Kit evolution
91 seasons · 4 kit makers · 8 shirt sponsors- CR Smith ’84–’91
- Peoples Ford ’91–’92
- No sponsor ’92–’93
- CR Smith ’93–’97
- Umbro ’97–’99
- NTL ’99–’03
- Carling ’03–’10
- Tennent's ’10–’13
- Magners ’13–’16
- Dafabet ’16–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.
1936-37 to 1983-84
No shirt sponsor
Earliest season with a known maker (sources differ on 1936 vs 1937).1984-85 to 1990-91
CR Smith87-88 home from £141
First chest sponsor. Includes Centenary seasons (1987–89).1991-92
Peoples Ford91-92 away from £102
Also listed as Peoples in some records.1992-93
No shirt sponsor
No front sponsor that season.1993-94 to 1996-97
CR Smith95-97 home from £89
1997-98 to 1998-99
Umbro97-98 home from £45
Maker name on the chest.1999-00 to 2002-03
NTL
2003-04 to 2004-05
Carling
2005-06 to 2009-10
Carling
First Nike season.2010-11 to 2012-13
Tennent's
125th anniversary; narrower home hoops.2013-14 to 2014-15
Magners
2015-16
Magners
First New Balance season.2016-17 to 2019-20
Dafabet
Magners on the shirt back through 2019-20.2020-21 to 2026-27
Dafabet
Adidas from 2020-21. No back sponsor from 2025-26; Dafabet through 2027-28.Spot a mistake? Tell us — we update the table when sources clarify.
Sources: club records, kit archives and contemporary news.
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