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England's Goalkeeper Uniforms

England's Goalkeeper Uniform
June1986 to October1988

 1984 Yellow Uniform
1984 Grey Uniform
1986 Yellow Uniform
1988 Green Uniform
 
 

P 24 W 10 D 8 L 6 F 37:A 15
58% successful
14 clean sheets
Description
Grey shirts with diagonal grey and silver shadow-stripes on front and navy-blue pin-stripes with navy-blue shoulder pads, forearm pads and cuffs. Navy-blue collar, edged with a thick grey stripe and a thin navy-blue stripe within. Embroidered emblem on left breast. Two embroidered navy-blue concentric diamonds on right breast, with 'umbro' in navy-blue lower-case lettering underneath. Navy-blue number one on reverse, with a grey border, outlined in navy blue. Silver shorts and navy-blue split-seam stripe, with eight squares of padding on each side of the seam. Two embroidered navy-blue concentric diamonds on right thigh, with 'umbro' in navy-blue lower-case lettering underneath. Embroidered emblem on right thigh. Grey socks with solid navy-blue diamonds across tops, edged with two navy-blue hoops.
Variations

  • For the 1986 World Cup tournament, 'FIFA WORLD CUP MEXICO'86' was displayed in navy blue directly underneath the emblem.

  • A navy-blue number one in the same font as on the reverse of the outfield shirts was worn on the left thigh of the shorts, above the Umbro logo, for the 1986 World Cup tournament games.

  • Chris Woods wore number 13 against Spain, Northern Ireland and Switzerland.
Appearances

17.69 - Peter Shilton

6.31 - Chris Woods

  • Woods came on as a 63rd-minute substitute for Shilton, with England 4-1 up against Spain in Madrid and conceded the only goal (a consolation goal for the Spanish) of his first twelve appearances for England.
Clean Sheets

8 - Peter Shilton

6 - Chris Woods
Captains

5 - Peter Shilton

  • Shilton skippered the side for the last four matches of the 1986 World Cup tournament after Bryan Robson had been injured and Ray Wilkins sent off against Morocco. He was then captain again against West Germany, with Robson injured again.

 

There cannot be many England goalkeeping kits more famous than this one. Worn by Peter Shilton on 22 June 1986 in the World Cup quarter-final at the Aztec Stadium in Mexico City, he rose to challenge Diego Maradona of Argentina and was beaten to the ball by Maradona's hand, which put Argentina into the lead. The striker later famously mocked his unwitting victims by claiming that it was the "Hand of God" and so acquired a reputation for deceit amongst England fans, despite his obvious brilliance in the second goal that clinched his team's victory on the day.

This kit was introduced for the 1986 World Cup and confirmed that grey was now the first-choice colour for England's goalkeepers. The shorts and socks had first appeared at the beginning of the season, against Romania at Wembley, when paired with the 1984 grey change jersey.

Because no other countries wore grey shirts, no change kit was necessary and this outfit was worn in every game up until the second match of the 1988 European Championship, when a new green jersey appeared. This kit did make one further appearance, however, against Sweden, in October 1988.

Strangely, Chris Woods seemed to have an aversion to the shorts in this kit, for in four of his seven appearances, he wore the same shorts as the outfield players, instead of the silver, padded-seam shorts worn by Shilton every time he donned the outfit.

The photos above are of the actual shirt worn by Shilton against Argentina and they were kindly provided to us by Simon Shakeshaft, curator of the Neville Evans National Football Shirt Collection.

