In the end, it turned out to be about as pink as a goth convention. Indeed, it’s hard to imagine many fans wanting to tuck into a Muller corner after watching such an unappetising color combo for 90 minutes. Man City (2008-09, away) (Picture: Friends of Fulham) It’s hard to imagine the likes of Aguero, Toure and Fernandinho trotting out at the Etihad Stadium in the kind of orange kit … The new shirt also pays tribute to a key moment in the club’s history. All history and statistical material has been produced based on the research and writing of Manchester football historian Gary James (www.facebook.com/GaryJames4). The answer was to offset the bright pink with purple stripes and migraine-inducing diagonal lines. 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The new jersey echoes the Home kit with further inspiration taken from the city of Manchester and its history, as PUMA continues to craft kits through the lens of culture. But it did have one major downside – apparently it possessed the powers to make Alex Ferguson’s men disappear whenever they wore it. Contact Us | Advertising Opportunities | Privacy Policy | Change consent, Manchester - the City Years: Tracing the Story of Manchester City from the 1860s to the Modern Day. Founded in 1880 they are now one of the richest clubs in the world. Copyright © 2020 Bluemoon-MCFC. The rarely-worn nature of the third kit perhaps means designers have a little more room to experiment with their creations, but some go a little too far. It’s hard to imagine the likes of Aguero, Toure and Fernandinho trotting out at the Etihad Stadium in the kind of orange kit that made Sunny Delight look entirely natural. But that’s still no excuse for making Michael Laudrup’s men trot out in this tacky purple-and-yellow combo. The kit is directly inspired by former nightclub, The Haçienda, which was once an epicentre for emerging music, bands, DJs, and artists. In fact, the man in black had to change his jersey during the Geordies’ 4-1 away defeat to Leeds because their hideous partly striped kit was so dark. Tax: £191.66 Incl. First up chronologically is Conor, who wondered what City would have looked like in an alternative universe where… Read more », On Tuesday, Manchester City announced that they would be wearing a special one-off shirt for Sunday’s Community Shield against Liverpool at Wembley, marking the club’s 125th anniversary. This avant-garde take on the Canaries’ famous yellow-and-green colours will always hold special memories for long-time Norwich City fans. The 1993-94 season appeared to be a boom time for ghastly goalkeeping jerseys. Here is a leaked picture showing what could possibly be the new Manchester City away shirt for next season. How else do you explain this overly-busy tropical-coloured kit which made the likes of Colin Hendry look like they were sporting hideous tattoo sleeves. Probably the most famous away kit of all time, Manchester United’s all-grey look in the 1995-96 season didn’t appear to be a particularly terrible choice on first glance. In May 1999, City defeated Gillingham in the Second division play-off final to win back promotion to the First Division. Shop new Manchester City kits in home, away and third Manchester City shirt styles online at shop.mancity.com. In that time, there have been some horrific kit… Read more », Chelsea’s win over Manchester City on Thursday night confirmed Liverpool as champions of England for the first time since 1990. The club have a had a red and black striped away shirt for several seasons with the last Red/Black edition worn in the 2011-12 season. A part of the online history of football kit from English Premier League and all over the world. And they certainly did that with an away kit which essentially looked like a bunch of toddlers had been given free rein with a marker pen. All text remains the copyright of the original contributors.Gary's book, Manchester - the City Years: Tracing the Story of Manchester City from the 1860s to the Modern Day, is available to order on Amazon. Launching their home kit for the 2014-15 season last week, Manchester City have had their away shirt leaked online. All rights reserved. Make sure you have the latest Manchester City football kit & shirts with our huge selection all online now! The colours represent Gorton AFC, who played in black. View Manchester City FC statistics from previous seasons, ... History Referees Fantasy. Famous away shirts include the maronn and white 1956 shirt which was worn in the successful 1956 FA Cup Final and the 1976 Football League Cup Winners shirt. Premier League Champions Manchester City have unveiled their Nike away kit which will be used during the upcoming 2014/15 season. Additional Puma Cat logos are added on the shoulders. Leaked online is the third European shirt for Manchester City who are yet to officially reveal their away or third shirts for next season. Chocolate brown also made an unwanted top-flight reappearance during the 2006-07 season, with Spurs being the guilty culprits. Great selection of Manchester City shirts and kit featuring home, away, training, player issue plus lots of great clearance deals on the Citizens current and classic ranges.