Football facts that you didn’t know

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Portsmouth don't play on the English mainland

Neither do Chester

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

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

Millwall the district is on the Isle of Dogs iin the east end of London, the football team is based in the south east of London on the opposite side of the Thames

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Canvey Island FC has the only ground in the UK that is below sea level

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Plymouth is not an Argyle.

Tell that Andy Morrison and he’d chin you.

 

[Bri1975]

The 1968 European Championship semi-final was decided by a coin toss. Italy beat the Soviet Union on the toss and later won in the final.

 

[Bri1975]

Hull City is the only team in the Football League with a name in which you can’t colour in any of the letters. Because there are no closed letters in the words "Hull" and "City"

 

[Bri1975]

Mario Balotelli’s only Premier League assist ever was for Sergio Aguero's dramatic title-winning goal in 2011/12. The perfect time to start passing.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Portsmouth don't play on the English mainland

Everton’s new stadium is built where the old river tidal flow used to be, so technically is that still the mainland? An old beach at best?

 

[foggy1974]

Everton’s new stadium is built where the old river tidal flow used to be, so technically is that still the mainland? An old beach at best?

Not the same as Portsmouth who play on Portsea Island

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

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.

Need a tape measure for that one

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

Hull City is the only team in the Football League with a name in which you can’t colour in any of the letters. Because there are no closed letters in the words "Hull" and "City"

Wayne Rooney likes this post.

 

[Gazza]

Mario Balotelli’s only Premier League assist ever was for Sergio Aguero's dramatic title-winning goal in 2011/12. The perfect time to start passing.

mmm did he assist at liverpool?

 

[johnnytapia]

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

He’s also the only person who can both literally and metaphorically turn in their grave.

 

[johnnytapia]

Why are Stockport County called County when Stockport has never been a county?

Has Sheffield ever been a Wednesday?

 

[BlueTG]

Erin Dzeko’s goal against Cardiff in 2014 was the first goal in the Premier League to be awarded using goal-line technology.

 

[johnnytapia]

Norberto Alonso, Argentinian midfielder, wore the number 1 jersey in the 1978 World Cup Final. Ossie Ardiles wore the number 2. Ubaldo Filal, the goalkeeper, wore number 5.

The team used alphabetical numbering.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

The first Monday night sky game was us at home to QPR.

The first PPV game was us at Colchester.

 

[Vienna_70]

mmm did he assist at liverpool?

Did he play at Littlewoods?

 

[manclad]

Has Sheffield ever been a Wednesday?

From memory, I'm sure they took that name because they played their games on Wednesday afternoons.
A bit like when Manchester had half day closing ( due to shops being open all day on Saturday), it was always Wednesday.

 

[Vienna_70]

From memory, I'm sure they took that name because they played their games on Wednesday afternoons.
A bit like when Manchester had half day closing ( due to shops being open all day on Saturday), it was always Wednesday.

That is is exactly.

Wednesday was half-day closing in Sheffield, so lads used their free-time to play football.