Denis Hurley

Readers of a certain age may remember the 1990s cartoon Hey Arnold. A central character in that was Helga, who was constantly torn between declaring her love for Arnold and …

We started watching football in 1990-91 and, from an early stage, became aware of the generally accepted way of numbering a 4-4-2. Non-conforming systems, like Liverpool’s (more in the future), …

Having already looked at the squad numbers used by Sheffield Wednesday in the 1993 Coca-Cola and FA Cup finals, now we will examine their opponents in both of those ties, …

The memory is still fresh in our minds of seeing the Czech Republic squad for Euro 96. The first-choice centre-backs, Jan Suchoparek and Miroslav Kadlec, were numbers 3 and 5 …

Today is a bank holiday in Ireland but ‘real’ work still has to be done, coupled with a hangover, so just something brief for now. Eagle-eyed viewers of Manchester United …

Well, we say ‘back-up goalkeeper’ because we still cling to the vain, naive hope that every club gives number 1 to its number 1, but sadly that’s not the case. …

It’s Sunday and real life is threatening to get in the way of stuff, but for those who need a fix we are able to provide it in the form …

First off, a confession. Here at this blog, we’re awful snobs with an inflated sense of self-worth. If you read any article about numbering in football, the chances are that …

We’ve already looked at Xavi and Iniesta switching their club numbers at international level. There are probably not enough instances to make this a regular (or interesting) feature, but we …

It’s a bit of a trick question: when was the last time a team played in the Premier League numbered from 1 to 11? Watching Arsenal away to Aston Villa …