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England's Goalkeeper Uniform
March2009 to March2011

2007 Purple Uniform
2008 Blue Uniform
2009 Blue Uniform
2010 Yellow Uniform
 
 
P 14 W 9 D 3 L 2 F 33:A 9
75% successful
6
clean sheets
Description

 

Racing green shirt. Large embroidered emblem on left breast, with the lions redrawn and in a lighter shade of blue than previously. Tudor roses also re-positioned and re-drawn with yellow centres and green petals. Embroidered green star above the emblem. Lower-case 'v' in white below the emblem. A white scroll, outlined in blue, below the 'v', with the opponent's name in capitalised blue lettering within it, and the year in white below the scroll. Two embroidered white concentric diamonds on right breast. Plain white number one on reverse and in centre of chest. Surname in capitalised white lettering above number on reverse, in same font as the numbers. Racing green shorts, with green drawstring. Plain white number on left thigh in same font as on shirt, with two raised green concentric diamonds underneath. Raised green emblem on right thigh. Plain white socks.
Variations
  • For the game against Slovakia, no numbers were worn on the chest or the shorts.

  • Ben Foster wore number 21 against Slovakia.

  • For the six World Cup qualifying fixtures, England had the SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS logo embroidered onto the upper right sleeve.

  • David James wore number 12 against Ukraine in Dnepropetrovsk.

  • For the two World Cup Finals tournament fixtures, England had the SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WORLD CUP logo embroidered onto the upper right sleeve.

  • Robert Green wore number 12 against USA.

  • For the games against Slovenia and Wales, the 'v' and the year were changed to blue.

  • For the game against Wales, England had the UEFA RESPECT logo embroidered onto the upper left sleeve and the UEFA EURO 2012 QUALIFIERS logo embroidered onto the upper right sleeve.

  • The names of England's opponents, as they appeared in the scrolls, were ANDORRA, BELARUS, BRAZIL, CROATIA, GHANA, HOLLAND, HUNGARY, KAZAKHSTAN, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, UKRAINE, USA and WALES.

  • In both games against Ukraine, England wore a matching pair of plain racing green socks.

  • After 2009, the all-green kit, with matching socks, became the first-choice combination and the white socks were only worn against Hungary.

Appearances

5.144 - Robert Green

3.356 - David James

3 - Joe Hart

2.5 - Ben Foster

  • Green became the first England goalkeeper to receive a red card, when he was dismissed for bringing down Ukraine's Artem Milevskiy and conceding a penalty.

Clean Sheets

2.144 - Robert Green

1.5 - Ben Foster, David James

1 - Joe Hart

Penalties Missed

1 - Ben Foster, David James

  • When Green was dismissed against Ukraine, James replaced him immediately to face the penalty, from which Andriy Shevchenko hit the post.

  • Luís Fabiano fired over the crossbar for Brazil when facing Foster from the spot.

  

This kit was released on 28 March 2009 alongside England's sensational new retro home kit and on its first appearance, against Slovakia, no number was displayed on the front of the shirt or on the shorts, in keeping with the minimal style.

It was almost completely devoid of distinguishing features, those that could be easily seen, anyway. The star above the emblem and the Umbro logo and the emblem itself, on the shorts, were all embossed against the material, but of the same colour, so as not to be visible, except up close.

This outfit was worn in all but one game in 2009 and it was a period that saw Robert Green establish himself as England's first choice, with David James struggling with his fitness. In the opening match of the 2010 World Cup, however, Green made a horrendous error, allowing a tame shot from USA's Clint Dempsey to squirm into the net for an unexpected equaliser. England were rocked back on their heels and the game ended in a draw. Green only won one more cap, two years later.

James then stepped in, once again, for the remainder of the tournament, having been given the number-one squad number beforehand, but even though he kept clean sheets in each of the next two matches, his own international career was to come to an end as Germany's young side almost effortlessly despatched England from the competition.

With Green and James both out of the picture, the path was clear for the promising 23-year-old, Joe Hart to seize his chance and he took to it like a duck to water, playing in virtually every competitive international from that point onwards.


Matches in which England wore the 2009 Green Goalkeeper Uniform
Season 2008-09

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Fabio Capello

Friendly
872 28 March 2009 - England 4 Slovakia 0 [1-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley (85,512)

David James and Ben Foster wore this uniform alongside England's 2009 all-white kit, against Slovakia's all-blue kit.

