Pub football trivia questions

[Tyre Smoke]

You know the sort of thing, how many clubs in the top five English leagues start and end with the same letter? How many clubs with an 'x' in their name? And one of my favourites in the top four English leagues, name five 'Rovers'.

Liverpool, Northampton Town, Aston Villa and now York City back in the National League.
Used to be Halifax, Wrexham, Exeter, Crewe Alexandra.
Bristol, Tranmere, Doncaster, Blackburn and the one everyone forgets, Forest Green.

So, what else have you got?

Edited by Tyre Smoke on Tuesday 24th May 06:49

[itcaptainslow]

Which is the only club to have been relegated from Division One to Division One, and from Division One to League One?

(Luton Town)

[SpeckledJim]

Port Vale beat Sutton United 2–0 on 26 March 2022 to become the only club in the top four divisions of the English football league system to have beaten every one of the other 91 teams in a competitive league fixture.

[DickyC]

What was the name of the policeman on the white horse at Wembley at the FA Cup Final in 1923?

What was the name of his horse?

Constable George Scorey.

Billy.

[Percy Cushion]

Who scored a penalty against Peter Shilton at Wembley in their bare feet?

Tony the Tiger in the Frosties advert.

Who played cricket for England and football for Scotland on the same day?

Ian Botham and Kenny Dalglish

[Frankthered]

In season 1972/73, clubs from Lancashire won all four divisions of the Football League, name the four teams.

The trick is that three of the four teams are no longer in Lancashire, following the creation of the metropolitan counties of Merseyside and Greater Manchester in 1974.

Div. 1: Liverpool
Div. 2: Burnley
Div. 3: Bolton Wanderers
Div. 4: Serious bonus points for anybody who gets this one without looking it up - I'll come back and tell you tomorrow if nobody gets it!

[DeltonaS]

There are 2 clubs in Europe that won the EC1/CL but do not play on the highest club level in their country.

Which are they?

[Driver101]

DeltonaS said:

There are 2 clubs in Europe that won the EC1/CL but do not play on the highest club level in their country.

Which are they?

I'm sure everyone would get Nottingham Forest. Unless they've read results around Europe today I think they'll struggle to name the second.

[Tyre Smoke]

Two clubs that have won a European trophy which have 'a' every other letter in their name.

Ajax and Galatasaray

[DeltonaS]

Driver101 said:

DeltonaS said:

There are 2 clubs in Europe that won the EC1/CL but do not play on the highest club level in their country.

Which are they?

I'm sure everyone would get Nottingham Forest. Unless they've read results around Europe today I think they'll struggle to name the second.

That's a good hint.

And indeed Nothingham Forest is the obvious one.

[oxford drinker]

Tyre Smoke said:

You know the sort of thing, how many clubs in the top five English leagues start and end with the same letter? How many clubs with an 'x' in their name? And one of my favourites in the top four English leagues, name five 'Rovers'.

Liverpool, Northampton Town, Aston Villa and now York City back in the National League.
Used to be Halifax, Wrexham, Exeter, Crewe Alexandra.
Bristol, Tranmere, Doncaster, Blackburn and the one everyone forgets, Forest Green.

So, what else have you got?

Edited by Tyre Smoke on Tuesday 24th May 06:49

You forgot Oxford United!

And the five league teams that have the same letter appearing four times in their name? (Kidderminster Harriers used to be another in the past, 4 x r )

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Sunderland did it in 1979 and Villa did it in 1981. Who did it in 1980?

Brooking (scored the winner in the FA Cup final).

[Tyre Smoke]

oxford drinker said:

Tyre Smoke said:

You know the sort of thing, how many clubs in the top five English leagues start and end with the same letter? How many clubs with an 'x' in their name? And one of my favourites in the top four English leagues, name five 'Rovers'.

Liverpool, Northampton Town, Aston Villa and now York City back in the National League.
Used to be Halifax, Wrexham, Exeter, Crewe Alexandra.
Bristol, Tranmere, Doncaster, Blackburn and the one everyone forgets, Forest Green.

So, what else have you got?

Edited by Tyre Smoke on Tuesday 24th May 06:49

You forgot Oxford United!

And the five league teams that have the same letter appearing four times in their name? (Kidderminster Harriers used to be another in the past, 4 x r )

You're right! So sorry.

[Tyre Smoke]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Sunderland did it in 1979 and Villa did it in 1981. Who did it in 1980?

Brooking (scored the winner in the FA Cup final).

Like it!

[LesMcQueen]

Frankthered said:

In season 1972/73, clubs from Lancashire won all four divisions of the Football League, name the four teams.

The trick is that three of the four teams are no longer in Lancashire, following the creation of the metropolitan counties of Merseyside and Greater Manchester in 1974.

Div. 1: Liverpool
Div. 2: Burnley
Div. 3: Bolton Wanderers
Div. 4: Serious bonus points for anybody who gets this one without looking it up - I'll come back and tell you tomorrow if nobody gets it!

Great question! It’s not Southport is it?

[GT03ROB]

DeltonaS said:

Driver101 said:

DeltonaS said:

There are 2 clubs in Europe that won the EC1/CL but do not play on the highest club level in their country.

Which are they?

I'm sure everyone would get Nottingham Forest. Unless they've read results around Europe today I think they'll struggle to name the second.

That's a good hint.

And indeed Nothingham Forest is the obvious one.

Keegans' old club.

[Driver101]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Sunderland did it in 1979 and Villa did it in 1981. Who did it in 1980?

Brooking (scored the winner in the FA Cup final).

That's an old and well known one.

Another old one that has to be a spoken question with a Scottish accent.

Name the ex-Celtic and Scotland defender whose dad was Jamaican?






Roy Aitken.


That won't work on here will it?

[Frankthered]

LesMcQueen said:

Frankthered said:

In season 1972/73, clubs from Lancashire won all four divisions of the Football League, name the four teams.

The trick is that three of the four teams are no longer in Lancashire, following the creation of the metropolitan counties of Merseyside and Greater Manchester in 1974.

Div. 1: Liverpool
Div. 2: Burnley
Div. 3: Bolton Wanderers
Div. 4: Serious bonus points for anybody who gets this one without looking it up - I'll come back and tell you tomorrow if nobody gets it!

Great question! It’s not Southport is it?

It is indeed Southport - not only no longer in Lancashire, but not been in the league since 1978 when they were replaced by Wigan.

According to Wikipedia (so MUST be true) they were also the last team to leave the Football League via the old re-election system.

[LesMcQueen]

Haha fantastic! I live in Southport (about 5 mins drive from their ground) and knew they used to be fairly decent and made it to the old Div 3. Answer was a punt though!

[oxford drinker]

Frankthered said:

LesMcQueen said:

Frankthered said:

In season 1972/73, clubs from Lancashire won all four divisions of the Football League, name the four teams.

The trick is that three of the four teams are no longer in Lancashire, following the creation of the metropolitan counties of Merseyside and Greater Manchester in 1974.

Div. 1: Liverpool
Div. 2: Burnley
Div. 3: Bolton Wanderers
Div. 4: Serious bonus points for anybody who gets this one without looking it up - I'll come back and tell you tomorrow if nobody gets it!

Great question! It’s not Southport is it?

It is indeed Southport - not only no longer in Lancashire, but not been in the league since 1978 when they were replaced by Wigan.

According to Wikipedia (so MUST be true) they were also the last team to leave the Football League via the old re-election system.

Excellent question, will have to remember that one!