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Counting down the five worst Aston Villa shirts of the Premier League era
Aston Villa have been regulars in the Premier League and their famous claret and blue shirts have been tweaked on occasion during the past two decades. They slipped out of the top flight for the first time back in 2016. They managed to return at the second time of asking from the Championship under ex-boss Dean Smith.
The Midlands outfit have since been transformed by Unai Emery following his arrival in 2022. The ex-Arsenal man has guided them back into Europe. Here is a look at five of Aston Villa’s worst kits.....
5. 1990/93 Away
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Aston Villa had the same white Umbro away shirt for three years from 1990 to 1993. They wore it when the Premier League was first created in 1992. However, it was pretty dull and didn’t have much to it.
It failed to capture the vibrancy of an expected Villa shirt and lacked creativity. Umbro didn’t seem to put much effort into it and it seemed too simplistic. The black and blue colours on the sleeves don’t resonate with the usual claret and blue colour scheme and it is a top that has since been forgotten.
4. 2012/13 Away
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Aston Villa sported a luminous yellow kit during the 2012/13 campaign. Created by Macron, the club decided to step away from their traditional palette and go for something different. However, their old kit manufacturer weren’t too popular and were binned soon after.
They finished down in a disappointing 15th place finish back in 2013. Paul Lambert was the manager at the time and the main man was striker Christian Benteke up front. He scored 19 league goals before eventually moving on to Liverpool.
3. 1999/00 Home
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Aston Villa deviated from their traditional claret body and blue sleeves back at the turn of the century to stripes. They opted to challenge their classic design with a new-look jersey by Reebok. It didn’t go down too well with the supporters in the end though and the club eventually went back to their classic design in the preceding years.
They finished 6th that year though which was a decent position to be in at the time. Dion Dublin managed to find the net on 16 occasions altogether, with 12 coming in the league. In addition, they reached the FA Cup final and League Cup semi-final.
2. 2013/14 Away
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Aston Villa went for a chequered blackcurrant and white quartered shirt with hooped socks. It was a disjointed and poorly executed effort and was later criticised by expert kit designer Rob Warner. He felt the colours used were inconsistent and it wasn’t too easy on the eye.
Lambert was in charge at Villa Park and they ended up in 15th place. Benteke continued to catch the eye and found the net on 10 occasions. Randy Lerner was the chairman and it was their 26th consecutive season in the Premier League.
1. 1993/95 Away
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Aston Villa’s Asics green and black stripes saw them significantly stray away from their traditional colours. The combination used had no link to the club whatsoever. It didn’t look the best and is universally panned as one of the team’s worst kits, which may in term make it infamous.
Müller was their sponsor at the time and their logo was seen in red in the middle of their shirt. The German dairy company worked with the club for two years in the end. They actually won the League Cup during that time.
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