New Shirt

[Quakers1883]

It was between 1 and 3 for me, both aren't all that great but I went for 3 in the end. It feels like a missed opportunity if this is the shirt we wear on our return to Darlo. It would of been nice to see a one off design, for example a replica of our first ever shirt (if anyone knows what that looked like)

[Neil Johnson]

Adidas supplied the 3 hoop shirt worn in late 60's and early 70's. We were maybe the first team wearing their shirts with 3 hoops or stripes. Old DFC never checked this up to get a 50th year anniversary shirt/sponsorship.

When Darlo were thinking about selling replica 3 hoop shirts & when they used a 4 hoop design, they had checked and the 3 stripes/hoops is an Adidas trade mark.

I know is sounds stupid, but you wont see shirts, shorts, boots etc in the shops with 3 stripes/hoops, unless they are Adidas supplied.

Having said this TOFFS sell 3 hoop replica Darlo shirts, but the hoops only go half way round, as no-one at old DFC could confirm whether they did or didnt go all the way around. (they did. I have pictures ex Sports Despatch)

[Neil Johnson]

http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Darling ... ngton.html

Take a look at this for historical shirts. I dont suppose we would want the first shown, for obvious reasons.

[dickdarlington]

The one on historical kits isn't our first strip ever. It's the strip used in 1888, 5 years after we were formed. Our first kit was black and white hoops with black shorts, and this was because we were formed out of the rugby club, who's colours we adopted. We probably even used one of their old kits. So in keeping with our traditions, it is only right we should play in hoops next season, considering the reunion of sorts of the two clubs.

What is a missed opportunity, and perhaps is something to consider in future, is having both clubs in the same design of kit (different materials though).

[CrazyDarlo]

I've gone for option 1 but 3 will win no doubt about it.

[Quakers1883]

It makes sense that our first kit would be the same or similar to the rugby club. This site seems to show we started in Blue and White stripes! http://www.kitclassics.co.uk/kits/darling.png
Surely this is incorrect !?

The oldest photo I have seen of a Darlo shirt is dated 1886 when we wore Black and White quartered shirts. White shorts and Black socks.

[TinShedDarloFan]

Went for option 3 although none of them really stood out to me, i'd of loved the black and white quaters design on there.

Design 2 reminds me to much of the Raj S***h era

[dfcchris]

A shirt with the name "Darlington" on it would be good so outsiders know who our shirt is....an opportunity to raise profile missed one feels..again!!

[jimmyht]

Adidas supplied the 3 hoop shirt worn in late 60's and early 70's. We were maybe the first team wearing their shirts with 3 hoops or stripes. Old DFC never checked this up to get a 50th year anniversary shirt/sponsorship.

surely this could still happen? Fifty years on late 60s takes us to 2018 or 2019 - are we signed up that far ahead to our present contract? Would Adidas be interested in us? Its a really nice angle publicity wise?

[lo36789]

Who's 50th anniversary?

Ours was in 1933 and the anniversary of the hooped kit would have been after 2010?

[AndyPark]

Number 1 for me.

[TFDM]

Having said this TOFFS sell 3 hoop replica Darlo shirts, but the hoops only go half way round, as no-one at old DFC could confirm whether they did or didnt go all the way around. (they did. I have pictures ex Sports Despatch)

The one I got from toffs earlier this season has the three hoops right round the shirt (front and back).

[quakersam]

Number 1 for me too

[trotskycat]

Very poor selection for me. Would love to see a simple hoop design like the 'Orange' sponsored strip. None of these options have anything to do with heritage.

[divas]

Very poor selection for me. Would love to see a simple hoop design like the 'Orange' sponsored strip. None of these options have anything to do with heritage.

[Mr_Tibbs]

Went for option 3 although none of them really stood out to me, i'd of loved the black and white quaters design on there.

Me too, though the first one wasn't bad. I went for the quartered design last season. Maybe an idea next time round to do a survey to give us bit more say in the design of the selections - I think if the quartered design had been in there instead of that 2nd one, it might well have won.

[eddie-rowles]

option 1 for me, would also like to see a return to darlo shirt with supporters names in, as a one off fundraiser, for the first game back against new conference club, hartlepool?

[Mr_Tibbs]

option 1 for me, would also like to see a return to darlo shirt with supporters names in, as a one off fundraiser, for the first game back against new conference club, hartlepool?

I was reminded of that shirt by the Salford forum background...

http://salfordcityfcfans.proboards.com/ ... ernoon-out

Still got mine - seems to have shrunk a bit over the years though

[Neil Johnson]

Glad that TOFFS responded after my comments, although I suppose they checked with the older DFC Supporters Club members. Anyway I will buy at least one for old time sake.

Liverpool having Adidas shirts in 1933???. Adidas seemed to promote themselves in the UK from the early sixties.

Adidas may have been founded in 1933 though, was Adolf involved?

A 60th anniversary of the Darlo hoop shirts is only a few years away (after the new Avec deal?)

[Darlogramps]

Adolf was involved. Adolf Dassler that is, in 1924 (before handing over to his son Horst, whose money funded Joao Havelange's corruption of FIFA).

Dassler was also a member of the Nazi party (so the "other" Adolf was probably involved), before later leaving.

But I digress.

[Ginge01]

Adidas supplied the 3 hoop shirt worn in late 60's and early 70's. We were maybe the first team wearing their shirts with 3 hoops or stripes. Old DFC never checked this up to get a 50th year anniversary shirt/sponsorship.

I'm sure no one really cares, but is there any evidence Darlington had kits made in the late 60's by adidas. I had an old football annual that said Umbro were the UK suppliers of adidas footwear in the early 70's. I was not aware any non footwear by them was made. Kits then were made by Umbro, Bukta, Litesome, UK based brands, not German brands. The first I saw adidas kits appear in England was for the 1977/78 season, Middlesbrough's red shirt with broad white hoop got 'adidased', the three white stripe piping down the sleeves, shorts and rings on the socks as well as the trefoil logo. QPR wore an 'adidased' kit for the first time that year also. The following year Birmingham and Ipswich got 'adidased'. That style of piping had appeared on World Cup kits in 1974, adidas did not reinvent the teams design, the just put their logo and three stripes everywhere.

I thin it's a coincidence that Darlington selected three stripes, and no link with adidas existed. However, if we wanted to use that three hoop design today, having not maintained it through the decades, adidas could make a trademark infringement issue of it.

[Quakerz]

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I'm sure no one really cares, but is there any evidence Darlington had kits made in the late 60's by adidas.

Is there fuck any evidence.

Neil "always wrong" Johnson said so, therefore Q.E.D.

[BUSHEAD]

No.1 best of a average bunch.
I'd love to see the checked shrt that was an option last season

[quakerfan]

I like hoops . Number three for me .

[Darlo_Pete]

Having voted already, I've decided that I don't like any of them.

[JE93]

Gone for No.1, nice to break away from the norm a little sometimes. Theres still hoops on there..... just little ones haha.
Wonder what our away shirt will be like, id quite like to see us go back to yellow for the away shirt. Will we be sporting a charity sponsor logo again too?