Sunderland Kit Archive

21 kits

Every Sunderland kit we have on record — rate your favourites with the stars on each card, and the fans' top-rated kits rise to the top.

All Kits

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2020-21 Homeillustration
2020-21
Home
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JonasBR / CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
2020-21 Awayillustration
2020-21
Away
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JonasBR / CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
2019-20 Awayillustration
2019-20
Away
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JonasBR / CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
2019-20 Homeillustration
2019-20
Home
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Bruno-ban / CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
2018-19 Homeillustration
2018-19
Home
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JonasBR / CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
2018-19 Awayillustration
2018-19
Away
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JonasBR / CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
2017-18 Awayillustration
2017-18
Away
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Mateo sou / CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
2017-18 Thirdillustration
2017-18
Third
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JonasBR / CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
2017-18 Homeillustration
2017-18
Home
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Eduardo Stosick / CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
2017-18 Awayillustration
2017-18
Away
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JonasBR / CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
2016-17 Thirdillustration
2016-17
Third
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Jonas Faccio / CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
2016-17 Awayillustration
2016-17
Away
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Jonas Faccio / CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
2015-16 Homeillustration
2015-16
Home
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Jonas Faccio / CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
2013-14 Awayillustration
2013-14
Away
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Zotteteen1 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
2013-14 Awayillustration
2013-14
Away
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Bruno-ban / CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
2012-13 Awayillustration
2012-13
Away
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Bruno-ban / CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
2011-12 Homeillustration
2011-12
Home
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Bruno-ban / CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
2011-12 Awayillustration
2011-12
Away
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Bruno-ban / CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
1983-84 Homeillustration
1983-84
Home
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KoreanDragon / CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
2023-2024 1st
2023-2024
1st
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Image via TheSportsDB
2021-2022 1st
2021-2022
1st
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Image via TheSportsDB

Kit Manufacturers

1975–1981UmbroThe club's foundational kit manufacturing contract, covering the 1976 promotion and the late-1970s top flight.
1981–1983Le Coq SportifAn early international contract known for thin-stripe variations and the French rooster insignia.
1983–1986NikeSunderland became one of the earliest high-profile European clubs to wear the Nike Swoosh.
1986–1988PatrickA two-season contract coinciding with the club's only drop into the third tier.
1988–1994HummelIntroduced the Danish brand's signature chevron sleeves and geometric patterns.
1994–2000AsicsCovered the final match at Roker Park, the move to the Stadium of Light, and the 105-point title campaign.
2000–2007NikeA long-term renewal across the early Premier League years.
2007–2012UmbroReappointed under the Drumaville era, returning to traditional British tailoring.
2012–2020AdidasThe longest uninterrupted technical partnership in club history — eight top-flight seasons then the double relegation.
2020–2024NikeManaged via Just Sport, through the League One promotion and Championship return.
2024–presentHummelA heritage renewal with localised designs honouring Wearside's shipbuilding history.

Front-of-Shirt Sponsors

1879–1983NonePre-commercialisation era — shirts stayed clean under early branding limits.
1983–1985Cowie's · Automotive retailInaugural sponsor — a local car dealership owned by then-chairman Tom Cowie.
1985–1988Tuborg · BeveragesDanish lager brand, first trialled on change kits before the home shirt.
1986–1994Vaux Breweries · Local brewingA local icon, deeply woven into the city's culture.
1994–1997Vaux Samson · BeveragesA branding pivot promoting the "Samson Bitter" line.
1997–1999Lambton's · BeveragesThe final Vaux-era branding, "Lambton's Smooth Ale", in the first seasons at the Stadium of Light.
1999–2007Reg Vardy · Automotive retailA regional motor group — the longest continuous shirt sponsorship in club history.
2007–2010Boylesports · Sports bettingFirst gambling-sector sponsor, under the Drumaville board (reported ~£8m total).
2010–2012Tombola · Online gamingA locally headquartered online bingo firm on the River Wear (reported ~£1m a year).
2012–2013Invest in Africa · Social initiativeA high-profile single-season campaign backed by Tullow Oil (reported ~£20m).
2013–2015Bidvest · Global logisticsAn international distribution group that took the rights post-Tullow Oil.
2015–2018Dafabet · Sports bettingFeatured through the club's final Premier League seasons.
2018–2019Betdaq · Betting exchangeUnder the Madrox board; altered when parent GVC withdrew from football branding.
2019–2020Children with Cancer UK · CharitySpace gifted to the charity by Betdaq; the logo-light kit sold strongly.
2020–2022Great Annual Savings · Cost managementA regional B2B advisory firm, through the closed-stadium COVID period.
2022–2025Spreadex Sports · Financial / bettingA UK spread-betting operator, on a three-year deal.
2025–2026W88 · Sports bettingTop-flight sponsor following promotion, ahead of the league-wide front-of-shirt betting ban.

Sponsor history is part of the club's commercial record. Any financial figures shown are reported estimates from public sources, not audited accounts.