Close-up of the Rainbow Rovers crest on the 2021 shirt, with the tile 'Love is Love' below

Rainbow Rovers

Back in action

Sending out the message loud & clear that football & in particular Whitehawk FC welcomes football fans regardless of their race, religion, sexuality, gender, gender identity, age or differing abilities.
Football is the people’s game.


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The Rainbow Rovers shirt, designed by International Turner Prize Artist David Shrigley, OBE, was exhibited at the National Football Museum in Manchester, as part of their sell-out exhibition, ‘Strip – The Art of the Football shirt’.

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The Rainbow Rovers football shirt

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