When I first started watching English football, most clubs favoured the 2-5-6-3 defence, but a few clubs tended towards having 4 at centre-back and 6 in midfield. Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest …

We were honoured to be involved in the second edition of The Arsenal Shirt, which is out soon – this is one of the shirts to feature When Nike took over as Arsenal’s kit manufacturers i…

When Bayern Munich launched a new strip for European action in 2002, it had a lot to live up to. Its immediate predecessor had been well-received as it harked back to the classic looks of the 1970s…

The summer just gone marked the tenth anniversary of Manchester United’s return to adidas. Two more years and they will have matched the original 1980-92 stint, though of course the number of…

While Fulham spent just three seasons with Puma, it is a partnership that remains memorable. After six seasons with adidas, the west London club made the switch in the summer of 2003 and the first …

Barcelona take on Atlético Madrid tonight in a top-of-the-table clash in La Liga. Barça go in in first place on 34 points but defeat for them would see the visitors – currently in fourth on 3…

In the summer of 1999, Tottenham Hotspur made a notable change on the kit-front, with adidas taking over from Pony as manufacturers. Along with what was a big step into the unknown, there was a rea…

Our numbers quizzes for Patreon subscribers have been continuing on a regular basis - thanks as ever to all of those who have signed up to avail of the weekly offerings and the added extras. Today's quiz focuses on players who wore number 10 for their countries at the World Cup - each question relates to a different nation at each tournament from 1982-2022.

Hello and welcome to another edition of our monthly quiz. The theme of today’s offering is the current Premier League leaders, Arsenal. For those wishing to explore the option of signing up t…

Hello and welcome to another edition of our monthly quiz. The theme of today's offering is the current Premier League leaders, Arsenal. For those wishing to explore the option of signing up to our weekly Patreon quiz, the information is here. As always, best of luck and let us know how you do by tweeting @squadnos or Blueskying @museumofjerseys.

November 1st is of course All Saints' Day - perhaps we should have a Southampton post in celebration, but there is an interesting one coming soon. There is instead an argument that the date as written in figure form - 1-11 - should be a chance to pay homage to the days before squad numbers. Or, in this case, the instances in the squad-numbers era when teams took to the field in the traditional format.

By Simon Treanor Nostalgia’s a funny thing, isn’t it? There’s a regressive side to it that shouldn’t be ignored, particularly as it’s currently being weaponised for all the worst reasons. But it’s …

By Simon Treanor Nostalgia’s a funny thing, isn’t it? There’s a regressive side to it that shouldn’t be ignored, particularly as it’s currently being weaponised for all the worst reasons. But it’s also a fairly natural part of being human, and there’s a benign side to it too. The reason for it is clear: most people miss being younger, having less weight on their shoulders (and elsewhere), and nothing quite recaptures the joy of experiencing things for the first time.

Newcastle United welcome Fulham to St James’ Park today in the Premier League. In terms of visibility, it should be okay – we would expect Fulham to wear their green away shirts with al…

It still doesn't fully feel like a World Cup season, despite the fact that the next edition will be the biggest ever, so much so that it needs three host nations. The fact that Mexico and the USA - along with Canada - are sharing the duties will naturally inspire quite a lot of nostalgia. For instance, one would think that there is a strong likelihood that the United States will be wearing kits that evoke the feel of those of 32 years previously - …

When Barcelona left Meyba for Kappa in 1992, the headline takeaway was the addition of white trim to the blaugrana stripes (right), but the deal also included another innovation. For the first time…

Apologies, we're a bit later than planned with the results of last week's poll. We won't go through every single strip that was included, but it is perhaps worth noting that there was one option which received zero votes - the current Bayern offering with its 'Santa beard'. The 2025-26 kit is only red and white, which technically ticks the box of the hard-line Bayern fans that wanted blue to be dispensed with.