All the kits from the start of the 'Barclays' Premier League era including Aston Villa, Birmingham City and West Brom

Twitter was full of nostalgia during the international break with there being several montages of players from the 'Barclays' era of the Premier League.

Twitter account the 'Cultras Football Podcast' did a World Cup of 'Barclaysmen' whilst @1899INE did montages on players such as Morten Gamdst Pedersen, Benjani, Hugo Rodallega, and Rory Delap. Several Premier League clubs then followed by putting their own spin on things.

From the 2001/02 season, the league was known as the 'Barclaycard Premiership' and then to the Barclays Premiership in 2004/05. It would be known as either the Barclays Premiership or the Barclays Premier League until 2016/17. Football fans have been debating whether football was better back then, with some believing that today's league is far too predictable with Manchester City's dominance.

Twenty years ago, the Premier League nearly had four West Midlands teams playing in it. Aston Villa, Birmingham City, and West Brom were all competing in the division, with varied success. Villa finished 10th that season, and then Birmingham City two places behind, whilst West Brom completed the great escape to stay up on the final day, finishing ahead of Crystal Palace by a point.

Football was a lot different back in 2004, and so was modern day life. Here at BirminghamWorld, we’re going to jump in on the trend and take a trip down memory lane by showing you what the kit designs were for clubs 20 years ago.

The most popular sponsor back then was Diadora and Reebok, who produced the kits for three clubs each. Birmingham City, Crystal Palace and West Brom wore Diadora, whilst Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool and Manchester City had Reebok.

Nike had two clubs each with Arsenal and Manchester United wearing their kits, and Umbro also had two teams in Chelsea and Everton. Adidas, who these days have several clubs, only had Newcastle United back then.

Errea were with Middlesbrough, Aston Villa were with Hummel, and Charlton Athletic had Joma. Kappa partnered with Spurs, and Lonsdale were with Blackburn Rovers. Puma, another big manufacturer, only had one club and that was Fulham. Pompey Sport made Portsmouth's kits, whilst Southampton's were made by 'Saints'. Norwich City's were produced by Xara.