Mitre Sports International

Mitre
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustrySports equipment, textile
Founded1817; 207 years ago (1817) in Huddersfield, England
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsFootball balls and uniforms, rugby balls, sportswear, apparel, accessories
ParentPentland Group
Websitemitre.com

Mitre Sports International Ltd., mostly known as Mitre, is an English sports equipment manufacturer based in Wakefield. Mitre is mainly focused on association football but also providing equipment (mostly balls) for other sports. Having founded in 1817 in Huddersfield, the company is one of the oldest of its type in the world.[1] Mitre is currently a subsidiary of the British family–owned Pentland Group.

Products manufactured and commercialised by Mitre include sports equipment for association football (balls, team uniforms, clothing lines), rugby union (balls, training shirts),[2] basketball (balls), and netball (balls, rings). Mitre also offers a list of accessories for those sports such as bags, space markers, water bottles, safety cones, among others.

The "Delta" football has been used in some professional leagues of the United Kingdom including the Football League Cup, The Football League, Scottish Premiership, Welsh Premier Division and the Football League Trophy. Mitre also supplies many other competitions including the Isthmian League, Evo-Stik Southern League, Spartan South Midlands League and many more. These leagues play with a variety of footballs including the Delta Hyperseam, Max Hyperseam and ProMax Hyperseam. Internationally, Mitre have its footballs used across a variety of competitions around including the AFF Championship and the S.League.

  1. ^ Atkinson, Neil (4 August 2015). "Sporting history with its roots in Huddersfield". Examiner Live. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. ^ Rugby equipment on Mitre