FOOTBALL TRIVIA

#1

I know most of you haven't been able to sleep in anticipation of another Football Tivia Quiz.
This one is a bit of a stinker and there are no trick questions.

1. Why were two different match balls used in the 1930 World Cup Final between Argentina and Uruguay?

2. Who is the only first class cricketer to win a World Cup winners medal at football?

3. Name the player. He was born a cripple and had to have an operation in order to walk. He went on to win two World Cup winners medals. Who was he?

4. What team scored rhe first ever FA Cup goal?

5. Name the four companies (brands) that have sponsored the FA Cup?

6. Who were the first non-league club to knock out a Division One team in the FA Cup?

7. What was the original name of the FA Community Shild (aka Charity Shield)?

8. The Charity Shield is played annually between the FA Cup winners and the Premiership League winners. Who plays who if one team does the 'double' ie wins the Premiership and the FA Cup?

9) What Manchester City player was awarded the MBE for 'sevices to the community' in this case his charity work?

10) What Nation has played in no less than nineteen qualifying competions for the World Cup and have never appeared in the Finals?

#2

3. Begins with a G

MrV · #3

Q9. Mario Balotelli

MrV · #4

Q3. Garrincha
Q5 Eon, Littlewoods, AXA, Budweiser
Q8. Runners up in Prem play Double winners.

#5

3, 5 and 8 are all correct
Double points fot Bagerjelli but it is not quite right

joffmiester · #6

Number 4 Lucien Laurent French volley

against mexico france won 4-1

Only know that one as it was in a pub quiz

#7

1. The Argies wanted to use their ball, the Uruguayans' theirs.

45 mins with each....

#8

Is number 9 Alex Williams ?

#9

2 Just reading his autobiography - G H

#10

Is number 6 Hereford United ?

#11

9 Cmon Dodge you should know this

The legs of the side - fantastic player

#12

Is number 6 Hereford United ?

That crossed my mind - v NUFC ?

#13

2 Just reading his autobiography - G H

Spot on TK, Geoff Hurst, he is credited with one full appearance for Essex but I beliieve he played some minor stuff too.
He also kept a pub in Eccleshall for a while.
Which former England star kept the Dog and Doublet at Sandon, near Stafford? This is little know but he was there for years.

#14

Is number 9 Alex Williams ?

Easier than that Dodge

#15

Hereford United is incorrect as well.

TK has chimed in with number 9 I think

#16

1. The Argies wanted to use their ball, the Uruguayans' theirs.

45 mins with each....

Spot on TK

Still need:
No 4 (dunno what quiz Joff went to

)
No 6 The only clue I will give you is that the non-league team were away.
No 7
No 9 (nobody has said his name yet).
No 10

4,6 and 7 are real anorak jobs

#17

Hereford United is incorrect as well.

TK has chimed in with number 9 I think

Gud un Bill

Gorra shoot off - somebodies at the door........

#18

9 Cmon Dodge you should know this

The legs of the side - fantastic player

Colin Bell?

Altrincham have had a few giant killing wins in the FA cup

#19

Colin Bell rings right; he was awaded the MBE in 2005 for work for charities.

4,6,7, 10 to get.

!0 isn't that difficult, the rest are real stinkers.

#20

Been in the garage the last two hours sorting through me books.................

4 Clapham Rovers