newport County
      • Default 3rd
      • 3rd with white socks
    • Salford City
      • Default 3rd
      • 3rd with Home shorts & socks (white)
  • Most worn Home Kit – 40, Chesterfield
  • Most worn Away Kit – 17, Colchester United (13 Default / 4 Variation)
  • Most worn 3rd Kit – 11, Walsall

Something that I like to share which is an overview of when each of the new kit looks were first worn, for example… Cambridge United wore their Home Kit, Away Kit in their opening two games and then 3rd Kit in their fourth 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 Socials.

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Kit Highlights and Summary

In 2025 / 26 League Two season teams wore 90 Kits, this was a significant reduction in the number kits compared to last season where 114 Kits were worn, and the fewest number of Kits worn in English this season.

The most worn Kit in the League was Chesterfied, which was worn 40 times in 46 games.

Cambridge United wore the most Kit Variations in League Two, with Home Kit, two Away and 3rd Kit looks, plus a 4th Kit worn once.

Swindon Town were another team to wear four different kits this season, as well as their regular Home, Away and 3rd Kits, they also wore a 4th Kit, which was also a charity kit.

There were four teams in League One that wore just Home and Away Kits, two of these used mash ups however there were two clubs that only used Home and Away kits just in their default looks.

Barnet, wore mash ups of Home and Away Kits to create five different kit looks.

Fleetwood Town wore red shorts (from their designated 3rd Kit, last season’s Away Kit) to create an alternative Home Kit look, but just used two Home Variations and Away, their 3rd Kit was never used.

Bristol Rovers wore just Home and Away Kits in League Two, their 3rd Kit (last season’s Away) was used in FA Cup though. They also wore their Home Kit in 38 games, changing just eight time in the League.

Oldham Atletic were the other team to wear just Home and Away Kits, their 3rd Kit for this season was not used at all.

MK Dons wore change kits in 22 of their 23, however their only use of their Home Kit on the road was a mash up with their Away shorts and socks, meaning their default look was never used on the road.

Cheltenham Town wore their 3rd Kit just once and at Home, they also call a “Charity Third” Kit, something they have done over the past few seasons.

There we have it, League Two’s End of Season Kit report for 2025 / 26, please let me know your favourite kit highlights from this division on the comments below or over on my Socials.

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Championship – End of Season Report 25/26

League One – End of Season Report 25/26

EFL, The Championship 2025/26: End of Season Kit Report

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The 2025 / 26 The Championship Season came to a close on Saturday 2nd May 2025, with Coventry City securing the title with two games still to be played, the 2nd Automatic Promotion place went to Ipswich Town on the final day of the season with Ipswich Town, Millwall and Middlesbrough all able to get automatic promotion on the final day, with Southampton and Hull City completing the Playoffs with Millwall and Middlesbrough for the final promotion place.

I am taking my annual in depth look at the kits worn during the league stage of the season (not including Play Offs).

Overview of Kits Worn

Kit Stats

  • 1104 Kits worn (552 Games)
  • 96 Different Kit variations used by the 24 teams.
  • Home Kits – 29% of Kit variations used
    • 28 Home Kits worn in total 
    • 4 Home Kit variations worn
  • Away Kits – 36% of variations used
    • 34 Away Kits worn in total
    • 10 Away Kit variations worn
  • 3rd Kits – 32% of variations worn
    • 31 3rd Kits worn in total
    • 7 3rd Kit variations worn
  • Special Kits – 3% of variations worn
    • 3 Special Kits worn in total

Kit Log – Match 1 to Match 23

Kit Log – Match 24 to Match 46

Kit Variations

Looking in more detail at the kit variations worn by the Championship Teams

  • 3 Teams wore 6 Kit Variations
    • Preston North End: Home, Away x3, 3rd x2
    • Sheffield Wednesday: Home, Away x3, 3rd x2
    • Southampton: Home x2, Away, 3rd x3
  • 3 Teams in 5 Kit Variations
    • Coventry City: Home, Away x2, 3rd, 4th
    • Hull City: Home x2, Away x2, 3rd
    • Sheffield United: Home x2, Away x2, 3rd
  • 9 Teams wore 4 Kit Variations
    • Blackburn Rovers: Home, Away, 3rd, 150th Anniversary Kit
    • Bristol City: Home, Away, 3rd x2
    • Derby County: Home, Away x2, 3rd
    • Ipswich Town: Home, Away x2, 3rd
    • Leicester City: Home, Away, 3rd x2
    • Millwall: Home, Away, 3rd x2
    • Queen’s Park Rangers: Home, Away x2, 3rd
    • Stoke City: Home x2, Away, 3rd
    • Watford: Home, Away, 3rd, Elton John Special Kit
  • 9 Teams wore 3 Kit Variations (Home, Away, 3rd Kits)
  • Most Variations of Home Kit – 2 Kits
    • Hull City: Default & All Amber (Away shorts)
    • Sheffield United:Default & Home / Away socks
    • Southampton: Default & Home / 3rd Shorts
    • Stoke City: Default & Home / 3rd Shorts
  • Most Variations of Away Kit – 3 Kits
    • Preston North End:
      • Default
      • Away / 3rd shorts
      • Away / 3rd shorts & socks
    • Sheffield Wednesday
      • Default
      • Away / Black shorts
      • Away / Black shorts & 3rd socks
  • Most Variations of 3rd Kit – 3 Kits
    • Southampton
      • Default
      • Away / Black shorts (Home)
      • Away / Black shorts & White socks (Home)
  • 10 Teams only used Kits with no variations
  • Most worn Home Kit – 40, Norwich City
  • Most worn Away Kit – 17, Blackburn Rovers
  • Most worn 3rd Kit – 9, Derby County

