P 10 W 6 D 1 L 3 F 21:A 7 65% successful 5 clean sheets
Description
	Aubergine shirt, with aubergine v-neck. Thick white hem at the bottom of the reverse of the shirt, curving upwards on each side. Curved thin white line travelling up the seam on each side, up to a point, before turning onto lower back to form a v-shape and then ending. Second thin white line forming three-quarters of a diamond between the v-shape of the first. English flag below neck on reverse on raised aubergine triangular patch pointing downwards. Mesh panel down each side of shirt covering underarm and inner sleeve. Thin sliver of emblem running around each underarm and down each side, narrowing to a point. Two white bands, one running from a point on each upper sleeve on the front of the shirt, up to the neck line, and joining with a curved section around the shoulder to another, running from a point at the elbow on the reverse of the shirt up to the neck line. Two conjoined white diamonds along each shoulder, between the two bands. Embroidered white emblem on left breast, with 'ENGLAND' in capitalised aubergine lettering inside a white panel above the emblem. Small gold holographic star above the panel, containing an emblem within a smaller star, with 'ENGLAND' in capitalised navy blue lettering inside a white panel above the emblem. Two embroidered white concentric diamonds on right collarbone and on upper right sleeve. White mesh number on reverse and on right breast, underneath the Umbro logo, in same font as previous England shirts. Surname in capitalised white lettering above number on reverse, in same font as the numbers. Match details embroidered in white, in centre of chest in following format (not actual font):
	ENGLAND v SPAIN 07·02·2007
	Aubergine shorts, with white drawstring, cut to a v-shape at the bottom of each seam. Two white bands, one running down the seam to a point close to the hem, and joining with a curved section just below the waistband to another, also running from the waistband to a point about a third of the way down the thigh. Two conjoined white diamonds between the two bands. Two embroidered white concentric diamonds on left thigh. White number, in the same font as on the shirt, above the Umbro logo on left thigh. Embroidered white emblem on right thigh, with 'ENGLAND' in capitalised aubergine lettering inside a white panel above the emblem. White socks. Aubergine diamonds across reverse of tops, with an aubergine hoop underneath. Two large aubergine concentric diamonds on calf. Emblem on shin, underneath the Umbro logo, with 'ENGLAND' in capitalised white lettering inside a navy blue panel above the emblem. Thin aubergine line running around edge of soles.
Variations	Against Brazil, England had a commemorative Wembley logo, incorporating the venue, date, Three Lions emblem and Brazilian flag heat-pressed onto the upper right sleeve. In the European Championship qualification matches, England had the UEFA EURO 2008 logo heat-pressed onto the upper right sleeve. Against Kazakhstan, England had a SOUTH AFRICA 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS logo heat-pressed onto the upper right sleeve. The names of England's opponents, as they appeared in the match details, were AUSTRIA, BRAZIL, ESTONIA, GERMANY, ISRAEL, KAZAKHSTAN, RUSSIA and SPAIN. England were named first in the seven home games, and they were named second in the three away games. In the away game against Estonia, an alternative pair of aubergine socks was worn, with the following design details: White tops with aubergine diamonds across reverse. Two large white concentric diamonds on calf. Emblem on shin, underneath the Umbro logo, with 'ENGLAND' in capitalised white lettering inside a navy blue panel above the emblem. Thin white line running around edge of soles.
Appearances	7 - Paul Robinson 1 - Scott Carson, Ben Foster, David James Foster won his first England cap on the kit's first appearance, against Spain. Robinson won his 41st and last England cap, against Russia, in Moscow, wearing a pair of black tights underneath his kit on the synthetic surface.
Clean Sheets	4 - Paul Robinson 1 - Scott Carson
Penalties Conceded	1 - Paul Robinson Pavlyuchenko's equaliser for Russia in Moscow.

 

This purple kit (officially aubergine) was released on 6 February 2007 alongside England's new home kit. Aside from the colour, it was the immediately striking all-white crest that stood it apart from its contemporaries. On the field, it was the outfit that saw England return to the national stadium at Wembley, amidst a faltering European Championship qualification campaign and it was a night in Moscow on a synthetic pitch that signalled the end of Paul Robinson's reign as first-choice 'keeper. He was blamed for Russia's winning goal and never played for England again.

