At last, every Premier League club has either officially revealed the identity of their new home shirt or a pretty accurate ‘leaked’ image floating about on the internet.
Brighton were the last to get theirs in, just three months after Liverpool were the first to give us a glimpse of what we can expect to seem them wearing when they revealed their home strip before the final game of last season. Remember when all the clubs did that? Those were the days.
So now the Seagulls have woken up and joined the party, it’s time we got down to business and ranked all 20. The results you’ll find here aren’t the work of just me and me alone, it’s the work of the entire Football FanCast team.
Everyone ranked each shirt from one to 20 and then, using a unique scoring system, I tallied all the votes up to conclude the results of our very first Premier League Home Shirt Power Rankings.
You’re probably going to hate us now but that’s ok, no one really likes us anyway…
Tottenham fans won’t be used to seeing themselves ranked bottom in this kind of thing – they’re home shirts are normally pretty smart – they’ve won MirrorFootball’s last two Football Shirt Power Rankings. This year’s is absolutely hideous, though. What is that monstrosity at the bottom?
Any Spurs fan that tells you they like it is lying through their teeth. Daniel Levy didn’t throw £1billion at a brand new stadium for this!
Burnley’s shirts always seem to look exactly the same every season. This time, though, it has been completely ruined by a sponsor nobody’s ever heard of.
Does the poker chip really need to be that big? Fair to say Steven Defour’s poker face isn’t too convincing either – just look at the disgust in his eyes.
So this wasn’t my doing as I think Cardiff’s strip is a pretty smart, although my colleagues clearly don’t agree.
Nevertheless, there’s a distinct lack of creativity going on here and you can see why it hasn’t impressed.
At least it’s no longer red.
It’s basically Tottenham’s car crash of a shirt but in red and black. But wait a minute, they’re made by rival manufacturers. Adidas and Nike have had a mare here. That shouldn’t happen, that just shouldn’t happen.
All of the above Old Trafford stars are clearly in agreement. It’s horrid and well deserving of such a low rank.
I’ve always thought Southampton shirts can only ever be attractive to actual Saints supporters. They’re just… meh!
But this one isn’t too bad, to be honest. The collar’s a bit rogue and Richard Branson could do with toning down his role in the whole thing, but it’s an alright shirt for an alright club.
It’s just really, really boring. Just looking at it makes me want to take a nap.
No disrespect to Brighton but they waited so long to reveal this, only for it to look like that. If I was a Brighton fan I’d be livid.
“You kept us waiting all that time for that,” I would say, before falling asleep. Thankfully, I’m not a Brighton fan.
Strive to be better, Brighton. Strive to be better.
Crystal Palace’s effort isn’t the worst in the world but I’m still waiting for them to mix it up one year. They’re always very similar, with the red and blue stripes and all that.
Nothing much changes, and that’s a problem for me. I think 14th might be a tad harsh, but it’s not exactly the nicest shirt and would’ve looked a little out of place if it were any higher.
I quite like this. It’s simple, smart and minimalistic. The button-up collar is a lovely touch – you can’t beat a button-up collar on a football shirt – and the shirt sponsor isn’t trying to make it all about them, unlike Burnley’s.
But for some reason no one here at FFC towers is that impressed with it, hence the average ranking.
At first glance, this is a beautiful shirt but it very quickly becomes just nice after looking for a while.
I’m a big fan of their new crest and the fact they haven’t tried to be fancy with the stripes this year is a big plus. The collar suits the design too, which adds some extra niceness to the whole thing.
All-in-all it’s a pretty impressive effort from Huddersfield this year – certainly fit for the Premier League.
Unfortunately the same can’t be said for their away and alternative shirts. More on those at a later date.
Once again, the collar gives the shirt a lot more class than it perhaps should have. Other than that, there’s not much to love or hate about Man City’s new home kit.
Aside from the design on the sleeves it’s essentially the same kit they wore last year. No creativity here, which isn’t what we’d expect from the Premier League champions. Boo.
I can’t muster up any kind of opinion for Leicester’s shirt this year so I asked our assistant editor, Christy Malyan, what he thought.
He said: “I think it looks too much like a box. You know, like you’re wearing a blue box?”
Sensational. Remember, you can read a lot more of Christy’s cutting edge opinion every day here on FootballFanCast.com.
“It looks awful, like a Wetherspoon’s carpet,” says Jonathan Gorrie, one of our editors.
That’s a little harsh. I think it looks too much like a training top, but it’s certainly not as bad as Jonnie makes it out to be. Ninth is probably about right.
Doesn’t look like we’ll be seeing Eden Hazard knocking about in it this season, either.
Black and red is a pretty strong combination if you’re going to have stripes, and Bournemouth have executed it perfectly with this one.
The gold stripe on the collar is a lovely touch, as are the black sleeves that break up the body of the shirt wonderfully. Fair play to Bournemouth, it’s a solid shirt.
Newcastle always do the whole black and white stripes thing pretty well and this season’s continues that trend.
Opting for a white collar instead of black is an intriguing decision but new signing Ki Sung-yeung clearly thinks it works. Just look at his face!
It’s bold decisions like that that earn you better marks in the power rankings and Mike Ashley’s gamble has paid off well here.
“It’s not a Watford shirt but it’s not a bad shirt.”
That’s the opinion of one of our newest members of the team – Will Jones.
I disagree. I think it’s awful and a disgraceful attempt at trying to look a little bit like Fenerbahce. But the people have spoken and Watford have sneaked in to the top six. Ludicrous.
Now this is a proper, retro-looking football shirt.
What’s not to like about this? The collar is smart, it’s not unnecessarily tight, there’s no horrid looking patterns knocking about and the shade of red really brings out Sadio Mane’s eyes.
A real classic that probably should be ranked higher.
There’s nothing I love about this shirt other than the fact it genuinely finished 4th. Typical Arsenal.
Our social media editor, Olly Huddlestone, approves: “I like it. No idea why they’ve got Alex Iwobi modelling it though. As far as Puma kits go it’s got its own style compared to others that tend to follow a template. I like that.”
Poor Alex.
Fulham have marked their long-awaited return to the Premier League with a wonderful looking number that’s certainly fit for the top-flight.
The black hoop ensures the sponsor isn’t too imposing and leaves the rest of the shirt to glisten with beauty. It’s classically simple, yet stylish.
West Ham fans will have wanted to see a bit more blue on this one but there’s nothing you can’t like about this wonderful looking Umbro edition.
They’ve opted for a full claret shirt this term, moving away from their traditional sky blue sleeves, and it works well. The round-neck collar finishes it off nicely.
It’s charming, much like new Hammers boss Manuel Pellegrini.
It’s a wonderful looking shirt that probably would’ve been ranked 1st if it wasn’t for the next exceptional addition to the Premier League…
Stop what you’re doing and spend five minutes worshipping this masterpiece.
It’s gold, not yellow or off-brown, which Wolves fans are delighted about, and it looks absolutely sensational.
Wolves’ home shirt ran away with it in our rankings, finishing well ahead of the Hammers in second.
Even the sponsor, which is probably a little bit too big, works pretty well with the rest of the design.
It’s a classic design and that’s what essentially won the hearts of everyone here at FFC towers. A worthy winner.
Keep an eye out for our 18/19 Premier League away shirt Power Rankings later this week!