Just a thread to pass the between seasons boredom.

Pose a footy trivia question - first correct sets the next question.

Here's a fairly easy one to start. Name the teams who play in the English League which are furthert North, furthest South, furthest East and furthest West.

Quoted from Les Brechin

Just a thread to pass the between seasons boredom.

Pose a footy trivia question - first correct sets the next question.

Here's a fairly easy one to start. Name the teams who play in the English League which are furthert North, furthest South, furthest East and furthest West.

Carlisle, Plymouth, Gillingham and Swansea ?

Quoted from Megalomaniac

Carlisle, Plymouth, Gillingham and Swansea ?

One right.

Swansea, Torquay, Newcastle and Ipswich?

Quoted from AdamHaddock

Swansea, Torquay, Newcastle and Ipswich?

One right again, but a different one to the first answer but that's not in the order I asked is it?

Newcastle,Plymouth, Norwich Swansea?

Quoted from Kris Mustampa

Newcastle,Plymouth, Norwich Swansea?

Getting closer. 3 right.

Newcastle, Plymouth, Norwich, Plymouth

Quoted from Kris Mustampa

Newcastle,Plymouth, Norwich Swansea?

If 3 are right I will go for;

Newcastle, Plymouth, Norwich and Plymouth???

Quoted from AdamHaddock

Newcastle, Plymouth, Norwich, Plymouth

Correct. Your go.

Ok then, here's a riddle.

My final goal for town, was not my last. After leaving town, I spent time as a religious figure, before getting involved in building materials and then working as a fisherman before heading east. My current team had a stab at one but it wasn't enough.

Who am I?

Quoted from AdamHaddock

Ok then, here's a riddle.

My final goal for town, was not my last. After leaving town, I spent time as a religious figure, before getting involved in building materials and then working as a fisherman before heading east. My current team had a stab at one but it wasn't enough.

Who am I?

STEVE LIVINGSTONE

Nope

jason lee

No

wayne burnett

Well done

stuff i have to think of a question

right i have been told this is true ...and take it in good faith

which british team was the first to use wooden cross bars

also going out  soon so cant keep checking answers .....so if some one else wants to set a question they can monitor......feel free

Kingsley Black

WHAT NO GUESSES

Quoted from Brazilnut

right i have been told this is true ...and take it in good faith

which british team was the first to use wooden cross bars

also going out  soon so cant keep checking answers .....so if some one else wants to set a question they can monitor......feel free

Notts Forest

Sheffield FC

ok name the football captain that won three different cups at the same venue in consecutive years !!

lincoln

brazilnut come back we're guessing ;D

Quoted from Eastendmariner

ok name the football captain that won three different cups at the same venue in consecutive years !!

Bobby Moore. no idea on the crossbar one though....

Quoted from pizzzza

Bobby Moore. no idea on the crossbar one though....

it was lincoln  ;D  where is he

none of the teams have been right yet.......i did say british.........and and a further clue...........one of iceians gy heros played for them

Must be Queen's Park then....

Quoted from Brazilnut

none of the teams have been right yet.......i did say british.........and and a further clue...........one of iceians gy heros played for them

Airdrieonians ?

I have a feeling for Partick Thistle

Quoted from The_Laughing_Mariner

I have a feeling for Partick Thistle

Whatever floats your boat...  ;)

yep !

Airdrieonians

it was

Quoted from Brazilnut

Airdrieonians

it was

Good old Matt Tees

your turn to set question

Quoted from Brazilnut

your turn to set question

Which player that played 1 game for us started his career at Liverpool but was only in their squad as a substitute in the late nineties ?

Chris Thompson?

Quoted from AdamHaddock

Chris Thompson?

Think he played more than 1 game for us

Quoted from pseudonym

Think he played more than 1 game for us

9 and all coming off the bench.

Quoted from theicenian

9 and all coming off the bench.

Thought you were gonna say Billy Liddell

Quoted from pseudonym

Which player that played 1 game for us started his career at Liverpool but was only in their squad as a substitute in the late nineties ?

Nicky Rizzo

Quoted from biggles9999

Nicky Rizzo

Correct. Your turn

What is strange about the record attendance for a game at Colchester's former ground Layer Road?

Quoted from biggles9999

What is strange about the record attendance for a game at Colchester's former ground Layer Road?

The game was abandoned?

The stands were full of marmosets instead of people?

Quoted from Townfantom

The game was abandoned?

Thats the one, the only attendance record set in an abandoned match.

Quoted from Townfantom

The game was abandoned?

I think you are right , I remember it was very foggy that day. 8)

Ok then. In the 2006/07 season we had two players who had scored for town and had/have now scored in the Premiership who were they?

Tony Thorpe?

Lee Sharpe?

Quoted from The_Laughing_Mariner

Tony Thorpe?

