Ask the Gaffer - football trivia
Got a football trivia question bugging you? Ask The Gaffer and he'll answer the best trivia teasers each day. Send in your trivia question below and include your name and location.
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Here are the latest answers to your best trivia questions:
Mark, Ferrybridge: Which team lost fair and square in the second round of the FA Cup yet still went on to play in the third round? What was the year? What was the reason?
The Gaffer: This occured in the 1999/2000 competition. Darlington were beaten by Gillingham but as Manchester United didn't take part in the competition because they were involved in the World Club Championship, The Quakers were picked as the 'lucky loser' and pitched against Aston Villa in the third round. They lost 2-1 at Villa Park.
Ian, Doncaster: Is my source correct in saying that my team Doncaster Rovers hold the record for most wins and most losses in a season?
The Gaffer: Yes! 33 wins in a 1946/47 but 34 defeats in 1997/98.
Peter McKenna: Which current Premiership club did Diego Maradona once play for?
The Gaffer: This is obviously a trick question - did he play for a team as a one-off in some sort of charity fixture?
Harbour Bar: Dozens of English League teams have 2 'O's in their name but only 3 have 3 - who?
The Gaffer: Stockport County, Brighton and Hove Albion, Northampton Town
Darren, Portsmouth: Who is the only player to lift the Scottish Cup and FA Cup?
The Gaffer: Martin Buchan for Aberdeen in 1970 and Man United in 1977.
Glasgow Geordie: Alright gaff, mint page this - keeps distracting me from work. Could you let me know if Paul Ince has played in a North East derby, Manchester derby, Liverpool derby, London derby and Milan derby. And what has happened to the Geordie legend Tony Green - he could have been one of the best!
The Gaffer: Yes, Ince has played in each and every one of those derbies. Joe Harvey said of Green: "It was the saddest day of my life. He was my very best buy." Green's now a maths teacher in Lancashire.
Me: Has anyone ever scored directly from a throw in?
The Gaffer: Hello Me, it is against the laws of football to score direct from a throw-in.
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before last weekend when was the last time arsenal,chelsea,liverpool and man utd all failed to score in the premiership on the same weekend
Posted by: peterandthewolf | 26 November 2008 at 23:51
Which player have played in all the big leagues (Italy, England, France, Spain, Germany)?
Posted by: Roald, Bergen, Norway | 26 November 2008 at 12:06
there was a comment made on the Real Radio recently, asking the question, did anyone know what was seen during the 1973 FA cup final that hasn't been seen since?
I watched the match on TV but was a child of 10 yrs. at the time and can not recall anything in paticular. I missed the air time on the radio the following evening so was unable to hear the answer. Please help as it is doing my head in!!!
Posted by: steve potter | 09 November 2008 at 18:36
Can you tell me why an orange ball was used in the 1973 FA Cup Final?
Posted by: Matt Parry | 17 September 2008 at 11:12
Great thing your doing here Gaffer, cheers, love the stats. I'm on a bit of a stat finding mission, can you tell me who has won the top flight as the Premier League and as Division 1 (Are Dalglish and Cantona the only ones? or maybe some arsenal defenders?). Also which player has scored the most goals (post WW2)at the following stadia (if the stats are available): St. Mary's, anfield, Old Trafford, Wembley, White Hart Lane. Lastly how about English players to win the Champs League for a foreign club? Thanks in advance
Posted by: WaddleWasGod | 09 September 2008 at 17:56
Which player has played for the most english prem clubs?
Posted by: Steve | 09 September 2008 at 07:50
Who has scored the most own goals in the english premiership?
Posted by: David | 19 August 2008 at 17:14
which football player gained an international cap before he made his first team debut for his club? ( think his club was man u)
Posted by: sib | 17 August 2008 at 21:00
stan collymore has played for 3 or more clubs who have won the european cup (or now champions league), liverpool, villa & forest, who elsse has done the same feat?.
I think there is another englishman, a welshman, an irishman & a scot???
Posted by: Chris Davies | 05 August 2008 at 17:25
has any player ever won the complete set of winners medals,eg,champ, fa cup.league cup, euro cup,world cup
Posted by: anthony | 29 July 2008 at 19:23
hiya!! can u tell me which player has won the FA Cup 3 times over the 80's, 90's and in the 2000's with the same club?? its really bugging me! aparently he's since become a premiership manager
Thanks!
Posted by: sammy | 09 July 2008 at 12:30
how many players have won the european championships and played for liverpool
Posted by: gareth blair | 06 July 2008 at 18:14
how many players have won a world cup winners medal and played for liverpool
Posted by: gareth blair | 06 July 2008 at 18:12
hi gaff could u please tell me the biggest crowd that yeovil have ever played a conpetitive match in please and where was the venue man u i think but where?
Posted by: ddd lover | 04 July 2008 at 21:32
Who is the only player to lift the Scottish Cup and FA Cup?
The Gaffer: Martin Buchan.
Big family fortunes eh-eh on that one Gaffer - what about Gordon Strachan? (Aberdeen & man Utd)
Posted by: Scott | 29 May 2008 at 16:38
Who was the oldest player in the Prem league/football leagues season 2007/08
Posted by: Al the Gooner | 27 May 2008 at 13:39
Can you name a scotsman who has played in 6 different derby matches
Posted by: Gordon from Perth | 16 April 2008 at 17:38
who was the first ever football player to be sent off?
Posted by: jay | 12 April 2008 at 14:59
I have been told that Pele' played in a friendly game at Craven Cottage in the seventy's is this true.
Posted by: Phill | 12 March 2008 at 17:44
who is the only englishman to captain the english international sides in both football and cricket?
Posted by: ansul | 03 March 2008 at 13:44
"Me: Has anyone ever scored directly from a throw in?
The Gaffer: Hello Me, it is against the laws of football to score direct from a throw-in."
didn't aston villa concede from a throw-in, when peter enkelman was in goal?
Posted by: bine | 25 February 2008 at 15:34
Where does the term "Gaffer" come from in football?
Posted by: Haggis | 20 February 2008 at 15:11
name the only team in the english football leagues that dont have the letters football in it
Posted by: sharn | 05 February 2008 at 21:42
Which player has played in the milan, merseyside, north east, London and Manchester derby's??
Posted by: John Campbell | 05 February 2008 at 13:17
Hi Gaffer, Am I correct in saying that the first Englishman to touch the ball after kick off in the 1966 world cup final was a ball boy ? If so do you know his name ?
Posted by: Steve Barnard | 31 January 2008 at 20:29