GAA Club and county colours

[5 Sams]

Also re the sash, Maurice fitz' club in kerry, the Mary's, have a sash. Blue on white.

An Ghaeltacht freisin!

[deiseach]

Also why do most county teams wear white shorts when they don't match....

I think (open to correction on this) everyone wore white shorts to begin with because players would bring their own shorts to games.

[5 Sams]

Another point on this Topic why did counties change their Primary colours aswell

Sligo were white with Black trim-now all black
Donegal were green with a yellow hoop-Now yellow with green trim
Wexford seem to change the Purple and gold sequence every year

Also why do most county teams wear white shorts when they don't match....

The Cats be nicer with black shorts
Kerry with Green etc

Laois wore Blue shorts instead of white in the early 80s

Kildare,Kilkenny and Down are two counties I can think of that haven't messed around with the county colours for years ..Offaly were the same but a bit different now!

Fermanagh used to be green and red.

[5 Sams]

Also why do most county teams wear white shorts when they don't match....

I think (open to correction on this) everyone wore white shorts to begin with because players would bring their own shorts to games.

I think you're right. Down started the non white togs craze in 1968...I think.

[deiseach]

Traditionally in rugby it's the home team that changes their kit if there is a clash. I think this is because the touring team, like the Lions, would travel with only one kit.

[macdanger2]

Another point on this Topic why did counties change their Primary colours aswell

Sligo were white with Black trim-now all black

According to a link that was posted earlier, Sligo were originally all black, then changed to white before moving back again in 2001

[Canalman]

Several clubs in Dublin have sashed jerseys. Off the top of my head St Anne's, Commercials, St Sylvesters, Faughs, Round Towers Lusk, Parnells, Thomas Davis. May be more.

[Hardy]

Also why do most county teams wear white shorts when they don't match....

I think (open to correction on this) everyone wore white shorts to begin with because players would bring their own shorts to games.

I think you're right. Down started the non white togs craze in 1968...I think.

Correct, 5 Sams, but it was pre 1968 and post 1961. Here's a pic from the NFL SF v. Galway in 1965:

[AZOffaly]

Also why do most county teams wear white shorts when they don't match....

I think (open to correction on this) everyone wore white shorts to begin with because players would bring their own shorts to games.

I think you're right. Down started the non white togs craze in 1968...I think.

THANK YOU!!! I said that here a good while ago and was laughed out of court. I distinctly remember Fermanagh playing against Offaly in the league back in the 80s, and wearing Green with red collars and cuffs. I think Peter McGinnity was playing the same day.

[Hardy]

Yes - Fermanagh used to wear green and red.

[5 Sams]

Also why do most county teams wear white shorts when they don't match....

I think (open to correction on this) everyone wore white shorts to begin with because players would bring their own shorts to games.

I think you're right. Down started the non white togs craze in 1968...I think.

THANK YOU!!! I said that here a good while ago and was laughed out of court. I distinctly remember Fermanagh playing against Offaly in the league back in the 80s, and wearing Green with red collars and cuffs. I think Peter McGinnity was playing the same day.

The reason I remember it so clearly AZ is because they beat us in the championship in Newry in the early 80s (1982?) and they were wearing those colours.

[Sidney]

Also why do most county teams wear white shorts when they don't match....

I think (open to correction on this) everyone wore white shorts to begin with because players would bring their own shorts to games.

I think you're right. Down started the non white togs craze in 1968...I think.

Down first wore black shorts in the 1963 National League semi-final, against Dublin I think.

Kilkenny wore black shorts in the 1976 Leinster hurling final against Wexford but were beaten by 17 points and that was the end of the black shorts for them.

Tyrone look shit since going back to white shorts a couple of years ago.

Blue and black is an almost unheard of combination in GAA. Light blue and navy is a reasonably commonplace combination, but I don't think I've seen an Inter Milan-style blue-black combination ever.

[blewuporstuffed]

Also why do most county teams wear white shorts when they don't match....

I think (open to correction on this) everyone wore white shorts to begin with because players would bring their own shorts to games.

I think you're right. Down started the non white togs craze in 1968...I think.

Down first wore black shorts in the 1963 National League semi-final, against Dublin I think.

Kilkenny wore black shorts in the 1976 Leinster hurling final against Wexford but were beaten by 17 points and that was the end of the black shorts for them.

Tyrone look shit since going back to white shorts a couple of years ago.

Blue and black is an almost unheard of combination in GAA. Light blue and navy is a reasonably commonplace combination, but I don't think I've seen an Inter Milan-style blue-black combination ever.

I cant stand the change either, cant understand why they did this.
Tyrone used to only wear the white shorts when they played derry as there was a clash of strips

[Club Rossa]

Tyrone only started wearing red shorts in the early 80s.I prefer the all white kit myself.

[BallyhaiseMan]

Also why do most county teams wear white shorts when they don't match....

I think (open to correction on this) everyone wore white shorts to begin with because players would bring their own shorts to games.

I think you're right. Down started the non white togs craze in 1968...I think.

Down first wore black shorts in the 1963 National League semi-final, against Dublin I think.

Kilkenny wore black shorts in the 1976 Leinster hurling final against Wexford but were beaten by 17 points and that was the end of the black shorts for them.

Tyrone look shit since going back to white shorts a couple of years ago.

Blue and black is an almost unheard of combination in GAA. Light blue and navy is a reasonably commonplace combination, but I don't think I've seen an Inter Milan-style blue-black combination ever.

Maghera GFC, Cavan