Association Football Trivia Thread
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Austria v Hungary have played 130 odd times I think the commentator said last night. ?
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No to all of these.
But this is the right answer. Eagle-eyed posters will now note that I posed this question an hour or two before the Austria-Hungary game kicked off and I wanted to see how observant people are.
They have now met 137 times, a European record, with 67 Hungary wins, 40 Austria wins and 30 draws. The reason they have played each other so frequently is quite simply due to their proximity. In the days before the European Championship and even the World Cup they would play each other in friendlies on a half-annual basis. Twice or thrice per year wasn't unusual.
For those curious, England-Scotland has been played 112 times with 47 England wins, 41 Scotland wins and 24 draws.
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I did suspect that the answer might have matched up with the current fixtures. I just haven't been paying enough attention to the tournament to know what any of the fixtures du jour have been.But this is the right answer. Eagle-eyed posters will now note that I posed this question an hour or two before the Austria-Hungary game kicked off and I wanted to see how observant people are.
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By the way, the answer to that last question was that Donald Bell is the only professional footballer to have won a Victoria Cross; the highest of all British orders, decorations and medals. He won it for his actions at the Somme taking down an enemy machine gun location and its trench, including disabling the machine gunner with a revolver.
Unfortunately, he was killed five days later and was posthumously awarded his VC, which now sits on display at the National Football Museum in Manchester.
If someone has a question, feel free to post.
Unfortunately, he was killed five days later and was posthumously awarded his VC, which now sits on display at the National Football Museum in Manchester.
If someone has a question, feel free to post.
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I read an interesting article about him after my guess at the question. I googled him so was ineligible to give the answer.By the way, the answer to that last question was that Donald Bell is the only professional footballer to have won a Victoria Cross; the highest of all British orders, decorations and medals. He won it for his actions at the Somme taking down an enemy machine gun location and its trench, including disabling the machine gunner with a revolver.
Unfortunately, he was killed five days later and was posthumously awarded his VC, which now sits on display at the National Football Museum in Manchester.
If someone has a question, feel free to post.
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Stoke City have never been in Division Three, Division Three South or Division Four.
Hull City have never been in Division One or Division Three South.
Portsmouth are on the south coast and there is no way they ever played in Division Three North. They have been in all of the others, though.
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Just to uncomplicate things, Divisions One-Four means the four divisions of the football league before 1992/93. Championship, League One and League Two do not count.
So we're looking for a team which has been in all four national Football League divisions, the North and South Division Three and subsequently the Premier League as well.
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I'm guessing that Villa, Birmingham City, West Brom & Wolves have never been as low as Div 4.
Mansfield have certainly never been Premier League & I don't think Notts County have either.
Which leaves Coventry & Leicester as my next ideas.
Unless MK Dons have somehow played in Div 3 North having been Wimbledon? for the rest of their history who I'm confident will have played in at least most of the other leagues mentioned?
If anyone wants to guess at the ones I've ruled out, give them the point.
I'll have my final guesses on this question with Leicester City & Coventry City. Leicester being my more confident of the two because Coventry were top flight for such a long time.
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Too far south. Neither have been in Division Three North; neither were ever in Division Three or Division Four too.
A big team! Never in Division Three, Division Three North/South or Division Four.
And this is the right answer!
Coventry City were accepted into Division Two in 1919/20.
Then relegated to Division Three North for the only time in 1925/26.
From 1926/27 until 1935/36 they were in Division Three South.
And again between 1952/53 and 1957/58, until they founded the Fourth Division in 1958/59.
Then thanks to Jimmy Hill, they steadily climbed back up the leagues and into Division One and ultimately the Premier League.
S_Bridge's turn to ask us a question.
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They were probably the first club to come to mind actually before I stepped back as I realised I wasn't sure.And this is the right answer!
Coventry City were accepted into Division Two in 1919/20.
Change of plan on the next question, I don't have one ready.
Anyone else have one...?
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