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Uniform Milestones
No. Date, Match & Venue Milestone Type Res.
10 13 March 1880 - Scotland 5 England 4,
 Hampden Park, Hampden Terrace, Glasgow		 Norman Bailey became the first England player to wear a collared shirt. Fr AL
200 4 December 1935 - England 3 Germany 0,
 White Hart Lane, Tottenham, London		 England wore blue shirts for the first time. Fr HW
209 14 May 1937 - Norway 0 England 6,
 Ullevål Stadion, Ullevål, Oslo		 England wore numbers for the first time. Fr AW
227 28 September 1946 - Ireland 2 England 7,
 Windsor Park, Donegall Avenue, Belfast		 England wore red socks and red numbers for the first time and England's goalkeeper (Frank Swift) wore the emblem for the first time. BC AW
244 2 December 1948 - England 6 Switzerland 0,
 Arsenal Stadium, Highbury		 England wore a crown on the emblem for the last time. Fr HW
245 9 April 1949 - England 1 Scotland 3,
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 England wore Tudor Roses on the emblem for the first time. BC HL
253 15 April 1950 - Scotland 0 England 1,
 Hampden Park, Glasgow		 England wore their opponent's name (in blue in a scroll beneath the emblem) and the season (in red beneath the scroll) for the first time. BC/
WCP		 AW
254 14 May 1950 - Portugal 3 England 5,
 Estádio  Nacional, Lisboa		 England wore short sleeves for the first time. Fr AW
257 29 June 1950 - England 0 United States 1,
 Estádio Raimundo Sampaio, Belo Horizonte, Brazil		 England wore short-sleeved blue shirts for the first time. WCF NL
263 9 May 1951 - England 2 Argentina 1,
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 England wore red shirts and white numbers for the first time. Fr HW
271 25 May 1952 - Austria 2 England 3,
 Praterstadion, Wien		 England wore blue numbers for the first time. Fr AW
280 8 June 1953 - United States 3 England 6,
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York City		 England wore short-sleeved red shirts for the first time. Fr AW
282 21 October 1953 - England 4 Rest of the World 4
Empire Stadium, Wembley Park, Wembley		 England wore a commemorative title for the first time (90TH ANNIVERSARY in blue in a scroll beneath the emblem). Fr HD
288 17 June 1954 - Belgium 4 England 4,
 Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel, Switzerland		 England's goalkeeper (Gil Merrick) wore a numbered jersey for the first time. WCF ND
292 10 November 1954 - England 3 Wales 2,
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 England wore v-neck shirts and Umbro shirts for the first time. BC HW
317 27 November 1957 - England 4 France 0,
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 England wore white socks for the first time. Fr HW
322 8 June 1958 - England 2 USSR 2,
Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg		 England's goalkeeper (Colin McDonald) wore a red number for the first time. WCF ND
329 11 April 1959 - England 2 Scotland 1,
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 England wore Bukta shirts for the first time. BC AW
331 9 May 1959 - Brazil 2 England 0,
 Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro		 England wore white shirts and shorts with red socks for the first time. Fr AL
333 24 May 1959 - Mexico 2 England 1,
 Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Ciudad Universitaria, ciudad de México		 England wore all white for the first time. Fr AL
358 20 May 1962 - Peru 0 England 4,
 Estadio Nacional Coloso de José Díaz, Lima		 England wore all red for the first time. Fr AW
362 10 June 1962 - Brazil 3 England 1,
 Estádio Municipal, Viña del Mar		 England's goalkeeper (Ron Springett) wore a white number for the first time. WCF NL
396 5 January 1966 - England 1 Poland 1,
 Goodison Park, Liverpool		 England wore Bukta shirts for the last time. Fr HD
401 29 June 1966 - Norway 1 England 6,
Ullevål Stadion, Ullevål, Oslo		 England's goalkeeper (Ron Springett) wore a squad number other than one (12) for the first time. Fr AW
421 8 May 1968 - Spain 1 England 2,
El Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid		 England wore Aertex shirts for the first time. ECP AW
