Hit or misfit? kits that divided the fans

Arsenal's new strip for their last season at Highbury may not be to everyone's taste but expert John Devlin is a redcurrant fan When Second Division Woolwich Arsenal moved into their state-of-the-art Arsenal Stadium in 1913 it cost around £10m (in...
26 August 2006

Replica shirt sales

little to limit the use of official club logos. In 1990, following the National League Baseball Association example, Arsenal were one of the first clubs to register its name, to stop traders outside the football ground selling the club logo at an...
25 August 2006

Football shirt sponsorship

most people now are encouraged to think, for example, that Vodafone somehow 'stands for' Manchester United these days. Arsenal for many years had only one shirt sponsor, JVC, before moving on to Sony. Today more and more high tech industries have moved...
24 August 2006

Exhibition Hong Kong - the story of football

Bundesliga, Spain's La Liga, Italy's Serie A. In addition, The Premier League in England features familiar teams known as Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United. The highlight exhibits in this zone include a pen-and-ink drawing of David...
23 August 2006

Football shirt firms set to pay £100 m fine

imposed in August 2003. LAUNCH PRICE OF REPLICA SHORT-SLEEVE SHIRT England (2005-7): £29.95 Manchester Utd (2004-6): £39 Arsenal (2004-5): £39 Chelsea (2004-5):£34.99 Liverpool(2004-6): £39.99 Celtic (2005-6): £39.99 Source: Football Association/club...
22 August 2006

The history of Arsenal kit design

For Arsenal’s last season at Highbury, the Club’s home since 1913, the players will wear, for home matches, a special commemorative strip. The shirt, redcurrant in colour, matches the shade of the team’s strip in the Club’s first season at Highbury....
22 August 2006

Collecting football memorabilia

by Rex Halahana I am a life long Arsenal fan and as the new season kicks off and excitement builds I started thinking to myself; Why am I so connected to this club and the players?I have never met any Arsenal players or staff, yet we have an unspoken...
18 August 2006

Kit designer - Darren medley

which introduces a red stripe down the left, backing the familiar three lions crest. The worst? Undoubtedly the printed Arsenal away strip of the early 1990s. 'A mess!' exclaims Darran. As to the future, he points to an innovative reversible shirt, now...
18 August 2006