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I was searching through different websites and come accross this trivia. There are some good questions that take alot of time and then there are some trick questions like number 17.

To find the answers go to: http://home.freeuk.net/stevetijou/trivia/footy.html


Question 1
Name 5 teams out of the 92 in England (Premiership and Divisions 1-3), who start with the same letter that they end with

Question 2
There are 22 different last names for a team out of the 92 in England (e.g. City, United). Name them

Question 3
There is only one team out of the 4 divisions in England and the 4 divisions in Scotland that have a 'j' in their name. Name them....

Question 4
Which 2 teams do not have to change their colours when they play away from home?

Question 5
Out of the 92 teams, whose ground is at the highest altitude?

Question 6
Name 4 teams in the leagues of England and Scotland who each have the letters A, B, C, D and E in them.

Question 7
Name the 4 Scottish teams who start with the same letter that they end with?

Question 8
Name the only team out of the 92 whose name starts with 5 consonants....

Question 9
Name 3 premiership players connected with barbecues....

Question 10
Name 4 players you would find in a greenhouse...

Question 11
Name the 14 sides in the Premier and Nationwide Leagues that do not share their second name with any others...

Question 12
Which team in the British first class leagues has the longest name?

Question 13
Who is the only player to score in a Manchester, Merseyside and Glasgow derby?

Question 14
Can you name 4 players who have won the Premiership with one club and the old first division with another?

Question 15
Why is Hull City unique?

Question 16
Name the 4 teams out of the 92 in the English leagues that contain all 5 vowels.

Question 17
Fill in the missing gap:
1979: Sunderland
1980: ???
1981: Villa

Question 18
Which current Premiership side at one time had six past and present England captains in the same team, and in which year?

Question 19
Which 8 English cities can have derby matches?

Question 20
Which league football team is closest to the River Mersey?

Question 21
Name the five teams beginning with C that have Won the FA Cup.

Question 22
Which team holds the record for the longest ever free kick?

Question 23
Name the only team out of the 92 that doesn't contain any of the letters in "mackerel".

Question 24
Name 3 England captains whose surnames start with the same letter as their forenames?

Question 25
Which British team has won the European Cup more times than its own top league?

Question 26
Which player scored a hat-trick for his country, but never scored for his club?

Question 27
Name 3 England captains who have played for Scunthorpe United?.

Question 28
Which team in the football league has the smallest ground in England?

Question 29
Which english teams are furthest north, south, east and west?

Question 30
Which is the only team to have played in the Premier League, the old Divisions 1, 2, 3 and 4, and Divisions 3 South and 3 North?

Question 31
Can you name the 6 players who have scored for 5 different Premiership teams. Own goals don't count?

Question 32
Name 6 England players with an "x" in their surname?

Question 33
Which English teams do not play in the town/ city they are representing?

Question 34
What was used in the 1973 FA Cup Final and never used again?

Question 35
Which 2 players have played in Merseyside, London, North East and Milan derbies?

Question 36
Which league football team in England or Scotland is furthest away from a railway station?

Question 37
13th September 2003 - York City v Yeovil Town. What was so special about this fixture?


Hope you enjoyed them.

Question 11
Name the 14 sides in the Premier and Nationwide Leagues that do not
share their second name with any others...


Aston Villa
Crystal Palace
Preston North End
Queens Park Rangers
Tottenham Hotspur
Crewe Alexandra
Port Vale
Rushden and Diamonds
Nottingham Forest
Sheffield Wednesday
Plymouth Argyle
Charlton Athletic
Leyton Orient


Cant think of the last one - Its driving me mad!

Will some body tell Steve that Bradford has a derby match because there is 'Bradford City' and 'Bradford Park Avenue', so there Steve!!!

Question 7
Name the 4 Scottish teams who start with the same letter that they
end with?

