Football Quiz

[bill yards]

1. What team finished top scorers in the old Div One of the Football League and were relegated the very same season?
2. Peter Shilton is credited with playing 1005 matches throughout his Football League career, who is second on the list?
3. What is the highest scoring match ever been recorded in the Premiership?
4. Who is the oldest player ever to play in the Premiership?
5. Who scored the first ever Premiership goal?
6. Who scored the first ever Premiership hat trick?
7. How many teams were in the original Premiership?
8. On what ground was the Beehole End and what is it now called?
9. Who was the last goalkeeper to win the Footballer of the Year award?
10. Name the three Bobbys that won the Footballer of the Year award in succession.

11) there is obviously a little twist to this one. What team failed to pick up a point, win a game or even score a goal in one season in the Football League.

[joffmiester]

10 bobby Moore
bobby charlton
bobby robson
9 david seaman

[bill yards]

No to David Seaman Joff

Bobby Moore and Bobby Charlton right
No to Bobby Robson

You need another Bobby

The last Q is a stunner, one for the pub

[joffmiester]

i think you have mantioned that on to me before

[joffmiester]

its not shilton or banks is it can't think of many more that have been any good

[bill yards]

its not shilton or banks is it can't think of many more that have been any good

I think Gordon Banks did win it one year but it is after him

[paul_brown]

3 7-4 Portsmouth v Reading
4 John Burridge 43 Manc Sh!tty
5 Brian Deane Sheff Utd
6 Cantona
7 22 in first season of premier league


11 New York Sentinels

[bill yards]

3 7-4 Portsmouth v Reading
4 John Burridge 43 Manc Sh!tty
5 Brian Deane Sheff Utd
6 Cantona
7 22 in first season of premier league


11 New York Sentinels

Spot on Gobio Gatherer, except no.11 of course

[paul_brown]

2. Tony Ford
8. Burnley--now called The Jimmy McIlroy Stand
9. Neville Southall-Everton
10. Bobby Moore, Bobby Collins, Bobby Charlton

[bill yards]

2. Tony Ford
8. Burnley--now called The Jimmy McIlroy Stand
9. Neville Southall-Everton
10. Bobby Moore, Bobby Collins, Bobby Charlton

Spot on ! 1 & 11 to go, there is no catch in Q1 it did actually happen.

Q11 Best concentrated on the reason first, - it becomes quite clear then.

[paul_brown]

question 11 must have summat to do with one of the wars or summat then

[bill yards]

question 11 must have summat to do with one of the wars or summat then

Spot on again, 1939-40 season, the League had only just started. Blackpool were top of Div One after three matches before Hitler wanted to play.
Stockport County had only played two games in the Third Div North and lost then both without scoring!
Leeds also hadn't scored but they drew one of their matches 0-0 so had one point.