Who we make for · Sports clubs
Custom patches and badges for sports clubs
Club crests for kit, training tops, bags, caps and blazers, and pin badges for the committee, sponsors and supporters. Embroidered, woven or enamel, from 50 pieces, with a digital proof before anything is made. Football, rugby, GAA, cricket, hockey, athletics, swimming, martial arts and every other club.
A typical club order
For example
100 embroidered crests, 80 mm
Sew-on, for the first-team kit and the kit bags. Up to 7 colours, merrowed edge, cut to the crest's outline.
£1.39 each
£139.00 for 100, VAT included
Order 200 for the whole club and pay £1.04 each.
Add 50 soft enamel pin badges, 25 mm, for the committee, sponsors and player of the season, from £3.15 each. One proof covers both.
01 / The right patch for a club
Where is it going? That decides the patch and the backing.
Kit gets washed every week, training tops get ironed in a hurry, blazers want something flat and fine. Pick by where the crest is going and the price stays the same for embroidered and woven.
| Where it is going | We would make | Backing | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Match kit and shorts | Embroidered crest, 70 to 80 mm | Sew-on | Raised thread in the club colours survives weekly washing. Sewn on, it stays on. |
| Training tops, hoodies, polos | Embroidered crest, 70 to 80 mm | Iron-on (+£0.10) | Quick to apply to a whole squad. A few stitches round the edge for heavy use. |
| Kit bags and holdalls | Embroidered or woven, 100 mm | Sew-on | The biggest size reads across a car park. Woven if the crest carries small text. |
| Caps and beanies | Woven crest, 50 to 60 mm | Sew-on or iron-on (+£0.10) | Flat and fine, so a small crest with the club name stays legible. |
| Blazers and club ties | Woven blazer badge, 80 to 90 mm | Sew-on | Holds a founding year, a motto and fine lines down to 3 mm. |
| Committee, sponsors, awards | Enamel pin badges, 25 mm | Butterfly clutch, or locking clutch (+£0.31) | Hard enamel for a polished badge; locking clutch so it cannot work loose. |
| Supporters and fundraising | Soft enamel pin badges, 25 to 32 mm | Butterfly clutch | From £0.56 each at volume, on backing cards for the clubhouse and match days. |
Not sure? Upload the crest on any product page and choose either. We check it on the proof and say if the other type would hold it better.
02 / From the factory
Samples made on the same machines as your crest
Club orders appear here with their permission as they are completed.
03 / A club order, priced
The price for your squad, before you order
Pick the product, the size and how many. The price includes VAT and the digital proof. Every size and quantity is on the prices page.
04 / Need the committee to sign it off?
Email yourself the quote
We send the exact price and spec for the choice above, so you can forward it to the treasurer or the committee. No account, no commitment. Order whenever you are ready, and your digital proof follows by email.
05 / Pick your product
Three ways to wear the crest
Same ordering and the same proof step for all three. Order them together and one proof covers the lot.
01 / Embroidered
Embroidered patches & badges
Raised thread for kit, training tops and bags. The most popular choice for a club crest.
02 / Woven
Woven patches & badges
Flat and fine for caps, blazers and crests with a name, a year or a motto in small text.
03 / Enamel
Enamel pin badges
Committee, sponsors, awards and supporters. Soft or hard enamel, mould included.
Can we order different sizes for juniors and seniors?
Yes. Each size is its own line in the basket with its own minimum of 50, priced from its own column. Most clubs find one size works across the squads, 70 or 80 mm on a chest, and save the second line for bags at 100 mm.
Can we add a sponsor, the season or a player name?
Yes, but each version is its own design with its own minimum of 50. The usual answer is to keep the crest fixed and order the sponsor or the season as a separate small patch, so next year only the small one changes.
How long before the season should we order?
Allow time for the proof, 4 to 6 weeks of making from the day you approve it, and time for delivery. Put your date into the checker on How it works and it tells you the day your proof needs approving.
Can the club pay by invoice?
Yes. Choose invoice or purchase order at checkout and we send an invoice in the club's name. We email an invoice when you order and start your proof once it is paid by bank transfer.
Will the crest survive the wash?
Sew-on patches survive weekly washing. Iron-on bonds well on cotton and polycotton; for match kit that is washed every week we recommend sewing round the edge as well. Hook-and-loop patches come off before the wash.
Can you match our club colours exactly?
Send Pantone references if the club has them, or the kit supplier's colour codes. If not, we match thread to the file or photo you send and show the thread colours on the proof.
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