For the shirt enthusiasts a question....
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dougdeep
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1904 until 1970 were blue and white according to the Brighton Bible.
Goldstone Rapper
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No, we didn't have this one. TOFFS aren't always very accurate
Cowfold Seagull
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Hmmm yes agreed. I don't recognise this shirt at all. In fact there is only one team who come to mind who combine red and blue together ...
The Large One
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TOFFS have this as our shirt in the 1920s
Was this actually the case
Old football shirts only goes back to 1948!
Going back through the team photos in Tim Carder's book, there doesn't appear to be any shirt of that design.
I know the pictures are mono, but even then, the red and blue would appears as a two-tone, double-width grey. And there are no images of that.
Doesn't follow that we didn't wear that shirt, of course, but there doesn't seems to be any photographic evidence.
The Large One
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And they weren't red and blue until 1973...
Creaky
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No sign of that shirt on here
http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Brighton_and_Hove_Albion/Brighton_and_Hove_Albion.htm
http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Brighton_and_Hove_Albion/Brighton_and_Hove_Albion.htm
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Who?, Aldershot?, yes they were! ... Sorry couldn't resist it.
Birdie Boy
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TOFFS have this as our shirt in the 1920s
Was this actually the case
Old football shirts only goes back to 1948!
This is the correct one. Unfortunately for some reason I cannot upload a jpg or jpeg with a picture of all shirts dating back to 1901.
Bob!
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Barcelona?
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Nope, York City!
Tony Meolas Loan Spell
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Ha! Traditionally they were Claret and Blue...
Thanks guys. I did think it was odd. I like the shirt for novelty value at least.
atfc village
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Though up to 1976 our shorts were mainly white.
Goldstone Rapper
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The problem comes from a misrepresentation of Albion kits in the book 'Club Colours' by Bob Bickerton, which created or perpetuated a myth that we had red, blue and white stripes in the 1920s:
Because it was the only book about kits in history at the time, many took the information straight from there.
You can read more about this book at:
http://thegoldstonewrap.com/2013/07/14/club-colours-1998/
Because it was the only book about kits in history at the time, many took the information straight from there.
You can read more about this book at:
http://thegoldstonewrap.com/2013/07/14/club-colours-1998/
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Tony Meolas Loan Spell
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The problem comes from a misrepresentation of Albion kits in the book 'Club Colours' by Bob Bickerton, which created or perpetuated a myth that we had red, blue and white stripes in the 1920s:
Because it was the only book about kits in history at the time, many took the information straight from there.
You can read more about this book at:
http://thegoldstonewrap.com/2013/07/14/club-colours-1998/
Oh wow how about that. So because of one mistake its been carried on thru time!!
Goldstone Rapper
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Yes, although I'm not sure who made the original error. It's similar to the myth that Brighton's nickname was 'The Shrimps' when it never was. Kept on cropping up in profiles of the club for decades.