Kit evolution
63 seasons · 9 kit makers · 20 shirt sponsors- Umbro1964–19739 seasons
- Admiral1973–19818 seasons
- Umbro1981–199211 seasons
- Admiral1992–19931 season
- Asics1993–19963 seasons
- Puma1996–20004 seasons
- Nike2000–20044 seasons
- Diadora2004–20051 season
- Admiral2005–20083 seasons
- Macron2008–20157 seasons
- Kappa2015–20205 seasons
- Adidas2020–now7 seasons
- 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.
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 1964.1973-74 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.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.1992-93
Admiral Sportswear
Admiral both made and sponsored the shirt.1993-94 to 1995-96
Thistle Hotels
First Asics season.1996-97 to 1999-00
Packard Bell
First Puma season.2000-01 to 2002-03
Strongbow
First Nike season.2003-04
Whyte & Mackay
2004-05
Whyte & Mackay
Diadora for one season.2005-06
Whyte & Mackay
Admiral returns as kit maker.2006-07
Bet24
2007-08
Red Kite
2008-09 to 2010-11
Netflights
First Macron season.2011-12 to 2014-15
Enterprise Insurance
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.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.Spot a mistake? Tell us — we update the table when sources clarify.
Sources: club records, kit archives and contemporary news.
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