Season 2007/08
original illustrations of the kits worn during the season
Standard home kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P25 W21 D1 L3 F54 A11
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
12/8 | Reading (h) | 26/8 | Tottenham (h) |
1/9 | Sunderland (h) | 23/9 | Chelsea (h) |
26/9 | Coventry (h) | 6/10 | Wigan Ath (h) |
27/10 | Middlesbro' (h) | 11/11 | Blackburn (h) |
3/12 | Fulham (h) | 8/12 | Derby C (h) |
23/12 | Everton (h) | 1/1 | Birmingham (h) |
27/1 | Tottenham (h) | 30/1 | Portsmouth (h) |
16/2 | Arsenal (h) | 1/3 | Fulham (a) |
8/3 | Portsmouth (h) | 15/3 | Derby C (a) |
19/3 | Bolton W (h) | 23/3 | Liverpool (h) |
29/3 | Aston Villa (h) | 13/4 | Arsenal (h) |
26/4 | Chelsea (a) | 3/5 | West Ham (h) |
11/5 | Wigan Ath (a) |
Variant home kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P3 W3 D0 L0 F13 A1
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
12/14 | Newcastle U (h) | 19/1 | Reading (a) |
23/2 | Newcastle U (a) |
Variant home kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P6 W1 D3 L2 F4 A5
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
15/8 | Portsmouth (a) | 19/8 | Man City (a) |
15/9 | Everton (a) | 24/11 | Bolton W (a) |
3/2 | Tottenham (a) | 15/4 | Blackburn (a) |
Variant home kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P1 W1 D0 L0 F1 A0
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
29/9 | Birmingham (a) |
Munich Anniversary Kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P1 W0 D0 L1 F1 A2
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
10/2 | Man City (h) |
The 50th anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster was marked in the League game against Manchester City on February 10th. United's kits closely resembled their kit from 1957/58 and was without either the sponsors logos or player's names. The City kit does not feature the Le Coq Sportif logo but in place of it, a black ribbon with '1958-2008' on it and 'Manchester remembers' underneath. The sponsors logo was also absent. The Munich memorial kit was not made available as a replica shirt.
European home kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P6 W5 D1 L0 F10 A2
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
2/10 | AS Roma (h) | 7/11 | D Kyiv (h) |
27/11 | Sporting (h) | 20/2 | Lyon (a) |
4/3 | Lyon (h) | 9/4 | AS Roma (h) |
Variant European home kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P1 W1 D0 L0 F1 A0
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
19/9 | Sporting (a) |
Variant European home kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P1 W1 D0 L0 F4 A2
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
23/10 | D Kyiv |
Variant home kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P1 W1 D0 L0 F1 A0
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
29/4 | Barcelona (h) |
Champions' League Final kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P1 W1 D0 L0 F1 A1
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
21/5 | Chelsea |
Community Shield kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P1 W1 D0 L0 F1 A1
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
5/8 | Chelsea |
Champions' Youth Cup kit
Shirt number
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
9/8 | FC Porto | 11/8 | Boca Juniors |
United's youth team was one of sixteen that competed in the inaugral Champions Youth Cup, held in Malaysia in mid August 2007. In the Fanal, against Juventus, Brandy scored five minutes into the second half to give United a 1-0 win and the Cup!
Competition Squad:
1. Zieler 2. Lee 3. Barnes 4. Brandy 5. Cathcart 6. Hewson 7. Chester 8. Eckersley 9. Bryan 10. Drinkwater 11. Cleverley 12. McCormack 13. Woods 14. Derbyshire 15. Evans 16. Moffatt 17. James 18. Norwood 19. Strickland
Variant Champions' Youth Cup kit
Shirt number
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
19/8 | Juventus |
United's youth team was one of sixteen that competed in the inaugral Champions Youth Cup, held in Malaysia in mid August 2007. In the Fanal, against Juventus, Brandy scored five minutes into the second half to give United a 1-0 win and the Cup!
Competition Squad:
1. Zieler 2. Lee 3. Barnes 4. Brandy 5. Cathcart 6. Hewson 7. Chester 8. Eckersley 9. Bryan 10. Drinkwater 11. Cleverley 12. McCormack 13. Woods 14. Derbyshire 15. Evans 16. Moffatt 17. James 18. Norwood 19. Strickland
Home kit (Friendly)
Shirt numbers
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
17/7 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 27/7 | Guangzhou |
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
8/8 | Dunfermline (a) |
Home kit variant
Shirt numbers
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
23/7 | Schenzhen Xiangxue | 1/8 | Internazionale (h) |
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
8/8 | Glentoran (a) |
Home kit variant
Shirt number
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
21/1 | Al-Hilal |
Standard change kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P4 W2 D1 L1 F8 A5
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
20/10 | Aston Villa (a) | 3/11 | Arsenal (a) |
16/12 | Liverpool (a) | 29/12 | West Ham (a) |
Variant change kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P2 W1 D1 L0 F6 A2
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
26/12 | Sunderland (a) | 6/4 | Middlesbrough (a) |
Pre-season change kit
Shirt number
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
3/8 | Doncaster R (a) |
Standard third kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P1 W1 D0 L0 F2 A0
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
5/1 | Aston Villa (a) |
European third kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P2 W1 D1 L0 F3 A1
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
12/12 | AS Roma (a) | 1/4 | AS Roma (a) |
Variant third kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P1 W0 D1 L0 F0 A0
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
23/4 | FC Barcelona (a) |
Champions' Youth Cup kit
Shirt number
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
15/8 | FC Barcelona | 17/8 | Flamengo |
United's youth team was one of sixteen that competed in the inaugral Champions Youth Cup, held in Malaysia in mid August 2007. In the Fanal, against Juventus, Brandy scored five minutes into the second half to give United a 1-0 win and the Cup!
