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Football Trivia Question of the Day September 2011 Archive.
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30th September 2011:
Q: Which five players in England's 1990 FIFA World Cup Finals squad of 22 were affiliated with foreign clubs?
A: Gary Stevens, Terry Butcher, Chris Woods & Trevor Steven (all with Rangers) and Chris Waddle (with Marseilles).
29th September 2011:
Q: Which two footballers from Bermuda have featured in Premier League matches?
A: Shaun Goater (Manchester City 2000–01, 2002–03) and Kyle Lightbourne (Coventry City 1997–98).
28th September 2011:
Q: Which five Scottish players were included in Leeds United's 1975 European Cup Final starting XI?
A: David Stewart, Frank Gray, Billy Bremner, Peter Lorimer & Joe Jordan. A sixth Scotsman, Eddie Gray, was a used substitute.
27th September 2011:
Q: Which two newly promoted Premier League clubs finished their seasons in third position?
A: Newcastle United in 1993-94 and Nottingham Forest in 1994-95. Both clubs amassed 77 points.
26th September 2011:
Q: Which two Senegalese footballers have scored Premier League Hat-Tricks?
A: Henri Camara (Wigan Athletic v Charlton Athletic, 16th December 2005) & Demba Ba (Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers 24th September 2011).
25th September 2011:
Q: Which three Scottish footballers have won Manchester City's Player of the Year Award?
A: Asa Hartford (1979), Neil McNab (1987 & 1989) and Colin Hendry (1990).
24th September 2011:
Q: Which player finished as the top goalscorer in the 2011 Copa America in Argentina?
A: Paolo Guerrero of Peru with 5 goals. Uruguay's Luis Suárez was second with 4 goals and Argentina's Sergio Agüero was third with 3 goals.
23rd September 2011:
Q: What was unique about Burnley's First Division Championship title in 1959-60?
A: They only led the League Table after their final match of the season was played. Wolves had been top for most of that season. This was the only time
in the history of English League Football that this had happened.
22nd September 2011:
Q: Which three Manchester City players finished as the season's Top Flight highest goalscorer?
A: Frank Roberts (1924-25, 31 goals), Francis Lee (1971-72, 33 goals) and Carlos Tevez (2010-11 joint top with Dimitar Berbatov, 20 goals).
21st September 2011:
Q: Which African player has scored the most aggregate goals in FIFA World Cup Finals Tournaments?
A: Roger Milla of Cameroon with 5 goals (4 goals in 1990, 1 goal in 1994).
20th September 2011:
Q: How many of England's 22-man FIFA 1966 World Cup Finals squad were under contract with London clubs?
A: Seven: Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst & Martin Peters (all West Ham United), George Cohen (Fulham), Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur),
Peter Bonetti (Chelsea) and George Eastham (Arsenal).
19th September 2011:
Q: Which four players won England caps while playing for AC Milan?
A: Ray Wilkins (22 caps, 1984-86), Mark Hately (20 caps, 1984-87), David Beckham (1 cap, 2009 loan LA Galaxy) & Luther Blissett (3 caps, 1983-84).
18th September 2011:
Q: Who were the first Israeli Football League Champions in season 1931-32?
A: The British Police team. Hapoel Tel Aviv won the Championship in 1934.
17th September 2011:
Q: Who was the last Aberdeen player to finish on top the Scottish League goalscorer's table?
A: Charlie Nicholas in season 1988-89 tied on 16 goals with Celtic's Mark McGee. The last outright winner was Frank McDougall in 1984-85 (22 goals).
Scottish League Top Goalscorers 1890-91 to 1997-98 & Scottish Premier League Top Goalscorers 1998-99 to 2010-11
16th September 2011:
Q: Which three Welsh footballers won Chelsea's player of the Year award?
A: Joey Jones (1983), Eddie Niedzwiecki (1986) & Mark Hughes (1997).
15th September 2011:
Q: Which footballer has won West Ham United's Player of the Year award the most times?
A: Trevor Brooking with five awards (1972, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1984).
14th September 2011:
Q: Which three English managers won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup?
A: Don Revie (Leeds United, 1968 & 1971), Joe Harvey (Newcastle United, 1969) & Bertie Mee (Arsenal, 1970).
13th September 2011:
Q: Which Premier League club conceded the most penalties during season 2010-11?
A: Arsenal conceded 9 penalties in 2010-11. Blackburn Rovers & Liverpool conceded 7 penalties each.
12th September 2011:
Q: Which four players from the Republic of Ireland have won 100 or more full international caps?
A: Shay Given (116 caps to date), Robbie Keane (111 caps to date), Kevin Kilbane (110 caps to date) & Steve Staunton (102 caps).
11th September 2011:
Q: Which two soccer teams from Kansas City have won the North American Championship?
A: Kansas City Spurs (NASL, 1969) & Kansas City Wizards (MLS, 2000)
10th September 2011:
Q: Which European country has had the most players win 100 or more caps?
A: Germany (including West & East Germany) with nine: Lothar Matthäus (150 caps), Miroslav Klose (112 to date), Jürgen Klinsmann (108), Jürgen
Kohler (105), Franz Beckenbauer (103), Joachim Streich (102, including 4 Olympic matches), Thomas Hässler (101), Ulf Kirsten (100) and
Hans-Jürgen Dörner (100).
9th September 2011:
Q: Who were the youngest & oldest players to appear in a Premier League match to date?
A: Matthew Briggs, 16 years, 65 days (for Fulham v Middlesbrough) & John Burridge, 43 years, 162 days (for Manchester City v QPR).
8th September 2011:
Q: Which three Premier League player transfers during the Summer 2011 window involved Barcelona?
A: Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal - Barcelona), Oriol Romeu (Barcelona - Chelsea) & Cristian Ceballos (Barcelona - Tottenham Hotspur).
7th September 2011:
Q: Who is the only player to score five goals in a FIFA World Cup Finals tournament match?
A: Oleg Salenko of Russia in the 6-1 win against Cameroon during the 1994 Finals in USA.
6th September 2011:
Q: Who was the last England player to score a hat-trick against Wales?
A: Roy Bentley (of Chelsea) scored all three goals in England's 3-2 win over Wales at Wembley in November 1954.
5th September 2011:
Q: Which three countries located in Oceania now play their international football in Asia?
A: Australia (joined AFC in 2006), Northern Mariana Islands (joined AFC in 2009) and Palau (joined AFC in 2009).
4th September 2011:
Q: Which four players have all scored in two different FIFA World Cup Final matches?
A: Vava (Brazil 1958, 1962), Pelé (Brazil 1958, 1970), Paul Breitner (West Germany 1974, 1982) and Zinedine Zidane (France 1998, 2006).
3rd September 2011:
Q: Which three Manchester City players have won the Premier League Player of the Month Award?
A: Micah Richards (August 2007), Carlos Tévez (December 2009) & Edin Dzeko (August 2011)
2nd September 2011:
Q: Which FIFA World Cup Finals Tournament adopted three points for a win for the first time?
A: The 1994 Finals in the United Stats of America.
1st September 2011:
Q: What was unique about Fulham's Alan Mullery's own goal in the Sheffield Wednesday game on 21st January 1961?
A: No Sheffield Wednesday played had touched the ball during the game - Mullery scored 30 seconds after Fulham had kicked-off.
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