Do GAA county teams have away jerseys ?

**OwlsFan** · 15/08/2005, 12:24 PM

I meant to comment on this before. Anyone see the Mayo vs Kerry game ? Green and yellow vs Green & red. Ok so it was a slightly different shade of green but to me they were too similar to be on opposite sides.

**Risteard** · 15/08/2005, 12:36 PM

They usually just reverse the two colours for their second strip.
ie Corks second is white with red trim.
I dunno about Carlow but no way is it as good as their regular jersey.
Tipp v Clare is a problem sometimes i think.

**joeSoap** · 15/08/2005, 12:44 PM

Limericks is white with a green trim

**Eire06** · 15/08/2005, 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

I meant to comment on this before. Anyone see the Mayo vs Kerry game ? Green and yellow vs Green & red. Ok so it was a slightly different shade of green but to me they were too similar to be on opposite sides.

Yes all counties have an away strip as far as I know..
I watched the Mayo Kerry match on TV and it was hard at times to distinguish between them(Mind you the colour on the screen in teh bar I was watching it wasn't that great)! Did wonder why one of them didn't wear their away jerseys

**shedite** · 15/08/2005, 1:52 PM

Yeah last week was kinda bad for colours alright. The Cork/Galway was a cloose match too.

In the old days, there weren't so many lcashes with all the usual rivals having distinct colours and when teams did clash, they used to wear the provincial jerseys (ie Munsters Blue). In about 95, when clashes became more common, teams brought out second strips. I think Kerry were the first to do it with their Blue adidas kit.

**hamish** · 15/08/2005, 2:37 PM

Originally Posted by shedite

Yeah last week was kinda bad for colours alright. The Cork/Galway was a cloose match too.

In the old days, there weren't so many lcashes with all the usual rivals having distinct colours and when teams did clash, they used to wear the provincial jerseys (ie Munsters Blue). In about 95, when clashes became more common, teams brought out second strips. I think Kerry were the first to do it with their Blue adidas kit.

I remember a match between Westmeath and Galway in the late sixties here in Duggan Park.

No kidding, they BOTH wore maroon jersies and those days there were no fancy jersey markings/flashes etc to make distinctions - just 30 blokes in the exact same plain maroon jersies.

Needless to say, it was chaotic. Players were passing to the opposition and so on. Even when any fights broke out, lads were punching their own players sometimes.

**monutdfc** · 15/08/2005, 3:27 PM

Originally Posted by shedite

Yeah last week was kinda bad for colours alright. The Cork/Galway was a cloose match too.

In the old days, there weren't so many lcashes with all the usual rivals having distinct colours and when teams did clash, they used to wear the provincial jerseys (ie Munsters Blue). In about 95, when clashes became more common, teams brought out second strips. I think Kerry were the first to do it with their Blue adidas kit.

I remember watching Monaghan wear blue v Tyrone in 1985 I think it was.
Mayo sell a white 2nd shirt, why didn't they wear it v Kerry?

**Eire06** · 15/08/2005, 3:31 PM

Originally Posted by monutdfc

I remember watching Monaghan wear blue v Tyrone in 1985 I think it was.
Mayo sell a white 2nd shirt, why didn't they wear it v Kerry?

Why didn't Kerry wear their away one (white with a green stripe I think)!!

**magic moments** · 15/08/2005, 3:48 PM

We(MAYO) have 2 away jerseys, one of which is red worn in last years final and the other is a white one

**Lionel Ritchie** · 15/08/2005, 4:03 PM

Watched a bit of Limerick playing Kerry a few weeks back on telly and it was utterly ridiculous. Both wearing green socks and white trunks and kerrys solitary hoop of amber distinguishing between them.

**deecay** · 16/08/2005, 4:33 PM

Until about 4 years ago Sligo always played in white. Then we played Kildare in the qualifers and had to play in black. Sligo won that game and have played in black ever since. We are the only county that i know of to change county colours. We changed from white and black to black and white

. Doesnt sound different but it is

**Lionel Ritchie** · 17/08/2005, 9:30 AM

Question: why do Sligo Rovers play in red and white if the "county colours"

are black and white?

Just curious. Limerick wear blue as opposed to our county colours green (roll eyes again

) for what I think is a fantastic reason that shows the inherent good nature of football.

When Limerick started off in the 1930's we'd a shortage of or to be precise no kit. Waterford gave us a set of gear and since then we've worn Waterfords colours leading to some memorable chants of "who's shirts have you on?" when the Waterford boys come to town.

Limerick GAA have on the other hand been a near consistent thorn in the a rse of real football at all levels in the region and frankly I kind of resent our recent change to wearing a green away shirt just to mop up a few gae boys.

**gustavo** · 17/08/2005, 9:40 AM

didnt longford do the same with their away shirt the same as the longford GAA colours ?

**monutdfc** · 17/08/2005, 10:42 AM

Back in the old days, counties were represented by their county champions. Hence for many counties, their county colours are simply colours of a major team in the county.

**Kingdom** · 17/08/2005, 11:22 AM

The GAA is no different than any other major sport at the moment and they realise the potential for revenue from shirt sales that the young boys and more recently the teenage girls bring in. Thus adding an "away" jersey is a nice little earner for the relevant county boards.

Kerry brought out the white jersey before they played Meath in 2001 and having already bought the home one I decided to buy the away jersey. Went to the Semi where we were demolished by 11 points. I've never worn it to Croker since. Nice jersey though.

**bigmac** · 17/08/2005, 1:38 PM

Originally Posted by Lionel Ritchie

When Limerick started off in the 1930's we'd a shortage of or to be precise no kit. Waterford gave us a set of gear and since then we've worn Waterfords colours leading to some memorable chants of "who's shirts have you on?" when the Waterford boys come to town.

Fair play to Limerick as well - the club has always remembered that gesture.

**Metrostars** · 17/08/2005, 2:28 PM

Originally Posted by shedite

Yeah last week was kinda bad for colours alright. The Cork/Galway was a cloose match too.

In the old days, there weren't so many lcashes with all the usual rivals having distinct colours and when teams did clash, they used to wear the provincial jerseys (ie Munsters Blue). In about 95, when clashes became more common, teams brought out second strips. I think Kerry were the first to do it with their Blue adidas kit.

I remember in the past Cork-Galway games, Galway either wore maroon shorts so they were all maroon or Cork work black shorts with their red shirts like Man Utd do sometimes.

**The Stars** · 18/08/2005, 9:57 AM

Originally Posted by Lionel Ritchie

When Limerick started off in the 1930's we'd a shortage of or to be precise no kit. Waterford gave us a set of gear and since then we've worn Waterfords colours leading to some memorable chants of "who's shirts have you on?" when the Waterford boys come to town.

Dont feel bad for wearing waterfords colours....look at Juventus,they got their famous black and white striped jerseys off Notts County.