Competition Squad:
1. Zieler 2. Lee 3. Barnes 4. Brandy 5. Cathcart 6. Hewson 7. Chester 8. Eckersley 9. Bryan 10. Drinkwater 11. Cleverley 12. McCormack 13. Woods 14. Derbyshire 15. Evans 16. Moffatt 17. James 18. Norwood 19. Strickland
Pre-season third kit
Shirt number
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
20/7 | FC Seoul |
Standard home kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
Pxx Wxx Dxx Lxx Fxx Axx
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
26/8 | Tottenham (h) | 1/9 | Sunderland (h) |
27/10 | Middlesbro' (h) | 24/11 | Bolton W (a) |
3/12 | Fulham (h) | 8/12 | Derby C (h) |
16/12 | Liverpool (a) | 12/1 | Newcastle (h) |
27/1 | Spurs (h) | 16/2 | Arsenal (h) |
23/2 | Newcastle (a) | 1/3 | Fulham (a) |
8/3 | Portsmouth (h) | 19/3 | Bolton W (h) |
23/3 | Liverpool (h) | 6/4 | Middlesbro' (a) |
13/4 | Arsenal (h) | 3/5 | West Ham (h) |
Variant home kit/h5>
Shirt number
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
8/3 | Portsmouth (h) |
Rio Ferdinand played in goal after substitute keeper Thomasz Kuszczak was dismissed in the 6th round Cup tie.
European home kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
Pxx Wxx Dxx Lxx Fxx Axx
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
19/9 | Sporting (a) | 2/10 | AS Roma (h) |
27/11 | Sporting (h) | 12/12 | AS Roma (a) |
20/2 | Lyon (a) | 4/3 | Lyon (h) |
1/4 | AS Roma (a) | 9/4 | AS Roma (h) |
Home kit 2
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P1 W0 D0 L1 F1 A2
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
10/2 | Man City (h) |
Standard change kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
Pxx Wxx Dxx Lxx Fxx Axx
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
12/8 | Reading (h) | 15/8 | Portsmouth (a) |
19/8 | Man City (a) | 15/9 | Everton (a) |
23/9 | Chelsea (h) | 26/9 | Coventry (h) |
6/10 | Wigan Ath (h) | 20/10 | Aston Villa (a) |
3/11 | Arsenal (a) | 11/11 | Blackburn (h) |
23/12 | Everton (h) | 26/12 | Sunderland (a) |
29/12 | West Ham (a) | 1/1 | Birmingham (h) |
5/1 | Aston Villa (a) | 19/1 | Reading (a) |
30/1 | Portsmouth (h) | 3/2 | Spurs (a) |
15/3 | Derby C (a) | 29/3 | Aston Villa (h) |
26/4 | Chelsea (a) | 11/5 | Wigan Ath (a) |
Variant change kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
Pxx Wxx Dxx Lxx Fxx Axx
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
23/10 | D Kyiv (a) | 7/11 | D Kyiv (h) |
23/4 | Barcelona (a) | 29/4 | Barcelona (h) |
Community Shield kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P1 W1 D0 L0 F1 A1
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
5/8 | Chelsea |
Champions' kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P1 W1 D0 L0 F1 A1
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
21/5 | Chelsea |
Standard third kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
Pxx Wxx Dxx Lxx Fxx Axx
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
29/9 | Birmingham (a) | 15/4 | Blackburn (a) |
Champions' Youth Cup Kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
Pxx Wxx Dxx Lxx Fxx Axx
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
9/8 | FC Porto | 11/8 | Boca Juniors |
15/8 | Barcelona | 17/8 | Flamengo |
19/8 | Juventus |
Pre-season home
Shirt numbers
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
20/7 | FC Seoul (a) |
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
3/8 | Doncaster R (a) | 8/8 | Glentoran (a) |
Pre-season change kit
Shirt numbers
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
17/7 | Urawa Red Diamonds (a) | 23/7 | Schenzhen Xiangxue (a) |
27/7 | Guangzhou GPC (a) | 1/8 | Internazionale (h) |
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
8/8 | Dunfermline (a) |
Variant change kit
Shirt number
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
21/1 | Al-Hilal |
The Season in brief
The title race went to the last day of the season and, whilst Chelsea were held at home by Bolton, United won at Wigan 2-0 to retain the title. The undoubted star of the season was Cristiano Ronaldo, who managed forty two goals in just 46 (+3 sub) appearances.
In Europe United's performances were perfunctory rather than brilliant. A superb Paul Scholes strike in the the semi final second leg against Barcelona set up the all English Final against Chelsea. Here Ronaldo gave United the lead but Frank Lampard equalised on the stroke of half time. The game was eventiually decided on penalties, with United taking the Cup for the third time in their history.
Nike produced new home and change kits, retaining the previous season's change as a third kit, albeit with re-designed shorts. The shirts worn in pre-season and in the Champions League matches had the word MUFC printed just below the player's number on the broad white stripe on the back of the shirt.
The black shorts and socks in the goalkeeper third kit had a blue drawstring and a white devil motif on the socks, which differed from the details on the outfield players' kit, which were both red.
The replica home shirts had several differences from those worn by the players, notably a Theratre of Dreams patch on the front of the shirt and MUFC at the bottom of the white stripe on the back. Many thanks to Tufty from Stretford End Flags for this information.