Port Vale kit designs

A comprehensive selection of Port Vale kit designs – home, away and goalkeeper designs – are featured in our Port Vale kit database page.

Port Vale kit and shirt designs

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Kit manufacturers

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2026-27 season

The club unveiled a new white and black diagonal halves home design along with the news that popstar Robbie Williams was becoming the club’s new front of shirt sponsor for the next two years. The rest of the home kit comprised black shorts and white shorts with “PVFC”. They were all adorned with gold lettering and crests.

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2025-26 season

To celebrate their 150th anniversary, the club produced two shirt designs paying tribute to kits of the past. The club did not have a front of shirt sponsor. Two goalkeeping designs were also produced. The home and away kits proved extremely popular. In October 2025, goalkeeper Ben Amos wore a training top as the green and blue designs were deemed to be too close to opponents AFC Wimbledon’s kit.

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2024-25 season

The Puma home offering reverted to a solely black and white design with a trim inspired by Burslem’s Wedgwood Institute. The badge, logo and sponsor were all placed centrally. Vale also reverted to white shorts for this kit. However, a vivid yellow away design divided opinion. There were three goalkeeping designs while the previous season’s away kit became the third kit.

 

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2023-24 season

For the 2023-24 season, the Valiants switched to Puma as their kit manufacturers and introduced a home design with horizontal black, white and gold stripes. The club’s regular away kit was a dark blue with two gold stripes on the front. A limited edition third kit was introduced with the main colour Wedgwood blue and with a Wedgwood design woven into the material.

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2022-23 season

The club reverted to a black and white shirt design for the 2021-22 season. The sleeve design was inspired by the Vale Park stadium. A retro inspired blue away kit paid tribute to the 1990’s Kalamazoo design. The previous season’s gold away kit became the third kit.

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2021-22 season

The club reverted to solely white and gold home kit with no black components for the 2021-22 season. An all-gold away kit design was launched matching the gold details on the home kit.

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2020-21 season

In August 2020 the club unveiled a radical Errea home design. According to a press release it was designed in part by celebrity fan Robbie Williams and included an eye catching “V” design on the front and shoulders. A number of the other kits mirrored that “V” design including a lime green third kit.

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2019-20 season

Following the takeover of the club by Carol and Kevin Shanahan, the club reverted to Errea and this home design which featured black shouders. It was sponsored by the owners’ company Synectics Solutions.

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2018-19 season

The club announced that BLK would be the new manufacturers. The home kit had a vertical stripe and the reintroduction of black shorts.

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2017-18 season

Continuing the retro theme, Vale introduced an Errea kit with a passing resemblance to the 1985-86 design containing a pinstripe.  It was sponsored by local firm Manor Shop.

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2016-17 season

The home kit had a retro look with many fans commenting on its resemblance to the England 1982 International kit which also featured a two-colour shoulder section.

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2015-16 season

The club announced that only the home strip would be changed for 2015-16 with the second (black/amber) and third (purple) designs remaining unchanged. The new home kit appeared to be a homage to the kits of the early 80’s complete with a black “V”.

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2014-15 season

The club switched kit manufacturers in the summer and Errea designs were launched. The home kit featured gold and black detail similar to mid-90’s designs. A third purple kit was introduced for a game against Notts County due to a colour clash.

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2013-14 season

The club issued a new, simple white and black home design with new sponsors GMB’s logo on the front. The back contained a vintage print of the local area. The away kit was black with a diagonal stripe. A limited edition third kit was in Wedgwood blue.

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2012-13 season

This season started in unusual fashion. The club was in administration and had not agreed a kit design or deal. So, Vale lined up in a temporary pink kit which subsequently was adopted as the third kit. A white version of the kit was produced and used as a home shirt until a different pin-striped version with sponsors UK Window Systems emerged.

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2011-12 season

This home kit remained for a second season but grey was a controversial choice for the away kit. The season marked the end of the Harlequin Properties sponsorship deal. For one game, Vale had to resort to Grimsby’s away tops (with gaffer tape over the names) after bringing the clashing away grey kit on the team bus.

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2010-11 season

A monochrome season with a white home shirt and the same black away design from the previous season.

