Historical Football Kits

Coca Cola League Two 2007 - 2008

League Two is the fourth tier in the senior English set up and was previously known as the Third Division. At this level, most clubs change their home kits every season and sales are limited to relatively small numbers. Their comparative scarcity makes them eminently collectible, however. The most popular supplier is Nike (five clubs) whose slick and uncluttered templates look good in a range of colour schemes. Less familiar names such as Vandanel, Surridge, Carlotti, A-Line, Prostar, Crest and others turn up here with some innovative designs. Barnet, Rochdale and Darlington all celebrate anniversaries this season and have introduced special kits to mark the occasion.

Accrington Stanley

Designer: Surridge

Sponsor: Fraser Eagle Transport Group

Stanley's new kit by Surridge sticks with traditional red and white and adds black trim and stockings. For their change kit the club have opted for a dark navy outfit trimmed in yellow.

Barnet

Designer: Hummel

Sponsor: Mortgage Express

To mark 100 years of playing at Underhill, Hummel have designed a fine retro strip featuring a lace up collar and old-fashioned old gold stripes. The away kit is a more conventional affair in blue and white.

Bradford City

Designer: Surridge

Sponsor: Bradford & Bingley Building Society

Surridge have produced an interesting variation on Bradford City's traditional amber and claret stripes, which are rather more narrow than usual. The away kit is a sombre business in black and claret.

Brentford

Designer: Puma

Sponsor: Samvo.com

After two seasons with Lonsdale, Brentford have signed up with Puma whose first design for the club is a classic version of the Bees traditional striped shirt with plain black shorts along with an attractive away kit in two tones of blue.

Bury

Designer: Surridge

Sponsor: Bury Metropolitan Borough Council

Bury's new kit supplier, Surridge, have provided two straightforward kits on their standard template. While the home kit is a return to tradition, the combination of dark chocolate shirt with sky blue shorts and stockings makes for an eye-catching away kit and recall the club's original colours.

Chester City

Designer: Nike

Sponsor: UK Sameday (Home & Third): APC Overnight (Away)

Chester have moved away from their traditional shirts to adopt broader light blue stripes with matching shorts and stockings. (Sky blue has turned up several times in the past in various arrangements.) The away kit is sponsored by APC Overnight, part of the UK Sameday group.

Chesterfield

Designer: Lotto

Sponsor: Vodka Kick

Chesterfield's home kit is based on a standard Lotto template. Their stunning away kit is unique in the Football League.

Dagenham & Redbridge

Designer: Vandanel

Sponsor: West & Coe Funeral Directors

To celebrate their promotion to the Football League, the Daggers have adopted a striped kit in red and blue (plain red on the back) complemented by an all-gold away strip and a pale blue third kit.

Darlington

Designer: Vandanel

Sponsor: Darlington Building Society

Vandanel's products have proved popular at this level. Their new design for Darlington combines tradition with modernity. The red away shirt has been specially designed to commemorate Darlo's 125th anniversary and carries the names of 900 supporters who paid for the privilege.

Grimsby Town

Designer: Nike

Sponsor: Young's Seafood

Grimsby have stayed with Nike and are wearing the Inter design, with offset stripes that are narrower than last season alongside a smart sky blue and navy away kit.

Hereford United

Designer: Nike

Sponsor: Sun Valley

Hereford are another club in this tier who have gone for Nike kits.

Lincoln City

Designer: Umbro

Sponsor: Star Glaze (Home): Haart Estate Agents (Away)

The Imps new kit retains their traditional striped shirts but with solid red sleeves while for a change kit they have opted for plain white shirts and red shorts, which always looks smart.

Macclesfield Town

Designer: A-Line

Sponsor: Cheshire Building Society

A-Line may not be one of the best known manufacturers but they are certainly creative. The design on Macclesfield's home shirt is intended to suggest a skein of silk (the club are known as the Silkmen). Their away kit is based on A-Line's assymetrical template.

Mansfield Town

Designer: Carlotti

Sponsor: A Sutton Pipelines Ltd (Home): EA Games (Away)

Troubled Mansfield Town kicked off the new season without a main shirt sponsor but a deal with ASPL was agreed by the middle of August. The Stags home kit is Carlotti's latest interpretation of their traditional amber and blue.

Milton Keynes Dons

Designer: Nike

Sponsor: Marshall Amplification

MK Dons choice of kits could not be more simple: off-the-shelf Nike kits, white at home, red or black when a change is needed.

Morecambe

Designer: Umbro

Sponsor: Jiang Print

Morecambe are making their debut in the Football League this season in an Umbro version of their traditional red shirts and white shorts, along with an all-blue away kit.

Notts County

Designer: Precision Training

Sponsor: Medoc Software Development

This season's home kit, designed by Precision Training for Notts County, is very similar to last year's but has narrower stripes and solid black shoulder panel. The amber trim, which has been a feature of Maggies' kits on and off since 1989 recalls the club's original colours.

Peterborough United

Designer: Tempest Sports

Sponsor: MRI Overseas Property

Tempest Sports were brought in last January after Diadora failed to deliver sufficient replica kits. They have introduced a new design for Posh's first kit with interesting trim in white and light blue. The away kit in black and grey is relieved by white trim.

Rochdale

Designer: Nike

Sponsor: MMC Estates

2007 marks Rochdale's centenary and for the occasion, the club has adopted a black and white kit modelled on their first ever playing strip as well as a commemorative badge. When playing away from home, black shorts are sometimes worn with the stripes. A touch of the more familiar blue is retained in their third kit.

Rotherham United

Designer: Crest Teamwear

Sponsor: Parkgate Shopping Centre (Home): Redtooth (Away & Third)

Rotherham's home kit is unchanged from last season aside from a new shirt sponsor. The yellow away kit is based on the same Crest template.

Shrewsbury Town

Designer: A-Line

Sponsor: Greenhous (Home): Redhous (Away & Third)

The new assymetric A-Line template is shown to great effect in the Shrews new home and away kits, which combine both amber and white (worn as secondary colours at various times) with traditional blue.

Stockport County

Designer: Diadora

Sponsor: Just Search Internet Marketing

The new Stockport County kit, by Diadora, pays homage to two of the club's favourites from the past. County wore all blue with white socks when they won the Fourth Division championship in 1967 while the chest band was worn between 1967 and 1970. The third kit in greyish gold has been introduced to mark the club's 125th anniversary.

Wrexham

Designer: Vandanel

Sponsor: Lease Direct

The North Wales side's new kit is a variation on Vandanel's asymetric template with a splash of green, a patriotic touch that will be appreciated by fans. The away kit is the same template in navy, white and light blue.

Wycombe Wanderers

Designer: Prostar

Sponsor: Dreams

The Chairboys' distinctive quartered shirts have received a slight facelift this season thanks to supplier, Prostar, but the kit is fundamentally unchanged. The red and white away kit is made from the same template.