The start of the 2019/20 Premier League campaign is on the horizon and kit designers across the country have released the away attires for this season, but where do they rank from worst to best?

Home kits were released earlier this summer and it was Manchester United who topped the pile with an excellent design. However, Chelsea found themselves at the foot of the rankings with a hideous home kit.

Fans often anxiously await kit releases; some have been filled with excitement while others have settled for disappointment. Piecing together attire to please the whole fan base is tricky, but not impossible - a few designs in this ranking exemplify that.

So, where does each Premier League away kit rank?

Watford and Bournemouth - Unclassified

Both the Cherries and the Hornets are yet to release their away attire for the forthcoming campaign. However, it is late July and are deservedly placed at the foot of the rankings for keeping the fans waiting too long.

Let's hope they don't forget to turn up for the first day of the season...

18. Norwich City

I cannot comprehend what the designers were thinking with this kit. A revolting mix of colours does not work in the slightest and the sponsor on the sleeve is just comical.

Nothing about these colours resemble the club at all and the patterns on the shoulders make it that more hideous, in my opinion.

17. Southampton

Southampton were let down with their home kit by using a bold, black design at the top of the shirt, and they followed the same pattern for their away kit. The yellow and black colours do not look good in this design and, with the accompanying yellow shorts and socks, I really cannot give it many positives.

The sponsor in the middle of the shirt certainly doesn’t help things, but even without a sponsor, this style and colour of shirt would be low down on my rankings anyway.

16. Newcastle United

Newcastle produced a dreadful home kit and this is only marginally better. The white colours of the Puma stand well with the green colours, but the top of the shirt completely ruins the design.

Why they thought that pattern was a good is baffling and it does not correlate with the rest of the kit. The large sponsor in the middle of the shirt is off-putting, also.

15. Burnley

This, unfortunately, is an example of getting it horribly wrong. The scratched, interchanging colours at the top-half of the shirt looks horrific and does not match the claret-coloured sponsors. The light blue shade is good, but the desperate attempt to make a unique design at the front of the shirt completely ruins it.

I think Umbro have produced some excellent kits for the 2019/20 season, but this certainly isn't one of them.

14. Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace are cherished with the colours of red and blue for their kit designs but, unfortunately, have not used them very successfully here. The striped pattern down the middle of the shirt is bizarre and random which does not work at all.

The best advice for the Eagles is to go back to basics - a more simplistic-striped design would have been much better.

13. Aston Villa

The light blue works well - just as Burnley's did - but the front, claret sponsorship is very distracting. If the socks were made the same colour as the shirt, it would have brought the kit together more effectively.

It is not the worst kit in the ranking, but it is pretty mediocre to say the least.

12. Tottenham Hotspur

The shade of blue is good for this shirt, but it is too simplistic to be elegant. The addition of the pattern at the top of the shirt adds a little to the top, but not enough to catch the eye.

A similar story to the design of their home kit, where there is little change, and a lack of ambition has prevented this kit from being ranked higher.

11. Everton

The choice of a salmon-pink colour was a bold move - but works moderately well. The striped design is good and the shades blend together smoothly. It is very easy on the eye and is a much better effort than some of the previous designs.

However, the decision to fill in the badge with a pink shade is disappointing and brings this down a few places - so overall, an average kit.

10. Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wolves' away kit is certainly an improvement on their home kit and the black and orange colours compliment each other well. However,  the stripes of orange at the top do not complement the style of the diagonal stripes on the main shirt.

The sponsor in the middle is large and distracting – for the wrong reasons.

9. Brighton & Hove Albion

The Seagulls produced an excellent home shirt and provided an average away kit. The full black is a simple design, and the white logo and sponsor on top complements it well.

However, it just does not excite me. It is too simple for me and lacks creativity to be given a higher ranking than this.

8. Sheffield United

The Blades produced an all-white strip, which actually looks pretty good. The red outer layers on the collar and sleeves gives the kit more sense of completion, and overall look very professional.

Again, the sponsor in the middle is slightly off-putting, but than can be forgiven with the excellent colour choice.

7. Manchester United

Adidas produced an excellent home kit for the Red Devils and their away attire is impressive, too. The stripes at the top of the shirt work well and there is a lot to admire about this unique design.

The colour is strange, however, and is not something I am overly fond with, but the design is good and this is a solid kit.

6. Leicester City

The Foxes will be using two away kits next season instead of accompanying one with a third kit, but it prevents them scoring a higher ranking. The grey coloured away kit is brilliant. The colour is perfect for an away shirt, and the white stripes look excellent.

However, the pink addition brings this ranking down. For me, it looks like a cheap training top and I really do not agree with the colour choice.

5. Arsenal

Although I clash with this colour, Adidas have done a fantastic job for Arsenal with their kit designs. Based on their 'bruised banana' kit in the 90s, the design is unique and appealing on the eye.

This will be many fans' top pick for the away kit, but the colour brings it down a few places. However, this is an excellent design and Gunners fans can be very happy with what Adidas have produced ahead of the 2019/20 campaign.

4. Liverpool

The standard white design once again, but personal preference means I am delighted with it. The red to black fading ends to the sleeves are fantastic but I feel as though the collar is a little plain.

However, it is still a great kit, and the faint stripes across the shirt was a bold move, but it works splendidly.

3. Manchester City

When I questioned the creativity of Brighton’s away shirt, this is exactly what I wanted. The multi-colour design is unique and works tremendously well. Not one part of the colour pattern looks disproportionate, and the whole kit is balanced excellently.

The ‘125 years’ under the badge provides a sentimental touch for City fans.

2. Chelsea

A horrendous home shirt, contrasted with an excellent away shirt. The choice of using a collar is incredible and it is something many football shirts are lacking in modern football.

The blue and red outer of the collar complements the white shirt perfectly, and I expect every Chelsea fan to be out purchasing this kit.

1. West Ham United

A breathtakingly exquisite design. The retro look honours the 1980 FA Cup Final shirt when the Hammers beat Arsenal 1-0. The collar and sleeves look fantastic with the claret and blue stripes and the shade of white is visually impressive.

I suspect it will be many years before West Ham produce a kit as wonderful as this. Also, with the chance for fans to purchase this shirt without the Betway logo, it makes it even more beautiful and this is a worthy winner for the rankings.