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England's Goalkeeper Uniforms

England's Goalkeeper Uniform
1954 to 1961

Pre-1954 Uniform
Pre-1954 Uniform
1956 Blue Uniform
1959 Yellow Uniform
 
 

P 40 W 22 D 9 L 9 F 106:A 55
66% successful
7 clean sheets

Description  
Plain yellow round-necked jerseys.
Most Appearances  
Clean Sheets

 

 

Just as the white uniform lost its collar, the goalkeeper's jersey discarded the roll neck, in favour of a more modern round neck.

Colin McDonald wore a red number one on the back for the 1958 World Cup fixtures. 

 

Matches in Which England Wore the 1954 Yellow Goalkeeper Uniform
Season 1954-55

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Walter Winterbottom

British Championship
292 10 November 1954 - England 3 Wales 2 [3-1]
Empire Stadium, Wembley
(93,500)
Ray Wood wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against Wales' red shirts and white shorts.
Friendly
293 1 December 1954 -
England 3 West Germany 1
[1-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley
(100,000)
Bert Williams wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against West Germany's white shirts and black shorts.
British Championship
294 2 April 1955 - England 7 Scotland 2 [4-1]
Empire Stadium, Wembley
(96,847)
Bert Williams wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against Scotland's navy blue shirts and white shorts.
End-of-Season European Tour
295 15 May 1955 - France 1 England 0 [1-0]
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris (54,696/750)
Bert Williams wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against France's blue shirts and white shorts.
296 18 May 1955 - Spain 1 England 1 [0-1]
El Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid (125,000)
Bert Williams wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against Spain's red shirts and blue shorts.
297 22 May 1955 - Portugal 3 England 1 [1-1]
Estádio do Futebol Clube do Porto, Oporto
(55,000)
Bert Williams wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against Portugal's red shirts and white shorts.
Season 1955-56
British Exhibition Friendly
298 2 October 1955 - Denmark 1 England 5 [0-3]
Idrætsparken, København (53,000/55,000)
Ron Baynham wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against Denmark's red shirts and white shorts.
British Championship
299 22 October 1955 - Wales 2 England 1 [2-0]
Ninian Park, Cardiff (60,000)
Bert Williams wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against Wales' red shirts and white shorts.
300 2 November 1955 -
England 3 Northern Ireland 0
[0-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (62,000)
Ron Baynham wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against Northern Ireland's green shirts and white shorts.
Friendly
301 30 November 1955 - England 4 Spain 1 [2-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (85,000)
Ron Baynham wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against Spain's red shirts and blue shorts.
British Championship
302 14 April 1956 - Scotland 1 England 1 [0-0]
Hampden Park, Glasgow
(132,817)
Reg Matthews wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against Scotland's navy blue shirts and white shorts.
End-of-Season Scandinavian/European Tour
305 20 May 1956 - Finland 1 England 5 [1-3]
Olympiastadion, Helsinki (20,250)
Reg Matthews wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against Finland's blue shirts and white shorts.
306 26 May 1956 - West Germany 1 England 3 [3-0]
Olympiastadion, Berlin (tbc)
Reg Matthews wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 red uniform, against West Germany's white shirts and black shorts.
Season 1956-57
British Championship
307 6 October 1956 -
Northern Ireland 1
England 1
[1-1]
Windsor Park, Belfast (58,500)
Reg Matthews wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against Northern Ireland's green shirts and white shorts.
308 14 November 1956 - England 3 Wales 1 [0-1]
Empire Stadium, Wembley
(95,000)
Ted Ditchburn wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against Wales' red shirts and white shorts.
Friendly
309 28 November 1956 - England 3 Yugoslavia 0 [1-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley
(78,500)
Ted Ditchburn wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against Yugoslavia's blue shirts and white shorts.
World Cup Preliminary
310 5 December 1956 - England 5 Denmark 2 [2-1]
Molineux, Wolverhampton
(53,000/54,000)
Ted Ditchburn wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against Denmark's red shirts and white shorts.
British Championship
311 6 April 1957 - England 2 Scotland 1 [0-1]
Empire Stadium, Wembley
(97,520)
Alan Hodgkinson wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against Scotland's navy blue shirts and white shorts.
World Cup Preliminaries
312 8 May 1957 -
England 5 Republic of Ireland
1 [4-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley
(52,000)
Alan Hodgkinson wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against Republic of Ireland's green shirts and white shorts.
313 15 May 1957 - Denmark 1 England 4 [1-1]
