England's Away Uniform 1997 to 1999

Uniform shirt photo supplied by Josh Benn

Notes

This ugly Umbro jersey--designed by someone who apparently didn't know when to stop--appeared for the first time at the Tournoi de France in the 1-0 loss to Brazil in Paris on 10 June 1997 and infrequently thereafter.  England's last appearance in the shirt--only the sixth over a two-year span--came in the goalless European Championship 2000 qualification draw against Sweden at Wembley on 5 June 1999.  The jersey was used at the World Cup 1998 final tournament in the 2-0 victory over Colombia in Lens on 26 June, although the home uniform's white stockings were worn instead of the away uniform's red to avoid a clash with the red stockings Colombia wore. 

As on the 1997 home white shirt, the colour of the three lions in the emblem was changed from the traditional navy blue to a light blue.  The navy blue lions, however, reappeared on the next home white and red away shirts in 1999.

Like the 1995 home white, 1996 away blue and 1997 home white shirts, this jersey sported the manufacturer's name in large, capitalised letters above the three-lions emblem in the middle of the shirt, although, as on the latter two shirts, the team name, England, also appeared in smaller capitalised letters below the emblem.  Still, a stranger to football might have concluded it was the Umbro team's jersey.

Matches in Which England Wore the 1997 Away Red Uniform
No.	Date	Opposition	Venue	Type	F	A	Result	H.T.
737	10-Jun-1997	Brazil	Parc des Princes, Paris, France	T/C	0	1	NL	[0-0]
749	26-Jun-1998	Colombia	Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens, France	WCF	2	0	NW	[2-0]
England wore the away red shirt and white shorts with the 1997 white home stockings against Colombia.
751	05-Sep-1998	Sweden	Råsunda Stadion, Solna	ECP	1	2	AL	[1-2]
752	10-Oct-1998	Bulgaria	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	ECP	0	0	HD	[0-0]
756	27-Mar-1999	Poland	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	ECP	3	1	HW	[2-1]
758	05-Jun-1999	Sweden	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	ECP	0	0	HD	[0-0]

(left) Råsunda Stadion, Solna, Sweden, 5th of September 1998 - Michael Owen leaves the pitch in dejection in the European Championship qualification match against Sweden.
(middle and right) Empire Stadium, Wembley, 27th of March 1999 - Paul Scholes scored three as Kevin Keegan's managerial reign got off to a grand start in the European Championship qualification match against Poland.

image supplied from and available at Wiggysports

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