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Leeds United kit history

Every kit maker and shirt sponsor, season by season.

Kit evolution

63 seasons · 9 kit makers · 20 shirt sponsors
Shirt sponsor
No shirt sponsorRFWSystimeWGKLion CabinetsBurtonTop ManYorkshire Evening PostAdmiral SportswearThistle HotelsPackard BellStrongbowWhyte & MackayBet24Red KiteNetflightsEnterprise Insurance32RedSBOTOPBOXTRed Bull
Shirt sponsors, oldest first · swipe
  • RFW ’81–’83
  • Systime ’83–’84
  • WGK ’84–’85
  • Lion Cabinets ’85–’86
  • Burton ’86–’89
  • Top Man ’89–’91
  • Yorkshire Evening Post ’91–’92
  • Admiral Sportswear ’92–’93
  • Thistle Hotels ’93–’96
  • Packard Bell ’96–’00
  • Strongbow ’00–’03
  • Whyte & Mackay ’03–’06
  • Bet24 ’06–’07
  • Red Kite ’07–’08
  • Netflights ’08–’11
  • Enterprise Insurance ’11–’15
  • No sponsor ’15–’16
  • 32Red ’16–’20
  • SBOTOP ’20–’23
  • BOXT ’23–’24
  • Red Bull ’24–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.

Umbro1964-65 to 1972-73
1964-65 to 1972-73
No shirt sponsor
Earliest season with a reliably sourced maker; kit archives date the start of the Umbro run to 1962 or 1964.
Admiral1973-74 to 1980-81
1973-74 to 1980-81
No shirt sponsor
Admiral's first Leeds kits arrived during the season (replica shirts went on sale in December 1973); Umbro kits were also worn.
Umbro1981-82 to 1991-92
1981-82 to 1982-83
RFW
First shirt sponsor: RFW. Some archives date the first RFW shirts to 1982-83.
1983-84
Systime
1984-85
WGK
1985-86
Lion Cabinets
1986-87 to 1988-89
Burton
Burton arrives on the front of the shirt.
1989-90 to 1990-91
Top Man
Top Man, a Burton Group brand. Kit archives differ on whether the 1989-90 home shirt carried Burton or Top Man.
1991-92
Yorkshire Evening Post
Yorkshire Evening Post, a one-season arrangement.
Admiral1992-93
1992-93
Admiral Sportswear
Admiral both made and sponsored the shirt.
Asics1993-94 to 1995-96
1993-94 to 1995-96
Thistle Hotels
First Asics season.
Puma1996-97 to 1999-00
1996-97 to 1999-00
Packard Bell
First Puma season.
Nike2000-01 to 2003-04
2000-01 to 2002-03
Strongbow
First Nike season.
2003-04
Whyte & Mackay
Diadora2004-05
2004-05
Whyte & Mackay
Diadora for one season.
Admiral2005-06 to 2007-08
2005-06
Whyte & Mackay
Admiral returns as kit maker.
2006-07
Bet24
2007-08
Red Kite
Macron2008-09 to 2014-15
2008-09 to 2010-11
Netflights
First Macron season.
2011-12 to 2014-15
Enterprise Insurance
Kappa2015-16 to 2019-20
2015-16
No shirt sponsor
First Kappa season; no front-of-shirt sponsor this season.
2016-17 to 2019-20
32Red
32Red arrives on the front of the shirt.
Adidas2020-21 to 2026-27
2020-21
SBOTOPSleeve: JD
First adidas season. SBOTOP on the front; JD becomes the first sleeve sponsor.
2021-22
SBOTOPSleeve: BOXT
2022-23
SBOTOPSleeve: Wish
2023-24
BOXTSleeve: Flamingo Land
BOXT moves from sleeve partner to front-of-shirt partner.
2024-25
Red BullSleeve: BOXT
Red Bull arrives on the front of the shirt; BOXT returns to the sleeve.
2025-26
Red BullSleeve: Parimatch
Parimatch on the sleeve.
2026-27
Red BullSleeve: KChat
KChat on the sleeve from the opening match.

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Sources: club records, kit archives and contemporary news.

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