New England Shirt 2012: inspired by St George, Tailored by Umbro
We recently revealed that the new England kit would be on sale next week, but we didn’t really tell you anything about it – until now! This is the new England 2012 home shirt, which will be worn by the senior squad for the first time next week as they take on Holland at Wembley, and the U21s as they face Belgium. So what’s so special about it? Here’s some insight into the new England home shirt, Tailored by Umbro.
First of all, this is the first time ever that the England shirt has been purely red and white. That’s tied into the main inspiration behind the new England shirt – that most symbolic notion of Englishness, the St. George’s flag. The red and white of the English flag are the key components of the new home shirt, with the red England crest proudly embroidered on the chest, alongside the iconic Umbro double diamond.
Probably the most eye-catching part of the new England home shirt is the collar. Featuring a smart, one button fastener, the collar is inspired by the look of a traditional shirt. With the collar down, players and fans will have a subtle dash of red along the top, recalling the flag of England’s patron saint. Under the collar, a more detailed stripe is revealed, which has been inspired by Sir Alf Ramsey’s iconic 1966 jacket and the St George’s flag, developed by Umbro into this tonal red design.
Technically, the new shirt is crafted from a cotton/polyester blended material, which offers terrific comfort, movement and fit. The shirt also features front body darting and a lowered back hem, giving fans and players a better fit and a smarter look, whether you’re playing or watching the game.
It’s a smart new look for England as they look forward to this summer’s big tournament, inspired by the most iconic symbol of Englishness there is – the St. George’s flag. The new shirt will on sale from February 29th, pre-order it now at Umbro.com.
On 22 Feb 2012, at 11:00 pm Cath wrote:
Love the red and white.why the blue in the past. Let’s have English colours….
On 22 Feb 2012, at 11:02 pm Flicktokick wrote:
Shorts, red or white? Socks white with red trim?
On 22 Feb 2012, at 11:10 pm B wrote:
Is it just me, or is Umbro releasing a new England shirt every other week? How about we wait till they actually win something again…
On 22 Feb 2012, at 11:22 pm Twister wrote:
Umbro you are running out of ideas. The last home kit was the worst ever and this is a very very close second
On 23 Feb 2012, at 12:13 am Twister wrote:
Pants. Umbro you are running out of ideas
On 23 Feb 2012, at 12:15 am Chris wrote:
Smart Collar? Its the ugliest, least smart part of the shirt!
On 23 Feb 2012, at 12:18 am Rob Salaman wrote:
It’s looking good!
On 23 Feb 2012, at 12:26 am Scott wrote:
I’m begging you, stop with the retro stuff!!!!!
On 23 Feb 2012, at 12:28 am NORTHEND wrote:
Gefällt mir sehr gut! Schlicht und dennoch extravagant! Grüße aus Sachsen!
On 23 Feb 2012, at 12:33 am A wrote:
ugly and overpriced.
good to see Umbro still can’t spell Jack Wilshere’s name properly in some of their other posts as well.
well done ‘Aaron’!
On 23 Feb 2012, at 12:34 am Gram wrote:
Truely awful
On 23 Feb 2012, at 12:37 am Matt wrote:
Seriously??? This is the best that could be designed? Thought the last England kit was bad, this is terrible!!! Why on earth would anyone in their right mind part with money for this?
On 23 Feb 2012, at 12:40 am michael wrote:
Red!!!!!. No blue!!! I defo won’t be buying that and do umbro realise how many supporters they have alienated!
On 23 Feb 2012, at 12:48 am Matt wrote:
looks terrible! no thought has really gone into that at all. looks boring, uninspiring and plain. I’d rather see the 2000/2002 goalkeeper kit worn by david seaman, ok maybe not but you get my point.
On 23 Feb 2012, at 12:51 am steve wrote:
poor! your kits are so dated and rank! the fit is awful, design awful! as bland as the team that plays in it! bring out a simple, fitted sleve shirt like nike and adidas do! forget the shocking collar, a nice smart v neck, and whats with the 1962 style button! poor show!
On 23 Feb 2012, at 12:54 am Anonymous wrote:
Crap, looks like a £10 white polo shirt you can buy from Matalans with an England badge embroidered on andwill sell for a retail price of £40. I could get my own one made up as good quality for £15.
On 23 Feb 2012, at 1:14 am neil wrote:
Cheers Barton
On 23 Feb 2012, at 1:39 am Liam wrote:
Another shite england shirt
On 23 Feb 2012, at 4:37 am Tom wrote:
you can’t polish a turd though can you?
On 23 Feb 2012, at 5:36 am Axl wrote:
I can already see us leaking sloppy goals in this wonderful kit.
