Kit history
Having covered Sheffield Wednesday’s numbering in the 1993 domestic cup finals, we now look at the club that won both of those ties, Arsenal. The...
Today is the 30th anniversary of what we might term as the beginning of modern squad numbering in club football as Arsenal met Sheffield Wednesday...
For the past quarter-century, the Manchester United number 5 shirt has been the preserve of defenders – Ronny Johnsen, Laurent Blanc, Rio Ferdinand, Marcos Rojo...
It’s somewhat fitting that, given he has been in the news lately, today is Luke Shaw Day. If you’re wondering why you hadn’t already heard...
With a club career record of 281 goals in 567 games and 48 strikes in 80 England caps, Gary Lineker was a pure number 9....
Today marks the 90th anniversary of a notable development in football kit history. For the first 46 of their existence, Arsenal – first as Dial...
In times past, there were notable examples of players – usually, but not always, mid-season signings – wearing different numbers in European competition compared to...
On February 12, the world celebrates Charles Darwin and it feels like an apposite time to look at the evolution of our kit template style....
One notable change during the transfer window didn’t involve a player moving clubs. Instead, Barcelona were able to take advantage of the fact that La...
