England's Goalkeeper Uniform 1996 to 1997

Notes

This predominantly all-red garb (with red, yellow and green hooped socks!) was the last of the multi-coloured kits worn by England’s goalkeepers in the 1990s.  After this kit, which appeared in the Euro ’96 semi-final, sanity was thankfully restored and a more sober and traditional image was portrayed in successive uniforms.

A red jersey had not been worn by an England ‘keeper since 1970.  This uniform only ever appeared alongside the similarly unpopular indigo blue uniform, which was a change to the usual policy of only changing the keeper’s uniform when there was a colour clash with the keeper’s uniform.

From the 1996 European Championship onwards, each player's number appeared on both the front of the shirt, underneath the emblem, and on the right thigh of the shorts, above the emblem. For the duration of the Euro '96 tournament, surnames were added to the back of the shirt, above the number, and for the first time in England's history, logos were sewn onto the upper outer arms of the shirt. In common with all the teams competing in the tournament, the left arm featured UEFA's Fair Play logo, whilst the Euro '96 tournament logo adorned the right arm.

 

Matches in Which England Wore the 1996 Goalkeeper Red Shirt
No.	Date	Opposition	Venue	Type	F	A	Result	H.T.
718	27-Mar-1996	Bulgaria	Empire Stadium, Wembley, London	F	1	0	HW	[1-0]
David Seaman wore this uniform, alongside England’s 1996 blue uniform, against Bulgaria’s white shirts and green shorts.
726	26-Jun-1996	Germany	Empire Stadium, Wembley, London	ECF	1	1	HD	[1-1]
David Seaman wore this uniform, alongside England’s 1996 blue uniform, against Germany’s white shirts and black shorts.
729	09-Nov-1996	Georgia	Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi	WCP	2	0	AW	[2-0]
1-1 full-time, 1-1 after extra time, 5-6 on penalty kicks
David Seaman wore this uniform, alongside England’s 1996 blue uniform, against Georgia’s white shirts and black shorts.

Goalkeepers Uniforms Index

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