My favourite shirt with Peter Crouch: I was lucky to wear some fantastic shirts during my career - England at the World Cup, Liverpool in the FA Cup final... but Portsmouth's all black beauty was the best

I was lucky to wear some fantastic shirts during my career — an England one at a World Cup, a Liverpool one in an FA Cup final, an all-white classic for Tottenham.

The one that was my favourite above all others, though, will surprise you: Portsmouth away, 2008-09. Yes, it may sound a little obscure but it was a beauty — all black with gold trim.

The first time I wore it, I scored — a header against Everton at Goodison Park in a 3-0 win, my first goal after I’d rejoined Pompey from Liverpool.

One thing I remember most, it was made by a manufacturer called Canterbury, who used to provide kit for a lot of rugby teams. 

The bonus, personally, was that they knew how to kit out tall sportsmen, so their tracksuits and kits always fitted me perfectly.

Peter Crouch scored 34 goals in 87 games across two spells for the south coast club Portsmouth