Lee Sharpe?

Tony Thorpe never scored for town.

Lee Sharpe never played for town

Quoted from Townfantom

Ok then. In the 2006/07 season we had two players who had scored for town and had/have now scored in the Premiership who were they?

Martin Paterson?

I thought we had Sharpe on trial?

Tony Pulis?

Quoted from The_Laughing_Mariner

I thought we had Sharpe on trial?

He didn't turn up.

Quoted from Townfantom

Ok then. In the 2006/07 season we had two players who had scored for town and had/have now scored in the Premiership who were they?

Isaiah Rankin?

Quoted from Abdul19

Martin Paterson?

Thats one.

Rankin never scored in the prem I don't think

Gary Croft?

Yes

Ok, here's a question that crops up every now and again so some will probably know the answer straight away.

"Which British footballer scored a goal at his home ground for the away team and it wasn't an own goal?"

King Kenny

Quoted from Super Clive

King Kenny

I knew someone would get it straigh away.

He scored for Scotland against Wales when, for some reason, the match was played at Anfield.

Which 2 players played in the last FA Cup final and the last England international at the old Wembley?

Gareth Barry and Gareth Southgate

southgate and le saux

Dennis Wise and Gareth Southgate

Quoted from Townfantom

Gareth Barry and Gareth Southgate

Correct           V Chelsea

And V Germany or Poland I think

Who's the only player to have scored in every premiership season since it has started and they are still playing?

Ryan Giggs

yes

Name 6 England Senior International players post war that have an 'x' in their surname's

Kerry Dixon
Lee Dixon
Graeme Le Saux
Jason Wilcox
Graham Rix
Mike Duxbury

correct

Name the only footballer to appear on Top Of The Pops twice on the same programme.

Quoted from Les Brechin

Name the only footballer to appear on Top Of The Pops twice on the same programme.

Lewis Gobern ?  ;D

Archibald? One with Tottenham Tottenham n the other with the scotland song

Quoted from Townfantom

Archibald? One with Tottenham Tottenham n the other with the scotland song

Correct - Steve Archibald in 1982 with both the Scotland World Cup Squad and then Spurs.

Name the only 3 players to score a hatrick for 3 different clubs in the premier league.

Anelka, Les Ferdinand, Kevin Campbell ??

Kevin Campbell, Les Ferdinand and Teddy Sheringham

Carlisle Exeter Norwich Swansea

out of interest? any chance this thread could gain sticky status?

Quoted from cjbill

out of interest? any chance this thread could gain sticky status?

Yep sure it could do.

But not just yet as not many people view the Stickys, they just scroll straight past them  :P

Which player was the first to score for 6 different premier league clubs ?

Les Ferdinand?

Quoted from Townfantom

Les Ferdinand?

Well done. Your turn

Who has the smallest stadium in the Football league?

Accy

yes, your turn

Name the 2 teams in England who can play in their home strips when plaing away even if there colours are the same as the home team. They could force the home team to change

Quoted from carrot top

Name the 2 teams in England who can play in their home strips when plaing away even if there colours are the same as the home team. They could force the home team to change

Reading and Preston  ;)

Reading and Preston are able to wear there home kit in any game that they play due to Preston winning the first ever championship and Reading being from the Royal county though some believe  Reading's away trip to Brighton & Hove Albion in the 1992/93 season. That year, the Reading marketing people introduced the new first team kit of blue and white hoops, to general acclaim. However, they were also exceptionally stupid (no change there!) and created a reserve strip of yellow and blue hoops. When we played away to a side with blue in their shirts, and so had to wear our change strip, quite a few referees took one look at the Reading away shirts and said that the game couldn't possibly take place like that. is the reason Reading are able to

Name the only team out of the 92 that doesn't contain any of the letters in "mackerel"?

Brighton? (Not technically correct because of their full name)

Quoted from lawless29

Name the only team out of the 92 that doesn't contain any of the letters in "mackerel"?

Swindon Town.

Quoted from Les Brechin

Swindon Town.

aye

Name 3 club sides who have won a foreign countries top-flight Championship.

Quoted from Les Brechin

Name 3 club sides who have won a foreign countries top-flight Championship.

Rapid Vienna won the German League. Monaco won the French league. And Derry City of Northern Ireland won the ROI league.

Quoted from mariner91

Rapid Vienna won the German League. Monaco won the French league. And Derry City of Northern Ireland won the ROI league.

Well done. You must be getting your questions from the same site as me.  ;D

Quoted from Les Brechin

Well done. You must be getting your questions from the same site as me.  ;D

;)

Give me ten minutes and I'll try to think of one not on the website :P.

