In the days before shirt sponsors, when jerseys were just mono coloured (apart from the collars & cuffs), this was the first design to break away from the traditional single coloured top. When it appeared in the 1972/73 season, the novelty of it earned it the nickname of the "penguin strip", because of the white flash under the length of the arm and torso.I always thought it was dead smart though, so much so that I bought a replica and wore it all the time at P.E. in school. Sadly, I was wearing it one evening just mucking aboot and I ripped it on a wire fence and had to chuck it in the bin!
Here below is a bit of action from 73 with the Dee in their penguin strip playing Ayr Utd, who are wearing the same design but in reverse.
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