Great one-offs – Chelsea, 2020
By Nik Yeomans In late December, Chelsea announced, rather quietly, that the team would wear a special one-off kit in the FA Cup third-round tie against Nottingham Forest. Part of… Read more »
Category: One-offs
One-offs – France, 1980
Previously, we have looked at France shirts that were only worn by the country’s underage teams and not the senior side, and today’s offering was one we thought fell under… Read more »
Great one-offs – Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, 1989
Something different for this offering, featuring a little bit of educated guessing. Obviously, Bayern Munich and adidas are intrinsically linked but, given that they had Nike kits for 15 years… Read more »
One-offs, Republic of Ireland, 2007
The Republic of Ireland’s final Euro 2008 qualifier, away to Wales in November 2007, was a nothing game. A game between the sides fifth and third in Group D –… Read more »
Great one-offs -England rugby, 1999
With so few top-level teams in international rugby union, it’s not surprising that the England national team didn’t need to wear an alternative to white shirts in its first 128… Read more »
Great one-offs – Monaco, 1998
While there was much to admire about AS Monaco’s change kit approach during their time with adidas, there were times when they were forced to come up with emergency kits…. Read more »
One-offs – Galatasaray, 1993
Thanks to @perezdecuellar for his help The 1993-94 season is remembered fondly by Galatasaray. The club reached the group stages of the Champions League, having overcome Manchester United on away… Read more »
Great One-offs – Hamburg, 1983
A relatively short-lived German tradition in the 1980s and early 1990s was the meistertrikot, or ‘champions’ shirt’, a special edition worn as a team collected the Bundesliga shield. Vfb Stuttgart… Read more »
Great one-offs – AC Milan European Cup final special
It’s fairly well-known that AC Milan prefer to wear their white change kit in Champions League finals. In both the 2005 and 2007 finals against Liverpool, the Italian club actually… Read more »
Great one-offs – Republic of Ireland, 1990
Yellow goalkeeper shirts were not all that the Republic of Ireland used during their time with adidas, but they were near-ubiquitous. The country’s first (well, really their second) game in… Read more »
