Good football trivia questions

Apologies if posted before...

Who was the only member of Liverpool's 1986 FA cup winning (against Everton) starting line-up that was born in England ?

good question

a transporter

I'll try these two again - answers later if no-one correct:



On a full-size football pitch, how long is the straight edge of the "D" on the edge of the penalty area?



On September 26, 1960, Fulham's Maurice Cook became the first player to do
what?

Was second one come on as a sub ?

No, it's not that

On 21 August 1965, Keith Peacock of Charlton Athletic became the first substitute used in the Football League when he replaced injured goalkeeper Mike Rose eleven minutes into their away match against Bolton Wanderers

When did 3 subs become available ?

Well, I still think my unanswered question is a 'proper-football-trivia-which-would-go-down-well-in-a-quiz-for-all':

Q. In the 2012/2013 season of the Premier league which club's pies were:
a. The cheapest?
b. The dearest?

I warn you; I have another pie question once this has been answered.

going by the year first goal in league cup

Don`t know tommy but the best one you`ll get is at Forfar Athletic

to fulham 1960 Q

tommy is right

On September 26, 1960, Fulham's Maurice Cook became the first player to do
what?

First League Cup goal

wp tommygunn, Cook did indeed score the first goal in the League Cup

and wp mac, too!

'I warn you; I have another pie question once this has been answered.

Well I think we all know the best course of action then.

Mark Lawrenson to 86 liverpool team Q?

On a full-size football pitch, how long is the straight edge of the "D" on the edge of the penalty area?

6yds ?

It's a question to be guessed at really, Mac, but one which would go down well in a quiz, I would think, as it gives the 'no hopers' a chance of getting a point or two from the 'know alls' if they strike lucky:

Q. In the 2012/2013 season of the Premier league which club's pies were:

a. The cheapest? - Answer: Wigan (£2.30)

b. The dearest? - Answer: Fulham (£3.90)

Who was sent off in an East London Sunday League match, circa 1974, for decking the opposing  centre half, and was later found to have played under a false name, solely to get at the opposing entre half.

for the pies Q ,one of west hams balti pies for dearest

Michael laudrup for the Real Madrid and Barcelona question

well done tommy - correct

Just seen your post @22:58 Sparky - you buggering bounder!!

tommy - If that's the cheapest I`ll give it a miss ! £2.30p for a Pie, lol.

tommygunn147 05 Jun 13 22:58 Joined: 11 May 10 | Topic/replies: 113 | Blogger: tommygunn147's blog
Mark Lawrenson to 86 liverpool team Q?

Yup

Aye Mac, but what about paying £3.90 for one? That really is scandalous profiteering by Fulham!

You can buy a terraced house cheaper than that in Stoke!

Craig aussie johnson

Looks good to me

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http://www.stokecityfc.com/cms_images/news/pie4x3226-356660_478x359.jpg

Certainly more tasty than their strike force.

Pumpy, unfortunately, as good as those look, they're not Wright's Pies - THE pies of Stoke!
I'm staggered that they're not for sale at the Brit - but I'm almost sure I read years ago that Coates had something to do with Pukka pies, so it must be because of that.

Nothing beats a Wright's meat and potato pie - and they're just £1:10 (at most, I can never remember numbers!)

Very good Pumpy!

KIdderminster charge £4 for their cottage pies

With or without a thatched roof ?

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http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B7pgJPrIjd8/T7-M9MAOMTI/AAAAAAAAAuc/DkBFPUP5S1w/s1600/wrights+pies.jpg

hungry now

I'm not surprised Muntz. On my 'pie question search' I saw that quite a few lower league clubs charge very high prices for their pies - but they are supposed to be of exceptional quality.

It can be a small fortune to pay if you have a couple of kids to take to the match - as well as buying drinks and a programme.
All for 90 minutes worth of entertainment.

Note the entertainment bit. That's why Pulis is off to Monaco!

http://tinyurl.com/ml9mf25

Without, pumpy. 

KIdderminster deny this makes their pies policy roofless.

Here's the table for what it cost at each club last season for a pie, pint and a programme:

http://tinyurl.com/cesn4e8


Sparky, you could build a whole football trivia quiz around that alone!

Pumpy, I think that's just a promotional shot from a few years ago (possibly when the Icelanders were in charge). I'm almost sure Stoke don't sell Wrights pies as they'd be  promoting it in their blurb as 'Official pies for SCFC' - but they never do.

Here's the additional pie question:

Based in Leicestershire, Pukka Pies is one of the most popular pie brands in the United Kingdom. At which football club were their pies first sold?

not ours the last one I sampled was a puke pie

Haha!

A. "Millmoor, home ground of Rotherham United F.C., was the first sporting venue where Pukka Pies were sold. Rotherham United's supporters hold the record for the most pies consumed at a football match, with a consumption 40% above the Football League average"

There's a good little article here from 2010 about pies and stuff - which Sparky could delve into for more trivial questions:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jan/27/rotherham-pie-capital-of-football

had a nice one years ago at Halesowen Town. It was a Tikka Masala pastie and they claimed they were the first club to ever do them. Could have been true as it was the mid 80's.

