P 3 W 1 D 1 L 1 F 2:A 1 50% successful 1 clean sheet
Description
	Blue long-sleeved shirts with wing collars and two blue buttons, with yellow double-stripe sleeve trim, with a single black stripe between, red, white and blue Admiral logo on right breast and emblem on left breast. White number one on the reverse in the same font as the outfield shirt numbers.
Variations	For the first two games in which this shirt was worn, it was worn with the 1974 yellow goalkeeping kit's black shorts and socks. For the last game, it was worn with the 1981 yellow goalkeeping kit's black shorts and socks.
Most Appearances	2 - Peter Shilton 1 - Ray Clemence
Clean Sheets	2 - Peter Shilton
Captains	1 - Ray Clemence, Peter Shilton Goalkeepers captaining the side were extremely rare up until this point, but the games against Brazil and the Netherlands offered opportunities for England's two experienced custodians. Ray Clemence was the fifth England captain of the 1980-81 season, following in the footsteps of Phil Thompson, Mick Mills, Kevin Keegan and Dave Watson, but he was England's first goalkeeping captain since Frank Swift in 1948. It was a once-only honour. Peter Shilton was captain the following year for the first of 15 occasions.

 

This new version of the 1976 blue jersey was subtly altered in order to match with the yellow-trimmed black shorts and socks of the 1974 yellow goalkeeper's kit. Out went the red, white and blue edgings to the sleeves and in came yellow and black edgings in their place. Ironically, this change coincided with the Admiral logo changing from yellow to red, white and blue! The jersey above belonged to Joe Corrigan and is part of the Neville Evans National Football Shirt Collection (photo kindly supplied by Simon Shakeshaft).

 

Matches in Which England Wore the 1981 Blue Goalkeeper Uniform
Season 1980-81
x		Ron Greenwood
World Cup Preliminary
551	29 April 1981 - England 0 Romania 0 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (62,500)	Peter Shilton wore this uniform, alongside England's 1976 red uniform, against Romania's yellow shirts, with blue shorts and socks.
Friendlies
552	12 May 1981 - England 0 Brazil 1 [0-1] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (75,000)	Ray Clemence wore this uniform, alongside England's 1976 red uniform, against Brazil's yellow shirts, light blue shorts and white socks.
Season 1981-82
561	25 May 1982 - England 2 Netherlands 0 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (69,000)	Peter Shilton wore this uniform, alongside England's 1980 white uniform, against Netherlands' orange shirts, white shorts and orange socks.

 

England's Record wearing the 1981 Blue Goalkeeper Uniform
Type	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts %	W/L
Home	3	1	1	1	2	1	+1	2	1	0.667	0.333	50.0	=0
Total	3	1	1	1	2	1	+1	2	1	0.667	0.333	50.0	=0

 

Peter Shilton's Record wearing the 1981 Blue Goalkeeper Uniform
Type	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts %	W/L
Home	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	1	1	1.00	0.00	75.0	+1
Total	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	1	1	1.00	0.00	75.0	+1

 

Ray Clemence's Record wearing the 1981 Blue 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	0.00	-1
Total	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	1	0	0.00	1.00	0.00	-1

 

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