Blue shirt’s Nazi past

THERE is an ignominious history around the only other time England have played at home in a blue shirt as they will against Germany at Wembley, which was revealed by Sports Agenda yesterday.

It was also against Germany, on December 4, 1935, at White Hart Lane, where the Nazi swastika flag flew above the stadium and the German team raised their arms in a ‘Heil Hitler’ salute.

But at least England won 3-0 with goals from George Camsell (2) and Cliff Bastin, Middlesbrough and Arsenal greats respectively.