Question of the Day October 2016
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- 31st October 2016:
Q: Which five South Americans have scored the most Premier League goals?
A:Sergio Aguero (Argentina, 109 goals), Carlos Tevez (Argentina, 84 goals), Luis Suarez (Uruguay, 69 goals), Gustavo Poyet (Uruguay, 54 goals) and Nolberto Solano (Peru, 49 goals).
All-Time Top 100 Premier League Goalscorers 1992-93 to 2016-17.
- 30th October 2016:
Q: What was the only Top Flight season when three London Clubs finished in the Top Four?
A:Season 2009-10: Chelsea champions, Arsenal third & Tottenham Hotspur fourth.
London Clubs in the Top Flight of English Football from Season 1904-05 to 2016-17.
- 29th October 2016:
Q: Which six players affiliated to Everton FC appeared at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Finals?
A:Leighton Baines (England), Phil Jagielka (England), Ross Barkley (England), Tim Howard (United States), Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) and Kevin Mirallas (Belgium).
FIFA World Cup Finals 2014 Player Details with Club & National League Affiliations.
- 28th October 2016:
Q: Which Premier League club had shirts sponsored by Waitrose supermarkets?
A:Reading FC during season 2012-13.
Premier League Shirt Sponsors 1992-93 to 2016-17.
- 27th October 2016:
Q: Which three Brazilian clubs did 1970 World Cup winner Carlos Alberto play for?
A:Fluminense, Santos and Flamengo.
Legendary Football Players: Carlos Alberto.
- 26th October 2016:
Q: Which six players appeared for both Manchester City & United in the 21st Century?
A:Andrei Kanchelskis, Peter Schmeichel, Terry Cooke, Andy Cole, Carlos Tevez and Owen Hargreaves.
Football League (EFL) Cup Results & Statistics 2016-17.
- 25th October 2016:
Q: Which manager won the first Football League Cup Final played at Wembley Stadium?
A:Alec Stock won the 1967 Football League Cup Final for Queens Park Rangers who beat West Bromwich Albion in the first Wembley Final.
Football League Cup Winning Managers 1960-61 to 2015-16.
- 24th October 2016:
Q: Which Football League Cup Semi-Final featured the most aggregate goals?
A:Eleven goals in the 2009-10 Semi Finals: Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Aston Villa and Aston Villa 6-4 Blackburn Rovers.
Football League (Capital One) Cup Results & Statistics 2009-10.
- 23rd October 2016:
Q: Who is the only player to score a hat-trick in a Chelsea v Manchester United Premier League match?
A:Samuel Eto’o, Chelsea 3-1 Manchester United, Stamford Bridge, 19th January 2014.
Premier League Hat-Tricks 1992-93 to 2016-17.
- 22nd October 2016:
Q: Which four players affiliated to Watford appeared at the 2016 Euro Championships?
A:Valon Behrami (Switzerland), Craig Cathcart (Northern Ireland), Costel Pantilimon (Romania) and Sebastian Prödl (Austria).
UEFA European Football Championships 2016 Finals Competition.
- 21st October 2016:
Q: Which four Italians scored Premier League hat-tricks?
A:Fabrizio Ravanelli (Middlesbrough 3-3 Liverpool and Middlesbrough 6-1 Derby County), Gianluca Vialli (Barnsley 0-6 Chelsea), Gianfranco Zola (Chelsea 4-0 Derby County) and Mario Balotelli (Manchester City 4-0 Aston Villa).
Premier League Hat-Tricks 1992-93 to 2016-17.
- 20th October 2016:
Q: Who scored Arsenal’s five UEFA Champions League hat-tricks?
A:Thierry Henry (Roma 1-3 Arsenal), Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal 5-0 Porto), Danny Welbeck (Arsenal 4-1 Galatasaray), Oliver Giroud (Olympiacos 0-3 Arsenal) and Mesut Özil (Arsenal 6-0 Ludogorets Razgrad).
UEFA Champions League Hat-Tricks from 1992-93 to 2016-17.
- 19th October 2016:
Q: How many times has a Southampton player been the Top Flight Highest Goalscorer?
A:Five times: Ron Davies (1966-67 and 1967-68), Mick Channon (1973-74), Phil Boyer (1979-80) and Kevin Keegan (1981-82).
