Allow me

The traditional numbering came from the old 2-3-5 system:

1 - gk

2 RB 3 LB

4 right half 5 centre half 6 left half

7 right wing 8 inside right 9 centre fws 10 inside left 11 left wing

Consequently when the game changed to a common back four, one of the midfielders dropped back and one stayed in mid, so either 4 or 6 went back.

you can wuck oot the rest

Posted By: Sugbad The Bad on July 2nd 2010 at 08:56:46

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footie team numbers (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 2, 08:13:01
- old numbers (Other Football) - norwichmeg, Jul 2, 08:17:17
  - Proper old numbers (numbers included) (Other Football) - Claygate_Canary, Jul 2, 10:42:26
  - Proper old numbers (n/m) (Other Football) - Claygate_Canary, Jul 2, 10:40:30
  - cant be right. I'm sure, for example, that Watson and Walford wore 5 & 6 (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 2, 08:18:40
    - ....but our milk cup winning team suggests you might have been right... (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 2, 08:29:20
      - ...or not (talking to myself here) but just noticed that 5 was a midfielder there.... (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 2, 08:29:54
        
        Allow me (Other Football) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 2, 08:56:46
        
        Is the right answer (n/m) (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Jul 2, 10:25:45
        
        My understanding was always: (Other Football) - Dog, Jul 2, 10:15:54
        
        centre fws is obviously a typo (Other Football) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 2, 09:00:24
- actually, maybe 7 was right winger and 8 was centre mid? (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 2, 08:16:43
  - 7 is right and 11 is left. Fox Gordon = 7 Phillips, someone = 11 (n/m) (Other Football) - songwriter, Jul 2, 09:04:53

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