Their numbers went with them, hence central defenders wearing number 5, and remnants of the system remain. Įarly evolutions of formations involved moving specific positions for example, moving the centre half back to become a defender rather than a half back. Nevertheless, it was not until the 1939–40 season when The Football League ruled that squads had to wear numbers for each player. All that was required was a lead and London has supplied it." When Chelsea toured Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil at the end of the season in the summer of 1929, they also wore numbered shirts, earning the nickname " Los Numerados" ("the numbered") from locals.Ī similar numbering criterion was used in the 1933 FA Cup Final between Everton and Manchester City. The Daily Express (p. 13, 27 August 1928) reported, "The 35,000 spectators were able to give credit for each bit of good work to the correct individual, because the team were numbered, and the large figures in black on white squares enabled each man to be identified without trouble." The Daily Mirror ("Numbered Jerseys A Success", p. 29, 27 August 1928) also covered the match: "I fancy the scheme has come to stay. In the first game at Stamford Bridge, only the outfield players wore numbers (2–11).
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