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Uniform Milestones

No. Date Opposition Venue Type F A Res. H.T.
288 17-Jun-1954 Belgium St. Jakob Park, Basel, Switzerland WCF 4 4 ND [2-1]
England wore squad numbers for the first time.
292 10-Nov-1954 Wales Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC 3 2 HW [0-1]
England wore v-neck shirts for the first time.
317 27-Nov-1957 France Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 4 0 HW [3-0]
England wore white stockings for the first time.
322 08-Jun-1958 U.S.S.R. Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg, Sweden WCF 2 2 ND [0-1]
England's goalkeeper (Colin McDonald) wore a numbered jersey for the first time.
332 17-May-1959 Peru Estadio Nacional Coloso de José Díaz, Lima F 1 4 AL [0-2]
England wore royal blue shirts for the last time.
333 24-May-1959 Mexico Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City F 1 2 AL [1-1]
England wore all white for the first time.
341 22-May-1960 Hungary Népstadion, Budapest F 0 2 AL [0-0]
England wore crescents below the emblem for the last time.
342 08-Oct-1960 Northern Ireland Windsor Park, Belfast BC 5 2 AW [2-1]
England wore a Bukta uniform for the first time.
358 20-May-1962 Peru Estadio Nacional Coloso de José Díaz, Lima F 4 0 AW [4-0]
England wore all red for the first time.
370 02-Jun-1963 German D.R. Zentralstadion, Leipzig F 2 1 AW [1-1]
England wore round-neck shirts for the first time.
376 06-May-1964 Uruguay Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 2 1 HW [1-0]
England wore all white at home for the first time.
382 06-Jun-1964 Argentina Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracană, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil T/C 0 1 NL [0-0]
England wore a Bukta uniform for the last time.
444 24-May-1970 Ecuador Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito F 2 0 AW [1-0]
England's goalkeeper (Gordon Banks) wore a red jersey for the first time.
445 02-Jun-1970 Romania Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico WCF 1 0 NW [0-0]
England wore wrist sweatbands for the first time.
447 11-Jun-1970 Czechoslovakia Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico WCF 1 0 NW [0-0]
England wore a light-blue uniform for the first time.
451 21-Apr-1971 Greece Empire Stadium, Wembley, London ECP 3 0 HW [1-0]
Gordon Banks became the first England player to wear a manufacturer's logo (Umbro).
471 27-May-1973 Czechoslovakia Stadión Letná, Praha F 1 1 AD [0-0]
England wore yellow shirts for the first time and England's goalkeeper (Peter Shilton) wore a green jersey for the first time.
474 14-Jun-1973 Italy Stadio Communale, Torino F 0 2 AL [0-1]
England wore yellow shirts for the last time.
486 30-Oct-1974 Czechoslovakia Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London ECP 3 0 HW [0-0]
England wore an Admiral uniform for the first time, the manufacturer's logo was worn on the shorts and outfield shirts for the first time and England's goalkeeper (Ray Clemence) wore black shorts and stockings for the first time.
515 07-Sep-1977 Switzerland Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London F 0 0 HD [0-0]
England's goalkeeper (Ray Clemence) wore a black number for the first time.
526 29-Nov-1978 Czechoslovakia Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London F 1 0 HW [0-0]
England's goalkeeper (Peter Shilton) wore tracksuit trousers for the first time.
551 29-Apr-1981 Romania Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 0 0 HD [0-0]
England's goalkeeper (Peter Shilton) wore a yellow number for the first time.
557 09-Sep-1981 Norway Ullevĺl Stadion, Oslo WCP 1 2 AL [1-2]
The manufacturer's logo (Admiral) was worn on England's stockings for the first time.
565 16-Jun-1982 France Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain WCF 3 1 NW [1-1]
England wore numbered shorts for the first time.
567 25-Jun-1982 Kuwait Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain WCF 1 0 NW [1-0]
The manufacturer's logo (Admiral) was worn on the back of England's shirts for the first time (at the base of the numbers).
584 16-Nov-1983 Luxembourg Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City ECP 4 0 AW [2-0]
England wore an Admiral uniform for the last time.
585 29-Feb-1984 France Parc des Princes, Paris F 0 2 AL [0-0]
The emblem was worn on England's shorts for the first time and England's goalkeeper (Peter Shilton) wore black sleeves for the first time.
590 10-Jun-1984 Brazil Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracană, Rio de Janeiro F 2 0 AW [1-0]
England's goalkeeper (Peter Shilton) wore a grey jersey for the first time.
606 16-Oct-1985 Turkey Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 5 0 HW [4-0]
England wore red shirts with blue shorts for the first time.
