Football Records Flashcards by baz Barratt

Most career league app?

Most total League an cup app? ( world )

Peter Shilton 1005
849 in 1st division

1390 top of the world

Including England

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Most league app by an outfield player .

Tony Ford. 931

(1975-2001) WBA ,Stoke

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Most app at one club

John Trollope

770. Swindon

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Most career league goals ?

Arthur Rowley 434
(1945-65) WBA, Leicester
Fulham .

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Most top flight goals ?

Jimmy Greaves 357

Spurs , Chelsea an w ham

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Most goals in a season ?

Dixie Dean 60

1927 just 39 matches .

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Most goals in a game ?

Joe Payne 10 goals

1936 LUTON. V Bristol r

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Worlds top scorer ?

Ali. Daei 109 goals

Iran .

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Worlds most capped player ?

Ahmed Hassan . 184.

Egypt.

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First footballer to win 100 caps ?

Billy Wright of wolves
An England in 1959.
90 caps as captain .

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Who’s the only other outfield player to pass 1000 games in competitive matches in England ?

Graham Alexander

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Top prem all time scorers?

Shearer 260
Rooney 200
Andy Cole 187
Lampard 177
Henry 176
Fowler 163

Defoe 155 7th scored 40 other league goals in championship and USA 23/8/17

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Shock prem league top scorers ?

1999- kev Phillips
1997- dion Dublin (Coventry)
Michel Owen (liv)Chris Sutton ( Blkbn)

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What year did European footballer of the year start ( ballon d’Or ) and who won it ?

1956

Stanley Mathews

Blackpool

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Who was the last to win the ballon d or ( European player of the year ) before Messi and ronaldos dominance ?

2007

Kaka. Ac Milan

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What year was the football writers Association footballer of the year started and who won ?

1947/48 season

Stanley Mathews

Blackpool

He also won it 15 years later with Stoke .1962/3

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8 people have won the English FWA footballer of the year twice with Henry the only person win it three times , who are they ?

Stanley Mathews ( blkpl & Stoke)
Tom finney - Preston
Danny Blanchflower- Spurs 
Kenny Dalglish - Liverpool
Gary lineker - Everton / Spurs 
John Barnes - Liverpool
Henry - Arsenal 
Ronaldo - man Utd

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What year was the only time there was two players voted FWA player of the year joint and who were they ?

1968/69 season

Tony book - man city

Dave Mackay - Derby

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What other Brits have won European player of the year since Stanley Mathews in 1956 “ballon d’ Or” ?

1964 D Law
1966 B Charlton
1968 Best 
1978 Keegan
1979 Keegan
2001 M Owen

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Who was the first non European to win the European player of the year “ballon d Or “ , when they were first allowed to compete in 1995?

George Weir

Liberia

European golden shoe or boot winners , given to the top scorers in the top league of Europe from 1968-91 regardless of how hard the league was by L’equipe
( French worldwide daily newspaper) .

From 91-96 due to a Cyprus dispute they stopped running it but was taken over by adidas !

From 96 on it has been given by the European sports media !

1983/84 season European golden boot winner ?

1991/2 & 1992/3 ?

1993/4 ?

Ian Rush

Ally Mcoist .

David Taylor
Porthmadog

1999/2000 golden shoe / boot winner ?

Only English winner Kevin Phillips of Sunderland .

Other golden boot/ shoe winners of English clubs but foreign players ?

2003/4 & 2004/5
Thiery Henry -Arsenal

2007/8 - Ronaldo -Man U

2013/14 Suarez - Liv
Joint with Ronaldo - R Madrid

Golden boot / shoe winner in 2000/2001?

Henrik Larson | Celtic

1957 join Juventus John Charles Record fee 65:000. ( doubled previous record ) Managed Hereford & Merthyr Coached Canadian side Hamilton Steelers

Charles was one of the first players to move abroad from British side 1st John Fox Watson (sco) 1948 Fulham to Real Madrid ( believed to b the only Scot in Madrid’s history)

World war 1 Cardiff city captain in 1927 fa cup final 32 caps Fred Keenor - shot in thigh at the Somme in 1916 age 20 sent home

Although not a footballer Lord Ninian Crichton Stuart Was the 1st to kick a ball at the new Ninian Park stadium in 1910 2nd son of 3rd Marquis Bute

Stood as Guarantor £90 So Cardiff city could rent their new home from local authorities. Was important in the then riverside club move to grander surroundings and turn semi pro

Ninian Park was subsequently named after him an he was invited to kick off their first ever match against Aston Villa Ninian was already a conservative MP for Cardiff

Ninian was already the commanding officer of the 6th Glamorgan welsh regiment an when war was declared many volunteered to serve under him as lieutenant Colonel .

