Do The Squad Numbers Tell A Story Or Are They Just..... Well, Numbers?

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Do The Squad Numbers Tell A Story Or Are They Just..... Well, Numbers?

It’s that glorious time of year again, when the new season is just around the corner and football clubs around the country drop their biggest hint yet about w

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[CurtessECarr]

Takes me back to the Swansea league when our manager would allocate the shirts to reflect the position you played in after someone had taken them home to get his mother to wash them. No way would he let you play the old centre forward position in any number other than number 9. 7+11 had to be the wingers etc.....

 

[cadleigh]

I had no idea until recently that the Swans had played a key role in the history of squad numbers. And I’ve been following the club for over 50 years!

 

[Neath_Jack]

I had no idea until recently that the Swans had played a key role in the history of squad numbers. And I’ve been following the club for over 50 years!

Not me, what did we do?

 

[cadleigh]

Not me, what did we do?

The first two football matches in Britain to feature squad numbers were Swans away at Chelsea and Wednesday v Arsenal in August 1928

 

[cadleigh]

https://swans100.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1928-29.pdf

 

[Neath_Jack]

The first two football matches in Britain to feature squad numbers were Swans away at Chelsea and Wednesday v Arsenal in August 1928

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