THE LIST: Top 50 football kits of all time - Nos 10-1

30 October 2009 00:01
Read Nos 50-41Read Nos 40-31  Read Nos 30-21Read Nos 20-11In football there's a blurred line between a fashion disaster and akit fit for a king. And this week's List brings you the best, worst andsimply awful strips the sport has ever seen.[LNB]Our fashion'experts' have assessed each entry for style, fit and colour. And, ofcourse, being football fans first and fashionistas a very distantsecond, we've afforded extra credit for novelty value.[LNB]Remember,one person's abomination is the next man's glorious explosion ofcolour. Love or loathe these shirts, we promise you that they willnever go out of fashion.  [LNB] No 10Coventry City away 1978Enlarge No 9Crystal Palace 1980 [LNB]Sportsmail's fashion victim says:Talk about being stuck in the brown stuff! Coventry City were mired in this glorious chocolate number in the late Seventies. Brown... it's the new black you know? Deserves to be in this kit parade.[LNB] Sportsmail's fashion victim says:This princely package was fit to grace any Palace never mind a Crytal one near Croydon. So majestic was this strip that the Eagles brought it out of retirement in 2008/09. Long to reign over us, we say.[LNB]  No 8Arsenal away 1992No 7England away 1966 [LNB]Sportsmail's fashion victim says:Premier League teams throughout the land feared the yellow peril of this dashing design. We've seen nothing like it before or since (thankfully).[LNB] Sportsmail's fashion victim says:1966... Wembley Stadium... West Germany... Geoff Hurst hat-trick... Bobby Moore... World Cup winners... They think it's all over... Not quite, six to go [LNB]  No 6Barcelona any eraNo 5Hull City 1994 [LNB]Sportsmail's fashion victim says:An old Catalan legend says that if you make a kit cool enough, you'll sell so many shirts you can do away with the need for a shirt sponsor. Clever stuff, eh Gary?[LNB]Sportsmail's fashion victim says:Oh yes, this kit certainly had plenty of bite. The Tigers, however, failed to roar until the turn of the century and this shirt dropped into the annals of fashion history. [LNB] No 4Leeds United 1973Enlarge No 3Ajax any era [LNB]Sportsmail's fashion victim says:Smile, you're in THE LIST, Leeds United. Elland Road boss Don Revie was a fashion visionary as well as a footballing one. The Don followed Leeds' brilliant sock tassels with the LU smiley face badge before heading off to manage England. For the badge alone, the Peacocks make the top 10.[LNB]Sportsmail's fashion victim says:Total football, total class. Ajax's distinctive red-and-white design has stood the test of time to such an extent that they named a cleaning product in the Dutch side's honour. Unlike the kitchen cream, however, you'll not find these shirts hidden under any kitchen sinks. [LNB] No 2Real Madrid any eraEnlarge Real deal: Madrid's players (from left) Frenchman Raymond Kopa, Rial, Argentinian-born Alfredo Di Stefano, Hungarian-born Ferenc Puskas and Gento pose before the start of a Liga football match in June 1959[LNB] Sportsmail's fashion victim says: Everything has been all white at Real Madrid ever since the Spanish giants adopted their iconic kit. It is said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so step forward Leeds United, who under Don Revie adopted the strip, in the hope that they'd start playing like Real. Never really worked out, that one, did it? Simple and sexy but not our winner.[LNB] No 1Brazil any eraEnlarge Brazil 1970: (from left) Carlos Alberto, Brito, Gerson, Piazza, Everaldo, Tostao, Clodoaldo, Rivelinho, Pele, Jairzinho, Felix[LNB] [LNB] Sportsmail's fashion victim says: When you've won as many World Cups as Brazil - five -you are allowed to dress in gold. The blue shorts and white socks don't automatically go together in a colour palate but you're so useed to seeing this strip that it's almost like utopia for the eyes. A worthy winner - every four years, I'd say.[LNB]BEST OF THE REST OF THE LIST ...Sportsmail's top 50 sporting feuds of all timeSportsmail's 50 great sports photographsSportsmail's worst 50 strikers in the Premier LeagueSportsmail's top 50 stars who failed to play fairSportsmail's top 50 midfield maestrosSportsmail's top 50 commentators of all timeSportsmail's top 50 sporting venuesSportsmail's top 50 free-kick kingsSportsmail's top 50 England heroesSportsmail's top 50 performers of the season so farSportsmail's top 50 all-time managers in BritainSportsmail's top 50 goal poachersSportsmail's top 50 footballing traitorsSportsmail's top 50 FA Cup heroesSportsmail's top 50 signings of the season Sportsmail's greatest Wembley finals in historySportsmail's top 50 biggest hitters in cricketSportsmail's top 50 British & Irish LionsSportsmail's top 50 Ashes heroesSportsmail's top 50 partnerships  

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