The MJK Blog
Football shirt news, unboxing guides, kit history and everything in between. Written by football fans, for football fans.
Nottingham Forest Shirts: European Royalty's Heritage
The Short Version Few shirts carry a story like Nottingham Forest's. Garibaldi red, named for an Italian revolutionary, went on to win back-to-back European Cups with no sponsor on the chest at a...
Chelsea Shirts: A Collector's History
The Short Version Chelsea's royal blue traces back to a club president's racing colours in 1905, and the shirt has carried the club through wilderness years, cult sponsors and a golden era of sil...
Manchester City Shirts: A Collector's History
The Short Version From a church football club in Victorian Manchester to a modern European superpower, Manchester City's sky blue shirt has carried the whole story. From the AC Milan-inspired awa...
Everton Shirts: A Collector's History
The Short Version One of England's oldest and proudest clubs, Everton have worn royal blue with distinction for well over a century. From the NEC shirts of the great mid-80s side to the Umbro cla...
Newcastle United Shirts: A Collector's History
Ā The Short Version Few shirts in football are as recognisable as Newcastle's black and white stripes, and few carry as much heritage. From the miners' colours the club adopted in 1894, through ...
Arsenal Shirts: A Collector's History
Ā The Short Version Arsenal have one of the most distinctive looks in football, and one of its most collected shirt histories. From the white sleeves Herbert Chapman dreamed up in the 1930s, thr...
