Association Football Trivia Thread

[Ferrari_458]

Ok, my question:

Which of the 16 participating Countries at the Euro 2012 Finals doesn't have a single player included from its National League?

 

[NINE_HUNDRED]

Ireland?

 

[Ferrari_458]

Ireland?

Damn, got it already..

Yep, all play in England apart from Darren O'Dea who plays for Celtic, Aiden McGeady for Spartak Moscow and Robbie Keane for LA Galaxy.

Thought that would be slightly harder but oh well

 

[NINE_HUNDRED]

Somebody else can post another, or go again Ferrari 👍

 

[Matty]

Which team was the most relegated side in English football history?

 

[TyrrellRacing]

West Brom ?

 

[daan]

Birmingham City.

 

[Matty]

Nope, to both.

 

[Sureboss]

Sunderland.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

peterbrough? crewe? bradford?

 

[dhandeh]

So unless we want to argue the technicalities then that concludes the question and Ferrari_458 is next to ask one.

Argue? This isn't the drifting forum!

 

[TyrrellRacing]

Ahhh the Drifting Forum and its many joys. No I didn't mean like that, I'm not twelve, unless you want to argue that.

Also if anyone knows the first team ever to be relegated then they know the answer.

 

[Matty]

Sunderland.

peterbrough? crewe? bradford?

Nope.

 

[raz_10]

Wolverhampton Wanderers or Norwich City?

 

[Fastas]

York City or Oxford United or Manchester City or Sheffield Wednesday...

 

[dhandeh]

Jossy's Giants?

 

[Famine]

Bradford City, Leicester City or Middlesbrough.

 

[Matty]

Nope to all of you

They've also done something no other team in there league have done. (IIRC)

 

[dhandeh]

Swindon?

 

[GTP_Plato]

Nottingham Forest would be my guess as they have won the European Cup

 

[Famine]

Also if anyone knows the first team ever to be relegated then they know the answer.

The first time relegation ever occurred was just after the Second Division was formed. The top Second Division clubs played playoffs against the bottom First Division clubs, with the winners playing First Division the following season.

The first team to ever be relegated by playoff was Accrington - since defunct, reformed as Accrington Stanley, defunct and reformed again. But Notts County were relegated at the same time (I recall the team not to be relegated were Newton Heath - now Manchester United).

So... Notts County? They'd have to be going some to beat Leicester - who've been relegated TWELVE times!

 

[TyrrellRacing]

Which team was the most relegated side in English football history?

So Accrington was the most relegated side in English football history. But ew are thay ?

I'm just going to shut up now

 

[GTP_Plato]

Which team was the most relegated side in English football history?

So Accrington was the most relegated side in English football history. But ew are thay ?

I'm just going to shut up now

Is Famine an exception that's allowed to use google?

Obviously he is a very knowledgeable person, but there are not many with that sort of knowledge that can wrap everything up in one tidy post

 

[Matty]

Swindon?

Nope.

Nottingham Forest would be my guess as they have won the European Cup

Correct, and you guessed the clue right. 👍

The first time relegation ever occurred was just after the Second Division was formed. The top Second Division clubs played playoffs against the bottom First Division clubs, with the winners playing First Division the following season.

The first team to ever be relegated by playoff was Accrington - since defunct, reformed as Accrington Stanley, defunct and reformed again. But Notts County were relegated at the same time (I recall the team not to be relegated were Newton Heath - now Manchester United).

So... Notts County? They'd have to be going some to beat Leicester - who've been relegated TWELVE times!

misunderstood my hint, but I very much like the effort 👍

 

[Liquid]

Sheffield.
Bradford & Park Avenue.

 

[dhandeh]

What question we on now?

 

[Liquid]

I don't know. Looks like I was late to the party.

Whoops.

 

[Famine]

Is Famine an exception that's allowed to use google?

Obviously he is a very knowledgeable person, but there are not many with that sort of knowledge that can wrap everything up in one tidy post

If I was Googling, I'd have known how many times County were relegated to state if it's more or less than Leicester. Since I now have, I know it's 15 - to Leicester's 12 - and that County are the most volatile team in the league, having been promoted 13 times for 28 moves between the leagues.

Which means Forest have been relegated 16 times or more...

 

[dhandeh]

You up next then Mr F?

 

[Matty]

GTP_Plato is up next since he got it right 👍