How Do Football Teams Choose A Colour?

Question:

Name: Deborah, Swanscombe

Question: How was it first decided what colour football teams would take on as their official team colour?

Answer:

**Definitive**

Name: James, Gunnersbury

Qualifications: Long-standing football fan

Answer: In the past, it was usually because a team would just pick up any spare kit that was lying around. Over a longer period of time, people have also just pinched colours from other teams.