Throughout history, our humankind has been lucky enough to witness some bold moments in football, not only on the field but in fashion also. Football kits carry more than just colours and patterns, they carry the history, legacy and memory of some of the glorious moments – who can forget the white and blue stripes Maradona rocked during his 1986 FIFA World Cup? Or the deep red Andrés Iniesta wore when he brought Spain its first World Cup trophy? No one forgets these shirts, but there are some other unique classic football shirts that you might have forgot ever existed. This article is here to remind you of them. Have fun down the memory lane!

1. Mexico 1994 Goalkeeper Kit

When it comes to colourful and unique designs, nothing compares to Mexico’s Jorge Campos. His 80s-inspired, neon-bright geometric patterns made him stand out. Featuring bright pink, green, yellow and purple, all twisted into intricate geometric patterns, his goalkeeper football kit remains one of the most easily recognizable designs to this day.

FUN FACT: did you know Jorge Campos designed his own football kits? How cool is that!

2. Hull City 1992-93 Home Kit

History is made when animal patterns enter the football field. Close one eye and you’d think tigers took over the game! That’s what happened for Hull City during the 1992-93 season. While this design was both loved and hated by the fans, no one can deny it made history and remains one of the weirdest classic football shirts to this day!

3. Cameroon 2002 Sleeveless Kit

We can’t talk about weird shirts without mentioning the 2002 Cameroon anomaly. This crossover between basketball-style jersey and football kits made history for the interesting approach it took, an approach that FIFA promptly banned. Apparently the FIFA guys weren’t too keen on these basketball-look-alike shirts and the players were requested to wear black sleeves underneath. Some even say the players themselves had to sew them on, but the truth will never be known for sure. What’s for sure is that Cameroon’s 2002 infamous sleeveless football kits remains one of the most controversial classic football shirts that ever existed.

4. Norwich City 1992-94 Home Kit

If this title doesn’t tell you anything… it will from now on. Some shirts are remembered for

• How colourful they were

• How important the game was

• How controversial they were

• How bad they were

The 1992-94 Norwich City Home Kit is one such example of a bad kit. All you need to know about this football kit is that it was nicknamed “the bird poop kit” and, unfortunately, it was for a reason.

The colourful green and yellow splatter pattern was maybe a good idea on paper, but in reality, the kit looked like a pigeon mistook it for a bathroom. The design made it look like birds had done their business all over them. Yuck! Definitely not a look you want to be remembered for. Maybe it is good that some of these designs were forgotten – they should remain that way.

5. England 1996 Grey Away Kit

Sometimes change is not good and England’s 1996 Away football kit is the perfect example. Traditionally, England wore the classic football shirts featuring the bright colour of red, one that inspired energy, confidence and strength. The moment they switched to this dull grey, they lost to Germany. Coincidence? No one can ever know, but what’s sure is that England never wore that kit again, you know, just to be sure.

6. Juventus 2019 Half-and-Half Kit

A more recent no-no example is the stunt pulled by Juventus during their 2019 season. Much like England, Juventus was known for their specific shirts featuring black and white stripes (which they used for over 100 years btw!). That year, they decided to spice things up and introduced the new “improved” football shirts that featured a front split in half, one black and one white, separated by one singular pink strip. The design was not appreciated by the fans as many missed the traditional stripes.

7. Cameroon 2007 One Piece

Well, they did it again. You might think they would learn after the first mishap, but nope, that’s not the case. Cameroon shocked the world once again in 2007 when they wanted to wear their infamous one-piece football kits. FIFA, however, was having none of that and warned them ahead of time not to wear it. The Cameroon football federation was fined $154,000 but there were no other long-lasting consequences.

8. Coventry City 1978 "The Chocolate Kit"