10 Worst Football Kits of All time

Andrew Jordan by Senior Analyst Written on April 21, 2009
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Throughout world football history, many different clubs have fielded jerseys that have been absolutely horrendous.

From many different colors all over the jersey, to bizarre logos, the world has seen some terrible jerseys that have been made, and some of them should never have been seen by the human eye.

This slideshow will tell you what I think are the ten worst football kits of all time from individual clubs.

No. 10 Werder Bremen 2005

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Many people consider this look by Werder Breman to be one of the worst jerseys since 2000.

The tangerine color is considered to be inspired by this generation of children.

But, they decided to keep it for another season after the German team accomplished the double, so they had these jerseys for another season.

No. 9 Chelsea 1994-1996

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From 1994-1996, Chelsea appeared in these stunning granite and tangerine kits!

Its terrible appearance makes it nearly impossible to see the actual jersey.

This was definitely the worst jersey worn by Chelsea during this time period.

No. 8 Barcelona 1997

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Barcelona, one of the top football teams in the world, had one terrible away kit during the mid 1990's.

This jersey looks like a Picasso tribute on a jersey, and it probably could have been nice if it weren't for those bizarre green blocks.

No. 7 Kansas City Wizards 1998

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The Kansas City Wizards were one of the original members of MLS, and won the MLS Cup in 2000.

But in 1998, the Wizards released these horrid shirts with rainbow arms and missed the playoffs for the first time in their history.

It's no wonder they had their lowest yearly attendance that season in franchise history.

No. 6 Celtic 1991

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In a shirt that resembles how Ford stock is actually doing today (going down), Celtic had one atrocious road jersey in 1991, and thankfully got rid of it the next year.

But whoever wears this jersey has to bear hearing about the fact that the shirt looks like a mountain range or an economic growth chart.

No. 5 Man Utd 1995

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Extremely popular with the Man Utd fans, these jerseys are known for the gray strip.

Down 3-0 in halftime to Southampton, Alex Ferguson made his players switch out of these jerseys and put on their third jersey.

He did it because the players weren't able to recognize each other, but United still lost the game 3-1.

No. 4 Aberdeen 1994

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Another disaster of a kit on this slideshow.

Aberdeen had this away jersey in 1994.

It got so bad that the supporters had to petition to get rid of the colors.

No.3 Norwich 1992

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Considered by many to be the "bird poo" kit, Norwich wore this shirt in 1992, and it definitely helped them make a deep run for European glory that year.

Still, it is really ugly.

It makes them look like they just went paintballing and then when out onto the pitch to play.

No. 2 Arsenal 1991

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In 1991, Arsenal released the worst jersey in team history, as it had a blinding attack of yellow-and-navy triangles.

It has also been called the "The Bruised Banana" kit by some, and thankfully isn't worn anymore.

But you cannot blame Arsenal completely for the kit, because this was an era in which many new and bizarre kits were made to try to increase jersey sales.

No. 1 Hull City 1992

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Definitely a terrible jersey designed by Hull; it was a jersey inspired by the team's nickname, the Tigers.

But, Hull unveiled a Tiger-skin shirt in 1992, and thankfully will never be worn again.

It was harshly criticized by many, and nobody wants to see it again.

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