Celtic
Kilmarnock
East Fife
Dundee United

Question 1
Name 5 teams out of the 92 in England (Premiership and Divisions
1-3), who start with the same letter that they end with

Liverpool
Charlton Athletic
Aston Villa
York City
Northampton Town

Foreman wrote:

Question 1
Name 5 teams out of the 92 in England (Premiership and Divisions
1-3), who start with the same letter that they end with
1 - LIVERPOOL
2 - ASTON VILLA
3 - NORTHAMPTON TOWN
4 - YORK CITY
5 - * * * * *

Question 2
There are 22 different last names for a team out of the 92 in England
(e.g. City, United). Name them
1 - CITY
2 - UNITED
3 - TOWN
4 - ROVERS
5 - ATHLETIC
6 - WANDERERS
7 - COUNTY
8 - ARGUILE
9 - BOROUGH
10 - RANGERS
11 - NORTH END
12 - CELTIC
13 - * * * * *
14 - * * * * *
15 - * * * * *
16 - * * * * *
17 - * * * * *
18 - * * * * *
19 - * * * * *
20 - * * * * *
21 - * * * * *
22 - * * * * *

Question 3
There is only one team out of the 4 divisions in England and the 4
divisions in Scotland that have a 'j' in their name. Name them....
* * * * *

Question 4
Which 2 teams do not have to change their colours when they play away
from home?
1 - PLYMOUTH ARGUILE
2 - BLACKPOOL

Question 5
Out of the 92 teams, whose ground is at the highest altitude?
MANCHESTER UNITED

Question 6
Name 4 teams in the leagues of England and Scotland who each have the
letters A, B, C, D and E in them.
1 - BLACKPOOL UNITED
2 - * * * * *
3 - * * * * *
4 - * * * * *

Question 7
Name the 4 Scottish teams who start with the same letter that they
end with?
1 - DUNEDEE UNITED
2 - * * * * *
3 - * * * * *
4 - * * * * *

Question 8
Name the only team out of the 92 whose name starts with 5
consonants....
* * * * *

Question 9
Name 3 premiership players connected with barbecues....
1 - KENNY CUNNING!HAM!
2 - * * * * *
3 - * * * * *

Question 10
Name 4 players you would find in a greenhouse...
1 - GREENY
2 - GREEN
3 - GREENHOUSE
4 - GREENBIRD

Question 11
Name the 14 sides in the Premier and Nationwide Leagues that do not
share their second name with any others...
1 - PRESTON NORTH END
2 - PLYMOUTH ARGUILE
3 - QUEENS PARK RANGERS
4 - BLACKBURN ROVERS

Question 12
Which team in the British first class leagues has the longest name?
MANCHESTER UNITED

Question 13
Who is the only player to score in a Manchester, Merseyside and
Glasgow derby?
DUNCON FERGUSON

Question 14
Can you name 4 players who have won the Premiership with one club and
the old first division with another?
1 - ALAN SHEARER
2 - JOHN BARNES
3 - PAUL GASCOINE
4 - WARREN BARTON

Question 15
Why is Hull City unique?
BECAUSE IT IS THE ONLY HULL TEAM

Question 16
Name the 4 teams out of the 92 in the English leagues that contain
all 5 vowels.
* * * * *

Question 17
Fill in the missing gap:
1979: Sunderland
1980: NEWCASTLE
1981: Villa

Question 18
Which current Premiership side at one time had six past and present
England captains in the same team, and in which year?
LIVERPOOL - 1982

Question 19
Which 8 English cities can have derby matches?
1 - BRADFORD
2 - MANCHESTER
3 - SHEFFIELD
4 - LIVERPOOL
5 - LONDON
6 - * * * * *
7 - * * * * *
8 - * * * * *

Question 20
Which league football team is closest to the River Mersey?
LIVERPOOL

Question 21
Name the five teams beginning with C that have Won the FA Cup.
1 - CHELSEA
2 - CHARLTON ATHLETIC
3 - CHESTERFIELD
4 - COVENTRY CITY
5 - CARDIFF CITY

Question 22
Which team holds the record for the longest ever free kick?
LEICTER CITY

Question 23
Name the only team out of the 92 that doesn't contain any of the
letters in "mackerel".
* * * * *

Question 24
Name 3 England captains whose surnames start with the same letter as
their forenames?
1 - * * * * *
2 - * * * * *
3 - * * * * *

Question 25
Which British team has won the European Cup more times than its own
top league?
MANCHESTER UNITED

Question 26
Which player scored a hat-trick for his country, but never scored for
his club?
JOHN BARNES

Question 27
Name 3 England captains who have played for Scunthorpe United?.
1 - ALAN SHEARER
2 - GARY LINIKER
3 - BOBBY CHARLTON

Question 28
Which team in the football league has the smallest ground in England?
TORQUI UNITED

