An historic red colour change shirt first used by England in the match v Argentina at Wembley Stadiu...
An historic red colour change shirt first used by England in the match v Argentina at Wembley Stadium in 1951, this being the No.5 worn by Fulham's Jim Taylor on his international debut, by Hope Brothers Ltd, long-sleeved, button-up collar and cuffs, the embroidered three lions cloth badge inscribed ARGENTINA, 1950-51 This match was organised as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations and, historically, Argentina became the first international team other than Scotland to play England at Wembley Stadium, see lot 9. Another significant aspect of the match is that England wore a red shirt for the very first time. The change of uniform came about as England's normal white shirt was too close in resemblance to the pale blue & white stripes of the visitors who had travelled with no alternative strip. England's change colour jersey at this time was blue, which presented a similar problem. Hence the red colour change shirt, most famously worn at Wembley 15 years later in the World Cup final, was seen for the first time by England fans during the Argentina game.