Caversham United have packed a lot into 10 years, and the club that began life in the Reading & District Sunday League is about to top it all off.
From a single struggling side through senior adult men’s and women’s teams, worldwide social media fame that began with AS Roma, signing Reading FC legend Dave Kitson through to working with Reading rock sensations The Amazons.
Back when Twitter/X was good, Caversham United was one of platforms early success stories outside of your traditional professional football clubs. At one point looked like the Billy Goats might fold, but a ‘now or never’ approach – and a lot of spare time on the work commute, saw Gutteridge take the club from an average Sunday League side to one than can count among its famous Twitter followers, Serie A side AS Roma and the Bundesliga’s Bayer Leverkusen – as well as two men’s Saturday teams, two Sunday League teams and an a women’s team in the Thames Valley Counties Women’s Football League Division One.
Now, ahead of the new season, the club have revealed a kit project with Reading-based 2025 Glastonbury stars The Amazons.
A statement released Caversham United Football Club will unveil a landmark collaboration with Reading rock band The Amazons as the club launches its new away shirt for the 2026–27 and 2027–28 seasons.
The partnership marks the first time since the launch of the #CavUtdKitCompetition in 2018 that the club has not selected a kit through its public design competition.
Instead, the shirt has been designed collaboratively by Caversham United first-team player Joe Hales, chairman Paul Gutteridge and members of The Amazons, working together throughout the creative process – from the initial mood boards to the finished design.
Speaking to Football in Berkshire, overexcited chairman Paul Gutteridge said: “I am so excited that we can finally tell the world about what we’ve been up to!
“Much like the building of Rome, this wasn’t done in a day. In fact, the conversation started over a year ago… all from a cheeky suggestion of The Amazons sponsoring last year’s home kit!
“Since then, it’s been an absolute pleasure to meet and spend time with the band, from the initial concept through to the photo shoot last week. Big shout out to Joe Hales for his instrumental lead in the kit design process and bringing the ideas to life.
“And for me once again – like the Dave Kitson signing a couple of years ago – this has been an amazing opportunity to get to know the people you only used to see from afar.
“That’s the power of football. That’s the power of social media. That’s the power of Caversham United Football Club.”
Everything you need to know about The Amazons and Caversham United’s new away kit launch
Official launch: 19:00 (BST), Wednesday 5 August 2026.
First Caversham United kit since 2018 not created through the public #CavUtdKitCompetition.
Designed collaboratively by Joe Hales and The Amazons.
The kit serve as the official away shirt for all five Caversham United adult teams during the 2026–27 and 2027–28 seasons.
The Amazons will feature as the front-of-shirt sponsor for the Men’s Sunday First Team — the club’s original side from when Caversham United was formed in 2015.
Shirts will be available to pre-order via www.cavershamunited.com/shop, with the pre-order window closing at the end of Tuesday 18 August 2026. 20% of all profits from shirt sales will be donated to Launchpad, the homelessness prevention charity jointly selected by Caversham United and The Amazons.
