ten premier league squad number facts
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Find out when and why was the first time squad numbers were used in a football match. Which team used squad numbers 1 to 11. See who was number 1, 5 and 9 in eight different clubs.TRANSCRIPT
The first time football players wore shirt numbers was 25th August 1928 when Sheffield Wednesday beat Arsenal 3-2.
Wednesday wore numbers 1 to 11 while Arsenal wore numbers 12 to 22.
First Numbered Shirts
The only team to wear numbers 1 to 11 since the introduction of Premier League squad numbers in 1993-94 was Queens Park Rangers for their first
three matches of the 1995-96 season.
Team Numbers 1 to 11
1. Tony Coton (1993-95)2. Nick Weaver (2000-01)3. Peter Schmeichel (2002-03) 4. David James (2003-06)
5. Andreas Isaksson (2006-08)6. Shay Given (2009-11)7. Joe Hart (2008-09 & 2012-13)
Manchester City Number 1Seven goalkeepers have worn Manchester City's No.1 shirt during the Premier League Era:
1. Erik Thorstvedt (1993-95)2. Ian Walker (1995-2001)3. Neil Sullivan (2001-04)
4. Paul Robinson (2004-08) 5. Heurelho Gomes (2008-13)
Tottenham Hotspur Number 1Five goalkeepers wore the number one shirt for Tottenham Hotspur during the Premier League Era:
Fulham Number 1
1. Edwin van der Sar (2001-05)2. Mark Crossley (2005-07)
3. Kasey Keller (2007-08)4. Mark Schwarzer (2008-13)
Four goalkeepers have worn Fulham's number one shirt during the Premier League Era:
1. Erland Johnsen (1993-94 to 1995-96) 2. Frank Leboeuf (1996-97 to 2000-01)
3. Alexei Smertin (2004-05) 4. Michael Essien (2005-06 to 2011-12)
Chelsea Number 5Four players have worn the Chelsea number five shirt during the Premier League Era:
1. Andy Linighan (1993-95)2. Steve Bould (1995-99)3. Martin Keown (1999-2004)
4. Kolo Touré (2006-09) 5. Thomas Vermaelen (2009-13)
Arsenal Number 5Five players have worn Arsenal's number five shirt during the Premier League Era:
1. Ian Rush (to 1996),2. Robbie Fowler (1996-2001 & 2006-07)3. Nicolas Anelka (2001-02)4. El-Hadji Diouf (2002-04)
5. Djibril Cisse (2004-06)6. Fernando Torres (2007-11) 7. Andy Carroll (2011-12)
Liverpool Number 9Seven players have worn the number 9 shirt for Liverpool during the Premier League Era:
1. Trevor Morley (1993-95)2. Tony Cottee (1995-96)3. Paul Kitson (1996-2000)4. Davor Suker (2000-01)
5. Jermain Defoe (2002-03)6. Dean Ashton (2005-09)7. Ilan (2009-10) 8. Carlton Cole (2010-13)
West Ham United Number 9Eight players have worn West Ham United's number 9 shirt during the Premier League Era:
1. Andy Cole (1993-94)2. Les Ferdinand (1995-96)3. Alan Shearer (1996-2006)
4. Obafemi Martins (2006-09)5. Andy Carroll (2010-11) 6. Papiss Demba Cissé (2011-13)
Newcastle United Number 9Six players have worn Newcastle United's number nine shirt in the Premier League Era:
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