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Designer: Fila
Sponsor: Energy Consulting
At the request of the club, their previous shirt sponsor has stepped aside to allow a new contract to be signed, generating a cash injection. The home and third strips are otherwise unchanged while an attractive new away kit (we do like a sash here at HFK) is introduced.
(Steve Bailey)
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Away
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Designer: Puma
Sponsor: Skyex
In their wisdom, the board announced in May that their new home strip would be worn with white shorts so that an all-black change kit could be registered with the Football League. Supporters reacted as you might expect and within days the board changed their minds.
The home shirt is all-white on the back. The special silver kit, introduced last year but not used, will now be worn in the September home game against Oldham and again at Bournemouth.
(Nick Bruzon, Alex Cavell)
Home
Away
Third
Designer: Surridge
Sponsor: Bury Council
After wearing very traditional strips for the last two seasons, Bury have pushed the boat out this time, adding a prominent blue flash to their home shirts and a yellow accent colour. The yellow and blue theme is picked up in the rather fine away strip. Last season's black change strip was used at Shrewsbury in January.
(Joe Earp, David Rafelle)
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Away
Designer: Fila
Sponsor: Eddie Stobart Transport
We like this home kit very much (did I mention how much we enjoy a sash?). Red is prominent once again while the blue appears to be a richer shade than usual. The Foxes wore the new home kit in their last home game of 2011-12. The new away trip is in the corporate livery of Eddie Stobart, who have sponsored the club for a remarkable 18 years.
(Al Gordon, Dan MacLennan)
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Away
Designer: Puma
Sponsor: Various (Home), Jobserve (Away)
Colchester's 75th anniversary shirt has a little patch on the lower left hand side to mark the fact and is trimmed with buff pinstripes (officially "gold" but I don't think so) and what Puma are pleased to call a "pauldron" on the upper left. This, you will be pleased to learn, is a component of medieval plate armour that protected the shoulder. You have been warned.
The club is selling home shirt sponsorship to local businesses on a match-by-match basis, which usually means they have been unable to find a sponsor for the season.
To update sponsors please contact me.
(Jordan Knott, Perni, Ryan Croke)
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Away
FA Cup 3rd Round
Designer: Puma
Sponsor: City Link
Relegated Coventry are staying with the all sky blue look this season but updated to the latest Puma template. The away kit reminds me of another team. No don't tell me, it's on the tip of my tongue...
In the Third Round of the FA Cup, Coventry were drawn against Spurs and wore the replica of their 1987 final kit that also appeared in cup games last season.
(Phil Arnold)
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Away
Third
Designer: Puma
Sponsor: GFS
After winning promotion in their first ever season in the Football League, Crawley have adopted a very different look from the all-red strips they have worn for decades.
(Jordan Knott, Tony Wright)
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Away
Third
Designer: Carbrini
Sponsor: Mornflake Oats
Alex were promoted via the play-offs and for the new season have adopted a very simple home strip in their traditional colours. The away kit is unchanged while all-white was worn at Bournemouth.
(Mark Deakin, David Rafelle)
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Away
Third
Designer: Nike
Sponsor: One Call Insurance
The one meagre consolation for Donny's fans after their team was relegated last season was the chance to choose the new away strip (from a short list of three, standard Nike kits). Their verdict was in favour of the popular and smart Victory template. The home shirt is an updated version of Rover's popular hooped design.
(Craig Morris, JL)
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Away
Third
Designer: Nike
Sponsor: Dove Energy (H, A), Larsen Oil & Gas (3rd)
Hartlepool are one the few clubs that still retain their strips for two seasons, so only the dark blue away kit is new. This was worn with white shorts at Preston in September.
(Tom Eatwell, Geoff Brown)
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Away
FA Cup 1st & 2nd Rounds
FA Cup 3rd Round
Designer: Nike
Sponsor: Samsung (Home), EA Games (Away), The Sunday People (FA Cup)
Orient have switched from Puma (so no more "Chinese red" strips) to Nike this season. Their choice is for the Trophy shirt with matching shorts. Curiously, given the O's extremely varied kit history, this is the first time the team has worn contrasting sleeves. In the FA Cup the team wore white shirts sponsored by the People "newspaper."
(Ben)
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Away
Third
Designer: Vandanel
Sponsor: Case Security
After the distinctive kits worn in recent seasons, the new outfits by Vandanel, who are based locally in Wolverton, are something of a disappointment. An image of the now completed Stadium MK is printed into the fabric, which makes them collectable I suppose.
(Liam, James Blackwell, Andrew Gronneberg)
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Away
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Designer: Fila
Sponsor: 3663 (Home), Vision Express (Away, 3rd)
To mark their 150th anniversary County have commissioned a commemorative home shirt that recalls the broad stripes that were for so long the team's signature. The patch sewn below the crest reminds us that County are "The World's Oldest Football League Club," the word "World's" being entirely superfluous but it does sound more grand. The names of season ticket holders are printed into the stripes.
