Legacies – Manchester United number 7
Legacies can be tough to live up to, as evidenced by the recent history of the Manchester United number 7 shirt. Since the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo for Real Madrid …
Lucky number 7: who could be next in line to wear Manchester United’s legendary shirt?
George Best. Eric Cantona. David Beckham. Cristiano Ronaldo. On the face of it, those four players have very little in common. Best was the self-confessed womaniser who, when time allowed, …
Monday 11s – Number 12s squad number quiz
Welcome to the 155th edition of Monday 11s! As it’s the third Monday of the month, this week is a topic squad number quiz. As it’s the festive period, this …
Second-season syndrome
A year ago, to mark the 25th anniversary of the introduction of squad numbering to the Premier League, we examined how sides allocated their numbers and how they lined up …
Monday 11s – Squad number journey quiz
As it’s the fourth Monday in the month, once again the quiz is about players’ number journeys. We’ll show you a sequence of numbers worn and ask you to guess …
Monday 11s – French footballer squad number quiz
Welcome to the latest edition of Monday 11s, our weekly squad number quiz! This week’s squad number quiz is all about French footballers – this will include players at both …
Monday 11s – Leeds United squad number quiz
Welcome to the latest edition of Monday 11s, our weekly squad number quiz. This week, our questions are all about Leeds United and their history of squad numbering. Let us …
Monday 11s – General knowledge squad number quiz
Welcome to the latest edition of Monday 11s, our weekly quiz. This week, we’ve created a general knowledge squad number quiz for you to have a go at. Let us know …
Cantona was twice the player at Leeds
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 …