Quoted from Les Brechin

Well done. You must be getting your questions from the same site as me.  ;D

I am now thoroughly disillusioned,I thought you guys were actually making the questions up yourselves.   No wonder I can't answer 90% of them. I thought you guys were whizz on footie trivia and it turns out you are using someone else's Q & As.

What is the least amount of fixtures played in the English Premier League before 500 goals was scored that season?

200 - random guess

Quoted from Townfantom

200 - random guess

Nope.

168

Quoted from Abdul19

168

Correct.

Brilliant! Complete guess (well, sort of. Figured it'd be around 3 a game)

New question - which British league club has a unique last letter (ie no other club's name ends with the same letter)?

Crewe Alexandra?

Quoted from mariner91

Crewe Alexandra?

Nope (Aston Villa...)

Quoted from pizzzza

Nope (Aston Villa...)

Facepalm.

Stenhousemuir?

Tottenham Hotspur or Reading?

Quoted from mariner91

Reading?

8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

Quoted from pizzzza

8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

Does that mean correct?

Yep, your turn....

Name a football club who's name has eleven different letters in it but no repeats.

Grimsby Town

Correct.

Which is the smallest town (population wise) in England to have had a top flight football team.

Blackburn ?

Quoted from 1600

Blackburn ?

No.

Burnley?

Quoted from mariner91

Burnley?

No

Huddersfield

I'm off to watch QT - if by some miracle I'm right, first one to respond gets my go.

Cleethorpes?

Not Huddersfield or Cleethorpes.

Glossop.

Quoted from Abdul19

Glossop.

Correct. Glossop North End spent 1 season (1899-1900) in Division One.

Quoted from Les Brechin

Correct. Glossop North End spent 1 season (1899-1900) in Division One.

Nice one Les. Peter Hill Wood's family had something to do with them I think.

My favourite trivia question has been used before on here by me (probably more than once), so here's one shamelessly stolen:

Which club has played the most seasons in the second tier of English Football without ever having been promoted to the first tier?

Quoted from Abdul19

Nice one Les. Peter Hill Wood's family had something to do with them I think.

My favourite trivia question has been used before on here by me (probably more than once), so here's one shamelessly stolen:

Which club has played the most seasons in the second tier of English Football without ever having been promoted to the first tier?

I know until recently it was Hull but I'm not sure now. Plymouth maybe?

Probably wrong but I'll check back in the morning. (sleep)

Walsall?

Plymouth - nearly.
Walsall - wrong.

Quoted from mariner91

Facepalm.

Never heard of them.  ;)

Orient?

Or Brizzie Rovers?

Both wrong I'm afraid twits.

Port Vale?

Quoted from TWAreaTownSupporter

Port Vale?

Congrats  :)


Port Vale hold the record with 41 seasons up to 2010-11. Plymouth Argyle have had 40 seasons in the second tier.

Right. Which English international footballer, also played cricket for England, turned out for Southampton in an FA Cup Final, once equalled the world long jump record, could supposedly leap backwards onto a mantlepiece, reputedly declined to become King of Albania, and beat Charlie Chaplin at table tennis using a butter knife?

(actually I'm not so sure that last one was him but it kind of fits).

Charles Burgess Fry ???

phil neville

Quoted from theicenian

Charles Burgess Fry ???

Bang on.

Too easy?

Quoted from TWAreaTownSupporter

Bang on.

Too easy?

No,it was the King of Albania bit that I remembered.


Two brothers played for Arsenal, at least one of them was in the team that beat Town in the FA cup and one of them played for England at cricket . His name is easy but what was the other one's christian name?

Leslie and Denis Compton.

Twas indeed. Your turn.

Who was the first non-white player to play for England.

Btw - Leslie Compton is also the oldest footballer to make his international debut for England.

viv anderson

Quoted from Brazilnut

viv anderson

Nope

Frank Wong Soo

Jack Leslie?

Quoted from RexFannies

Frank Wong Soo

Yup, Chinese ethnicity with an English mother.

Which three clubs were originally called Singers FC, Stanley AFC and Pine Villa FC?

Quoted from RexFannies

Which three clubs were originally called Singers FC, Stanley AFC and Pine Villa FC?

Singers was definitely Coventry and I think Pine Villa was Oldham. Not too sure about Stanley FC. Obvious answer is Accy but as an educated guess I'll go for Everton (Stanley Park)

Coventry City, Newcastle United, Oldhham?

Quoted from Super Clive

Coventry City, Newcastle United, Oldhham?

Correctomundo

Who was the first non-European player to hve been the Scottish Premier League's top goalscorer of the season?

If any knows the answer and are 100% sure its correct then take your turn as I have to be on my way  :)

Viduka?

Correct and here's the proof:

http://www.myfootballfacts.com/Question_of_the_Day.html

;D

"Mark Viduka of Australia scored 25 goals for Celtic in season 1999-2000. Fellow Australian Scott McDonald was top scorer in 2007-08."

