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In 1939, the football league management introduced numbers about the players' shirt. The goalkeeper got  number 1 because his position was fixed with the goal post, unlike the other players whose position changed  throughout the match. In 1965 substitutes got 12 and 14 numbers, even though the goalie got number 13.



In 1954, FIFA introduced squad numbering system making it mandatory for players on the national teams  to wear the same number during the entire tournament. On April18th…