England's Away Uniform 1961-64

Notes

After a five-year gap, Bukta provided England with a red change strip not unlike the previous version, last worn in 1956.  It was the same v-neck, but the numbers on the back were now white and in the Bukta style.  The emblem on the left breast had a white border around it, the shorts were plain white and the stockings were the same red pair, with a white band around the calf, that they had been wearing with the white shirt since 1957.

The end of the 1961-62 season saw England in all red for the first time (above photo), as red shorts were introduced to make the set, more aesthetically pleasing than a combination of navy and red, when up against a team in all white.

Although the white shirt acquired a round-neck version in 1963, the red had to stick with the less fashionable v-neck for the extensive tour of 1964, where it was surprisingly twice worn against Portugal, paired with white shorts and socks.  Then, against Argentina, on its last outing, it was all red again, with even the stockings losing the calf band.

This uniform was also worn, without the emblem, by an F.A. XI against 'double' winners, Tottenham Hotspur in the 1961 F.A. Charity Shield at White Hart Lane.
 

Matches in Which England Wore the 1961 Away Red Shirt
No.	Date	Opposition	Venue	Type	F	A	Result	H.T.
350	27-May-1961	Austria	Praterstadion, Wien	F	1	3	AL	[1-2]
England wore the red away change shirt and white away change shorts with the 1957 red home stockings--against Austria.
358	20-May-1962	Peru	Estadio Nacional Coloso de José Díaz, Lima	F	4	0	AW	[4-0]
England wore all red--the red away change shirt and shorts with the 1957 red home stockings--against Peru.
361	07-Jun-1962	Bulgaria	Estadio Braden Copper Co., Rancagua, Chile	WCF	0	0	ND	[0-0]
England wore all red--the red away change shirt and shorts with the 1957 red home stockings--against Bulgaria.
369	29-May-1963	Czechoslovakia	Štadión Tehelné Pole, Bratislava	F	4	2	AW	[1-0]
England wore all red--the red away change shirt and shorts with the 1957 red home stockings--against Czechoslovakia.
377	17-May-1964	Portugal	Estádio Nacional, Lisboa	F	4	3	AW	[2-1]
England wore the red away shirt with the white away change shorts, but wore the plain white stockings--against Portugal.
379	27-May-1964	U.S.A.	Downing Stadium, New York	F	10	0	AW	[3-0]
England wore the red away shirt with the white away change shorts, but wore the plain white stockings--against USA.
381	04-Jun-1964	Portugal	Estádio Pacaembu, Săo Paulo, Brazil	T/C	1	1	ND	[0-1]
England wore the red away shirt with the white away change shorts, but wore the plain white stockings--against Portugal.
382	06-Jun-1964	Argentina	Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracană, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	T/C	0	1	NL	[0-0]
England wore all red--the red away change shirt and shorts with plain red stockings--against Argentina.
According to photographic evidence, at least two England players were not wearing the crest on their shirts during the match.

The England line-up against Argentina, 6 June 1964
at Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracană, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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