Football Trivia Question of the Day

[THFC6061]

Saturday's answer: Xavi Andorr?á, who has won 23 full international caps so far as a striker for Andorra.

The icing on the cake is that he also plays his club football with FC Andorra.



Sunday 25th March 2012:

Who was the only Welsh player to finish the season as Top Goalscorer in the UEFA Cup or Europa League?

 

[Superted]

Ian Rush?

 

[ArcspacE]

Ian Rush

 

[Papercut]

Likely to be Rush but I'll add another name - Mark Hughes

 

[THFC6061]

Not Ian Rush or Mark Hughes.

It was Dean Saunders with 9 goals for Liverpool in season 1991-92.


UEFA Cup & UEFA Europa League Top Goalscorers



Monday 26th March 2012:

How many of the qualifiers for the 2012 Olympic Games Football Competition are previous Gold Medallists?

 

[ArcspacE]

6?

 

[zin]

Are we including Women's football in this as well?....

 

[THFC6061]

6?

Three: Great Britain (1900, 1908 & 1912), Uruguay (1924 & 1928 ) and Spain (1992).

Olympic Football Tournament London 2012



Tuesday 27th March 2012:

Which country holds the all-time goalscoring record in a FIFA World Cup Finals tournament?

 

[ArcspacE]

Brazil?

 

[zin]

Papua New Guinea.

 

[Juicebox]

Germany

 

[THFC6061]

Brazil?

No, it was Hungary with 27 goals in the 1954 Finals in Switzerland.

1954 FIFA World Cup Finals Switzerland



Wednesday 28th March 2012:

Who was the last footballer to win a full England cap while playing for a Scottish club?

 

[Papercut]

Ah! I was actually thinking about 1954 WC as there were goals flying about all over the place - the group with Germany, Hungary, Turkey and North Korea in particular (the Koreans being the whipping boys in particular) - I'm sure that's right!??

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Haven't finished my coffee yet so this is no doubt not the answer - Mark Hateley? (Rangers)

 

[zin]

Gazza

 

[ArcspacE]

Gascoigne?

 

[Papercut]

oops read that as first full England cap - obviously Hateley was too long ago...

Surely there's been someone since Gazza??

 

[yiddo2786]

Chris Sutton?

 

[superspurs]

After bringing this up with some of the guys at work we have come up with... Alan Thompson.

 

[THFC6061]

After bringing this up with some of the guys at work we have come up with... Alan Thompson.

Yes, it was Alan Thompson with Celtic on 31st March 2004 when England lost 0-1 to Sweden.

England Players Affiliated With Foreign Clubs



Thursday 29th March 2012:

How many UEFA European Cup or UEFA Champions League Finals have been hosted in Glasgow?

 

[ArcspacE]

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