Something that I like to shaare which is an overview of when each of the new kit looks were first worn, for example… Blackburn Rovers wore their Away Kit, Home Kit and then 3rd Kit in their first three games

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 Socials.

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Kit Highlights and Summary

In 2025 / 26 Championship season teams wore 96 Kits, this was an increase on the number kits compared to last season where 95 Kits were worn, this was the highest in the EFL.

The single most worn Kit in the League was Norwich City’s Home Kit, which was worn 40 times, no surprise to tell you that this is the 3rd Season in a row that Norwich City have topped this list, an increase from last season by 1 game but 1 game less the 41 times worn in 23 / 24 Season. They also wore their Home Kit in their opening 16 games of the season, which was the longest “Kit Streak” in The Championship

There was just four Home Variations used in The Championship, a huge reduction from the ten used last season.. the four were from Hull City (worn 4 times), Sheffield United (worn twice), Southampton and Stoke City (both worn just once).

“Kit Mash Ups” was a theme across the EFL, with 13 Clubs using mash up looks (using elements from different kits to create a kit look).

Hull City were a club that used their Home and Away Kits well to create different Kit Looks, with four of their five Kit Variations worn this season being made up of Home / Away Kit Elements, this was well used as it maintains the traditional club colours. They also used all five of their kit looks this season in a span of six games (between their 24th and 29th games).

Preston North End were another team to use their kits well for seamless mash ups, however it was with their Away and 3rd Kits they created these five different looks from the two kits, with three different Away and two different 3rd variations, and of course with their Home Kit making them joint highest for Kit Variations.

Southampton were another team with six Kit Variations in total and also used two kits to make up the majority of these looks, for The Saints it was Home and 3rd Kits that were paired together to create five different looks, two Home Kit and three 3rd Kits.

Sheffield Wednesday were the final of the three clubs with six different Kit Variations, this interesting kit usage here was the use the black shorts, from last season’s 3rd Kit. These shorts wore worn with both Away and 3rd Kits this season and made up three of the six overall Kits worn by The Owls.

There were plenty of examples of socks being changed to avoid a kit clash, with some working better than others! Teams playing at Portsmouth and West Bromwich Albion making the majority of these reasons for changing.

Watford’s “3rd Kit” was an interesting Kit Tale of the season, initally launched in September as a celebration of their Former Chairman, Honary Life President and lifelong Fan Elton John, the kit included details to celebrate the flamboyant Star. The Kit was worn at Home against Blackburn Rovers on 13th September

and was then worn a further eight times with Kelme branding taking the place the “E” branding!

Another “Special” Kit worn this season was the 150th Anniversary Kit worn by Blackburn Rovers, which was inspired by the club’s first-ever kit, and was worn against Wrexham on 1st January 2026.

Champions Coventry City ended the season wearing a version of their classic brown Admiral Kit of the 70s. It was released a few months before the end of the season, so it is not clear whether it was always planned to be worn or seen as a celebration of the League trimuph, the actual kit is the same template as they worn as their Home Kit in 2022 / 23 season.

There we have it, The Championship’s End of Season Kit report for 2024 / 25, please let me know your favourite kit highlights from this division on the comments below or over on my Socials.

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The Heat Press: England Kits 2026 / 27

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It is that time again for The Heat Press to fire up, as we take a more detailed look at the new England Kits for 2026 / 26 released by Nike on Friday 20th March 2026, all set for the forthcoming World Cup in June.

Nike have been Kit Manufacturer for The Three Lions since 2013 and these kits are seventh set of kits produced by the US Giants over this period with both the Home (Primary) and Away (Secondary) kits released at the same time which is now the standard for Nike’s International Kit Launches in a tournament year.

