England's Home Uniform 1960 to 1964

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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.

(left) Jimmy Greaves sports the long-sleeved version of the V-necked shirt and the white stockings with red and blue stripes in the early 1960s.
(right) The shirt off Johnny Haynes' back.  This shirt was the one Haynes wore during that match against Italy, May 1961.

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