Football (soccer) Shirt Numbering System

[Jam]

Baros has always confused me. I mean number 5 up front?

[Malenko]

Baros has always confused me. I mean number 5 up front?

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[pigeon]

Baros has always confused me. I mean number 5 up front?

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[Hunter Hearst Hetfield]

Baros has always confused me. I mean number 5 up front?

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He signed on the same day as Anelka and 5 and 9 were the only squad numbers left.

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[Guest Pirate Chasin' Booty]

Anelka is a striker, he had 9, Baros took 5. You could argue that Baros should of had 9 since Anelka was just on loan, but yeah, it doesn't matter.

[Malenko]

Baros has always confused me. I mean number 5 up front?

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He signed on the same day as Anelka and 5 and 9 were the only squad numbers left.

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[The Slickman]

1 Goalkeeper

2 Right Back

3 Left Back

4 Center Midfield ( Defensive )

5 Center Half

6 Center Half

7 Right Winger

8 Center Midfielder (Play Maker / Attacking )

9 Striker ( Target Man )

10 Striker

11 Left Winger

The thing is nowadays it doesnt evevn matter for example the Baros situation but it just isnt right not to have it as above . IMO it should signify your apart of the starting 11 if you have that shirt but nowadays its all about replica shirts and so on .

Its a smart move for clubs to put the big players with double digits . Its a conspiracy the gd players have double digits Eg , at Spurs . Keane - 10 , Defoe - 18 , King - 26 . Elsewhere Henry - 14 , Bergkamp - 10 , Van Nistelrooy - 10 Smart for them to do it £3 a number adds up !

[Guest Pirate Chasin' Booty]

Alot of places don't even sell by the number or character anymore, I'm pretty sure its only the pre-printed numbered shirts that the clubs make the money from, otherwise you're getting it printed in a sports shop thus making them the money and not the club.

Its good when a player can make a number their own, I remember when I use to play football, I was always no.15 because people would fight over the 7's, 8's, 9's and 10's, but if you can take a number and make it your own (e.g. Henry 14), thats a good thing.

[Summers]

I always liked being 22. I really don't know why.

[King Ellis]

In reply to why in Italy some players have squad numbers like 77 etc I do remember hearing at one point one player was sponsored by a Radio station and so his number was the frequency of the station.

When numbering players I usually just steal number situations that have occured at my club Leeds, for example a good upcoming youngerster is given 38 (James Milner), back up strikers who can't have low numbers like 9 or 10 have 17 (Alan Smith) or numbers that add up to 9 such as 27 (Robbie Fowler) or 36. I give my 3rd keeper 40 (Scott Carson) and reserve 23 for a 'cult' player, lots of good players seem to get 23, Batty had it at Leeds and Beckham has it at Real Madrid. I can't think of any other off the top of my head but theres plenty.

[alldaws1]

I thought players chose their own numbers :S

[Guest Pirate Chasin' Booty]

In some cases they would, infact it could even become part of the contract negociations, especially with big players demanding to keep their number even if they move clubs.

[pigeon]

reserve 23 for a 'cult' player, lots of good players seem to get 23, Batty had it at Leeds and Beckham has it at Real Madrid. I can't think of any other off the top of my head but theres plenty.

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[Hunter Hearst Hetfield]

Some foreingn players have the year they were born, ie: Ricardo is #77 for Sporting Lisbon

[Farmer Reil]

It's weird how the 23 thing works

It's Sol Campbell for Arsenal, Luke McCormick at Plymouth...that's actually quite worryingly reliable

*checks who his #23 is in FM*

HOLY SHIT. That's scary

The number 23 is going to haunt me forever

[Malenko]

Some foreingn players have the year they were born, ie: Ricardo is #77 for Sporting Lisbon

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[botchedpiledriver]

Some foreingn players have the year they were born, ie: Ricardo is #77 for Sporting Lisbon

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[TMM]

It's weird how the 23 thing works

It's Sol Campbell for Arsenal, Luke McCormick at Plymouth...that's actually quite worryingly reliable

*checks who his #23 is in FM*

HOLY SHIT. That's scary

The number 23 is going to haunt me forever

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Who's your 23? I wanna know dammit!!!

[Summers]

His is some Finnish kid that would be best described as the closest he can get to a wonderkid. The type of player that would be a cult figure in his Finnish squad, I forgot the odd name, though.

Mine is fucking Kenny Lunt. He barely makes the bench in my Premiership squad.

[Dan]

Hartlepool don't have a 23