Which football club has had the fewest sponsor logos on their shirt? | The Knowledge

PSV Eindhoven has had three shirt sponsors: Philips from 1982 to 2016, EnergieDirect from 2016 to 2019, and Brainport Eindhoven from 2019 onward. Philips is linked to the club’s origins, since PSV (Philips Sport Vereniging) was founded in 1913 for employees of the Philips company and involved multiple sports beyond football. Brainport Eindhoven is described as a collective name for eight companies, including Philips, that jointly sponsor PSV’s shirts. Other clubs are compared, including Wolfsburg with Volkswagen on shirts since 1991, and Stranraer with Burgess Motors, Sealink, and Stena Line, where Stena Line acquired Sealink but did not rebrand it until 1996.

"PSV Eindhoven have had only three sponsors: Philips (from 1982, when shirt sponsorship was allowed in the Netherlands, to 2016), EnergieDirect (2016-2019) and Brainport Eindhoven (2019-). If you want to treat your eyes to some gorgeous PSV kits, particularly in the early 1990s, Stephen has kindly provided this link."

"You could argue that Philips was the sponsor (although not on the shirt) from the very beginning of the club in 1913, since PSV (Philips Sport Vereniging) was founded as a club with a lot more sports than just football for the employees of the company. The current sponsor (Brainport Eindhoven) is not a company, but a collective name for eight companies of which Philips is one who are together PSV's shirt sponsor."

"For those screaming Wolfsburg from the rooftops, Chris Greenhough replies: Local firm Volkswagen has been on shirts since 1991 (35 years). For two years prior to that, there was a dalliance with Kelts (now-discontinued non-alcoholic Pilsner beer) and then before 1989 there was a revolving series of local, non-corporate branding."

"Look no further than the lower levels of Scottish football and Stranraer, writes Chris Matterface. They were sponsored by Burgess Motors from 1985-1988, Sealink from 1988-1996 and Stena Line ever since. Stena Line bought Sealink in 1991 (but didn't rebrand it until 1996) so this is really just two sponsors in over 40 years."

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