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Soccer position numbers 4 3 34/3/2024 Over the years, it became inefficient to keep five Forwards so the #8 and #10 were moved back. This is why English Commentators (still) refer to Central Defenders as Center Halfs. The first player to move back to the Defensive Line, was the Central Midfielder #5. The change however led to the creation of safer and safer formations. The 1925/26 season was the first under the new law and saw an increase to more than 6,300 goals. In 1924/25, 4,700 goals were scored in England's professional leagues. The move was an effort to increase scoring. Just before jersey numbering was introduced, the Offside Law was altered to become less restrictive. If you do the same, you just have to number your players from right to left. I find it easier to see the right sided players on the right and vice versa, so I draw my teams as moving up the field on a team sheet (above). Finally, the five Forwards are labeled (from left to right), the Right Wing as #7, Inside Right Forward as #8, Central Forward as #9, Inside Left Forward as #10 and the Left Wing as #11. The Midfield Three come next as: Right Midfielder #4, Central Midfielder #5 and Left Midfielder #6. The Right Defender and Left Defender are numbered #2 and #3 respectively. The system began by numbering the Goalkeeper as #1, followed by the 10 outfield players being numbered sequentially in a 2-3-5 formation. The current trend in coach and player education is to refer to positions based on the numbering system the English FA (Football Association) made mandatory in the late 1920s.
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