Vancouver Whitecaps Jerseys

Vancouver Whitecaps 1974 Home
     

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Manufacturer: Unknown

Logo: Sewn on Patch

Name on Back: None

Numbers: 

Other:

     
Vancouver Whitecaps 1974 Road
     

Sewn on Logo

Manufacturer: Unknown

Logo: Sewn on Patch

Name on Back: None

Numbers:

Other:

Vancouver Whitecaps 1975 Home

Thanks Keith Watson

Thanks Keith Watson

Thanks Keith Watson
NASL Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps 74-75 Indoor Goalie Back

Manufacturer: Unknown

Logo: Some jerseys had a patch some had the logo Heat pressed

Name on Back: Heat pressed to a patch

Numbers:  Heat pressed

See the difference in the "2" in the Neil Ellett photos to the left.

Other: The 1975 looks like the 1974.  The main differences are:
1. Sewn on Name plate in 1975
2. Number Font has serifs
3. Logo is Heat pressed.  It is sewn on in 1974

 

Vancouver Whitecaps 1974-75 Road

Heat pressed Logo
   

Sewn on Logo
NASL Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps 75 road back bruce twamley Timbers Tony Betts

Manufacturer: Unknown

Logo: Some jerseys had a patch some had the logo Heat pressed

Name on Back: Heat pressed to a patch

Numbers:  Heat pressed

See the difference in the "2" in the Neil Ellett photos to the left.

Other: The 1975 looks like the 1974.  The main differences are:
1. Sewn on Name plate in 1975
2. Number Font has serifs
3. Logo is Heat pressed.  It is sewn on in 1974

Vancouver Whitecaps 1976 Home
     
NASL Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps 76 Home Brian Budd Timbers Mick Hoban NASL Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps 1976 Home back Gary Thompson

Manufacturer: Unknown

Logo:

Name on Back: None

Numbers:

Other:

Vancouver Whitecaps 1976 Road (NASL)
 
NASL Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps 76 Road Back x NASL Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps 76 road back buzz parsons

Manufacturer: Unknown

Logo:

Name on Back: None

Numbers:

Other:

Vancouver Whitecaps 1977 Home
   
NASL Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps 77 Home Buzz Parsons NASL Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps 77 home back buzz parsons

Manufacturer: Unknown

Logo: Heat pressed

Name on Back: Yes

Numbers: Heat pressed

Other:

Vancouver Whitecaps 1977 Road
NASL Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps 77 Road Buzz Parsons.jpg

NASL Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps 77 Road Back Bob Lenarduzzi, Aztecs
#14 with no name on back, #5 with name on back.

Manufacturer: Vee Bee

Logo: Heat pressed

Name on Back: Sewn on.  Many jerseys did not have the name on the back.

Numbers: Heat pressed

Other:

Vancouver Whitecaps 1978 Home
   
NASL Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps 78 Home Bob Lenarduzzi
Photo by John Denniston http://www.johndenniston.ca/

Manufacturer: Admiral logo on upper right.

Logo: Whitecaps logo on right sleeve

Name on Back: Sewn on patch

Numbers:

Other:

Vancouver Whitecaps 1978 Road (NASL)
NASL Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps 78 Road Kevin Hector Derek Possee

Manufacturer: Admiral logo on upper right.

Logo: Whitecaps logo on right sleeve

Name on Back: Sewn on patch

Numbers: Sewn on

Other: At first glance, these look identical to the Roughnecks jerseys.  I've only seen Whitecaps versions in long-sleeve.   The Roughnecks appear to be all short-sleeved.  The Whitecaps logo is on the right sleeve.  If there is a Roughnecks logo it is always on the upper left chest.

Vancouver Whitecaps 1979-80 Home Name Below Number
   
Whitecaps 79 Home Bob Lenarduzzi 8  Whitecaps 79 Home Back Hector, Lenarduzzi, Aztecs 

Manufacturer: Admiral logo on right

Logo: Whitecaps screened across front

Name on Back: screened inside blue strip mid back. 

Numbers:  There are 2 variations of the back numbers. 
1.  With the numbers  above the name and the stripe and a drop shadow.
2.  With the number through the stripe and the name above the number with no drop shadow.

Other:

Vancouver Whitecaps 1979-80 Home Name Above Number
     
Whitecaps 79 Home Back John Craven, Bolitho, 4-6-79 Whitecaps 79 Home Back Ray Lewington, Whymark, 4-21-79

Manufacturer: Admiral logo on right

Logo: Whitecaps screened across front

Name on Back: screened inside blue strip mid back. 

