Wilson #12. But what's in a number?

[mattbianco1]

Squad numbers were introduced in the Premier League in the 93/94 season and the Football League in the 99/00. This means the blades have played 20 season with squad numbers.
So, who has worn James Wilson's number 12 before him?

12 is a bit of a mixed bag with some very forgettable players. It also features some players that used it briefly before changing numbers:




The full list:
Jostein Flo
Lee Morris
Laurent Djaffo
Andy Parkinson
Nick Montgomery
Alan Quinn
David Cotterill
Sun Jihai
Lee Williamson
Jean Calve
Jordan Slew
Shaun Miller
Marc McNulty
Aaron Ramsdale

Alan Quinn is the standout player and he wore the shirt number throughout his 3.5 seasons here.

Nick Montgomery briefly wore number 12 in 2002/03 although is somewhat of a number whore having worn #36 in 00/01, #22 in 01/02, #4 from '03 to '05 and #17 from '05 to '09 before re-taking #4 in '09 through to his departure in 2012.

Other notable mentions are Laurent Djaffo who wore the shirt throughout his career with us and scored in a win at Hillsborough. David Cotterill wore #12 when on loan but used #4 when he signed permanently before taking #11, a more suitable number.

 

[Ricky]

The ultimate nothing number.

 

[Rodley]

Other notable mentions are Laurent “The Lion of Hillsborough” Djaffo who wore the shirt throughout his career with us and scored in a win at Hillsborough. David Cotterill wore #12 when on loan but used #4 when he signed permanently before taking #11, a more suitable number.

Great stuff. Just one correction which was presumably missed as a typo^

 

[bricktop]

I still struggle to remember what player wears which number even now.

The only thing I go on for identifying players is their appearance and the position they play.

 

[diplomat]

Squad numbers were introduced in the Premier League in the 93/94 season and the Football League in the 99/00. This means the blades have played 20 season with squad numbers.
So, who has worn James Wilson's number 12 before him?

12 is a bit of a mixed bag with some very forgettable players. It also features some players that used it briefly before changing numbers:

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The full list:
Jostein Flo
Lee Morris
Laurent Djaffo
Andy Parkinson
Nick Montgomery
Alan Quinn
David Cotterill
Sun Jihai
Lee Williamson
Jean Calve
Jordan Slew
Shaun Miller
Marc McNulty
Aaron Ramsdale

Alan Quinn is the standout player and he wore the shirt number throughout his 3.5 seasons here.

Nick Montgomery briefly wore number 12 in 2002/03 although is somewhat of a number whore having worn #36 in 00/01, #22 in 01/02, #4 from '03 to '05 and #17 from '05 to '09 before re-taking #4 in '09 through to his departure in 2012.

Other notable mentions are Laurent Djaffo who wore the shirt throughout his career with us and scored in a win at Hillsborough. David Cotterill wore #12 when on loan but used #4 when he signed permanently before taking #11, a more suitable number.

Nice research

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Dazzler did this years ago.

I miss that guy.

 

[DifferentClass]

Squad numbers are bullshit anyway. Should be 1-11 with 12, 13, 14, 15... on the bench.

 

[mancunianblade]

A large number of clubs “retire” the No12 in some sort of nonsense geasture to the fans. As if to suggest they are the 12th man.

Loads do it, list is towards the bottom of this wiki article
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_retired_numbers_in_association_football?wprov=sfti1

 

[ucandomagic]

Tom Brady - the greatest QB of all time has always been Number 12.

I think loving your number is important to a player. Golden Balls picked 23 when he went to Madrid, as it was Michael Jordan’s number all of his pro career and Becks said he wanted to wear something that reminded him of the best of all time.

So Mr Wilson - love your number - become our MVP in the rest of this season and play 12 in our stripes in the Prem for the rest of your career.

Magic Doesn’t Have to Happen to Somebody Else

 

[Ainsley Harriott]

A large number of clubs “retire” the No12 in some sort of nonsense geasture to the fans. As if to suggest they are the 12th man.

Loads do it, list is towards the bottom of this wiki article
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_retired_numbers_in_association_football?wprov=sfti1

The ultimate nothing club that is Reading were the first to do it to my attention anyhow. Queers