 

Matches in Which England Wore the 1986 Grey Goalkeeper Uniform
Season 1985-86

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Bobby Robson
World Cup Finals in Mexico
614 3 June 1986 - Portugal 1 England 0 [0-0]
 Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey (19,998)		 Peter Shilton wore this uniform, alongside England's 1986 World Cup white uniform, against Portugal's red shirts, green shorts and red socks.
615 6 June 1986 - England 0 Morocco 0 [0-0]
 Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey (22,600)		 Peter Shilton wore this uniform, alongside England's 1986 World Cup white uniform, against Morocco's all-red kit.
616 11 June 1986 - England 3 Poland 0 [3-0]
 Estadio Universitário de Nuevo León, Monterrey (22,600)		 Peter Shilton wore this uniform, alongside England's 1986 World Cup white uniform, against Poland's red shirts, white shorts and red socks.
617 18 June 1986 - England 3 Paraguay 0 [1-0]
 Estadio Azteca, ciudad de México (98,728)		 Peter Shilton wore this uniform, alongside England's 1986 World Cup white uniform, against Paraguay's red and white striped shirts, white shorts and blue socks.
618 22 June 1986 - Argentina 2 England 1 [0-0]
 Estadio Azteca, ciudad de México (114,580)		 Peter Shilton wore this uniform, alongside England's 1986 World Cup white uniform, against Argentina's blue shirts, black shorts and white socks.
Season 1986-87
Friendly
619 10 September 1986 - Sweden 1 England 0 [0-0]
 Söderstadion, Stockholm (15,646)		 Peter Shilton wore this uniform, alongside England's 1984 white uniform, against Sweden's yellow shirts, blue shorts and yellow socks.
European Championship Preliminaries
620 15 October 1986 -
England 3 Northern Ireland 0 [1-0]
 Wembley Stadium, Wembley (35,300)		 Peter Shilton wore this uniform, alongside England's 1984 white uniform, against Northern Ireland's green shirts, white shorts and green socks.
621 12 November 1986 - England 2 Yugoslavia 0 [1-0]
 Wembley Stadium, Wembley (60,000)		 Chris Woods wore this uniform, alongside England's 1984 white uniform, against Yugoslavia's blue shirts, white shorts and red socks. His shorts were the same as the outfield players.
Friendly
622 18 February 1987 - Spain 2 England 4 [1-2]
 El Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid (35,000)		 Peter Shilton and Chris Woods wore this uniform, alongside England's 1984 white uniform, against Spain's red shirts, blue shorts and black socks.
European Championship Preliminaries
623 1 April 1987 - Northern Ireland 0 England 2 [0-2]
 Windsor Park, Belfast (20,568)		 Peter Shilton and Chris Woods wore this uniform, alongside England's 1984 white uniform, against Northern Ireland's green shirts, white shorts and green socks.
624 29 April 1987 - Turkey 0 England 0 [0-0]
 Atatürk Stadyumu, İzmir (22,000/25,000)		 Chris Woods wore this uniform, alongside England's 1984 white uniform, against Turkey's red shirts, white shorts and red socks.
Rous Cup
625 19 May 1987 - England 1 Brazil 1 [1-1]
 Wembley Stadium, Wembley (92,000)		 Peter Shilton wore this uniform, alongside England's 1987 white uniform, against Brazil's yellow shirts, light blue shorts and white socks.
626 23 May 1987 - Scotland 0 England 0 [0-0]
 Hampden Park, Glasgow (64,713)		 Chris Woods wore this jersey, alongside England's 1987 white uniform, against Scotland's blue shirts, white and blue halved shorts and red socks. His shorts were the same as the outfield players.
Season 1987-88
Friendly
627 9 September 1987 -
West Germany 3 England 1 [2-1]
 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf (50,000)		 Peter Shilton wore this uniform, alongside England's 1984 red uniform, against West Germany's white shirts, black shorts and white socks.
European Championship Preliminaries
628 14 October 1987 - England 8 Turkey 0 [4-0]
 Wembley Stadium, Wembley (45,528)		 Peter Shilton wore this uniform, alongside England's 1987 white uniform, against Turkey's all-red kit.
629 11 November 1987 - Yugoslavia 1 England 4 [0-4]
 Stadion Crvena zvezda, Beograd (49,774)		 Peter Shilton wore this uniform, alongside England's 1987 white uniform, against Yugoslavia's blue shirts, white shorts and red socks.
Friendlies
630 17 February 1988 - Israel 0 England 0 [0-0]
 The National Stadium, Tel Aviv (5,000/6,000)		 Chris Woods wore this uniform, alongside England's 1984 red uniform, against Israel's white shirts, light blue shorts and white socks.
631 23 March 1988 - England 2 Netherlands 2 [1-2]
 Wembley Stadium, Wembley (74,590)		 Peter Shilton wore this uniform, alongside England's 1987 white uniform, against Netherlands' orange shirts, white shorts and orange socks.
632 27 April 1988 - Hungary 0 England 0 [0-0]
Népstadion, Budapest (26,500)		 Chris Woods wore this jersey, alongside England's 1987 white uniform, against Hungary's red shirts, white shorts and green socks. His shorts and socks were the same as the outfield players.
Rous Cup
633 21 May 1988 - England 1 Scotland 0 [1-0]
 Wembley Stadium, Wembley (70,480)		 Peter Shilton wore this uniform, alongside England's 1987 white uniform, against Scotland's blue shirts, white shorts and red socks.
634 24 May 1988 - England 1 Colombia 1 [1-0]
 Wembley Stadium, Wembley (25,756)		 Peter Shilton wore this uniform, alongside England's 1988 red uniform, against Colombia's yellow shirts, blue shorts and white socks.
Friendly
635 28 May 1988 - Switzerland 0 England 1 [0-0]
 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (10,000)		 Peter Shilton and Chris Woods wore this jersey, alongside England's 1987 white uniform, against Switzerland's red shirts, white shorts and red socks, but Shilton wore the full uniform whilst Woods' shorts and socks were the same as the outfield players..
European Championship Finals in West Germany
636 12 June 1988 -
England 0 Republic of Ireland 1 [0-1]
 Neckarstadion, Stuttgart (53,000/55,500)		 Peter Shilton wore this jersey, alongside England's 1987 white uniform, against Republic of Ireland's green shirts, white shorts and green socks. The shorts and socks were black, from the 1988 green uniform.
Season 1988-89
World Cup Preliminary
640 19 October 1988 - England 0 Sweden 0 [0-0]
 Wembley Stadium, Wembley (65,628)		 Peter Shilton wore this uniform, alongside England's 1987 white uniform, against Sweden's all-yellow kit.