Home (Primary)

England will wear “All White” has the default look for the first time since 2014, which was the second set of Nike Kits produced for The Three Lions for that World Cup, which saw a brief directive by FIFA for countries to be in single colour blocks.

The Kit continues to have Navy Blue has one the colour details but also sees more red used as an accent colour, including the return of red names and numbers (for me something that is key in a Traditional England Kit look). The most predominant red within the shirt comes in the side panels, with red “flashes” breaking the look of the shirt nicely.

No England kit release is without some kind twist for the “traditionalists” out there, this one is going to be the shorts and the choice of white as the default look, I have no real preference in the look for the Home Kit but as will come clear later in this post, I believe this is the right choice for this kit.

A closer look at the shirt reveals a subtle pattern using the “Three Lions”, reminiscent of that classic 1992 3rd Kit from Umbro. Another detail I really like is the collar, a return to a simple round neck collar but the navy, white, red trim is a nod to one of my favourite England Kits of all time from 1987 to 1989 with it’s “Grandad” collar. Finished off with a nice triangle insert to finish a wonderful overall look to the neckline.

Away (Secondary)

The Away sees a return to red after the previous Away Kit was “Dark Raisin”. Red was last used in 2022 (for the last World Cup), which was an “All Red” Kit. This new change kit delivers something new, navy shorts….

A look that England have worn three times in the past (Turkey, 1985 – New Zealand 1991 – USA 1993, see below) but these looks were all variations of the Away using Home Shorts. This will be the first time that the combination has been used by England as a default Change look.

Taking a closer at the shirt, the subtle “Three Lion” pattern seen in the Home Shirt continues with this shirt, as does the trim in the cuff of the sleeves with that Navy cuff with white / red banding, another nice touch for me that ties the two kits together. The biggest change between the two shirts is the collar, with the Away have more structure, still no collar but more of an angled look rather than a “V-Neck”, a nice design choice in my eyes.

Now, those Navy shorts… I love the choice of going with this look, its new but traditional, its different but familiar, congratulations Nike on this choice, you have made this Kit Geek very happy! This shorts are great and I believe given the design of them, they can be used as alternative for the Home Kit and vice-versa, given us something we have not seen the early 90s, Kits that are truly Interchangeable, including those socks with their matching calf bands.

England last wore Red – Navy – Red in US, playing against the hosts of the US Cup in 1993

One question remains is how much use will this Away Kit get, the previous two change kits have got minimal action on the pitch, with previous (Dark Raisin) worn just three times in 2024 and not at all in 2025, and the Red Away Kit before that only being worn twice, once in 2022 and once in 2023, on top of that one of my favourite Kit Stats being that England have not worn a Change Kit in a Major Tournament since July 14th 2018, nearly 8 years.

In Summary….

I did not mind the last set of England Kits, but for me these are step up and Nike have delivered a really nice set of Interchangeable Kits for their first time, I look forward to seeing these in action in the upcoming fixtures against Uruguay (Friday 27th March) and Japan (Tuesday 31st March), with the expectation that we will see both kits in action for the first time.

There are some wonderful elements to these kits, the cuff design in both shirts is one of my favourite elements of the kits, the collar in the Home Kit, nodding back to one of my favourite England Kits of all time. The return of Red Numbers for the Home Kit, one of my Kit “Must Haves”….

What about the Goalkeeper Kit, I have not even mentioned this but one am expecting to be as popular as the outfield shirts this summer, a design that easily be worn as leisure shirt as much as playing shirt.

In short, I am a big fan of these kits….!

Regular followers will know I track all kinds of kits in my very unique way, here is my illustration of the two kits all set for World Cup Kit Log.

The Kit is exclusive to the England Store from Monday 23rd March 2026 a few days it goes on general sale at other sites and can be purchased from here

Watch the launch video for the new England men’s kits for 2026, featuring Mike Skinner of The Streets

Please make sure you check out my England Posts, I have a full England Kit History Documented from 1960 to present day, you can find that here

What are your thoughts about the new England Kits, like or dislike?? Please let me know over at my Socials…

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Premier League: Matchweek 28, Kit Review

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Welcome to my 300th Article on this site…. more on that later!

The Premier League hits March and somehow we have just 10 games to go in the League now! Friday Night Football returns as these matches played across three days on Friday 27th February and Sunday 1st March 2026.

They are the return fixtures of the round of fixtures played in Matchweek 13 , which was the first round of mid-week games this season on between the 29th and 30th November 2025.

You can find last round of fixtures report here

The Kit Overview for Premier League is below:

Matchweek 28 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 101 (No New Kit this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 70 (No New Kits this Matchweek)

There were no new Kits (both outfield and Goalkeeper), this is the first time this has happened this season, with last week being the first with no outfield but had a new goalkeeper look.

