Denis Hurley

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 …

While he has yet to turn 22, Internazionale defender Federico Dimarco has already gone through quite a few shirt numbers, with the early part of the current season adding two …

We have in the past examined the origins of various numbering systems in football. The association variety is of course the main focus of this blog, but there’s no harm in …

It’s not a trick question – in which major finals did Johan Cruyff wear something other than 14 for the Netherlands? Certain numbers tend to carry heavy legacies – Manchester …

Welcome to the 141st edition of Monday 11s! As it’s the second Monday of the month, as usual today’s quiz asks you to identify teams by the numbers their players …

A year ago, to mark the 25th anniversary of the introduction of squad numbering to the Premier League, we examined how sides allocated their numbers and how they lined up …

A World Cup offering for today’s look back, a game primarily remembered for Bryan Robson setting a record for the quickest goal in the finals, netting after 27 seconds. Incidentally, …

Another entry in our series where we focus on a game celebrating its anniversary which is of historical squad-number significance. Forty-six years ago today, Ajax achieved a third European Cup …

Welcome to the weekly Monday 11s quiz! As it’s the fourth Monday of the month, once again we are asking you to guess the players by the numbers they wore …

Welcome to another edition of Monday 11s! As it’s the second Monday of the month, as usual today’s quiz asks you to identify teams by the numbers their players wore. …