Numbers:  There are 2 variations of the back numbers. 
1.  With the numbers  above the name and the stripe and a drop shadow.
2.  With the number through the stripe and the name above the number with no drop shadow.

Other:

Vancouver Whitecaps 1979 Road Touching the Stripe
 

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NASL Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps 79 road back kevin hector 

Manufacturer: Admiral logo on upper right

Logo: Vancouver Heat pressed

Name on Back: Heat pressed a patch above the name

Numbers:  Numbers on back move down and are on the stripe, number has drop shadow on it.

Other: Multiple Maple Leafs on sleeve.  Name inside white stripe

Vancouver Whitecaps 1979 Road Name Above the Stripe
    Notice number in the middle of the stripe, Name above the number
NASL Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps 79 Road Carl Valentine (2) Wes McLeod Rowdies NASL Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps 79 Road Back Alan Ball Bob Lenarduzzi

Manufacturer: Unknown

Logo:

Name on Back:  In this variation the name is Heat pressed the white stripe .

Numbers:  Numbers on back above the stripe.  These numbers do not have the drop shadow.

Other: Multiple Maple Leafs on sleeve.  Name inside white strip

Vancouver Whitecaps 1980 Home (NASL)
Whitecaps 80 Home Buzz Parsons, Cosmos  Whitecaps 80 Home Rudi Krol, Carl Valentine

Manufacturer: Admiral logo sewn into the upper right

Logo: Whitecaps screened across front

Name on Back:  Screened.  Name is  now above the number

Numbers: Heat pressed.  The numbers are now red over white.  The screening is very heavy. 

Other:

Vancouver Whitecaps 1980 Road
     
NASL Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps 80 Road Rudi Krol NASL Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps 80 Road Back Gerry Gray Cosmos

Manufacturer: Admiral logo on right

Logo: Whitecaps screened across front

Name on Back:  Heat pressed patch.  Name is  now above the number

Numbers: The front number is white. The back number is red with a white drop shadows.  Back number runs into middle of back stripe. 

Other:

Vancouver Whitecaps 1980-81 Indoor Home (NASL)
     
NASL Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps 80-81 Indoor Home Roger Kenyon  

Manufacturer: Penmans logo on upper right

Logo: Whitecaps screened across chest

Name on Back:  Heat pressed

Numbers: Shoulder numbers above the Maple Leaf and stripes

Other: The stripe in the middle of the jersey goes all the way around the jersey.  In the outdoor version it is only in the front.

     
Vancouver Whitecaps 1980-81 Indoor Road (NASL)
     
NASL Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps 80-81 Indoor Road Carl Valentine

Manufacturer: Penmans logo on upper right

Logo: Vancouver screened across chest

Name on Back:

Numbers: Shoulder numbers above the Maple Leaf and stripes

Other: The stripe in the middle of the jersey goes all the way around the jersey.  In the outdoor version it is only in the front.

     
Vancouver Whitecaps 1981 Home Penman's Variation
Whitecaps 81 Home Peter Beardsley 4  Whitecaps 81 Home Gerry Gray 2, Timbers 5-27-81

Manufacturer: Penman's logo on upper right

 Logo:  Heat pressed

Name on Back: Heat pressed

Numbers:  Heat pressed

Other: The stripe in the middle of the jersey is only in the front in the outdoor version.  In the indoor version, it goes all the way around the jersey.

Vancouver Whitecaps 1981 Home Missing Manufacturer's logo White V-Neck Variation
     
 

Manufacturer: Unknown

Logo:  Heat pressed

Name on Back: Heat pressed

Numbers:  Heat pressed, Front numbers are white.  Back numbers are red with a white drop shadow.

Other: There are two v-neck variations of this jersey.  One is blue and one is white.

The blue part of the sleeve go all the way to the bottom on this variation.  In the Penman's variation, there is a small amount of white at the bottom.

Vancouver Whitecaps 1981 Home Missing Manufacturer's logo Blue V-Neck Variation
     
  Whitecaps 81 Home Roger Kenyon, x

Manufacturer: Unknown

 Logo:  Heat pressed

Name on Back: Heat pressed

Numbers:  Heat pressed, Front numbers are white.  Back numbers are red with a white drop shadow.

Other: There are two v-neck variations of this jersey.  One is blue and one is white.

The blue part of the sleeve go all the way to the bottom on this variation.  In the Penman's variation, there is a small amount of white at the bottom.

