Arsenal
reveal home kit for 2012/13 season (and 2013/14 season)
Link to Arsenal 2012/14 Away Kit
The playing kit features a blue hoop detail inspired by
the home kit socks worn in the 1930s under legendary manager Herbert Chapman.
As is traditional with the north London club, the world renowned red and white
is the main colour way in the shirt, with a block red body and white sleeves.
Further details in the shirt include the outer back neck
graphic which references the WM formation that Chapman pioneered so
successfully, along with the inner back graphic which reads “Victoria,
Concordia, Crescit” – the Club’s long-held motto since 1948 which translates as
Victory through Harmony*.
The origins of the blue (obsidian) design features lie in Chapman’s innovative
approach to the game. Arsenal manager between 1925 and 1934, his guidance took
the Club to three league titles and an FA cup victory during that time.
Chapman was a modernising tactician, advocated the use of numbered shirts and
white balls, and also made significant changes to the Club’s kit for the
1933/34 season. In that year white sleeves were added to the previously all-red
shirt and blue hoops were also introduced to the socks. Chapman’s rationale for
these innovations was he wanted to maximise player visibility, making it easier
for his players to pick each other out on the field of play.
Arsenal’s Theo Walcott commented: “The players always get excited about trying
on kits for the first time, and this one doesn’t disappoint. Arsenal is a club
with an incredible history and to see this recognised in such a classy and
modern kit is brilliant.”
The shirt’s crest reverts back to Arsenal’s primary design, having sported a
unique 125th anniversary version for the 2011/12 season.
The kit will be used for two seasons and is available from June 7.
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