Kit Highlights

Tottenham Hotspur are not having the most successful of seasons, however this weekend was the first time they had lost this season in their Away Kit, this was the 5th time they worn the kit.

Everton wore there Home Kit with alternative blue shorts, this all blue look was used for the 5th Time this season and is the most used Home Kit Variation in the Premier League this season.

My favourite “Kit Match Up” of the Matchweek was the game between Burnley and Brentford, Brentford’s use of alternative socks with their 3rd Kit is a great look and paired perfectly with the Burnley Home Kit.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 14 Home Kits, 5 Away and 1 Third Kits in action.

There two Kit variations used in this Matchweek.

  • Brentford – 3rd with alternative claret socks, 2nd time used
  • Everton – Home, all blue, 5th time used

Kit Grid – Up to 2nd March

Kit News

There was no significant Premier League Kit News this week.

Any thoughts and comments please let me know over at my Socials…

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Champions League 25/26: Match 7, Kit Review

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For the second time we are seeing the expanded Champions League have it’s final fixtures in January, with the seventh round of fixtures being played on Tuesday 20th January and Wednesday 21st January 2026.

The current Kit Overview for Kits worn by The Champions League Teams.

Match 7 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 107
  • 2 New Kits used this Matchweek

New Kits this Matchweek

The 2 new kits this week were the following:

AS Monaco in their Away

Pafos in 3rd Kit with Away socks

Kit Highlights

Bayer Leverkusen remain the only team to wear a single kit look in this phase of the competition.

AS Monaco wore a change kit for the first time in this season’s Champions League, having worn 3 different Home Kit looks in their previous 6 games. This then being their 4th different kit look, the joint most so far this season.

Manchester City wore their 4th Kit for the 3rd time, they have now worn this kit has much as their Home Kit in the competition this season.

Newcastle United wore an alternative Home Kit look at Home against PSV Eindhoven, wearing white shorts and socks.

Benfica have only worn their Home Kit in the competition so far this season, they wore alternative red shorts for the 2nd time playing Juventus.

My favourite Kit Match of the week was the game between Sporting CP and PSG, the PSG 3rd Kit is one of my favourite kit looks of the season, combined with the classic Sporting look was always going to be a great Kit Match up.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen the following kits…

  • 24 Home Kits
  • 4 Away Kits
  • 6 3rd Kits
  • 1 “Cup” Kit
  • 1 4th Kit

There were just 6 Kit Variations seen this week…

  • Galatasaray – Home with Away Shorts, 2nd time used
  • Union Saint-Gilloise – 3rd with Home Socks, 2nd time used
  • Pafos – 3rd with Away socks
  • Juventus – Home with alternative white shorts & socks, 3rd time used
  • Benfica – Home with alternative red shorts, 2nd time used
  • Newcastle United – Home with alternative white shorts & socks, 2nd time used

Let me know your thoughts or other details you spotted this week in the comments below or at my socials.. X – @kit_geek or Bluesky – Kit Geek and I will be back after the final round of Champions League games , with Round 8 on 28th January 2026.

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Premier League – Ten Looks a-Leaping

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Matchweek 16 of the 2025 / 26 Premier League Season delivered an early Christmas gift for this Kit Geek.

For the first time since I have been keeping detailed Kit Usage records (2016 / 17) Season every team playing away from Home wore a change kit in a single Matchweek, that’s a first in over 350 Matchweeks and 3,500 games!

There were Six Away Kits and Four 3rd Kits used by the Ten Clubs

I thought it would be worth documenting and calling out in case we do not see this again for another 10 years, you can find the full Matchweek Report here

Matchweek 16 (2025 / 26)

Saturday 13th December, there were four fixtures.

Everton wore their Away Kit with alternative navy socks at Chelsea, this was the first time this look has been used this season.

Brighton & Hove Albion who wore their Away Kit for the 3rd Time so far this season at Liverpool.

Fulham wore their Away Kit against Burnley, they were also the 2nd team to use an alternative variation this weekend with an Away, wearing alternative fluro green shorts and socks, for an all Fluro Look worn for 4th time this season.

Wolverhampton Wanderers used their Away Kit for the 3rd time so far this season at Arsenal, and in doing so have worn change kits in more games this season than 24 / 25 Season.

Sunday 14th December, there were five games due to European Football played the previous week.

Manchester City wore their much maligned 3rd Kit at Crystal Palace, the 2nd time it has been used so far.

Tottenham Hotspur were another team in their 3rd Kit, wearing their Yellow T90 Nike Template Kit at Nottingham Forest, just the 2nd time worn in the League this season so far!

Newcastle United played the “Tyne-Wear Derby” at Sunderland in their Adidas Trefoil 3rd Kit, the third time they have used this kit this season but second time in it’s default All Navy Look.