Idrætsparken, København
(35,000/45,000)
Alan Hodgkinson wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against Denmark's red shirts and white shorts.
314 19 May 1957 -
Republic of Ireland
1 England 1 [1-0]
Dalymount Park, Dublin
(47,000)
Alan Hodgkinson wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against Republic of Ireland's green shirts and white shorts.
Season 1957-58
British Championship
315 19 October 1957 - Wales 0 England 4 [0-2]
Ninian Park, Cardiff (58,000)
Eddie Hopkinson wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against Wales' red shirts and white shorts.
316 6 November 1957 -
England 2 Northern Ireland 3
[0-1]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (42,000)
Eddie Hopkinson wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against Northern Ireland's green shirts and white shorts.
Friendly
317 27 November 1957 - England 4 France 0 [3-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (64,349)
Eddie Hopkinson wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against France's blue shirts and white shorts.
British Championship
318 19 April 1958 - Scotland 0 England 4 [0-3]
Hampden Park, Glasgow
(127,874)
Eddie Hopkinson wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against Scotland's navy blue shirts and white shorts.
Friendly
319 7 May 1958 - England 2 Portugal 1 [1-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (65,000)
Eddie Hopkinson wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against Portugal's red shirts and green shorts.
End-of-Season East-European Pre-World Cup Tour
320 11 May 1958 - Yugoslavia 5 England 0 [1-0]
Stad
ion JNA, Beograd (58,000)
Eddie Hopkinson wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against Yugoslavia's blue shirts and white shorts.
321 18 May 1958 - USSR 1 England 1 [0-1]
Lenin Stadium, Moskva
(105,000)
Colin McDonald wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against USSR's red shirts and white shorts.
World Cup Finals in Sweden
322 8 June 1958 - England 2 USSR 2 [0-1]
Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg (49,348)
Colin McDonald wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against USSR's red shirts and white shorts.
325 17 June 1958 - USSR 1 England 0 [0-0]
Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg
(23,182)
Colin McDonald wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against USSR's red shirts and white shorts.
Season 1958-59
British Championship
326 4 October 1958 -
Northern Ireland 3 England 3
[1-1]
Windsor Park, Belfast (58,000)
Colin McDonald wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against Northern Ireland's green shirts and white shorts.
Friendly
327 22 October 1958 - England 5 USSR 0 [1-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley
(100,000)
Colin McDonald wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against USSR's red shirts and white shorts.
British Championship
328 26 November 1958 - England 2 Wales 2 [1-1]
Villa Park, Birmingham
(40,500)
Colin McDonald wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against Wales' red shirts and white shorts.
Friendly
330 6 May 1959 - England 2 Italy 2 [2-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley
(91,000)
Eddie Hopkinson wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against Italy's blue shirts and white shorts.
End-of-season American Tour
332 17 May 1959 - Peru 4 England 1 [2-0]
Estadio Nacional Coloso de José Díaz, Lima (54,000)
Eddie Hopkinson wore this jersey, alongside England's 1959 blue uniform, against Peru's white shirts and shorts.
333 24 May 1959 - Mexico 2 England 1 [1-1]
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, ciudad de México (82,000)
Eddie Hopkinson wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against Mexico's green shirts and white shorts.
334 28 May 1959 - USA 1 England 8 [1-1]
Wrigley Field, Los Angeles
(13,000)
Eddie Hopkinson wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against USA's blue shirts and blue shorts.
Season 1959-60
British Championships
335 17 October 1959 - Wales 1 England 1 [0-1]
Ninian Park, Cardiff (60,000)
Eddie Hopkinson wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against Wales' red shirts and white shorts.
337 28 October 1959 -
England 2 Northern Ireland 1
[1-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (60,000)
Ron Springett wore this jersey, alongside England's 1954 white uniform, against Northern Ireland's green shirts and white shorts.

Season 1960-61

End-of-Season European Tour
350 27 May 1961 - Austria 3 England 1 [2-1]
Praterstadion, Wien (90,000)
Ron Springett wore this jersey, alongside England's 1961 red uniform, against Austria's white shirts and black shorts.

 

England's Record wearing the 1954 Yellow Goalkeeper Uniform
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 17 15 1 1 57 18 +39 0 5 3.353 1.056 91.2 +14
Away 21 7 7 7 47 34 +13 2 2 2.238 1.619 50.0 =0
Neutral 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 1 0 1.00 1.50 0.25 -1
Total 40 22 9 9 106 55 +51 3 7 2.65 1.375 66.3 +13

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