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Ten
years after changing the design of the home shirt, Manchester
United reverted to back to their colours of red, white and
black. The new jersey for the 71-72 season featured a huge
floppy collar - all so fashionable in the 1970's. |
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For
the 1971-72 season United wore a white away strip that featured
the fashionable 1970's style floppy collar. Although usually
worn with white shorts and black socks, the colour combination
varied depending on the opposition (from red, white and black). |
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For
the 1972-73 season United wore a third choice kit against
the likes of Southampton, Stoke City, Sunderland and Sheffield
United. A yellow jersey with a blue floppy collar, blue shorts
and yellow socks. |
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For
the 1972-73 season, Manchester United wore the club badge
on the chest for the first time. The kit, produced by Manchester
company Umbro, was also available for the fans to buy in the
Red Devils Souvenir Shop at the stadium. The white and yellow
away strips were also reproduced with the new added touch.
United's new stars like Steve Coppell and Lou Macari wore
the same kit in 1974-75 during their short spell in the Second
Division. |
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The
1975-76 season saw Tommy Docherty's United return to Division
1 in style...and in a brand new Admiral kit. Similar to the
previous one manufactured by Umbro, the only real changes
were the four red stripes on the white cuffs and large white
collars, whilst Admiral's logo appeared on the shorts. Once
more, it was available to buy in all sizes in the club shop. |
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The
Admiral away kit introduced for the 1975-76 season was to
become an all-time favourite amongst United fans. The United
crest appeared on a red circular background over three black
stipes, whilst Admiral's logo appeared on the opposite chest.
Depending on the opposition, it was worn with white or black
shorts and socks by the likes of Buchan, Greenhoff, Coppell,
McIlroy, Pearson, Hill and Macari.. |
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The
1976-77 season saw a minor adjustment to the Manchester United
home kit. Admiral's logo was added to the chest and the white
stripes on the cuffs were made thinner. A special kit was
made for FA Cup matches commemorating the Queen's Jubilee
year. A picture of the FA Cup and the words ' Silver Jubilee
1977' were embroidered below the club crest. United went all
the way in the competiton, beating Liverpool 2-1 in the final
and preventing them from becoming the first team to win the
Treble. |
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The
1977-78 Charity Shield was contested against Liverpool in
a special one-off kit. An interesting change to the white
and black away kit; the United club badge and Admiral logos
both swapped positions and the words 'FA Charity Shield 1977'
were placed below the United crest, which was no longer on
a red circular background. The game finished 0-0. |
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The
1978-79 season marked 100 years of Manchester United. To commemorate
the landmark, Admiral produced a special kit with thicker
white stripes on the sleeves. The club badge was adjusted
to include the dates 1878 and 1978 and was reproduced without
the white background. The words 'Manchester United Football
Club' were also replaced with 'Manchester United Centenary'.
The white away kit was also altered with the new badge. United
appeared in the 1979 FA Cup Final, losing 3-2 to Arsenal,
in the red shirt with 'Wembley 1979' embroidered below the
Centenary badge. |
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The
1979-80 season was an interesting one. United narowly missed
out on the Championship and wore a few different kits in the
process. It was almost as if Admiral had ran out of ideas.
United wore the classic kit 70's jersey for some games, the
1978 Centenary kit for others and most bizaarely, the ill-fated
1979 FA Cup Final shirt for others (including non- cup games). |
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