Carbrini Sportswear
Carbrini Sportswear is a leisure wear brand of clothing owned by and sold exclusively at JD Sports. They have developed a full range of leisure wear, ranging from trainers to tracksuits. The brand is associated with football and several pro teams that play in the English football pyramid are supplied with Carbrini kits and training range.
Involvement in football
Carbrini was first introduced to JD Sports in 2006 with their funky clothing line of urban footwear. They are suppliers for League Two sides Notts County and Morecambe.
In March 2009 Carbrini Sportswear manufactured a one-off set, of unique pink kits for Oldham Athletic for their home game against Leeds United. After the game the kits were auctioned off on the club's website and all proceeds were donated to a charity associated with the Victoria Breast Unit at the Royal Oldham Hospital.[1]
For the 2009 and 2010 seasons, Carbrini Sportswear were also the official kit supplier to Masters Football.[2]
The Carbrini Sportswear football shirts use Carbrini CBX TEX garment technology, which makes the shirts more breathable and able to wick moisture away from the skin. From the start of the 2010–11 season the new shirts will feature the innovative "Twist" design. "The Twist" is an intelligent shirt that allows the shirt to work with the movement of the body.[3]
Football clubs supplied
- Championship
- League One
Crewe Alexandra – 2011 to present- Walsall (Since 2015/16 season)
- League Two
- Morecambe F.C. (Since 2015/16 season)
- Notts County (Since 2014/15 season)[4]
- Scottish Premiership
Inverness Caledonian Thistle (Since 2015/16 season)
- Scottish Championship
- St Mirren – 2011 to 2012 and (Since 2014/15 season)
Football clubs formerly supplied
- Birmingham City – 2014 to 2016
- Aldershot Town – 2008 to 2011[5]
- Blackpool – 2009 to 2011[6]
- AFC Bournemouth – 2008 to 2011 and also 2013-15 [7] and (Since 2014/15 season)[8]
- Carlisle United - 2011 to 2012[9]
- Exeter City – 2009 to 2012[10][11]
- Macclesfield Town- 2013 to 2014 (Also main shirt sponsor)
- Oldham Athletic – 2008 to 2012[12]
- Rochdale AFC – 2009 to 2012[13]
- Ross County – 2014 to 2016
Former clubs sponsored
Until the end of the 2008–09 season, Charlton Athletic were also sponsored by Carbrini Sportswear.[14] Carbrini Sportwear were also the shirt sponsors to Luton Town for the 2008–09 season, but their relegation into the Conference National meant that Carbrini Sportswear could renegotiate the deal and their offer was far lower than before.[15] Luton Town then announced Easyjet[16] as their replacement shirt sponsor, prior to the pre-season friendly against a Manchester United XI, on Tuesday 28 July 2009. Carbrini Sportswear were also the shirt sponsors for Scottish Premier League side and 2009–10 Scottish Cup Winners Dundee United, until the end of the 2009–10 season.[17][18] Although Dundee United were sponsored by Carbrini Sportswear their kit was supplied by Nike.[19]Also they have been the sponsor for Walsall FC since the 2015/16 season.
References
- ^ "Pink Oldham Athletic Carbrini Kits". www.footballshirtculture.com. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
- ^ "Commercial Partners – Official Kit Supplier". www.mastersfootball.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2009.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Oldham Athletic 10/11 Home Carbrini Kit". www.footballshirtculture.com. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ "2014/15 Notts County Kit Released And On Sale". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk.
- ^ "Aldershot Town 10/11 Carbrini Shirts ". www.footballshirtculture.com. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
- ^ "New Home Shirt Unveiled". www.blackpoolfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "AFC Bournemouth 10/11 Carbrini Home Kit". www.footballshirtculture.com. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ "AFC Bournemouth and Carbrini team up once more to produce the Cherries iconic 2014/15 kit". www.afcb.co.uk. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ^ "Carlisle United 11/12 Carbrini Home & Away Kits". www.footballshirtculture.com. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ "Kit and retail deals delight City". Western Morning News. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Exeter City 09/10 Carbrini Home Kit". www.footballshirtculture.com. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
- ^ "Oldham Athletic 10/11 Home Carbrini Kit". www.footballshirtculture.com. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ "Deals Done". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Addicks announce new sponsorship deal". www.charlton-athletic.co.uk. Retrieved 6 June 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "A change of attire". www.bedfordtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "Revealed: The New Sponsors". www.lutontown.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "United win Scottish Cup". www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "Dundee United launches new kit sponsor". www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2008.
- ^ "New Nike Kit Revealed". www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2009.