Kit evolution
57 seasons · 6 kit makers · 7 shirt sponsorsKit makerKappa1997–1999Le Coq Sportif1999–2003Reebok2003–2007Le Coq Sportif2007–2009Umbro2009–2013Nike2013–2019
Shirt sponsor- Not confirmed1970–19744 seasons
- Umbro1974–199723 seasons
- Kappa1997–19992 seasons
- Le Coq Sportif1999–20034 seasons
- Reebok2003–20074 seasons
- Le Coq Sportif2007–20092 seasons
- Umbro2009–20134 seasons
- Nike2013–20196 seasons
- Puma2019–now8 seasons
- Saab ’82–’84
- Philips ’84–’87
- Brother ’87–’99
- Eidos ’99–’02
- First Advice ’02–’04
- Thomas Cook ’04–’09
- Etihad ’09–now
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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 to 1981-82
No shirt sponsor
1982-83 to 1983-84
1984-85 to 1986-87
Philips
1987-88 to 1996-97
Brother95-97 home from £200
1997-98 to 1998-99
Brother
Kappa take over from Umbro.1999-00 to 2001-02
Eidos99-01 home from £50
Le Coq Sportif take over from Kappa.2002-03
First Advice
2003-04
First Advice03-04 home from £50
Reebok take over from Le Coq Sportif.2004-05 to 2006-07
Thomas Cook
2007-08 to 2008-09
Thomas Cook
Le Coq Sportif take over from Reebok.2009-10 to 2012-13
Etihad
Umbro take over from Le Coq Sportif.2013-14 to 2016-17
Etihad15-16 away from £22
Nike take over from Umbro.2017-18 to 2018-19
EtihadSleeve: Nexen Tire
2019-20 to 2022-23
EtihadSleeve: Nexen Tire
Puma take over from Nike.2023-24 to 2026-27
EtihadSleeve: OKX
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Sources: club records, kit archives and contemporary news.
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