443 20 May 1970 - Colombia 0 England 4,
 Estadio Nemesio Camacho, Bogotá		 England wore short-sleeved Aertex shirts for the first time. Fr AW
444 24 May 1970 - Ecuador 0 England 2,
 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito		 England's goalkeeper (Gordon Banks) wore a red shirt for the first time. Fr AW
445 2 June 1970 - Romania 0 England 1,
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico		 England wore wrist sweatbands for the first time. WCF NW
447 11 June 1970 - Czechoslovakia 0 England 1,
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico		 England wore a light-blue kit for the first time. WCF NW
451 21 April 1971 - England 3 Greece 0,
 Empire Stadium, Wembley		 Gordon Banks became the first England player to wear an embroidered manufacturer's logo (Umbro). ECP HW
467 14 February 1973 - Scotland 0 England 5,
 Hampden Park, Glasgow		 England's goalkeeper (Peter Shilton) wore tracksuit trousers for the first time. Fr AW
471 27 May 1973 - Czechoslovakia 1 England 1,
Stadión Letná, Milady Horákové, Praha		 England wore yellow shirts for the first time. Fr AD
474 14 June 1973 - Italy 2 England 0,
 Stadio Communale, Torino		 England wore yellow shirts for the last time. Fr AL
486 30 October 1974 - England 3 Czechoslovakia 0,
Wembley Stadium, Wembley		 England wore an Admiral kit for the first time and the manufacturer's logo was worn on the shorts for the first time. ECP HW
548 15 October 1980 - Romania 2 England 1,
 Stadionul 23 August, Bucureşti		 Ray Clemence became the first England player to wear an adidas shirt. WCP AL
557 9 September 1981 - Norway 2 England 1,
 Ullevål Stadion, Ullevål, Oslo		 The manufacturer's logo (Admiral) was worn on England's socks for the first time. WCP AL
565 16 June 1982 - France 1 England 3,
 Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain		 England wore numbered shorts for the first time. WCF NW
567 25 June 1982 - Kuwait 0 England 1,
 Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain		 The manufacturer's logo (Admiral) was worn on the back of England's shirts for the first time (at the base of the numbers). WCF NW
584 16 November 1983 - Luxembourg 0 England 4,
Stade Municipal, Stad Lëtzebuerg		 England wore an Admiral kit for the last time. ECP AW
585 29 February 1984 - France 2 England 0,
 Parc des Princes, Paris		 The emblem was worn on England's shorts for the first time and England's goalkeeper (Peter Shilton) wore black sleeves for the first time. Fr AL
590 10 June 1984 - Brazil 0 England 2,
 Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro		 England's goalkeeper (Peter Shilton) wore a grey shirt for the first time. Fr AW
604 16 June 1985 - United States 0 England 5,
 The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Exposition Park, Los Angeles		 England wore Aertex shirts for the last time. Fr AW
606 16 October 1985 - England 5 Turkey 0,
Wembley Stadium, Wembley		 England wore red shirts with blue shorts for the first time. WCP HW
614 3 June 1986 - Portugal 1 England 0,
 Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey, Mexico		 England wore tournament labelling for the first time (FIFA WORLD CUP MEXICO'86 in blue below the emblem), and England's goalkeeper (Peter Shilton) wore all grey, and a blue number, for the first time. WCF NL
618 22 June 1986 - Argentina 2 England 1,
 Estadio Azteca, Santa Úrsula, ciudad de México		 England wore white shirts with light-blue shorts and socks for the first time. WCF NL
625 19 May 1987 - England 1 Brazil 1,
 Wembley Stadium, Wembley		 The 'three lions' motif was worn on England's socks for the first time. T/C HD
637 15 June 1988 - Netherlands 3 England 1,
 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, West Germany		 England's goalkeeper (Peter Shilton) wore a striped shirt for the first time (dark and light-green zig-zags). ECF NL
643 8 March 1989 - Albania 0 England 2,
Stadiumi Kombetar Qemal Stafa, Tiranë		 England's goalkeeper (Peter Shilton) wore all blue for the first time. WCP AW
671 21 May 1991 - England 3 USSR 1,
 Wembley Stadium, Wembley		 England's goalkeeper (Chris Woods) wore an all-light-blue shirt for the first time. T/C HW
