Just Now Revealed: Aston Villa are wearing black shirts for FA Cup to indicate the…

admin January 10, 2025

Aston Villa left viewers of their FA Cup clash against West Ham confused when they were seen wearing an all-black kit.

Villa are hosting the Hammers in the third round of the iconic competition on Friday night in what is the first match of Graham Potter‘s tenure in charge of the visitors after the former Chelsea boss was appointed on Thursday.

However, as the action got underway, there was a marked difference with how the home side looked.

Instead of the the usual claret and blue strip that Unai Emery‘s side sport for home matches, Villa were simply wearing white shorts with a plain black shirt and black socks.

Villa announced earlier this week that the players would be wearing the special strip – which doesn’t have any sponsors on it – to mark the club’s 150th anniversary.

This kit will only be worn once and has a retro feel to it, with just numbers on the back of shirts, but no names.

Instead of the the usual claret and blue strip that Unai Emery‘s side sport for home matches, Villa were simply wearing white shorts with a plain black shirt and black socks.

Villa announced earlier this week that the players would be wearing the special strip – which doesn’t have any sponsors on it – to mark the club’s 150th anniversary.

This kit will only be worn once and has a retro feel to it, with just numbers on the back of shirts, but no names.

Aston Villa is delighted to announce it will honour the club’s 150th anniversary with the launch of a special commemorative kit,’ a statement read.

‘With Unai Emery’s side hosting West Ham United in the third round of this season’s Emirates FA Cup on Friday evening, the club will continue its season-long celebration almost 150 years to the day since our first-ever recorded match.

‘To mark the occasion, the players will wear a black kit, modelled on the first kits worn by the club before the transition to our famous claret and blue colours.’

They continued: ‘In 1878, Aston Villa became the first team in the UK to put a crest on their playing kit, adopting the Scottish lion rampant.