Muller x 13 = goals
While Gerd Müller’s tally of 14 World Cup goals has been surpassed, both Ronaldo of Brazil and his compatriot Miroslav Klose needed a greater number of games in which to do …
Italy’s appropriately named goalkeepers at Euro 68
No matter how much one may try to be cool, it’s hard not to descend to the levels of screaming schoolgirls at a One Direction gig when David Squires acknowledges …
José Molina’s debut for Spain
As a goalkeeper earning his living in Spain, José Molina unsurprisingly either wore 1 or 13 at club level for Atlético Madrid, Deportivo La Coruña and Levante. An unused squad member …
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 …
Monday 11s – World Cup Finals squad number quiz
Welcome to the latest edition of Monday 11s, our weekly squad number quiz. This week, we’re looking at World Cup Finals and the squad numbers worn during them. Let us …
Monday 11s – South American squad number quiz
Welcome to the latest edition of Monday 11s, our weekly squad number quiz. This week, our questions are all about South American footballers and their history of squad numbering. Let …
Alan Shearer a perfect 10 on his England debut
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 …
James McClean to honour Ryan McBride by wearing 5 for Ireland
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 …
Monday 11s – EURO 2016 squad number quiz
Welcome to the latest edition of Monday 11s, our weekly quiz. This week, we’re taking a look at the squad numbers from EURO 2016. Let us know how you get …
Steve Nicol not keen on 13 in 1986
Elsewhere on the site, we describe Steve Nicol as “a real Swiss Army knife of a player“, and his versatility and the fact that the Liverpool number 4 shirt was welded …