Question of the Day April 2017
- 30th April 2017:
Q: When was the first League North London Derby between Tottenham Hotspur & Arsenal?
A: 15th January 1921 with Spurs winning a First Division game against Arsenal 2-1. Arsenal had moved to Highbury Stadium from Woolwich in September 1913.
Tottenham Hotspur’s Match Record against Arsenal from Season 1887-88 to 2016-17. - 29th April 2017:
Q: Who scored the goals in the 1972 League Cup Final between Stoke City & Chelsea?
A: Terry Conroy (Stoke), Peter Osgood (Chelsea) and George Eastham (Stoke).
Football League Cup Final Statistics 1960-61 to 2016-17. - 27th April 2017:
Q: Who won the first PFA Player of the Year Award in 1973-74?
A: Norman Hunter of Leeds United.
Footballer of the Year Awards 1947-48 to 2016-17. - 26th April 2017:
Q: Which two managers won promotion to the Top Flight with Brighton & Hove Albion?
A: Alan Mullery (Season 1978-79) and Chris Hughton (Season 2016-17).
Football League Alphabetical Positions by Clubs from Season 1888-89 to 2016-17. - 25th April 2017:
Q: Who was the first Foreign player to appear in a FIFA World Cup Finals from an English club?
A: George Robledo for Chile and Newcastle United at the 1950 World Cup Finals in Brazil.
Players from English Clubs who have Participated in FIFA World Cup Finals. - 24th April 2017:
Q: Which club has lost the most FA Cup Semi-Finals?
A: Everton FC hold the record for losing 13 FA Cup Semi-Finals.
FA Cup Finals 1871-72 to 2016-17. - 23rd April 2017:
Q: Who were the last seven players to score for England with Manchester City?
A: Raheem Sterling, Gareth Barry, Adam Johnson, Joleon Lescott, James Milner, Micah Richards and Shaun Wright-Phillips.
England’s Goals by Club Affiliation from 1872 to 2017. - 22nd April 2017:
Q: Which was the last club to reach an FA Cup Final from outside the top two flights of English Football?
A: Southampton FC in season 1901-02 when they were a Southern League club and lost 1-2 to Sheffield United after a replay.
FA Cup Finals 1871-72 to 2016-17. - 21st April 2017:
Q: Which three players affiliated to Chelsea FC appeared in the 1994 FIFA World Cup Finals?
A: Tony Cascarino (Ireland), Dmitri Kharine (Russia) and Erland Johnsen (Norway).
Players from English Clubs who have Participated in FIFA World Cup Finals. - 20th April 2017:
Q: Which club scored the fewest goals in a Premier League season?
A: Derby County only scored 20 goals in season 2007-08.
Premier League Goal Records & Statistics from 1992-93 to 2016-17. - 19th April 2017:
Q: Which six clubs has Cristiano Ronaldo scored UEFA Champions League hat-tricks against?
A: Ajax, Galatasaray, Shakhtar Donetsk, Malmö FF, Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich (all with Real Madrid).
UEFA Champions League Hat-Tricks from 1992-93 to 2016-17. - 18th April 2017:
Q: Which six New Zealand players appeared in the Premier League?
A: Simon Elliott (Fulham), Danny Hay (Leeds United), Ryan Nelsen (Blackburn Rovers, Tottenham Hotspur & Queens Park Rangers), Lee Norfolk (Ipswich Town), Winston Reid (West Ham United) and Chris Wood (West Bromwich Albion & Leicester City).
Premier League Foreign Players 1992-93 to 2016-17. - 17th April 2017:
Q: Which four Asian players have Premier League Goals or Assists this season?
A: Heung-min Son (South Korea & Tottenham Hotspur, 16), Shinji Okazaki (Japan & Leicester City, 2), Maya Yoshida (Japan & Southampton, 1) and Chung-yong Lee (South Korea & Crystal Palace, 1).
Premier League Player’s Combined Goals & Assists Table Season 2016-17. - 16th April 2017:
Q: Which three players from Italy, Romania & Ukraine won Premier League Medals?
A: Mario Balotelli (Manchester City 2011-12), Costel Pantilimon (Manchester City 2013-14) and Oleh Luzhny (Arsenal 2001-02).
Premier League Medal Winners 1992-93 to 2015-16. - 15th April 2017:
Q: Which eight Brazilians have Premier League Goals or Assists this season?
A: Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool), Willian (Chelsea), Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City), Fernandinho (Manchester City), David Luiz (Chelsea), Lucas Leiva (Liverpool) and Oscar (Chelsea).
Premier League Player’s Combined Goals & Assists Table Season 2016-17. - 8th April 2017:
Q: Which players scored Premier League Hat-Tricks for Burnley, Palace & Stoke?
A: Andre Gray (Burnley 4-1 Sunderland), Yannick Bolasie (Sunderland 1-4 Crystal Palace) and Jon Walters (Stoke City 3-1 Queens Park Rangers).
Premier League Hat-Tricks 1992-93 to 2016-17. - 7th April 2017:
Q: Which six Senegalese players have Premier League Goals or Assists this season?
A: Sadio Mané (18 Liverpool), Oumar Niasse (4 Hull City), Idrissa Gueye (2 Everton), Mame Diouf (2 Stoke City), Diafra Sakho (1 West Ham United) and Alfred N’Diaye (1 Hull City).
Premier League Player’s Combined Goals & Assists Table Season 2016-17. - 6th April 2017:
Q: How many of this season’s UEFA Champions League Quarter Finalists have never won the trophy before?
A: Three: AS Monaco (France), Atlético Madrid (Spain) and Leicester City (England).
UEFA Champions League Club’s Progress Chart 1992-93 to 2016-17. - 5th April 2017:
Q: When did Chelsea and Manchester City meet in a European Competition?
A: 1970-71 UEFA European Cup Winners’ Cup Semi-Final. Chelsea won both legs 1-0.
European Cup Winners’ Cup Finals 1960-61 to 1998-99. - 4th April 2017:
Q: Who were Manchester United’s six players bought for £30m or more?
A: Paul Pogba (£89.3m, August 2016), Ángel Di María (£59.7m, August 2014), Juan Mata (£37.1m, January 2014), Anthony Martial (£36m, September 2015), Dimitar Berbatov (£30.75m, September 2008) and Eric Bailly (£30m, June 2016).
Manchester United FC Premier League Player’s Squad Numbers 1993-94 to 2016-17. - 3rd April 2017:
Q: Which three 1966 England World Cup Winners XI won the fewest caps?
A: Nobby Stiles won the fewest (28 caps) followed by Roger Hunt (34 caps) and Jack Charlton (35 caps).
England’s FIFA World Cup Record & Statistics from 1950 to 2018. - 2nd April 2017:
Q: Which five Belgians won Premier League Player of the Month Awards?
A: Marouane Fellaini (Everton, November 2012), Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur, March 2013), Christian Benteke (Aston Villa, April 2015), Eden Hazard (Chelsea, October 2016) and Romelu Lukaku (Everton, March 2017).
Premier League Player of the Month Awards. - 1st April 2017:
Q: Who were the last five Premier League Manager of the Month Award English Winners?
A: Eddie Howe (AFC Bournemouth, March 2017), Paul Clement (Swansea City, January 2017), Mike Phelan (Hull City, August 2016), Nigel Pearson (Leicester City, April 2015) and Alan Pardew (Newcastle United, November 2014).
Premier League Manager of the Month Awards.
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