Manchester United return to a rare kit combination
As we have already covered, this season’s Champions League campaign is different for Manchester United in terms of kits as they don’t have white shorts and socks as their first… Read more »
Category: Kit history
I’m dreaming of a Lilywhite Christmas
First off, full disclosure – I consider Simon Shakeshaft, one of the co-authors of The Spurs Shirt along with Daren Burney and Neville Evans, to be a friend of mine but… Read more »
Season in kits – Manchester City, 1997-98
Thanks to Jonny Thompson for providing information here It was the best of kits, it was the worst of times. In the summer of 1997, Manchester City were ready to… Read more »
The 1990s – an increasingly blue decade for Bayern Munich and adidas
This article was originally posted in September 2016 but has been refreshed after the news on November 26, 2018 that Bayern intend to stick to red and white for home… Read more »
A history of Sampdoria’s ‘Baciccia’ crest
Les Motherby is one of the driving forces behind Hull City Kits but he also has a weakness for Sampdoria and has put together this comprehensive piece on their ‘sailor’ crest, known… Read more »
Big (kitmaker inconsistencies) in Japan
Regular readers of our comments section will have seen the contributions of Lucas Santos, who has provided some invaluable input. Here, he looks at how Japan often had different manufacturers’… Read more »
Fantasy Kit Friday – 1986 FA Cup final swap
Originally, the intention was to do a few Liverpool-Everton 1980s reversals ahead of next weekend’s Merseyside Derby, but due to a change in plan we’ve had to bring it forward… Read more »
Season in Kits: Chelsea, 1964-65
This is the second part of Nik Yeomans’ comprehensive series on Chelsea in the 1960s. This is the first entry, looking at 1963-64 Chelsea finished the 1963-64 season in a… Read more »
Serie A Classics – AC Milan 1995-96 fourth kit
Okay, technically not a ‘Serie A’ classic, as it was never worn in the competition. As we saw in a previous entry in the One-offs series, yellow/gold was a new… Read more »
PSV’s bending of Champions League sponsorship rules
It’s something of a shame that PSV Eindhoven’s 1992-93 away kit didn’t receive wider attention. While the home kit remained the same as it had been since the spring of… Read more »
