 In 1973 , concurrently with the club 's switch to the orange kit , a new badge was introduced featuring the new colours . The new emblem depicted a stylised orange football , bearing the letters " Lt " , surrounded by the club 's name in navy blue text . In 1987 , the club switched back to a derivative of the town emblem , with the shield portion of the heraldic crest becoming the team 's badge ; the only similarity with the previous design was the inclusion of the club name around the shield in navy blue . The " rainbow " badge , introduced in 1994 , featured the town crest below an orange and blue bow which curved around to meet two footballs , positioned on either side of the shield , with the club name underneath . This badge was used until 2005 , when a replacement very similar to the 1987 version was adopted , featuring black text rather than blue and a straw boater in place of the outstretched arm depicted in the older design . The club 's founding year , 1885 , was added in 2008 . The badge was altered once more during the 2009 – 10 pre @-@ season , with the red of the town crest being replaced with orange to better reflect the club colours . 
