Originally Posted by
JohnDThompson
I have a nice, old wool British jersey ("Lutz") that has three pockets in the back and two in the front. Perhaps the question should be "why do modern jerseys only put pockets in one place?"
Maybe, because the front pockets don't work very well. Maybe, because it's not considered "stylish". Maybe, because make it cheaper to manufacture. Maybe, because pockets in the back are good enough.
Originally Posted by
JohnDThompson
Again, there are always exceptions. Track jerseys don't have any pockets.
Yes, that's why I said "typical". It isn't very surprising that track jerseys don't have pockets. The track stuff is actually irrelevant to this thread anyway. The OP apparently wants pockets.