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Who wore the number 16 shirt in 1983/4?



Superphil

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Jul 7, 2003
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Who would have worn a number 16 shirt in 83/84 season? I thought that was still the days of one sub only, and we didn't have squad numbers then, did we?

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Eeyore

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No 'Phoenix Brewery' sponsor ?
 


Goldstone Rapper

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We didn't have squad numbers so it's not like the shirt had a permanent owner. Although it's a player shirt (this can be told by the length of the shirt, which, as you probably know, is long than the replicas) I am guessing the shirt was not worn in an actual competitive game. In training, the Albion players had a habit of playing with numbers way above 14 on...
 


Herr Tubthumper

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Superphil

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Jul 7, 2003
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In a pile of football shirts
We didn't have squad numbers so it's not like the shirt had a permanent owner. Although it's a player shirt (this can be told by the length of the shirt, which, as you probably know, is long than the replicas) I am guessing the shirt was not worn in an actual competitive game. In training, the Albion players had a habit of playing with numbers way above 14 on...

I know the club used to use the previous seasons kit as training kit, possibly an answer. Deffo a players shirt, embroidered badge and trefoil, no sponsor would normally suggest used for televised/recorded match for MOTD or The Big Match, but the number is the oddity.
 


8ace

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Jul 21, 2003
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According to the historical football kits website that shirt was only "sponsored from October 1983".
 


Goldstone Rapper

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According to the historical football kits website that shirt was only "sponsored from October 1983".

Tis true. The pre-season photos were all without a sponsor.
 


dennis

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I stand to be corrected, but at a rough guess, I would say squad numbers were introduced mid to late 90's?
Didn't the premier league introduce squad numbers around 1992 and the lower leagues followed a few years later. My guess is it was for pre season friendlies
 

Goldstone Rapper

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Didn't the premier league introduce squad numbers around 1992 and the lower leagues followed a few years later. My guess is it was for pre season friendlies

We then scrapped it under Liam Brady.
 

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