v. Bolton (1998/99)

The ‘Great Escape’ season home shirt had a remarkable amount of white on it, with alternating vertical bands that gradated from amber to white or from white to amber, separated by thin black stripes. This meant that the shirt didn’t look odd when paired with the white shorts and socks of the change kit. Such an occurrence took place early in the 1998/99 campaign, in a League Cup game at the Reebok Stadium, the first leg of a two-legged Round Two tie. The game ended 3-1 to Bolton, with David Brown netting the goal for the Tigers. The tie ended 6-3 to Bolton on aggregate after the second leg ended 3-2 at Boothferry Park.