Question 29
Which english teams are furthest north, south, east and west?
NORTH - SUNDERLAND
SOUTH - SOUTHAMPTON
EAST - BLACKPOOL
WEST - WEST HAM

Question 30
Which is the only team to have played in the Premier League, the old
Divisions 1, 2, 3 and 4, and Divisions 3 South and 3 North?
LEEDS UNITED

Question 31
Can you name the 6 players who have scored for 5 different
Premiership teams. Own goals don't count?
1 - TEDDY SHERINGHAM
2 - ALAN SHEARER
3 - PAUL GASCOINE
4 - PAUL INCE
5 - WARAN BARTON

Question 32
Name 6 England players with an "x" in their surname?
1 - GRAME LE SAUX
2 - ABEL XAVIER
3 - * * * * *
4 - * * * * *
5 - * * * * *
6 - * * * * *

Question 33
Which English teams do not play in the town/ city they are
representing?
WIMBLEDON

Question 34
What was used in the 1973 FA Cup Final and never used again?
THE CUP

Question 35
Which 2 players have played in Merseyside, London, North East and
Milan derbies?
GEORGE WEAH

Question 36
Which league football team in England or Scotland is furthest away
from a railway station?
SOUTHAMPTON

Question 37
13th September 2003 - York City v Yeovil Town. What was so special
about this fixture?
BOTH TEAM NAMES START WITH Y

Chris.

Sorry - Read question 2 wrong


Question 2
There are 22 different last names for a team out of the 92 in
England

United
Town
Rovers
Athletic
Albion
City
Argyle
Hotspur
Forest
County
Wanderers
Villa
Wednesday
Alexandra


All I can think of!

Question 1
Name 5 teams out of the 92 in England (Premiership and Divisions
1-3), who start with the same letter that they end with

Liverpool
Charlton Athletic
Aston Villa
York City
?

Question 2
There are 22 different last names for a team out of the 92 in England
(e.g. City, United). Name them

Blackburn Rovers
Manchester United
Manchester City
Aston Villa
Charlton Athletic
Brighton and Hove Albion
West Bromwich Albion
West Ham United
Scunthorpe United
Wigan Athletic
Crystal Palace
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
Norwich City
Bradford City
Leeds United
Swindon Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Leicester City
Colchester United
York City
Doncaster Rovers

Question 3
There is only one team out of the 4 divisions in England and the 4
divisions in Scotland that have a 'j' in their name. Name them....

St Johnston

Question 4
Which 2 teams do not have to change their colours when they play away
from home?

Norwich City
?

Question 5
Out of the 92 teams, whose ground is at the highest altitude?

?

Question 6
Name 4 teams in the leagues of England and Scotland who each have the
letters A, B, C, D and E in them.


Question 7
Name the 4 Scottish teams who start with the same letter that they
end with?

Celtic
Kilmarnock
East Fife
?

Question 8
Name the only team out of the 92 whose name starts with 5
consonants....

Question 9
Name 3 premiership players connected with barbecues....

Patrick Berger
Paulo Wanchope
?

Question 10
Name 4 players you would find in a greenhouse...

Tim Flowers
?
?
?

Question 11
Name the 14 sides in the Premier and Nationwide Leagues that do not
share their second name with any others...

Question 12
Which team in the British first class leagues has the longest name?

Question 13
Who is the only player to score in a Manchester, Merseyside and
Glasgow derby?

Andre Kanchelskis

Question 14
Can you name 4 players who have won the Premiership with one club and
the old first division with another?

Question 15
Why is Hull City unique?

?

Question 16
Name the 4 teams out of the 92 in the English leagues that contain
all 5 vowels.

Question 17
Fill in the missing gap:
1979: Sunderland
1980: ???
1981: Villa

Question 18
Which current Premiership side at one time had six past and present
England captains in the same team, and in which year?

Question 19
Which 8 English cities can have derby matches?

Liverpool
Manchester
London
Nottingham
Birmingham

Question 20
Which league football team is closest to the River Mersey?

Question 21
Name the five teams beginning with C that have Won the FA Cup.

Chelsea
Coventry City
Cardiff
?
?

Question 22
Which team holds the record for the longest ever free kick?

?

Question 23
Name the only team out of the 92 that doesn't contain any of the
letters in "mackerel".

Swindon

Question 24
Name 3 England captains whose surnames start with the same letter as
their forenames?

