Football facts that you didn’t know

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Coventry City are shite

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

The 1966 World Cup Finals
All games played in London were at Wembley - except one.
One game was played at White City speedway stadium in West London, because Wembley had already been booked that day to host a greyhound meeting!


Of the 8 stadiums used for the tournament only 4 remain hosting football league / Premier League games

Wembley, The Swamp, Villa Park, Hillsborough

Long gone
Ayresome Park / Roker Park, White City, Goodison Park* (yes I know the ground is still standing and hosting Women’s games)

 

[AirbagsOptionalTheReturn]

The only player to have scored a hat-trick at every one of the top 4 English league levels and for his country is Robert Earnshaw.

That one is pretty common knowledge and is a quiz question (seen it on tv even)

 

[AirbagsOptionalTheReturn]

When playing for the Dutch national side Johan Cruyff’s kit was always modified to remove a stripe from the familiar Adidas 3 stripe piping.

Any reason why?

 

[mancboy]

Liverpool are even bigger cunts than people think they are.

 

[Sir peace frog]

Any reason why?

Johan Cruyff refused to wear the standard three-stripe Adidas kit for the Netherlands during the 1974 World Cup because of his personal sponsorship deal with Puma. To respect his commitment to Puma, Cruyff wore a bespoke Dutch national team jersey with only two stripes, ensuring it didn't conflict with his exclusive contract

 

[Vienna_70]

The highest attendance at Old Toilet is for a match between Grimsby and Wolves…

And the rags' highest attendance is at Maine Road.

 

[johnny crossan]

 

[blumanchu]

The only player to have scored a hat-trick at every one of the top 4 English league levels and for his country is Robert Earnshaw.

Ray Crawford scored hat tricks in the football league, FA cup, league cup and European cup

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

You don't want to be the guy shouting the Dutch equivalent of "Give us an N".

I believe the dutch version starts “Give ush an N …”

 

[TinFoilHat]

In the 1980's Man United went to Rome to see The Pope...

 

[East Level 2]

True, that's a fact from years ago.
Their ground is in Perth if I remember correctly.

St John's Toun is an old name for Perth according to Wiki.

 

[Kippax77]

At this moment in time Florian Wirtz is the biggest £100m + flop the Premier league has seen

 

[bridgeno1]

Re Barca never having beaten Dundee, Real Madrid have never beaten Arsenal in a competitive match

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Donna Summer is not a goalkeeper.

 

[bluesmith]

The only player to have scored a hat-trick at every one of the top 4 English league levels and for his country is Robert Earnshaw.

He also scored hattricks in the league and FA Cups

 

[TinFoilHat]

Donna Summer is not a goalkeeper.

Hot stuff

 

[manclad]

Donna Summer is not a goalkeeper.

"Love to love you, baby"

 

[supercity88]

Crystal Palace also don't play in Crystal Palace anymore (Selhurst).

I don't know if it's still true but CR7 and Ibrahimovic were the only players to score in every minute of a football game.

 

[No.8]

St John's Toun is an old name for Perth according to Wiki.

St John’s town of perth

Queen of the South are the only British team in the Bible

Aston Villa colours are because they were founded by Rangers and hearts fans. Villas crest is based on Rangers crest and their motto is ‘Prepared’ and Rangers is ‘Ready’

Rangers hold the record attendance for a league game… 120,000

Celtic v Aberdeen is the highest official attendance for a cup final 138,000