The Football League 1965-1966
In the ten years between 1955 and 1965, kits evolved very considerably. The heavy shirts, baggy knee length shorts and thick woollen stockings disappeared, as did the V neck shirts popular at the turn of the decade. The abolition of the maximum wage and the emergence of "pop" culture led to talented players, most notably George Best, being elevated to the status of popular icons. The days of professional footballers as skilled working-class artisans were ending. The trend for "modernisation" was reflected in the design of football kits, with many traditional outfits being discarded in favour of simple outfits with crew neck shirts. The trend, started by Liverpool, for matching shirts and shorts is especially evident.
Division One |
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Arsenal |
Aston Villa |
Blackburn Rovers |
Blackpool |
Burnley |
Chelsea |
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Everton |
Fulham |
Leeds United |
Leicester City |
Liverpool |
Manchester United |
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Newcastle United |
Northampton Town |
Nottingham Forest |
Sheffield United |
Sheffield Wednesday |
Stoke City |
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Sunderland |
Tottenham Hotspur |
West Bromwich Albion |
West Ham United |
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Division Two |
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Birmingham City |
Bolton Wanderers |
Bristol City |
Bury |
Cardiff City |
Carlisle United |
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Charlton Athletic |
Coventry City |
Crystal Palace |
Derby County |
Huddersfield Town |
Ipswich Town |
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Leyton Orient |
Manchester City |
Middlesbrough |
Norwich City |
Plymouth Argyle |
Portsmouth |
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Preston North End |
Rotherham United |
Southampton |
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Division Three |
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Bournemouth |
Brentford |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
Bristol Rovers |
Exeter City |
Gillingham |
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Grimsby Town |
Hull City |
Mansfield Town |
Millwall |
Oldham Athletic |
Oxford United |
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Peterborough United |
Queens Park Rangers |
Reading |
Scunthorpe United |
Shrewsbury Town |
Southend United |
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Swansea Town |
Swindon Town |
Walsall |
Watford |
Workington |
York City |
Division Four |
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Aldershot |
Barnsley |
Barrow |
Bradford City |
Bradford Park Avenue |
Chester |
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Chesterfield |
Colchester United |
Crewe Alexandra |
Darlington |
Doncaster Rovers |
Halifax Town |
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Hartlepools United |
Lincoln City |
Luton Town |
Newport County |
Notts County |
Port Vale |
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Rochdale |
Southport |
Stockport County |
Torquay United |
Tranmere Rovers |
Wrexham |