 

 

Other Matches in Which England Wore the 1986 Silver Shorts and Grey Socks
Season 1985-86

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Bobby Robson
World Cup Preliminary
605 11 September 1985 - England 1 Romania 1 [1-0]
 Wembley Stadium, Wembley (59,500)		 Peter Shilton wore the 1984 grey shirt, alongside England's 1984 white uniform, against Romania's all-red kit.
Season 1989-90
Friendly
652 13 December 1989 - England 2 Yugoslavia 1 [1-1]
 Wembley Stadium, Wembley (34,796)		 Peter Shilton and Dave Beasant wore the 1989 grey shirt, with unpadded shorts, alongside England's 1987 white uniform, against Yugoslavia's blue shirts, white shorts and red socks.

 

England's Record wearing the 1986 Grey Goalkeeper Uniform
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 8 4 3 1 18 4 +14 1 5 2.25 0.50 68.8 +3
Away 10 4 4 2 12 7 +5 5 6 1.20 0.70 60.0 +2
Neutral 6 2 1 3 7 4 +3 3 3 1.167 0.667 41.7 -1
Total 24 10 8 6 37 15 +22 9 14 1.542 0.625 58.3 +4

 

Peter Shilton's Record wearing the 1986 Grey Goalkeeper Uniform
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 7 3 3 1 16 4 +12 1 4 2.286 0.571 64.3 +2
Away 4.69 4 0 2 12 7 +5 1 1 2.559 1.493 85.3 +2
Neutral 6 2 1 3 7 4 +3 3 3 1.167 0.667 41.7 -1
Total 17.69 9 4 6 35 15 +20 5 8 1.979 0.848 62.2 +3

 

Chris Woods' Record wearing the 1986 Grey Goalkeeper Uniform
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.00 0.00 100.0 +1
Away 5.31 3 4 0 0 1 -1 5.31 5 0.00 0.188 94.2 +3
Total 6.31 4 4 0 2 1 +1 5.31 6 0.317 0.158 95.1 +4

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