P 9 W 4 D 4 L 1 F 13:A 7 67% successful 4 clean sheets
Description
	Light blue shirt with light-blue crew neck and thick navy blue hem at the bottom of the shirt. Cuffs and back of collar edged with navy blue. Thick white panels, running from neck, dropping to a v-shape on the reverse, narrowing slightly along the collarbone, then widening at right-angles at the front and running down each sleeve to the elbows, before narrowing again to a point on the inner sleeve, whilst also splitting into a v-shape to continue down the inner sleeves to the elbows, and down the side of the shirt from the armpit, narrowing to a point at each hip. Small light-blue cross in a white diamond, within the white panel at the back of the neck. Embroidered emblem on left breast, with 'ENGLAND' in capitalised white lettering inside a navy blue panel above the emblem, and a small gold star above the panel. Two embroidered white concentric diamonds on right breast. Small rounded silver rectangular label attached to right hip, incorporating a rounded square on the left, containing a holographic emblem, with 'ENGLAND' in capitalised white lettering inside a navy blue panel above the emblem, a rounded red rectangle on the right, containing a white Umbro diamonds logo and a rounded English flag below it. Thin white plastic strip running down right hip to the hem, to the left of the label. Silver number one on reverse and in centre of chest in same font as previous England shirts. Shadow emblem at base of number on reverse, with 'ENGLAND' in capitalised white lettering inside a navy blue panel above the emblem. Surname in capitalised silver lettering above number on reverse, in same font as the numbers. Match details embroidered in silver underneath number on chest in following format (not actual font):
	ENGLAND v JAPAN 01·06·2004
	Silver shorts, with white drawstring and navy blue hem. Light blue waistband around back of shorts becoming a diagonal stripe curving inwards, before running down three-quarters of seams diagonally back towards the reverse and ending in a point. Small light-blue cross in a white diamond in middle of waistband on back of shorts. Two embroidered navy blue concentric diamonds on left thigh. Navy blue number, in the same font as on the shirt, above the Umbro logo on left thigh. Embroidered emblem on right thigh, with 'ENGLAND' in capitalised white lettering inside a navy blue panel above the emblem. Light blue socks. White hoop across tops, with narrow light-blue stripes. Two large white concentric diamonds on calf. Light-blue cross on a white hoop around back of calf. Small red cross in a white diamond on each heel.
Variations	For the two matches in the 2004 European Championship, 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. Against Switzerland and the Netherlands, the match details were re-positioned to the bottom of the shirt, just above the hem, as per the outfield shirt (but not for the European Championship quarter-final match, against Portugal). In the World Cup qualifying fixtures against Wales and Azerbaijan (but not in the first two qualifiers), England had a black and white FIFA WORLD CUP GERMANY 2006 logo heat-pressed onto the upper right sleeve. Against the Netherlands, NO TO RACISM was displayed in large silver capitalised lettering underneath the number on the chest and the LET'S KEEP RACISM OUT OF FOOTBALL badge was sewn on to the upper right sleeve. The names of England's opponents, as they appeared in the match details, were AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, HOLLAND, JAPAN, POLAND, PORTUGAL, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND and WALES. England were named second in the five away fixtures. They were named first in the other four fixtures.
Appearances	5 - David James 4 - Paul Robinson
Clean Sheets	3 - Paul Robinson 1 - David James
Penalties Conceded	David James (six in a shootout) England crashed out of the 2004 European Championship.
Penalties Missed	David James (one in a shootout) Rui Costa fired Portugal's third penalty over the bar.

  

Although this kit was launched with a new red change kit, it immediately became the goalkeeper's first choice.  David James wore it in the dramatic penalty shootout against Portugal, the latest in a long line of defeats of that nature. It was also in this kit, in England's first qualification match of their 2006 World Cup campaign, against Austria in Vienna, that James made the error that caused Eriksson to drop him in favour of Paul Robinson, who seized the opportunity with both hands. England had been two goals up, but two minutes after Austria had pulled one back, James allowed an Ivanschitz shot from outside the area, deflected off John Terry, to slip through his hands to salvage a point for their hosts. There was no real damage inflicted on England's chances of qualifying (they went on to win the group), but James did not play in another competitive match for England for another four years.

Matches in Which England Wore the 2004 Blue Goalkeeper Uniform
Season 2003-04
x		Sven-Göran Eriksson
Friendly
811	31 March 2004 - Sweden 1 England 0 [0-0] Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg (40,484)	David James wore this uniform, alongside England's 2004 red uniform, against Sweden's yellow shirts, with blue shorts and socks.
FA Summer Tournament
812	1 June 2004 - England 1 Japan 1 [1-0] City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester (38,581)	David James wore this uniform, alongside England's 2004 red uniform, against Japan's white shirts, blue shorts and white socks.
European Championship Finals in Portugal
815	17 June 2004 - England 3 Switzerland 0 [1-0] Estádio Municipal de Coimbra, Coimbra (28,214)	David James wore this uniform, alongside England's 2003 white uniform, against Switzerland's red shirts, white shorts and red socks.
817	24 June 2004 - Portugal 2 England 2 [0-1] Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisboa (62,564)	David James wore this uniform, alongside England's 2003 white uniform, against Portugal's red shirts, green shorts and red socks.
Season 2004-05
World Cup Preliminaries
819	4 September 2004 - Austria 2 England 2 [0-1] Ernst Happel Stadion, Wien (48,500)	David James wore this uniform, alongside England's 2003 white uniform, against Austria's red shirts, white shorts and red socks.
820	8 September 2004 - Poland 1 England 2 [0-1] Stadion Slaski, Chorzów (38,000)	Paul Robinson wore this uniform, alongside England's 2004 red uniform, against Poland's white shirts, red shorts and white socks.
821	9 October 2004 - England 2 Wales 0 [1-0] Old Trafford, Manchester (65,224)	Paul Robinson wore this uniform, alongside England's 2003 white uniform, against Wales' all-red kit.
822	13 October 2004 - Azerbaijan 0 England 1 [0-1] Tofiq Behramov adιna Respublika Stadionu, Baku (15,000)	Paul Robinson wore this uniform, alongside England's 2004 red uniform, against Azerbaijan's white shirts, blue shorts and white socks.
Friendly
824	9 February 2005 - England 0 Netherlands 0 [0-0] Villa Park, Birmingham (40,705)	Paul Robinson wore this uniform, alongside England's 2004 red uniform, against Netherlands' black-and-white halved shirts, black shorts and white socks.

 

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	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	1	2	1.00	0.333	66.7	+1
Away	5	2	2	1	7	6	+1	1	1	1.40	1.20	60.0	+1
Neutral	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	0	1	3.00	0.00	100.0	+1
Total	9	4	4	1	13	7	+6	2	4	1.444	0.778	66.7	+3

 

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	1	0	1	0	1	1	=0	0	0	1.00	1.00	50.0	=0
Away	3	0	2	1	4	5	-1	1	0	1.333	1.667	33.3	-1
Neutral	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	0	1	3.00	0.00	100.0	+1
Total	5	1	3	1	8	6	+2	1	1	1.60	1.20	50.0	=0

 

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	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	1	2	1.00	0.00	75.0	+1
Away	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	0	1	1.50	0.50	100.0	+2
Total	4	3	1	0	5	1	+4	1	3	1.250	0.250	87.5	+3

 

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