Harriers unveil 125th anniversary kit

Kidderminster Harriers today revealed the one-off kit the team will wear against Alfreton at Aggborough to mark the club's 125th anniversary.

Harriers have been given special permission by the league's governing body to wear the kit on Saturday, a specially-designed replica of the strip worn by the team when the club began in 1886.

It has been designed by current shirt manufacturers MG Sportswear, who liased with club historian Colin Youngjohns before production began.

Company owner Gino Ruffinato, from Bewdley Hill, has made just 125 of the kits, numbered one to 125, which fans can pre-order from the club shop.

England C internationals Jack Byrne and Lee Vaughan today took the wraps off the new strip, which will be on show for Saturday's Blue Square Premier clash.

But Byrne insisted all the team is focused on is three points, despite the backdrop of huge celebrations for the club.

The midfielder takes to the field with Harriers in the play-off places and wants to round the day off with a win.

He said: "We can't take our eye off the game. It's a great occasion for the club, 125 years is a massive deal and it will be nice to be involved in that.

"But we have got to go out and do our job and that's about getting three points, at the end of the day."

Harriers will observe a minute's applause for former defender Chris Jones before the game on Saturday.

The 56-year-old, a part of the club's 1987 FA Trophy winning team, died this week after a long battle with cancer.