P 8 W 7 D 0 L 1 F 20:A 7 88% successful 2 clean sheets
Description
	Black shirt with v-neck, edged with thin red line around front, overlapped by thicker red line around back of collar, ending in a point alongside the thin line at the collarbones. Red snakeskin-effect pattern across back and on lower sleeves, with solid red panels running down from each elbow. Repeating pattern of two small silver concentric circles on lower sleeves, with outer circle consisting of ten separate pieces, and inner, of four. Small gold star on left sleeve, inside red panel. Embroidered emblem in the middle of the chest, with 'ENGLAND' in capitalised white lettering inside a navy-blue panel above the emblem. Two embroidered white concentric diamonds below the emblem, with a registered trademark in white, placed underneath the gap between the left point of each diamond. Large rounded rectangular label attached to right hip, bordered in thick navy blue, with 'ENGLAND' in capitalised navy blue lettering in a panel across the top, an arch shape below it, containing a holographic emblem, with 'ENGLAND' in capitalised white lettering inside a navy blue panel above the emblem, 'OFFICIAL TEAM PRODUCT' in capitalised navy blue lettering below the emblem, and a red Umbro diamonds logo and English flag in adjacent panels at the bottom. Panels on label are bordered by thin navy blue stripes. White number one on back and in centre of chest, beneath the diamonds, in same font as outfield shirts. Surname in capitalised white lettering above number on back in same font as the numbers. Match details embroidered in white, positioned centrally at bottom of shirt, just above hem, in following format:
	ENGLAND v SERBIA & MONTENEGRO 03·06·2003
	Black shorts with thick red seams, narrowing to a point two-thirds midway down. Red waistband on back. White number on left thigh, in the same font as on the shirt. Embroidered emblem on right thigh with 'ENGLAND' in capitalised white lettering inside a navy-blue panel above the emblem. Two embroidered white concentric diamonds below the emblem, with a registered trademark in white, placed underneath the gap between the left point of each diamond. Black socks, with two large white concentric diamonds on calf.
Variations	Paul Robinson wore number 13 against South Africa and Croatia. Ian Walker wore number 22 against Iceland. Against Iceland, the match details were re-positioned to the centre of the chest, below the number, as per the outfield shirt. Against France, England had logos sewn-on to the upper sleeves. The 'Euro 2004' tournament logo was on the right arm and the UEFA Fair Play logo was on the left arm. The names of England's opponents, as they appeared in the match details, were CROATIA, FRANCE, ICELAND, LEICHTENSTEIN*, SERBIA & MONTENEGRO, SLOVAKIA and SOUTH AFRICA. England were named first in the five home fixtures. They were named second in the other three fixtures. *In the home game against Liechtenstein, the opponent's name was misspelt as LEICHTENSTEIN (thanks to Simon Shakeshaft and England Match Shirts for spotting that one!).
Appearances	6 - David James 1.667 - Paul Robinson 0.333 - Ian Walker Walker's half an hour against Iceland won him his fourth cap, but it was his last appearance in an England shirt.
Clean Sheets	2.5 - David James 0.5 - Paul Robinson 0.333 - Ian Walker
Penalties Conceded	1 - David James Zinedine Zidane scored a heartbreaking winner for France, three minutes into added time, in their opening fixture of Euro 2004, after England had led after ninety minutes.

 

David James took on the mantle of England's number one, following David Seaman's retirement from international football, and got off to a good start. After seven wins in its first seven appearances, England took on the might of Europe in Portugal. This kit included an extravagant design on the back that was almost a throwback to the excesses of ten years earlier, and it was the continuation of the design on the sleeves that prevented James from wearing the shirt in a second Euro 2004 fixture, against Croatia, due to a clash with their opponents' red and white chequered sleeves. So, a last-minute change brought in a black training shirt (with no red whatsoever, even in the emblem!) to be worn with the shorts and socks from this outfit. The photos are of Ian Walker's shirt from the game with Serbia and Montenegro. They appear by courtesy of Ed Holland's Wolves Football Shirts Instagram collection.