Aston Villa were another team in their Adidas Trefoil 3rd Kit, however this was alternative look used for the first time this weekend, with alternative purple short and socks at West Ham United.

Leeds United wore their Away Kit at Brentford, this was third time this season so far that they had worn this all season and was the only Away Kit used on Sunday.

Monday 15th December was the final game of this Historic Matchweek

AFC Bournemouth wore their Away kit for the third time as well at Manchester United, in what ended up being the game of the weekend with a thrilling 4-4 draw!

Again, something I have never seen since documenting the Kits worn in the Premier League, so wanted to call it out in a little more detail!

Any thoughts and comments please let me know over at my Socials…X – @kit_geek or Bluesky – Kit Geek

Champions League 25/26: Match 6, Kit Review

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We are now three quarters of the way the League Phase of the Champions League this season, the sixth round of fixtures being played on Tuesday 9th December and Wednesday 10th December 2025, the final Champions League games of this calendar year.

The current Kit Overview for Kits worn by The Champions League Teams.

Match 6 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 105
  • 7 New Kits used this Matchweek

New Kits this Matchweek

The 7 new kits this week were the following:

  • Eintracht Frankfurt – Away
  • AS Monaco – Home with white socks
  • Slavia Prague – Away
  • FC Copenhagen – Away
  • Newcastle United – Away with alternative white socks
  • Napoli – Euro Away with alternative blue shorts
  • Bodø/Glimt – 3rd

Kit Highlights

100 Kits has been hit this match week, and it’s 105 Kits used in 108 games in total.

Bayer Leverkusen are the only team to wear just a single kit look in the six games.

Eintracht Frankfurt wore a change kit for the first time in the competition this season.

AS Monaco wore their 3rd different kit look, all of the being Home Kits with different combinations of red / white shorts and socks, they wore white shorts and socks at Home to Galatasaray.

Manchester City used their 4th Kit for the 2nd time in the competition in their game at Real Madrid.

There are ten teams that have now worn four kit looks in the opening six games, Galatasaray and Sporting CP (who used four in four games), Ajax, Athletic Club, Bayern Munich, Napoli, Newcastle United, PSG and Union Saint-Gilloise

My favourite Kit Match of the week was the game between PSV and Atletico Madrid, a nice contrast of kits and the Atletico 3rd Kit is a wonderful example of the current T90 Nike 3rd Kits.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen the following kits…

  • 20 Home Kits
  • 10 Away Kits
  • 4 3rd Kits
  • 1 “Cup” Kit
  • 1 4th Kit

There were just 5 Kit Variations seen this week…

  • Chelsea – Away with alternative socks, 2nd time used
  • AS Monaco – Home with white socks
  • Newcastle United – Away with alternative white socks
  • Napoli – Euro Away with alternative blue shorts
  • Juventus – Home with alternative white shorts, 2nd time used

Let me know your thoughts or other details you spotted this week in the comments below or at my socials.. X – @kit_geek or Bluesky – Kit Geek and I will be back after next round of Champions League games in January, with Round 7 on 20th and 21st January 2026.

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Champions League 25/26: Match 2, Kit Review

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The revamped Champions League format is now in it’s second season, and this is also the second season we will review the kits worn in each Matchweek, much like the Premier League Kit Reviews.

Round 2 of the fixtures have been completed, with each team now playing home and away, so plenty of new kits on show over the two nights of fixtures.

The current Kit Overview for Kits worn by The Champions League Teams.

This gives 107 of the 108 Kits of the 36 Teams, but there will be more thanks to a 4th Kits / Cup Kits that we are likely to see in use over the coming months!

Match 2 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 61
  • 25 New Kits used this Matchweek

New Kits this Matchweek

There were 25 new kits this week:

  • Atalanta – Home
  • Club Brugge – Away
  • Atletico Madrid – Home
  • Tottenham Hotspur – Away
  • Galatasaray – Home
  • Liverpool – Away
  • Slavia Prague – 3rd / Home socks
  • Marseille – Home
  • Ajax – Away
  • Pafos – Home
  • Bayern Munich – 3rd
  • Qarabag – Home
  • Union Saint-Gilloise – Home
  • Newcastle United – Home / white shorts & socks
  • Arsenal – Home
  • Olympiakos – 3rd
  • Barcelona – Home
  • PSG – Away
  • PSV – 3rd / white shorts & socks
  • Borussia Dortmund – Cup Kit
  • Athletic Bilbao – Home / White shorts
  • Manchester City – Away
  • Napoli – Home
  • Sporting CP – Home
  • Juventus – Away

Kit Highlights

As called out by The Football Kit Podcast Galatasaray’s shirt mirrored the shirts worn by the mascots in the pre-game line up.

Slavia Prague wore a “mash up” against Inter Milan, using their Home (white) socks with their 3rd Kit (who’s default socks are pale blue), for an all white look.

