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In around 1903, England must have changed suppliers, as there were two significant differences to the shirts that had been standard attire since 1880. It is difficult to be absolutely accurate in determining exactly when these shirts were worn, because a) the only close-up photographs from the era were posed studio shots that do not always reveal in which game the shirt was worn, and b) the pictures taken at games are not usually clear enough to spot the distinguishing features of these shirts. However, there is enough evidence to suggest that this style was worn by the majority of players throughout this twenty-year period. What sets it apart from the previous version are the buttoned-down collar and the fact that there are only three buttons, instead of four, down the front. Some examples appear to show a top button that is more akin to a metal stud and there are also instances of breast pockets being worn on the left, with the emblem sewn on to it. The shorts were still all shades of blue, depending on what each player could bring to the party. This individuality included the occasional wearing of belts to keep the often well-worn garments up. The socks, too, were, invariably, different colours, though we would guess that most were blue or black. It seems likely that England continued to wear these shirts throughout the war years, but the short tour of Austria and Hungary in 1909 is excluded from the list of matches below, purely because there appears to have been a different badge worn for these games. The photos above are of a shirt worn in 1912 and was supplied by urmyhero.co.uk.

Matches in Which England Wore the 1903 Home White Shirt * these games are based on photographic evidence, the rest are presumed.
1902-03
77	14 February 1903	4-0 vs. Ireland, Molineux Ground, Wolverhampton	BC	HW
78	2 March 1903*	2-1 vs. Wales, Fratton Park, Portsmouth		HW
79	4 April 1903*	1-2 vs. Scotland, Bramall Lane, Sheffield		HL
1903-04
80	29 February 1904	2-2 vs. Wales, Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham	BC	AD
81	12 March 1904	3-1 vs. Ireland, Solitude Ground, Cliftonville, Belfast		AW
82	9 April 1904	1-0 vs. Scotland, Parkhead, Glasgow		AW

1904-05
83	25 February 1905	1-1 vs. Ireland, Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough	BC	HD
84	27 March 1905*	3-1 vs. Wales, Anfield, Liverpool		HW
85	1 April 1905*	1-0 vs. Scotland, The Crystal Palace, Sydenham Hill, London		HW
1905-06
86	17 February 1906	5-0 vs. Ireland, Solitude Ground, Cliftonville, Belfast	BC	AW
87	19 March 1906	1-0 vs. Wales, Arms Park, Cardiff		AW
88	7 April 1906	1-2 vs. Scotland, Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow		AL

1906-07
89	16 February 1907	1-0 vs. Ireland, Goodison Park, Liverpool	BC	HW
90	18 March 1907	1-1 vs. Wales, Craven Cottage, Fulham, London		HD
91	6 April 1907*	1-1 vs. Scotland, St. James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne		HD
1907-08
92	15 February 1908	3-1 vs. Ireland, Solitude Ground, Cliftonville, Belfast	BC	AW
93	16 March 1908	7-1 vs. Wales, Arms Park, Cardiff		AW
94	4 April 1908	1-1 vs. Scotland, Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow		AD
95	6 June 1908	6-1 vs. Austria, Cricketer Platz, Wien	Fr	AW
96	8 June 1908*	11-1 vs. Austria, Hohe Warte Stadion, Wien		AW
97	10 June 1908	7-0 vs. Hungary, Millenáris Sporttelep, Budapest		AW
98	13 June 1908*	4-0 vs. Bohemia, Stadión Letná, Letná, Praha		AW

1908-09
99	13 February 1909*	4-0 vs. Ireland, Park Avenue, Bradford	BC	HW
100	15 March 1909	2-0 vs. Wales, City Ground, Nottingham		HW
101	3 April 1909	2-0 vs. Scotland, The Crystal Palace, Sydenham Hill, London		HW
1909-10
105	12 February 1910	1-1 vs. Ireland, Solitude Ground, Cliftonville, Belfast	BC	AD
106	14 March 1910	1-0 vs. Wales, Arms Park, Cardiff		AW
107	2 April 1910*	0-2 vs. Scotland, Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow		AL

1910-11
108	11 February 1911	2-1 vs. Ireland, Baseball Ground, Derby	BC	HW
109	13 March 1911	3-0 vs. Wales, The Den, Millwall, London		HW
110	1 April 1911*	1-1 vs. Scotland, Goodison Park, Liverpool		HD
1911-12
111	10 February 1912*	6-1 vs. Ireland, Dalymount Park, Dublin	BC	AW
112	11 March 1912*	2-0 vs. Wales, Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham		AW
113	23 March 1912*	1-1 vs. Scotland, Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow		AD

1912-13
114	15 February 1913	1-2 vs. Ireland, Windsor Park, Belfast	BC	AL
115	17 March 1913	4-3 vs. Wales, Ashton Gate, Bristol		HW
116	5 April 1913*	1-0 vs. Scotland, Stamford Bridge, Chelsea, London		HW
1913-14
117	14 February 1914*	0-3 vs. Ireland, Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough	BC	HL
118	16 March 1914	2-0 vs. Wales, Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff		AW
119	4 April 1914*	1-3 vs. Scotland, Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow		AL

1919-20
120	25 October 1919*	1-1 vs. Ireland, Windsor Park, Belfast	BC	AD
121	15 March 1920*	1-2 vs. Wales, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London		HL
122	10 April 1920	5-4 vs. Scotland, Hillsborough, Sheffield		HW
1920-21
123	23 October 1920	2-0 vs. Ireland, Roker Park, Sunderland	BC	HW
124	14 March 1921*	0-0 vs. Wales, Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff		AD
125	9 April 1921*	0-3 vs. Scotland, Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow		AL
126	21 May 1921	2-0 vs. Belgium, Oscar Bossaert Stadion, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Bruxelles	Fr	AW

1921-22
127	22 October 1921	1-1 vs. Ireland, Windsor Park, Belfast	BC	AD
128	13 March 1922	1-0 vs. Wales, Anfield, Liverpool		HW
129	8 April 1922*	0-1 vs. Scotland, Villa Park, Birmingham		HL

 

England's Record wearing the 1903 Home Shirt
Type	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts %	W/L
Home	23	15	4	4	43	22	+21	2	10	1.870	0.957	73.9	+11
Away	27	15	7	5	71	25	+46	3	10	2.630	0.926	68.5	+10
Total	50	30	11	9	114	47	+67	5	20	2.280	0.940	71.0	+21

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