Football facts that you didn’t know

[eboblue]

The only case where a PL manager has been replaced and his forename is the same as his successors surname is Neil Adams replacing Alex Neil ( Norwich)

Big Sam replacing Dick Advocaat at Sunderland does not count

2 players with interchangeable names - winger Leighton James and goalie (!?) Jim Leighton

 

[.db.]

Guessing one of the trick questions will no longer be true. Which football ground is closest to the river Mersey. The old answer being Edgley Park. Must be Everton's new one now.

RIVER Mersey, might still be Stockport. Everton’s ground is on the Mersey Estuary, which is maybe not the River.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

2 players with interchangeable names - winger Leighton James and goalie (!?) Jim Leighton

I saw a question once.
It was one particular season in the PL where 3 managers had a similar spelling/ sounding first name to one of their players surnames.

1. Robert ( Bobby ) Robson and Lauren Robert
2. Gérard Houllier and Steven Gerrard

I cannot think of the third one.

 

[.db.]

I saw a question once.
It was one particular season in the PL where 3 managers had a similar spelling/ sounding first name to one of their players surnames.

1. Robert ( Bobby ) Robson and Lauren Robert
2. Gérard Houllier and Steven Gerrard

I cannot think of the third one.

Finidi George and George Burley

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Finidi George and George Burley

I'd never have remembered that. Ipswich?

 

[RiversideBlue]

Only two players have won all three domestic titles in both England and Scotland. Kenny Dalglish and Joe Hart

 

[Scottish Cityzen]

Weird little facts that i did not know :

1) 1992 European Championship winners Denmark didn’t even qualify for the tournament.
They were called up after Yugoslavia were disqualified

2) Wrexham were founded in 1864 - 16yrs before us

3) Arsenal & Port Vale are the only league clubs that are not named after their location

4) Forest have won the European cup more times than the english league title

5) Barcelona have never beaten Dundee United
Played 2. Lost 2

6) Dave Whelan broke his leg in the 1960 FA Cup Final

Anyone got anymore?

Good stats mate.

On number 5 - Dundee United have actually beaten Barcelona in all 4 competitive games played.

Two-legged ties in 1966/67 and 1986/87 (Lineker and Hughes era).

 

[supercity88]

Brechin City and Elgin City are not Cities

But they once were!

 

[No.8]

Leighton James played for Wales and Jim (James) Leighton played for Scotland

On the same theme there was a player called Ross Jack and another Jack Ross played in the Scottish leagues

Not sure if there are others

 

[Pubteam Lomas]

Tameside is the birthplace of 3 World Cup Winners.
Sir Geoff Hurst.
Jimmy Armfield
Simeone Perrotta

 

[supercity88]

Leighton James played for Wales and Jim (James) Leighton played for Scotland

On the same theme there was a player called Ross Jack and another Jack Ross played in the Scottish leagues

Not sure if there are others

Jihai Sun and Sun Jihai

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Jihai Sun and Sun Jihai

The second Chinese player to represent us.
Young Fran Lee was the first

 

[foggy1974]

York City isn’t a league team.

Crewe Alexandra, Exeter City and Wrexham are the only football league teams with an 'x' in their name.

Oxford utd

 

[foggy1974]

Portsmouth don't play on the English mainland

 

[chaddblue]

Only two players have won all three domestic titles in both England and Scotland. Kenny Dalglish and Joe Hart

There's actually three

Kanchelskis did it as well

 

[DenisHasDoneIt]

Hull City / hull city / HULL CITY - the only English football league club whose name you can’t colour in any part of any letter….

Chelsea’s home ground isn’t in Chelsea; it’s in Fulham

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Brechin City and Elgin City are not Cities

Elgin was a city until 1975

 

[Vienna_70]

Crewe is not an Alexandra.

Plymouth is not an Argyle.

 

[Vienna_70]

The second Chinese player to represent us.
Young Fran Lee was the first

Don’t you mean Lee One Pen?

 

[Vienna_70]

Oxford utd

It’s already been pointed out to me.