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England had played through the Second World War without emblems on their shirts, but the victory internationals of 1945 and 1946 saw their reappearance and England resumed full internationals at the beginning of the 1946-47 season. Once more, navy shorts and socks were paired with the shirt, unless their opponents wore blue or black socks, in which case, England would wear a set of red change socks, and they appear to have worn them more often than the navy socks, during this period. More than one manufacturer supplied the kits. We believe Umbro and Hope Brothers were two of them, judging by the style of the numbers on the back of the shirts, but we are always on the lookout for further evidence, be it photographic or from the shirts themselves.

Matches in Which England Wore the 1946 Home White Uniform
1946-47
227	28 September 1946	7-2 vs. Ireland, Windsor Park, Belfast	BC	AW
Notes		England wore the white home shirt and blue shorts with red socks, against Ireland.
228	30 September 1946	1-0 vs. Republic of Ireland, Dalymount Park, Dublin	Fr	AW
Notes		England wore the white home shirt and blue shorts with red socks, against Republic of Ireland.
229	13 November 1946	3-0 vs. Wales, Maine Road, Manchester	BC	HW
230	27 November 1946	8-2 vs. Netherlands, Leeds Road, Huddersfield	Fr	HW
Notes		England wore the white home shirt and blue shorts with red socks, against Netherlands.
231	12 April 1947	1-1 vs. Scotland, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London	BC	HD
Notes		England wore the white home shirt and blue shorts with red socks, against Scotland.
232	3 May 1947	3-0 vs. France, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London	Fr	HW
233	18 May 1947	0-1 vs. Switzerland, Hardturm Sportplatz, Zürich	Fr	AL
Notes		England wore the white home shirt and blue shorts with red socks, against Switzerland.
234	25 May 1947	10-0 vs. Portugal, Estádio Nacional, Lisboa	Fr	AW
Notes		Awaiting photographic evidence, but it seems highly likely that England wore this uniform.
1947-48
235	21 September 1947	5-2 vs. Belgium, Stade du Centenaire, Bruxelles	Fr	AW
236	18 October 1947	3-0 vs. Wales, Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff	BC	AW
237	5 November 1947	2-2 vs. Ireland, Goodison Park, Liverpool		HD
Notes		England wore the white home shirt and blue shorts with red socks, against  Ireland.
238	19 November 1947	4-2 vs. Sweden, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London	Fr	HW
Notes		England wore the white home shirt and blue shorts with red socks, against Sweden.
239	10 April 1948	2-0 vs. Scotland, Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow	BC	AW
Notes		England wore the white home shirt and blue shorts with red socks, against Scotland.
240	16 May 1948	4-0 vs. Italy, Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino	Fr	AW
Notes		England wore the white home shirt and blue shorts with red socks, against Italy.
1948-49
241	26 September 1948	0-0 vs. Denmark, Idrĉtsparken, Kĝbenhavn	Fr	AD
Notes		England wore the white home shirt and blue shorts with red socks, against Denmark.
242	9 October 1948	6-2 vs. Ireland, Windsor Park, Belfast	BC	AW
Notes		England wore the white home shirt and blue shorts with red socks, against Ireland.
243	10 November 1948	1-0 vs. Wales, Villa Park, Birmingham	BC	HW
244	2 December 1948	6-0 vs. Switzerland, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London	Fr	HW
Notes		England wore the white home shirt and blue shorts with red socks, against Switzerland.

 

England's Record wearing the 1946 Home Shirt
Type	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts %	W/L
Home	8	6	2	0	28	7	+21	0	4	3.50	0.875	87.5	+6
Away	10	8	1	1	38	7	+31	2	6	3.80	0.70	85.0	+7
Total	18	14	3	1	66	14	+52	2	10	3.667	0.778	86.1	+13

 

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