Kit evolution
57 seasons · 10 kit makers · 10 shirt sponsors- Not confirmed1970–19744 seasons
- Admiral1974–19751 season
- Umbro1975–19772 seasons
- Bukta1977–19803 seasons
- Adidas1980–19877 seasons
- Spall1987–19892 seasons
- Sports Express1989–19912 seasons
- Ribero1991–19943 seasons
- Admiral1994–19973 seasons
- Super League1997–19992 seasons
- Erreà1999–201415 seasons
- Nike2014–now13 seasons
- British Caledonian ’80–’83
- Phoenix Brewery ’83–’86
- NOBO ’86–’91
- TSB ’91–’93
- Sandtex ’93–’98
- Donatello ’98–’99
- Skint ’99–’08
- IT First ’08–’11
- BrightonandHoveJobs.com ’11–’13
- American Express ’13–now
Bar widths are to scale: one season, one slice. Click a maker to jump to its era.To scale. Tap a maker to jump to its era.
Grouped by maker era. Identical maker and sponsor years are collapsed into one row. Yellow chips link to our sold-price pages.
1970-71 to 1973-74
No shirt sponsor
Maker not confirmed by two sources before 1974-75.1974-75
No shirt sponsor
1975-76 to 1976-77
No shirt sponsor
Umbro take over from Admiral.1977-78 to 1979-80
No shirt sponsor
Bukta take over from Umbro.1980-81 to 1982-83
British Caledonian
Adidas take over from Bukta.1983-84 to 1985-86
Phoenix Brewery
1986-87
NOBO
1987-88 to 1988-89
NOBO
Spall take over from Adidas.1989-90 to 1990-91
NOBO
Sports Express take over from Spall.1991-92 to 1992-93
TSB
Ribero take over from Sports Express.1993-94
Sandtex93-94 home from £183
1994-95 to 1996-97
Sandtex
Admiral take over from Ribero.1997-98
Sandtex
Super League take over from Admiral.1998-99
Donatello
1999-00 to 2007-08
Skint
Erreà take over from Super League.2008-09 to 2010-11
IT First
2011-12 to 2012-13
BrightonandHoveJobs.com
2013-14
American Express
2014-15 to 2016-17
American Express
Nike take over from Erreà.2017-18 to 2019-20
American ExpressSleeve: JD
2020-21 to 2023-24
American ExpressSleeve: SnickersUK.com
2024-25 to 2026-27
American ExpressSleeve: Experience Kissimmee
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Sources: club records, kit archives and contemporary news.
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