Wimbledon Style Research

1920-1921: A.S.Bennett’s Kit

1921 A.S.Bennett.jpg — The only pictures from the time that I can find are black and white. However, from Historical Football Kits I have found illustrations of Wimbledon’s Kit at the time. Although they do not have the kit for the goalies available, I can guess what Bennetts’s kit would have looked like. In the picture below, Bennett’s top matches the socks of the other players, which we know is black according to the illustration. Additionally, his shorts match the other players, so they must be white. Finally, his socks match their shirts, so we can assume his socks are blue. Therefore, his kit would use the same colour scheme as the rest of the team but ordered differently to stand out. Instead of blue, white and black (working downwards), it would have been black, white, blue. Something else that is interesting to note, is that prior to the First World War, the only way a goalie was distinguishable from his teammates was by the fact that he wore a cap on his head. This tradition quickly ended after WW1 when goalies began to wear different coloured jerseys, however, some (like Bennett) continued wearing a cap anyway.

A.S.Bennett is depicted middle of the team, wearing a black top and flat cap

1963-1964 & 1964-1965 : Mike Kelly’s Kit

Although the team picture below was taken in 1962, it was the only coloured picture that I could find around this time. It might not be an exact representation of the 1964 & 1965 kit, it can be inferred that it isn’t far off. The overall team kit stayed fairly consistent between 1957 to 1966 with only minor changes occurring each season. Therefore, if the main kit kept roughly the same, this picture of Mike’s kit in “62 was probably pretty similar to his kit in “64 and “65. Additionally, his kit would have almost definitely stayed green. Prior to 1970, there were strict rules in place that meant Goalkeepers were limited to green, blue, scarlet and white tops. The only exception to this was for international matches, where yellow was the colour of choice. Although I cannot find any solid coloured evidence of the kit during the period the game will feature, the evidence listed prior suggests these two levels should feature the green jersey depicted below.

1976 : Dickie Guy’s Kit

1976Dickie Guy.jpg — In 1976, Dickie Guy was the goalkeeper for Wimbledon FC. His kit is similar to Mike Kelly’s, as he continues to rock the green jersey to be more prominent. The only difference between his kit and Mike’s is the change of shorts and socks colour, turning all green in “76. Although there aren’t many clear shots of his kit, the colour scheme is simple, and through using Historical Kits, I have found that from 1976 to 1977, the kits bore sponsorships for Bukta early on and Addidas within the second year, it can therefore be assumed that either logo would have appeared on his kit. What is worth noting, is that Dickie Guy isn’t just known for defending shots in the ’70s, more prominently he is currently the President of AFC Wimbledon.

1978: Ray Goddard’s Kit

Most of Ray Goddard’s kit was easy to find, as the years have progressed and as Wimbledon climbed the league, a lot more was better documented. However, not everything could be found. The goalie kit maintains its green colour to stand out from the team kit, in the team picture below it also shows him in blue shorts, but a view of the socks is unavailable. For design reasons, in this level of the game, it may be best to keep them matching with the team (yellow) or matching with the rest of his kit. Since there isn’t a lot of whole-body shots taken at the time, I will have to just leave this to artistic licensing. The kit may deviate from what was historically accurate, but it only is a small difference caused by a lack of pictures or information found online.

1983 & 1985 & 1987 Dave Beassant’s Kit

1983 Dave.jpeg — Dave Beassant joined Wimbledon in 1979 and stayed with the Club until 1988. During this period Wimbledon rose from Division 4 in 1988 to win the FA cup in Division 1 in 1988. During this time Wimbeldons Kit stayed fairly consistent, remaining with a blue kit with yellow accenting. However, Beassants goalie kit constantly changed. in ‘83 he wore a green striped kit, blue shorts and blue socks. In ‘85 he wore a red shirt with blue shorts and blue socks. Finally, in ‘87 at the FA Cup final, he wore a yellow and black jersey with a black armband to signify that he was the current captain of the team.

1993: Hans Segers’ Kit

At this point in time, Wimbledon was now playing in the restructured Premier League. Personally, this was one of Wimbledon’s greatest heights. In this season they were able to come 6th and were officially the 6th best team in the Uk. During this season Hans Segers played in goal. Annoyingly, there are plenty of pictures of Hans Seger in goal in 1991, you can tell as the manufacturer’s logo on his shirt is by Admiral. However, in 1993, at their height, their kit was manufactured by Ribero. You can see the logo just under his glove in the image at the bottom right. However, there are not many pictures of the full kit of his that can be found online. Just for now, I have textured him in the general team kit, until I can find any clarification for what his full kit looked like at the time.