Premier League 92-93 kit makers - No sign of Nike and Umbro dominance...

The Premier League of 1992-93 - the first season after the split from the Football League - feels a world away from the glitz and sheen of today. Just look at the kits, for example.

Virtually every shirt had a full collar, some of the patterns could be described as psychedelic at best, and a few did not even have sponsors across the front - this being before the age of slick commercial teams in every club.

Also telling is who was manufacturing the kits - rather than huge multinational corporations from around the globe, the jersey designers had a distinctly more home grown feeling to them.

For example Nike - whose clients for 2018-19 include Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham - were not involved at all, while Adidas - now the single most prominent designer with six kits - had rather less of the market share.

Instead, the names are either bound to induce nostalgia in older fans - an age where Umbro was king and Admiral ruled the waves - or simply bring about confusion. Remember Ribero? How about Brooks Running?

So, after Arsenal recently signed a £300million deal with Adidas, and with Manchester United raking in £75m a year from their deal, Sportsmail looks back to 1992, and who was designing those polyester strips...

Arsenal - Adidas

Gunners fans recently felt a warm pang of nostalgia when their club re-signed with the German company ahead of the 2019 season, for the first time since 1994. Their away kit, yellow with black chevrons, remains iconic in certain parts of north London.

Aston Villa - Umbro

Ron Atkinson's Villa pushed eventual champions Manchester United closer than anyone, and they did so as one of many wearing Umbro strips. The British company made the kits for 11 teams in the first Premier League season - exactly half of the division.

Blackburn Rovers - Asics

The final side to confirm their spot in the first Premier League after winning the old Second Division play-offs, Blackburn took to the top table as the only team wearing this Japanese manufacturer. Their strips were designed by Asics between 1992 and 1998.

Chelsea - Umbro

The Manchester-based sportswear giants picked up the Chelsea kit contract in 1987 from Le Coq Sportif and designed strips well into the Roman Abramovich era, until Adidas took over in 2006. The Blues currently have a massive 15-year deal with Nike worth £60m annually.

Coventry City - Ribero

UK sportswear company Ribero are no longer a player in the Premier League market, but back in 1992/93 were responsible for three teams, with two - Coventry and Norwich - sporting among the league's most eye-catching designs.

Crystal Palace - Bukta/Ribero

The only team to switch manufacturers midway through the season, Palace began the season wearing strips by Stockport-based company Bukta - as they had since 1998 - but in January changed to Ribero. If manager Steve Coppell hoped it would help stave off relegation, he was disappointed.

Everton - Umbro

The Toffees shunned any fancy designs or quirks in either their choice of manufacturer or look for their kit in the 1992/93 season, picking popular choice Umbro and wearing their usual blue home kit with white trim. A classic all around.

Ipswich Town - Umbro

Umbro took over from Adidas in 1989 and would go on to design the shirts for the Tractor Boys until 1995, when they were relegated from the top flight. The kit's look, with the bootlace collar, was certainly retro - and when combined with John Wark's moustache, unforgettable.

Leeds United - Admiral

Admiral are another once-common kit manufacturer - with four Premier League clubs in 1992 - since lost to the winds of time, at the top level of English football anyway. They designed the strips of national champions Leeds then - as of 2018, the only English club with an Admiral-designed kit is Bury.

Liverpool - Adidas

At the end of the 2018-19 season, the Reds are looking for a new designer when their £25m-a-year contract with New Balance ends after seven years. They may look to the past for inspiration, as Adidas were their manufacturer when the Premier League began.

Manchester City - Umbro

In the days when you would have been laughed out of Maine Road for suggesting City would be among the world's richest clubs on the planet in two decades, the club had been kitted out by Umbro ever since 1974. It would be a partnership that lasted until 1997.

Manchester United - Umbro

The most famous United kit change ever came at half time at Southampton in April 1996, however was it a change of kit maker that prompted their dominant period? With Adidas until 1992, United switched to Umbro and promptly won their first league title in 26 years.

Middlesbrough - Admiral

Newly promoted Boro were one of four Premier League founders wearing Admiral, after ending a five year relationship with Skill. The bright red and white design, sponsored by paint makers ICI, remains popular with fans, even though the club suffered relegation wearing it.

Norwich City - Ribero

Ask someone to draw a stereotypical 1990s football kit, and chances are they would come up with something similar to Norwich's 92/93 jersey. The final team on this list to wear Ribero, the canary yellow with splashes of green was worn as City came an unexpected third.

Nottingham Forest - Umbro

Forest had kits designed by Umbro from the mid-1980s until the mid-1990s, including their appearance in the first ever Premier League season. They looked smart in the white pinstripes, but that could not prevent them coming rock bottom in Brian Clough's final campaign.

Oldham Athletic - Umbro

With the offices of Umbro just around the corner, it is no wonder Oldham were devotees to the brand in the 80s and early 90s as Joe Royle guided them into the Premier League. The asymmetrical design and patterned fabric is very much of its time.

Queen's Park Rangers - Brooks Running

American manufacturers are all the rage nowadays - see the rise of Nike - but QPR's deal with the Seattle company meant they were the only Premier League club in 1992 with a kit link stateside and, along with Blackburn, the only ones to use a foreign manufacturer.

Sheffield United - Umbro

Brian Deane scored the first Premier League goal wearing this Umbro kit, one of four designs to feature the retro laced collar. The Blades were contracted to the British company for 12 years, between 1983 and 1995. They wore Le Coq Sportif when they returned to the top flight in 2006.

Sheffield Wednesday - Umbro

The Steel City had a strong presence in the Premier League's early years, and Umbro had a monopoly on kit designs. The Owls had a contract with the Manchester company from 1984, but switched after one Premier League season and were with Puma for 1993/94.

Southampton - Admiral

Unlike many teams in this article, Saints did not have a long term commitment to any one kitmaker, and in the 80s and 90s switched regularly between Admiral, Patrick and Hummel. They were back with Admiral for 92/93, but switched to Pony and their iconic 'V-front' short the year after.

Tottenham Hotspur - Umbro

In 2017, Spurs - now established as a Champions League regular and title contender - signed a £30m 'multi-year' kit contract with Nike. 25 years previously, things were much more domestic. Umbro were behind the Lilywhites design from 1991 until 1995.

Wimbledon - Admiral

The only club not to have an official shirt sponsor in 92/93, Wimbledon made their Premier League bow as one of the four Admiral-clad clubs in the top flight. It was the first of five different designers they had in eight years until relegation in 2000, along with Ribero, Core, Lotto, and a shirt designed and made by the club themselves.