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Welcome to take a peek at some of the pictures from Jesper's
Arsenal Shirts - the Arsenal internet football shirt museum
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The Royal Arsenal team of 1888. The team had previously been called Dial Square.
They turned professional in 1891 and then changed their name to Woolwich Arsenal.
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In the beginning Arsenal was a poor club, so when some Nottingham Forest players
joined the Club in 1895 and brought some kits with them, they decided to use the
same colours as Forest - red.The first kits were red with long sleeves and a collar
with three buttons. Forest, which had been founded 20 years earlier than the team
now known as Arsenal, supplied Arsenal with the first kits.
Before that Woolwich
Arsenal had tried a red and light blue striped kit the same year, letīs be grateful that
they didnīt stick to that idea.
Right: Ceasar Llewellyn Jenkyns in the striped shirt.
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The Arsenal squad of 1895-1896.
(moustache required!)
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The 1930 Cup-Final. See shirt below.
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Replica made by Toffs, se above. It was Herbert Chapman who invented
the modern Arsenal kit, a red shirt with
white collar and sleeves. He also put the
Club badge on the left side of the shirt.
The first time the kit was used was on
March 4, 1933 Vs Liverpool at Highbury. We
lost 0-1 but ended up Champions that year.
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Replica from Toffs.
In the FA Cup Final against Liverpool in 1950 both teams had to change
from their usual red shirts. The Arsenal manager Whittaker came up with
these orange/old gold coloured shirts. Since then yellow, and later blue,
have been used for the Arsenal away shirts. Whittaker also kitted out the
Arsenal goalkeeper George Swindon in a brilliant crimson jersey. Whittaker
thought that such a conspicous sight might distract the opposition
forwards.This move may explain why the goalkeeperīs jerseys
usually are really ugly.
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The V-neck from the late 50's, early 60's.
In the 60's the jerseys were made from knitted cotton jersey, before
they had been made in woven rugby style.The above v-neck was later replaced by a round neck shirt with white arms.
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Charlie George celebrating the goal that gave us the double.
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Mid-70's away shirt, replica by Toffs. Mr Brady in action In the late 1970's the Umbro logo
wearing this model...
appeared on the Arsenal shirts.
for the first time.
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Late 70's away shirt. Away shirt used between 79-82.
Picture taken from the FA-Cup
Final against Ipswich in 1978.
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Arsenal celebrating the 3-2 win against Man U in the 1979 Home shirt from the 82/83 season.
FA-Cup Final.
The man with the long legs is
Charlie Nicholas. In 1982 JVC
became Arsenal's new sponsor.
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