Holders PSG are using their current Away Kit for a second season, however this is the first time it has been used in the Champions League, having just worn Home and 4th Kits in victorious campaign last season.

Juventus are the only club not to wear their Home (or Cup) Kit yet in their opening two games, after wearing their 3rd Kit in their Home game last match week, they wore their Away at Villarreal.

There were 11 teams that have worn the same kit (Home or Cup) in the opening two games, meaning over 70% of clubs wore different kits in the two appearances so far.

5 Teams, Athletic Bilbao, Borussia Dortmund, Newcastle United, Sporting CP and Union Saint-Gilloise have worn their Home (or Cup) Kit in opening two games in two different variations wearing alternative shorts (and socks in Newcastle’s case) with their Home Kit.

My favourite Kit Match of the week was the game between Borussia Dortmund and Athletic Bilbao, this season’s Cup kit for Dortmund is a simple classic looking kit, paired with Athletic Club wearing alternative white shorts with their Home Kit gave a wonderful looking match up.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen the following kits…

  • 23 Home Kits
  • 6 Away Kits
  • 5 3rd Kits
  • 2 “Cup” Kit

Kit Variations seen this week…

  • Slavia Prague – 3rd, with Home (white socks)
  • Newcastle United – Home, with alternative white shorts & socks
  • PSV – 3rd, with alternative white shorts & socks
  • Athletic Bilbao – Home, with alternative white shorts

Let me know your thoughts or other details you spotted this week in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek and I will be back after next round of Champions League games on the 21st and 22nd October.

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The Heat Press ’25: Kit Round Up, 29th July

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The Heat Press returns for issue number 7 of it’s summer series looking at the kits released in English Football over the last few days, with 30 new kits launched since Issue 6

The first two issues can be found here – Issue 1 / Issue 2 / Issue 3 / Issue 4 / Issue 5

A reminder that I will take a regular look at the Kits launched across the English Leagues and beyond, the discussion points and anything else Kit Related that comes up over these pre-season weeks.

I will only share those kits that have been officially released, as there are plenty of leaks that do the rounds but we will keep those official launches.

You will also find my Kit Overview illustrations for each of the four divisions which will used to document the Kit Usage of all 92 English Clubs.

You can also find the breakdown of the Kit Manufacturers this coming season here

Premier League – 36 / 60 Kits

New Kits:

Crystal Palace, Away: “Gold is for winners” is the tag line for the new Crystal Palace Away kit for the coming season, celebrating the club’s FA Cup win. Was this is a quick change the away colours this season or has a narrative been added to an existing change kit, something we will unlikely ever find out! (PLEASE NOTE: We are still awaiting confirmation if this is Away or 3rd Kit, so calling Away for the moment).

Sunderland, Home: Inspired by the 1986 / 88 Home Kit, this Sunderland Home Kit sees a return to a centrally located club crest and Hummel Logo. There is also a subtle pinstripe in the white stripes which is part of the Keel Crossing bridge design.

Wolverhampton Wanderers, Away: A turquiose Away kit for Wolves this season, not dis-similar to their goalkeeper kit last season, this shirt does contain a subtle Wolves head pattern within its details.

Brentford, Away: This is Joma’s first change kit for Brentford and it is a return to an unusual colour but one seen with the club in the past, the Kit also contains a new club crest with the “Bee” logo being used, the pattern within the shirt is also based on Bee’s wings.

Fulham, Home: Fulham are switching to all white for this coming season, a look that they have only used once in their history as first choice in 2011 / 12 season, the design features an emblem of the Craven Cottage balcony ironwork woven into the body of the shirt.

Newcastle United, Away: It’s a green Away for Newcastle United, the print in the shirt pays homage to the “arched-structure of the famous Tyne Bridge”, matched with white shorts and green socks there is also more than hint to this kit’s owners as well.

Championship – 46 / 72 Kits

New Kits:

Swansea City, Away: It’s “Fig” for Swansea on the road this season, a nice alternative colour for the club, there is also green detailing with the kit which also contains a retro styled club crest.

Queen’s Park Rangers, 3rd: A return to those classic green and white hoops for QPR and their 3rd Kit, a look like most Kit Lovers I really like, so glad to see it return, some black and gold trim (including logo and crest) to add the detail of the kit.

Norwich City, 3rd: Its a vibrant pink kaleidoscope effect shirt for Norwich City’s 3rd kit this season, paired with darker pink shorts and socks for a new balanced looking kit overall.

Sheffield United, Away: It’s an all white Away kit for Sheffield United, the shirt contains a gold pinstripe, with additional gold and black detailing within the rest of the kit.

