Delving into Chelsea’s chequered past
Not so long ago, we looked at an occurrence from 1991, where Diego Maradona gave up his favoured Napoli number 10 shirt for 9, so that his anointed successor Gianfranco …
January 2018 transfer roundup – Premier League
Yet another transfer window has passed us, and this January has treated us to one of the most active and exciting winter windows we’ve seen in years. Here’s a roundup …
In honour of Henrikh Mkhitaryan – a look at other players who have had to change numbers in Europe
Yes, it’s conceited to draw attention to this, but we were the first to flag the possibility of Henrikh Mkhitaryan wearing two different shirt numbers for Arsenal this season: Unless …
How to number squads in Football Manager
The newest instalment in the Football Manager series is released on November 10, with with the beta version live from Friday, allowing those who have pre-ordered the game an early …
A 2002 Gooner fanzine article about retiring numbers
During a recent house move, we came across a lot of old magazines, including an edition of Arsenal fanzine The Gooner from 2002, in which Brian Dawes argues against the …
Scotland’s dalliance with names on shirts, 1979-81
Our friend Simon Shakeshaft wrote this piece for the current edition of Programme Monthly and has kindly shared it with us. To everybody going, there was nothing unusual about Scotland entertaining Peru …
All of the confirmed Premier League squad numbers for 2017/18
Another season, another set of confirmed squad numbers. We have compiled all of the official squad number lists released by all 20 of the FA Premier League teams for the …
1994 – Liverpool’s aborted re-numbering attempt
It’s always frustrating when you have a clear memory of something, but can’t corroborate it. I could recall reading a piece on the coming season’s squad numbers in Match magazine …
Bony? Em…
Swansea City made a couple of additions on Deadline Day yesterday. Young Portuguese midfielder Renato Sanches joined on a season-long loan from Bayern Munich and initially the Swans announced that …
Renumbering Arsenal – on a Weng and a prayer
We recently publishing a renumbering of Manchester United, and invited others to submit their own renumberings of their favourite teams. We’ve had a number of squad number enthusiasts contact us, …