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Stockport keeper's tiny shin pads become an FA Cup talking point

BBC Football's bench-side clip has viewers remembering ankle protectors and asking how small shin pads should be allowed to get.

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BBC Football Story of November 10, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 106,448 views a day, 13 times a normal first day on this channel (8,375).

HOW SMALL ARE THOSE SHIN PADS?!?

Preparing to come on for his FA Cup debut, Stockport County's goalkeeper slides a small rectangular shin pad into his sock. The commentary supplies his Manchester City loan credentials, but BBC Football's title has a more immediate question: "HOW SMALL ARE THOSE SHIN PADS?!?"

The Short has passed 160,000 views, with an estimated first-day audience more than twelve times the channel's usual for the format. Its comment section is unusually busy too, and much of the conversation is about equipment viewers remember wearing themselves.

Several recall bulky guards with attached ankle protection, a considerable contrast with the little rectangles on the bench. Others reach for comparisons with sandwich fillings, sticky notes and sticking plasters. Beneath the jokes is a practical question: should football set a minimum size for shin pads?

The clip stays with the goalkeeper's preparations rather than showing his debut in action. He adjusts his sock, receives more kit from a staff member and gets ready to enter. For this particular FA Cup moment, the equipment has become the talking point before the football begins.

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What viewers say

I grew up wearing the shin pads with the ankle support, u know… actual shin pads
@WalesbxngSee it on YouTube
Thought it was slice ham at the start lol 😅😅
@bobsthedestroyerSee it on YouTube
Is that post it notes 😂😂😂😂
@BG_MKYSee it on YouTube

3 more comments

Bring back the 90s early 00s shinpads!
@alfieh7223See it on YouTube
When I played the shin pads were huge and stocky and had ankle protectors attached 😂😂😂😂
@tt24sSee it on YouTube
Thought it was a sticking plaster
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