Notes from
the studio.
Best custom football kit suppliers in the UK (2026): an honest comparison
Eleven UK suppliers compared from their own published prices, checked on the same day — full-custom studios, template builders and catalogue kits, with the places rivals beat us stated plainly.
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When the size chart runs out: XL football kit and S.C. Wanderers
Most catalogue teamwear stops at 2XL, which is a problem if your whole squad is bigger than that. How Sheffield's S.C. Wanderers, and the XL leagues they play in, get a full squad kitted properly.
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Kitting a team that isn't in a league: Snakes United
No league, no fixed squad and a different cause every few months. Nottingham's Snakes United have raised nearly £7,000 playing football once a month — and kitting a side like that follows different rules to a Sunday league team.
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Bargate Rovers, and a Central Midlands League that just moved under everyone
Four Division One sections became three, Division Two dropped to ten clubs and picked up a new sponsor. What a reshuffled Central Midlands League means for clubs like Bargate Rovers — starting with the change kit nobody thinks about until August.
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Who actually pays for a grassroots football kit?
Subs, sponsors, club funds or grants — the four ways UK grassroots clubs fund a kit, what each one realistically raises, and how to cover £480 without anyone being left out of pocket.
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How to size a football kit for a whole squad without getting it wrong
Sizing is where custom kit orders go wrong. How to run the sizing round for twenty players, what to do about the lad between sizes, and why your XL is not the same as everyone else's.
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How much does a custom football kit cost? A 2026 UK price guide
Real numbers for a custom football kit in the UK — what drives the price, what a full squad actually costs at different sizes, and where the hidden extras usually hide.
Read →How to choose a custom football kit supplier: a UK buyer's guide
The questions to ask, the red flags to watch for, and the difference between a design-led studio and a catalogue reseller — so your club picks the right custom kit supplier the first time.
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Custom football kit vs club-shop replica: what £30 a player actually gets you
Custom and replica kits cost about the same per player. Here's the real difference in what you get — fit, identity, names and numbers, reorders — so your club spends the budget on the right one.
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Sublimation vs silicone vs holographic: which kit finish wins under floodlights?
A plain-English guide to the three finishes Peaq offers — what they actually are, how they wear, and which one's right for your squad.
Read →Kit budgeting for a grassroots committee: a practical guide
How to fund a custom football kit without surprising your treasurer — sponsorship, subs, hidden costs and three sample budgets at different squad sizes.
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Designing a football crest that survives sublimation, silicone and a Sunday wash
How to commission or refine a club crest that prints clean across all three Peaq finishes — vector files, line weight, colour limits and the mistakes most clubs make first time round.
Read →The pre-season kit timeline, week by week
How to plan a custom football kit week by week so it lands a comfortable margin before your season opener.
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Choosing a goalkeeper kit your number one will actually want to wear
Why GK kits get short-changed in custom orders, what keepers actually ask for, and how to spec a goalkeeper kit that holds up across a season.
Read →Picking your football kit colours: a non-designer's guide
How to choose colours that work in your league, photograph well, age sensibly across seasons, and clash properly with your goalkeeper kit.
Read →What "team store" models actually cost — and why Peaq doesn't do them
Online team stores are pitched as a flexible alternative to bulk kit orders. Here's what they hide in the per-player price, when they make sense, and why we've chosen not to run one.
Read →How to read a custom football kit quote — what's included, what's extra, what to question
Two suppliers can quote the same headline price for two very different deals. Here's how to compare quotes properly, line by line, so you don't get caught out three weeks before the season starts.
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