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Kits Miscellany, Uncategorised Posted on16th September 201916th September 2019

Who wore the first sponsored shirt in an English League match?

AuthorJohn Devlin

Everyone knows that Liverpool were the first professional team to wear a sponsored shirt in a league match – but were they? I’ve been doing […] Read More

1971-72 DIVISION 1 KITS
50 Years of Top Flight Kits Posted on10th July 2019

1971–72 – 50 Years of Top Flight Kits

AuthorJohn Devlin

OK, so this is when things started to get interesting…. The crew neck monopolisation of football kit design began to slowly subside as a fashion […] Read More

1970-71 division one kits
50 Years of Top Flight Kits Posted on7th July 20197th July 2019

1970–71 – 50 Years of Top Flight Kits

AuthorJohn Devlin

Short-sleeved versions of jerseys also began to become slightly more commonplace this season and occasionally threw up their own variations on teams’ familiar strips. For […] Read More

1969-70 division 1 kits
50 Years of Top Flight Kits Posted on2nd July 2019

50 Years of Top Flight Kits – 1969-70

AuthorJohn Devlin

It’s not only Umbro who have a big birthday in 2019…yours truly hits the big 50 this August and I thought it might be a […] Read More

2018-19 Kits Posted on1st June 20191st June 2019

2019 Champions League Final Kits

AuthorJohn Devlin

The 2019 Champions League Final sees both teams in their familiar 2018-19 shirts (UEFA rules state that participating clubs must declare their strips for the […] Read More

Kit Cupboard Posted on9th July 20115th May 2019

Liverpool Home Kit 1985-87: True Colours Hall of Fame

AuthorJohn Devlin

So many people ask me what’s the worst kit I’ve ever seen and what’s the best. Focusing on the worst kits gets a little boring […] Read More

Kits Miscellany Posted on10th November 200917th May 2019

Liverpool shorts – how many pairs?!

AuthorJohn Devlin

With so many clubs seemingly abandoning the shorts colour clash tradition in 09-10 I was surprised when True Colours regular Andrew pointed out to me […] Read More

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