Football Records

Question 1

Most career league app?

Most total League an cup app? ( world )

Answer 1

Peter Shilton 1005
849 in 1st division

1390 top of the world

Including England

Question 2

Most league app by an outfield player .

Answer 2

Tony Ford. 931

(1975-2001) WBA ,Stoke

Question 3

Most app at one club

Answer 3

John Trollope

770. Swindon

Question 4

Most career league goals ?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Most top flight goals ?

Answer 5

Jimmy Greaves 357

Spurs , Chelsea an w ham

Question 6

Most goals in a season ?

Answer 6

Dixie Dean 60

1927 just 39 matches .

Question 7

Most goals in a game ?

Answer 7

Joe Payne 10 goals

1936 LUTON. V Bristol r

Question 8

Worlds top scorer ?

Answer 8

Ali. Daei 109 goals

Iran .

Question 9

Worlds most capped player ?

Answer 9

Ahmed Hassan . 184.

Egypt.

Question 10

First footballer to win 100 caps ?

Answer 10

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

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Graham Alexander

Question 11

Top prem all time scorers?

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Shock prem league top scorers ?

Answer 12

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

Question 13

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

Answer 13

1956

Stanley Mathews

Blackpool

Question 14

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

Answer 14

2007

Kaka. Ac Milan

Question 15

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

Answer 15

1947/48 season

Stanley Mathews

Blackpool

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

Question 16

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

Answer 16

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

Question 17

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

Answer 17

1968/69 season

Tony book - man city

Dave Mackay - Derby

Question 18

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

Answer 18

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

Question 19

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?

Answer 19

1995. George Weir

Liberia

Question 20

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) .

Answer 20

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 !

Question 21

1983/84 season European golden boot winner ?

1991/2 & 1992/3 ?

1993/4 ?

Answer 21

Ian Rush

Ally Mcoist .

David Taylor
Porthmadog

Question 22

1999/2000 golden shoe / boot winner ?

Answer 22

Only English winner Kevin Phillips of Sunderland .

Question 23

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

Answer 23

2003/4 & 2004/5
Thiery Henry -Arsenal

2007/8 - Ronaldo -Man U

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

Question 24

Golden boot / shoe winner in 2000/2001?

Answer 24

Henrik Larson | Celtic

Question 25

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

Answer 25

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)

Question 26

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

Answer 26

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

Question 27

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

Answer 27

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

Question 28

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 .

Answer 28

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 .

Question 29

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

Answer 29

23 Liverpool Surpassed only by Paris St Germane with 25

Question 30

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

Answer 30

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

Question 31

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

Answer 31

Scottish winners Celtic. 1967

Question 32

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

Answer 32

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

Question 33

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

Answer 33

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

Question 34

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

Answer 34

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

Question 35

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

Answer 35

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

Question 36

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

Answer 36

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

Question 37

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

Answer 37

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

Question 38

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

Answer 38

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

Question 39

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

Answer 39

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

Question 40

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

Answer 40

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

Question 41

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

Answer 41

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

Question 42

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

Answer 42

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

Question 43

Most top flight app Everton 114 Consecutive Arsenal 90

Answer 43

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

Question 44

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

Answer 44

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

Question 45

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

Answer 45

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

Question 46

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

Answer 46

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

Question 47

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

Answer 47

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

Question 48

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

Answer 48

Carlsberg 1992-2010 Still a record for the longest sponsorship