England's Home Uniform 1995 to 1996

Uniform shirt photo supplied by Josh Benn

Notes

England sported this generally attractive Umbro shirt--unusual because of the absence of red from all but the three-lions emblem--in their first four matches at the European Championship finals in 1996, all but the semi-final match against Germany which led to their elimination on penalty kicks after an extra-time 1-1 draw.  It was first worn in the goalless draw with Uruguay at Wembley Stadium on 3 June 1995, one of the long string of friendly matches England played as they prepared to host the Euro '96 tournament.  Its last and 16th appearance came in the 2-1 World Cup 1998 qualification victory over Poland at Wembley on 9 October 1996.

For the first time, the three-lions emblem appeared in the middle of the shirt instead of on its left side.  Also for the first time, the manufacturer's name appeared on the jersey in large capitalised letters, above the three-lions emblem, and an observer new to football might well have concluded it was the Umbro team's shirt.  On previous jerseys, the name had been confined to tiny letters under the company's diamond insignia, which appeared only inside the neckband on this shirt.

From the 1996 European Championship onwards, each player's number appeared on both the front of the shirt, underneath the emblem, and on the right thigh of the shorts, above the emblem. For the duration of the Euro '96 tournament, surnames were added to the back of the shirt, above the number, and for the first time in England's history, logos were sewn onto the upper outer arms of the shirt. In common with all the teams competing in the tournament, the left arm featured UEFA's Fair Play logo, whilst the Euro '96 tournament logo adorned the right arm.  Strangely enough for the host nation though, neither logo was worn in the famous 4-1 victory against Netherlands, at Wembley. The logos also appeared on the infamous indigo blue/dull grey outfit worn against Germany in the Semi-Final. - GI

 

Matches in Which England Wore the 1995 Home White Uniform
No.	Date	Opposition	Venue	Type	F	A	Result	H.T.
710	29-Mar-1995	Uruguay	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	F	0	0	HD	[0-0]
711	03-Jun-1995	Japan	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	T/C	2	1	HW	[0-0]
712	08-Jun-1995	Sweden	Elland Road, Leeds	T/C	3	3	HD	[1-2]
714	06-Sep-1995	Colombia	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	F	0	0	HD	[0-0]
715	11-Oct-1995	Norway	Ullevål Stadion, Oslo	F	0	0	AD	[0-0]
716	15-Nov-1995	Switzerland	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	F	3	1	HW	[1-1]
717	12-Dec-1995	Portugal	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	F	1	1	HD	[1-0]
719	24-Apr-1996	Croatia	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	F	0	0	HD	[0-0]
720	18-May-1996	Hungary	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	F	3	0	HW	[1-0]
721	23-May-1996	China	Workers' Stadium, Chaoyang District, Beijing	F	3	0	AW	[1-0]
722	08-Jun-1996	Switzerland	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	ECF	1	1	HD	[1-0]
723	15-Jun-1996	Scotland	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	ECF	2	0	HW	[0-0]
724	18-Jun-1996	Netherlands	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	ECF	4	1	HW	[1-0]
725	22-Jun-1996	Spain	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	ECF	0	0	HD	[0-0]
0-0 after extra time, 4-2 on penalty kicks
727	01-Sep-1996	Moldova	Stadionul Republican, Chisinau	WCP	3	0	AW	[2-0]
728	09-Oct-1996	Poland	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	WCP	2	1	HW	[2-1]

Empire Stadium, Wembley. 18 June 1996 - Paul Ince and Paul Gascoigne share
a joke before the 4-1 defeat of Netherlands.

image supplied from and available at Wiggysports

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