For some reason clicking the link don't work but copy it into your browser it does. Anyway your go.

Quoted from 1600

For some reason clicking the link don't work but copy it into your browser it does. Anyway your go.

Fixed that for you. (Highlight the text you input and use the "[url][/url]" icon above.)

I like this thread. Great shout starting it Les.

Whilst waiting for Wrawbz have a go at this one. Should be answered fairly quickly I reckon.

Name the only 2 teams to have suffered 3 successive relegations from being in the top flight of English football.

Quoted from Les Brechin

Whilst waiting for Wrawbz have a go at this one. Should be answered fairly quickly I reckon.

Name the only 2 teams to have suffered 3 successive relegations from being in the top flight of English football.

Werent aware it was my turn. Is Bradford one?

Oldham and Swindon?

Quoted from Biccys

Fixed that for you. (Highlight the text you input and use the "[url][/url]" icon above.)

Didn't see you respond sorry, cheers!

Quoted from Wrawby_Mariner

Werent aware it was my turn. Is Bradford one?

You got Viduka correct Wrawbz.

And no, it's not Bradford, Swindon or Oldham.

Bristol City and Wolves

Quoted from biggles9999

Bristol City and Wolves

Correct. Bristol City were relegated in 80, 81 and 82 and Wolves was 84, 85 and 86 I think.

During the 2005/6 season, who was the only Welsh-speaking, non Welsh player in the Premier League.



*Courtesy of my Daily Mirror trivia calendar :D*

Quoted from theicenian

Charles Burgess Fry ???

I was wrong about the table tennis game with Charlie Chaplin. But that's another question!

Quoted from biggles9999

During the 2005/6 season, who was the only Welsh-speaking, non Welsh player in the Premier League.



*Courtesy of my Daily Mirror trivia calendar :D*

Gabriel Heinze

Quoted from itsnotcoditshaddock

Gabriel Heinze

Well googled ;)

Nope, no google needed, common knowledge  :)

Which 8 (I think) English cities have more than one football team?

Quoted from itsnotcoditshaddock

Nope, no google needed, common knowledge  :)

Which 8 (I think) English cities have more than one football team?

I can only think of 7 who have 2 or more league clubs.

Sheffield
Bristol
London
Birmingham
Manchester
Nottingham
Liverpool.

Unless of course you're including non-league then you've got Cambridge and possibly a few more.

You have 7/8. There is one more, both teams in the league, one in the prem....

stoke

Correctomundo :)

Quoted from itsnotcoditshaddock

You have 7/8. There is one more, both teams in the league, one in the prem....

Stoke-on-Trent of course. Silly me.

How many players in England's 2006 World Cup squad had previously captained their country? (Or to ask a tougher question, name them..)

Quoted from Wrawby_Mariner

How many players in England's 2006 World Cup squad had previously captained their country? (Or to ask a tougher question, name them..)

Could be any number really. Especially the way the armband is passed about in friendlies now.

Gerrard, Beckham, Terry, Lampard, Ferdinand the most obvious I suppose.

Quoted from Les Brechin

Could be any number really. Especially the way the armband is passed about in friendlies now.

Gerrard, Beckham, Terry, Lampard, Ferdinand the most obvious I suppose.

Sorry, should have been specific, I meant started the game as captain

There is 4

Beckham, Terry, Campbell, Gerrard?

Quoted from Townfantom

Beckham, Terry, Campbell, Gerrard?

yes indeedy

Chesterfield have just joined with 3 other teams who have won the 4th tier of English football the most times?

Didn't realise it was your go les  ;)

It isnt his go ;)

But its Notts County, Chesterfield, Brentford and Donny

Quoted from Townfantom

Didn't realise it was your go les  ;)

I got the 8 cities question correct so it was, it's just that Wrawbz came back from his answer earlier in the thread.

Quoted from biggles9999

It isnt his go ;)

But its Notts County, Chesterfield, Brentford and Donny

Correct. All have won the 4th tier on 3 occasions now.

Which team has spent the most divisions in the top flight without winning the league.

Quoted from biggles9999

Which team has spent the most divisions in the top flight without winning the league.

Coventry?

None - you can't spend divisions in the top flight.
My go.  ;)

Pretty certain it's Bolton - 72 years in the top flight.

Ok here's one....

Which competition and game am I talking about ?

At the time it was played....

- The only penalty to be missed in a final.
- Had only the 2nd player to score in 2 finals (but not successive ones)
- At the time of the final, losers were European champions and had not lost to another European country for 4 years.
- Had 2nd ?????? to captain a winning side. [PS Just blanked out don't pay any attention to the number of ?]

Presumably it features either Real Madrid or Benfica in the 50's/60's respectively?

Quoted from 1600

Ok here's one....

