Association Football Trivia Thread

[Barra333]

Hail Mary shot - Trinidad & Tobago?

 

[Liquid]

No but it is that side of the Atlantic.

 

[polysmut]

USA?

 

[Liquid]

No.

 

[polysmut]

I think I know who it was now but it came about while googling so I'm out of this question.

 

[Barra333]

I think I know who it was now but it came about while googling so I'm out of this question.

Me too. After my T&T educated guess, anything else was just going to be naming random places. The actual answer is quite a long way down that list.

 

[adamp93]

I'll have a random guess at Colombia.

 

[Liquid]

No but that's closer.

 

[Famine]

The first foreign (neither British nor Irish) top goalscorer in the English top flight was from which country?

I recall that Barnsley had brothers from Chile or Peru in the 1940s. Though that's not top flight, one of them might have moved to a team that did. Could I be any more vague?

 

[Liquid]

I recall that Barnsley had brothers from Chile or Peru in the 1940s. Though that's not top flight, one of them might have moved to a team that did. Could I be any more vague?

You couldn't be more correct. I was only after the country and Chile is the right answer. George Robledo, along with brother Ted, did indeed move to Barnsley from Iqueque as a young lad and his goalscoring exploits for the Tykes saw a money move to Newcastle United and became First Division top scorer in 1951/52 with 33 goals (39 in all competitions). Well before the early influx of the 1980s and the Sky influx post-1992.

After 5 years at Newcastle he went back to Chile, had a very successful end of career with Colo Colo before becoming a well respected coach in his birthland.

 

[Famine]

You couldn't be more correct.

Excellent.

Speaking of vague...

As far as I can tell, this particular feat is unique, but what did Wednesday legend and forgotten luckless England striker David Hirst achieve in an otherwise unremarkable 2-0 win at Hillsborough against Manchester City on New Year's Day, 1990?

 

[Liquid]

Wasn't his fastest shot record, I think that was later against Arsenal. Was it to do with the goals scored?

 

[polysmut]

Scored goals with the last touch of each half?

 

[Famine]

Wasn't his fastest shot record, I think that was later against Arsenal. Was it to do with the goals scored?

Yes and no.

Scored goals with the last touch of each half?

No and no. He scored in the first half - though I can't remember who scored the second goal.

 

[Barra333]

Did he manage to get a red card for something that happened between the goal and subsequent kickoff?

 

[Famine]

Did he manage to get a red card for something that happened between the goal and subsequent kickoff?

I wouldn't put it past him, but no, he was on the pitch at the end of the match.

 

[Liquid]

First goal of the decade? You said it was New Year's day 1990.

 

[polysmut]

Scored a goal & saved a penalty?

 

[Famine]

First goal of the decade? You said it was New Year's day 1990.

There'd be one of those every decade, but I think this one is unique.

Scored a goal & saved a penalty?

Nearer the mark.

 

[polysmut]

It's something to do with scoring a goal plus doing something else in the same match?

 

[Famine]

It's something to do with scoring a goal plus doing something else in the same match?

Yep. I gave this slightly cryptic clue to the other thing earlier.

Was it to do with the goals scored?

Yes and no.

 

[Liquid]

Scored a goal & saved a penalty?

More specifically, did he score a penalty and save one?

 

[Famine]

More specifically, did he score a penalty and save one?

Neither of these - but you're on the right lines...

What would he need to do in order to save anything?

 

[Liquid]

What would he need to do in order to save anything?

He'd need to play in goal but outfielders have done that before. Can't think of anything unique about such a scenario off the top of my head.

Edit: Unless he saved two penalties.

 

[Famine]

He'd need to play in goal but outfielders have done that before. Can't think of anything unique about such a scenario off the top of my head.

Look at the score again...

 

[polysmut]

The clean sheet?

 

[Famine]

The clean sheet?

Indeed...

 

[Liquid]

Ah, so he scored as a striker before keeping a clean sheet as a goalkeeper later on in the game. Nice.

 

[Famine]

Ah, so he scored as a striker before keeping a clean sheet as a goalkeeper later on in the game. Nice.

Yep. As far as I'm aware he's the only (professional) outfield player to start outfield, score and then go into goal on a clean sheet and keep it.

And to add to the uniqueness he did it drunk (the team celebrated New Year that morning with champagne) and had a broken finger.

 

[polysmut]

Yep. As far as I'm aware he's the only (professional) outfield player to start outfield, score and then go into goal on a clean sheet and keep it.

And to add to the uniqueness he did it drunk (the team celebrated New Year that morning with champagne) and had a broken finger.

Legend.