Carlisle United's home kit re-imagined by 16-year-old fan

Mabon Rowlands lives in Gwynedd, North Wales but has links to Carlisle through his father's side of the family and regularly attends United games at Brunton Park.

Inspired by the Club America 1994 home and away shirts, this is one of Mabon's favourite designs (Image: Mabon Rowlands)

Mabon 'fell in love with the atmosphere and charisma of Brunton Park and Carlisle United' after first seeing the Blues face Oldham Athletic.

Now a passion for Paul Simpson's side and graphic design has led the young blue to put a spin on Carlisle's iconic blue home kit.

Mabon based this shirt off the Adidas shirts of the 1990s with a sponsor that appeared on a number of Liverpool kits in the decade (Image: Mabon Rowlands)

Mabon explained why he wanted to do this.

He said: "I have always been interested in design and a fan of football, therefore in my spare time I design 'concept football shirts'.

A relatively simple design from Mabon based on the shirt that the Netherlands wore in the 1988 Euros that features the iconic Eddie Stobart sponsorship (Image: Mabon Rowlands)

"I have always loved how a football shirt represents the history and nostalgia of a football club. For many football fans this sense of nostalgia can be achieved by a sponsor for example.

One of Mabon's ongoing projects. When finished it will feature a map of the city on the shirt (Image: Mabon Rowlands)

"In Carlisle United's case many fans would agree with me saying that 'Eddie Stobart' would be our most notorious sponsor. During the past few months I have set out to design 'retro' and 'modern' Carlisle United concept football shirts."

Mabon agrees that this design is one of his 'more out there' shirts. It is inspired by the design that features in Burnley's current home kit (Image: Mabon Rowlands)

Mabon also detailed how in the future he dreams of working with the Blues and their kit manufacturer to design a future Carlisle United football shirt.

Which one of Mabon's re-desgined Carlisle kits is your favourite? Let us know in the comments.

Mabon's design for Carlisle's 2023/24 kit which includes subtle references to Shaddongate United, the club that Carlisle was formed from. (Image: Mabon Rowlands)

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