Where Manchester City's Dreadful 2025-26 Kit Ranks Among the Ugliest in Premier League History

Manchester City are set to unveil a kit so horrible that it got us considering the ugliest Premier League kits in history – and Newcastle United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United all feature.

We haven’t included goalkeeper kits for this ranking, because their wild and wacky designs (particularly in the 1990s) belong in their own distinct category.

Here we go with the top 10 most unsightly Premier League kits ever.

10. Newcastle United – 2014-15 (away)

This list primarily features away and third kits. Manufacturers usually opt for more conservative designs when it comes to home kits. Sticking with traditional styles will rarely lead you astray.

It seems Puma overlooked the memo for Newcastle’s 2014-15 kit. How did they manage to botch black and white stripes, seriously?

Wonga on the front says it all. John Carver in the dugout. Mike Ashley in the boardroom. Pure mid-2010s austerity misery. We bet George Osborne loved it.

9. Leeds United – 2022-23 (third)

It seems like the chairman allowed his young son to design this one.

No, really, he actually did .  How else do you end up charcoal and orange? A kit worthy of a miserable relegation campaign.

Leeds somehow outdid this one the following season with a spectacularly gaudy ‘ rhubarb and custard ‘ effort. Had they remained in the Premier League, we’d have had to consider that for the top spot.

8. Liverpool – 2013-14 (third)

We confess to having a bit of a soft spot for Warrior’s notorious ‘space invader’ Liverpool away kit in 2013-14.

It was an objectively ugly strip that recalled the more garish efforts of the 1990s, but it was adorned during an unforgettable Premier League campaign.

Every time we come across it, we can't help but imagine Luis Suarez pulling off some outrageous feat or perhaps even shedding tears at Selhurst Park. Over time, it has grown on us and achieved an odd sort of icon status.

However, it's challenging to justify the existence of the rarely seen third kit. It's strange without being creatively so—poorly designed sections combined with haphazard patches of purple. What were they possibly thinking?

7. Cardiff City – 2013-14 (away from home)

Outside of its original setting, this doesn't look terrible. It’s quite standard and easy to overlook—just like a typical template suitable for a community football squad.

However, this is Cardiff City, playing in red, which feels entirely off. Luckily, owner Vincent Tan realized the mistake and reverted them back to their customary blue the next season.

Spiritually, if not aesthetically, ugly.

6. Manchester City – 2021-22 (3rd)

We’re all for trying something a bit different. Kit releases are becoming increasingly boring and formulaic. But there are some things you don’t mess with.

Removing the badge and substituting it with a simple text strip showing the club’s name was, to be honest, utterly appalling.

It could have perhaps functioned as a makeshift training gear for a Sports Direct basement similar to those found at Powerleague (with some leniency), but it definitely didn't belong on a Premier League field.

To make matters worse, Puma inflicted this reign of terror across Europe – from Manchester to Dortmund to Krasnodar to Marseille. And it didn’t work anywhere.

5. Portsmouth – 2005-06 (away)

A rare entry from the prime Barclays era; during the mid-noughties, kit manufacturers seemed to have struck an agreeable balance between the tasteless 1990s and the groanworthy marketing spiel that began to rear its ugly head in the 2010s.

But the odd disaster slipped through the net when the likes of Morten Gamst Pedersen and Yakubu were strutting their stuff.

None more so than this hideous red-and-gold strip Portsmouth wore in 2005-06.

Farewell, Jako. You had your chance. And you blew it.

4. Coventry City – 1992-93 (versus home)

Just like with goalkeeper kits, we could have dedicated our whole top 10 list to the outrageous 1990s designs that were brutal for the eyes.

However, we've made an effort to showcase diversity in our selections, encompassing a variety of terrible styles spanning multiple time periods.

The quintessential example of terrible 90s away kits is Coventry's flamboyant design from the first Premier League campaign.

We enjoy some incredibly bizarre 90s jersey designs, but this particular one doesn't fall into that category.

3. Chelsea – 1994-96 (second kit)

It was an offense against football history for such talented players like Glenn Hoddle and Ruud Gullit to be seen in those absurd orange and grey uniforms.

Heading out to cleanse our vision, will return shortly.

2. Manchester United – 1995-96 (away)

Manchester United became a financial behemoth in the early years of the Premier League.

Their supreme dominance on the pitch was complemented by a savvy marketing department that did a superb job at ‘building the brand’ (pass us the bucket) for fans overseas.

And you can see the logic in them designing a kit to be worn casually by supporters with jeans, as the story goes. We don’t think they quite pulled that off with this hideous two-tone grey number, though.

Regardless of how good it might’ve looked (not good at all) in the stands, it was a disaster for the players.

So bad that Sir Alex Ferguson infamously demanded his players change at half-time after going 3-0 down to Southampton.

This one stood as the Premier League’s all-time greatest monstrosity for three decades. It’d have to take something truly disgusting to finally knock it off the top of the charts…

1. Manchester City – 2025-26 (third)

*tbc

First place with a clear lead.

We wait anxiously to see if this leak proves true, and whether City will dare to reveal it to their supporters, anticipating they'll be ready to pay enormous sums for it.

The launch event will undoubtedly result in astonished exclamations, similar to those elicited when Homer Simpson revealed the car he had created. to a horrified public.

The Pumas certainly have a great deal to explain, haven't they?

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