Association Football Trivia Thread
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MagpieRacer
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No to all so far.
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I'm struggling. Matt Holland is Irish, Pat Holland was English and never played internationally, Mike England was Welsh, Ryan France is English and hasn't played internationally either, Jason Scotland played in Scotland a lot but plays for Trinidad & Tobago and Alan Brazil was very English.
Can we get an era or a continent?
Edit: And if it's going to be Petr Cech I'm going to kill you in the face.
Can we get an era or a continent?
Edit: And if it's going to be Petr Cech I'm going to kill you in the face.
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I've just looked this up; it's not Cech, and I wouldn't have got it just guessing countries ... Good luck! 
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It is not Petr Cech.
Clue, it is a small European nation, he does currently play for them, and he also shares his name with the club he plays for.
Clue, it is a small European nation, he does currently play for them, and he also shares his name with the club he plays for.
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You are correct! Andorra of Andorra and FC Andorra.
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Carlisle United are one 
. Haven't a clue about the rest. I'll go Chesterfield as well since I think they won it this year...
. Haven't a clue about the rest. I'll go Chesterfield as well since I think they won it this year...
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Ahh the Johnstones Paint Trophy, the one they all dream of winning.
I'l guess Bury, Chester and Walsall.
I'l guess Bury, Chester and Walsall.
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And I was there
I'll also guess Southampton, since they beat Carlisle in 2010
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Ah well.. That's all my Johnstone's Paint knowledge gone
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I think Stoke are one of them?
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I presume we're covering all of the Football League Trophy's history rather than just the JPT era? I remember when the competition was LDV Vans, Auto Windscreens and Autoglass before that...
I know Birmingham won it twice in four years and Blackpool twice in three years relatively recently. Other than that I'd be guessing at big clubs who've been in League 1, pretty much... Swansea? Bolton? Bournemouth?
I know Birmingham won it twice in four years and Blackpool twice in three years relatively recently. Other than that I'd be guessing at big clubs who've been in League 1, pretty much... Swansea? Bolton? Bournemouth?
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FamineI'll guess some more larger League 1 clubs over the years then
Wolves, Bristol City, Bristol Rovers, Port Vale (don't remember them ever winning anything, but they've had 40 years to try), Wigan and Tranmere.
And Famine sweeps the board! Port Vale (Yes, Port Vale), Bristol City and Wigan are correct. Wolves bear the distinction of being the only first division winners to hold the Football League Trophy. Over to you, Famine.
EDIT: That's 6 for Famine and 1 apiece for Ferrari_458 and NINE_HUNDRED, as far as scoring goes.
EDIT 2: I obviously meant Bristol City not Rovers, but since you got them both it doesn't matter
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Whut? Port Vale and Bristol Rovers? Good lord.
Since European football commenced in 1955, there's been many a participant from outside the English top flight - a good season seeing them win a cup (League, FA, Welsh). However, only four teams have played European football the season after being relegated from the English top flight and only three of them have been English (Swansea qualifying for the 1983/4 Cup Winners' Cup after being relegated from division 1 in 1982/3).
Name those three clubs...
TL;DR - name the three English clubs who've been relegated from the top flight but played European football the following season
Since European football commenced in 1955, there's been many a participant from outside the English top flight - a good season seeing them win a cup (League, FA, Welsh). However, only four teams have played European football the season after being relegated from the English top flight and only three of them have been English (Swansea qualifying for the 1983/4 Cup Winners' Cup after being relegated from division 1 in 1982/3).
Name those three clubs...
TL;DR - name the three English clubs who've been relegated from the top flight but played European football the following season
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No. Portsmouth would have been one but for one technicality - they didn't play in Europe the following season.
They were relegated from 20th place in 2009/10 and having reached the FA Cup final - which they lost to Chelsea who qualified for the Champions' League through winning the Premier League and thus not been able to take the UEFA Europa League place for the Cup win - they would have been eligible for the Europa League. But they had been placed in administration and lost 9pt - UEFA barred the club from competing in European competition and gave the place to Liverpool (the next highest league team) instead.
Birmingham City are one, yes. They won the League Cup final in 2011 and qualified for the Europa League in 2011/12, but were relegated from the Premier League in 20th place in the 2010/11 season.
They did reasonably well too - only failed to progress from the group stage by a single point, despite winning 50% of their games.
