NIFG

From 1977-1990 Northern Ireland exclusively wore Adidas kits. If they had remained with the Germans, here are some potential Northern Ireland shirts based on those produced up to 2012 when the Irish FA were once again supplied three-striped attire. Sincere thanks to Tribal Colours  from Football Shirts History for supplying many of the illustrations below. 1986 These were the final kits of the era supplied to the Irish FA by Adidas. They were issued for the 1986 World Cup Finals and were retained through to the change to Umbro in 1990... From here-on we enter fantasy territory. 1988 Real life saw Northern Ireland retain their Mexico 86 kits for what now seems a spendthrift four years. How about they entered a 2-year cycle and were issued with this kit based on the one worn by Liverpool from 1987-89. The away is in a template used by both Germanys, Netherlands and USSR. 1990 As the 1990s dawned Adidas's kit designs made a startling change. The home kit shown here i...

- Group Stages:  A - B  -  C - D  -  E - F  -  G - H  -  I - J  -  K - L  -  M - N  -  O - P Second Round Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final / 3rd Place Through November and December 2022, to coincide with the FIFA World Cup, NIFG will be running polls to definitively select Northern Ireland’s greatest ever kits. 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, wi...