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 »
Tag: England
Fantasy Kit Friday – redirecting the Nike Vapor trail
We don’t have time to go into the whys and wherefores, but trust us when we say that templates are not a bad thing. They have been around as long… Read more »
The Mansfield Scale of Alternate Shorts Compatibility
Jay Mansfield’s blog features more than a few thought-provoking pieces on kits and we were delighted when he suggested a thorough classification of mashups The key element of a mashup… Read more »
Fantasy Kit Friday – England in Umbro
As happened last week, it sometimes happens that people make somewhat similar requests for Fantasy Kit Friday, independent of each other, and that’s what we have this week. First up,… Read more »
Midweek Mashup – England, 1985
We have already at the one-off kit(s) worn by England against Turkey in 1991, but the 1980s also provided some notable kit instances against the same opposition. The countries had… Read more »
Fantasy Kit Friday – sky-blue England 2018 third kit
Two months ago, we engaged in a bit of what-if-ery with Admiral England third kits, and it led Matthew Woods to wonder about something similar with the modern-day strips. Please… Read more »
Cold War Classics no.9 – Hungary vs England, 1981
See here for previous entries in this series, by Joey Smith of Pyro on The Pitch Besides the interesting dynamic that occurs when national football teams representing rival political ideologies… Read more »
Fantasy Kit Friday – Admiral England third shirts
While the mention of England third kits generally call to mind the sky-blue Umbro shirts of the late 1980s and early 90s, the concept goes back more than a decade… Read more »
Great one-offs – England sky-blue third kit special
Having briefly toyed with a sky-blue change shirt at the 1970 World Cup, England reverted to red alternatives, barring three games in yellow in the middle of the decade. However,… Read more »
2018 World Cup kit-tracker – knockout stages
Previous entries: Group A, Group B, Group C, Group D, Group E, Group F, Group G, Group H Second round France 4 Argentina 3 Surprisingly, but refreshingly, both sides were… Read more »
