The Newcastle United home kit for 2025/26 had a recent leak that went viral and added to the speculation that there will be a subtle checkered adaptation of the famous black and white stripes.
This season’s kits are great. We rated the home shirt 22nd out of 60 in the league, and the away kit the very best in 2024/25. If the rumours and “leaks” are to be believed, the Magpies could have a very new look on the pitch next term.
While the immediate concern will be winning a cup and qualifying for the Champions League, the leaked images of the potential shirt for 2025/26 seem to be generating a largely unenthusiastic response from the fan base.
Newcastle United home kit for 2025/26 leaked
As covered by FourFourTwo in October, next season’s home shirt could have a very unusual design, influenced by Australian side Brisbane Roar. The new look will supposedly be a shepherd's check pattern, and the mock-up images are not the most aesthetically pleasing.
Footy Headlines is reporting the second image above, which features the shirt on a mannequin, is a fake, but it does show a remarkable similarity to their second "improved" prediction on what the 2025-26 Newcastle home shirt will look like.
The shirt has a home-stitched look, almost as if it’s unfinished. Whereas the current season's shirt is more black than white, the leaked 2025/26 shirt suggests that white will be the dominant colour.
Such a divergence from the typically sleek Newcastle home kits haven't gone down particularly well with the club’s fans, as mentioned. "Hopefully the real thing is nowhere near this, bloody awful" wrote one fan on X.
While there is a romantic side of the proposed design that might appeal to purists, there appears to be something of a juxtaposition between such a stripped-back, old-fashioned style and the lavish wealth and exuberance of the club’s Saudi Arabian owners.
Of course, this leak could prove not to be the final design. If the leaks turn out to be true it's certainly be a departure from the norm. Footy Headlines also predict the shirts will be available in long-sleeves, which hasn't been an option from Adidas this season.
But Adidas, who are designing the kit, will need to be careful that they don’t release a shirt that proves overly divisive.
The 2025/26 Newcastle home kit will be sponsored by Saudi Arabian events company Sela, who signed a multi-year deal with the club in 2023, and is expected to be available to buy in May or June next year.
