Liverpool 2008/10 Home Football Shirt / 2009/10 Away and Third Football Shirts

The 2009/10 Liverpool Home Shirt sponsored by Adidas is worn in the Premier League, the Champions League and FA and Carling Cups by Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres and Jamie Carragher. This season’s Liverpool shirt »”>Liverpool Shirt is also sponsored by Danish Beer Company Carlsberg and is the latest version of the traditional jerseys worn by Liverpool legends Kenny Dalglish, Ian Rush and Robbie Fowler.

The Liverpool 2009/10 Home Shirt is an all red kit that has been worn since the 1960s. In the early days Liverpool used Everton’s colours of blue and white, but had chosen red by 1894 and wore red shirts and white shorts for many years. They first wore all red in 1964 when Liverpool manager Bill Shankly thought the colour scheme would carry a psychological impact, and the iconic Liverpool home shirt was born. Many studies have since been undertaken that showed how teams who played in red were more successful, and The Reds’ fans will be hoping that the 2009/10 Liverpool Home Shirt is brings them further success.

Liverpool 2008/10 Home Shirt available from Kitbag for £37.99

The 2009/10 Liverpool Away Shirt is black with gold writing and numbers. A black shirt was chosen for the Liverpool Away Football Shirt due to the successful sales of the previous black shirt. The shirt which is manufactured by German sports company features the famous three stripes in gold. Adidas manufactured Liverpool football shirts between 1985 and 1996, and again took over from Reebok after 10 seasons to design all Liverpool football kits. The Liverpool badge that features on all three Liverpool football shirts is formed of the city’s Liver Bird, the Shankly Gates, their anthem “You’ll Never Walk alone” and flames that represent the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.

Liverpool 2009/10 Away Shirt available from Kitbag for £37.99

The 2009/10 Liverpool Third Shirt is white and is used in European fixtures. The Third Kit features the Carlsberg logo on the front on their football shirt but that is about to change. Liverpool were the first British professional club to have a sponsor’s logo on their shirts when they agreed a deal with Hitachi in 1979. Their contract with Carlsberg which started in 1992 is the longest agreement in top-flight English football, but will be replaced after 17 years in 2010 by Standard Chartered Bank. This will represent a major change for the iconic football shirts and the Anfield club will play in the Premier League next season for the first time without Carlsberg on their shirts.

Liverpool 2009/10 Third Kit available from Kitbag for £37.99