Saints Kits Season 2026/27

[Badger]

42 minutes ago, andrew7610 said:

Ivory, apparently.

Thought trade in 'ivory' was now illegal. Here comes another persecution of Saints by the national press.

 

[goodymatt]

 

[Badger]

1 hour ago, Nordic Saint said:

The 3 roses was the Club's traditional badge for the first 90 years of its history. Players wore it on their shirts at the end of the 19th century. I remember when the tree badge won the competition to replace it in the 1974/75 season. Fans weren't happy with the new badge as they thought it looked a bit childish, but, although the new badge competition was mentioned in a programme, we were never given the chance to vote on it. When I started supporting Saints, players didn't wear badges, except on their blazers,  but the 3 roses were on all club related items like lapel badges, SFC mugs etc. 

Yes, it was  originally taken from the city crest but so were many other clubs' badges. You only have to look just down the road at Portsmouth to see that.

Incidentally, the badge represents the fact that men have always gone to war from this city. The red and white roses of Lancaster and York together showed that the English armies were united when they sailed from Southampton to France.

I’m not sure that the three roses was our original badge (although note you say traditional). I have seen images of a crest on the early sash and possibly quarters kit with more of the county emblem.

Not able to find an original photo, but here is a retro referencing it.

 

It does seem that the City crest superseded this one early on though, then dropped in 1974. 

Edited 4 hours ago by Badger

[Badger]

7 minutes ago, goodymatt said:

 

Reminds me of an old Spaghetti Western years ago The Good, The Bad*, and the Utter Dog Shit. 

* due to the back panel 

[Badger]

1 hour ago, Nordic Saint said:

Incidentally, the badge represents the fact that men have always gone to war from this city. The red and white roses of Lancaster and York together showed that the English armies were united when they sailed from Southampton to France.

Good research on that and interesting.

But careful what you say about men going to war from here. It’s one of the bestest known facts that men have only ever gone to war from Portsmyth, the greatest wartime city in the history of mankind. Every single one of them went from Portsmyth for D-Day apart from a couple of insignificant rowing boats from elsewhere. 
 

Another Portsmyth laid bare it seems.  

[Nordic Saint]

14 minutes ago, Badger said:

I’m not sure that the three roses was our original badge (although note you say traditional). I have seen images of a crest on the early sash and possibly quarters kit with more of the county emblem.

Not able to find an original photo, but here is a retro referencing it.

 

It does seem that the City crest superseded this early on though, then dropped in 1974. 

Only the bottom half of the first ever club badge was the shield with the 3 roses. "An oak panel in the boardroom at The Dell, saved for posterity in the new stadium,  reminds us of the club’s history and also displays the club’s first badge. It’s the shield and crest taken from the County Borough Council’s arms."

 

 

You can read more about it here:

Southampton | The Beautiful History

It was a bit random in the early years. In old nineteenth century team photos some players can be seen wearing the 3 roses badge, but others had no badge at all. I think it depended on whether they had someone to sew it on for them, but perhaps it was a bit like a cricketer getting their county cap. Then, of course, shirts without a badge became standard for many decades. You still saw players wearing the 3 rose badge on team blazers.

Edited 3 hours ago by Nordic Saint

[Nordic Saint]

30 minutes ago, Badger said:

Good research on that and interesting.

But careful what you say about men going to war from here. It’s one of the bestest known facts that men have only ever gone to war from Portsmyth, the greatest wartime city in the history of mankind. Every single one of them went from Portsmyth for D-Day apart from a couple of insignificant rowing boats from elsewhere. 
 

Another Portsmyth laid bare it seems.  

Yes, English armies set sail from Southampton for centuries, from Agincourt to the Falklands and beyond. Whilst it's true they have a naval base, considerably more soldiers have gone to war from Southampton than from Portsmouth.

Edited 3 hours ago by Nordic Saint

[Badger]

6 hours ago, Saint_clark said:

I'm guessing they're frantically redesigning the 2nd kit after the reaction to it? 😂

Can only hope so

[Badger]

8 hours ago, Pilchards said:

No thanks,

Looks like a pair of tits and a hairy fanny.

Its the sponsor : Derby Road Chamber of Commerce

[sadoldgit]

1 hour ago, SfcPhil said:

The colour is noted as "Pristine" on the Saints website 🫣

At least it is not as poncy as something from the Farrow & Ball colour chart, like Badger Spunk.

[Badger]

7 minutes ago, sadoldgit said:

At least it is not as poncy as something from the Farrow & Ball colour chart, like Badger Spunk.

No comment.

[sadoldgit]

3 minutes ago, Badger said:

No comment.

We have that on our lounge ceiling.

[Badger]

14 minutes ago, sadoldgit said:

We have that on our lounge ceiling.

It gets worse ! I'm obviously a man of many talents.

Agree some of the names in their range are a bit absurd, pretty sure I saw one called Dead Salmon.

[sadoldgit]

6 minutes ago, Badger said:

It gets worse ! I'm obviously a man of many talents.

Agree some of the names in their range are a bit absurd, pretty sure I saw one called Dead Salmon.

There is indeed. It is just as well that they don’t add an appropriate smell to their paint. We have Elephant’s Breath on our kitchen table legs.

Edited 2 hours ago by sadoldgit

[WinglessWonder]

3rd shirt ordered from DHGate, they are selling out fast it seems so get in quick if you are wanting one!