The real reason for Rangers’ forthcoming kit supplier switch from Castore to Umbro has been revealed.
Rangers will return to Umbro-branded kits from the 2025-26 season, as the Scottish Premiership giants prepares to end its partnership with current supplier Castore.
The move marks a significant shift in the Glasgow side’s kit strategy and comes amid a broader shake-up in Castore’s business model.
Rangers first teamed up with Castore in 2020, becoming the emerging brand’s entry point into football through a long-term kit supply deal.
The iconic UK sportswear brand previously outfitted Rangers for nearly three decades, from the mid-1960s to the early 1990s, and again between 2005 and 2013.
The partnership, announced earlier this year, gives Castore exclusive rights to operate as the ‘Umbro Professional Team Sports’ sub-licensee in key European markets.
While clubs like Rangers will initially wear Umbro kits, the arrangement also paves the way for Castore to supply those teams again in the future.
This development signals a nostalgic return for Rangers fans, as the club revives its iconic association with Umbro after more than a decade.
They also feel that more shirt sales will be generated this way.
That's because during the Umbro era, Rangers secured several league titles and cup victories, plus they made it to the UEFA Cup final (currently known as the Europa League) in 2008, which marked the brand's second contract period with the Ibrox club.
