Legacies: Everton’s number 9
There’s a strong argument to be made that the first Everton number 9 was the best. However, he only wore it once and he might have ended up wearing 14 …
1999 – Arsenal come so close to 1-11
In the past, we’ve looked at Arsenal’s experiment at the end of 1993-94, opting to go 1-11 with names on shirts rather than using squad numbers. That didn’t last too …
Monday 11s – Arsenal squad number quiz
Welcome to the latest edition of Monday 11s, our weekly squad number quiz, this week focusing on Arsenal. Arsenal are a club central to the history of numbering. In 1928, …
Arsenal’s brief reversion to 1-11
It’s rare to hear TV commentators talk about squad numbers, but the BBC’s Steve Wilson (we think it was him anyway – post Motson and Davies, the Beeb’s commentators seem …
1-11 in the Premier League era
It’s a bit of a trick question: when was the last time a team played in the Premier League numbered from 1 to 11? Watching Arsenal away to Aston Villa …