Matches in which England wore the 2003 Black Goalkeeper Uniform
Season 2002-03
x		Sven-Göran Eriksson
European Championship Preliminary
800	29 March 2003 - Liechtenstein 0 England 2 [0-1] Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz (3,548)	David James wore this uniform, alongside England's 2003 white uniform, against Liechtenstein's blue shirts and red shorts.
Friendlies
802	22 May 2003 - South Africa 1 England 2 [1-1] ABSA Stadium, Durban (48,000)	David James and Paul Robinson wore this uniform, alongside England's 2003 white uniform, against South Africa's gold shirts and green shorts.
803	3 June 2003 - England 2 Serbia and Montenegro 1 [1-1] Walkers Stadium, Leicester (30,900)	David James wore this uniform, alongside England's 2003 white uniform, against Serbia and Montenegro's blue shirts and white shorts.
European Championship Preliminary
804	11 June 2003 - England 2 Slovakia 1 [0-1] The Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough (35,000)	David James wore this uniform, alongside England's 2003 all-white kit, against Slovakia's blue shirts and blue shorts.
Season 2003-04
Friendly
805	20 August 2003 - England 3 Croatia 1 [1-0] Portman Road, Ipswich (28,700)	David James and Paul Robinson wore this uniform, alongside England's 2003 all-white kit, against Croatia's blue shirts and blue shorts.
European Championship Preliminary
807	10 September 2003 - England 2 Liechtenstein 0 [0-0] Old Trafford, Manchester (64,931)	David James wore this uniform, alongside England's 2003 all-white kit, against Liechtenstein's blue shirts and blue shorts.
FA Summer Tournament
813	5 June 2004 - England 6 Iceland 1 [3-1] City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester (43,500)	Paul Robinson and Ian Walker wore this uniform, alongside England's 2004 red uniform, against Iceland's blue shirts and blue shorts.
European Championship Finals in Portugal
814	13 June 2004 - France 2 England 1 [0-1] Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisboa (62,487)	David James wore this uniform, alongside England's 2003 white uniform, against France's blue shirts and white shorts.

Other Match in which England wore the 2003 Black Shorts and Socks
Season 2003-04
x		Sven-Göran Eriksson
European Championship Finals in Portugal
816	21 June 2004 - Croatia 2 England 4 [1-2] Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisboa (57,047)	David James wore the 2004 black shirt, alongside England's 2004 red uniform, against Croatia's all-blue kit, with red and white chequered sleeves.

 

England's Record wearing the 2004 Blue Goalkeeper Uniform
Type	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts %	W/L
Home	5	5	0	0	15	4	+11	0	1	3.00	0.80	100.0	+5
Away	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	0	1	2.00	0.50	100.0	+2
Neutral	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0	1.00	2.00	0.0	-1
Total	8	7	0	1	20	7	+13	0	2	2.50	0.875	87.5	+6

 

David James' Record wearing the 2004 Blue Goalkeeper Uniform
Type	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts %	W/L
Home	3.5	4	0	0	7	2	+5	0	1.5	2.00	0.571	100.0	+4
Away	1.5	2	0	0	3	1	+2	0	1	2.00	0.667	100.0	+2
Neutral	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0	1.00	2.00	0.0	-1
Total	6	6	0	1	11	5	+6	0	2.5	1.833	0.833	85.7	+5

 

Paul Robinson's Record wearing the 2004 Blue Goalkeeper Uniform
Type	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts %	W/L
Home	1.167	2	0	0	6	2	+4	0	0	7.20	2.40	100.0	+2
Away	0.5	1	0	0	1	0	+1	0	0.5	2.00	0.00	100.0	+1
Total	1.667	3	0	0	7	2	+5	0	0.5	4.20	1.20	100.0	+3

 

Ian Walker's Record wearing the 2004 Blue Goalkeeper Uniform
Type	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts %	W/L
Home	0.333	1	0	0	2	0	+2	0	0.333	6.00	0.00	100.0	+1
Total	0.333	1	0	0	2	0	+2	0	0.333	6.00	0.00	100.0	+1

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