Career in numbers – Ronaldo
Welcome to the first of a new series, where we look at a notable player and the squad numbers he wore during his career. First up is legendary Brazilian striker …
Gers-ey numbers
Jay Mansfield has been compiling a comprehensive history of Rangers’ kits on his blog, but he took time out to take a thorough look at the club’s numbering foibles: I’ve recently …
A look back – the arrival of squad numbers in the Premier League, 1993-94
The English National Football Archive has been of immense help in researching this This season marks the 25th anniversary of the introduction of squad numbering in the Premier League, the …
Monday 11s – Squad number journey quiz
As it’s the fourth Monday in the month, once again the quiz is about players’ number journeys. We’ll show you a sequence of numbers worn and ask you to guess …
Monday 11s – Premier League champion opening day formations squad number quiz
Welcome to the 85th edition of our weekly squad number quiz, Monday 11s.
Rui Patr11c11o the latest goalkeeper to wear an ‘outfield’ number
One of the best forum threads on squad numbers – not a heavily-contested title, admittedly, is on the When Saturday Comes messageboard. Entitled ‘Squad numbers I feel comfortable with’, it …
Re-numbering Nottingham Forest for the new season
We put out the call on Twitter to see if anyone wanted to write a piece on re-numbering their club for the coming campaign: Pre-season means number changes – would …
When Ryan Giggs didn’t take it up to 11
Soon, we will publish an article on the 1-11 shirts worn by the most and fewest players in the Premier League era. It won’t come as a surprise to anyone …
A tribute to Paul Madeley, the patron saint of shirt numbers
The Leeds United History site was invaluable for checking line-ups On February 7, 1970, Leeds United beat Mansfield Town 2-0 at Elland Road in the fourth round of the FA …
Monday 11s – World Cup squad number quiz
It’s our weekly quiz – a little bit late but hopefully all the better for that.