England's Away Uniform 1990 to 1993

Notes

England wore this Umbro shirt eight times from 1990 to 1993.  On two of these occasions, this red shirt was worn in combination with the home navy blue shorts rather than the normal white away shorts.   The numbers on the back of the shirt were, once again, white, with a red border, outlined in white.

It was first worn in the friendly match at Wembley Stadium against Uruguay on 22 May 1990 and last worn in the World Cup qualification match against San Marino, on 17 November 1993.

England wore squad numbers at the 1993 US Cup.  When this shirt was worn against the USA and Germany, the players’ surnames appeared in white on the back, above the number, which was also displayed in red on the right thigh of the white shorts, alongside the emblem.

For the last three games in which this uniform was worn, as shown on the above photo, the emblem on the chest was surrounded by a white margin, as on the white shirt, which had been introduced at the beginning of that year (1993).   The number also changed to plain white, in the new style, without the borders and outlines.

This uniform was also worn with the 1993 home blue shorts when England won the 1993 European Under-18 Championship at the City Ground, Nottingham, with a 1-0 victory against Turkey. The uniform was identical to that worn by the full squad, except that the emblem included a crescent underneath, which contained the word 'YOUTH'.

 

Matches in Which England Wore the 1990 Away Red Uniform
No.	Date	Opposition	Venue	Type	F	A	Result	H.T.
656	22-May-1990	Uruguay	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	F	1	2	HL	[0-1]
672	25-May-1991	Argentina	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	T/C	2	2	HD	[1-0]
674	03-Jun-1991	New Zealand	Mount Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland	F	1	0	AW	[0-0]
England wore the red away shirt and stockings with the 1990 home navy blue shorts.
684	17-May-1992	Brazil	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	F	1	1	HD	[0-1]
685	03-Jun-1992	Finland	Olympiastadion, Helsinki	F	2	1	AW	[1-1]
697	09-Jun-1993	U.S.A.	Foxboro Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts	T/C	0	2	AL	[0-1]
England wore the red away shirt and stockings with the 1993 home navy blue shorts.
699	19-Jun-1993	Germany	Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan, U.S.A.	T/C	1	2	NL	[1-1]
702	17-Nov-1993	San Marino	Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna, Italy	WCP	7	1	AW	[3-1]

Uniforms Index

This shirt was worn in only 8 games, but 40 England players wore it over a three-year period. Des Walker, who had worn the 1990 white shirt the most, appeared in all 8 games; starting 7 and coming off the bench against the USA in the US Cup. He also won his 59^th and last cap, against San Marino, on the last occasion that the uniform was won.

4 players made their international debuts in the shirt. Earl Barrett also won his third and last cap in the shirt, with Brian Deane also winning two more caps.

8 players won their last caps in the shirt, including Gary Stevens, for whom it was his 46^th international appearance.

Top scorer in the shirt was David Platt, with 5 goals, followed by Ian Wright’s 4, all of which came against San Marino, which was also Graham Taylor’s last match in charge.

Gary Lineker was captain for 4 of the games and Paul Ince skippered his country for the first time. Stuart Pearce, David Platt and Bryan Robson were also captain in this shirt.

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