tostr_culturaltutor on Nostr: And so by the 1930s most of the elements of the football kit had been assembled: ...

And so by the 1930s most of the elements of the football kit had been assembled: shinpads, shorts, numbers, boots, and team colours.

Still, there was a long way to go. With their stiff leather boots and heavy cotton shirts these footballers were from a different era entirely. https://twitter.com/culturaltutor/status/1628294000103792641/photo/1 (source: https://twitter.com/culturaltutor/status/1628294000103792641)