The 1966 World Cup home shirt — plain white, navy shorts, long sleeves, no sponsor — is widely considered England’s greatest kit. Bobby Moore lifted the Jules Rimet trophy in it. The Italia 90 shadow-stripe Umbro shirt and the Euro 96 crinkle-pattern home are close rivals for the title.

England’s shirts have been made by four main manufacturers: Bukta (1960–1965), Umbro (1965–1974), Admiral (1974–1981), Umbro again (1981–2013), and Nike (2013 to the present). Umbro’s combined tenure of over 40 years makes them England’s longest-serving kit manufacturer by far.

England wore an Umbro shirt with a subtle shadow stripe pattern at Italia 90. The home was white, the change kit was red (part of the 1990–93 kit run), and a blue third kit was also used during the tournament. Paul Gascoigne shed his famous tears in the white shadow-stripe shirt during the semi-final defeat to West Germany.

The Euro 96 England home shirt was made by Umbro and features a distinctive navy wavy or crinkle pattern woven into the white fabric. Alan Shearer wore it to score five goals as England reached the semi-final. The grey away shirt from the same era is equally sought-after. Both are now among the most collectable vintage England shirts on the market.

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England’s traditional change colour is red, although grey (Euro 96), blue (2011–12 and the 2020 Nike era) and the controversial Dark Raisin brownish-purple (2023–25) have all been used. Red remains the most common away colour throughout England’s shirt history, most famously worn in the 1966 World Cup Final.