Preston North End PUMA 2011/12 Home and Away Kits

A fixture in the English Football League Championship in the 2000s, Preston North End will compete in the third tier of soccer in England, League One, following its relegation at the end of the 2010/11 season.

As the club prepares for next season, Preson North End has launched its PUMA 2011/12 home and away kits. Here is a look at them as modeled by midfielder Adam Barton along with PNE fan Lucy Mulhearn from Chorley.

According to the Preston North End FC website:

PNE’s bright new PUMA home strip is certainly a bit of all-white!

Evoking a striking sense of style, North End have opted for a combination of white shirts, shorts and socks for 2011/12, all neatly tailored with navy trim to produce a strip that will look outstanding on the field and classy on the terraces.

The return of a navy collar on the shirt could also prove a good omen for the upcoming season.

Both of the last two seasons that the home kit has featured a collar, the Club has reached the Play-Off Final; and with Phil Brown stating at the end of last season that nothing less than top spot will be good enough for him, he will be hoping it is a winning strip.

Providing the most noticeable contrast possible, the away strip is an all-black affair with white trim and gold embroidery – a look that will set North End apart on the road.

Both kits feature two stripes on each shoulder, the inspiration for which is explained by Warren Bennett, PNE’s retail manager.

“The two stripes on the new Preston North End PUMA King shirt are inspired by a famous story involving Johan Cruyff, in which during the 1974 World Cup Final,” he said.

“Cruyff removed the third stripe from his supplied Netherlands shirt, out of respect and loyalty to his boot sponsor – PUMA.”

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