5. Four flags (1998)

England’s home shirt at France 98 will always be synonymous with Michael Owen’s spectacular goal against Argentina.

The away kit worn at that tournament, however, deserves some credit.

With its two-tone stripes, and matching collar and cuffs, it ensured the Three Lions travelled to the fashion capital of the world with two stylish outfits.

They performed well in the glossy red number, too, beating Colombia 2-0 in Lens and only losing one competitive game in its two years as the change strip.

The shirt was only let down by the inclusion of an outrageous four flags on the front.

Overkill, to say the least.

4. Blue lions (1992)

Nothing says English pride better than three huge electric-blue lions.

In the early 90s, the garish kit was king.

Clubs were churning out spectacular designs like this and this, and the national team chipped in with a giant print that just screamed patriotism.

Unfortunately, dressing like a walking emblem failed to stir the players into life.

England wore the strip in just two friendlies – a 2-2 draw with Czechoslovakia and a 1-0 defeat to Spain – before it was panned and replaced by a traditional red away kit at Euro 92.

Now, though, it can be looked back upon fondly as a symbol of a time when football shirts were fun.

A must for the personal collection of the patriotic football hipster (if one of those exists).

3. Redemption shirt (2002)

Creating a reversible England shirt was a curious idea.

We’re not quite sure how many people were interested in turning the national team’s away strip into a training shirt, but it’s fair to assume it wasn’t many.

Nevertheless, this kit makes the list because it evokes memories of the most redemptive England goal of all time.

That was David Beckham’s penalty against Argentina, four years after his petulant flick at Diego Simeone led to England’s elimination in France.

Yes, it should have been saved by Pablo Cavallero.

But that didn’t matter.

The goal was a cathartic moment for Beckham and England supporters, and the way he celebrated – tugging at and kissing this very shirt – means it will live long in the memory.

2. The Bobby Moore (1966)

This would likely have been No. 1 had we been alive to see it worn during England’s greatest sporting triumph.

The new away kit is considered a departure from the traditional red – a tradition that was borne entirely out of England’s 1966 World Cup win.

Like the rapper Rakim, the strip might not be your favourite, but it has influenced everything that has come since.

It is this shirt that features in the iconic images of Bobby Moore lifting the Jules Rimet trophy at Wembley, and that is dug out of the wardrobe en mass every time a major tournament comes around.

The only away shirt in history to be more popular than the home version, its place high on this list was inevitable.

1. Glorious failure (1996)

For a kit that was worn in just one competitive fixture, this grey number is remarkably memorable.

That is in part due to its distinctive colour, which at the time was roundly criticised for being too modern.

Mainly, though, it is because of the one occasion on which it saw the pitch.

Euro 96 was the last time England reached the semi-finals of a major tournament, and, in truth, the last time the country was completely emotionally invested in the national team.

That side, led by Pearce, Shearer, Seaman and, of course, Gascoigne, will always be remembered as the one that almost brought football home.

And while this strip was worn in the semi-finals – when England were eliminated in the most heartbreaking, dramatic, English way possible – it does not simply serve as a reminder of that game.

It reminds us of a time when the national team mattered.