Notes
At the beginning of the 1960-61 season,
England switched shirt manufacturers from Umbro to Bukta, although at first
glance the shirt appeared to be the same v-necked t-shirt with the emblem sewn
on. To begin with, the practice of adding the opponents' name and year
in a crescent underneath the emblem was discontinued, but a glance at the back
of the shirt revealed that the red numbers were no longer in the Umbro style.
There was obviously some debate as to what colour the stockings should be.
They began the season in the same red pair with white band around the calf,
that had been the first choice since 1957, but they then tried out four
different designs in consecutive matches before reverting back to the trusty
red pair for their end-of-season games in Portugal and Italy. The
following season saw a couple more variations, but it was the white pair, with
a red and a blue stripe, that finally got the nod as the preferred design in
the run-up to the 1962 World Cup in Chile. White
was presumably felt to be a colour that fewer teams clashed with than red and
this decision was borne out by the fact that white has been well and truly
established as the first choice sock colour ever since. There was still
further tinkering to be done, however. At the 1962 World Cup quarter-final,
against Brazil, half the England team turned out in plain white socks. The red
and blue stripes were eventually discarded for the 1964-65 season, creating
the most simple combination possible of white and navy blue.
The introduction of short sleeves in 1954 was certainly a step forward in
terms of lightweight attire, but it was still recognised that England had to
play some games in cold weather. This was possibly behind the reason to
introduce a long-sleeved version of the v-neck shirt in 1963, to be worn
alongside the short sleeves, depending on each player's preference. 1963
was also the year of the Football Association's centenary and
to commemorate this event, a special emblem was introduced, whereby the words
CENTENARY YEAR appeared above the traditional Three Lions, and 1863-1963
appeared below it on the same embroidered patch on a white background.
As the F.A.'s Centenary match approached, this shirt was replaced by a
round-necked long-sleeved version, but the short-sleeved v-neck was
re-instated for two more games at the end of the 1963-64 season, before being
replaced again by the round neck for Bukta's last season as England's kit
supplier.
|
Matches
in Which England Wore the 1960 Home White Shirt |
|
No. |
Date |
Opposition |
Venue |
Type |
F |
A |
Result |
H.T. |
|
Please
note, between 1957 and 1961, England's first choice stockings were red with
a white band around the calf. |
|
342 |
08-Oct-1960 |
Northern
Ireland |
Windsor
Park, Belfast |
BC |
5 |
2 |
AW |
[2-1] |
|
343 |
19-Oct-1960 |
Luxembourg |
Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City |
WCP |
9 |
0 |
AW |
[4-0] |
|
344 |
26-Oct-1960 |
Spain |
Empire
Stadium, Wembley, London |
F |
4 |
2 |
HW |
[2-1] |
|
England wore the white home shirt and blue shorts with plain white
stockings--against Spain. |
|
345 |
23-Nov-1960 |
Wales |
Empire Stadium, Wembley, London |
BC |
5 |
1 |
HW |
[3-0] |
|
England wore the white home shirt and blue shorts with blue & white hooped
stockings--against Wales. |
|
346 |
15-Apr-1961 |
Scotland |
Empire
Stadium, Wembley, London |
BC |
9 |
3 |
HW |
[3-0] |
|
England wore the white home shirt and blue shorts with white stockings with
