Quiz Thread

Charisteas

Idu wrote: »

Played in all 4 divisions

But so have Bradford.

Kolido

Charisteas wrote: »

But so have Bradford.

and I'm fairly sure Wigan and Wimbeldon also

Anything to do with a player who has played for all these teams and maybe scored for them?

missingtime

Morzadec wrote: »

What do the following clubs all have in common (unique just to these clubs)?

Bristol City, Oldham Athletic, Cardiff City, Charlton Athletic, Blackpool, QPR, Watford, Southampton.

Something to do with ownership?

Morzadec

Kolido wrote: »

and I'm fairly sure Wigan and Wimbeldon also

Anything to do with a player who has played for all these teams and maybe scored for them?

missingtime wrote: »

Something to do with ownership?

No nothing to do with any of the above. Tell me if it's too difficult and you want more clues.

Morzadec

I'll add a clue: It's possible that other teams could join this list in the future, (though very unlikely, certainly in the near future).

No team has joined this list within the past couple of decades.

Certain teams will never join this list.

Teams on this list could conceivably get their names off the list (though again, this is highly improbable in the near future).

5starpool

Something to do with being runners up in all divisions at one point without ever winning the top league? I doubt they all won the old first division so runners up is more likely.

Something funky like that I reckon if they can get their names off the list.

Fr Tod Umptious

Morzadec wrote: »

I'll add a clue: It's possible that other teams could join this list in the future, (though very unlikely, certainly in the near future).

No team has joined this list within the past couple of decades.

Certain teams will never join this list.

Teams on this list could conceivably get their names off the list (though again, this is highly improbable in the near future).

Did they all come about as the result of mergers ?

Morzadec

5starpool wrote: »

Something to do with being runners up in all divisions at one point without ever winning the top league? I doubt they all won the old first division so runners up is more likely.

Something funky like that I reckon if they can get their names off the list.

Correct fair play! (Though not all divisions, just the top).

They have all been runners-up in the top division without having won the top division.

roanoke

That was a good question! Just to add, Leicester City is on that list too. (as I learnt after the answer)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_football_champions

Morzadec

roanoke wrote: »

That was a good question! Just to add, Leicester City is on that list too. (as I learnt after the answer)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_football_champions

I checked Leicester at the time, must have forgotten to write them in!

Paz-CCFC

What's particularly unique about Derry City, Bohemians and Shelbourne?

roanoke

Paz-CCFC wrote: »

What's particularly unique about Derry City, Bohemians and Shelbourne?

They've played in the Irish league?

Paz-CCFC

roanoke wrote: »

They've played in the Irish league?

They did, but there's something a bit more that they did, along the same lines.

Kerrydude1981

Paz-CCFC wrote: »

They did, but there's something a bit more that they did, along the same lines.

Winners of both the Irish league and the FAI Premier Division?

Paz-CCFC

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Winners of both the Irish league and the FAI Premier Division?

Derry have, but neither Bohs nor Shels have won the Irish League. You're close, though.

Lovely Bloke

Is it the Irish Cup then?

Paz-CCFC

Yep, the only clubs to win both the FAI and IFA Cups.

Charisteas

Which country has played the most World Cup qualifying fixtures in European qualification?

Lawrence1895

Charisteas wrote: »

Which country has played the most World Cup qualifying fixtures in European qualification?

Ireland? I can remember them being in three second place play offs

Charisteas

Lars1916 wrote: »

Ireland? I can remember them being in three second place play offs

Yep it is Ireland, one match ahead of Portugal. Quite surprised when I read that.

Lawrence1895

Charisteas wrote: »

Yep it is Ireland, one match ahead of Portugal. Quite surprised when I read that.

It was half knowledge, half a guess

Does that mean, I have to post the next question?

Charisteas

Lars1916 wrote: »

Does that mean, I have to post the next question?

Sure

Lawrence1895

Charisteas wrote: »

Sure

Right so

The fastest ever goal in the Champions League was scored by...

