The MJK Blog
Football shirt news, unboxing guides, kit history and everything in between. Written by football fans, for football fans.
Brighton & Hove Albion Shirts: A Collector's History
The Short Version A shirt with seagulls stitched into the sleeves, a near-death experience that nearly cost the club its stadium entirely, and a 2026/27 kit that still deliberately echoes 1983. H...
Tottenham Hotspur Shirts: A Collector's History
The Short Version A cockerel that has stood on the shirt since 1921, a set of cashmere tops the players thought were lucky, and a centenary shirt sold without a sponsor's name in sight. Her...
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...