a red and a blue stripe around the calf--against Scotland. |
|
347 |
10-May-1961 |
Mexico |
Empire Stadium, Wembley, London |
F |
8 |
0 |
HW |
[4-0] |
|
England wore the white home shirt and blue shorts with white stockings with
a red and a blue stripe around the tops--against Mexico. |
|
348 |
21-May-1961 |
Portugal |
Estádio Nacional,
Jamor, Lisboa |
WCP |
1 |
1 |
AD |
[0-0] |
|
349 |
24-May-1961 |
Italy |
Stadio Olimpico,
Roma |
F |
3 |
2 |
AW |
[1-1] |
|
351 |
28-Sep-1961 |
Luxembourg |
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London |
WCP |
4 |
1 |
HW |
[3-0] |
|
352 |
14-Oct-1961 |
Wales |
Ninian
Park, Cardiff |
BC |
1 |
1 |
AD |
[1-1] |
|
England wore the white home shirt and blue
shorts and stockings with a white band around the calf--against Wales. |
|
353 |
25-Oct-1961 |
Portugal |
Empire Stadium, Wembley, London |
WCP |
2 |
0 |
HW |
[2-0] |
|
England wore the white home shirt and blue shorts with white stockings with
a red and a blue stripe around the tops--against Portugal. |
|
354 |
22-Nov-1961 |
Northern
Ireland |
Empire
Stadium, Wembley, London |
BC |
1 |
1 |
HD |
[1-0] |
|
355 |
04-Apr-1962 |
Austria |
Empire Stadium, Wembley, London |
F |
3 |
1 |
HW |
[2-0] |
|
356 |
14-Apr-1962 |
Scotland |
Hampden
Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow |
BC |
0 |
2 |
AL |
[0-1] |
|
Please
note,
although the red socks continued to be worn at several
matches up until 1963, the white socks, with a red and a blue stripe across
the tops, first worn against Mexico, in match no. 347, began to take
precedence from hereon in. |
|
357 |
09-May-1962 |
Switzerland |
Empire Stadium, Wembley, London |
F |
3 |
1 |
HW |
[3-1] |
|
359 |
31-May-1962 |
Hungary |
Estadio Braden
Cooper Co., Rancagua, Chile |
WCF |
1 |
2 |
NL |
[0-1] |
|
360 |
02-Jun-1962 |
Argentina |
Estadio Braden
Cooper Co., Rancagua, Chile |
WCF |
3 |
1 |
NW |
[2-0] |
|
England
wore all white--the
white home shirt and stockings with the 1954 white away change
shorts--against
Argentina. |
|
362 |
10-Jun-1962 |
Brazil |
Estadio
Sausalito, Vińa del Mar, Chile |
WCF |
1 |
3 |
NL |
[1-1] |
|
England
wore all white--the
white home shirt and stockings with the 1954 white away change
shorts--against
Brazil. |
|
363 |
03-Oct-1962 |
France |
Hillsborough, Sheffield |
ECP |
1 |
1 |
HD |
[0-1] |
|
364 |
20-Oct-1962 |
Northern
Ireland |
Windsor
Park, Belfast |
BC |
3 |
1 |
AW |
[1-0] |
|
365 |
21-Nov-1962 |
Wales |
Empire Stadium, Wembley, London |
BC |
4 |
0 |
HW |
[2-0] |
|
Please
note,
throughout the F.A.’s Centenary year of 1963, a commemorative
emblem was worn, whereby the words CENTENARY YEAR appeared above the
traditional Three Lions, and 1863-1963 appeared below it. |
|
366 |
27-Feb-1963 |
France |
Parc
des Princes, Paris |
ECP |
2 |
5 |
AL |
[0-3] |
|
367 |
06-Apr-1963 |
Scotland |
Empire Stadium, Wembley, London |
BC |
1 |
2 |
HL |
[0-2] |
|
368 |
08-May-1963 |
Brazil |
Empire
Stadium, Wembley, London |
F |
1 |
1 |
HD |
[0-1] |
|
England wore the white home shirt and blue shorts with the 1957 red home
stockings--against Brazil. |
|
372 |
12-Oct-1963 |
Wales |
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
BC |
4 |
0 |
AW |
[1-0] |
|
378 |
24-May-1964 |
Republic
of Ireland |
Dalymount
Park, Dublin |
F |
3 |
1 |
AW |
[2-1] |
|
380 |
30-May-1964 |
Brazil |
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho,
Maracană, Rio de Janeiro |
T/C |
1 |
5 |
AL |
[0-1] |
|
England
wore all white--the
white home shirt with the 1954 white away change shorts and plain white
stockings--against
Brazil. |
|