v. Middlesbrough and Luton Town (2022/23)

The white shirted and red shorted change kits of the 1980s that the 2022/23 away kit nodded to lent themselves to interchangeability. Naturally, so does the modern interpretation, and for two games City demonstrated the adaptability of the primary and change kits by pairing the black ‘home’ shorts with the away kits’ white shirts and socks at Middlesbrough where the Tigers played well but lost 3-1 in April, and on the final day of a World Cup interrupted season, at Luton in early May where a 0-0 draw was ground out.