 

Matches in which England wore the 2007 Purple Goalkeeper Uniform
Season 2006-07
x		Steve McClaren
Friendlies
849	7 February 2007 - England 0 Spain 1 [0-0] Old Trafford, Manchester (58,207)	Ben Foster wore this uniform alongside England's 2007 white uniform, against Spain's red shirts, white shorts and blue socks.
852	1 June 2007 - England 1 Brazil 1 [0-0] The National Stadium, Wembley (88,745)	Paul Robinson wore this uniform alongside England's 2007 white uniform, against Brazil's yellow shirts, with blue shorts and socks.
European Championship Preliminary
853	6 June 2007 - Estonia 0 England 3 [0-1] A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn (11,000)	Paul Robinson wore the all-purple kit alongside England's 2006 red uniform, against Estonia's blue shirts, black shorts and white socks.
Season 2007-08
Friendly
854	22 August 2007 - England 1 Germany 2 [1-2] The National Stadium, Wembley (86,133)	Paul Robinson wore this uniform alongside England's 2007 white uniform, against Germany's red shirts, with a black right sleeve, white shorts and red socks.
European Championship Preliminaries
855	8 September 2007 - England 3 Israel 0 [1-0] The National Stadium, Wembley (85,372)	Paul Robinson wore this uniform alongside England's 2007 white uniform, against Israel's blue shirts, white shorts and blue socks.
856	12 September 2007 - England 3 Russia 0 [2-0] The National Stadium, Wembley (86,106)	Paul Robinson wore this uniform alongside England's 2007 white uniform, against Russia's red shirts, white shorts and blue socks.
857	13 October 2007 - England 3 Estonia 0 [3-0] The National Stadium, Wembley (86,655)	Paul Robinson wore this uniform alongside England's 2007 all-white kit, against Estonia's blue shirts and black shorts.
858	17 October 2007 - Russia 2 England 1 [0-1] Olimpiyskiy Kompleks Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva (84,700)	Paul Robinson wore this uniform alongside England's 2007 white uniform, against Russia's red shirts, white shorts and blue socks.
Friendly
859	16 November 2007 - Austria 0 England 1 [0-1] Ernst Happel Stadion, Wien (39,432)	Scott Carson wore this uniform alongside England's 2007 white uniform, against Austria's red shirts, white shorts and red socks.
Season 2008-09
x		Fabio Capello
World Cup Preliminary
868	11 October 2008 - England 5 Kazakhstan 1 [0-0] The National Stadium, Wembley (89,107)	David James wore this uniform alongside England's 2007 all-white kit, against Kazakhstan's all-blue kit.

 

England's Record wearing the 2007 Purple Goalkeeper Uniform
Type	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts %	W/L
Home	7	4	1	2	16	5	+11	1	3	2.286	0.714	64.3	+2
Away	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	0	2	1.667	0.667	66.7	+1
Total	10	6	1	3	21	7	+14	1	5	2.10	0.70	65.0	+3

 

Paul Robinson's Record wearing the 2007 Purple Goalkeeper Uniform
Type	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts %	W/L
Home	5	3	1	1	11	3	+8	0	3	2.20	0.60	70.0	+2
Away	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	0	1	2.00	1.00	50.0	=0
Total	7	4	1	2	15	5	+10	0	4	2.143	0.714	64.3	+2

 

Ben Foster's Record wearing the 2007 Purple Goalkeeper Uniform
Type	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts %	W/L
Home	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	1	0	0.00	1.00	0.0	-1
Total	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	1	0	0.00	1.00	0.0	-1

 

Scott Carson's Record wearing the 2007 Purple Goalkeeper Uniform
Type	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts %	W/L
Away	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	0	1	1.00	0.00	100.0	+1
Total	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	0	1	1.00	0.00	100.0	+1

 

David James' Record wearing the 2007 Purple Goalkeeper Uniform
Type	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts %	W/L
Home	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	0	0	5.00	1.00	100.0	+1
Total	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	0	0	5.00	1.00	100.0	+1

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