tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702800010273076139.post6987867542986439162..comments2024-02-27T07:10:49.074+00:00Comments on The Football Attic: Football kit manufacturers: Trends, graphs and chartsChris Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14451130702323813966noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702800010273076139.post-26008892845879173922013-08-30T02:01:27.373+01:002013-08-30T02:01:27.373+01:00Great knowledge, Anonymous! Thanks for your very i...Great knowledge, Anonymous! Thanks for your very informative feedback! :)Chris Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14451130702323813966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702800010273076139.post-62386526436099301732013-08-29T14:26:29.389+01:002013-08-29T14:26:29.389+01:00Re: 1974/75 Season: The reason why so many teams w...Re: 1974/75 Season: The reason why so many teams were without an “official” kit manufacturer was simply due to the fact some clubs didn’t have exclusive deals with a particular sportswear brand and therefore were able to “mix and match” their team wear – similar to what Crystal Palace is doing this season (Avec kits, Nike training gear). Teams that had an exclusive deal with, say, Umbro, had Umbro’s logo on their shirt. That’s the reason why there were several “Unknown Brand” clubs in the league that season. Most of those clubs (that I know) still wore Umbro kits, but the clubs bought them from independent suppliers (often at a cheaper price than what Umbro was offering them to supply the kits directly). The only difference being, the shirts didn’t have the double diamond on the chest. But when Adidas came along with their trefoil logo and 3 stripes on the sleeves, shorts and socks, brands like Umbro, Admiral and Bukta started to incorporate their own logos on their own kits. When clubs started selling replica kits, that’s when they started signing exclusive deals with sportswear brands. The only time that changed was in 1986/7 when Chelsea made their own kits (under the “Chelsea Collection” brand name) but wore Umbro team wear. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702800010273076139.post-86532932395093226202013-08-09T11:31:10.880+01:002013-08-09T11:31:10.880+01:00The 'pitch invasion' book about the histor...The 'pitch invasion' book about the history and dealings of adidas goes into more detail about it. Edifying reading.giles metcalfehttp://twitter.com/giles_metcalfenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702800010273076139.post-26662676543862070352013-08-08T21:07:54.856+01:002013-08-08T21:07:54.856+01:00That would explain a lot! Thanks Giles...That would explain a lot! Thanks Giles...Chris Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14451130702323813966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702800010273076139.post-43833749865659058972013-08-07T13:53:05.549+01:002013-08-07T13:53:05.549+01:00Umbro and adidas had a deal: Umbro would make shir...Umbro and adidas had a deal: Umbro would make shirts with adidas concentrating on football boots. adidas then broke the agreement and split with Umbro - hence adidas' entrance into English first division kit manufacture...Giles Metcalfehttps://twitter.com/giles_metcalfenoreply@blogger.com