Aston villa signs Nike deal 07/08

Rotherham, so why haven’t Villa associated themselves with a mega-brand before? It’s simply down to money. Hummel, Reebok, Umbro, or whoever, were laying down the best offer at the time. Walsall et al will either be paying a nominal sum for their kit or...
07 February 2007

West Ham United sign Umbro deal

West ham have struck a deal with umbro to be thier new kit maufacturers: West Ham's kit will be manufactured by British firm Umbro from next season. The tie-up was announced in London as the Hammers come to the end of their three-year deal with Reebok....
06 February 2007

vintage England, Scotland & Wales matchworn shirts sold

bid: £226.00 Match Worn Scotland Away No.10 Jersey,Shirt,Top You are bidding on a Scotland Number 10 away shirt made by umbro and worn by George Graham. The shirt was worn in a World Cup qualifier away to Denmark on Wednesday 18th October 1972 in which...
01 February 2007

Collection of vintage matchworn shirts not sold

-International. VERY SCARCE States on badge Under 23 vs England 1969-70. Yellow number 3 to back of red shirt. Label reads Umbro - worn by world cup winners 1966. Made in England. Also includes a signed letter from Rod Thomas. Player club football for...
24 January 2007

Liverpool’s dedicated followers of fashion

really understand the market, the US-based outfit didn’t have football (sorry, soccer) in its blood, not like Adidas and Umbro. Reebok were charged with, almost from day one, a lack of imagination in its design and generally poor choices in the...
23 January 2007

Ireland in Umbro until 2014

FAI and Umbro announce largest sponsorship deal in Irish sport. The Football Association of Ireland has announced a major sponsorship agreement with Umbro valued at a minimum €16 million through to 2014. Bonus payments based on international team...
21 January 2007

Fans may sue over shirt rip-off !!!

the price of the replica shirts artificially high. The sportswear retailer JJB Sports was fined £6.3m, shirt manufacturer Umbro £5.3m and Manchester United £1.5m. New law Which? is planning to use powers granted to it under the Enterprise Act for the...
05 January 2007

Umbro is a World Cup winner

Football kit maker Umbro saw record demand from shops for England football shirts ahead of the World Cup. A fevered build-up to the World Cup meant demand for the red away kit - made legendary by England's World Cup win in 1966 - sent sales to stores...
02 January 2007

History of Liverpool football shirt design

the FA Cup. They then embarked on their show of steel for years to come and became hugely successful with it. In the 1970s Umbro designed an excellent kit off all red with a little white v-neck collar and small white cuffs. A golden liver bird with the...
25 December 2006

A shirty Christmas with Bukta

THIS was the season kits got all fancy Dan, Ipswich, Forest and Liverpool were tearing up Europe in slinky little adidas and Umbro numbers, Coventry and Wales had THAT Admiral kit, and errr... Newcastle went Bukt-astic. Gone were the days of towelling...
23 December 2006