Liverpool to unveil new kit and crest to mark 125th anniversary on Thursday
The new home kit’s design appears to bear a resemblance to the club’s iconic 1982-85 home strip
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Your support makes all the difference.Liverpool will unveil a new crest on Thursday, with the design set to be used on the club's kits next season and mark their 125th anniversary.
New Balance, Liverpool’s kit manufacturers, published a video teasing both the crest and new home kit on Tuesday, with the shirt featuring a wide white v-neck collar with a white trim.
The kit’s design appears to bear a resemblance to the club’s iconic 1982-85 home strip, which was worn in the 1984 European Cup final victory over Roma.
The commemorative crest is also expected to reference the club's storied past and will “immediately come into use”, according to Liverpool's official website.
‘Liverpool Football Club’ was formed on 15 March 1892, following a dispute between John Houlding, then-president of cross-city rivals Everton, and his board of directors.
The newly-formed club was only officially recognised by the Board of Trade on the following 3 June. Liverpool plan to hold a "season of activities" marking the anniversary this summer.
The current New Balance kits worn by Jürgen Klopp’s side feature a simple Liverbird design rather than the official crest.
Liverpool radically changed their crest to mark their last milestone anniversary, the club's centenary in 1992.
A depiction of the Shankly Gates and, later, two eternal flames were added to the Liverbird design.
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