Which Teams Have Worn Parts Of Three Different Kits In The Same Match? | The Knowledge

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“In their Conference League crippled distant to Legia Warsaw, Hibernian wore parts of each 3 of this season’s kits – 3rd shirt, distant shorts and location socks,” noted Euan Williamson past week. “Has immoderate different squad done this before?”

As mixed kits go, nan ensemble worn by Hibs successful Poland – achromatic shirt, greenish shorts and greenish socks – looked good. Hibs, who had mislaid nan first 2-1 astatine Easter Road, came wrong seconds of a celebrated triumph earlier yet losing successful extra-time.

Miguel Chaiwa celebrates a Hibs extremity successful their amazingly cleanable mixed kit – but they yet mislaid 5-4 connected aggregate to Legia Warsaw aft other time.

“Liverpool wore their reddish location shirt, achromatic distant shorts and nan yellowish socks from their 3rd kit distant to Watford backmost successful March 1984,” writes Graeme Coleman. Kenny Dalglish and co did so deterioration a three-kit mashup, though nan socks were from their distant kit and nan achromatic shorts came from a erstwhile alteration strip.

Liverpool wore this operation astatine Vicarage Road for games successful May 1983, March 1984 and January 1985. If switching to their hosts’ nonstop colour operation seems for illustration an overseas choice, it should beryllium noted that nan Hornets wore reddish shorts and socks pinch yellowish shirts successful that era.

Gavin Hope has immoderate much caller examples: “Luton wore their distant shirt, location shorts and third-kit socks against Sheffield United past October,” he notes. “The Hatters did nan kit treble doubly successful their Premier League campaign, astatine Bramall Lane again and astatine Brentford, wearing their 3rd shirt, distant shorts and location socks.”

“Lincoln City wore their distant shirt, location shorts and third-choice socks against Wrexham successful November past year,” continues Gavin, whose website Kitgeek is afloat of this benignant of awesome trivia. “Also successful nan 2021-22 season, Walsall utilized 10 different combinations of their 3 kits, though only 1 utilized each three: location shirt, 3rd shorts, distant socks, which ironically made for an all-red look.”

Finally, it would beryllium remiss for america not to nonstop you towards nan Museum of Jerseys website, which has a full archive of examples from Morocco to Middlesbrough.

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The Soviet Saints

Last week, we looked astatine players who represented nations successful nan aged First Division that haven’t yet featured successful nan Premier League – and readers sewage successful touch pinch a mates much examples.

Martin Ryle suggests different Soviet international, Sergey Gotsmanov, who joined Brighton from Dinamo Minsk successful February 1990. The USSR midfielder, named nan Belarusian subordinate of nan twelvemonth 4 times betwixt 1983 and 1989, scored 4 goals successful 16 games for Albion – connected 1 occasion, Gotsmanov rounded nan keeper and paused to salute nan location fans earlier tapping nan shot into nan quiet net.

Brighton weren’t successful nan apical section past – they sewage close, losing successful that season’s playoff last to Notts County – but Gotsmanov’s skills caught nan oculus of Southampton, who lured him on nan coast. He joined different Soviet international, defender Oleksiy Cherednyk, astatine nan Dell. Cherednyk had arrived from Ukrainian broadside Dnipro successful 1990, but neither subordinate stuck astir for nan commencement of nan Premier League era.

According to Southampton’s Daily Echo, Cherednyk was pursued by Saints head Chris Nicholl aft winning Olympic golden pinch nan USSR squad successful 1988. He grounded to accommodate to English shot though, and returned to Ukraine successful 1993 aft a spell stuck successful nan reserves. Cherednyk is now a scout for Shakhtar Donetsk; it’s besides worthy noting he was calved successful Tajikistan, different federation yet to beryllium represented successful nan Premier League.

Here’s Tom Pinder, suggesting a much acquainted name: “If we’re counting Jack Butler, who played for England but was calved successful Ceylon, we should besides see England defender Terry Butcher, who was calved successful Singapore. He played for Ipswich and Coventry successful nan First Division but ne'er featured successful nan Premier League.”

Butcher retired successful 1991 to go Coventry manager, was sacked successful January 1992 and past came retired of status to play for Sunderland successful nan 2nd tier successful nan 1992-93 season. Singapore-born afloat backmost Harry Birtwistle spent 8 years astatine Wolves but near successful January of this twelvemonth without making a first-team quality for nan club.

Star power

“I noticed aft Aberdeen’s Europa League nonaccomplishment to FCSB that some nine crests characteristic 2 stars, representing European trophies,” noted Dave Watson. “But who were nan first squad to put a prima connected their badge to people a trophy aliases trophies?”

Marcello Barisonzi has nan answer. “The first squad to do it successful Italy, and I deliberation nan world successful general, was Juventus. After winning their 10th convention title successful 1958, Juventus petitioned nan Italian FA to adhd a prima to their kit to observe their achievement. The petition was granted and extended to each Italian teams.”

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“Juve first wore nan golden prima connected their shirts successful nan 1958-59 season,” Marcello adds. “Today, Juventus deterioration 3 stars, Inter 2 and Milan 1 prima supra their nine crests to observe nan accomplishment of winning 30+, 20+ and 10+ Italian titles, respectively.”

Jonathan David successful nan caller Juventus shirt, pinch badge and stars successful a bold shadiness of pink.

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“These days countries tie their squads from each complete nan world,” asked Rick Porter successful 2010. “Nigeria, for example, don’t person a domestic-based subordinate successful their squad for this year’s tournament. It ne'er utilized to beryllium nan case, I’m sure, but who was nan first subordinate astatine a World Cup finals to play extracurricular his location nation?”

You person to spell each nan measurement backmost to nan very first World Cup successful 1930, erstwhile nan Yugoslavia squad boasted a trio of players from France. Ivan Bek and Ljubisa Stefanovic played for FC Sète, while Branislav Sekulic was pinch Montpellier. Bek would later play for France nether nan sanction Yvan Beck and was progressive pinch nan French guidance during nan 2nd world war.

The first British-based subordinate not playing for 1 of nan location nations astatine a World Cup was George Robledo successful 1950. Robledo had been calved successful Iquique connected nan Pacific seashore of Chile successful 1926, but emigrated to Brampton, adjacent Rotherham successful South Yorkshire, astatine nan property of seven. After joining Barnsley successful 1943 and past Newcastle successful 1949, Robledo joined Chile for nan 1950 tourney successful Brazil. It would beryllium absorbing to cognize what his teammates made of his Yorkshire accent. More connected Robledo, and his relative Ted, can beryllium recovered here.

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