Colours and jerseys Traditions of Derry City F.C.

a selection of past home-kit variations.

derry city wore claret , blue jerseys white shorts first season of football - 1929-30. these identical colours of aston villa, globally renowned footballing power @ time. scheme lasted until 1932, when club s first change of colours saw club directors decide white jerseys black shorts should worn team 1932-33 season. style, had come before it, lasted 2 seasons , replaced now-traditional red , white candystripes black shorts upon club s changing of official colours of modern day beginning of 1934-35 season.

the current colours of red , white striped jersey black shorts derived connection sheffield united, wear identical pattern. specifically, colour-change should attributed billy gillespie. gillespie, native of nearby donegal, played sheffield united on twenty-year period 1913 until 1932, , scored on 137 league , cup goals in 492 games south yorkshire side, captaining them fa cup success in 1925. club s capped player 25 ireland , had started out derry celtic before embarking on career across irish sea. man held in such high regard in home country when left united in 1932 replace joe mccleery manager of derry city, club changed strip red , white stripes within 2 years of arrival in reverence him , time @ blades.

derry have remained in red , white stripes since, except seasons between 1956 , 1962, when club s players donned amber , black kit. derry had been performing poorly , felt change of colour might rejuvenate team. @ time, colours associated wolverhampton wanderers, power-house of english football during 1950s. however, colours brought derry no such luck , unpopular fans sought return of by-then traditional red , white stripes. seasons lean time club, irish cup final defeat glenavon fc in 1957 being highlight.

a re-introduction of candystripes 1962-63 season saw fortunes of club improve derry entered successful spell in irish league. colours have been retained ever since. jerseys on years, although in keeping red , white tradition, have varied in sense seasons saw derry wear thinner stripes while others saw thicker or stripes varying thicknesses being worn players on field.derry wear white socks when sporting full home rig, while wore black ones. similarly, club adopted white shorts instead of black ones spell in 1970s , later in 1985 initial season in league of ireland. club s away tops have varied in colour plain white, navy , green stripes, white , light-blue stripes, , black.

derry have had kits supplied various manufacturers on years, including adidas, avec, erreà, fila, le coq sportif, matchwinner, o neills, spall , currently, umbro. commercial sponsorhip logos appear on front of shirt have included northlands (a local alcohol , drugs treatment , awareness organisation), warwick wallpapers, fruit of loom, smithwick s, , assetco. other sponsorship logos have appeared on sleeve have included trinity hotel, tigi bed head , tigi catwalk. 2007 season, logos of local media, q102.9 , derry news, appear on of shirt below neck, along logo of meteor electrical on jersey s front.