For many a football kit geek, Umbro is the daddy. However, for some reason their teamwear, even for the double diamond devotee, doesn’t hold the same clout and cachet as that of the likes of Nike...

The design released by adidas for West Germany’s Euro 88 campaign on home soil - and worn as Lothar Matthäus and co conquered the world at Italia ’90 - is the greatest football shirt ever. Whether...

On This Day 1978: The Risk Business looked at how replica football strips were becoming more popular. "Parents with children who support Liverpool are relatively lucky." "No self-respecting fan would...

This “Foot Center” football apparel advert from a 1994 edition of France Football is quite the curio. Featuring the style of adidas France kit that Zinedine Zidane made his international debut in -...

Recently shared by football memorabilia collector John Daniels, these antique “Athletic Manufacturer” catalogue pages give an insight into the football outfitting scene of 1904. The Frank Sugg...

One mode of escapism from all 2020 has brought - and much 2021 will bring - is to immerse ourselves in another football kit era. The beginning of Admiral’s heyday is as good as any. These 1974-75...

The history of German brand Erima is complex and intertwined with that of adidas. At the very least, Erima should be as respected for its football kit manufacturing pedigree as the Brand with the...

adidas catalogue pages from the late 1970s and early 1980s really are something special. There’ll be filler, of course, but enough gems to carry the rest. Highlights here include fetching teamwear...

A lot is made of Tottenham Hotspur being the first team to wear jarringly long shorts in the 1990s, but as these 1991-92 season “Replica World” catalogue pages demonstrate, this was purely by virtue of...

When we think of Puma in a football design sense, we may generally think of boots. This catalogue from 1977 suggests that was even more the case four decades ago. The puma flash motif appears on all...