Every Arsenal third kit of the Premier League era - ranked

Arsenal have now released their third kit for the 2024/25 season and it is yet another great design.

Since the inception of the Premier League, the Gunners have produced 19 third kits and while most of these have been brilliant, there have been some poorer designs among them.

Here is a ranking of Arsenal's third kits of the Premier League era from worst to best.

19. 2015/16

Arsenal's third kit for the 2015/16 season was frankly a bit of a mess. An extremely dark grey was used as the base colour and the Arsenal crest and Puma logo were metallic gold.

The kit's downfall was the bizarre diagonal stripes featured on the bottom half of the shirt. White, gold and turquoise blocks were used to bring the shirt to life - apparently.

Overall, it was simply a very bizarre and strange kit design.

18. 2018/19

In their farewell season as Arsenal's kit manufacturer, Puma failed to make a third kit fitting of the occasion.

A mint green base colour was a very odd choice but the kit was slightly redeemed by the navy colour used for a feature on the collar design and logos.

The shirt also featured a button-up collar, which was a nice touch, but was not very heat proof meaning sweat was extremely visible on players during hot conditions. This kit was another that was just a bit of a mess.

17. 2014/15

This third kit was the first to be produced for Arsenal by Puma and it really did not go down well.

It featured a navy base colour with light blue diagonal stripes across the shirt. Those features were not overly poor but the bizarre lime green elements on parts of the kit simply ruined the design.

Worn in Arsenal's 2-1 victory at Old Trafford on the way to winning that season's FA Cup, this kit was by far one of the worst ever produced for the club.

16. 2007/08

This kit did have a nice feature in the form of metallic gold colour used for the collar, sponsor, Nike logo and the name and number print. However, the rest of the design let the kit down.

A dark navy base colour was used with burgundy horizontal block stripes featured across the shirt. These colours complimented the gold features well.

While the gold was a nice part of the kit, the two dark colours used were sometimes difficult to make out meaning they really should not have been used together.

15. 2011-13

Arsenal's third kit for the 2011/12 season saw the away kit from the previous campaign reused, instead with the club's 125th-anniversary crest now featured.

The yellow base colour with a maroon pinstripe pattern complemented one another well. While a simple design, the subtle features made this a nice kit.

It was kept on as the third choice for the 2012/13 season, with the anniversary crest removed.

14. 2009/10

Arsenal's third kit for the 2009/10 season featured a white base colour with a black pinstripe pattern. Black features were also used on the collar and sleeve cuffs.

While this was a very well designed kit, it was perhaps to similar to those of fierce rivals Tottenham to be well loved by Arsenal fans.

13. 2005-07

Another example of kit recycling, Arsenal's 2005/06 third kit was the previous season's away option. It featured one of the classic Gunners change colours of blue along with yellow elements on the shirt.

Utilising a central crest and sponsor, the kit was kept on again for the 2006/07 season but with Fly Emirates replacing O2 as the sponsor. This change slightly ruined the kit as the airline's logo did not work well with the shirt.

12. 2016/17

Arsenal's third kit for the 2016/17 season featured dark navy as its base colour with fluorescent yellow used for a bold stripe on each arm and all logos.

A unique choice of colours, the design was well executed and easily one of the better third choice kits the Gunners have used. Most fans will remember it as the kit worn by Mesut Ozil when he scored a sensational goal away to Ludogorets in the Champions League.

11. 1994-96

The first third kit in Arsenal's history, produced for the 1994/95 season, was predominately yellow along with navy blue features on the sleeves. The shirt featured a subtle lightning bolt pattern, similar to the one used for that campaign's home and away options.

A lighter blue was used on the shirt's sleeve cuffs, complimenting the navy well. Arsenal reused this as their third kit for the 1995-96 season.

10. 2020/21

Arsenal's 202021 third kit featured a dark navy base colour with a pattern design said to represent lights and the atmosphere of Emirates Stadium during night matches. It also used a light orange on the sleeve cuffs and logos.

This was certainly a nice kit but Gooners certainly will not remember it well considering how poor of a season the club had that year.

9. 2017/18

The third kit Arsenal used for the 2017/18 season used a dark grey base colour along with black on the sleeves and collar. A bright pink was used for the collar design and logos, working well against the dark base.

This was a nice kit produced by Puma which was certainly a rarity during their time as Arsenal's manufacturer. The kit was worn in Arsene Wenger's final game as Gunners boss, a 1-0 victory away to Huddersfield Town.

8. 2004/05

Recycled from Arsenal's 'Invincibles' season, the third kit for the 2004/05 season was mainly yellow in colour with a blue collar.

It was a good use of kit recycling due to its design and colouring still holding up. However, it was used just a handful of times throughout the season.

7. 2002/03

The 2001/02 away kit is remembered as one of the greatest in Arsenal's history, largely due to the 1-0 league-winning victory at Old Trafford. The kit was so great that the club decided to use it as their third kit for the 2002/03 campaign.

This time round, the gold coloured kit featured the club's new crest and sponsor, O2. While the design was still well received, the previous season's sponsor SEGA and the old club crest worked better with the kit.

6. 1998/99

Not strictly a third kit, Nike produced this kit for Arsenal to wear against Lens in the Champions League due to the club's home and away kits both clashing with the home side's strip.

The kit was predominately dark navy in colour and featured elements of red and white on the shirt collar. It was worn just once and was never released as replica, likely to the disappointment of many Arsenal fans.

5. 2000-02

Arsenal's third kit for the 2000/01 season was the first official one to be produced for four years and featured new sponsor Dreamcast. It had a simple design with a dark navy base colour and yellow used for various elements and the sponsors.

The club kept the strip on for the 2001/02 campaign but only wore it twice throughout the two seasons, both occassions being in the Champions League.

4. 2021/22

Inspired by the 'Blue Lightning' Arsenal kits of the mid-1990s, the 202122 third kit combined two shades of blue and scarlet red to make a lightning bolt pattern. The split-coloured Adidas logo was also a throwback to the 90s.

As has been the case since Adidas' return as the Gunners' kit manufacturer, this was an outstanding kit and did a brilliant job of paying homage to those that inspired it.

3. 2022/23

For the first time in club history, Arsenal's third kit for the 2022/23 season was coloured predominately light pink. Navy was used for the shirt collar, shoulder stripes and logos.

Featuring a subtle 'ermine' pattern across the shirt, a reference to part of the Arsenal crest used until 2002, this kit was worn just twice, in the first two away games of the campaign. Despite it rarely being worn, Arsenal fans remember it well for the brilliant start to that season.

2. 2019/20

Adidas marked their return as Arsenal's kit manufacturer by producing an outstanding third choice strip for the 2019-20 season. The kit featured a simple design with a dark navy base colour and yellow elements throughout.

Though slightly overshadowed by a poor season, one that saw the transition from Unai Emery to Mikel Arteta, fans still remember it well as a modern classic.

1. 2023/24

Primarily coloured dark green in homage to the club's 1982/83 away kit, Arsenal's third kit for the 2023/24 season was simply a work of art. Dark navy was used for the shoulders and sleeves along with a lighter shade for the three shoulder stripes. The green base colour was complimented well by white logos, including the cannon in place of the Gunners' club crest.

It was worn in all but one of the Gunners' away games in the Champions League and featured just once in the Premier League. Despite its rare showings, the kit is by far the greatest third kit in Arsenal's history.

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