Which competition and game am I talking about ?

At the time it was played....

- The only penalty to be missed in a final.
- Had only the 2nd player to score in 2 finals (but not successive ones)
- At the time of the final, losers were European champions and had not lost to another European country for 4 years.
- Had 2nd ?????? to captain a winning side. [PS Just blanked out don't pay any attention to the number of ?]

Italy v West Germany - 1982 World Cup final?

1982 WORLD CUP FINAL
Italy 3 West Germany 1
The only penalty to be missed in a World Cup final and only the 2nd player(Paul Breitner 1974, 1982) to score in 2.
At the time of the final, West Germany were European champions and had not lost to another European country for 4 years.
Dino Zoff was the 2nd goalkeeper to captain a World Cup winning side.


Well done.

Quoted from 1600

1982 WORLD CUP FINAL
Italy 3 West Germany 1
The only penalty to be missed in a World Cup final and only the 2nd player(Paul Breitner 1974, 1982) to score in 2.
At the time of the final, West Germany were European champions and had not lost to another European country for 4 years.
Dino Zoff was the 2nd goalkeeper to captain a World Cup winning side.


Well done.

Good stuff. I didn't know about the penalty but the rest of it fitted into place.

Which is the only football club from London, apart from Wimbledon, which has lost its Football League status?

Quoted from Abdul19

Good stuff. I didn't know about the penalty but the rest of it fitted into place.

Which is the only football club from London, apart from Wimbledon, which has lost its Football League status?

Barnet

Quoted from Les Brechin

Barnet

Errr, shit! Not the answer I've stolen from the website! Does Barnet count as Hertfordshire or something?!

Barnet's part of Greater London.

There was a team called Thames who were around in the late 20's early 30's, I presume they were based in London.

Even though they've escaped by the skin of their teeth on the last day for the past two season's it's got to be Barnet hasn't it?

Quoted from Les Brechin

Barnet's part of Greater London.

There was a team called Thames who were around in the late 20's early 30's, I presume they were based in London.

That's them.


Thames Association FC, based in Customs House, were in the Third Division South for only two seasons from 1930 to 1932 before folding. They had a stadium capacity of 120,000 but just 469 fans saw them play Luton Town in Division Three - a Football League record low.
    

What bizarre coincidence now links Birmingham City and Norwich City.

Last 2 clubs to win the League Cup and be relegated in the same season?

Quoted from Abdul19

Last 2 clubs to win the League Cup and be relegated in the same season?

Not quite but you're on the right lines.

Everytime Birmingham have been relegated theyve been replaced by Norwich?

Quoted from biggles9999

Everytime Birmingham have been relegated theyve been replaced by Norwich?

Very close again but not quite the stat I'm looking for.

Quoted from Les Brechin

Very close again but not quite the stat I'm looking for.

They haven't played in the same division for a long time?

Quoted from mariner91

They haven't played in the same division for a long time?

No. Abdul19 has been the closest but I just want a bit more detail that what he said.

when birmingham get relegated, norwich get promoted ?

Is that their club honours now mirror each others? I know they have both won the league cup twice each now, do they now also have the same amount of promotions and relegations also? Total guess but if it isn't that maybe its time for a clue Les?

Between all the guesses it's almost been answered but the exact coincidence I was looking for is...

In 1985 Norwich won The League Cup and were relegated in the same season and were replaced by Birmingham who finished runners-up in the 2nd tier.
In 2011 Birmingham won The League Cup and were relegated in the same season and were replaced by Norwich who finhed runners-up in the 2nd tier.


Try this one then.

Which player in this seasons Premiership has the most international caps.

Van der saar?

Quoted from Townfantom

Van der saar?

Yep, too easy that one.

Who was the last player we signed from Scunthorpe?

Kevin Kilmore?

Nope. More recent

Beagrie?

Nope, even more recent

Butler (on loan)

Even more recent. But yes, it was a loan signing

Given it away...Andrew Wright

yes

I was only thinking of permanent signings. We didn't really sign him, just borrowed Wright.

I think the last player we actually signed was Kilmore as I think Beagrie was a free agent when  we signed him.

Go on...I'll have a go

A Fulham twist to it..

Bobby Mooore (RIP) once played alongside Zoltan Gera...when was it?

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

Go on...I'll have a go

A Fulham twist to it..

Bobby Mooore (RIP) once played alongside Zoltan Gera...when was it?

Was it in Escape To Victory and it was a different Zoltan Gera than the current footballer?

Quoted from Les Brechin

Was it in Escape To Victory and it was a different Zoltan Gera than the current footballer?

nicked my answer!  ;D

It certainly was....thought that might outfox you but seems it was easier than I suspected

Ok, I'll leave you with this one but I'm not online until later this evening now.

Who is the most capped player in the world to have ever played English League football.

