Tony Adams wore number 5 on his Arsenal debut in 1983 and it wasn’t until April of 1986 that he started what would become an unbroken 16-year sequence of only wearing 6 as a starter. The previous m…

October 3 marks the 35th anniversary of the commencement of the 1991 Rugby World Cup. To my mind, it is still the recent past but when it began, I was a week younger than my eldest son is now. Whil…

If you were asked which was the best template of 2004, you’d most likely say the Nike Total 90 range. There is absolutely nothing at all wrong with that: a couple of Christmases ago, along wi…

Welcome to another of our squad numbers quizzes. As we’re in the midst of the new and extended international break, today’s edition focuses around numbers worn by players for their coun…

It’s entirely fitting that the adidas design first seen worn by Liverpool and Cork City in 1993-94 – with sets of three bars coming up from the ribs – was officially titled Equipm…

By Les Motherby As the clock tick-tocks towards the end of the 72-year partnership between adidas and the German national team, the brand with the three stripes are refusing to go gentle into that …

In My Life in Football: Goals, Glory and the Lessons I’ve Learnt, Robbie Fowler makes some useful mentions regarding shirt numbers. Early on in his days at Liverpool, he clearly set out his s…

In a previous article, we looked at how Jürgen Klinsmann had, during his time in charge of the Germany national team, succesfully pushed for red to be worn as an alternative when the primary white …

It’s been a while since we had an FKF so we may as well go for something that is likely to hit the spot. Essentially, we have gone for a world where, instead of partnering with Umbro after th…

On Thursday night, Marcus Rashford could play his first Champions League game for Manchester United in almost three years as they face Sabah.  If the attacker features against the Azerbaijani side,…

Sometimes, the obvious answer is the right one – this is their home kit for 2026-27. “The game’s gone!” I hear you cry, “This is woke nonsense!” Well, in fact th…

A recent eBay purchase - the previous owner apologised in the listing for the amateur annotations. What is interesting is that Admiral had y

Last week, Jim Hearson eulogised the Ghana white shirt, while lamenting the fact that it had yet to be seen at the 2026 World Cup. However, those who like it will get some joy if they stay up late …

Andy Murray’s last men’s singles campaign at Wimbledon begins this afternoon, as he takes on Tomas Machac on Centre Court. Edit: Murray has had to withdraw from the singles but will tak…

By Jim Hearson MOJ note: Jim had this written ages ago, the delay is due to our illustrations. There’s not a lot you can do with a plain white shirt. Keep on churning them out with a slightly diffe…

Welcome to another of our World Cup squad numbers quizzes - today's edition focuses on the current tournament taking place in Canada, Mexico

Morocco’s friendly against Brazil in October of 1997 was notable for the debuting of a new kit. Having switched from adidas to Puma, they were in a smart all-red outfit that featured a green …

Recently, we shared a 1983-84 adidas Bundesliga catalogue with our Patreon subscribers. Back then, 12 of 18 teams in the West Germany top flight wore the three stripes with 13 of 20 in 2.Bundesliga…

Recently, we shared a 1983-84 adidas Bundesliga catalogue with our Patreon subscribers. Back then, 12 of 18 teams in the West Germany top flight wore the three stripes with 13 of 20 in 2.Bundesliga…

Before the last World Cup, we featured the change kit worn by Italy against France in the 1938 World Cup quarter-finals. While white is generally the Italian alternative colour, that last-eight tie…

Suddenly, it was Michael Thomas bursting through. The bounce fell his way. He flicks it wide of Grobbelaar and we have the dramatic finish, maybe in the history of the Football League. The top two …

You might have thought that last week’s story about Cameroon wearing Umbro shirts with adidas shorts and socks was a unique one, but that isn’t the case. Thirty-one years ago today, the…

By Jay from Marceltipool I sometimes wonder about what really is ‘the worst-kept secret’, as the label is applied so readily. Despite this, the newly launched Liverpool home kit may be …

By Ben Smallman Four lifelong Wolves fans are proving that they’re cut from a different cloth, after spending 18 months creating an iconic commemorative shirt to celebrate the club’s impending 150t…

As those who follow us on social media will have noticed, we like to draw links between dates and squad-number occurrences. It’s always a bonus when the year can be worked in but, by and larg…

Today’s date represents the same squad number change made at Manchester United in consecutive seasons. When Sir Alex Ferguson hastily dispensed with Jaap Stam early in the 2001-02 season, he …

Admittedly, the title doesn’t run off the tongue as smoothly as, ‘May the fourth be with you’, but we do have two consecutive instances of the date being represented by Italian de…