{"id":54673,"date":"2025-07-03T14:34:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T14:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=54673"},"modified":"2025-07-03T14:34:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T14:34:19","slug":"southampton-kit-launch-2025-26-home-short","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/southampton-kit-launch-2025-26-home-short\/","title":{"rendered":"Southampton Kit Launch Sees Saints Bring Back Iconic 1970s Home Shirt Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Southampton home kit launch took place on Thursday, with the Saints reviving a much-loved design from the 1970s for their new home shirt.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Southampton have officially released their home shirt for the upcoming 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n<p>A re-imagined version of an old favourite, the Puma shirt is inspired by that worn in the late 1970s.<\/p>\n<p>That includes the 1976-77 season, when Saints were reigning FA Cup holders.<\/p>\n<p>Southampton icons such as Bobby Stokes, Mick Channon and Alan Ball all donned the old strip back then.<\/p>\n<p>While this is the official launch, it&#8217;s not the first time fans have seen the new shirt.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for the club, images of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/leaked-southampton-fc-kits-2025-26-social-media\/\"><strong>leaked Southampton kits<\/strong><\/a> appeared online more than a week ago.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Past made present \u2764\ufe0f\ud83e\udd0d<\/p>\n<p>Buy your brand new <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pumafootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@pumafootball<\/a> home kit \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SouthamptonFC\/status\/1940697573356179866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Southampton Kit Launch With &#8216;Past Made Present&#8217; Slogan<\/h2>\n<p>The shirt features two thick red stripes, with thinner red stripes either side and a large white collar.<\/p>\n<p>Paired with that are black shorts with red panelling, and red and white socks.<\/p>\n<p>New principal sponsor P&amp;O Cruises features on the front of the men&#8217;s shirt for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the promotion of this 1970s revival, the club photographed players in 70s-style environments to promote the kit.<\/p>\n<h2>Fans React To Southampton 2025-26 Home Shirt<\/h2>\n<p>In terms of fan response, there have been mixed reviews so far.<\/p>\n<p>Some love the retro feel of the kit, while others are bemoaning the lack of originality.<\/p>\n<p>One happy fan said: &#8220;Belter. Love the marketing campaign too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Cracking design, love it,&#8221; added another.<\/p>\n<p>A third said: &#8220;That&#8217;s gorgeous.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But a less-than-happy supporter said: &#8220;It\u2019s awful, won\u2019t be wasting my money on it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_54674\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54674\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-54674\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SFC_2526_Retail_Kitlaunch_Rollout_v2_820_x_8202_p08qdy-560x560.avif\" alt=\"Southampton Kit Launch\" width=\"560\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SFC_2526_Retail_Kitlaunch_Rollout_v2_820_x_8202_p08qdy-560x560.avif 560w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SFC_2526_Retail_Kitlaunch_Rollout_v2_820_x_8202_p08qdy-350x350.avif 350w, 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August, when they face newly-promoted Wrexham at St. Mary&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/southampton-championship-fixtures-2025-26\/\"><strong>Southampton&#8217;s Championship fixtures<\/strong><\/a> see them take on rivals Portsmouth on 13 September in the first South Coast derby since 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Note: All fixtures are subject to change.<\/p>\n<h4>August<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>09\/08\/2025\u00a012:30\u00a0Southampton v Wrexham<\/li>\n<li>16\/08\/2025\u00a015:00\u00a0Ipswich Town v Southampton<\/li>\n<li>23\/08\/2025\u00a015:00\u00a0Southampton v Stoke City<\/li>\n<li>30\/08\/2025\u00a015:00\u00a0Watford v Southampton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>September<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>13\/09\/2025 15:00 Southampton v Portsmouth<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>20\/09\/2025\u00a015:00\u00a0Hull City v Southampton<\/li>\n<li>27\/09\/2025\u00a015:00\u00a0Southampton v Middlesbrough<\/li>\n<li>30\/09\/2025\u00a019:45\u00a0Sheffield United v Southampton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>October<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>04\/10\/2025\u00a015:00\u00a0Derby County v Southampton<\/li>\n<li>18\/10\/2025\u00a015:00\u00a0Southampton v Swansea City<\/li>\n<li>21\/10\/2025\u00a019:45\u00a0Bristol City v Southampton<\/li>\n<li>25\/10\/2025\u00a015:00\u00a0Blackburn Rovers v Southampton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>November<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>01\/11\/2025\u00a015:00\u00a0Southampton v Preston North End<\/li>\n<li>05\/11\/2025\u00a019:45\u00a0Queens Park Rangers v Southampton<\/li>\n<li>08\/11\/2025\u00a015:00\u00a0Southampton v Sheffield Wednesday<\/li>\n<li>22\/11\/2025\u00a015:00\u00a0Charlton Athletic v Southampton<\/li>\n<li>25\/11\/2025\u00a019:45\u00a0Southampton v Leicester City<\/li>\n<li>29\/11\/2025\u00a015:00\u00a0Millwall v Southampton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>December<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>06\/12\/2025\u00a015:00\u00a0Southampton v Birmingham City<\/li>\n<li>09\/12\/2025\u00a019:45\u00a0Southampton v West Bromwich 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