England's Umbro football kits – in pictures

1954-57 Umbro's first England kit was a v-necked, lightweight number popularly known as 'continental'. A classic, if ever there was one Photograph: PA Archive

1961-65 After sharing kit duties with Umbro since 1958, Bukta took over the manufacture of England's kit in 1961. The v-neck shirt was then replaced by a round-necked long-sleeved version for the FA's centenary match in 1963 Photograph: Douglas Miller/Getty Images

1965-74 Jimmy Greaves and his team-mates found that not much has changed when Umbro took back the kit again Photograph: Popperfoto/Popperfoto/Getty Images

England's most famous victory happened on 30 July 1966 when England's red-shirt wearing players beat Germany 4-2 to win the Jules Rimet trophy Photograph: Hulton Archive/Getty Images

The 1970 World Cup was held in Mexico in sweltering heat. Sir Alf Ramsey planned ahead and ordered a new set of kits for the competition, manufactured in Aertex – a lightweight cellular material designed for hot climates
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The last time the England team wore this simple strip was on 5 June 1974, against Yugoslavia in Belgrade Photograph: Popperfoto/Getty Images

1974-80 While Don Revie was England manager, Admiral gained exclusive rights to manufacture and market replica England kits and duly daubed their logo on to the chest, opposite the three lions. It was the first time England's strips carried a manufacturer's logo Photograph: Action Images

1980-83 With England qualifying for their first major tournament in a decade, a new kit design was commissioned. What a flamboyant effort it was with its blue and red stripes across the shoulders and collarbones, it certainly was a shock for the traditionalists Photograph: Bob Thomas/Getty Images

1984-87 After England's failure to qualify for the 1984 European Championship in France and Admiral's declaration of bankruptcy, the FA turned back to Umbro. The new design featured subtle pinstripes woven into the fabric and the Umbro badge was worn on the shorts for the first time Photograph: Bob Thomas/Getty Images

1987-89 The next Umbro design featured a diamond pattern woven into the new artificial shirt fabric, called Tactel, partly as a fashion feature and also to discourage counterfeits. The collar was a fashionable crew neck fastened with a stud. It didn't look so dandy when coated with Terry Butcher's blood Photograph: Bob Thomas/Getty Images

1990-92 A new kit for the early 1990s included special trim on the sleeves, collar and shorts that featured Umbro's double diamond logo Photograph: David Cannon/Getty Images

1992 England produced an 'interesting' alternate third kit in 1992 which was, thankfully, worn on only two occasions – against Czechoslovakia and Spain Photograph: David Cannon/Getty Images

This cycle of kit designs saw an equally dodgy goalkeeper's shirt – here modelled by Nigel Martin Photograph: David Cannon/Getty Images

1992-94 Neil Ruddock only pulled on an England shirt on one occasion – and it was this version, complete with an oversized three lions badge Photograph: Bob Thomas/Getty Images

1996 Although the FA insisted this kit was indigo blue, it appeared a particularly dull grey to spectators watching from a distance and to television viewers, and it proved highly unpopular with England fans with some superstitious supporters even blaming the colours for England's failure to advance to the final, rather than Gareth Southgate's woeful penalty in the semi-final shoot-out with Germany. One interesting fact about the shirt is that it was the first time the team name had appeared on the shirt itself Photograph: Lynne Sladky/AP

1997-99 This redesign featured bold red and navy side panels and a tweaked crest, with the three lions now appearing in light blue and a miniature flag of St George on the collar. Critics pointed to the large Umbro logo that was printed prominently above the crest. The red down the front of the shirt wasn't a feature on all shirts just the one that Paul Ince wore against Italy Photograph: Popperfoto/Getty Images

1999-2001 For the forthcoming new millennium Umbro went for a classic 1960s style kit, with a round neck and navy blue stripes on the collar and cuffs Photograph: Mike Mayhew/Sportsphoto/Allstar Picture Library

2001-03 England's bold move of appointing a foreign coach was matched by a bold new kit, featuring a single vertical red stripe on both shirt and shorts. The all-white version was worn on four occasions – memorably against Greece when David Beckham's last-ditch free-kick salvaged a draw to book England's place in the World Cup finals. The game was the first match in which players' names appeared on the back of their shirts outside of the final stages of a major tournament. It was also the first time since 1960 that the name of England's opponent and the date of the contest had appeared on the shirt Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

2005-07 The St George's cross theme was picked up again in Umbro's new design. The only adornment to the classic white shirt was a stylised cross on the shoulder Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

2007-09 Diamonds featured on this kit, which was made with Umbro's new Trilogy fabric which created a micro-climate that kept the wearer at the perfect temperature regardless of conditions Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

2009-10 England's new home kit was unveiled at Wembley on 28 March 2009 in the friendly against Slovakia. The FA made much of the involvement of the players in the design process. It was styled to hark back to a simpler, more traditional design Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

2010 World Cup The tournament's all red change strip, which was unveiled at a Kasabian concert in Paris (!), was inspired by the iconic 1966 World Cup final strip. It was a shame that the team weren't inspired by the 1966 performance as, after a poor tournament, they went out to Germany in the last 16 Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

2010-12 After the World Cup, England's kit changed, even if most of the players wearing it didn't. The only red featuring on the shirt was in the date printed below the FA crest Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

As we saw in 1992, dodgy kits aren't restricted to the outfield players – here's Joe Hart sporting a jersey made up of interlocking St George's crosses in various shades of green in 2011 Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

2012-13 Umbro's final kit for England was a radical departure, for the first time there is no blue in the strip with the red-and-white theme invoking the flag of St George. England's players will wear it for the final time over the coming week Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian