British & Irish Football

Alan Shearer was the archetypal British centre-forward, a true all-rounder – while he was good in the air, it didn’t always have to be with his head, his penalties were …

This is the Tottenham Hotspur team which started the 1981 FA Cup final against Manchester City, the game finishing 1-1 after extra time, with Manchester City’s Tommy Hutchison putting his …

Instances of players wearing number 5 while operating as wide midfielders are not too plentiful. There was Lee Sharpe at Manchester United and Ruel Fox at Newcastle United in the …

Welcome to the latest edition of Monday 11s, our weekly quiz. This week, we’re looking at English side Newcastle United and the squad numbers their players have worn over the …

This post had been intended to be about just one thing – a kind-of example of squad numbers in the Football League in the 1-11 days – but further digging brought …

Welcome to the latest edition of Monday 11s, our weekly quiz. This week, we’re looking at the EFL Cup – formerly known as the League Cup – and the numbers …

Welcome to the latest edition of Monday 11s, our weekly quiz. This week, we’re looking at Tottenham Hostpur players and the numbers they have worn. Let us know how you …

Not so long ago, we marked Morgan Schneiderlin’s arrival at Everton by citing the other hooligans to have worn full-backs’ numbers in midfield. It should of course go without saying …

Welcome to the latest edition of Monday 11s, our weekly quiz. This week, we’re taking a look at the squad numbers for English side Liverpool. Let us know how you …

Jim Hearson is a very engaging follow on Twitter, and he made contact to suggest a post on how Sunday league teams deal with the issue of assigning squad numbers, …