Question 25
Which British team has won the European Cup more times than its own
top league?

Notts Forest

Question 26
Which player scored a hat-trick for his country, but never scored for
his club?

Question 27
Name 3 England captains who have played for Scunthorpe United?.

Question 28
Which team in the football league has the smallest ground in England?

Brighton

Question 29
Which english teams are furthest north, south, east and west?

Question 30
Which is the only team to have played in the Premier League, the old
Divisions 1, 2, 3 and 4, and Divisions 3 South and 3 North?

Question 31
Can you name the 6 players who have scored for 5 different
Premiership teams. Own goals don't count?

Question 32
Name 6 England players with an "x" in their surname?

Graham Le Saux
Lee Dixon

Question 33
Which English teams do not play in the town/ city they are
representing?

Question 34
What was used in the 1973 FA Cup Final and never used again?

Question 35
Which 2 players have played in Merseyside, London, North East and
Milan derbies?

Zeige
?

Question 36
Which league football team in England or Scotland is furthest away
from a railway station?

Question 37
13th September 2003 - York City v Yeovil Town. What was so special
about this fixture?

First ever meeting between two league teams beginning with 'Y'

I was searching through different websites and come accross this trivia. There are some good questions that take alot of time and then there are some trick questions like number 17.

To find the answers go to: http://home.freeuk.net/stevetijou/trivia/footy.html


Question 1
Name 5 teams out of the 92 in England (Premiership and Divisions 1-3), who start with the same letter that they end with

Question 2
There are 22 different last names for a team out of the 92 in England (e.g. City, United). Name them

Question 3
There is only one team out of the 4 divisions in England and the 4 divisions in Scotland that have a 'j' in their name. Name them....

Question 4
Which 2 teams do not have to change their colours when they play away from home?

Question 5
Out of the 92 teams, whose ground is at the highest altitude?

Question 6
Name 4 teams in the leagues of England and Scotland who each have the letters A, B, C, D and E in them.

Question 7
Name the 4 Scottish teams who start with the same letter that they end with?

Question 8
Name the only team out of the 92 whose name starts with 5 consonants....

Question 9
Name 3 premiership players connected with barbecues....

Question 10
Name 4 players you would find in a greenhouse...

Question 11
Name the 14 sides in the Premier and Nationwide Leagues that do not share their second name with any others...

Question 12
Which team in the British first class leagues has the longest name?

Question 13
Who is the only player to score in a Manchester, Merseyside and Glasgow derby?

Question 14
Can you name 4 players who have won the Premiership with one club and the old first division with another?

Question 15
Why is Hull City unique?

Question 16
Name the 4 teams out of the 92 in the English leagues that contain all 5 vowels.

Question 17
Fill in the missing gap:
1979: Sunderland
1980: ???
1981: Villa

Question 18
Which current Premiership side at one time had six past and present England captains in the same team, and in which year?

Question 19
Which 8 English cities can have derby matches?

Question 20
Which league football team is closest to the River Mersey?

Question 21
Name the five teams beginning with C that have Won the FA Cup.

Question 22
Which team holds the record for the longest ever free kick?

Question 23
Name the only team out of the 92 that doesn't contain any of the letters in "mackerel".

Question 24
Name 3 England captains whose surnames start with the same letter as their forenames?

Question 25
Which British team has won the European Cup more times than its own top league?

Question 26
Which player scored a hat-trick for his country, but never scored for his club?

Question 27
Name 3 England captains who have played for Scunthorpe United?.

Question 28
Which team in the football league has the smallest ground in England?

Question 29
Which english teams are furthest north, south, east and west?

Question 30
Which is the only team to have played in the Premier League, the old Divisions 1, 2, 3 and 4, and Divisions 3 South and 3 North?

Question 31
Can you name the 6 players who have scored for 5 different Premiership teams. Own goals don't count?

Question 32
Name 6 England players with an "x" in their surname?

Question 33
Which English teams do not play in the town/ city they are representing?

Question 34
What was used in the 1973 FA Cup Final and never used again?

Question 35
Which 2 players have played in Merseyside, London, North East and Milan derbies?

Question 36
Which league football team in England or Scotland is furthest away from a railway station?

Question 37
13th September 2003 - York City v Yeovil Town. What was so special about this fixture?


Hope you enjoyed them.