Football Trivia...Gimme Some

At the risk of sounding like Statto I've been getting right into soccer trivia on Wikipedia. Started with an argument with a mate about Partick Thistle ever having played in Europe (they did, UEFA Cup 73/74 season). I've now spent the last two hours checking out results from past games between such mighty European giants as Videoton (UEFA Cup runners up in 1985) KV Mechelen (UEFA Cup and Super Cup Winners in 1988) and Upjest Doza (what a name!!!) What I learned.....

Rangers competed in the first ever European Cup Winners Cup Final in 1961 (getting humped over both legs by Fiorentina )

In season 1966/67 not only did the mighty Celts lift the European Cup but Rangers made the ECWC Final again (getting humped AGAIN ) and Kilmarnock made the semis of the UEFA (or Fairs Cup as it was)

No club ever managed to retain the ECWC though four finals between 93 and 97 saw the holder reach the final the next year only to lose.

Until CSKA Moscow won the UEFA Cup in 2005 no Russian team had ever one a European trophy.

Anybody with similar statistical based trivia feel free to post below.

Wikipedia is one marvellous website.

I'm always keen to remind the Welsh that the last time they reached any major world championship was the 1954 World Cup.

Nottingham Forest have won the European Cup (2) more times than they've won their domestic league (1)

Only 4 players have scored in 2 World Cup Finals - Pele, Vava, Breitner and Zidane.

The only player to captain winning teams in the FA and Scottish Cup Finals is Martin Buchan. (Aberdeen + Man Utd)

The only player to score for two different countries in World Cup Finals is Robert Prosinecki. (Yugoslavia 1992 + Croatia 1996)

Only 5 teams from their nation's capital cities have won the European Cup - Real Madrid, Steaua Bucharest, Red Star Belgrade, Ajax Amsterdam and Benfica. (Lisbon)

Numbers were worn on the back of shirts for the first time on Aug 25th 1928.

The English League introduced 3 points for a win in 1981.

Yellow and red cards were introduced in Mexico in 1970 at the World Cup Finals.

The 1st substitute in English football was Charlton's Keith Peacock on Aug 21st 1965.

What did ever happen to Statto?

Marc wrote: What did ever happen to Statto?

Angus is a sucessful professional gambler and occasional racing pundit for the BBC,and the spit of a lad who works with us called,Sparky.

Footy Trivia:The exciting former Middlesbrough player,Sir Stuart Ripley is studying to be a lawyer,allegedly on the grapevine.A fucking bloodsucker Unconfirmed,strong integrity battering rumour for Rippers.

I know it's been mentioned on here before but.....

The first ever black player to play for Celtic was a New Yorker called Gil Heron in 1951. He was the dad of "founding father of rap" Gil Scott Heron. I've seen GSH in concert twice and there's always a fair few members of the audience in Hoops. Fuck knows what he makes of it all!

The first English League team to score a goal in the 21st Century was Brighton And Hove Albion, scorer Darren Freeman.

First overseas player to represent an English club at Wembley was Ivan Golac for Southampton in the '77 Charity Shield.

Japan's first ever appearance in the World Cup was in 1998...less than a decade after it's national football league "J-League" was created.

Liverpool FC has scored 8595 goals in 4985 competitive matches registered at LFChistory.

144 of those goals are own goals and 423 came from the penalty spot.

Liverpool has scored 1.72 goals on average in each game.

650 players have been on the bench or played with Liverpool FC since 1892.

Oh, and Liverpool have won the European Cup more times than Cletic & Man Yoo combined.

Five Times. Woo hoo. woo hoo. the only stat that matters. suckerrrrrrrrrrsssssss.

St Johnstone - the only club in the English or Scottish leagues to have the letter J in its name..

not a stat. but our sixth manager George Kay (from the 30's) looked a bit like Hitler.

Ballymena United have never won the Irish League.

The first person to score a goal on QPR's plastic pitch, when it was introduced in July 1985?

DALGLISHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!?

(no?)

The only team with a 100% record in all competitions against Liverpool is Worcester City, who defeated them 2-1 in the 1959 FA Cup. Liverpool sacked their manager Phil Taylor shortly after the game, and appointed someone called Bill Shankly instead.

oldmonkey wrote: The only team with a 100% record in all competitions against Liverpool is Worcester City, who defeated them 2-1 in the 1959 FA Cup. Liverpool sacked their manager Phil Taylor shortly after the game, and appointed someone called Bill Shankly instead.

and the rest as they say is history. Unlucky Phil.

some Liverpool Captains.

who's that 2nd down i wonder.

Tom Cooper 1937-1939

Matt Busby 1939-1940

Willie Fagan 1945-1947

Jack Balmer 1947-1950

Phil Taylor 1950-1953

Brian Deane scored the first ever Prem goal.

Liverpool FC smell.

Arsenal arent a big club

City are shit.

J.A.K wrote: some Liverpool Captains.

who's that 2nd down i wonder.

Tom Cooper 1937-1939

Matt Busby 1939-1940

Willie Fagan 1945-1947

Jack Balmer 1947-1950

Phil Taylor 1950-1953

Knew about Busby, but not Tommy Cooper and Phil 'The Power' Taylor.

Peter Beardsley is the only player to have played for Liverpool,Everton,Man City & Man Utd.

[orange]steve[/orange][black]one[/black] wrote: Peter Beardsley is the only player to have played for Liverpool,Everton,Man City & Man Utd.

beardo played for City? beardo played for Yoo? double

dates please.

no way!!

Cant do dates now,ill find them later. But he did he was on loan and played in a cup game cos he wasnt tied or something. Back end of the 80s im sure.

Dion Dublins father is Romeo Dublin,who to this day is still the drummer with Showadywady (sp)

Lowest league attendance is 13.

Stockport County at Old TRafford

apparently there was a match on before, only 13 paid for the 2nd game, cant remember who Stockport were playing.

isaac wrote: Dion Dublins father is Romeo Dublin,who to this day is still the drummer with Showadywady (sp)

Thats gonna take some beating as best trivia!

Can anyone name the player who survived the Munich Air Disaster who only retired from top flight football 5/6 years ago?

Barney Army wrote: Lowest league attendance is 13.

Stockport County at Old TRafford

apparently there was a match on before, only 13 paid for the 2nd game, cant remember who Stockport were playing.

when? about 1986 ?

Snoopy wrote: Can anyone name the player who survived the Munich Air Disaster who only retired from top flight football 5/6 years ago?

trick question??

none...its impossible

Four Scottish Teams have made it to European Finals

Celtic (European Cup 1967 winners, 1970, UEFA Cup 2003) Rangers (ECWC 1961, 1967, 1972 winners) Aberdeen (1983 ECWC winners) Dundee Utd (1986 ECWC)

and another four have got as far as the semis

Hibs (first ever European Cup 1954) Kilmarnock Dundee Dunfermline