Conoco Stadium - Kit

Kit

Grimsby Town's traditional home kit
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1975–1976 Litesome
1976–1978 Bukta
1978–1979 Admiral
1979–1981 Findus
1981–1983 Adidas
1983–1984 Hobott
1984–1986 NISA
1986–1987 En-s Bluecrest
1987–1993 Ribero Ciba-Geigy
1993–1994 Admiral Ciba
1994–1995 Diadora
1995–1996 Europe's Food Town
1996–1998 Lotto
1998–2003 Avec Dixon Motors
2003–2004 Grimsby Town Sports Jarvis
2004–2008 Nike Young's Bluecrest
2008–present Errea

The original 1878 kit of Grimsby Pelham FC, featured a shirt with narrow horizontal stripes in royal blue and white, with long white shorts and black socks. Between 1884 and 1910, various kit colours were introduced, with the most common colours being variations of pale blue and chocolate brown, worn with white shorts and black socks. Other kits from this period include:

  • 1897–1898 – Plain white shirt, with royal blue shorts and socks
  • 1904–1906 – Pale red shirt, with black shorts and socks
  • 1906–1908 – White shirt with red collar and cuffs, red shorts, black socks with red bands

Black and white vertical stripes were adopted in 1910 and with a few exceptions, they have rarely been missing from the kit design ever since and have become one of the most recognisable features of the club. The 1911 kit included the black and white striped shirt, white shorts and black socks. Exceptions from the traditional bar-stripe kit:

  • 1935–1936 – Plain white shirt featuring the coat of arms of the County Borough of Great Grimsby, black shorts and red socks
  • 1958–1959 – White shirt with black pin stripes, black shorts, red socks
  • 1960–1962 – White shirt with black collar and cuffs, red shorts, red socks
  • 1963–1966 – White shirt with black pin stripes, black shorts with white stripe, white socks with black bands
  • 2006–2007 – Black and white halves, black shorts, black socks

Since the introduction of the black and white bar stripes in 1910, the GTFC kits have featured exclusively red, black and white. The only exceptions to this are the corporate colours used in a sponsor logo and the yellow/gold trim used between 2001 and 2003. The official GTFC club logo first appeared on the club kit in 1974.

The new home and away kits were unveiled on 5 June 2009 for the 2009–2010 season. The home kit is black and white stripes with a white collar and the away kit is blue with a black and white trim, with Errea being the kit manufacturer.

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