West Bromwich Albion, 3rd: It’s something different for West Brom’s 3rd kit, a stone denim look, with red / white detailing and white socks for that contrasting look. The kit pays homage to the Black Country region and it’s flag.

Leicester City, Home: Leicester have not officially launched their kits so far, just worn them in their pre-season friendlies. This Home kit much like their home kits over recent seasons has gold detailing, and also contains a subtle pinstripe in the body of the shirt.

Derby County, Away: The away kit draws inspiration from the industrial heritage of both the city of Derby and the Derbyshire area, grey / indigo in colour, with some nice orange (almost Peach) detailing, makes for a nice looking kit overall.

League One – 56 / 72 Kits

New Kits:

Peterborough United, 3rd: This white shirt and grey shorts / socks completed the kit set for The Posh this season, there is a design with the shirt which is a “deconstructed version of the current crest”.

Exeter City, 3rd: Exeter’s 3rd kit will incorporate white, grey and pink in its design, and will be paired with grey shorts and socks. Exeter City have also confirmed that they will be using the same Away Kit from last season, so this completes their set.

Huddersfield Town, Away: Huddersfield complete their first Castore Kit Set with this Ecru shirt, some nice detailing in the collar and cuffs, which contains a nice shade of blue.

Stevenage, Home & Away: Stevenage have launched both Home and Away Kits, the Home takes a more simple look than previous seasons, with a reverse Arsenal look, the Away is another more simple look with all Navy, the carries a diagonal pinstripe, both kits have matching collars and cuffs which is a nice touch.

Bolton Wanderers, 3rd: Another season of Bolton Wanderers using their 3rd Kit to go a little crazy in terms of design… this neon pink kit will be a great alternative look to the Home and Away kits this season!

Mansfield Town, Away: A Wycombe-esque

Blackpool, Away: Blackpool’s Away is the reverse colours of their Home, as we have seen over the past few seasons this will open up mash up opportunities for both Home and Away kits!

League Two – 56 / 72 Kits

New Kits:

Grimsby Town, 3rd: This Kit is a homage to the colours worn when the club first moved to Blundell Park, with brown and blue details withing the kit and completes the Kit set from Umbro this season.

Tranmere Rovers, Away: An interesting Away kit for Tranmere, with a pastel blue, with pink detailing given the light colour of this kit, will it provide enough of a contrast to the white home kit? Tranmere have also confirmed that their Away Kit from last season, will be this season’s 3rd kit a trend that have maintained over recent season.

Notts County, Home: A return to a more classic stripe for Notts County’s Home Kit from last season’s different take on the look.

Oldham Athletic, Home / Away / 3rd: Oldham Athletic were the final team to secure their place in League Two this season, returning to EFL after an absence of three season. They have released all three of their kits in one hit, with the Home an “Ajax” Style looking kit, Away is Red with a nice checked pattern and final 3rd is a gray shirt with orange “stitch” pattern included.

Colchester United, Home / Away: Colchester have released both Home and Away Kits, the Home kit is one that pays tribute the kit worn in 2025 / 06 season when the club won promotion to The Championship, the Away uses a geometric pattern within the yellow shirt, interestingly both kits have the same blue shorts, Home has white detailing, Away has yellow detailing.

Fleetwood Town, Away / 3rd: Fleetwood Town complete their set of kits for the season, with a new Away kit which represents the waves of the local beached in this vibrant blue and yellow kit. The club also confirmed that last season’s Away (White Shirts / Red Shorts) will be this season’s 3rd Kit.

This week’s Kit News…..

A reminder that the Liverpool Kits (yet to determined which ones, but let’s guess at Home and Away) will be released on Friday 1st August.

The only other club to release their Home Kit this season is Queen’s Park Rangers.

League One and League Two kick off this weekend, so expect to see a few more kits in those leagues launched over the coming days.

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or over at my Socials…

X – @kit_geek or Bluesky – Kit Geek

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The Heat Press ’25: Kit Round Up, 23rd July

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The Heat Press returns for issue number 6 of it’s summer series looking at the kits released in English Football over the last few days, with 23 new kits launched since Issue 5

The first two issues can be found here – Issue 1 / Issue 2 / Issue 3 / Issue 4

A reminder that I will take a regular look at the Kits launched across the English Leagues and beyond, the discussion points and anything else Kit Related that comes up over these pre-season weeks.

I will only share those kits that have been officially released, as there are plenty of leaks that do the rounds but we will keep those official launches.

You will also find my Kit Overview illustrations for each of the four divisions which will used to document the Kit Usage of all 92 English Clubs.

You can also find the breakdown of the Kit Manufacturers this coming season here

Premier League – 30 / 60 Kits

New Kits:

Leeds United, Away: Leeds United’s return to the Premier League will be in a classic looking kit on the road this season, this all blue kit is a nod to the 2001 / 03 3rd Kit and one that I am sure will be popular with fans.