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2009-10 season

The controversial home choice of black and white stripes continued while the club switched to a black away design. The previous season’s blue away kit became a third kit.

 

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2008-9 season

A controversial home choice of black and white stripes was launched (reflecting the 1909-10 season – see below) while a blue away kit was also brought out. Harlequin Properties were also installed as the front of shirt sponsors.

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2007-8 season

A monochrome selection of white home kit and black away kit. The sponsors, Sennheiser came around thanks to famous fan Robbie Williams’ connection. He apparently agreed to use the microphones if they sponsored the club’s shirts.

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2006-7 season

BGC were the shirt sponsors for both home and away designs. The home design saw an asymmetrical white and black design with a contrasting blue design for the away kit.

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2005-2006 season

Vale had split sponsors for this season. BCG were home sponsors with Broxap taking the away and third shirts.

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2003-2005

Vandanel took over as kit suppliers and once again home and away designs stayed the same for two seasons. Tricell took over as shirt sponsors. In addition to the new designs, the blue Patrick design from the previous season was remanufactured by Vandanel and used as a third kit.

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2001-2003

An unusual period in the club’s recent history where home and away kits stayed the same for two successive seasons. This kit was made by Patrick.

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1999-2001

Another Mizuno design and once again the home design was maintained for two seasons. The away kit changed to a different yellow design for the 2000-2001 season.

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1997-99

This Mizuno design was once again sponsored by Tunstall Insurance. The home design was used for both the 1997-98 and 1998-99 seasons. The away kit for 1997-98 was the same as 1996-77 and was then replaced with a new design for 1998-99.

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1995-97

This Mizuno design marked a period of overlapping designs with each one being replaced every two years. A simple white home design was used for both seasons while the yellow away design from 1994-95 was used for 1995-96 and then replaced with a quartered design (reportedly based on an 1896 design)  for 1995-96.

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1993-95

This design, with the crest in the centre was debuted at Vale’s Autoglass Trophy Final win. The away kit from the previous season was used during 1993-94 and this changed to a pin stripe design for the 1994-95 season.

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1992-93 season

In 1992, the sponsors changed from Kalamazoo to Tunstall Assurance. The home kit remained the same but the away design changed to yellow.

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1991-92 season

Port Vale joined the then-trend to add patterns to club’s traditional colours. This, combined with the sponsorship of “Kalamazoo” makes this shirt a cult favourite amongst some fans. There was a blue away kit (in a similar design) for the first time in the club’s history.

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1989-91

This kit was manufactured by Bourne Sports. ABC Minolta sponsored the 1989-90 season followed by Kalamazoo for the 1990-91 campaign. The collar design also differed slightly between the two seasons.

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1988-89 season

Made by local company Bourne Sports, this straightforward design was again sponsored by ABC Minolta Copiers. There was a yellow away strip. The images below are Ron Futcher, Darren Beckford and Mark Grew,

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1987-88 season

This straightforward black and white design is shown on midfielder Ray Walker during the famous FA Cup win over Tottenham Hotspur. The shirt sponsors were ABC Minolta Copiers.

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1986-87 season

This kit was used for a season as was the sponsorship with Browns Transport. There was a yellow away version. Geoff Hunter is modelling the home kit and Jim Arnold the goalkeeper design. It featured a new club crest which was used for almost thirty years.

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1984-86

A pinstripe design by Hobbott. For 1984-85 it had another three letter sponsor – this time EDS. In 1985-86 the sponsors changed to ECCI. Vale again opted for a yellow and green away design.

For a 1985 fixture played on a snowy pitch, Vale were forced to change out of their white kit into an orange design (shown below). It is unclear if this was a training kit or (as some have suggested due to the taped over crest) a Luton Town kit.

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1982-84

This striking “V” design by Hobbott featured sponsorship by local bus company PMT while the badge was the result of a competition (more details on that here).

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1981-1982 season

This Adidas strip was the first of many Port Vale kit designs to be sponsored and appears to have the sponsor’s logo placed in two different positions during the season.

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1979-81

This was the final time that Vale used the letters “PVFC” in place of a club crest until it was revived in the 2025-26 season. It is modelled here by Bill Bentley.

