Manchester United wore several retro-style kits in the 1990s and 2000s , based on kits the worn by the club in the 1950s and '60s , as well as that worn by their first ever team , known then as '' Newton Heath '' . The Newton Heath-inspired kit was introduced for their centenary in 1992 and worn for two seasons as a third kit . They wore a replica of their jersey from 1958 during the Manchester derby against Manchester City on February 10 , 2008 at Old Trafford to mark the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster four days earlier . United were granted special dispensation by the Premier League to wear the one-off uniform which was devoid of logos and kit markings , and used the traditional " one to eleven " numbering scheme rather than using squad numbers . In a gesture of solidarity , Manchester City similarly removed the sponsor and manufacturer logos from their kits for the game , giving their shirts the same clean and empty look resembling the plain shirts of the 1950s when logos and team badges were not worn . However , they used the current season 's kit style and chose not to go the whole distance in producing a retro-looking kit ; retaining the club crest , competition sleeve patches , and the player name and squad number on the kit but added a black ribbon above the right breast . The previous season , 2006 – 07 , United introduced a similar 1950s-style uniform to celebrate 50 years of the Busby Babes ' first league championship . After their Champions League victory in 2008 , United introduced another retro-style kit for 2008 – 09 , celebrating the 40th anniversary of their first European Cup win . The club unveiled an all-blue third kit , based on the one worn against Benfica in the 1968 final
Munich air disaster
Munich air disaster
Throwback uniform