Sample
from
Football Stories
Raintree English Readers
Grade 6
by
Kieran McGovern
Shirt Problems
In 1890, the Football League discovered a new problem. When new members Sunderland played Wolverhampton Wanderers, both teams came onto the pitch in red and white shirts. At the next Football League meeting in 1891, members decided that if this happened again, the home club should change its colours. All clubs were instructed to keep a set of white shirts in reserve. They were also instructed to register their colours at the beginning of the season.
In 1898, Grimsby proposed that goalkeepers should wear different colour shirts to the other players. For some reason other league members did not feel this was necessary. Goalkeepers continued wearing the same coloured shirts as their team-mates until 1909. When the change was introduced, goalkeepers were only allowed to wear scarlet, blue or white shirts.
A goalkeeper was allowed to handle the ball anywhere in his own half until 1912. Then in the same year as goalkeepers were sent back to their penalty areas, they were allowed to wear green shirts.
More of this story in
Football Stories
by
Kieran McGovern
Raintree English Readers
Grade 6
ISBN 967 65 4167 2
This text is copyright Penerbit Fajar Bakti Sdn. Bhd. (008974-T) 1997.
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