The history of Wolves away kits celebrated in new series

As part of the club's 150th anniversary celebrations, a new historical series has explored the evolution of the Wolves away kit. This second installment focuses on the various alternative designs used by the club since the early 1980s, moving beyond the traditional gold and black colours.

The 1980s saw the introduction of the Tatung sponsor on white away shirts. One version from the 1982/83 season was a plain design without Umbro branding on the sleeves, paired with white socks. A subsequent pinstripe version featured a collar and sleeve trim with gold detailing. A rare variation of this kit appeared during a match against Blackpool on 5 April 1986, featuring the Benjamin Perry sponsor on a white pinstripe shirt and black shorts.

During the late 1980s, the club utilised white Spall shirts with Staw Distribution sponsorship. This kit was famously worn during the rearranged match against Newport County on 28 April 1988, a game in which Wolves secured the Fourth Division title. In other instances during the Fourth Division era, the club occasionally wore their home shirts paired with white away shorts, such as during FA Cup fixtures against Chorley in 1986 and Preston in 1987.

A significant shift occurred in 1990 when the club introduced a sky-blue away shirt known as Waterloo blue. This marked the first time Wolves had used a colour other than white for an away kit. Sponsored by Goodyear, the blue shirt was worn only a few times, including matches against Hull City and Oxford United, before supply issues led to its removal from service in November 1990.

The club later adopted a darker shade of blue for the 1992/93 and 1993/94 seasons. This in-house design was paired with the 'Tyre Track' shirt. However, the dark blue kit faced challenges on 24 August 1992, when the referee raised concerns regarding a colour clash with Oxford United's dark blue shorts.