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
1994-95
710	29-Mar-1995	0-0 vs. Uruguay	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	HD
711	03-Jun-1995	2-1 vs. Japan	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	TC	HW
712	08-Jun-1995	3-3 vs. Sweden	Elland Road, Leeds	TC	HD
1995-96
714	06-Sep-1995	0-0 vs. Colombia	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	HD
715	11-Oct-1995	0-0 vs. Norway	Ullevål Stadion, Oslo	Fr	AD
716	15-Nov-1995	3-1 vs. Switzerland	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	HW
717	12-Dec-1995	1-1 vs. Portugal	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	HD
719	24-Apr-1996	0-0 vs. Croatia	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	HD
720	18-May-1996	3-0 vs. Hungary	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	HW
721	23-May-1996	3-0 vs. China	Workers' Stadium, Chaoyang District, Beijing	Fr	AW
Euro Champ Finals 1996
722	08-Jun-1996	1-1 vs. Switzerland	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	ECF	HD
723	15-Jun-1996	2-0 vs. Scotland	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	ECF	HW
724	18-Jun-1996	4-1 vs. Netherlands	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	ECF	HW
725	22-Jun-1996	0-0 (4-2) vs. Spain	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	ECF	HD
1996-97
727	01-Sep-1996	3-0 vs. Moldova	Stadionul Republican, Chişinău	WCP	AW
728	09-Oct-1996	2-1 vs. Poland	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	WCP	HW

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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