Chester shirts

[RobM]

I noticed they had team numbers I.e. 1 to 11 as opposed to squad numbers and no names on their shirts. Any idea why? The other Conference teams did.

 

[Ayrshire Blue]

A lot of non league teams just have numbers as I'm assuming squads change a fair bit during the season so it's not cost effective to have names on there as well.

Starting 11's also wear numbers 1-11

 

[Maroon Blue]

I believe both their home and away kit clashed with ours, so it was a hastily arranged third kit.

 

[Ayrshire Blue]

I believe both their home and away kit clashed with ours, so it was a hastily arranged third kit.

I know it's only wiki but according to the clubs page the away kit is green :unsure:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_F.C.

 

[RobM]

Is it compulsory that number 1 is a goalkeeper or is it just traditional?

 

[Maroon Blue]

I know it's only wiki but according to the clubs page the away kit is green :unsure:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_F.C.

Their away kit this year is a purple and white number, some of their fans had it on.

 

[Ayrshire Blue]

Their away kit this year is a purple and white number, some of their fans had it on.

I don't see how that clashes with us then as our home shirt this year is 90% white

 

[shrimpled]

Is it compulsory that number 1 is a goalkeeper or is it just traditional?

Traditional.

I seem to recall Edgar David's wearing number 1 for Barnet in the Conference last season.

 

[ian_the_girth]

Is it compulsory that number 1 is a goalkeeper or is it just traditional?

During the 1974 world cup Holland had a midfielder who wore the number 1 shirt.

 

[Maroon Blue]

I don't see how that clashes with us then as our home shirt this year is 90% white

I did not say it was mainly purple :winking: actually it had black in it aswell and I guess with black shorts and socks. I don't know maybe it was only a minor clash, just offering an answer to the original posters question!
Maybe they wanted to do what we did at Chelsea and introduce a new kit to mark the occassion.

 

[eastling]

As mentioned above that Yellow kit was an emergency onefor that game. Their supporters unsurprisingly prefer it to the purple one now!