In 1915 battle of Loos After a decision to evacuate after running out of amo Ninian was shot dead after standing rallying his men Age 32 So well thought of in the new stadium a stand was named after him an the Ninian Park Gates we’re moved over .

Champions league group stage record goals scored by an English club ?

23 Liverpool Surpassed only by Paris St Germane with 25

European cup started in 1955/56 Real Madrid Only side to win it 12 times

Losing English finalist to never win ? Arsenal. 2006 Leeds. 1975

English winners Aston Villa. 1982 Chelsea. 2012 N Forrest 1979 & 1980

Scottish winners Celtic. 1967

Liverpool. 6 wins 1977 , 78 , 81 , 84 , O5, 19 Loses. 2 1985 &. 07

Man Utd 3 wins 1968. & 1999 & 2008 Loses 2 2009 & 2011

1987/88 PSV Eindhoven Won the European cup with the fewest games just 3 wins No wins from the quarterfinals on

Only 2 clubs av appeared in the finals more than once with a 100% record Forrest Porto

Largest margin of victory in champions league 2nd qualifiers rd Helsinki 10 Bangor 0 2011/12

1st penalty shoot out in the European cup 1970 Everton v B M Gladbach (Borussia Latin form Prussia ) Both games drew Joe Royle missed 1st but Sandy Brown won it 4:3

Liverpool was the 1st to win a final on penalties Alan Kennedy against Roma And are the only club to win twice on penalties

Forrest only club to win cup more than league An in 2005 also became the only club to win cup an later get relegated to the 3rd tier of their domestic set up

Who is the only club to win the cup having never won their domestic league ? Changed on 1997/98 to allow non winners enter

Bayern Leverkusen 2002 Liverpool was the previous record 15 yrs after winning the league

Newcastle Utd 2002/3 Are the only team to progress past the 1st group stage after losing their first 3 games . Bellemy scores against Feyenoord 91st min winning 3:2

Only 1side av come back from a 4:0 deficit to win the second leg Barcelona 6:1 v. PSG 2016/17

2005/6 Arsenal hold the record for most consecutive clean sheets 10

Celtic won the 1967 | Cup with their entire squad born within a 30 mile radius of celtic Park their home ground.

Arsenal are believed to be the first side to play 11 players of different nationalities at the same time. 2006 2:1 against Hamburg away

England provides the highest amount of winning teams to lift the cup with 5

England also have the highest amount of different finalists with 7 5 winners Leeds an Arsenal

England also provides the highest amount of different semi finalists 7 finalists plus Spurs , Derby & Man City

This season England become the first country to have 5 teams through

Derby county beat Real Madrid 4:1 1975/76 2nd round Then won 5:1

Most app. 177 Cassillas - Spain Goalkeeper Real Madrid /. Porto

Highest attendance for UEFA club comp 1970 Celtic 2 Leeds 1 European cup semi final Hampden Park Glasgow 136,505

Most top flight app Everton 114 Consecutive Arsenal 90

Only club to win the top division on fist attempt? Ipswich 1961/2 Manager Alf Ramsey took them from 3rd south to champs baffling the fav spurs an other top clubs

Fewest seasons in prem or div 1 ( top flight) Just 1 season . Northampton, Leyton Orient, Carlisle, Swindon, Barnsley an Gossop.

Tommy Taylor Prolific goal scorer for Barnsley 1950 era Moved to Man U ( won 2 leagues )killed in Munich air disaster Scored 16 in 19 for England

World club most app for 1 club ? Rogério Ceni GK 1238 apps for São Paulo

Alf Ramsey (right bk) Played Southampton & Spurs. 1943-55 won league with spurs 32caps nickname ‘the general ‘ Captain 3 times Hall of fame twice - manager an player first to do so

Best international scoring ratio games to goals Gerd Muller 68 g 62 ap Ferenc Puskas (hung) 84 g 85 ap

Bale 29 goals Rush 28 g 78 app Law / Dalglish 30 g but 55 / 102 ap Pele 77 g 92 app

When did shirt sponsorship first start and who was the team and sponsors?

1979 Liverpool Hitachi Prior to that was just red with liver bird and kit sponsors Umbro

Liverpool’s shirt sponsors Hitatchi / crown paints Candy ( last to win the title ) Carlsberg /. Chartered trust

Carlsberg 1992-2010 Still a record for the longest sponsorship