Author/illustrator of the True Colours books on football kits. I write for various football magazines/websites. Counsellor. Graphic Designer. Son of a Scotsman.
Joined March 2009
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Jan 15
Morning all.
From now on I will only be posting new kits stuff on Instagram & Facebook. X is no longer the place for me and to protect my well being I will no longer be on the platform.
But please do come and follow me here:
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Jan 14
The final team in the 'A' section of my archive is Ayr United & I've selected their 1987–88 home kit.
The design is the wonderful Umbro 'Roma' template. I can't think of any other side who wore this design but if you know any any please comment!
#ayrunited #ayrunitedshirt
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Jan 13
Austria home kit 1990-91 – a glorious ensemble that saw action in the 1990 World Cup Finals.
Like yesterday's Australia shirt, this one is also head of its time. Austria lost 1-0 in both Italia 90 matches in which this kit was worn.
#austria #austriakit #austriashirt #puma
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Jan 12
Australia home kit 1991-93.
A shirt, with its loud, abstracted pattern, that would not look out of place today. Produced by little known brand, KingRoo, the shirt appeared to go through variations in manufacturer logo colour & team crest.
#australiakit #australiashirt
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Jan 11
Aston Villa home kit 2019-20.
So difficult to choose just one Villa kit for this series. 1970s Umbro? 1980s Hummel? Or 1990s Reebok?
I went for this outfit in the end mainly because I really love Kappa kits.
#astonvilla #astonvillashirt #astonvillakit #footballshirt
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Jan 10
Arsenal third kit 2000-02. This classy Nike kit dates from the era where clubs began having 'European' strips. It was only used in the Champions League and saw three outings. It was also the first third shirt released as a replica by the club.
#nike #arsenalkit #arsenalshirt
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Argentina home kit 1980–82 (long sleeved version).
In my view the 1980s' Le Coq Sportif kits were superb.
This particular shirt was also worn with a LCS logo without the larger text beneath it.
The short sleeved version featured a V-neck.
#argentinashirt #argentinakit
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Arbroath home kit 1977–80.
A robust Admiral template complete with multi-trimmed collar and logo taping on shirt and shorts. Plus the ubiquitous 1970s italicised monogram club badge.
#arbroath #arbroathshirt #arbroathkit #footballkit #footballshirt #admiral
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Angola home kit 2006–07 as worn in the 2006 World Cup - the country's only appearance in the finals.
The Puma shirt, in my view, is an underrated gem of a design (the white away equivalent is a bit special too).
#angolashirt #angolakit #puma #2006worldcup #footballshirt
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Ajax away kit, 1989-90 (not strictly in alphabetical order).
This absolute Umbro classic is one of the most renowned strips from the late 80s and was worn by Leo Beenhakker's side as they clinched the Eredivisie title.
#ajax #ajaxshirt #ajaxkit #footballshirt #footballkit
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Algeria's 2010–11 away kit. Part of the sublime set of strips Puma produced for the African nations in its roster in time for the 2010 World Cup.
#algeriakit #algeriashirt #algeriaawaykit #algeriaawayshirt #puma #footballkit #footballshirt #2010worldcup
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Aldershot Town home kit, 1977–81. The club saw out the 70s in an outfit identical to England's Admiral away kit at the time. And as for The Shots' equivalent away strip? Well, believe it or not it was identical to England's home kit!
#aldershottown #aldershot #aldershotkit
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Airdrieonians 1993–95 home kit. A real beauty from Matchwinner who had a large presence in Scottish football in the early 90s.
#airdrieonians #airdrie #airdriekit #airdrieshirt #footballshirt #footballkit
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Can anyone explain what’s happened to the yellow of Norwich’s shirts in this photo?!
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Today's kit is one that will be familiar to Liverpool fans - AC Milan's 2004–05 away kit. This illustration shows the version worn in the legendary 2005 Champions League Final, complete with tournament sleeve patches and matchday embroidery.
#acmilanshirt #acmilankit #footballkit
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Thought I'd start a series of a selected kit from every team I have illustrated, in alphabetical order.
First, Aberdeen's 1987–90 home kit, made by Umbro with a templated shirt pattern that was also worn by Derby.
#aberdeenshirt #aberdeenkit #footballkithistory
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John Devlin retweeted
26 Dec 2025
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26 Dec 2025
Most football fans of a certain age will know the amazing story of Boxing Day 1963. But I thought it would be interesting to see the kits worn on that day (I've been unable to 100% verify the Sheff Wed/Bolton kits)
#boxingday #boxingday1963 #footballkithistory
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