On 23 Feb 2012, at 6:27 am Bobstopher wrote:
The all red badge is a very tacky feature. Shame as the rest of the kit looks nice. The lions should have been blue at least.
On 23 Feb 2012, at 9:53 am Anonymous wrote:
That’s just horrible.
On 23 Feb 2012, at 10:09 am Matthew Evans wrote:
Looks like the Wales away shirt.
On 23 Feb 2012, at 10:40 am gegio7 wrote:
I love this shirt. Is the away kit the actual blue?
On 23 Feb 2012, at 10:59 am Laura K wrote:
I love it – very smart. But I wonder – the same as Flicktokick – what colour the shorts will be??
On 23 Feb 2012, at 11:08 am Alan Charnock wrote:
I think its missing blue, and looks ugly without it, maybe to the point of making the other team we are playing sick and we may win something. lol
On 23 Feb 2012, at 11:12 am PLTransfers wrote:
Good to see St. Georges colours. Blue on the shirt has brought nothing but bad luck so the change to white and red is good, and more traditional. We should stick to blue shorts though. Out with the old, in with the new with the kit….let’s hope the new manager (whoever he is) does the same with the squad. We need a chance to be successful.
On 23 Feb 2012, at 11:22 am martin butterworth wrote:
Like it, hope PNE and Wales come up with something similar
On 23 Feb 2012, at 11:31 am et42q wrote:
simple , nice
On 23 Feb 2012, at 11:34 am Anonymous wrote:
Looks like the old one! Just with a red badge and a red tipped collar..
On 23 Feb 2012, at 11:41 am Anonymous wrote:
We played 8 games in the previous shirt! That’s a disgrace! Shirt changes too often, FA changes hardly at all …. hmmm …
On 23 Feb 2012, at 11:57 am Umbro Blog – New England Kit 2012: the complete look England, Football Shirts wrote:
[...] the St George’s flag, was revealed late last night – if you haven’t seen it yet, here’s the full story. The picture above also gives a more detailed look at the collar, which features a subtle red [...]
On 23 Feb 2012, at 12:13 pm Harlandos wrote:
A great design. Very smart, effortless yet subtle. Looks like a great kit. Let’s hope it lasts for two years this time round. Thumbs up umbro.
On 23 Feb 2012, at 1:27 pm Josh wrote:
Its white with a dash of red, great design! Not exactly challenging was it.
On 23 Feb 2012, at 1:30 pm Anonymous wrote:
Dull and boring, should have had abit more red on it!
On 23 Feb 2012, at 2:02 pm Pritesh Vegad wrote:
Will this kit be used at the Euros in the summer?
On 23 Feb 2012, at 3:01 pm Dean wrote:
What colour will the number be?
What colour will the shorts be?
What colour will the socks be?
Are you keeping or changing the away kit?
Why am I wasting my time bothering posting these questions when it is obvius that the Umbro marketing team, despite the milli0ns pumped into it, will not bother replying?
On 23 Feb 2012, at 3:30 pm Neil wrote:
Nice kit , shame about the hideous collar!
On 23 Feb 2012, at 7:01 pm Jonas Broetto wrote:
Very Good
On 23 Feb 2012, at 8:00 pm Me wrote:
Thank God the horrible multicoloured crosses on the back are gone! The England kit should resemble the colours of the English flag: red and white. I’m glad someone at Umbro finally worked that out, well done!
On 24 Feb 2012, at 12:36 am Chris Davies wrote:
I am delighted with this kit, it is a difficult scenario for Umbro to win as after the last kit people called for the red colour of the St George cross rather than “Scottish” blue design. And so here we are! Not blue, no multi-coloured little crosses to symbolise multi-cultralism, just red and white for every culture to wear with pride, now that is English!
On 24 Feb 2012, at 3:47 pm Aaron wrote:
Hi Dean,
The numbers will be seen in the game next week
The shorts will be white, with a change colour of red
The socks will be white with a red trim
The away kit is staying the same
Thanks for your questions
On 26 Feb 2012, at 6:04 pm Glen in Tokyo wrote:
Well at last after over 100 years we have an ENGLAND football shirt. Less is more. Pure class. Pity the three lions are not gold.
On 13 Mar 2012, at 10:57 am Aaron wrote:
Hi Pritesh,
Yes, this kit will be worn in the Euros this summer – the white home kit with red goalkeeper kit and blue away kit
On 21 Mar 2012, at 7:03 pm New England home shirt...favourite England shirts? « Footyplace wrote:
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On 31 Mar 2012, at 2:58 pm Rob Pungent wrote:
NO. It will not be worn at this summers Euro’s. The FA will release a new one before then you idiots!
On 17 May 2012, at 8:22 am Anonymous wrote:
ugly kit , PLS change this shirt!!! make old badge , with blue !!