Would you sleeve it?!
For the first time since the introduction of Premier League sleeve sponsors in 2017-18, there has been a decrease in the number of teams availing of the option, with 16… Read more »
Tag: Newcastle United
Show me aways at home
By the end of the 2019-20 season, there will have been a total of 11,266 Premier League games played since 1992. In that time, there have been some horrific kit… Read more »
Midweek Mashup – Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United, 1999-2001
This article is kind of a counterpoint to the Change is Bad series, where we look at instances of teams wearing away or third kits where their home would provide… Read more »
Twice as Nice – Newcastle United, 1993-95
The early 1990s saw Japanese firm Asics make considerable inroads into the British football kit market and one of the clubs they signed up was Newcastle United. The Toon moved… Read more »
Templates of Worship, no. 3 – Umbro split-band
See here and here for previous entries in this series The mid-1980s saw Umbro employ blocky panels in various formats. Leeds United, Celtic (third), Portsmouth (away) and Sheffield United (away)… Read more »
One-offs – Newcastle United, 1987
Thanks to Ross Morecroft and Andrew Rockall for their assistance From the point of view of a cohesive and complementary set of kits, Newcastle United looked to be well served… Read more »
Fantasy Kit Friday – if Newcastle had stayed with Umbro
Today’s request comes from Gavin McElroy, who wanted to see how Newcastle United might have looked if they had stayed with Umbro in 1993. In real life, the Toon switched… Read more »
The evolution of adidas goalkeeper shirt designs – Part 12
To catch up on previous instalments – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11 The… Read more »
The evolution of adidas goalkeeper shirts, part 11
Thanks, as always, to The Glove Bag for assistance with research The first ten parts of the series can be found here That’s it for now. Work has already started on… Read more »
Fantasy Kit Friday – Newcastle United Kappa 1992
If you’re a regular reader of the blog, you’ll know that we’re big fans of Newcastle United’s 1993-94 Asics kits. Still, there’s no harm in experimenting with how they might… Read more »
