Kit History
1892-1920
1914-1929 A
1930s A
1950s A
Jan 27 1951
1957-1961 A
1961-1965 A
1965-1966 A
1966-1967 A
1967-1969 A
1967-1968 3
1969 EUR
1969-1974 A
1969-1973 3rd
1973-1974 A
1973-1974 3rd
1974-1975 A
1975-1976 A
1976-1977 A
1977-1980 A
1977-1980 3rd
1980-1982 A
1982-1983 A
1983-1985 A
1985-1986 A
1986-1988 A
1987-1988 3rd
1988-1989 A
1989-1990 A
1990-1991 A
1991-1993 A
1993-1995 A
1993-1995 3rd
1995-1996 A
1996-1997 A
1997-1998 A
1998-1999 A
1999-2000 A
2000-2001 A
2001-2002 A
2002-2003 A
2003-2004 A
2003-2004 3rd
2004-2005 A
2004-2005 3rd
2005-2006 A
2005-2006 3rd
2006-2007 A
2006-2007 3rd
2007-2008 A
2007-2008 3rd
2008-2009 A
2008-2009 3rd
2009-2010 A
2009-2010 3rd
2010-2011 A
2010-2011 3rd
Aug-Dec 2011 A
Jan-May 2012 A
Aug-Dec 2011 3rd
Jan-May 2012 3rd
Background
For much of their history, Newcastle's change kits have consisted of plain white shirts (adorned with a bold V during the 1920s) worn with black shorts and the home stockings of the period.
In January 1951, Newcastle swapped home shirts with Sunderland, who were due to play Southampton in the FA Cup, which required both clubs to change in the event of a clash (both teams had white alternative tops so Southampton borrowed a set of amber shirts from the Hampshire Regiment FC). As a result, Newcastle played Bolton Wanderers wearing Sunderland's red and white stripes.
In the late 1960s the team started to wear all-red with a dark-blue strip in reserve.
In 1974 Newcastle, along with many other clubs, adopted a replica of the Brazilian national team's famous gold, green and light blue kit, worn inexplicably with orange stockings during 1975-76. The theme was simplified to yellow and green in 1976, with blue replacing the green trim in 1982. Between 1983 and 1988 the team turned out in fashionable silver grey, following which green and yellow made its return.
From 1993 the club experimented with increasingly audacious designs starting with an all-blue outfit with an irregular white streaked pattern paired with a green third kit with navy candy stripes. When Adidas were awarded the kit supply contract in 1993, they designed a fine retro outfit in dark red and navy inspired by a strip worn by Newcastle West End in 1881. Although Newcastle usually retained their home kits for two seasons new away kits were unveiled every season ensuring that Toon fans were never short of a reason to spend their cash.
The 1997-98 offering was one of the most interesting designs, consisting of dark blue and olive green with orange trimmings. The 1999 all-white kit featured panels in "teal", one of many novel colours introduced around this time, and was used just once. 2001 brought a blue-grey strip with Adidas' trademark triple stripe trim.
Adidas' designers have continued to give their imagination free reign in the new millennium.
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Sources
- With acknowledgement to John Devlin's True Colours Vol 1 (ISBN 0 7136 7389 3)
- A = Away (change) kit
- 3rd = Third choice kit