Association Football Trivia Thread

[Famine]

Fine then!

It's because they won three successive FA Cups (uh... in 188something). I wonder if "The Wanderers", who did it first, were allowed the same privilege...

 

[MagpieRacer]

Ah, I did wonder but my historic football knowledge fails me.

 

[Matty]

Famine is right as I remember something similar from last time the question was asked.

But it also has something to do with shape. Can't put my finger on it.

Also I believe that other clubs are now permitted to use there crest on the corner flags as Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United off the top of my head have crests on the corner flags.

 

[Liquid]

He's correct and with that, @Famine is the first person in this thread to reach 30 points.

1st Famine - 30
2nd Liquid - 24
3rd daan - 15
4th MildAshers - 15
---
5th dhandes - 14
6th akmuq - 11
7th Matty - 9
8th Fastas - 7
9th Ferrari458 - 7
10th Ross - 6
11th MUSC4EVER - 6
12th Emptyone - 4
13th TyrrellRacing - 4
14th ASH32 - 3
15th Dennisch - 3
16th mattythedog - 3
17th Vegard - 3
18th NINE_HUNDRED - 2
19th GTP_Plato - 2
20th jaymanji - 1
21st Tesla - 1
22nd mp10 - 1
23rd Rub1hno - 1
24th Omnis - 1
25th SuperDiscoDaz - 1
26th HighSeasHoMaster - 1
27th Fuzzy - 1
28th SagarisGTB - 1

 

[Matty]

Just a quick easy question in the meantime to bridge the gap till @Famine posts.

Name the only manager to have won the Champions League/European Cup 3 times as a manager.

 

[Liquid]

Bob Paisley, surely?

 

[Matty]

Correct.

 

[daan]

Just to keep this going.

Name the Motherwell players who went on to become English Premier league managers?

 

[daan]

Well, I thought it would keep it going...

 

[MagpieRacer]

Owen Coyle, Billie Davies, Paul Lambert and Roberto Martinez come to mind, can't think of any more than those right now.

Would Gary Mcallister count? only took charge of 3 or 4 games as caretaker for Villa.

 

[Liquid]

Did Fergie ever play for Motherwell?

 

[daan]

Owen Coyle, Billie Davies, Paul Lambert and Roberto Martinez come to mind, can't think of any more than those right now.

Would Gary Mcallister count? only took charge of 3 or 4 games as caretaker for Villa.

There are 6 full timers in total plus McAllister as caretaker. Those 4 are correct. 2 more to get.

Did Fergie ever play for Motherwell?

No, he didn't.

The other 2 are both Scottish, and are both defenders.

 

[Liquid]

Premier League or First Division inclusive?

Can't think past Lou Macari or Joe Jordan for Scots who might have managed at the top. Don't even know whether they were Motherwell players.

 

[daan]

Premier league only. And no to both of them.

 

[Liquid]

Motherwell people I can think of... Stuart McCall but his stints in England were with Bradford after their two year stay in the Premier League. Unless he's managed somewhere which has slipped my mind.

 

[daan]

McCall only managed Motherwell. He never played for them.

 

[Liquid]

Gordon Strachan.

 

[daan]

Nope, although both of them did manage the Scottish national team too.

 

[MagpieRacer]

Gonna go with Alex Mcleish as one, only Scottish manager I can think of that hasn't been said already.

 

[Matty]

Did Moyes play football for Motherwell? Only other Scottish manager in the PL I can think of.

 

[daan]

Gonna go with Alex Mcleish as one,

And Ash gets another one.

One to go.

He played for Motherwell in 89-91, then went on and managed someone in the EPL during which time he won the FA Premier League Manager of the Year in 2000–01.

 

[Liquid]

Sounds like George Burley. Unless he won Manager Of The Year in 2001/02...

Another name might be Craig Brown. On the sole basis that he is a Scot who managed Leicester, but I think it might be just after they were relegated.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

It is George Burley....

 

[daan]

Yes, it is George Burley.

So, that's 5 to Ash and 1 to Liquid.

 

[Liquid]

Points awarded accordingly, and @MildAshers ' chance to shoot.

 

[MagpieRacer]

Six players called "Paul" have scored 25 or more Premier League goals. Name them.

 

[daan]

Paul Merson is bound to be one of them.

Edit: Paul Scholes.

 

[MagpieRacer]

Paul Merson is bound to be one of them.

Edit: Paul Scholes.

Yep, Merson and Scholes, 2 down 4 to go.

 

[Liquid]

Paul Warhurst
Paul Parker
Paul Gascoigne

 

[daan]

Paul Ince