686 11 June 1992 - Denmark 0 England 0,
 Malmö Stadion, Malmö, Sweden		 Numbers were worn on the front of England's shirts (as well as the back) for the first time and surnames were worn on the back for the first time. ECF ND
688 17 June 1992 - Sweden 2 England 1,
Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Stockholms län		 England's goalkeeper's (Chris Woods) surname was worn in blue on the back for the first time. ECF AL
692 17 February 1993 - England 6 San Marino 0,
 Wembley Stadium, Wembley		 A second emblem was worn on the inset of the neck of England's shirts for the first time and emblems (two) were worn on the waistband of the shorts for the first time. WCP HW
697 9 June 1993 - United States 2 England 0,
Foxboro Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts		 England's outfield players' surnames were worn in white on the back for the first time. T/C AL
703 9 March 1994 - England 1 Denmark 0,
 Wembley Stadium, Wembley		 David Seaman became the first England player to wear the emblem in the middle of the chest. Fr HW
710 29 March 1995 - England 0 Uruguay 0,
 Wembley Stadium, Wembley		 The emblem was worn in the middle of the chest on England's outfield shirts for the first time and England's goalkeeper (Tim Flowers) wore all yellow for the first time. Fr HD
718 27 March 1996 - England 1 Bulgaria 0,
 Wembley Stadium, Wembley		 England wore a light-blue (indigo) outfield kit at home for the first time, the team name was worn on England's shirts for the first time and England's goalkeeper (David Seaman) wore red shorts for the first time. Fr HW
722 8 June 1996 - England 1 Switzerland 1,
 Wembley Stadium, Wembley		 England wore logos for the first time (Euro '96 and UEFA Fair Play), the surnames on the back of the outfield shirts were blue for the first time, and Steve McManaman became the first England player to wear a lower-case character in his name on the back of the shirt. ECF HD
723 15 June 1996 - Scotland 0 England 2,
 Wembley Stadium, Wembley		 Gary Neville became the first England player to wear his first initial on the shirt (on the back). ECF HW
726 26 June 1996 - Germany 1 England 1ᴭᵀ
 6-5 on penalty-kicks,
 Wembley Stadium, Wembley		 England's goalkeeper's (David Seaman) surname was worn in white on the back for the first time. ECF HD
729 9 November 1996 - Georgia 0 England 2,
Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi		 England wore a light-blue (indigo) kit for the last time. WCP AW
735 4 June 1997 - Italy 0 England 2,
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France		 England's goalkeeper (Tim Flowers) wore an orange shirt for the first time. T/C NW
744 23 May 1998 - England 0 Saudi Arabia 0,
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London		 England's goalkeeper (David Seaman) wore a dark green (olive) kit for the first time. Fr HD
775 15 November 2000 - Italy 1 England 0,
Stadio delle Alpi, Torino		 England's emblem was worn on the captain's (David Beckham) armband for the first time. Fr AL
776 28 February 2001 - England 3 Spain 0,
Villa Park, Birmingham		 England's goalkeeper (David James) wore a black shirt for the first time. Fr HW
778 28 March 2001 - Albania 1 England 3,
Stadiumi Kombetar Qemal Stafa, Tiranë		 England's goalkeeper (David Seaman) wore all black for the first time. WCP AW
784 6 October 2001 - England 2 Greece 2,
 Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester		 The match fixture and date were worn on England's shirts for the first time (in blue on the chest, in white on the goalkeeper's shirt). WCP HD
787 27 March 2002 - England 1 Italy 2
Elland Road, Beeston, Leeds		 The match fixture and date were worn in white on England's outfield shirts for the first time. Fr HL
800 29 March 2003 - Liechtenstein 0 England 2,
 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz		 A gold star was worn on England's shirts for the first time. ECP AW
811 31 March 2004 - Sweden 1 England 0,
 Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg		 England wore silver numbers, surnames in silver on the back of the shirts, and the match fixture and date in silver for the first time. Fr AL
