Sheffield United is one of the clubs in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. They then play cross-city rivals Sheffield Wednesday in what is now called ‘Steel City Derbies’ due to the steel industry in the area. The club has featured in some pop culture and media, like the child wearing a 1990s Blades shirt in the 2005 Batmand Begins, and the reference to the club by the Prisoner’s Wives.
Sheffield United 23/24 Kits
In signing with Errea in 2022, Sheffield United became part of the United World Network that included Beerschot AV in Belgium, Châteauroux LB in France, Kerala United in India and Al Hilal United in the UAE. Part of the deal was that United World clubs, most especially Sheffield United, were to receive bespoke kits from the Italian company.
Sheffield United 23/24 Home Shirt
Sheffield United had Errea produce for them a traditional red and white striped look for their 2023/24 home shirt. But in a nod to the 1997/98 home shirt, the striping had above-average width to them and with noticeable black borders between them. The result was a look where the red stripes occupied the centre and the flanks, with the white ones gaining prominence in-between. Launching under the tagline ‘Steel City, Rising’ the shirt was meant to capture the evolution of the club and city from their humble origins up to their successes and highlights. The red raglan sleeves connected the collar and the sleeve cuffs, both of which were black with a white middle striping. A white ‘Blades’ symbol signed off the look at the back right below the collar.
Sheffield United Home Kits
2022/23 Sheffield United Home Shirt
Sheffield United began their Errea kit era with the home shirt being traditional as ever with the incorporation of the bespoke red-and-white striped design. It was a Blades home shirt heavily accented by black, as seen through the stripes’ borders, narrow sleeve cuffs and round collar. The pattern also continued to the sleeves, with no seamed panel on the shoulders or laterals unlike some previous Sheffield United home kits in the past. It ended up a winning shirt as the club secured a promotion back to the Premier League.
2021/22 Sheffield United Home Shirt
The Blades had for 2021/22 an adidas home shirt that retained the recognisable red and white vertical striped look on the front side, but added a modern interpretation to the pattern by incorporating black parallel outlines near the white stripes. Additional white embellishments included the sleeve cuffs, round collar, and shoulder stripes. This Sheffield United home shirt was the first under the sponsorship of Randox Health.
2020/21 Sheffield United Home Shirt
The 2020/21 home shirt incorporated standard sleeves and shoulder panels that were white, wide cuffs with a black-red horizontal split, and a black v collar and horizontal shoulder stripes. The main body featured wide vertical stripes alternating between red and white a la Atletico Madrid. The adidas branding on the right chest was black while the crest on the left was with full colours. Sheffield United’s principal sponsor, Union Standard Group, which used a combination of image, acronym, and full name for its logo, appeared prominently on the centre of the front side. Overall, the shirt used the Condivo 20 adidas template for its design.
Sheffield United Away Kits
2022/23 Sheffield United Away Shirt
The first-ever Errea Sheffield United away shirt was played in the 2022/23 season. It was predominantly white with an attention-grabbing narrow red ban flowing from top to bottom right down the middle of the shirt. The said design element had bold black borders. The black accent of the shirt was further reinforced by the red-piped sleeve cuffs and the stylised collar. It was a successful secondary shirt for the Blades as the club ended the season with a promotion back to the English top-flight.
2021/22 Sheffield United Away Shirt
Sheffield United’s adidas away shirt for 2021/22 was predominantly black and had white embellishments such as the cuffs and collar pipings and the shoulder stripes from the kit maker. A tonal sash flowing from right to left served as the primary design element of the away jersey, which was the first to be produced under the sponsorship of Randox Health.
2020/21 Sheffield United Away Shirt
The distinctness of the Sheffield United adidas 2020/21 home was due to the use of pale pink as the colour base of the shirt. On top of the uniqueness of the colour choice, the club’s new away kit also featured a subtle jacquard print similar to the one used in the Juventus 19-20 Third kit. The three black stripes on each shoulder were elements introduced by adidas on their recent kit releases.
Other black applications were the trimmings near the edge of the sleeves’ openings and the adidas logo on the right chest. The club’s crest was on the left chest while their main sponsor’s branding took a significant space of the centre of the body. The shorts of Sheffield’s new away strip was black.
Sheffield United were founded in 1889 and entered the football league in 1892. They were a professional team almost from their inception. The Blades as they are nicknamed play at Bramall Lane a 30,936 capacity stadium in Sheffield, England.
Sheffield United won the English league in 1898 and had four FA Cup wins to their name. They were immortalised in Premiership history, having Brian Deane score the first ever Premier League goal in 1992 against Manchester United. Sheffield United along with Arsenal were the first team to have their match broadcast on radio, during their game in 1927.
Their home shirts are red and white striped, along with black shorts and socks. Famous fan Sean Bean wore the teams colours in the movie When Saturday Comes.