Comments on: The Kit Cupboard – Liverpool Change Home 1983-84

By: John Devlin

John Devlin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:04:38 +0000

Good find Natalie! Thanks

By: Natalie Jones

Natalie Jones — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:09:56 +0000

Have also managed to find some colour images of the 1982-83 Birmingham v Liverpool game http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/79649616/Bob-Thomas-Sports-Photography?language=en-GB&location=GBR

By: Natalie Jones

Natalie Jones — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:59:29 +0000

There are some images- both colour and black & white of the May 1983 game between Watford and Liverpool on http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/Search/Search.aspx?contractUrl=2&language=en-GB&family=editorial&assetType=image&p=watford%20liverpool#5 about half way down.

By: John Devlin

John Devlin — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:51:54 +0000

Hello Drew although Liverpool did switch to their away kit recently against Pompey, you are quite right, back in the 07-08 season they did wear white socks with red shirt/shorts. Well remembered!

By: Drew

Drew — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:58:37 +0000

Sorry to drag up an old thread… I was watching Portsmouth v Liverpool back in 07 from a hospital bed and I do recall the Reds wearing their white away socks that day… as opposed to changing their whole kit as John pointed out.

By: John Devlin

John Devlin — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:46:22 +0000

Hello Dave – I’ve just done a bit of digging around and you’re right Liverpool did wear yellow socks against Birmingham in 83-84. Not like the other weekend where they wore their away kit at Pompey to avoid a socks colour clash.

By: Dave Reid

Dave Reid — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:34:12 +0000

I believe in this same season, Liverpool played at Birmingham City, and wore Red Shirts and Shorts but they wore yellow socks. Birmingham were wearing Red Socks that day. The game ended 0-0, I have seen action where Bruce Grobbelaar(Not Sure of Spelling) was taking on the whole of Birmingham that day

By: John Devlin

John Devlin — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:21:22 +0000

Thanks for the comments guys, I’d forgotten about the Pompey red socks situation. Cheers for the link Denis.

By: Denis Hurley

Denis Hurley — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:28:51 +0000

You seem to be right Jon – http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/Search/Search.aspx?contractUrl=2&language=en-GB&family=editorial&assetType=image&p=liverpool%20portsmouth%201988

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:05:41 +0000

In addition to what Denis said, I’m pretty certain Liverpool wore black socks at Portsmouth in the 87/88 season. I can certainly recall seeing a black and white photograph of John Aldridge scoring a goal, and the socks were definitely a much darker shade than the rest of the kit.

Of course, prior to November 1964, Liverpool had worn white shorts as part of the home kit. At the time of the change, they even had white socks too, but Bill Shankly’s psychology before the European Cup tie with Anderlecht changed all that and the famous all-red so synonymous with the club was born.