EVERTON will wear their new limited edition purple shirt against Tottenham Hotspur tonight.
The match, which will be played at White Hart Lane, will see an Everton team play in a purple shirt for the first time in the club’s 131-year history. The new limited edition shirt represents the adopted colour of Liverpool Unites, Everton’s charitable partner for the 2009/10 season.
The club, with the support of its official retail partner Kitbag Limited, hope to raise in excess of £100,000 before the end of the current season for the charity which campaigns to improve the lives of young people on Merseyside by inspiring them to break the cycle of crime and poverty.
Everton defender Sylvain Distin said: “The lads really like the shirt and it is of course in aid of a great cause. We are looking forward to wearing it.”
Each of the limited edition shirts will be individually boxed, numbered and presented with a certificate of authenticity.
The first release of this limited edition shirt will be on Friday, October 30. The shirt is available on pre-order from evertondirect.com for delivery on October 30.
The shirt will be officially launched at a special black tie dinner to be held at Club Everton at Goodison Park on Thursday, October 29 2009.
Members of the Everton first-team squad and former players will join over 200 guests to celebrate the event.
