Historical Football Kits

 

Tottenham Hotspur

Change kits

Tottenham Hotspur Home Kits

Kit History

spurs 1899-1900 change kit

1899-1900 A

spurs 1900-01 change kit

Jan 1901 A

V German XI
spurs 1901 change kit

From Feb 1901 A

spurs change kit v fulham 1908

1908

v Fulham
spurs 1908 change kit

1908-c1935

spurs 1921-22 change kit

1921-1922 A

spurs change kit 1922-30

c1922-c1930 A

Colour of shirt needs corroboration
spurs 1934 fa cup strip

1934 FA Cup

Worn twice in FA Cup
spurs 1935-36 change kit

1935-1936 A

spurs 1936-1937 change kit

1936-1937 A

Spurs 1937 change kit

1937-1938 A

Possibly used until 1946
Spurs 1946 change kit

1946-1953 A

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spurs 1952-53 change kit

1953 A

FA Cup v Preston Feb '53 v RC Paris Sept '53
Spurs 1955 change kit

1954-1956 A

1956-1957

spurs 1957 change strip

1957-1958 A

spurs 1959-1960 change kit

1959-1960 A

spurs 1960-61 change kit

1960-1962 A

spurs 1961-62 european kit

1961-1962 EUR

spurs 1962-1963 european kit

1962-1963 EUR

Spurs 1964 change kit

1963-1966 A

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1966-1969 A

buy spurs late 60s navy away shirt
spurs 1960s european kit

1967-1977 EUR

Spurs 1967 FA Cup final kit

1967 FA Cup Final

Spurs 1967 change kit

1967-1970 3rd

spurs 1970-71 away kit

1970-1971 A

buy spurs 1967 yellow away shirt
Spurs 1970 change kit

1971-1975 A

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Umbro
spurs 1975-76 away kit

1975-1977 A

Admiral
Spurs 1977 change kit

1977-1980 A

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Le Coq Sportif
Spurs 1980 change kit

1980-1982 A 82-84 3rd

buy spurs 1982 yellow away shirt
Le Coq Sportif
Spurs 1982 change kit

1982-1983 A

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Le Coq Sportif

1982-1983 3rd

Le Coq Sportif
Spurs 1983 change kit

1983-1985 A

Hummel
Spurs 1985 change kit

1985-1986 A

Hummel
Spurs 1986 third kit

1986-1987 3rd 87-88 A

Hummel
Spurs 1987 fa cup final kit

1987 FA Cup Final

Hummel
Spurs 1988 change kit

1988-1991 A

Umbro
Spurs 1991 change kit

1991-1994 A 94-95 3rd

Umbro
Spurs 1991 3rd kit

1991-1994 3rd

Umbro
Spurs 1994 change kit

1994-1995 A

Pony
Spurs 1995 change kit

1995-1996 A 96-97 3rd

Pony
Spurs 1966 change kit

1995-1996 3rd 96-97 A

Pony
Spurs 1997 change kit

1997-1998 A

Pony
Spurs 1998 change kit

1998-1999 A

Adidas
Spurs 1999 change kit

1999-2000 A

Adidas
Spurs 2000 change kit

2000-2001 A

Adidas
Spurs 2001 change kit

2001-2002 A

Adidas

2001-2002 WCF

Kappa
Spurs 2002 change kit

2002-2003 A

Kappa
Spurs 2002 3rd kit

2002-2003 3rd

Kappa
Spurs 2003 change kit

2003-2004 A

Kappa
Spurs 2003 change kit

2003-2004 3rd

Kappa
Spurs 2004 change kit

2004-2005 A

Kappa
Spurs 2004 3rd kit

2004-2005 3rd

Kappa
Spurs 2005 change kit

2005-2006 A

Kappa
Spurs 2005 3rd kit

2005-2006 3rd

Puma
Spurs 2006 change kit

2006-2007 A

Puma
Spurs 2006 3rd kit

2006-2007 3rd

Puma
Spurs 2007 change kit

2007-2008 A

Puma
Spurs 2007 3rd kit

2007-2008 3rd

Puma
Spurs 2007 125th anniversary kit

2007-2008 Special

125th Anniversary Kit
Puma

2008-2009 A

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Puma

2008-2009 3rd

Puma

2008-2009 EUR

Puma
spurs 2009 away

2009-2010 A

Puma
spurs 2009-10 third

2009-2010 3rd

 

Background

spurs 125th anniversay kitHFK has to date limited records of Spurs' change kits prior to 1937 so if you can help us out, please get in touch.

Immediately prior to the Second World War, the team wore broad hooped tops with their usual navy blue shorts and stockings when a change was needed. After the war, their change colours became a reversed version of their home kit - navy blue shirts, white knickers and navy stockings with white turnovers. These were probably worn throughout the 50s (corroboration needed) although they did turn out in blue and white striped shirts around 1955.

During the 1960s Spurs wore all-white in European competition, Bill Nicholson's tribute to the great Real Madrid team, a tradition revived in 2008. The white kit was also frequently used in domestic cup games. In the late 1960s the FA ruled that navy shirts could no longer be worn because these could be confused with referee's black kits so Spurs adopted yellow shirts worn with either white or navy shorts. (This nitpicking rule was dropped in 1995 since when clubs have been free to wear navy or even black shirts without restriction.)

Yellow and navy became Spurs' established alternative colours and when Admiral designed their new kits in 1977, they took up the theme with a unique shirt with navy blue epaulettes. Over the next few year Spurs established themselves as real innovators in kit design. Le Coq Sportif introduced the first shadow-striped kits for the team in 1982, featured both on the home kit and the new powder-blue away kit.

In 1985 Spurs signed up with Danish manufacturers, Hummel, who continued the trend for innovation with a striking all-white home kit paired up with a light blue away kit featuring white and navy diagonal pinstripes. Their navy third kit was even more innovative, adding diagonal purple stripes trimmed in light blue and white.

Umbro took over in 1991 with two striking designs. The yellow change kit featured an abstract chequered design in navy with grey patches while their light blue third kit sported "SPURS" woven into the fabric. These were followed by an all-navy change kit with purple splashes in 1994. After Umbro, Pony took over with some striking kits: purple with navy stripes (1995-96) and then navy and "ecru" in 1997.

In 1999 Spurs once again changed manufacturer, signing a contract with Adidas that lasted three seasons. Their designs incorporated three tradional pallettes, yellow and navy, navy and white and pale blue and navy. They were replaced by Kappa in 2002 who introduced some striking designs over the next four seasons, including an all-mauve outfit (2003-04) and a blue and yellow kit (2005-2006) that broke with tradition.

Yet another change of kit partner came in 2006 when Puma took over the franchise. Their understated but striking designs have an all-chocolate kit with gold trim that was inspired by Spurs' colours worn in 1896 when they joined the Southern League. Puma also designed the club's 125th anniversary kit (worn once on) which was based on Spurs' 1884 colours, originally adopted as a tribute to the great Blackburn Rovers team.

Sources

Tottenham Hotspur Home Kits
  • A = Away (change) kit
  • 3rd = Third choice kit
  • EUR = European home kit
  • WCF = Worthington Cup Final