Cobi Jones  164 caps for USA
Played for coventry City

Who was the last player to play top flight football and test cricket for England

Quoted from The_Laughing_Mariner

Cobi Jones  164 caps for USA
Played for coventry City

You were wrong, im afraid, the answer is Vitalijs Astafjevs who played for Bristol Rovers.

Quoted from biggles9999

You were wrong, the answer is Vitalijs Astafjevs who played for Bristol Rovers.

Mmmm,how the hell do you pronounce that?   :o :o

Quoted from theicenian

Mmmm,how the hell do you pronounce that?   :o :o

Th a t

Quoted from biggles9999

You were wrong, im afraid, the answer is Vitalijs Astafjevs who played for Bristol Rovers.

You are indeed correct Biggles. The answer is Vitālijs Astafjevs who won 167 caps for Latvia and made 108 appearances for Bristol Rovers between 2000-03.

Laughing Mariner - the answer to your question is Arthur Milton.

Who did Trevor Francis make his Notts Forest debut against and in what competition.

Quoted from Les Brechin

I was only thinking of permanent signings. We didn't really sign him, just borrowed Wright.

I think the last player we actually signed was Kilmore as I think Beagrie was a free agent when  we signed him.

out of curiosity, was Terry Barwick a free transfer at the time or did we sign him from Scunthorpe????

He was a free I think.

Quoted from biggles9999

He was a free I think.

OK. never saw his name mentioned as a possible answer. just a thought :)

Quoted from cjbill

OK. never saw his name mentioned as a possible answer. just a thought :)

He was released by Scunny before he signed for us.

Quoted from biggles9999

Laughing Mariner - the answer to your question is Arthur Milton.

Who did Trevor Francis make his Notts Forest debut against and in what competition.

It was in some local intermediate league, don't know who against though.

Quoted from Les Brechin

I was only thinking of permanent signings. We didn't really sign him, just borrowed Wright.

I think the last player we actually signed was Kilmore as I think Beagrie was a free agent when  we signed him.

We paid £50k for Tony Daws.

Quoted Text

Laughing Mariner - the answer to your question is Arthur Milton.

No It isnt,  

Quoted from The_Laughing_Mariner

Who was the last player to play top flight football and test cricket for England

Chris Balderstone ?

Yes thats the fella

Does that mean its my go. Which player has played for the most club (including us)?

At a guess, Jason Lee?

Tony Ford?

Paul Warhurst?

John Burridge was here on loan once but didn't actually play for us whilst here though.

Quoted from Townfantom

It was in some local intermediate league, don't know who against though.

Nice to see my question has been skipped past ;)

Close enough though Tom - a Group A match and it was against Notts County

nope no-ones got it yet.... clue - a goalkeeper who has played for 26 clubs

sorry didnt see that les got it. Your go.

Who were Manchester United's opponents when they recorded their lowest ever post-war gate for a league game at Old Trafford of 11968.

Quoted from Les Brechin

Who were Manchester United's opponents when they recorded their lowest ever post-war gate for a league game at Old Trafford of 11968.

its a london club... will get it in a minute

watford?

QPR?

Neither Watford or QPR.

West Ham?

Not West Ham either.

Fulham?

Quoted from bradzmilne

Fulham?

Correct, it was Fulham. 11968 in April 1950.

about time i got it! When was the last time the old firm didnt win a trophy ?

1955

correct :) your go

Which feat did Jimmy Greaves achieve for all of his senior teams?

Quoted from biggles9999

Which feat did Jimmy Greaves achieve for all of his senior teams?

One I actually know! Scored on his debut.....

Spot on Blasty, scored on debut for every club and the England side at each level he represented.

Okay, who is the top scoring defender in Premier League history....

Gallas must have scored a few in his time.

Quoted from blasty

Okay, who is the top scoring defender in Premier League history....

John Terry. Gets in the box a lot ;)

Quoted from Les Brechin

Gallas must have scored a few in his time.

Not him Les

Quoted from Megalomaniac

John Terry. Gets in the box a lot ;)

He sure does, but it aint him either

How about Robert Huth, he seems to get on the scoresheet quite regularly.

Quoted from Les Brechin

How about Robert Huth, he seems to get on the scoresheet quite regularly.

Nope not him either

Steve Bruce?

Quoted from Les Brechin

Steve Bruce?

Nope.....

How about David Unsworth.

Quoted from Les Brechin

How about David Unsworth.

You sir are a winner...............38 premiership goals

Which current English Football League ground is the furthest away from a train station.

I know it's not my turn but there was a good question on FiveLive on Saturday.

Name 8 (possibly 9 - there was a debate on air) players who have played for a Spanish club and two of Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal or Liverpool.

I'll give Michael Owen to make the question clear - Liverpool, Man Utd and Real Madrid.

