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Club announced their logo and kit CLUB NEWS
In September 2018, the club announced MORE GROUND IMPROVEMENTS
their logo and kit, stating:
"Our logo and proposed home kit, re-
flects our proud Jersey roots and the The arrival of a gigantic iMix concrete mixer truck heralded the lat-
island's dairy heritage. Jersey may be est of the planned improvements at the Raynes Park Vale ground.
most famous for its cows, but they'd be A concrete base for the new turnstile and entrance was created, and
nowhere without the bulls. The bull is they should be ready for upcoming home matches.
animated to show our passion for foot-
ball, passion for Jersey and its commu-
nity, and our desire to make this football
club succeed. The kit and logo is red and
white, obvious Jersey colours, and also
includes a nod to the Jersey flag."
Resembling the Flag of Jersey
The home kit is a white shirt with a red
cross, resembling the Flag of Jersey, with
red shorts and socks, whilst the away
kit is a red shirt with white shorts and
socks. In April 2020, The Bulls launched
a competition to choose the third kit and 1993 for housing development but was
the winning designed was announced on bought by the Sport, Leisure and Recre-
1 May 2020 on their social media as a ation Committee of the States of Jersey
dark blue shirt with pink trim, based on stepped in the preserve it for sports and
the colours of their second biggest spon- brought the site in December 1994.
sor, Butterfield Bank. The capacity of the stadium holds up
Springfield Stadium to 7,000 spectators and the grandstand,
The club play at the Springfield Stadium, built in 1997, has seating for 992.
Janvrin Road, St. Helier, JE2 4LF. Al- A children's play area
though situated in St. Helier, the stadium The stadium and the multi-purpose
is about one mile from the town centre. sports facility attached to it is owned by
Stadium holds up to 7,000 spectators the Government of Jersey, and is also
First used by the Royal Jersey Agricultur- home to the Jersey Football Association
al and Horticultural Society (RJA&HS) and the Jersey official football team. A
as a showground in 1885 for agricultural children's play area and an all-weather
shows and was first used for the Muratti ball court was also built within the park.
Vase in 1905 and has been held regular-
ly since the 1930s, with a few excep-
tions. The RJA&HS proposed a sale in