West Ham United have unveiled their new Umbro away kit for the 2016-17 season.
The colours of the 2016/17 away shirt are a throwback to the past glories of West Ham’s 1980 FA Cup final victory, and best ever top-flight season in 1986, with a lightweight white shirt and sky blue and claret around collar trim.
But as a signal of West Ham’s bright future, the kit is emblazoned with the Club’s new crest for the first time since its reveal in 2014 and incorporates the coordinates of the Hammers stunning new home on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, The London Stadium: 51.5386° N, 0.0165° W.
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For a finishing touch, the new shirt also includes the iconic Union Flag on the sleeves and the back of the neck, a nod to West Ham’s Thames Ironworks origins and a symbol of West Ham’s pride to be playing at the Stadium that hosted the London 2012 Olympic Games.
As well as neat design intricacies, Umbro has produced a technical shirt which incorporates body mapping, using a mesh back panel for maximum ventilation in one of the key temperature zones for players.
The new shirt will be worn with sky blue shorts – also with the new claret crest – and white socks with a claret and blue band around the shin.