Nicolas Anelka (Happy Mariner's question, not Les's)
Emmanuel Petit

Quoted from Les Brechin

Which current English Football League ground is the furthest away from a train station.

Hmm, it's bound to be one of the big plastic monstrosities that have sprung up next to a motorway junction. I'll guess the Ricoh.

Fernando Torres
Mark Hughes
Jermaine Pennant

Quoted from AdamHaddock

Hmm, it's bound to be one of the big plastic monstrosities that have sprung up next to a motorway junction. I'll guess the Ricoh.

No the Ricoh no, though that is the 3rd furthest I think.

New Meadow?

Quoted from Abdul19

New Meadow?

No

sticky?

Quoted from bradzmilne

sticky?

Who plays there?  ;D

Quoted from Les Brechin

Who plays there?  ;D

well  ;D

moss rose or st james park?

Yeovil?

No correct answer yet though Yeovil is in the Top 3.

Furthest ground - Stoke?

Quoted from Happy_Mariner

Furthest ground - Stoke?

Not Stoke.

Boundary Park?

Quoted from pizzzza

Boundary Park?

No.

Pirelli Stadium, Burton?

Quoted from itsnotcoditshaddock

Pirelli Stadium, Burton?

No.

Time for a clue.....If I had asked the question a couple of seasons ago, the answer would have been different.

In that case... Oxford?

Quoted from pizzzza

In that case... Oxford?

Correct. The Kassam Stadium is around 4.5 miles away from the nearest train station. Both Coventry and Yeovil are around 3.5 miles away.

Name the only player to have scored in the Champions League final, UEFA Cup final, FA Cup final and League Cup final....

gerrard?

Quoted from we will return

gerrard?

Correct, too easy.....

Who are the 5 shortest players in premier league history?

Alan Wright, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Aaron Lennon and Juninho......

I think the last one will be Emiliano Insua, when he originally joined Liverpool they gave his height as 5'5'', the same height as Wright-Phillips.

Why do some clubs have square corner flags and other clubs have triangular flags?

Alan Wright is correct, close with the others

Quoted from wigworld

Why do some clubs have square corner flags and other clubs have triangular flags?

Only teams that have won the FA Cup can have triangular flags, as an extra note: Only teams that have won the cup 3 times can have their emblem on the flag.

Short footballers - Danny Wallace, Jose Dominguez and Clint Marcelle?

Danny Wallace and Clint Marcelle are right, two more.

Deschamp?

Makelele?

Not Makelele or Deschamp

Lennon?

Nope, i'l give you a clue, one played for Coventry in the late nineties as a striker, the other was a Portsmouth winger about 5 years ago.

Any clues we will return?

I thought that Domiguez was only 5'4 1/2''

Andres D'delassandro - or however its spelt, if not Routledge?

Yes, Andres D'Alessandro.
Dominguez is the 10th smallest.

Hmmm, is the Coventry player foreign?

No he's English, his name does sound a bit French though.

Andy Ducros

Yes, Andy Durocs, Andres D'Alessandro, Danny Wallace, Alan Wright and Clint Marcelle.

Who was the first player to win a European Cup medal, with two different teams.

Quoted from biggles9999

Who was the first player to win a European Cup medal, with two different teams.

Jimmy Rimmer. Man Utd and Villa?

Yup, Jimmy Rimmer is the one. On the bench in 1968 and then played 10 minutes before getting injured in 1982.

Right, have a go at this one and try to see how many you can get without resorting to Google.

The Premier League is overrun with foreign players these days but on the opening day of the first ever Premier League season in 1992 only ELEVEN foreign players started the first round of fixtures.

Can you name them and their clubs.  

By foreign I mean non UK or Ireland.

Eric Cantona  Man U

Quoted from The_Laughing_Mariner

Eric Cantona  Man U

Half a point for that.

Schmeichel

Jan Molby?

Robert Warzycha and Anders Limpar. Maybe Ronnie Rosenthal ?

Quoted from Les Brechin

Half a point for that.

If I say Leeds can I have the other half point  ;) apart from that John Jenson? That's all I got....

Andrei Kanchelskis. Can't think of others

Correct answers so far.

Schmiechel and Kanchelskis - Man Utd,

Anders Limpar  and John Jensen - Arsenal

Eric Cantona - Leeds.

6 more to get.

Quoted from Les Brechin

Correct answers so far.

Schmiechel and Kanchelskis - Man Utd,

Anders Limpar  and John Jensen - Arsenal

Eric Cantona - Leeds.

6 more to get.

What about the crooked goalie that allegedly dived over Graham Stuarts shot to save Everton. Segers ?

Quoted from pseudonym

What about the crooked goalie that allegedly dived over Graham Stuarts shot to save Everton. Segers ?

