Footy trivia

Aye, coventry

Coventry?

Nah he has 0 caps and 0 goals for England.

Name the Englishman with more goals for his country than caps.

Dixie Dean

Name the Englishman with more goals for his country than caps.

Name the Englishman with more goals for his country than caps.

There's 2 apparently.

Aye I had the other one

Steve Bloomer and Vivian Woodward are two more that have.

Never heard of either....

circa turn of the last century according to wikipedia.

Steve Bloomer and Vivian Woodward are two more that have.

I had VW

circa turn of the last century according to wikipedia.

Mick's the man to ask then.

Just to waste many man hours, here's The Spoiler's x-mas quiz.

Questions

■1. Four players have scored hat-tricks for three different Premier League clubs - name them

■2. Who was the first non-British manager to win the FA Cup?

■3. Which player has played in a Manchester derby, Merseyside derby, North East derby and North London derby?

■4. Which pundit was sacked after giving his world cup tickets to a bunch of scantily clad, beer swigging Dutch women?

■5. Who was sacked as Leicester City boss in October after less than three months in charge?

■6. Who was the first Premier League manager to be sacked this season?

■7. Who was forced to resign as leader of Englands flawless 2018 bid after being stung by the Mail on Sunday?

■8. What nationality was the referee who didnt give Frank Lampards goal against Germany that definitely would have lead to England winning?

■9. How many goals were scored in FA Cup finals at the Millennium stadium? (90 minutes only)

■10. Who is the only player to have scored in a Manchester, Merseyside and Glasgow Derby?

■11. Name five teams beginning with C that have won the FA Cup.

■12. Which is the only English football league ground to have a pub on every corner?

■13. Name the Premier League manager credited with the fastest goal in an FA Cup final and after how many seconds was it scored?

■14. Who is the ex-Barcelona player who has appeared on Top of the Pops twice on the same night?

■15. Who is the footballer once brought on in an international to replace his dad?

■16. Which club held the National Football Museum before it transferred to Manchester this year?

■17. Arsenal have played under four different names, name the other three.

■18. Who was the only English-born player in Liverpools 1986 FA Cup winning team?

■19. Of which country are Bate Borisov the reigning league champions?

■20. Who are currently top of the Bundesliga?

■21. Who is currently the top scorer in League One this season?

■22. Who were the only League Two team to reach the third round of this seasons Carling Cup?

■23. In which season were West Ham, West Brom and Sunderland relegated from the Premier League?

■24. How many goals did Barcelona scored in their first 16 league games this season?

Match the football-star-turned-pop-star to the song:

■25. Outstanding

■26. Head over Heels in Love

■27. Do the Right Thing

Back to normal questions

■28. Which footballer rates Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone as his favourite book?

■29. Which team features in the documentary Once in a Lifetime?

■30. Which famous footballer starred alongside Robert Duvall in A Shot at Glory?

1. Ferdinand, Sheringham, Cole, Defoe?

10. Bellamy?

1. Ferdinand, Sheringham, Cole, Defoe?

Kevin Campbell might be one?

3 paul ince?

1. Ferdinand, Sheringham, Cole, Defoe?

 

Kevin Campbell might be one?

Hasselbaink surely?

3 paul ince?

If a North London derby is Arsenal v Spurs, then no.

I remember this one. It's Paul Stewart isn't it?

■1. Four players have scored hat-tricks for three different Premier League clubs - name them

Ferdinand, Cole, Defoe, Yorke

■2. Who was the first non-British manager to win the FA Cup?

■3. Which player has played in a Manchester derby, Merseyside derby, North East derby and North London derby?

■4. Which pundit was sacked after giving his world cup tickets to a bunch of scantily clad, beer swigging Dutch women?

Robbie Earle

■5. Who was sacked as Leicester City boss in October after less than three months in charge?

Paulo Sousa

■6. Who was the first Premier League manager to be sacked this season?

Hughton?

■7. Who was forced to resign as leader of Englands flawless 2018 bid after being stung by the Mail on Sunday?

Lord Treisman

■8. What nationality was the referee who didnt give Frank Lampards goal against Germany that definitely would have lead to England winning?

■9. How many goals were scored in FA Cup finals at the Millennium stadium? (90 minutes only)

13

■10. Who is the only player to have scored in a Manchester, Merseyside and Glasgow Derby?

■11. Name five teams beginning with C that have won the FA Cup.

Chelsea, Coventry, Crystal Palace,

■12. Which is the only English football league ground to have a pub on every corner?

■13. Name the Premier League manager credited with the fastest goal in an FA Cup final and after how many seconds was it scored?

Di Matteo, 24seconds

■14. Who is the ex-Barcelona player who has appeared on Top of the Pops twice on the same night?

Gary Lineker?

■15. Who is the footballer once brought on in an international to replace his dad?

Eidur Gudjonsen

■16. Which club held the National Football Museum before it transferred to Manchester this year?

Preston

■17. Arsenal have played under four different names, name the other three.

Woolwich

■18. Who was the only English-born player in Liverpools 1986 FA Cup winning team?

Beardsley?

■19. Of which country are Bate Borisov the reigning league champions?

Romania

■20. Who are currently top of the Bundesliga?

Bayern Munich

■21. Who is currently the top scorer in League One this season?

Lee Hughes

■22. Who were the only League Two team to reach the third round of this seasons Carling Cup?

■23. In which season were West Ham, West Brom and Sunderland relegated from the Premier League?

2002/03

■24. How many goals did Barcelona scored in their first 16 league games this season?

51

Match the football-star-turned-pop-star to the song:

■25. Outstanding

Andrew Cole

■26. Head over Heels in Love

Kevin Keegan

■27. Do the Right Thing

Back to normal questions

■28. Which footballer rates Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone as his favourite book?

■29. Which team features in the documentary Once in a Lifetime?

■30. Which famous footballer starred alongside Robert Duvall in A Shot at Glory?

1- Shearer , southampton, blackburn, newcastle. unless saints was before prem like?

Did Corinthians win one of the first FA Cups?

Edit: 

1 Michael Owen? Didn't he score a hatrick in a ManU Champions League match? 

1 Michael Owen? Didn't he score a hatrick in a ManU Champions League match? 

Yes he did - from Wikipedia "on 8th December 2009 Owen scored his first hat-trick for Manchester United in a 3–1 away win against Wolfsburg in the Champions League".

He certainly scored a hat trick for us at West Ham, and he scored one against us for L'pool.

12: Brentford?

18-I believe it's Nigel Spackman.

EDIT:Mark Lawrenson was of course English born.

BATE are from Belarus

Hasn't Di Matteo's FA cup record been overtaken by Saha?

Was Ruud Gullit the first non-British cup winner? Or would it be an Irishman?

Either Brentford or Leyton Orient have pubs on all corners

Dortmund are miles clear at the top of the Bundesliga

....thats all I have, off the top of my head

Brentford is correct.