MIXING THINGS UP
CHRIS!SERGEANT!EXAMINES HOW!SHIRT!NUMBERS HAVE!CHANGED!BEYOND !ALL!RECOGNITION…

THE allocation of shirt numbers can be a source of consternation among footballing purists. Traditionally, goalkeepers were No.1, full-backs No.2 and No.3 (right and left-back in that order) and your centre-backs No.4 and No.5.
The deeper-lying, defensive midfielder wore No.6, while the more progressive, box-to-box midfielder sported the No.8.
Further forward, the No.7 and No.11 filled the wide slots, with the target man wearing the No.9, supported by the playmaker, and often talisman, at...