Season 2012/13
original illustrations of the kits worn during the season


The Season in brief

United recaptured the Premier League title, their 20th. After an opening day defeat at Goodison Park the Reds were quite brilliant and won 28 of their remaining 37 games. They reached the last sixteen of the Champions' League, but were beaten by Real Madrid after Nani's controversial dismissal at Old Trafford. The defeat dented their confidence but they still finished with an eleven point margin over runners-up City. Chelsea ended United's interest in both domestic Cups at Stamford Bridge. Their 5-4 win in the League Cup was perhaps fortunate but they deserved their victory in the FA Cup replay after drawing at Old Trafford.

United had a new home kit, the gingham design supposedly representing Manchester’s heritage as a textile centre and the club's working class roots and values, and a new change kit.

Their training kit continued to be sponsored by DHL. For the game at Anfield in September, the first Liverpool home game following the publication of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report, United's players wore a track suit top without the DHL branding and with the number 96 on the back. United bought out the remaining 2 years of the deal with DHL after negotiating a more lucrative deal with General Motors.

Before the Premier League games over the weekend of October 20th 2012, players were expected to wear an anti-racism 'Kick it Out' T-shirt. Several prominent players, including Rio Ferdinand, did not take part in protest at the perceived leniency shown by the FA to John Terry for racially abusing Anton Ferdinand.