Football Trivia Question of the Day

[parklane1]

The Arse.

 

[THFC6061]

The Arse.

Yes, Arsenal FC with 97 matches played before Theo Walcott scored a brace against Birmingham City in February 2008.


Thursday 22nd December 2016:

Which three UC Sampdoria players won full England caps?

 

[K.D.D.D.D.Soc]

Trevor Francis
Des Walker
David Platt (not the one in Coronation St.)

 

[THFC6061]

Trevor Francis
Des Walker
David Platt (not the one in Coronation St.)

Yes, Trevor Francis (20 caps), David Platt (13 caps) and Des Walker (11 caps).

England Players Affiliated with Foreign Clubs 1959 to 2016


Saturday 24th December 2016:

How many Non-League clubs will compete in the 2016-17 FA Cup Third Round?

 

[K.D.D.D.D.Soc]

5

 

[THFC6061]

5

Yes, five: Lincoln City, Barrow, Stourbridge, Eastleigh and Sutton United.

FA Cup Results, Fixtures & Statistics Season 2016-17


Sunday 25th December 2016:

Who were the last three Tottenham Hotspur players to score hat-tricks against Southampton FC?

 

[Spur of the moment]

Who could forget Rocket Ronnie's?

 

[K.D.D.D.D.Soc]

Defo Defoe

 

[parklane1]

Iverson.

 

[THFC6061]

Jermain Defoe (Spurs 5-1 Saints, December 2004), Steffan Iversen (Spurs 7-2 Saints, March 2000) and Ronnie Rosenthal (Saints 2-6 Spurs, March 1995).

Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton Match Records 1893-2017

 

[THFC6061]

Monday 26th December 2016:

Which five clubs were top of the Premier League at Christmas but were never Champions?

 

[parklane1]

Liverpool,
Saudi Sportswashing Machine ?

 

[K.D.D.D.D.Soc]

Woolwich

 

[Lost Mango]

Is that teams who weren't champions that season or who have never been champions?


If the latter:

Norwich?
West Ham?
Southampton

 

[THFC6061]

Liverpool, Saudi Sportswashing Machine & Norwich are all correct.

Two more clubs to get...

 

[THFC6061]

Norwich City (1992), Saudi Sportswashing Machine (1995 & 2001), Liverpool (1996, 2008 & 2013), Aston Villa (1998) and Leeds United (1999).

Top of the Premier League at Christmas


Tuesday 27th December 2016:

Who were Coventry City's four managers in the Premier League?

 

[K.D.D.D.D.Soc]

Terry Butcher
Bobby Gould
Gordon (It's not my fault it's........) Strachan

 

[parklane1]

Atkinson.

 

[THFC6061]

Bobby Gould (24-Jun-92 to 23-Oct-93), Phil Neal (23-Oct-93 to 14-Feb-95), Ron Atkinson (15-Feb-95 to 05-Nov-96) and Gordon Strachan (05-Nov-96 to 10-Sep-01).

Premier League Managers from 1992-93 to 2016-17


Wednesday 28th December 2016:

Which three countries made their FIFA World Cup Finals debut appearances at Mexico 1970?

 

[THFC6061]

Thursday 29th December 2016:

Who was the only Crystal Palace player to score goals for England?