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 …
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 – FA Cup Finals squad number quiz
Welcome to the latest edition of Monday 11s, our weekly squad number quiz! Following on from the FA Cup final at the weekend, this quiz is all about FA Cup …
Arsenal defenders debate numerical preferences
Earlier this week, Arsenal posted a video where captain Per Mertesacker, Hector Bellerín and Rob Holding read out questions from fans and then answered them. One of the posers was …
Litmanen a perfect 37 at Liverpool
Have you ever wondered why Jari Litmanen wore number 37 when he joined Liverpool during the 2001-02 season? Did you think that perhaps it was because the two digits added …
Ander Herrera on why he wears number 21 for Manchester United
In a video interview today, Manchester United spoke with Spanish midfielder Ander Herrera and had him answer a number of fan questions. Luckily for us, one user – Freddie Vlogs – …
Happy Luke Shaw Day – a look at players who’ve moved higher
It’s somewhat fitting that, given he has been in the news lately, today is Luke Shaw Day. If you’re wondering why you hadn’t already heard that, it’s because we’ve only …