EFL clubs permitted to wear away kits at home to help those who are colour blind

Teams in the English Football League will be permitted to wear their away or third kit at home from next season in order to help those who are colour blind, it was voted through at Friday’s annual general meeting between its clubs.

The amendment will also allow mix and matching to take place in a sign the governing body for the Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two are eager to help those with the colour blind deficiency.

“A home club will now be able to wear its ‘away’ or third kit where a clash may occur that would make it difficult for people who are colour blind to differentiate between the kits worn by both teams,” an EFL statement read.

“The amendment also allows clubs to further ‘mix and match’ elements of their registered kits in order to avoid kit clashes.

“The EFL will also play a more active role in helping clubs identify where a potential ‘colour blind kit clash’ may occur to give them adequate notice so that all necessary arrangements can be made in advance.”

A non-profit organisation titled Colour Blind Awareness welcomed the move on Twitter, they wrote: “Fantastic news. The colour blindness kit rule change proposed by the EFL has been approved at their AGM today.”

This was one of several rules and changes voted through during Friday’s AGM with Millwall chief executive Steve Kavanagh added to the EFL board as a new Championship representative.

A home club will now be able to wear its ‘away’ or third kit where a clash may occur that would make it difficult for people who are colour blind to differentiate between the kits worn by both teams.- EFL statement

Nottingham Forest’s Nicholas Randall QC had previously been part of the board but Forest’s promotion to the Premier League has resulted in