THE NEW MUFC KIT 2009....AND THE Inspiration BEHIND IT.
Article by Mark Graham, Editor, Record Keeper & Official Reporter @ MUFCINFO.COM.

Over the recent weeks your Editors inbox had received numerous ideas, opinions, pictures etc of what the new Manchester United kit will look like, some bad, some truly ridiculous.

Of the two that we received today the Red home kit looks 99% certain to be exact, and the White which I prefer to be honest, looks like a mock up & will probably change.

However with the new kit launching July 1st, the official website are currently taking pre orders for the Home kit & have darkened the advertising images of the shirt to keep us all in suspense, but also confirming that the shirt pictured left looks accurate.

The inspiration behind the shirt coincides with United celebrating 100 years at Old Trafford & also remembering the achievements of the 1st great United side built by then Manager Ernest Mangnall.

Current United defender Rio Ferdinand explained to the official website "Maintaining the traditions of the club is very important,"  "Last season we had the blue kit to remember the European Cup winners of 1968 and this one dates back to the 1900s to celebrate 100 years of Old Trafford.

"This club has always taken pride in its history - it acts as an inspiration to all of us and it’s great to see it represented in the new kit."

The said 1900s side were a team which won the League in 1907/08 & 1910/11 and also managed to sandwich United's very first FA Cup in 1908/09 between Two Division One league titles. (pictured right).

United played their first match at Old Trafford in a League Division One match on the 19th February 1909 & ironically were beaten by Liverpool 4-3.

Thomas Homer & George Wall scored for United as did Alex "Sandy" Turnbull, a United legend who scored the winning goal in the 1909 FA Cup Final.

 

Thomas Homer	Sandy Turnbull	George Wall

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