This article is about the company. For the character in Virgil's Aeneid, see Umbro (priest).
Umbro
Trade name
Umbro
Company type
Subsidiary
Industry
Sports Textile
Founded
23 May 1924; 100 years ago (1924-05-23) in Wilmslow, England
Founder
Harold & Wallace Humphreys
Headquarters
Manchester, England[1]
Area served
Worldwide[1]
Key people
Anthony Little (Managing Director)
Products
Footballs, football kits, goalkeeper gloves, boots, sportswear, rugby kit
Number of employees
301
Parent
Iconix Brand Group[1]
Website
umbro.com
Umbro is an English sports equipment manufacturer founded in 1924 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, and based in Manchester. They specialise in football and rugby sportswear featuring their Double Diamond logo. Umbro products are marketed in over 100 countries.[1]
The business was started by brothers Harold and Wallace Humphreys. The name is a portmanteau of um, from Humphreys, and bro from brothers.[2]
Since 2012, the marque is a subsidiary of American brand management company Iconix Brand Group.
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