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Denis Hurley

Denis Hurley
Denis is a freelance journalist and founded the original Squad Numbers blog.

Often, a lament at the state of modern squad numbering is accompanied with a longing for how things were in the old days, when everything was seemingly in order. We …

Our thanks to Guy Owen for making us aware of footballing nirvana on Saturday. @squadnos – good heavens. Mansfield have completed football — Guy Owen (@MrGuyOwen) September 12, 2020 As …

While Southampton have had issues with what appears on the fronts of their shirts, the markings on their backs are in good shape for the 2020-21 season. It’s no exaggeration …

We are indebted to Matteo of Jersey Vice for his help in providing information and insight – we would highly recommend perusing the site with the aid of your translation …

Welcome to the 183rd edition of #Monday11s. As the Premier League returns this week, all of the questions regard players and clubs in England’s top flight. Best of luck as …

Welcome to the 176th edition of Monday 11s. As it’s the second Monday of the month, as usual today’s quiz involves identifying a team (or in some cases a missing …

Welcome to the 173rd edition of Monday 11s. Today’s quiz focuses on the seleção, the Brazil national football team. Good luck and let us know how you did by tweeting …

Welcome to the 172nd edition of Monday 11s. Good luck and let us know how you did by tweeting @squadnos!

Generally, England tend to be numbered fairly well – especially nowadays, when they are one of the last countries to retain 1-11 for internationals outside of major tournaments. However, the …

We do enjoy when clubs ‘tidy up’ their numbers, i.e. the re-assignment of first-teamers with higher numbers. As the days of 1-11 fade further, there is less of this re-allocation of …

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