The Worst Football Kits of All Time

£4.995
FREE Shipping

The Worst Football Kits of All Time

The Worst Football Kits of All Time

RRP: £9.99
Price: £4.995
£4.995 FREE Shipping

In stock

We accept the following payment methods

Description

In the ranking, we have taken into account kits from club and national teams and have considered their home, away and alternate third uniforms. A kit clearly designed by two people, both given one half, and instructed never to meet. This does not make sense on any level. The club crest was also centralised for the first time. Indeed, a centrally aligned badge has featured on only three Liverpool home shirts to date: 1993-95, 2000-02 and 2002-04. The shirt also bears the traditional crest complete with the silhouette of the Anfield gates, ornate scrolls and eternal torches -- all of which were stripped away when the logo was streamlined in 2012. 1. Manchester United: home, 1992-94 (Umbro) John Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images

An undisputed legend in the kit world. The infamous drizzle-grey kit caused Sir Alex Ferguson to suffer one of his most famous blown gaskets, this time during a fateful game against Southampton in April 1996. Shirts worn by unsuccessful sides are perhaps unfairly forgotten, despite being fantastic designs – the 2009/10 England strip springs to mind. The shirt also saw a grand return for beloved local tipple Newcastle Brown Ale as principal sponsors, having previously been the first brand to appear on a Toon kit circa 1980. The sight of the famous blue star and beer mat marque in the centre of the design just added an irresistible extra dollop of "Geordie-ness." A spokesman for FootballJunkie said: “The research suggests sentiment plays a big part when it comes to deciding which shirts are the best. You have to give them credit for trying, but this must surely be filed under "cowboy tassles and football shirts should never mix".

Eibar Third

Every element of the jersey is immaculate: the glossy red material, the stylish MUFC pattern woven therein, the traditional club crest -- even the quirky lace-up collar, which has since become extinct in the world of kit design. The shirt is still revered and highly prized among United fans for being the one worn during the first two seasons of the Premier League, wherein their side claimed the title twice in succession. Indeed, United's league triumph in 1992-93 was their first in 26 years and duly proved the catalyst for a long and sustained period of domestic and European dominance under Sir Alex Ferguson. United switched to their blue-and-white away kit at the break and "won" the second half 1-0, but the grey kit was binned immediately with a final record of no wins from four games played. The 1985-87 home strip worn by North London rivals, Tottenham , and produced by Hummel made the cut too. A king among terrible shirts, we’ve actually got a soft spot for this England goalkeeper kit, famed by David Seaman during Euro 96. But really, we know it’s an abomination.

But the worst thing about the 1991-92 season was this kit. A lime green base, jagged-edged white middle section and what looks like a grass-stained patch across the chest and shoulders, Hoops fans still hate it to this day, partly because the sponsor has the blue and red of archrivals Rangers. Marseille's motto, perched under the club crest, translates to "Straight to the point." So we'll get right to it here: this kit is awful. You know when your printer starts to run out of ink and the document ends up with hideous lines across it? Well, that's exactly what this orange-and-blue striped mess by Adidas looks like. They did reach the Champions League quarterfinals wearing this, though, so we'll call it even. Coventry’s brown away shirt – now much sought after by collectors – also made the top 20, along with the Mexican goalkeeper top from 1994 and England’s goalkeeper top from 1996. However the adidas strip also made the top 20 best shirts - and is so popular it inspired the Gunners’ yellow away shirt for next season. This drabbest of grey kits, which looks like the carpet of an insurance company's regional office, has gained legendary status after it was famously ditched at half-time in a match Manchester United were losing 3-0 at Southampton. That already makes it worthy of our list before we learned of United manager Sir Alex Ferguson's reasoning that the players couldn't see each other. There might be some truth to this incredible excuse as defender Gary Neville, who was playing that day, revealed years later that they actually had an eye coach: Professor Gail Stephenson from Liverpool University. Yes, really.Lower-league English club Scunthorpe's sponsor at the time was the adventure park Pleasure Island, based in the nearby beach town of Cleethorpes, and this design is reminiscent of the results of riding a roller coaster after eating too much cotton candy. A perfectly nice yellow shirt that someone has decided to scrawl over with marker pen. What a shame. Oh, that's the real kit? Is it...is it really.

A spokesman for FootballJunkie added: " Leicester ’s Admiral pioneered the replica shirt market in the 1970s, and ever since then millions and millions of football tops have been sold across the world. The kit was originally manufactured by UK sportswear brand Ribero, which had the misfortune of going into receivership halfway through the 1993-94 season, which led Mitre to literally sew its logo over the top for the latter half of the campaign. Why anybody else would want to take credit for Ribero's risible design is another matter entirely. 8. Manchester City: third, 2019-20 (Puma) Visionhaus Ever heard the phrase "if you want something done well, you have to do it yourself"? That's what German gambling company Faber Lotto-Service did with local team Bochum in 1997. Not satisfied with Reebok's and Reusch's timid designs, and with zero experience of making kits, Faber posed as a sports manufacturer and created their own colourful shirts for Bochum's first foray into the UEFA Cup. The fans absolutely hated Faber's rainbow logo, and the collective anger when the shirt was unveiled in front of them was audible.Perhaps with this in mind 43 per cent of football followers own original vintage shirts or reproductions of iconic shirts. When the Guggenheim Museum opened in 1997, Bilbao became the home for Spanish arts. Well, 7 years later, Athletico took this a little too far by celebrating their centenary with a kit designed by Basque artist Dario Urzay. Ketchup on a shirt, yes.



  • Fruugo ID: 258392218-563234582
  • EAN: 764486781913
  • Sold by: Fruugo

Delivery & Returns

Fruugo

Address: UK
All products: Visit Fruugo Shop