West Ham United, Away: Ecru is back for West Ham, with another Away Kit taking a nod from the past, this one is based on 1996 / 97 Away Kit and has claret trim to maintain that West Ham look!

Everton, Away: Its a return to cream for this Everton Away Kit, and nice clean design by Castore with a kit that is paying tribute to the dockland area of their new stadium. An interesting collar design here as well, very 70s in it’s look.

Manchester City, Away: Its all black for Manchester City’s away, one this is a “nod” to the original kit of the team that became Man City. The detailing is metallic but overly this is a very understated kit, simple and clean.

Arsenal, Away: The lightning design is back for Arsenal with this Navy Away kit, with red Adidas stripes. There is also a touch of the classic “Ipswich” template about this too. The lightning is taken from The Royal Arsenal Gatehouse.

Championship – 39 / 72 Kits

New Kits:

Southampton, Away: Another 90s inspired kit, this time it’s Southampton’s Away and this is a good one, Puma have now given the club two wonderful kits for this season, a marked upgrade from the unremarkable kits of last season!

Watford, Away: Watford’s Away Kit is all about sustainability, the kit itself is green checked with black shorts and green socks, made from recycled polyester with a donation to ‘Your Tree, Our Future’ with every purchase and a new tree planted for every three shirts sold.

Portsmouth, Home: As you would expect from a Portsmouth Home Kit, there is a pattern in the shirt that is signifying the waves of the coastal history of the city.

Blackburn Rovers, Away: It’s all gold kit on the road for Blackburn Rovers this season, the shirt contains images of landmarks from Blackburn including Ewood Park and is part of the 150th Celebrations of the club.

Bristol City, Home: A good example of less is more with Bristol City’s Home Kit, a simple design, nice collar, white side panels give some balance to the overall kit, another win from O’Neills.

Leicester City, 3rd: Leicester City kicked off their pre-season games in their new 3rd Kit, this pink and black kit is a nice looking alternative kit, I am a big fan of the black / white stripe here!

Middlesbrough, Away: This feels a classic looking Middlesbrough Away Kit from Castore, the black and blue stripes are a nod the club’s Away kit used 30 years ago, their first season at The Riverside Stadium.

Sheffield United, Home: A simple striped design for Sheffield United’s Home Kit, there is an interesting design in the cuffs, which incorporate the “Blades” of the club crest.

Birmingham City, Away: As part of the club’s 150th Anniversary they have looked to their first kit for basis of the Away kit with the sash being part of this shirt, which transitions from black to blue.

League One – 47 / 72 Kits

New Kits:

Burton Albion, 3rd: The vast majority of kits are inspired by the past and past looks, however Burton have called out this Kit as one looking forward to a “New Era” as part of their 75th Anniversary Celebrations, this “off white” (we won’t call it Ecru) kit with gold trim is nice clean look for the club!

Stockport County, Away: A cracker of Away Kit for Stockport County, the thicker stripes matched with light blue details in collar and cuffs work well.

Northampton Town, Home: As you would expect from Northampton Town with their Home Kit, there is a nice subtle stripe within the shirt, with white side panels, so more going on that you would first think.

Reading, Away: Reading have used kits inspired by local landmarks before, this Away Kit is one that pays homage to Reading Town Hall in it’s and it’s colour.

League Two – 45 / 72 Kits

New Kits:

Crewe Alexandra, Away: Puma are now supplying Crewe and it’s a navy kit with swirl design in the shirt for the firsts change kit of the partnership.

Crawley Town, Home: Something very Italian looking about Crawley’s Home shirt this season, yes its made by Errea but the collar, the tapping the whole shirt gives me 90s Italian Football vibes!

Newport County, Away: This Away is another shirt looking at history for inspiriation but this time not within the club, this kit pays tribute to Athletic Club Bilbao, and the unique relationship between the clubs that saw Basque children sent to the area in 1937 during the Spanish Civil war and the formation of a local club, Basque Boys FC. The shirt will also be promoted by the Basque Giants this season.

Salford City, Home: The new Salford City Home Kit has a very subtle hoop pattern within it, this is inspired by the terraced streets of the city, the shirt also contains some gold detailing with side panels and Adidas Stripes.

MK Dons, 3rd: MK Dons complete their first kit set with Reebok with this Pink 3rd Kit, a new colour introduced into the club’s history and one designed to stand out.

This week’s Kit News…..

There was no additional Kit News since last Issue.

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or over at my Socials…

X – @kit_geek or Bluesky – Kit Geek

If you liked this, then check out the below posts that have recently been published on the site…

Premier League – Kit Observations

Premier League – One Kit Wonders

Premier League – End of Season Review

Premier League – Top Trumps