Association Football Trivia Thread

[Liquid]

Bingo.

Mnachester United played at Bank Street between 1893-1910, having moved from their original home at North Road. They then went on to play at the more famous Old Trafford.

Springfield Park - Wigan Athletic 1896-1998, now playing at the DW Stadium SuperDiscoDaz
Burnden Park - Bolton Wanderers 1895-1997, now playing at the Macron Stadium SuperDiscoDaz
Layer Road - Colchester United 1910-2012, now playing at Colchester Community Stadium SuperDiscoDaz
Roker Park - Sunderland 1897-1997, now playing at the Stadium Of Light SuperDiscoDaz
Bank Street - Manchester United 1893-1910, now playing at Old Trafford dhandeh
Highfield Road - Coventry City 1899-2005, now playing at the Ricoh Arena SuperDiscoDaz
The Old Showground - Scunthorpe United 1899-1988, now playing at Glanford Park SuperDiscoDaz
Plough Lane - Wimbledon 1912-1991, now playing at Denbigh Stadium, Milton Keynes dhandeh
Christie Park - Morecambe 1921-2010, now playing at the Globe Arena dhandeh
Sealand Road - Chester City 1906-1990, club now defunct; phoenix club now playing at Deva Stadium dhandeh

With 6 answers to 4, it's @SuperDiscoDaz 's turn to ask a question.

 

[dhandeh]

Good job I didn't list half the Football League, we would have been here all weekend.

 

[SuperDiscoDaz]

Name the only team out of all the football league without the letters of the word mackerel?

 

[dhandeh]

Why couldn't the answer be Grimsby!

 

[Liquid]

Because the answer is Swindon Town.

 

[SuperDiscoDaz]

Correct Liquid it's your go.

@dhandeh it should have been but Swindon is the Sole answer.

 

[Liquid]

I'm feeling generous with giving away potential points. Round 2:

Millmoor
Leeds Road
Ayresome Park
The Dell
Elm Park
Goldstone Ground
Boothferry Park
Filbert Street
Victoria Ground
Saltergate

???

 

[SuperDiscoDaz]

Millmoor - Rotherham
Leeds Road - Huddersfield
Ayresome Park - Middlesbrough
The Dell - Southampton
Goldstone Ground - Brighton
Boothferry Park - Hull
Filbert Street - Leicester
Victoria Ground - Stoke
Saltergate - Chesterfield

 

[Liquid]

Just missing Elm Park.

Millmoor - Rotherham United 1907-2008, now playing at New York Stadium
Leeds Road - Huddersfield Town 1908-1994, now playing at the John Smith's Stadium
Ayresome Park - Middlesbrough 1903-1995, now playing at the Riverside Stadium
The Dell - Southampton 1898-2001, now playing at St. Mary's
Goldstone Ground - Brighton & Hove Albion 1902-1997, now playing at the AmEx
Boothferry Park - Hull City 1946-2002, now playing at the KC Stadium
Filbert Street - Leicester City 1891-2002, now playing at the King Power Stadium
Victoria Ground - Stoke City 1878-1997, now playing at the Britannia
Saltergate - Chesterfield 1871-2010, now playing at the Proact Stadium

 

[dhandeh]

Reading, and what a dump it was.

 

[Liquid]

Correctamundo and that's all 10.

Millmoor - Rotherham United 1907-2008, now playing at New York Stadium
Leeds Road - Huddersfield Town 1908-1994, now playing at the John Smith's Stadium
Ayresome Park - Middlesbrough 1903-1995, now playing at the Riverside Stadium
The Dell - Southampton 1898-2001, now playing at St. Mary's
Goldstone Ground - Brighton & Hove Albion 1902-1997, now playing at the AmEx
Boothferry Park - Hull City 1946-2002, now playing at the KC Stadium
Filbert Street - Leicester City 1891-2002, now playing at the King Power Stadium
Victoria Ground - Stoke City 1878-1997, now playing at the Britannia
Saltergate - Chesterfield 1871-2010, now playing at the Proact Stadium
Elm Park - Reading 1896-1998, now playing at the Madejski Stadium

 

[Liquid]

Nobody? Okay..

Who holds the distinction of being the first Premier League manager to resign?

 

[dhandeh]

Howard Wilkinson?

 

[Liquid]

No. Wilkinson was at Leeds until 1996.

 

[Liquid]

Clue: This manager had a playing career at Manchester United, and actually went on to have four spells as manager of this club he resigned from in 1992-93.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Strachan?

 

[Liquid]

Nope.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Steve Coppell

 

[Liquid]

Correct! While Ian Porterfield (Chelsea) was the first to be sacked and Brian Clough (Nottingham Forest) retired, Steve Coppell was the first Premier League manager to resign after failing to keep Crystal Palace in the division. He would go on to manage them on three more occasions.

@Jimlaad43's turn.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Which Player(s) in the England Squad for the 2014 World Cup didn't play in any matches.

 

[Liquid]

John Ruddy, Fraser Forster.

I'm out of ideas.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

I'm sure Oxlade-Chamberlain was in the squad but he got injured in one of the warm up games...

 

[Famine]

Which Player(s) in the England Squad for the 2014 World Cup didn't play in any matches.

From what I saw, all of them.

 

[Liquid]

Who was the first player to win African Player Of The Year to be born outside of Africa?

 

[Lucas]

Who was the first player to win African Player Of The Year to be born outside of Africa?

George Weah?

 

[Liquid]

No, George Weah is a native of Liberia.

 

[Lucas]

No, George Weah is a native of Liberia.

Big fail from me, for some reason read that "to play outside of Africa". Don't know the answer to it, though...

 

[Liquid]

Clue: This striker spent time playing in London, but won the award whilst playing in Spain

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Going to have a stab at Samuel Eto'o, played for Chelsea in London and most probably won African Player of the year at Barcelona...

 

[Liquid]

Eto'o is Cameroon born and bred.