816 21 June 2004 - Croatia 2 England 4,
 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Bairro Dona Leonor, Lisboa		 England's goalkeeper (David James) wore a white emblem on the shirt for the first time. ECF NW
818 18 August 2004 - England 3 Ukraine 0,
 St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne		 Shaun Wright-Phillips became the first England player to wear a hyphenated surname on the back of his shirt. Fr HW
824 9 February 2005 - England 0 Netherlands 0,
 Villa Park, Birmingham		 A slogan was worn on England's shirts for the first time (NO TO RACISM). Fr HD
825 26 March 2005 - England 4 Northern Ireland 0,
 Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester		 The emblem was worn on the back of England's shirts for the first time (at the base of the numbers). WCP HW
835 1 March 2006 - England 2 Uruguay 1,
 Anfield Road, Liverpool		 Numbers were worn on the right breast of England's shirts for the first time and England wore gold numbers, gold surnames on the back of the shirts, and the match fixture and date in gold for the first time. Fr HW
843 16 August 2006 - England 4 Greece 0,
Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester		 The match fixture, venue and date were worn on the England captain's (John Terry) armband for the first time. Fr HW
849 7 February 2007 - England 0 Spain 1,
 Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester		 England's goalkeeper (Ben Foster) wore a purple (aubergine) kit for the first time. Fr HL
853 6 June 2007 - Estonia 0 England 3,
 A. Le Coq Arena, Lilleküla, Tallinn		 England's goalkeeper (Paul Robinson) wore all purple (aubergine) for the first time. ECP AW
872 28 March 2009 - England 4 Slovakia 0,
 The National Stadium, Wembley		 A (non-contrasting) white star was worn on England's white shirts for the first time, the match year was worn in red for the first time, a (non-contrasting) white emblem was worn on white shorts for the first time, and England's goalkeeper (David James) wore a (non-contrasting) green star on a green shirt for the first time, green shorts for the first time, and a (non-contrasting) green emblem on the shorts for the first time. Fr HW
873 1 April 2009 - England 2 Ukraine 1,
 The National Stadium, Wembley		 England's goalkeeper (David James) wore all green for the first time. WCP HW
877 5 September 2009 - England 2 Slovenia 1,
 The National Stadium, Wembley		 England's goalkeeper (Rob Green) wore a (non-contrasting) light-blue star on a light-blue shirt and a (non-contrasting) navy-blue emblem on navy shorts for the first time. Fr HW
879 10 October 2009 - Ukraine 1 England 0,
 Stadion Dnepr-Arena, Kirovs'kyi, Dnepropetrovsk		 A (non-contrasting) navy-blue emblem was worn on the outfield players' navy shorts for the first time. WCP AL
882 3 March 2010 - England 3 Egypt 1,
 The National Stadium, Wembley		 A red emblem was worn on England's shorts for the first time and England's goalkeeper (Rob Green) wore a (non-contrasting) yellow star on a yellow shirt for the first time. Fr HW
890 3 September 2010 - England 4 Bulgaria 0,
 The National Stadium, Wembley		 England's goalkeeper (Joe Hart) wore a (non-contrasting) black star on a black shirt for the first time. ECP HW
898 2 September 2011 - Bulgaria 0 England 3,
 Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sredets, Sofija		 England wore navy-blue (Galaxy) shirts with light-blue (Regatta) shorts and numbers for the first time. ECP AW
899 6 September 2011 - England 1 Wales 0,
 The National Stadium, Wembley		 England's goalkeeper (Joe Hart) wore a green emblem on the shirt for the first time. ECP HW
903 29 February 2012 - England 2 Netherlands 3,
 The National Stadium, Wembley		 A red emblem and red star were worn on England's shirts for the first time, the opponent's name was worn in red for the first time (in a scroll beneath the emblem), and England's goalkeeper (Joe Hart) wore all red for the first time. Fr HL
907 15 June 2012 - Sweden 2 England 3
Natsional'nyî Sportyvnyĭ Kompleks, Pechersk, Kyiv		 England wore all navy-blue (Galaxy) for the first time. ECF NW
910 15 August 2012 - Italy 1 England 2
Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf, Bern		 England wore white shirts with red shorts for the first time. Fr NW
918 26 March 2013 - Montenegro 1 England 1
Stadion Pod Goricom, Centar, Podgorica		 England wore an Umbro kit for the last time. WCP AD
919 29 May 2013 - England 1 Republic of Ireland 1
 The National Stadium, Wembley		 England wore a Nike kit for the first time. Fr HD
920 2 June 2013 - Brazil 2 England 2
 Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro		 A gold emblem was worn on England's shirts for the first time. Fr AD
929 30 May 2014 - England 3 Peru 0
 The National Stadium, Wembley		 A silver star was worn on England's shirts for the first time. Fr HW
932 14 June 2014 - England 1 Italy 2
 Arena da Amazônia, Manaus		 England's goalkeeper (Joe Hart) wore the opponent's name in black for the first time (beneath the emblem). WCF NL
951 26 March 2016 - Germany 2 England 3
Olympiastadion, Westend, Berlin		 England wore red shirts and shorts with blue socks, maroon sleeves and a maroon star on the shirts for the first time, and England's goalkeeper (Jack Butland) wore a black shirt with purple sleeves, and a white star, for the first time. Fr AW
952 29 March 2016 - England 1 Netherlands 2
The National Stadium, Wembley, London		 England wore white shirts with light-blue sleeves for the first time. Fr HL
956 11 June 2016 - Russia 1 England 1
 Le Stade Vélodrome, Saint-Giniez, Marseille		 The name of the city where the game was played was worn on England's shirts for the first time (MARSEILLE). ECF ND
960 4 September 2016 - Slovakia 0 England 1
Štadión Antona Malatinskeho, City Arena, Trnava		 Dele Alli became the first England player to wear his first name on the shirt (on the back). WCP AW
965 22 March 2017 - Germany 1 England 0
Signal Iduna Park, Westfallenhalle, Dortmund		 A turquoise emblem was worn on England's shirts and shorts for the first time, and a turquoise star was worn on the shirts for the first time. Fr AL
975 23 March 2018 - Netherlands 0 England 1
Johan Cruijff Arena, Bijlmer-Centrum, Amsterdam		 England's goalkeeper (Jordan Pickford) wore a red star for the first time. Fr AW
976 27 March 2018 - England 1 Italy 1
 The National Stadium, Wembley, London		 A grey (Pure Platinum) star was worn on England's shirts for the first time, and England's goalkeeper (Jack Butland) wore a contrasting green star (on a yellow shirt) for the first time. Fr HD
978 7 June 2018 - England 2 Costa Rica 0
 Elland Road, Beeston, Leeds		 A grey (Pure Platinum) emblem was worn on England's shorts for the first time. Fr HW
990 15 November 2018 - England 3 United States 0
 The National Stadium, Wembley, London		 The name of a charity (WAYNE ROONEY FOUNDATION) and the day of the week (THURSDAY) were worn on England's shirts for the first time (in red as part of the match details, black on the goalkeeper's shirt). Fr HW
1000 14 November 2019 - England 7 Montenegro 0
The National Stadium, Wembley, London		 Each player's legacy number was worn on England's shirts for the first time (in red above the match details, black on the goalkeeper's shirt). ECP HW
1006 14 October 2020 - England 0 Denmark 1
The National Stadium, Wembley, London		 England wore all-royal-blue for the first time, and a (non-contrasting) blue star was worn on the outfield shirts for the first time. NLP HL
1032 7 June 2022 - Germany 1 England 1
 Allianz Arena, Schwabing-Freimann, München		 England's goalkeeper (Jordan Pickford) wore a (non-contrasting) red star on a red shirt for the first time. NLP AD
1036 26 September 2022 - England 3 Germany 3
The National Stadium, Wembley, London		 A (non-contrasting) red star was worn on red outfield shirts for the first time. NLP HD
1052 23 March 2024 - England 0 Brazil 1
The National Stadium, Wembley, London		 England's goalkeeper (Jordan Pickford) wore all-orange, and a (non-contrasting) orange star for the first time. Fr AL
1053 26 March 2024 - England 2 Belgium 2
The National Stadium, Wembley, London		 England wore an outfield all-purple (dark raisin) kit, and a (non-contrasting) purple star, for the first time. Fr HD

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