Liverpool and kit manufacturers New Balance have unveiled the new 2017/18 Liverpool FC away jersey, which will help celebrate the club’s 125th anniversary celebrations.
This year’s away jersey takes inspiration from Liverpool’s founding jersey worn in 1892, which featured a blue and white quartered pattern. Since then, iterations of this iconic kit have featured throughout the decades, including the providing the inspiration for this year’s away jersey.
The “Bottle Green” and white color palette was first seen on the 1991/92 away strip and was a notable theme of the 1995 away kit. Similar to the 2017/18 home jersey, the new away kit sports a stylish pin stripe housed within a quarter design. The jersey features a debossed ‘125’ to the shoulder seam tape and is framed with a black collar. The jersey pays homage to the club’s 125th anniversary, featuring the special 125th anniversary crest.
To commemorate the tragic events of Hillsborough, the 96 emblem, encased by the eternal flames sits at the nape of the neck.
The kit is completed by black shorts and white socks with a green horizontal stripe and black trim.
Liverpool’s away jersey for the 2017/18 season is available to order today, which can be delivered to your doorstep from the very trustworthy and reliable World Soccer Shop — a partner of World Soccer Talk.
Here are close-ups to show the detail in the Liverpool away jersey for the 2017/18 season:
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