Involution: Creating Custom Football Kits for You

Football is one of the most popular sports in the world, as well as in the UK, it is the largest sport with millions playing the game every week. Football officially began its roots in 19^th century England, and by 1870, the first uniform kits were being worn to distinguish the two teams.

A football kit isn’t just random coloured clothing, it represents the identity of a team and their history by including a badge, colours and patterns. As the years have passed and the sport has grown, teams across the country constantly play each season to be the best in the sport they love. Think of the Sunday league, across the country you’ll find plenty of grassroots teams playing against each other in their local leagues, all in uniform that represents them uniquely.

A common practice has also come about as football has developed, and that is the trend of a new kit each season. Commonly seen in the professional leagues, but with Sunday league teams following, creating a unique football kit for your team is as important as it was back in 1870.

So, are you looking to create a football kit? You’re in the right place, from Sunday league teams or businesses hosting events, we can make your custom football kits for you to represent on the pitch.

Designing a football kit can be tricky, finding the right balance between a kit that represents who you are and is pleasing to the eye. Football teams are well known for their kits, such as Real Madrid for their all-white kit, or AC Milan for their black and red stripes, a kit is designed to become synonymous with your club, and that’s what successful football teams have done throughout the years.

So to start, identifying your team’s chosen colours is a great way to distinguish yourself, you could add a pattern to your kit, from stripes to stars, the choice is yours to create. From deciding your first colours to already having your colours, your kit can start to build on this. 

However, you don’t want to be known as the ‘blues’ or the ‘reds’. That’s why the next part is essential, including your badge, this is what completes a football kit and gives your team its complete identity. A badge usually represents your area or team in a way for you to create solidarity around and your supporters something to represent. But your badge could also be a logo for your business or charity, for those who are participating in local events.

Once you have put together your custom football kit, the final stage includes the branding and sponsors that help your team day in, day out. Including sponsors and branding has become more common in modern football, and by implementing them on your kit, you improve the partnership you share.

From Sunday league teams to charity matches, including sponsors allows you to brand your partners and include them as part of your team. It serves as a great way to boost recognition for your partners, so they gain brand awareness in return for their support. For charities, this could mean more donations, or for businesses, more customers who support your team.

Here to help you create a custom football kit, we’ve got the right team and equipment to make sure all the key elements come together for your bespoke football kit.

When it comes to personalising football kits, we do it all. From printing the team badges, sponsor logos, club names, initials, numbers and more, alongside an embroidery service for team badges and text.

Typically, block elements such as the player’s numbers are printed and applied using heat transfer vinyl, whilst badge and sponsor logos benefit from being decorated by Direct-to-Film (DTF) or woven embroidery patches due to multi-colours and intricate designs. Both options are perfectly suitable, and choosing one over the other is simply a preference.

For consideration, DTF printed badges are printed directly onto the kit, a more lightweight and cost-effective solution, whilst woven embroidery patches give off the classic football style and is a standalone embroidered badge that is additionally stitched onto the kit.

So, whether you’re wanting print or embroidery on your kit, we can provide both methods, and the choice is based purely on your preference and budget. And if you’re unsure which option is best for you, our friendly team are always happy to offer their expert opinion.

Our in-house print and embroidery services means that your custom football kit can be perfected in simply a matter of days; we’re really proud of our fast lead time and cost-effective football solution.

And if you have more time and budget on your hands, and are looking for a fully bespoke football kit, like you may see on the TV, then dye-sublimated football kits may be your answer. With designs and patterns sublimated directly into the garment as opposed to onto it, you can create football shirts with large graphics and funky designs, truly creating a unique kit from head to toe.

Creating your own spectacularly designed sublimated football kit is an ideal solution for teams desiring an outfit that shouts creativity and uniqueness.

For this next level of personalisation, the process of creating fully bespoke dye-sublimated football kits requires more time than decorating an off-the-shelf kit. It’s an ideal choice for established football teams with more time and budget, competing in leagues as opposed to grassroot levels, charity matches and those who simply want a kick about. 

 

One of our favourite football kits we had the pleasure to create was for The Howarth Foundation’s charity football match. The perfect kit for the occasion was the Juve sports set, a kit that featured both home and away shirts, and available in various contrast shirt colours. To best match the charity brand guidelines, the orange accent kit was chosen, and decorated to eight positions using DTF transfer. 

The final outcome was a smart-looking kit, a masterpiece delivered from start to finish in 5 working days, enjoyed by both players and spectators, and potentially a lucky kit that helped the team win! Get the full insight into the team kit in our blog post here.

Are you ready to create your custom football kits? Here’s how you can get started.

Whilst we highly recommend the Juve sports set, have a look across our sportswear range for the right products for you. Consider the essentials you desire from your teamwear such as the colours, design options and how you wish to personalise your kit.

Next up, decide on your badge and branding. The classic football shirt includes your badge on the left chest, with sponsor space available on the right chest and middle torso. We can help you get this ready to ensure the perfect placement.

Lastly, once the larger details have been figured out and your squad set for the season, we can focus on the finer details such as the number of each squad player, sizes and names.

The Involution team are ready to help you create your dream football kit, for home and away, so that you can make your mark on the pitch. Let's kick off the process of creating your custom football kits together, so get in touch with our team here to begin.