England's Goalkeeper Uniform 1976 to 1981

Notes

A red number 1, in the same style as on the back of the 1974 yellow jersey, was worn on the back of the jersey.

For the first two games in which the blue jersey was worn, plus the final game of the American Bicentennial Tournament (v. Team America in Philadelphia on 31/05/76), Ray Clemence wore the same shorts and socks as the outfield players.  When Joe Corrigan wore the blue jersey, he wore the black shorts and socks from the 1974 yellow uniform.  This may have prompted a variation to the blue jersey, which appeared in 1981. 

The 1976 version had two white stripes and a red stripe down the arms, complementing the red, white and blue shorts and socks.  However, the black shorts and socks from the 1974 yellow uniform had yellow stripes. 

A new version was introduced in 1981, though it only appeared twice.  Instead of the white and red stripes down the arms, it had two yellow and black stripes, thus matching the black shorts and socks. It also had a yellow number 1 on the back, instead of red and the new-style red, white and blue Admiral logo.

 

Matches in Which England Wore the 1976 Goalkeeper Blue Shirt
No.	Date	Opposition	Venue	Type	F	A	Result	H.T.
501	23-May-1976	Brazil	The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, U.S.A.	T/C	0	1	NL	[0-0]
Ray Clemence wore this uniform alongside England’s 1974 white uniform, against Brazil’s yellow shirts and light-blue shorts.
507	09-Feb-1977	Netherlands	Empire Stadium, Wembley, London	F	0	2	HL	[0-2]
Ray Clemence wore this uniform alongside England’s 1974 white uniform, against Netherlands’ orange shirts and white shorts.
512	08-Jun-1977	Brazil	Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro	F	0	0	AD	[0-0]
Ray Clemence wore this uniform alongside England’s 1976 red uniform, against Brazil’s yellow shirts and light-blue shorts.
519	19-Apr-1978	Brazil	Empire Stadium, Wembley, London	F	1	1	HD	[0-1]
Joe Corrigan wore this uniform alongside England’s 1976 red uniform, against Brazil’s yellow shirts and light-blue shorts.
532	10-Jun-1979	Sweden	Råsunda Stadion, Solna	F	0	0	AD	[0-0]
Peter Shilton wore this uniform alongside England’s 1976 red uniform, against Sweden’s yellow shirts and blue shorts.
543	31-May-1980	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park, Sydney	F	2	1	AW	[2-0]
Joe Corrigan wore this uniform alongside England’s 1980 white uniform, against Australia’s gold shirts and green shorts.
Matches in Which England Wore the 1976 Revised Goalkeeper Blue Shirt
No.	Date	Opposition	Venue	Type	F	A	Result	H.T.
551	29-Apr-1981	Romania	Empire Stadium, Wembley, London	WCP	0	0	HD	[0-0]
Peter Shilton wore this uniform alongside England’s 1976 red uniform (with new-style Admiral logo), against Romania’s yellow shirts and blue shorts.
552	12-May-1981	Brazil	Empire Stadium, Wembley, London	F	0	1	HL	[0-1]
Ray Clemence wore this uniform alongside England’s 1976 red uniform (with new-style Admiral logos), against Brazil’s yellow shirts and light-blue shorts.

When England traveled to Romania for a World Cup qualifying match in October 1980, Ray Clemence would probably have expected to wear a blue jersey, as Romania wore yellow shirts. However, he took to the field in a green adidas jersey. It was identical to the one worn by the Romanian ‘keeper, except it had no emblem.  As Clemence wore the black shorts and socks, normally worn with the yellow jersey, we can only assume that England accidentally packed the yellow jersey and were left with no option but to borrow an alternative from their hosts.  Whatever the reason, it also affected the Under-21 team, because John Lukic wore a plain blue jersey in the previous day's Under-21 international.'

Matches in Which England Wore the 1980 Romania Goalkeeper Green Shirt
No.	Date	Opposition	Venue	Type	F	A	Result	H.T.
548	15-Oct-1980	Romania	Stadionul 23 August, Bucureşti	WCP	1	2	AL	[0-1]
Ray Clemence wore this uniform alongside England’s 1980 white uniform, against Romania’s yellow shirts and blue shorts.

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2. Ray Clemence, in the 1976 blue jersey, with ‘complementary’ red and white stripes,
collects the ball against the Netherlands at Wembley on February 9^th, 1977.

    3. A back view of Joe Corrigan, punching clear against Australia in Sydney,
on May 31^st, 1980. The black shorts and socks, with yellow stripes,
against the blue and red jersey, may have prompted the FA and
Admiral to produce a new blue jersey, replacing the red edgings with yellow.

4. Ray Clemence orchestrates his defence, against Romania in
Bucharest on October 15^th, 1980. His borrowed green jersey
probably made him the only England player ever to wear
adidas kit in an international match.

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