Ranking Arsenal's best ever Premier League away kits: Redcurrant, Bruised Banana and more - Africaland Forum
Ranking Arsenal's best ever Premier League away kits: Redcurrant, Bruised Banana and more - Africaland Forum
The cliche about Arsenal being a sportswear brand first and a football club second has gained traction over recent years. While nowadays, the club’s special releases have become a bit of a joke, Arsenal’s jersey history is enviable. Amongst the club’s away shirts is a reference to Highbury’s marble hallways, the much-loved redcurrant colour, and even one of the best away kits ever released. With that in mind, here are Arsenal’s 10 best away kits of the Premier League era.
5.1994-95
The first break with the yellow and blue came in 1994-95. Arsenal opted for two shades of blue instead, with a majority navy shirt finished with a light blue collar and sections on each sleeve. The highlight, however, was the subtle lightning pattern that ran down the shirt, managing to give the shirt an almost-herringbone look.
4.2007-08
Arsenal’s best-loved home shirt is the 2005-06 design, which replaced red and white with “redcurrant.” Two seasons later, the same colour made a welcome return on the away shirt, appearing as the trim on an all-white shirt. The choice of white was apparently in tribute to Herbert Chapman, who introduced white sleeves to the club’s all-red jerseys.
3.2022-23
It’s been less than a season, but Arsenal’s 2022-23 away kit is already seen as one of its best. In part, that’s because of the immediate appeal of an all-black kit, but it's also due to the details added. The shirt itself is covered with an abstract pattern in black and “carbon” before it is finished with bronze detailing on the club crest – in this instance, just the cannon – as well as the adidas logo and sponsor’s branding.
2.1995-96
Following up the 1994-95 away kit, Arsenal and Nike kept with the blue colour palette for the following season. The lightning bolt motif also returned, although this time it appeared only on one side of the shirt, as the light blue section gave way to the darker base. Finishing off the shirt was Nike’s Futura logo for the last time. The “Blue Lightning” design of the 1994-95 and 1995-96 kits went on to become the basis of Arsenal’s 2021-22 third kit.
1.1992-93
It was never going to be anything else, was it? The original Bruised Banana made its debut during the final year of the First Division, and Arsenal kept using it for the inaugural Premier League season. The shirt gets its name – and cult status – from the dark pattern that runs across the yellow shirt. adidas revisited this template for a number of other teams and took inspiration from the design for Arsenal’s 2019-20 kit, but nothing comes close to the original.
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