World Cup Preliminaries  
873 1 April 2009 - England 2 Ukraine 1 [1-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley (87,548)
David James wore the all-green uniform alongside England's 2009 all-white kit, against Ukraine's all-blue kit.
874 6 June 2009 - Kazakhstan 0 England 4 [0-2]
Ortalyk Tsentralnyi Stadium, Almaty (23,281)
Rob Green wore this uniform alongside England's 2009 all-white kit, against Kazakhstan's all-blue kit.
875 10 June 2009 - England 6 Andorra 0 [3-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley (57,897)
Rob Green wore this uniform alongside England's 2009 all-white kit, against Andorra's all-red kit.
Season 2009-10
Friendly  
876 12 August 2009 - Netherlands 2 England 2 [2-0]
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam (49,000)
Rob Green wore this uniform alongside England's 2009 all-white kit, against Netherlands' all-orange kit.
World Cup Preliminaries  
878 9 September 2009 - England 5 Croatia 1 [2-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley (87,319)
Rob Green wore this uniform alongside England's 2009 all-white kit, against Croatia's all-blue kit.
879 10 October 2009 - Ukraine 1 England 0 [1-0]
Stadion Dnepr-Arena, Dnepropetrovsk
(31,000)
Rob Green and David James wore the all-green uniform alongside England's 2009 white uniform, with blue shorts, against Ukraine's all-yellow kit.
880 14 October 2009 - England 3 Belarus 0 [1-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley (76,897)
Ben Foster wore this uniform alongside England's 2009 all-white kit, against Belarus' red shirts, with green shorts and socks.
Friendly  
881 14 November 2009 - Brazil 1 England 0 [0-0]
Khalifa International Stadium, ad-Dawḥa (50,000)
Ben Foster wore this uniform alongside England's 2009 all-white kit, against Brazil's yellow shirts, with blue shorts and socks.
World Cup Finals in South Africa
885 12 June 2010 - England 1 USA 1 [1-1]
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace, Rustenburg (38,646)
Rob Green wore the all-green uniform alongside England's 2009 all-white kit, against USA's all-blue kit.
887 23 June 2010 - Slovenia 0 England 1 [0-1]
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Die Baai (36,893)
David James wore the all-green uniform alongside England's 2010 all-red kit, against Slovenia's all-white kit.
Season 2010-11
Friendly  
889 11 August 2010 - England 2 Hungary 1 [0-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley
(72,034)
Joe Hart wore this uniform alongside England's 2009 all-white kit, against Hungary's red shirts, white shorts and green socks.
European Championship Preliminary  
895 26 March 2011 - Wales 0 England 2 [0-2]
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (68,959)
Joe Hart wore the all-green uniform alongside England's 2010 white uniform, against Wales' red shirts and shorts, with red and white hooped socks.
Friendly  
896 29 March 2011 - England 1 Ghana 1 [1-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley
(80,102)
Joe Hart wore the all-green uniform alongside England's 2010 white uniform, against Ghana's red and yellow striped shirts, with red sleeves, and red shorts and socks.

 

England's Record wearing the 2009 Green Goalkeeper Uniform
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 7 6 1 0 23 4 +19 0 3 3.286 0.571 92.9 +6
Away 4 2 1 1 8 3 +5 1 2 2.00 0.750 62.5 +1
Neutral 3 1 1 1 2 2 =0 1 1 0.667 0.667 50.0 =0
Total 14 9 3 2 33 9 +24 2 6 2.357 0.643 75.0 +7

 

Robert Green's Record wearing the 2009 Green Goalkeeper Uniform
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 2 2 0 0 11 1 +10 0 1 5.50 0.50 100.0 +2
Away 2.144 1 1 1 6 2 +4 0.144 1.144 2.799 0.933 50.0 =0
Neutral 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
Total 5.144 3 2 1 18 4 +14 0.144 2.144 3.499 0.778 66.7 +2

 

David James' Record wearing the 2009 Green Goalkeeper Uniform
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 1.5 2 0 0 3 1 +2 0 0.5 2.00 0.667 100.0 +2
Away 0.856 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.168 0.0 -1
Neutral 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 0 1 1.00 0.00 100.0 +1
Total 3.356 3 0 1 4 2 +2 1 1.5 1.192 0.596 75.0 +2

 

Joe Hart's Record wearing the 2009 Green Goalkeeper Uniform
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 0 0 1.50 1.00 75.0 +1
Away 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.00 0.00 100.0 +1
Total 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 0 1 1.667 0.667 83.3 +2

 

Ben Foster's Record wearing the 2009 Green Goalkeeper Uniform
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 1.5 2 0 0 6 0 +6 0 1.5 4.00 0.00 100.0 +2
Neutral 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.0 -1
Total 2.5 2 0 1 6 1 +5 1 1.5 2.40 0.40 66.7 +1

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