Yeah, Hans Segers - Wimbledon is correct.

5 to go.

I thought Cantona moved from Leeds to Utd in the close season before the Prem started,
Didnt Leeds win the last Div 1 title with EC in it?
Oh well, must be mistaken

Quoted from The_Laughing_Mariner

I thought Cantona moved from Leeds to Utd in the close season before the Prem started,
Didnt Leeds win the last Div 1 title with EC in it?
Oh well, must be mistaken

Cantona started the season at Leeds. He moved in the November.

Ah, I stand corrected,
Thank you for that

Eric Cantona (Leeds)
Peter Schmeichel and Andrei Kanchelskis (Manchester United)
John Jensen and Anders Limpar (Arsenal)
Gunnar Halle (Oldham)
Roland Nilsson (Sheffield Wednesday)
Hans Segers (Wimbledon)
Ronny Rosenthal (Liverpool)
Jan Stejskal (QPR)
Michel Vonk (Manchester City)
Robert Warzycha (Everton)

There were 12 involved not 11  ;)

Btw no google used, I read an article about curbing foreign imports 2 days for an essay i'm writing :)

Bruce Grobbelaar?

Quoted from biggles9999

Eric Cantona (Leeds)
Peter Schmeichel and Andrei Kanchelskis (Manchester United)
John Jensen and Anders Limpar (Arsenal)
Gunnar Halle (Oldham)
Roland Nilsson (Sheffield Wednesday)
Hans Segers (Wimbledon)
Ronny Rosenthal (Liverpool)
Jan Stejskal (QPR)
Michel Vonk (Manchester City)
Robert Warzycha (Everton)

There were 12 involved not 11  ;)

Btw no google used, I read an article about curbing foreign imports 2 days for an essay i'm writing :)

I have a slightly different list that doesn't include Warzycha or Rosenthal. The list I have is the players who started the games so maybe they were subs. There's also one name on my list missing from yours.

Ah interesting......

Craig Forrest??

Quoted from biggles9999

Ah interesting......

Craig Forrest??

No.

Tony Dorigo

Quoted from biggles9999

Tony Dorigo

Correct - Tony Dorigo was the last one, for Leeds.

I'm not sure of the exact percentages but I think it was reported that when Bobby Robson was England manager around 1990 he had over 80% of top flight players to choose from whereas now Fabio Capello has less than 30% of Premiership players eligible for England.

5 players have been managed by both the current Merseyside managers, Moyes and Dalglish.

Who are they?

Quoted from biggles9999

5 players have been managed by both the current Merseyside managers, Moyes and Dalglish.

Who are they?

Steve Watson & Alan Stubbs?

And was Moyes Everton manager when David Ginola played his handful of games for Everton a while ago?

Quoted from Les Brechin

Steve Watson & Alan Stubbs?

And was Moyes Everton manager when David Ginola played his handful of games for Everton a while ago?

All 3 correct, 2 to go.

Duncan Ferguson?

Nope not Big Dunc.

Quoted from biggles9999

Nope not Big Dunc.

Thought me might have been at Newcastle with Dalglish and Moyes at Everton.

I'll think on and get back to you later unless someone else comes up with the other 2.

Alessandro Pistone

From his Preston days - Gallacher ? Can't remember his first name

Quoted from pseudonym

From his Preston days - Gallacher ? Can't remember his first name

Kevin. Good call Terry, don't think I'd have got that one.

Well played Pseudonym, cleared up the last two

Which ex Town player was sent off after 2 minutes of his debut for his new club after leaving us ?

Quoted from Les Brechin

Correct - Tony Dorigo was the last one, for Leeds.

I'm not sure of the exact percentages but I think it was reported that when Bobby Robson was England manager around 1990 he had over 80% of top flight players to choose from whereas now Fabio Capello has less than 30% of Premiership players eligible for England.

That would explain England's stellar performance at Euro 88.

And Dorigo played for England so a bit of a dodgy one that  ;)

Quoted from pseudonym

Which ex Town player was sent off after 2 minutes of his debut for his new club after leaving us ?

Cunnington?

Quoted from Abdul19

That would explain England's stellar performance at Euro 88.

And Dorigo played for England so a bit of a dodgy one that  ;)

He was born in Australia though, that makes him Australian in my eyes.

Quoted from samg

Cunnington?

Sorry for delay replying but the answer is no

Was Dennis Wise one of the shortest players in the prem?

maybe but i think d'allessandro who was at pompey is 5ft 4 so i think hes the smallest ever prem player

That alan wright was tiny too wasn't he? played for villa. Proper tiny. He played against us this year i seem to remember.

Quoted from kevikov

That alan wright was tiny too wasn't he? played for villa. Proper tiny. He played against us this year i seem to remember.

Yeah...for Fleetwood