614 03-Jun-1986 Portugal Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey, Mexico WCF 0 1 NL [0-0]
England wore tournament labelling for the first time (FIFA WORLD CUP MEXICO '86 below the emblem), England's goalkeeper (Peter Shilton) wore all grey for the first time and wore a blue number for the first time.
618 22-Jun-1986 Argentina Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico WCF 1 2 NL [0-0]
England wore white shirts with light-blue shorts and stockings for the first time.
625 19-May-1987 Brazil Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London T/C 1 1 HD [1-1]
The 'three lions' motif was worn on England's stockings for the first time.
637 15-Jun-1988 Netherlands Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, West Germany ECF 1 3 NL [0-1]
England's goalkeeper (Peter Shilton) wore a striped jersey for the first time (yellow and green zig-zags).
643 08-Mar-1989 Albania Stadiumi Kombetar "Qemal Stafa Stadium", Tiranë WCP 2 0 AW [1-0]
England's goalkeeper (Peter Shilton) wore all blue for the first time.
686 11-Jun-1992 Denmark Malmö Stadion, Malmö, Sweden ECF 0 0 ND [0-0]
Numbers were worn on the front of England's shirts for the first time (as well as the back) and surnames were worn on the back for the first time.
692 17-Feb-1993 San Marino Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 6 0 HW [2-0]
A second emblem was worn on the inset of the neck of England's shirts for the first time and emblems (two) were worn on the waistband of the shorts for the first time.
703 09-Mar-1994 Denmark Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London F 1 0 HW [1-0]
David Seaman became the first England player to wear the emblem in the middle of the chest.
710 29-Mar-1995 Uruguay Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London F 0 0 HD [0-0]
The emblem was worn in the middle of the chest on England's outfield shirts for the first time and England's goalkeeper (Tim Flowers) wore all yellow for the first time.
718 27-Mar-1996 Bulgaria Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London F 1 0 HW [1-0]
England wore a light-blue uniform at home for the first time, the team name was worn on England's shirts for the first time and England's goalkeeper (David Seaman) wore red shorts for the first time.
722 08-Jun-1996 Switzerland Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London ECF 1 1 HD [1-0]
England wore logos for the first time (Euro '96 and UEFA Fair Play) and the surnames on the back of the shirts were blue for the first time.
729 09-Nov-1996 Georgia Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi WCP 2 0 AW [2-0]
England wore a light-blue uniform for the last time.
735 04-Jun-1997 Italy Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France T/C 2 0 NW [2-0]
England's goalkeeper (Tim Flowers) wore an orange jersey for the first time.
744 23-May-1998 Saudi Arabia Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London F 0 0 HD [0-0]
England's goalkeeper (David Seaman) wore a bronze uniform for the first time.
776 28-Feb-2001 Spain Villa Park, Birmingham F 3 0 HW [1-0]
England's goalkeeper (David James) wore a black jersey for the first time.
778 28-Mar-2001 Albania Stadiumi Kombetar "Qemal Stafa Stadium", Tiranë WCP 3 1 AW [0-0]
England's goalkeeper (David Seaman) wore all black for the first time.
784 06-Oct-2001 Greece Old Trafford, Manchester WCP 2 2 HD [0-1]
The match fixture and date were worn on England's shirts for the first time and the emblem was worn on the captain's (David Beckham) armband for the first time.
800 29-Mar-2003 Liechtenstein Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz ECP 2 0 AW [1-0]
A gold star was worn on England's shirts for the first time.
811 31-Mar-2004 Sweden Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg F 0 1 AL [0-0]
England wore silver numbers, surnames in silver on the back of the shirts and the match fixture and date in silver for the first time.
824 09-Feb-2005 Netherlands Villa Park, Birmingham F 0 0 HD [0-0]
A slogan was worn on England's shirts for the first time (NO TO RACISM).
825 26-Mar-2005 Northern Ireland Old Trafford, Manchester WCP 4 0 HW [0-0]
The emblem was worn on the back of England's shirts for the first time (at the base of the numbers).
835 01-Mar-2006 Uruguay Anfield Road, Liverpool F 2 1 HW [0-1]
Numbers were worn on the right breast of England's shirts for the first time and England wore gold numbers, gold surnames on the back of the shirts and the match fixture and date in gold for the first time.
843 16-Aug-2006 Greece Old Trafford, Manchester F 4 0 HW [4-0]
The match fixture, venue and date were worn on the England captain's (John Terry) armband for the first time.
849 07-Feb-2007 Spain Old Trafford, Manchester F 0 1 HL [0-0]
England's goalkeeper (Ben Foster) wore a purple uniform for the first time.

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