Should be easy enough, I guess

osarusan

Makaay?

Charisteas

Gilberto Silva?

GavRedKing

P.Maldini against Liverpool?

Lawrence1895

osarusan wrote: »

Makaay?

That's the one. Scored for Bayern Munich in 2007 against Real Madrid. a bit under 10 seconds, afaik

roanoke

Here's one to pass the a few minutes :

Of the current UEFA countries, every one of them has had at least one of "these" except for :

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Iceland, Israel, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Slovakia.

Hint : Notably even San Marino has had one.

statss

player to reach 100 caps?

Kolido

Scored against england?

roanoke

Kolido wrote: »

Scored against england?

No (I seem to remember Albania scoring a goal against England for instance)

statss wrote: »

player to reach 100 caps?

No. (I'd imagine most countries have one of those, I think I heard of an Estonian with 150?)

patmac

roanoke wrote: »

Here's one to pass the a few minutes :

Of the current UEFA countries, every one of them has had at least one of "these" except for :

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Iceland, Israel, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Slovakia.

Hint : Notably even San Marino has had one.

Someone called Smith in the team?

roanoke

patmac wrote: »

Someone called Smith in the team?

No (nothing to do with player name).

eagle eye

Foreign born player?

Jarrod

An English manager?

bijapos

A player from that nation has never won a EC/CL medal.

San Marino had a player at Juventus in the 80's (Borina or something) he won the old European Cup.

roanoke

bijapos wrote: »

A player from that nation has never won a EC/CL medal.

San Marino had a player at Juventus in the 80's (Borina or something) he won the old European Cup.

Close enough. All UEFA countries have had a player who played in a EC/CL final apart from the aforementioned.

(Massimo Bonini)

roanoke

Here's another one :

Which retired former England international played the the vast majority of his career for just two clubs and finished with the unique record of having played the exact same number of league games for both clubs?

(edit) Hint : he has an FA Cup winners medal.

Charisteas

Gazza for Newcastle and Spurs?

eagle eye

Thats a really good question and its hard to think of many players who only played for two clubs. I thought of Phil Neville but he isn't retired yet so I'll guess at Stanley Matthews even though I know its probably not right because I've read an awful lot about him and have never come across that.

Al Capwned

Charisteas wrote: »

Gazza for Newcastle and Spurs?

Middlesborough, Rangers, Italy... so wouldnt think so.

roanoke

Charisteas wrote: »

Gazza for Newcastle and Spurs?

No. (although that is interesting stat for Gazza).

This guy played well over 100 for each of the two clubs with the equal appearances. Also he for much fewer clubs than Gazza.

Al Capwned

Think i may have misread it - Did he play for just two clubs???

Charisteas

Gazza did have 92 for both Newcastle and Spurs, but yeah forgot he still had 10 years of his career after Spurs

roanoke

Al Capwned wrote: »

Think i may have misread it - Did he play for just two clubs???

He played for a handful of clubs (more than two clubs, but less than Gazza). However he played the vast majority of his games for just two clubs. What makes him unique is that he played EXACTLY the same number of league games for these two clubs (well over 100 games for each).

eagle eye

Des Walker?

roanoke

eagle eye wrote: »

Des Walker?

Actually a good guess. However Walker's league totals for Forest/Wednesday, while reasonably close, don't match.

Hint : The guy I'm looking for would be less successful (although that could be argued.) and probably less famous than Walker. He certainly played fewer games for England.

Kerrydude1981

roanoke wrote: »

Actually a good guess. However Walker's league totals for Forest/Wednesday, while reasonably close, don't match.

Hint : The guy I'm looking for would be less successful (and probably less famous) than Walker. He certainly played fewer games for England.

Same era as Walker?

roanoke

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Same era as Walker?

Mystery Man is older. However there is several years of overlap in their careers.

Jarrod

Not sure if he ever played for England but Cyrille Regis? Pretty sure he won an FA Cup with Coventry.