What counts as a full kit here?

The shirt kept together with its original shorts and usually socks, rather than the shirt sold as a single piece.

Why are complete kits rarer than shirts on their own?

Shorts and socks were more likely to wear out, get lost or become separated from the shirt over the decades, so a full matching set is harder to keep intact.

Which club has the most full kits in this collection?

Liverpool, with four consecutive seasons of full kits from 1979 to 1986.

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FULL KITS

A full kit means shirt, shorts and usually socks kept together as the matching set a player actually wore, rarer than a shirt alone simply because more pieces have to survive intact.

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A matched set, not just a shirt

Most of what survives from any given season is the shirt on its own, since shorts and socks were worn out, lost or separated from the top far more easily over the years. A full kit like Ajax's 2018-19 away set worn by De Jong or Manchester United's 2004-06 home kit worn by Ronaldo keeps all the original pieces together, which is why complete sets like these form a smaller and more specific category than shirts sold individually.

Liverpool's run through the eighties

Liverpool's full kits trace four consecutive seasons from 1979 to 1986: a 1979-82 home set, 1981-84 and 1985-86 away sets, and a 1982-85 home kit, all from the club's dominant run through English and European football at the time. Together they are the largest single run of full kits from one club in this collection.

Feyenoord's early-2000s full kits

Feyenoord contributes three full kits from 2000 to 2003, covering a home set from 2000-01, a third kit from 2001-02 and another home set from 2001-02, all from the same Kappa era covered elsewhere in this store. Having the shorts and socks alongside the shirt matters more for a club-specific set like this, since the full colour combination is part of what made the kit recognisable that season.

Good to know

What counts as a full kit here?: The shirt kept together with its original shorts and usually socks, rather than the shirt sold as a single piece.
Why are complete kits rarer than shirts on their own?: Shorts and socks were more likely to wear out, get lost or become separated from the shirt over the decades, so a full matching set is harder to keep intact.
Which club has the most full kits in this collection?: Liverpool, with four consecutive seasons of full kits from 1979 to 1986.
Is shipping free?: Shipping is free within the Netherlands and Belgium from 100 euros, and worldwide from 150 euros. Everything ships with track and trace.