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We start this week by exploring 2003-04, famous for Arsenal’s Invincibles campaign, where they didn’t lose a league game all season. It was also an important season for Leeds United, but not in a good way – they were relegated from the top flight along with Wolves and Leicester City, and have yet to return. They were replaced by Norwich City, the perennial yo-yo team West Brom, and play-off winners Crystal Palace. Millwall made their way to the FA Cup final, but they were beaten by Manchester United, while Middlesbrough clinched the Carling Cup, the first piece of silverware in their history.

Chelsea didn’t win any silverware this season, but they were certainly the biggest spenders, splashing out around £100million on players such as Juan Sebastian Veron, Hernan Crespo and Claude Makelele. Perhaps the most important transfer was up at Old Trafford however, where Cristiano Ronaldo arrived from Sporting Lisbon for £12million. Two flying wingers – Aaron Lennon and Ashley Young – made their debuts for Leeds and Watford respectively.

Internationally, the big news was the European Championships in Portugal. England had a mixed campaign – losing to France in their opening fixture, they went on to qualify for the quarter finals after beating Switzerland and Croatia, but lost on penalties to the hosts after a 2-2 draw.

That’s what was happening on the pitch, but what about the shirts? Take a look at the kits made by Umbro here, and vote for your favourite. Thanks once again to John Devlin, who has created these terrific images of the kits for us. John is the author of the True Colours books and the website www.truecoloursfootballkits.com. Copies of the books can be purchased directly from his website.