Football Trivia Question of the Day

Saturday 9th February 2013:

What was unusual about the Ireland 1-1 England match at Lansdowne Road, November 1990?

 

Broken green plastic chairs?

 

That was to come a few years later in 1995.

 

Was it the last time or only time no man utd players appeared for England

 

No.... it's about the goalkeepers....

 

The two keepers played for old firm teams,Bonner Celtic and woods rangers

 

There weren't any IRA loving ****s on the Ireland team? In fact I take that back, that can't possibly be true.

 

I was there!

 

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I went with the official England supporters club and we were all in the bottom tier. When the **** was flying off the top it was landing mainly on us. We were dodging that and trying to run from baton charging Garda (who I regard as totally blameless by the way as nobody really twigged what was going on at first) at the same time which was an interesting experience. Oddly enough i've never been to another England away game since that!

 

I watched it in a pub in Finsbury Park and oddly for there it was a quiet night

 

Sounds about right.

 

I can remember watching Scotland v Switzerland in a pub in Chelsea - the year England put 5 past Germany - and then Seamen opened his legs to let a goal in that put us oot of the competition.

The pub wiz full of Chelsea Headhunter skinhead nutjobs. I was ordering drinks at the bar in the worst English accent ye've ever heard. ****tin maself. Even joined in with a rousing chorus of Sweaty Socks Go Home.

 

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I had to make a few hasty retreats meself,England v Holland comes to mind,the "Koeman" incident,I had Holland backed

 

Canny mind "Koeman" incident mate. But ma memory isny that great. More info may spark a memory

 

Koeman upended someone probably should have been off but then scored a free-kick(I think) the dutch won 2_1 was the time Taylor and turnip head and "do I not like that"

 

Spot-on!

The goalkeepers played for Rangers (Chris Woods, England) and Celtic (Pat Bonner, Ireland).

England v Ireland Full International Record & Statistics 1946-2013



Sunday 10th February 2013:

Q: How many of Royal Mail's 11 Greatest British Footballers played for non-United Kingdom clubs?

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Six; Charles and Greaves in Italy
Keegan for Hamburg
Best. In USA and in Ireland for Cork

Law and Moore in USA

 

More than six...

 

Sunday's answer:

Eight of the eleven:

Jimmy Greaves (AC Milan, Italy)

John Charles (Juventus & AS Roma, Italy)

Gordon Banks (Cleveland Stokers & Fort Lauderdale Strikers, USA and St. Patrick's Athletic, Ireland)

George Best (Jewish Guild, South Africa, Cork Celtic, Ireland, Los Angeles Aztecs Fort Lauderdale Strikers & San Jose Earthquakes, USA, ,See Bee & Hong Kong Rangers, Brisbane Lions & Osborne Park Galeb, Australia)

Kevin Keegan (SV Hamburg, Germany & Blacktown City, Australia)

Denis Law (Torino, Italy)

Bobby Moore (San Antonio Thunder & Seattle Sounders, USA & Herning Fremad, Denmark),

Bobby Charlton (Waterford, Ireland).

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Monday 11th February 2013:

How many of the 56 countries have finished in the Africa Cup of Nations Top Four?