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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