Top Flight Highest Goalscorers 1888-89 to 2015-16.
- 18th October 2016:
Q: Which four Polish players won UEFA European Cup or Champions League medals?
A:Zbigniew Boniek (Juventus 1985), Józef Mlynarczyk (FC Porto 1987), Jerzy Dudek (Liverpool 2005) and Tomasz Kuszczak (Manchester United 2008).
UEFA European Cup & UEFA Champions League Medal Winners 1956 to 2016.
- 17th October 2016:
Q: Which three Germans have won Premier League Winners Medals?
A:Robert Huth (2 with Chelsea, 1 with Leicester City), Jens Lehmann (Arsenal) and Michael Ballack (Chelsea).
Premier League Medal Winners 1992-93 to 2015-16.
- 16th October 2016:
Q: Which two players affiliated with Middlesbrough appeared in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Finals?
A:Kenneth Omeruo (Nigeria) and Albert Adomah (Ghana).
FIFA World Cup Finals 2014 Player Details with Club & National League Affiliations.
- 15th October 2016:
Q: How many Asians have won the Premier League Player of the Month Award?
A:
Tottenham Hotspur & South Korea’s Heung-Min Son was the first Asian to win the Award in September 2016.
Premier League Player of the Month Awards.
- 14th October 2016:
Q: Why was Manchester United’s home FA Cup game v Liverpool in 1948 played at Goodison Park?
A:
Old Trafford was closed due to war damage and United played home matches at Maine Road but City were drawn at home in the FA Cup that day, so Goodison Park was chosen instead.
FA Cup Progress Chart 1945-46 to 1979-80.
- 13th October 2016:
Q: Which three players have scored Premier League goals against Tottenham Hotspur this season?
A:
Ross Barkley (Everton), James Milner (Liverpool) and Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough).
Tottenham Hotspur Results & Team Line-Ups 2016-17.
- 12th October 2016:
Q: Which club has conceded the most Premier League penalties this season?
A:
Hull City have conceded four penalties in 2016-17. Southampton and Swansea City have conceded three each.
All-Time Premier League Penalty Records & Statistics from Season 1992-93 to 2016-17.
- 11th October 2016:
Q: Which two teams have England scored nine goals against in FIFA World Cup Qualifier matches?
A:
England 9-2 Northern Ireland (Maine Road, November 1949) and Luxembourg 0-9 England (Luxembourg, October 1960).
England’s FIFA World Cup Record & Statistics from 1950 to 2018.
- 10th October 2016:
Q: Which five Slovenians have played Premier League football?
A:
Milenko Acimovic (Tottenham Hotspur), Robert Koren (West Bromwich Albion, Hull City), Aleš Križan (Barnsley), Aleksander Rodic (Portsmouth) and Haris Vuckic (Newcastle United).
Premier League Foreign Players.
- 9th October 2016:
Q: Which four England players have scored against Slovenia?
A:
Jermain Defoe (3 goals), Danny Welbeck, Wayne Rooney and Jack Wilshere (2 goal each).
England v Slovenia Full International Record & Statistics.
- 8th October 2016:
Q: Which three Maltese clubs have won the most domestic league titles?
A:
Sliema Wanderers (26), Floriana (25) and Valletta (23).
Maltese Football League Champions.
- 6th October 2016:
Q: Who was the only English player to score more than one goal against Malta?
A:
Martin Chivers scored twice in a 5-0 England win against Malta in May 1971.
England v Malta Full International Record & Statistics 1971-2017.
- 5th October 2016:
Q: Which six Frenchmen appear in the All-Time Top 100 Premier League Goalscorers?
A:
Thierry Henry (175 goals), Nicolas Anelka (125 goals), Louis Saha (85 goals), Eric Cantona (70 goals), Robert Pires (62 goals) and Olivier Giroud (57 goals).
All-Time Top 100 Premier League Goalscorers 1992-93 to 2016-17.
- 4th October 2016:
Q: Which club holds the record for the fewest goals conceded in a Premier League season?
A:
Chelsea only conceded 15 goals during the 2004-05 Premier League Season.
Premier League Goal Records & Statistics from 1992-93 to 2016-17.
- 31st October 2016:
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