THE WORLD GAME. FOOTBALL QUIZ FOR SJABC
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 2:50 pmFOOTBALL FIRSTS
1 Which player scored the first ever goal in England’s Premier League?
BRIAN DEANE
2 Which was the first football club to install under-soil heating in England?
EVERTON
3 Who scored England’s first goal under the managerial reins of Sven Goran Eriksson?
NICK BARMBY
4 Who was the first Englishman to score in the European Cup final?
BOBBY CHARLTON
5 Which player was involved in Britain’s first million pound transfer?
TREVOR FRANCIS
6 Who was the first foreign player to score a hat trick in England’s Premier League?
ERIC CANTONA
7 Which striker when signing for Everton became the first British footballer to be sold for £300,000?
BOB LATCHFORD
8 In 1997 who became the first black referee in England’s Premier League?
URIAH RENNIE
9 What football first was achieved in a league game between Millwall and Fulham in June 1974?
1ST ENGLISH LEAGUE GAME TO BE PLAYED ON A SUNDAY
10 Who was the first player to captain a Scottish FA Cup winning team and an English FA Cup winning team?
MARTIN BUCHAN
Which country do the following football teams come from?
11 Troyes
FRANCE
12 NAC Breda
NETHERLANDS
13 Dynamo Minsk
BELARUS
14 Celta Viego
SPAIN
15 Flamurtari Viora
ALBANIA
16 Flamengo
BRAZIL
17 Colo Colo
CHILE
18 Ferencvaros
HUNGARY
19 Arsenal de Sarandi
ARGENTINA
20 Silkeborg IF
DENMARK
ENGLAND FOOTBALL INTERNATIONALS
21 Billy Wright was the first footballer with the surname of Wright to captain England. Who was the second?
MARK WRIGHT
22 Who is the only footballer whilst captaining England to be sent off in the 20th century?
RAY WILKINS
23 Who was the youngest member of England’s Euro 2000 squad?
GARETH BARRY
24 Which two England international players duetted on the 1987 hit record, Diamond Nights?
GLENN HODDLE AND CHRIS WADDLE
25 Who at the age of 38 became the oldest player to make his England debut?
LESLIE COMPTON
26 Who dislocated his shoulder when captaining England at the 1996 World Cup?
BRYAN ROBSON
27 Who was the first person to captain England and go on to manage them?
ALF RAMSEY
28 Which former England international had a hit record in 1979 with, Head Over Heels In Love?
KEVIN KEEGAN
29 Who was the first black footballer to be capped for England?
VIV ANDERSON
30 Name the first five players to score 30 goals or more for England.
BOBBY CHARLTON - GARY LINEKER - JIMMY GREAVES - TOM FINNEY - NAT LOFTHOUSE
1 Which player scored the first ever goal in England’s Premier League?
BRIAN DEANE
2 Which was the first football club to install under-soil heating in England?
EVERTON
3 Who scored England’s first goal under the managerial reins of Sven Goran Eriksson?
NICK BARMBY
4 Who was the first Englishman to score in the European Cup final?
BOBBY CHARLTON
5 Which player was involved in Britain’s first million pound transfer?
TREVOR FRANCIS
6 Who was the first foreign player to score a hat trick in England’s Premier League?
ERIC CANTONA
7 Which striker when signing for Everton became the first British footballer to be sold for £300,000?
BOB LATCHFORD
8 In 1997 who became the first black referee in England’s Premier League?
URIAH RENNIE
9 What football first was achieved in a league game between Millwall and Fulham in June 1974?
1ST ENGLISH LEAGUE GAME TO BE PLAYED ON A SUNDAY
10 Who was the first player to captain a Scottish FA Cup winning team and an English FA Cup winning team?
MARTIN BUCHAN
Which country do the following football teams come from?
11 Troyes
FRANCE
12 NAC Breda
NETHERLANDS
13 Dynamo Minsk
BELARUS
14 Celta Viego
SPAIN
15 Flamurtari Viora
ALBANIA
16 Flamengo
BRAZIL
17 Colo Colo
CHILE
18 Ferencvaros
HUNGARY
19 Arsenal de Sarandi
ARGENTINA
20 Silkeborg IF
DENMARK
ENGLAND FOOTBALL INTERNATIONALS
21 Billy Wright was the first footballer with the surname of Wright to captain England. Who was the second?
MARK WRIGHT
22 Who is the only footballer whilst captaining England to be sent off in the 20th century?
RAY WILKINS
23 Who was the youngest member of England’s Euro 2000 squad?
GARETH BARRY
24 Which two England international players duetted on the 1987 hit record, Diamond Nights?
GLENN HODDLE AND CHRIS WADDLE
25 Who at the age of 38 became the oldest player to make his England debut?
LESLIE COMPTON
26 Who dislocated his shoulder when captaining England at the 1996 World Cup?
BRYAN ROBSON
27 Who was the first person to captain England and go on to manage them?
ALF RAMSEY
28 Which former England international had a hit record in 1979 with, Head Over Heels In Love?
KEVIN KEEGAN
29 Who was the first black footballer to be capped for England?
VIV ANDERSON
30 Name the first five players to score 30 goals or more for England.
BOBBY CHARLTON - GARY LINEKER - JIMMY GREAVES - TOM FINNEY - NAT LOFTHOUSE
Hoddle/Waddle
