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 – General knowledge squad number quiz
Welcome to the 136th edition of Monday 11s! As it’s the first of the month, this quiz this week is general knowledge. Best of luck as always – let us …
The players to wear the most numbers for England at major finals
The 1954 World Cup was the first to utilise squad numbers and, since then, including European Championships, there have been 466 English squad places up for grabs at major finals. …
Monday 11s – “Number 9s” squad number quiz
tWelcome to the latest edition of Monday 11s, our weekly squad number quiz! This week’s squad number quiz is all about number 9s. Let us know how you get on …
An England goalkeeper shirt with 9 on the back?
Thanks to Lee Hermitage for the picture from Ted Croker’s book. We’ve mentioned England’s numbering at the 1982 World Cup in a previous post about sides who allocated digits alphabetically …
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 …