The away strip is a splendid re-creation of County's first ever strip, in orange and black, reflecting recent research by HFK. The third kit is pink and black, a nod to Juventus' first strip (the Italian club adopted County's stripes in 1903). By registering black shorts with all three strips, County will be required to have alternatives available for some away games.
(Neil Ward, Richard Wiliams, Jon Peters)
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Away
Third
Designer: Fila
Sponsor: Carbrini
Only the large Fila logos detract from Latic's new all-blue home kit with discrete gold trim, which has the new club crest (worn on the away strip last time out). Fila and Carbrini are both brands belonging to JD Sports. A new away strip is introduced, a re-creation of a colourful favourite from the Sixties. the white strip was worn just once, at Shrewsbury in April.
(James Clyde, Al Gordon, Simon Barnett, Ben Gershaw)
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Away
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Designer: Kappa
Sponsor: Jobsite
Although the immediate threat of liquidation has been lifted, Portsmouth still face an uncertain future, which rests on the Pompey Supporters' Trust reaching an agreement with Brian Chainrai, who withdrew his own bid but is still owed £17m and owns Fratton Park. The club started the season with a squad of players on one-month contracts after off-loading all their senior players over the summer.
(Mark Wild, Melvo Pompey)
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Away
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Designer: Puma
Sponsor: Magners (Home), Tennant's Lager (Away)
North End's new all-navy away strip is trimmed in cerise pink and is complemented by a limited edition third shirt that is, well let's agree on "striking." Each third shirt sold by the club shop generates a £5 donation to St Catherine's Hospice.
(Simon Gibson, Ramazan Karsak)
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Away
Designer: Nike
Sponsor: Rainham Steel
Nike have a cunning plan. Some of the bespoke kits designed for leading clubs are added to their general catalogue after one season, hence the proliferation of Victory templates last season. This time out the diagonally divided shirt created for Arsenal in 2011 is similarly recycled. Scunny fans are also divided about the new look. This is the last season of Nike's contract with the club.
(Richard Young)
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Away
Third
Designer: Macron
Sponsor: Westfield Health (H), Redtooth (A)
The Blades only just missed out on following Wednesday back into the Championship, beaten in the play-off final after an extraordinary penalty shoot out. Perhaps reviving their iconic Admiral home kit from the Seventies will bring better luck this season. The away kit is interesting but the choice of orange trim is a bit of a puzzle.
(Andrew Mihaleff, Matt Brownhill, Tim Birchenough)
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Away
Designer: Joma
Sponsor: Greenhous
Promoted last season as League Two runners-up, the Shrews are retaining their popular striped home strip. The new white away kit is based on one of the short-listed designs submitted by supporters before the start of last season and has been well received. Shrewsbury wore white shirts as their first choice between 1987 and 1991.
Home
Away
Designer: Puma
Sponsor: STS Tyre Pros
Stevenage have updated to one of Puma's new templates.
(Sam Taylor, Ramazan Karsak, Rob Robertson - Stevenage FC)
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FA Cup
Away
Designer: Adidas
Sponsor: Samsung (Home), EA Games (Away), The People (FA Cup)
Swindon won the League Two title last season and during their successful FA Cup run, wore white shorts so it's back to a traditional look for the new campaign. Away from home they impersonate Boca Juniors when necessary.
Just as they did last season, Swindon wore a special kit in the FA Cup sponsored by The People newspaper
but this appeared just once as they were beaten by Macclesfield in the first round.
(Tom Eatwell)
Home
Away
Designer: Fila
Sponsor: Wiral Council
Tranmere's new kits carry the Fila brand, which, like the recent Carbrini kits, belongs to JD Sports. The home strip is in the usual all-white with blue trim and is rather more elegant than last season's offering.
(Ryan Dalton, Mike Hollis, Gary Davies)
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Away
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Designer: Diadora
Sponsor: SR Timber Merchants
All-red with white piping and hooped socks make for a pleasant enough home strip but the mixture of red and black trim on the white away version is a bit too much. It would have looked better with trimmings in just one colour.
(Ryan Dalton, Ben Gershaw)
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Away
Designer: Vandanel
Sponsor: W&S Recycling
Vandanel's new designs for Yeovil are a bit busy and all that piping now looks distinctly dated. The shirts are a single colour on the back - green for the home and yellow for the away version. After their regular shirt sponsor cancelled their contract the team posed topless in an attempt to attract a replacement, as reported by the BBC. (Contains partial nudity and mild language.)
(George Tomlin)
Clubs in Leagues One and Two adopted the attractively named Salary Cost Management Protocol (SCMP) last season, limiting spending on salaries to a proportion of turnover although no sanctions were applied to clubs that broke the rules. This season the maximum salary spend is 65% of turnover (reducing to 60% in 2013-14) and transfer embargos will be applied to clubs that breach this. Clubs are required to submit their budgets at the beginning of the season and send in regular updates. I suspect those sailing close to the wind will offer their accountants overtime to make sure the figures come out right.
