The club formally adopted association football in May 1880 and I believe the photograph was probably taken shortly afterwards to mark this auspicious occasion. Furthermore, the players' kit is absolutely pristine and shows no sign of wear and tear, indicating it is brand new. This leaves 1880-82 not acounted for and I am confident the picture is from this period. Photographs in Hunt's book reveal the hooped jerseys were worn with white knickerbockers. We know from The History of PNEFC (David Hunt) that Preston wore one-inch navy and white hoops between 18 when they adopted red and white halves. Linda also asked me to estimate when the picture was taken. This intriguing photograph of a very early Preston North End team was sent to me by Linda Martin who wants to know more about the players - if you can help please let me know. (Photo credit: Nottingham Forest now wear the logo of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on their shirts and have made a 'substantial donation' to the organisation.Īnd we're back in the room - Happy New Year! The most likely explanation is that the printer charged with adding the logos ran out of yellow ink (to be mixed with blue to make green) but carried on regardless. The new tops were debuted against Morecambe and attracted some puzzled comments because the NSPCC logo appeared in several different colours ranging from mid-green (the correct shade) through turquoise to pale blue. It had escaped my notice until now that back in November, Derby County finally found a shirt sponsor, the children's charity, NSPCC. I also now have confirmation from Tony Sealey of when the eight-pointed star was adopted on Pompey's crest and have established that the hooped socks worn a few times at the end of the 1957-58 season were in fact blue and white. As always I am happy to set the record straight.Īlthough the club was formed in April 1898 it was not until the Spring of 1899 that they acquired a ground and signed their first players. This is backed up by numerous conemporary newspaper references as well as the 1899 FA Handbook. Michael Comben, a member of the Pompey History Society, is currently writing a book about the origins of the club and has been in touch to tell me that their original shirts were salmon pink rather than the standard pink I previously showed.

After a mid-winter break to get a bit of Egyptian sun and recharge the batteries, I'm resuming with some more updates, starting with Portsmouth.

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