New Everton away strip gives nod to Goodison glory nights
Everton has unveiled its new away kit for the 2024-25 season, its last at its Goodison Park home before moving to its new waterfront stadium in 2025.
The black and yellow strip – the second to be launched by Everton and new Technical Partner, Manchester-based Castore – takes inspiration from the famous atmospheric nights that have played out under the glow of Goodison’s floodlights.
From the 1985 European Cup Winners’ Cup semi-final against Bayern Munich, to a bullet Duncan Ferguson header against Manchester United that shook the Gwladys Street and last season’s unforgettable 2-0 derby win over Liverpool, a floodlit Goodison has time and again provided the stage for some of the most iconic moments in Everton history.
And imitating light through a contemporary geometric pattern, eye-catching yellow collar and sock trims, and a bold yellow Prince Rupert’s Tower icon, the away strip is the latest in a series of Castore kits for 2024/25 that find different ways of paying homage to the ‘Grand Old Lady’ in the stadium’s final season.
Goalkeeper Joao Virginia
The accompanying away goalkeeper strip – designed with short-sleeves – is a vibrant turquoise, with a striking beige and green pattern and matching turquoise shorts and socks.
The kit, available on August 1, will make its debut in tonight’s (July 30) pre-season friendly at Coventry City.
Like the home kit, Pro and Replica versions of the away strip are available in adult sizes, allowing supporters to choose the style that best suits their needs.
Blues winger, Dwight McNeil, who took part in the away kit photoshoot, said: “I think it’s great that the away kit is inspired by Goodison under lights and some of the great night games that have taken place there.
“I’ve experienced what it’s like both as a visiting player and with the fans behind you and it’s true that the floodlights seem to bring out the best in the atmosphere, in us as players, and it’s when Goodison is truly at its best. You also hear stories all the time about some of the great night games that have happened at the stadium down the years and the meaning of them.”
New training, leisure and travel wear will also become available as part of the away kit launch.
