Starting with a daily group stage, the best kit from
each group will proceed to the knock-out rounds, with the final two facing off
and the ultimate winner to be crowned on the day of the World Cup Final.
Kits are being judged in their default format, with minor
variations ignored. Voters can use whatever criteria they wish to identify their
greatest - whether that is style, a favoured match, or a childhood memory.
[unless otherwise stated, stats are based on senior men’s matches and are based on “best guesses”*]
To vote, please visit and follow on Twitter. Group polls will be open for two days, with a new one unveiled every other day.
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2004 Home |
After a decade away, Umbro returned a Northern
Ireland’s kit suppliers in 2004. It was a popular deal with fans as, in
contrast to Patrick, they were able to provide a wider range of training wear
and a better distribution network. The stylish home kit was extremely
popular, and for the first time was also available in a women’s cut. Its
place in fans’ hearts was cemented as it was worn in an famous win over
England. |
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Umbro |
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(2004-2006) |
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Debut: 2004 vs Switzerland D 0-0
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Pl: 13 |
W: 3 |
D: 4 |
L: 6 |
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2010 Home |
When Snow Patrol returned to the stage for an encore
at Ward Park in Bangor, Gary Lightbody was wearing an unfamiliar green shirt,
it was in fact the new Northern Ireland kit. The “Tailored by Umbro” actually
used standard elements, the 1960s-style crew neck was used on Manchester City’s
2009 kit while the shadow stripes were used on City’s 2010 kit! Still, both
elements could be said to have taken inspiration from Northern Ireland’s
past. These kits saw the end of Nigel Worthington’s time as manager and Umbro’s
spell as kit supplier. |
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Umbro |
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(2010-2012) |
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Debut: 11-08-2010 vs Montenegro L 0-2 (A) |
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Pl: 14 |
W: 2 |
D: 4 |
L: 8 |
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2017 Home |
Northern Ireland took to the field for their World
Cup qualifying play-off against Switzerland they were full of hope. In his
new kit, Steven Davis claimed his 100th cap and was confident he
could lead the team to a successive tournament for the first time. Sadly, the
referee saw it differently, and a dodgy penalty allowed the Swiss to qualify for
Russia in our stead. Another classic Adidas design, Northern Ireland enjoyed
a strong Euro 2020 qualifying campaign, but couldn’t finish ahead of Germany
and the Netherlands. |
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Adidas |
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(2017-2019) |
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Debut: 09-11-2017 vs Switzerland L 0-1 (H) (World Cup Play-Off) |
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Pl: 12 |
W: 6 |
D: 1 |
L: 5 |
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2011 Away |
Although a standard Umbro template (used by Rangers,
Crusaders, Ballymena and many others), this was a very popular Northern
Ireland away kit. There were only two problems: the chevron made it tricky to
tidily place the number and match details on the front; and the results while
wearing it were disastrous! |
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Umbro |
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(2011) |
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Debut: 24-05-2011 vs Rep. of
Ireland L 0-5 (A) (Carling Nations Cup) |
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Pl: 3 |
W: 0 |
D: 0 |
L: 3 |
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2002 Home |
Patrick presented another steady green shirt to the
Irish FA in 2002. The major addition was the navy side panels while a slight variant
sometimes saw the Patrick logo embroidered in gold rather than white. The major
dark mark over this kit was that it coincided with the famous goal “drought”.
There was two years and five days between Steve Lomas scoring Poland and David
Healy against Norway, both in 4-1 defeats. |
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Patrick |
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(2002-2004) |
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Debut: 13-02-2002 vs Poland L 1-4 (N) (International Friendly) |
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Pl: 14 |
W: 2 |
D: 7 |
L: 5 |
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2022 Women Away |
The shiny white women’s kit was worn for the first
time in their opening match at Euro 2022, but with black shorts instead of
the advertised white. As with the home version, it was a template shared with
other women’s teams in the Adidas portfolio. |
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Adidas |
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(2022) |
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Debut: 07-07-2022 vs Norway Women
L 1-4 (N) (Women’s Euro 2022 Finals) |
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Pl: 2 |
W: 0 |
D: 1 |
L: 1 |
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1998 Away |
Olympic’s away offering, also in the same template
used by Dundee United and Rushden & Diamonds, retained the red/white
colour scheme that had been introduced by Asics two years earlier. It was
worn just once, against the Republic of Ireland, in a fundraising match for
the victims of the Omagh Bomb. It is fondly remembered for Danny Griffin’s
winning goal in |
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Olympic |
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(1999) |
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Debut: 29-05-1999 vs Republic of
Ireland (Omagh Bomb Fundraiser) |
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Pl: 1 |
W: 1 |
D: 0 |
L: 0 |
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2015 Home |
Northern Ireland fans were horrified that Adidas saw
fit to release a new set of kits half-way through the Euro 2016 qualifying
campaign. Moods were lightened somewhat when a place in France was secured,
only to darken again when the kit was jettisoned after just six uses. Still,
this is a classically stylish kit reminiscent of the 1960s, with minimal
additional accoutrements or even a tertiary colour. |
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Adidas |
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(2014-2015) |
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Debut: 13-11-2014 vs Romania L 0-2 (A) (Euro 2016 Qualifier) |
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Pl: 6 |
W: 3 |
D: 2 |
L: 1 |
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