Goalkeeping oddities
By Phil Bowers Thanks to Dave Hitchman of Aston Villa Shirts for further assistance Goalkeepers are different, so they say – sometimes, though, they have to be a little more… Read more »
Tag: Chelsea
Fantasy Kit Friday – Chelsea adidas 2018
Jorge Rux certainly knows how to massage our ego. His request for today’s FKF is Chelsea in adidas designs from 2018. You’ll recall that that summer’s World Cup featured a… Read more »
Umbro Premier League kits, 1992-93
We mentioned last week how Shoot! magazine had dumbed down somewhat during the 1990s. While a redesign was undertaken to coincide with the beginning of the Premier League in August… Read more »
The Reds go marching back in
Chelsea’s win over Manchester City on Thursday night confirmed Liverpool as champions of England for the first time since 1990. There can be no doubting the Reds’ superiority in this… Read more »
Midweek Mashup – Tottenham Hotspur, 1982
Last week, we looked at a Manchester United kit from 1981 which more or less matched up but which featured elements produced by three different kit manufacturers. A year later,… Read more »
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 »
Struggling to Kepa count
Last season, it took until April for Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga to wear a third different kit. The Spaniard wore green for much of the campaign with orange favoured as… Read more »
Umbro’s new GK direction in 1993
As mentioned in the article looking at Umbro’s goalkeeper offerings in 1991-92 and 1992-93, the 1993 FA Cup final saw a new style premiered. Having worn the chalkstripe style during… Read more »
All change for Chelsea and Manchester City
Nowadays, the first-choice kits of Chelsea and Manchester City aren’t deemed to cause a clash. This season, all matches between the sides have been royal blue v sky blue. City… Read more »
Fantasy Kit Friday – Chelsea x Champion, 1999
Champion’s involvement in English football is limited to a spell with Wigan Athletic in the 2008-09 season, but that doesn’t that we can wonder about what might have been. That’s… Read more »
