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Match kit
Sublimated shirts and playing trousers in club colours, with numbering and player names.
04 / Kit
Kit that arrivesbefore the first game.
Match kit, training wear and sponsor-ready teamwear — designed, sized, numbered and delivered against your fixture list, not against a factory's convenience.
The deadline is the fixture, not the order date
Every club has the same story: the kit turned up two weeks into the season, in the wrong sizes, with a sponsor logo the sponsor did not approve.
We work backwards from your first fixture. Design gets signed off, a sizing run goes out to the squad, sponsors approve their placement in writing, and production is booked to land with time to spare.
Sublimated match shirts, training tees, playing trousers, caps and bags — with numbering and names where you want them.
Included
What we supply
Full teamwear, or just the pieces you are missing.
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Training wear
Practice tees, shorts and warm-up layers built for training loads rather than match day.
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Sponsor placement
Logo positioning laid out and approved by your sponsors before anything is printed.
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Sizing runs
Sample sets sent to the squad so nobody is guessing between a medium and a large.
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Caps & accessories
Playing caps, sun hats, kit bags and the small things that finish a squad off.
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Repeat orders
Your design stays on file, so mid-season replacements and new signings are a two-day job.
At a glance
What we supply
Use this to narrow things down before you get in touch. Anything here can be adapted.
| Item | Typical use | Customisation |
|---|---|---|
| Match shirts | Playing kit in club colours | Sublimated, numbers, names, sponsor logos |
| Playing trousers | Whites or coloured, match grade | Club piping, waistband branding |
| Training tees | Practice and warm-up | Lighter fabric, simpler print |
| Warm-up layers | Pre-match and cooler months | Full club branding |
| Caps and sun hats | Playing and touring | Embroidered club mark |
| Kit bags | Squad and individual | Name and number, club colours |
Production schedule
Counting backwards from your first fixture
This is the timeline we work to. If you come to us later than week ten, we will tell you honestly what is still achievable rather than promise and miss.
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Week −10
Brief and design
Colours, layout, sponsor positions. First mock-ups back within a few days.
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Week −9
Design sign-off
You approve, and every sponsor whose logo appears approves in writing. Nothing moves until this is done — this is the step that causes reprints.
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Week −8
Sizing run
A sample set goes to the squad. Everyone tries on and confirms. No guessing between a medium and a large.
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Week −7
Sizes confirmed and order placed
Final numbers, names and quantities locked. Production booked.
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Weeks −6 to −3
Production
Sublimation, cutting, stitching, numbering. We check in at the halfway point.
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Week −2
Quality check and delivery
Kit arrives, gets checked against the order, and is sorted by player before it reaches you.
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Week −1
Buffer
Deliberate slack for anything that went wrong. Most seasons we do not need it. The seasons we do, it saves the launch.
Process
From idea to delivery
Five stages, one point of contact throughout.
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Design
Colours, layout and sponsor placement mocked up until you are happy.
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Approve
Written sign-off from you and from every sponsor whose logo appears.
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Size
A sample set goes to the squad. Sizes come back before anything is cut.
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Produce
Booked against your first fixture, with a buffer built in.
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Deliver
To one address, sorted by player, with the numbers already on.
Questions
Before you ask
The things people want to know before they get in touch.
What is the minimum order?
Practical minimums start around a full squad — roughly fifteen sets. Below that the per-unit cost climbs steeply and we will tell you so rather than take the order quietly.
How long does production take?
Plan on four to six weeks from final approval to delivery. We will always ask for your first fixture date and work backwards from it.
Can you match our existing club colours?
Yes. Send a shirt or the hex codes from your brand guide and we will match to it.
What if we get new players mid-season?
Your design stays on file. Single-unit repeat orders turn around far faster than the original run.
Need kit for the coming season?
Tell us your first fixture date and squad size. We will work the timeline backwards from there.
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