 

Vancouver Whitecaps 1981 Road Penmans Variation(NASL)

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Manufacturer: Penmans logo on upper right

 Logo:  Heat pressed

Name on Back: Heat pressed

Numbers:  Heat pressed, Front numbers are white.  Back numbers are red with a white drop shadow.

Other: The stripe in the middle of the jersey is only in the front in the outdoor version.  In the indoor version, it goes all the way around the jersey.

Vancouver Whitecaps 1981 Road Missing Manufacturer's Logo Variation (NASL)
 
   

Manufacturer:

Logo: Heat pressed

Name on Back: Heat pressed

Numbers: Heat pressed

Other: Missing the Penmans logo on the front of the jersey.

Vancouver Whitecaps 1982 Home Light Blue Variation (NASL)
     

Manufacturer: Nike

Logo: Heat pressed

Name on Back: Heat pressed

Numbers: Heat pressed

Other: The blue in this variation is lighter than other Whitecaps variations of this era.

Vancouver Whitecaps 1982 Home White V-Neck (NASL)
     
NASL Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps 82 Home Bob Lenarduzzi Ad  

Manufacturer: Nike

Logo: Heat pressed

Name on Back: Heat pressed

Numbers: Heat pressed

Other: The v-neck is white.  In the other 1982 variation, the v-neck is blue.

Vancouver Whitecaps 1982 Home Blue V-Neck (NASL)
NASL Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps 82 Home Team.JPG  

Manufacturer: Nike

Logo: Heat pressed

Name on Back: Heat pressed

Numbers: Heat pressed

Other: The v-neck is blue.  In the other 1982 variation, the v-neck is white.

Vancouver Whitecaps 1982 Road Blue V-Neck Variation (NASL)
 
NASL Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps 82 Road Gerry Gray  

Manufacturer: Nike logo on upper right

Logo: Vancouver screened across front

Name on Back:  Heat pressed

Numbers: Heat pressed the front numbers become red with a white drop shadow.  The 81 numbers are just white.  

Other:

Vancouver Whitecaps 1982 Road White V-Neck Variation (NASL)
     
NASL Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps 82 road back Shaun lowther NASL Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps 82 Road Back Peter Lorimer

Manufacturer: Nike logo on upper right

Logo: Vancouver screened across front

Name on Back:  Heat pressed

Numbers: Heat pressed the front numbers become red with a white drop shadow.  The 81 numbers are just white.  

Other:

Vancouver Whitecaps 1983 Home

This jersey was reused in 1984. The Soccer Bowl game patch has been screened over.
NASL Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps 83 Home Bob Lenarduzzi  NASL Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps 83 Home Back Mark Nickeas

Manufacturer: Nike logo on upper left

Logo: Whitecaps screened across front

Name on Back:  Heat pressed

Numbers:

Other: The 1983 jerseys have the Soccer Bowl '83 Patch on them.

Also the collar is the color of the shirt.  With the '82 style, the collar is the opposite color of the shirt.

Vancouver Whitecaps 1983 Home (NASL)
NASL Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps 83 Road Bob Lenarduzzi Cosmos Bob Lenarduzzi Whitecaps 83 Road Back Carl Valentine

Manufacturer: Nike logo on upper right

Logo: Vancouver screened across front

Name on Back:  Heat pressed

Numbers: Heat pressed

Other: Peter Ward played with the Whitecaps in 1984.  However, this jersey is an '83.  The '83 Soccer Bowl patch has been screened over.

Vancouver Whitecaps 1984 Home
NASL Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps 84 Home Jersey Ralph Mazzucco NASL Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps 84 Home Jersey Ralph Mazzucco Back t
Whitecaps 84 Home Frans Thijsen

Manufacturer: Nike logo on upper right

Logo: Heat pressed

Name on Back: Heat pressed

Numbers: Heat pressed

Other:  The '84 arm striping has a few differences than the '83.  In '83 has 5 bands: Dark blue, light blue, dark blue, light blue and the dark blue.

The '84 has 3 bands: Light blue, Dark Blue, and Light blue.

The Maple leaf also appears to be different sizes in '83 and '84.  I'm not certain on that.  I've never had an '84 to measure.

The fabric on the '84 jersey is not as smooth as the '83 jersey.

Vancouver Whitecaps 1984 Road (NASL)
 
  Whitecaps 84 Road Back Carl Valentine, David Cross

Manufacturer: Nike

Logo: Heat pressed

Name on Back: Heat pressed

Numbers:  Heat pressed

Other: The '84 sleeves are slightly different from the '83's.  The white comes down to the end.  On the '84 there is a small strip of blue at the bottom.