Acceptable in the 90's is a new regular feature we'll be running where we'll be reminiscing about everything football in the glorious era of the 1990's. First on the agenda is the kits.
Where the 1980s saw the introduction of sponsors to kits in the English game, the 90's set the bar high for unique designs. Kit manufacturers decided to opt for a myriad of geometric shapes and as many colours as they could fit on a palette. Even the teams who would normally opt for the single colour on their strips would have contrasted stripes, accents or even a faded image of your home stadium.
This creative notion could be attributed to the advent of the beginning of "the modern game". Revenue's were starting to escalate with the introduction of Sky's live broadcasting and media exposure of the game, stadia were modernised to become fully seated, transfer fee's were becoming higher than ever so why should the kit manufacturers remain in the past too?
Although the kits in the 90's were more colourful than any other era, it was only in 1992, when the Premier League was created, that not only referees were allowed black kits. Manchester United jumped straight on this opportunity but the colourful trend dominated the decade.
Shirts like Scunthorpe's 1996/97 away shirt wouldn't be seen out of place at an acid-infused rave, whereas Arsenal's 1991/93 away kit involved so many triangles it would even give Pythagoras a headache.
But were these kits a burden to the period? Alex Ferguson might debate they were after he blamed United's 1995/96 camouflaging second strip for their loss against Southampton however to the fans they are one of the many fantastic aspects that we loved about 90's football.
So without further adieu, here is The Twelfth Man's top selection of football kits of the 90's;
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