Chelsea 97/99 Kids Home

Iconic Umbro blue Chelsea home shirt featuring subtle vertical stripes, white panels and the classic Autoglass sponsor.

The 1997/99 Chelsea home shirt is a brilliant snapshot of the club’s transformation during the late 1990s. Umbro gave Chelsea their traditional blue a distinctly 90s makeover, creating a shirt that feels instantly connected to the era of Gullit, Zola and the beginning of Chelsea’s emergence as a major force in English football.

The design features a rich royal-blue base with subtle vertical stripes, contrasting white shoulder and sleeve panels, and a distinctive white polo collar trimmed with blue and yellow. The classic Chelsea crest sits proudly on the chest alongside the Umbro branding, while the Autoglass sponsor gives it that unmistakable late-90s Premier League look.

The squad makes this one particularly special. Gianfranco Zola, Gianluca Vialli, Roberto Di Matteo, Dennis Wise, Roberto Di Matteo, Dan Petrescu and Ruud Gullit all belong to this golden period, with Chelsea becoming one of the most exciting and cosmopolitan sides in England. The shirt also saw the emergence of a young John Terry around the first team.

And there was plenty of silverware. Chelsea won the League Cup and UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1997/98, beating Middlesbrough at Wembley before Zola’s famous winner against Stuttgart secured European glory. They then followed it by winning the UEFA Super Cup, beating Real Madrid 1–0.

A true late-90s Chelsea classic — Zola, Vialli, Gullit and European glory, all wrapped up in one unforgettable piece of Umbro football nostalgia.