Stoke City away kit flies off the shelves as Mark Stein leads launch party

The new Stoke City away kit has proven hugely popular as hundreds of supporters queued up to get their hands on one straightaway

A two-tone zig zag purple change top, inspired by the title-winning kit worn in 1992/93 and featuring the same club badge that adorned the shirt that year, was unveiled on Friday afternoon and went on sale yesterday.

The badge, which incorporates the Stoke-on-Trent city crest, has been restored to commemorate 100 years since Stoke Football Club became Stoke City Football Club.

Mark Stein, the hero of the 1992/93 champions, was back at the bet365 Stadium to pose for photographs and sign autographs while the queue stretched down the road from the club shop. There had even been a queue to get onto the club’s online store a day previously.

Supporters wearing a new away shirt, made by Macron, also had free entry to a Spirit of 92 event in the Boothen Quarter – and a free pint once inside. Local DJs played hits from the early 90s while a retail outlet inside the fan zone seemed to be doing brisk business on two-tone purple bucket hats. The shop is open again today from 10am until 4pm.

Now all Stoke supporters need is for Mark Robins and Jon Walters to find a 2025 version of Stein to score the kind of goals that will make this strip just as popular in another 33 years’ time. What do you think? Join the debate in the comments section.