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1978-79 season

A similar design to the previous season’s effort, this was manufactured by Adidas. It is modelled by David Harris. It also featured a red goalkeeping design.

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1977-78 season

Manufactured by Bukta this design featured a short-lived “Valiant knight” club crest.

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1976-77 season

A smart Admiral kit that marked Vale’s centenary year. It is worn by Colin Tartt in this image.

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1974-76 season

Manufactured by Bourne Sports, this kit represented a radical departure from previous black and white designs. Instead of the club badge, it featured the script “PVFC” which had been made popular by the Leeds United side of the 1970s. It is modelled here by Mick Cullerton and John Ridley.

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1973-74 season

This design had a black collar and cuffs and marked a return to black shorts.

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1971-73

A slight change to the all-white kit came with the collar design. Shown here in this image of Sammy Morgan.

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1966-1971

The kit was again a simple, unadorned affair. It was worn with black shorts from 1966 to 1967 and with white shorts from then onwards.

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1963-1966

Legendary manager Freddie Steele returned to Vale and asked for the club colours to change back to black and white. According to press reports, Steele felt black and white was a more “manly” colour. The kit also included a red version of the club crest. In 1964-65 Vale used white shorts but the top remained virtually unchanged until the end of the 1965-66 season.

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1960-1963

Club legend Harry Poole models this pinstriped black and amber design while goalkeeper Peter Taylor shows off the red keeper design in these photographs (both of which have been hand tinted). The design was in use for three seasons.

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1958-1960

The kit changed from black and white to amber and black which was initiated by newly installed club chairman Jake Bloom. Barry Hancock is the player in the photo.

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1953-1958

This period is regarded as the finest in the of all Port Vale kit designs so perhaps it is appropriate that the home kit is a classic. The team sported a simple white shirt with black collars (which look brown in this hand tinted image), black shorts and black and white socks.. Team photographs show the same kit being used in the 1957-58 season. The photos are of captain Tom Cheadle and forward Albert Leake.

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1951-52 season

The club had maintained the 1944-45 design but by 1951 a club crest (which appears to be a Staffordshire knot) had also been added.

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1944-45 season

The Vale look to have adopted the “classic” white shirts and black shorts by this time.

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1936-37 season

For this season, Vale have adopted a dark coloured plain shirt (which could have been red as per previous seasons). Again, due to the black and white photo, it is unclear what the colours are.

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1934-35 season

Other websites suggest Port Vale played in red shirts as per the cigarette card image (below). However, the team photo shows two designs – a plain shirt (presumably red) and a striped shirt. It is unclear which kit is home and away. However, the next season the Vale played in a plain (presumably red) shirt so perhaps that was the actual home kit?

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1933-34 season

For this campaign, Vale looked to have adopted two kits – one quartered (of unknown colours) and a dark, single colour (again unknown). It is not clear which was the home and which was the away kit.

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1929-30 season

A photograph that shows Vale in a black and white kit with a Staffordshire knot badge design. It is modelled by an unknown player. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Walter Smith looks positively thrilled to be in a plain, dark coloured goalkeeper’s jumper.

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Mid-1920s

This cigarette card from the 1920’s shows star striker Billy Briscoe in a red kit. It presumably means that the kit (modelled here by star striker Wilf Kirkham in a black and white 1926 team photo) is also red. The goalkeeping kit remains a jumper of unknown colour.

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1919-20 season

This is a black and white photograph but it appears to depict a simple white shirt and black shorts kit. The goalkeeping kit appears to simply be a jumper – the colour of which is unclear.

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1913-14 season

If it’s true that this was a black top with an orange “V” (which we can’t confirm due to the black and white photo) this would have been a striking design.

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1909-10 season

Yet another design change with a switch back to stripes. It is believed that these were black and white stripes but due to a black and white photo we can’t be sure. The goalkeeping design was a light-coloured shirt.

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1901-02 season

The kit has changed to quarters. It’s tricky to know the colours from a black and white photo but it has been suggested that they were claret and blue.

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1898-99 season

It’s difficult to tell from a black and white photo but reports indicate that the design was red and white stripes… The player pictured is James Peake with a colourised version of the image next to the black and white one.