Off Topic English Football records quiz.

They're all taken from the same site, so if you google to find one, you'll find them all, so please don't spoil it for others that like the challenge.

For those that like a challenge, to beat me, you have to score more than zero.

1. Which club holds the record for the most wins from start of a season?

2. Going back to the days of two points for a win, which club holds the record for most points in a season?

3. Which team holds the record for the most points in a season, when it's three points for a win?

4. Which team holds the record for the most league goals scored in a season?

5. Who is the youngest player to appear in a professional game?

6. Who is the youngest player to score a hat trick?

7. Which team has scored the most goals in the FA Cup competition? (all rounds)

8. Which team has conceded the most goals in the FA Cup competition? (all rounds)

9. In all competitions combined, which team has had the most consecutive penalty shoot out wins?

10. Which two teams share the honour of achieving the most points in a season while being relegated (3 points for a win – 46 matches)?

 

• Blimey, I don't feel as bad now when I see who else couldn't do it.

• I thought Castro would know a few.

• DMD

• spesupersydera

• balkan tiger

• originallambrettaman

• FER ARK

• Newland Tiger

• Billy Crow

• Mike in Williamstown

• mazzer

• Captain Miserable

• Stan City Rocker

• BlackAndAmberGambler

• highpeak tiger

• Kitto

• moonray

• Plum

• AlRawdah

• Barchullona

• FLG

• Fluffer

• augustatiger

• Anal Frank Fingers

• TwoWrights

• Sir Cheshire Ben

• anteatersrus

 

is 2 doncaster?

 

It's not Doncaster, but you're on the right track.

 

Sandown Park?

 

Neigh lad.

 

Spoiler: My answers

1. Tottenham
2. Not a Scooby. Wolves?
3. Reading when they smashed the Championship and broke 100pts?
4. Probably incorrect but Man City? I imagine some pre-war team did it though.
5. Reuben Noble-Lazarus - this exact question came up in a pub quiz I was at last week
6. No clue... Greaves?
7. Aston Villa
8. Also Aston Villa?
9. Didn't Bradford have some stupidly long record that time they beat Arsenal?
10. Hull City (It's wrong but I have no idea of the right answer)

 

5/10. I'm impressed.

 

I reckon 1.5/10 at best

Spoiler: Not much to see here

1. Reading
10. Peterborough (2012/13)??

Could guess at 3. Sunderland?

 

2 Lincoln under Graham Taylor?

4 Peterborough United. A high scoring season, the year Spurs won the double.

6 Unless it has been beaten since I remember Trevor Francis getting a hat trick for Birmingham City around the time I saw him come on a a sub at BP and everyone around me was saying that there is a star of the future.

 

i did wonder about lincoln but wasn't sure whether it was in the 2 or 3 point era.

 

i recall there was a period when doncaster held the record for most points in a season and the record for least points in a season.

 

Here's where I get earache for some different answers.

I've made the answers white, in case anyone just wants to check one without spoiling the others, so you'll have to highlight them to view.

Spoiler: The answers

1. Which club holds the record for the most wins from start of a season?
13, Reading (Third Division, 1985–86)


2. Going back to the days of two points for a win, which club holds the record for most points in a season?
74, Lincoln City (Fourth Division, 1975–76)


3. Which team holds the record for the most points in a season, when it's three points for a win?
106, Reading (Championship, 2005–06)

4. Which team holds the record for the most league goals scored in a season?
134, Peterborough United (Fourth Division, 1960–61)

5. Who is the youngest player to appear in a professional game?
Reuben Noble-Lazarus, 15 years and 45 days (for Barnsley v. Ipswich Town, 30 September 2008)


6. Who is the youngest player to score a hat trick?
Trevor Francis, 16 years and 317 days (for Birmingham City v. Bolton Wanderers, 20 February 1971)


7. Which team has scored the most goals in the FA Cup competition? (all rounds)
844: Aston Villa

8. Which team has conceded the most goals in the FA Cup competition? (all rounds)
539: Aston Villa


9. In all competitions combined, which team has had the most consecutive penalty shoot out wins?
9 by Bradford City between 6 October 2009 and 11 December 2012

10. Which two teams share the honour of achieving the most points in a season while being relegated (3 points for a win – 46 matches)?
54, joint record:
Southend United (Third Division, 21st of 24; 1988–89)
Peterborough United (Championship, 22nd of 24; 2012–13)

All taken from here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_records_in_England

 

****ing hell, I'll take that.