How Do Football Teams Choose A Colour?

4 April 2019, 09:58 | Updated: 4 April 2019, 11:52

How is a football team's official colour decided?
How is a football team's official colour decided? . Picture: PA

How does a football team choose its official 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.