Questions On Football

[fudgefudge]

Doing a quiz for local home football questions please 50 at least

[Zacs-Master]

Some interesting facts here which could be turned into questions:
http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/dec/04/what-is-your-most-impressive-piece-of-football-trivia

And some good ones here:
http://www.footballstatisticsresults.co.uk/Pub_Quiz_Football_Stats.html

[saintpeter48]

What did Sunderland do in 1979 that Villa did in 1981?

[saintpeter48]

Both scored winning goals in FA cup finals, Alan Sunderland for Arsenal and Ricky Villa for Spurs.

[saintpeter48]

With 106, which current Premier League player holds the record for most yellow cards ever. (answer, Gareth Barry)

[saintpeter48]

Which London Premiership clubs home ground can be found at, Green St, London E13 9AZ? ...... (West Ham)

[Sycamore3House]

What other name (apart from Upton Park) is the West Ham ground known as? (Not the Olympic Park)

[Sycamore3House]

Which is the only city in England never to have had a team in the premiership?

[Sqad]

Peterborough United ^^^

[Sqad]

Ooops.....did you your Premier league?

[Sycamore3House]

Sqad, the answer to the question changes. At the last change that I knew of was when Hull were promoted. But with your answer it is two cities in Engand have never been in the premiership. Plymouth & Peterborough. There maybe more??

[MargoTester]

How about football club nicknames :
Addicks- Charlton Athletic
Biscuitmen - Reading
Hatters - Luton
I can't do links but just google football clubs nicknames, loads there.

[Sycamore3House]

Suffixes if football clubs, United, rovers, city etc

[campbellking]

Which team was stopped from participating in the first ever European Cup by the English F.A. as they did not consider it a worthy competition?
Answer: Chelsea

[Arksided]

Which Premier League club was formally known as Newton Heath.

Manchester United.

I could be a bit late posting that one.

[dannyk13]

How many times was Stanley Matthews booked (none)

[joeluke]

Who scored the winning goal in a 1980's FA Cup final, then later in his career was transferred to the losing finalists?

[Arksided]

That's a good one Joe, had to look it up, think your supposed to give the answer... Trevor Brooking scored the winner but according to wiki he never played for Arsenal?

[Arksided]

My mistake just re-read your question... meaning the whole decade.

[joeluke]

Arksided.....think you misread question

A cup final in the 1980's, NOT the 1980 final!

You should get this answer, considering the team you support!

[Canary42]

Q: Who scored twice in January 1959 for Third Division Norwich City when they dumped Manchester United out of the FA Cup, beating Matt Busby's team 3-0. His name was then used by a somewhat corny newspaper headline "Norwich are [player's name] Happy" ?












A: Terry Bly