The numbers up

Last updated : 22 July 2003 By Reggie Holdsworth
There are several changes but only one that affects the first 11 from last season.

Malcolme Christie has been given the number 11 shirt vacated by Alen Boksic, while Stewart Downing has been given the number 19 shirt vacated by Christie.
That in turn allows Michael Ricketts to wear the number 17 shirt, vacated by Downing, that was so successful for him at Bolton. Stuart Parnaby has been given the number 21 shirt vacated by Ricketts.

Youngster Andrew Davies who has been given the number 24 shirt while several other junior members of the squad are still to be allocated numbers.

The full list is as follows:

1 - Mark Schwarzer
2 - Robbie Stockdale
3 - Franck Queudrue
4 - Ugo Ehiogu
5 - Chris Riggot
6 - Gareth Southgate
7 - George Boateng
8 - Szilard Nemeth
9 - Massimo Maccarone
10 - Juninho
11 - Malcolm Christie
12 - Johnathan Greening
13 - vacant
14 - vacant
15 - vacant
16 - Joseph-Desire Job
17 - Michael Ricketts
18 - Mark Wilson
19 - Stewart Downing
20 - vacant
21 - Stuart Parnaby
22 - vacant
23 - Carlos Marinelli
24 - Andrew Davies
25 - Mark Crossley
26 - Noel Whelan
27 - vacant
28 - Colin Cooper
29 - vacant
30 - vacant
31 - Luke Wilkshire
32 - Allan Johnston
33 - David Murphy