Three Lions on a Shirt: The Official History of the England Football Jersey

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Perhaps the greatest European footballer of all time - George Best might put up a pretty persuasive counter-argument - Cruyff has always been an individual who wanted to be in the thick of everything. The reason for these anomalies is not known, but they are an early indicator of the inconsistent nature of England kits in the Admiral years. I don’t think it was ever just about England: American baseball teams have adopted it; Werder Bremen rewrote the words one year. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. They have been part of strip since the first official international in 1872, when England played Scotland, ending in a 0-0 draw.

England claimed some big wins against the French at key fixtures – such as Agincourt – in a 100-year tournament, although later squads failed to repeat their trophy exploits. Then, in 1152, Henry I’s grandson Henry, Duke of Normandy married Eleanor of Aquitaine – whose family also had a lion on its crest. Which is why I think that when it caught fire, chiming with other fans’ experience, and people sang it at Wembley, it had this strange, brilliant effect – which is it’s a football song, for a country, that doesn’t feel nationalistic or triumphalist or aggressive. It’s amazing that when you think of Three Lions, people still think of the song rather than the shirt.

It features a red lion, lioness and cub, and aimed to the give the crest “a fresh purpose that symbolises inclusivity at all levels of football,” the FA said. A trio of lions has appeared on the arms of every English (and British) monarch since the late 12th century, and has been flown as a battle standard on English soil and abroad. The dust jacket of this book is slightly damaged/ripped, however, this does not affect the internal condition. Beautifully photographed, many of the shirts have not been seen in colour since they were played in. But as popular and iconic as the home shirt became, the pale blue ‘alternate change’ shirt gained almost mythical status - despite only being worn once.

As well as commissioning content from expert historians, he can also be found interviewing them on the award-winning HistoryExtra podcast. When we got knocked out [5-6 to Germany on penalties in the semi-finals] I was at Wembley, and I totally shut down emotionally. He was the son of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and his powerhouse of a mother also had a lion on her own family coat of arms. pages of football memories 1927 to 1996, assisted by two sections of b/w photographs, includes INDEX. Wright also said that whilst the visiting team was always supposed to be an ‘FA XI’, the Swiss – keen to attract a big crowd – billed the match as ‘Swiss B v England B’.We were very excited, but cheekily – particularly given my vocal talents – said we wanted to sing as well. England may have lost the coin toss but they won the World Cup and made red as synonymous as the white shirts before them. There is an alternative theory to why Richard opted for three lions – he simply wanted to show off that as well as being King of England, he was also lord and master of the Dukedom of Normandy and Aquitaine.

This new book brings together some of the rarest and most iconic England shirts ever seen and includes: - A player shirt example from virtually every one of the home and away shirt variations worn by the Three Lions over the last 150 years - A player shirt from every major tournament England have played in including the 1966, 1990 and 2018 World Cups and the 1996 and 2020 Euros - Shirts worn by many of England's greatest players. The badge on the English football team's shirts bears another very English emblem, a smattering of ten Tudor roses, the propaganda device that symbolises Henry VII uniting the house of Lancaster and the house of York after the Wars of the Roses. While the use of dark (Blue Void) and light (Blue Fury) shades of blue may be inspired by the kit worn by Gazza and co in reaching the semi-finals in the summer of 96, Nike insist that it reflects the exciting future rather than hark back to the past. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality. Across his career James has interviewed the likes of Franco Baresi, Sir Alex Ferguson, David Beckham and Michael Owen.That symbol – three golden lions on a red background – to be exact, Gules, three lions passant guardant in pale or – went on to represent the kings of England until 1340, when Edward III added the lilies of the arms of France. The attention to detail is breathtaking and is nothing less than what we’ve come to expect from Shakey, a man known and feared for his tenacious approach to accuracy. This time round Shakey turns his attention to the England shirt with this new book (published November 2022), ‘Three Lions on a Shirt’.