Mitre Sports International
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| Industry | Sports equipment |
| Founded | 1817 in Huddersfield, England |
| Headquarters | Finchley, England |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
| Products |
Football and rugby balls Football and netball playing kits |
| Parent | Pentland |
| Website | mitre.com |
Mitre is the worlds oldest sports brand. With over 200 years of heritage, the British sportswear and equipment supplier was established in Huddersfield, England, in 1817 and is now owned by the Pentland Group. Mitre is the world's oldest manufacturer of footballs. Mitre currently uses the Mitre Delta Hyperseam Football in competitive professional matches. This includes the Football League Cup, The Football League, Scottish Premiership and the Football League Trophy. Mitre also supplies many other competitions including the Max V12S to the Welsh Premier Division and the Delta Hyperseam to many competitions around Asia, including the AFF Championship and the S.League.
In 1817 Benjamin Crook opened his tannery in Huddersfield, England, giving his own name to the company he founded. By 1949 the name changed to "Mitre", producing footballs and rugby balls for clubs all over the world, and in 1959 Mitre expanded into cricket, soft leather and bags. Sports footwear followed a year later. Manchester United's prominent footballer Denis Law became the first official Mitre spokesman in 1964. Two years later Mitre went on to become the official ball supplier for the English Football Association, and for the next forty years, the FA Cup Final was to be played with a Mitre ball.
Muhammad Ali wore Mitre in his 59th professional fight against Leon Spinks in New Orleans, and Stuart Pearce wore Mitre football boots in 1977. Mitre was also the official ball supplier to the 1987 Rugby World Cup, jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand. In 1992, Mitre became the official ball supplier to the newly formed FA Premier League, introducing its synthetic footballs instead of leather balls, which had been used previously. In 2003 the Mitre ball was used in the Netball World Championships held in Jamaica. The England national netball team also appeared at the tournament wearing Mitre apparel.
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