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Not worn in full internationals
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supplied by Daniel Gellatley |
Description |
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- Yellow short-sleeved shirt
with crew neck. Emblem
on left breast on a white embroidered patch. Embroidered yellow logo
on right breast, overlaid
with 'Admiral' in navy-blue title-case lettering
at the bottom, all within a navy-blue border. Navy-blue numbers on reverse
in standard Admiral font.
- Yellow
shorts, with white drawstring.
Ironed-on yellow logo on left thigh, overlaid
with 'Admiral' in navy-blue title-case lettering at the bottom, all within a navy-blue border.
- Yellow socks.
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Appearances |
1 - Sir Trevor Brooking,
Mick Channon, Trevor Cherry, Mike Doyle (sub), Gerry Francis, Brian
Greenhoff, Kevin Keegan, Mick Mills, Stuart Pearson, Peter Taylor (sub),
Phil Thompson, Colin Todd
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Scorers |
2 - Kevin Keegan
1 - Gerry Francis |
Captain |
1 - Gerry Francis |
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After
two seasons of England wearing Admiral
white shirts, with
red and blue piping, a
'flamboyance' that was not popular with the traditionalists, it was not
until May 1976 that there was any cause to wear a change kit.
England headed for Los Angeles, New York and
Philadelphia to take part in the American Bicentennial Tournament, alongside
Brazil, Italy and the United States. A
red change kit
would eventually emerge in the following month, but when England faced the
hosts, they switched to this lightweight, all-yellow kit that was strangely
devoid of any of the trademark Admiral design features.
As the United States national team was not
considered strong enough to compete against three former World
Cup winners, their side, branded as 'Team
America', was selected from the best players in the North American Soccer
League which
happened
to include Pelé and was captained by Bobby Moore. Consequently, the game was
not recognised as a full international.
The shirt pictured above was issued to Ray
Kennedy, who was an unused substitute. It is displayed with permission from Simon Shakeshaft, curator of
the
Neville Evans National Football Shirt Collection.
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Unofficial match in which England wore the
1976 Away Yellow Uniform |
Season 1975-76 |
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294 |
31 May
1976 -
Team America 1 England 3 [0-2]
John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia (16,239) |
Scullion
Keegan (2),
Francis |
AW |
Other match in which England wore the
1976 Away Yellow Socks |
Season 1975-76 |
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501 |
23 May 1976 -
Brazil 1 England 0 [0-0]
LA Memorial Coliseum, Exposition Park, Los
Angeles (32,495) |
Roberto |
NL |
England
wore the 1974 white home shirt with the 1976 white away shorts and alternative yellow
socks, against Brazil. |
It was also worn on the bench by unused substitutes, Dave Clement
and Ray Kennedy.
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CG/GI
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