Go to any game against Birmingham City and sit in the opposing team’s stand. You’ll hear the chant: “you’re just a bad* Aston Villa.” The rivalry between Birmingham and Aston Villa is huge.
(*Obviously they use more colourful language here).
Having two teams within the same city makes a rivalry great. Take the opposite. Ipswich and Norwich sit roughly 60 miles apart. Their rivalry is bitter but nobody is really sure why. Having teams like Birmingham City and Aston Villa or Celtic and Rangers playing against each other brings out all of the energy and makes for great football.
At the end of the 2017/18 campaign it looked like Aston Villa would surely be promoted into the top tier of English football. They made it through to the final of the playoffs against Fulhum. It was one hurdle too many and they lost 1-0. Fans at the time would have felt completely deflated but now it’s time to pick themselves up and look towards the 2018/19 season. Full of hope.
To build that hope back up once again, Aston Villa have teamed up with Luke 1977 to craft a home and away kit that would be worthy of the Premier League.
The home kit with its classic flourishes are said to reflect the club’s heritage. Aston Villa was one of twelve founding clubs of William McGregor’s football league 130 years ago. On the nape of the jersey sits a miniature statue of the man and the number “130” underneath.
The claret kit features vertical, large stripes down the front and sky blue tapering around the bottom of the sleeves and neckline. These two colours compliment each other nicely and create an incredibly stylish kit.
The away kit is white. It features the club’s crest and kit designer’s logo on the chest as well as the club’s main sponsor – 32 Red.
The tapering for the away kit is claret with white thread running through the middle.
We at UK Soccer Shop can’t wait to see Aston Villa’s home and away kits next season.
