Association Football Trivia Thread
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Nobody fancied dragging this back?
Who is the only player to play in the top four divisions of England and the top four divisions of Scotland?
This is a tough one, so I will permit research.
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Random trivium: Peter Shilton amassed 125 caps for England, before his international retirement in at the age of 40. Amazingly, 48% of these caps came after the age of 35 (61/125).
Imagine how many more caps he could have had, had he not been in rotation with Ray Clemence for x number of years.
Who is the only player to play in the top four divisions of England and the top four divisions of Scotland?
This is a tough one, so I will permit research.
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Random trivium: Peter Shilton amassed 125 caps for England, before his international retirement in at the age of 40. Amazingly, 48% of these caps came after the age of 35 (61/125).
Imagine how many more caps he could have had, had he not been in rotation with Ray Clemence for x number of years.
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- Egg's box? £3.60.
I think this may be too hard for even Famine to get.
Searched around as best I could for today.
Robert Earnshaw has scored a hat-trick in the top 4 divisions of English football, Internationally and also in Eurpoean competition. (Not sure how reliable my source is there though.)
Alan Cork has scored in the top four divisions of English football.
And Steve Finnan has played in Conference, League 2, League 1, Championship, Premiership, FA Trophy, FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Cup, Champions League, Intertoto Cup, World Club Cup and World Cup.
Thought I could find the answer by looking through the Hull City players of 01/02 but nope.
Searched around as best I could for today.
Robert Earnshaw has scored a hat-trick in the top 4 divisions of English football, Internationally and also in Eurpoean competition. (Not sure how reliable my source is there though.)
Alan Cork has scored in the top four divisions of English football.
And Steve Finnan has played in Conference, League 2, League 1, Championship, Premiership, FA Trophy, FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Cup, Champions League, Intertoto Cup, World Club Cup and World Cup.
Thought I could find the answer by looking through the Hull City players of 01/02 but nope.
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These two have already been questions in this thread.
Not uniquely. Brett Ormerod, Luther Blissett, Matt Derbyshire and Jon Walters have done it too. Ormerod and Blissett did it with one club (Blackpool and Watford). In addition, Ian Ashbee and Boaz Myhill have played in all four divisions of England, also with one club (Hull City).
But to have played in all four divisions of Scotland too? It's a tricky one, I grant you.
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Actually, I know this for the most bizarre reason you can imagine.
When I got Sensible World of Soccer '96/'97 I chose a fourth division team to player/manage up the leagues to glory*. As a South Yorkshireman, I had to pick Doncaster Rovers for some local pride and this guy was their star striker at the time and thus I kept him in my sixteen even in the European Cup (as it was then) - though the guy had long since moved onto Hearts.
As a result I'm familiar with the name and thus familiar with the unique record he holds (it stuck in my head). And I won't spoil the question by getting it first hit. But I've given you clues
*I later chose to transfer to Manchester United. I managed a coup by selling all of their up-to-£15m (game limit) star players for £15k 4th division drones but still won every game and competition. I left after one season for Hillsborough and Manchester United subsequently plummeted down the leagues, hovering at the bottom of Division Three for all time. Totally worth it.
When I got Sensible World of Soccer '96/'97 I chose a fourth division team to player/manage up the leagues to glory*. As a South Yorkshireman, I had to pick Doncaster Rovers for some local pride and this guy was their star striker at the time and thus I kept him in my sixteen even in the European Cup (as it was then) - though the guy had long since moved onto Hearts.
As a result I'm familiar with the name and thus familiar with the unique record he holds (it stuck in my head). And I won't spoil the question by getting it first hit. But I've given you clues
*I later chose to transfer to Manchester United. I managed a coup by selling all of their up-to-£15m (game limit) star players for £15k 4th division drones but still won every game and competition. I left after one season for Hillsborough and Manchester United subsequently plummeted down the leagues, hovering at the bottom of Division Three for all time. Totally worth it.
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As I say, total fluke.
Sensible World of Soccer taught me more about world geography than my geography teachers did. I can name at least three major cities in just about any country on the planet large enough to have a) three major cities and b) a professional football league in the country, because SWOS.
Sensible World of Soccer taught me more about world geography than my geography teachers did. I can name at least three major cities in just about any country on the planet large enough to have a) three major cities and b) a professional football league in the country, because SWOS.
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I knew it was Cramb, as on that site i just mentioned, you can click on a players name and theyre entire playing record comes up..i only just realised!...Cramb made his one and only Southampton in 93/94
Anyway my question is this....what was significant about Andy Selva's strike against Liechtenstein in April 2004?
Anyway my question is this....what was significant about Andy Selva's strike against Liechtenstein in April 2004?
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It was LMA Manager that tought my about football fullstop!.
Whoa!..ok, i didnt think anyone would get that one so quick!
It was the winning (and only) goal in San Marinos only every victory!..
..its your turn again Liquid pal...
Whoa!..ok, i didnt think anyone would get that one so quick!
It was the winning (and only) goal in San Marinos only every victory!..
..its your turn again Liquid pal...
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In which stadium is Section D, Row 22, Seat 43 a seat where nobody may sit, and why.
(No googling please)
(No googling please)
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Doesn't look like anyone is going to get it. Since it can't be worked out, I'l leave a pretty big clue and if nobody gets it by tomorrow tea time I'l just say the answer.
Clue : The person in question was the chairman of a major electronics company who were strongly involved with the football team who play at the stadium where the seat is permanently empty.
Just the stadium name will do.
Clue : The person in question was the chairman of a major electronics company who were strongly involved with the football team who play at the stadium where the seat is permanently empty.
Just the stadium name will do.
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Yes.