Seriously Sparky, you can find loads of Questions and Answers for a football trivia quiz from that link - on this link, by clicking on the headers:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/series/theknowledge

Answer to this one:

On a full-size football pitch, how long is the straight edge of the "D" on the edge of the penalty area?

Is 16 yards

You can work it out using Pythagoras
Penalty spot to the edge of the arc is 10 yard
Penalty spot to the edge of the area is 6 yards
Those two lines form two sides of a right-angle traingle, along with half the straight edge of the D
Hypoteneuse is 10 yards
Shortest side is 6  yards
Remaining side (half the D) is 8 yards (it's a 3:4:5 triangle)
Therefore the straight edge of the D is 16 yards, or 48 feet

Ah good questions indeed, Tommy!

Well that's a surprise. I thought my efforts would be, once again, cast unto the wilderness!

Noted...

is it 48 feet?

wp Fishy

I make it 16 yards

Before needing the inhaler?

Answers to Questions That Were Not Answered

Name the oldest football club in the world outside the British Isles?

LE HAVRE (FRANCE)

Which famous racehorse owner`s colours have been worn by Scotland in 9 international matches prior to 1951, including the 4-1 defeat of England in 1900?

LORD ROSEBERY (PRIMROSE & ROSE HOOPS)


What is Scottish amateur footballer Jimmy Robertson famous for?

He is the only player on Record to have scored half a goal.
His team were awarded a Penalty in a match in 1905 and he took it. The pitch was heavy and the laces on the ball were loose. When he kicked it, the Bladder went in the net and the leather went over the bar. His team won the match by a score of 5 and a half to 4 !!

Some admirable common sense from the officials there.

remember that, was on over 9.5 goals

which team have had more relegations/promotions than any other? I answered this in a Con Club about 10 years ago and won £50. Bit of a fluke. I would imagine the answer is still the same.

Northampton ?

No morpteh, although I know where you're coming from. I think they had the fastest rise and fall from div 4 to div 1 and back again, about 9 seasons.

aye, plus a few other promotions and relegations.

Bradford ?

Another one that has bitten the dust in recent times....

Q. What is the largest city in Europe never to have hosted top flight football?

A. Hull

What's the only city in Europe to have 3 football grounds with a capacity of over 50,000?

utc

How so Hull

Shirley its not just Glasgow & no other city

Good one I heard the other day;

What is the only team in Britain, which has a letter in its' name that no other team has?

Crewe Alexandria ?

St. Johnstone??  (the "J" that is)

Correct Wallflower WD

not Bradford mm

the answer's Notts County

Arsenal's first ever floodlit football match was against a team from which country ?

Scotland (Glasgow Rangers)

I think they were the second

Israel then

You know when you fill the bits in the letters on a football team's name. eg Bradford you could fill in the b a d o and d. Exeter the e only.  Which is the only football league team you can't do this with?

I wonder if you googled it Kenny

Hull City

Hull City

tommy wins it just

CELTIC (if in caps)

not initially pumpy

i said football league, but good answer

In 1970 George Best was the first player to do this in an English professional match....What?

You could colour in the 'i' in City if you dot your 'i's with girlie circles

was that the year he scored 6 in the FA cup against Northampton?

Yes,think it was that year but not the answer I was looking for!

Score from inside his own half?

He was the first player to be playercammed in a match against Coventry

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http://mtmg.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/george-best-playercam-1970/

Perhaps I could have worded the question a little better ......He was the first player to score in a penalty shoot-out in a professional match in England, Hull City v Man Utd in the Watney cup. Denis Law being the first player to miss.

Watney Cup
I remember this sadly along with the Anglo Italian cup

I think there was also an Anglo Scottish cup and a Texaco Cup

Yes there was

...not to mention the Evening News London 5-a-side tournament at Wembley Arena

Full Members Cup ?
My mate was a Chelsea Fan & about 1.30 on the day of the final he said fancy going, we got the train to Wembley got tickets on the door & got in about 5 minutes after it started Colin Lee scored 4 goals for Chelsea & they still lost 5-4 !

Went to the 5 a side think Charlton may have won it in the late 70's certainly one of the lesser lights

I think Chelsea did win it in the 80s. Did it become the Zenith Data Systems cup?

Yes - I remember seeing you there

You have got a good memory, I have seen so many of nicks friends over the years I am not sure if I remember you though.

yes I went to the Watney Cup final (Derby 4 Man Utd 1) and the Texaco Cup final (Derby 2 Airdrie 1) with my dad. The Watney Cup was a bloody big thing similar to the European Cup and it used to be each leagues highest scorers playing for it. The Texaco Cup was a very pretty gold trophy

http://www.toon1892.co.uk/images/programmes/1974_08_10.jpg