P 7 W 5 D 1 L 1 F 14:A 7 79% successful 2 clean sheets
Description
	Pale blue shirt with thin navy blue v-neck at the front and thicker navy blue around the sides and back of the neck. 'ENGLAND' in capitalised white lettering on the back of the navy blue neck. Blue triangular shard on each collarbone, pointing towards the collar. Navy blue band below each shard, curving to a point before reaching the collar at one end, and extending down the seam of each sleeve to a point at the other. An elongated navy blue inverted triangle below the number on the reverse. Thick curved navy blue line running along lower inner sleeves from just above the cuffs and forming an arc just before it reaches the elbow. Navy blue diamond-shaped underarm panel. Two diamond shapes made up of diagonal navy blue lines, pointing downwards on each upper sleeve. Navy blue triangular shard on outer cuffs. Small gold holographic star on left-hand navy blue band, containing an emblem within a smaller star, with 'ENGLAND' in capitalised navy blue lettering inside a white panel above the emblem. Two embroidered white concentric diamonds on right-hand navy blue band. Embroidered emblem in centre of chest, with 'ENGLAND' in capitalised white lettering inside a navy blue panel above the emblem. White number one on reverse and in centre of chest below the emblem, in a font shadowed to the left in navy blue. Navy blue emblem at base of number on reverse, with 'ENGLAND' in capitalised white lettering inside a navy blue panel above the emblem. Surname in capitalised white lettering above number on reverse, in same shadowed font as the numbers. Match details embroidered in white on left breast in following format (not actual font):
	ENGLAND v SWITZERLAND 06·02·2008
	Navy blue shorts, with navy blue drawstring, cut to an overlapping v-shape at the bottom of each seam. Thin pale blue line running diagonally from halfway down each side, then curves to join the edge of the overlapping seam, down to the hem, where it continues along the hem at the front. Curved pale blue shard around the top of each seam, ending in a point in three different directions with two diamond shapes made up of diagonal pale blue lines, pointing downwards alongside each shard on the reverse. Two embroidered white concentric diamonds on left thigh. White 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. Pale blue socks, with pale blue diamonds on a navy blue hoop across tops. Two large navy blue concentric diamonds on calf. Small emblem on reverse, with 'ENGLAND' in capitalised white lettering inside a navy blue panel above the emblem.
Variations	Joe Hart wore number 12 against Trinidad and Tobago. Against Belarus, England had a SOUTH AFRICA 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS logo heat-pressed onto the upper right sleeve. Scott Carson wore number 12 against Germany. Robert Green wore number 12 against Spain. The names of England's opponents, as they appeared in the match details, were BELARUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, GERMANY, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO and USA. England were named first in the three home games, and they were named second in the four away games.
Appearances	5.5 - David James 0.5 - Scott Carson, Robert Green, Joe Hart Hart made his international debut as a half-time substitute for James in Port of Spain.
Clean Sheets	2 - David James 0.5 - Joe Hart

  

This pale blue shirt was launched on 4 February 2008 alongside England's new away kit, though it was to be used as first choice. Two days later, Fabio Capello's reign as England's coach began. Following the previous autumn's European Championship debacle, Capello was quite clear that he was going to reinstate 37-year-old David James as England's number one, but over the course of the year he also gave opportunities to three other 'keepers, including Scott Carson, who had been at fault during England's exit from the European Championship. Unfortunately, Carson's return in Berlin was blighted by a mix-up with John Terry which led to Germany's equaliser.

 

Matches in which England wore the 2008 Blue Goalkeeper Uniform
Season 2007-08
x		Fabio Capello
Friendlies
861	6 February 2008 - England 2 Switzerland 1 [1-0] The National Stadium, Wembley (86,857)	David James wore this uniform alongside England's 2008 red uniform, against Switzerland's white shirts, red shorts and white socks.
863	28 May 2008 - England 2 USA 0 [1-0] The National Stadium, Wembley (71,233)	David James wore this uniform alongside England's 2007 white uniform, against USA's grey shirts, white shorts and grey socks.
864	1 June 2008 - Trinidad & Tobago 0 England 3 [0-2] Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain (25,001)	David James and Joe Hart wore this uniform alongside England's 2008 red uniform, against Trinidad and Tobago's all-white kit.
Season 2008-09
865	20 August 2008 - England 2 Czech Republic 2 [1-1] The National Stadium, Wembley (69,738)	David James wore this uniform alongside England's 2007 white uniform, against Czech Republic's all-red kit.
World Cup Preliminary
869	15 October 2008 - Belarus 1 England 3 [1-1] Dinamo Stadion, Minsk (29,600)	David James wore this uniform alongside England's 2007 white uniform, against Belarus' red shirts, with green shorts and socks.
Friendlies
870	19 November 2008 - Germany 1 England 2 [0-1] Olympiastadion, Berlin (74,244)	David James and Scott Carson wore this uniform alongside England's 2008 red uniform, against Germany's white shirts, black shorts and white socks.
871	11 February 2009 - Spain 2 England 0 [1-0] Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, Sevilla (42,102)	David James and Rob Green wore this uniform alongside England's 2007 white shirt and white shorts, against Spain's red shirts, with blue shorts and socks.

 

England's Record wearing the 2008 Blue Goalkeeper Uniform
Type	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts %	W/L
Home	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	0	1	2.00	1.00	83.3	+2
Away	4	3	0	1	8	4	+4	1	1	2.00	1.00	75.0	+2
Total	7	5	1	1	14	7	+7	1	2	2.00	1.00	78.6	+4

 

David James' Record wearing the 2008 Blue Goalkeeper Uniform
Type	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts %	W/L
Home	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	0	1	2.00	1.00	83.3	+2
Away	2.5	3	0	1	6	2	+4	0.5	1	2.40	0.80	75.0	+2
Total	5.5	5	1	1	12	5	+7	0.5	2	2.182	0.909	78.6	+4

 

Joe Hart's Record wearing the 2008 Blue Goalkeeper Uniform
Type	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts %	W/L
Away	0.5	1	0	0	1	0	+1	0	0.5	2.00	0.00	100.0	+1
Total	0.5	1	0	0	1	0	+1	0	0.5	2.00	0.00	100.0	+1

 

Scott Carson's Record wearing the 2008 Blue Goalkeeper Uniform
Type	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts %	W/L
Away	0.5	1	0	0	1	1	=0	0	0	2.00	2.00	100.0	+1
Total	0.5	1	0	0	1	1	=0	0	0	2.00	2.00	100.0	+1

 

Robert Green's Record wearing the 2008 Blue Goalkeeper Uniform
Type	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts %	W/L
Away	0.5	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0.5	0	0.00	2.00	0.0	-1
Total	0.5	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0.5	0	0.00	2.00	0.0	-1

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