MFF Question of the Day January 2018

Question of the Day January 2018

30th January 2018:
Q: Who holds the record for most Premier League goals scored in a season by a relegated Club?

A: Blackpool scored 55 goals when they were relegated in Season 2010–11.

Premier League Results, League Table & Goal Statistics for Season 2010-11.
29th January 2018:
Q: Which Club holds the record for most goals scored in an English Top Flight Season?

A: Aston Villa scored 128 goals in Football League Division One in season 1930-31.

Football League Tables from 1919-20 to 1939-40.
28th January 2018:
Q: Which three players appeared at FIFA World Cup Finals affiliated to Brighton & Hove Albion?

A: Steve Foster (England 1982), Sammy Nelson (Northern Ireland 1982) and Steve Penney (Northern Ireland 1986).

Players from English Clubs who have Participated in FIFA World Cup Finals.
27th January 2018:
Q: Which six players from Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela have Premier League Goals or Assists this season?

A: Alexis Sánchez (Chile), José Izquierdo (Colombia), Antonio Valencia (Ecuador), André Carrillo (Peru), Miguel Britos (Uruguay) and Salomón Rondón (Venezuela).

Premier League Player’s Combined Goals & Assists Table Season 2017-18.
26th January 2018:
Q: Who was the only player to score in four different FA Cup Finals?

A: Didier Drogba (Chelsea 2007, 2009, 2010 & 2012).

FA Cup Finals 1871-72 to 2016-17.
25th January 2018:
Q: Which three Clubs have reached four Football League Cup Semi-Finals each but never progressed to a Final?

A: Burnley, Crystal Palace and Ipswich Town.

Football League Cup Final Statistics 1960-61 to 2017-18.
24th January 2018:
Q: Which were the last three different clubs to win the FA Youth (U-18) Cup?

A: Chelsea (2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 & 2012), Norwich City (2013) and Manchester United (2011).

FA Youth Cup Results & Statistics 1952-53 to 2017-18.
23rd January 2018:
Q: Which four managers from France, Denmark, Italy & Spain have won the Football League Cup?

A: Gérard Houllier (France, Liverpool), Michael Laudrup (Denmark, Swansea City), Gianluca Vialli (Chelsea, Italy) and Juande Ramos (Spain, Tottenham Hotspur).

Football League Cup Winning Managers 1960-61 to 2016-17.
22nd January 2018:
Q: Which three Danish players have Premier League Goals or Assists this season?

A: Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur, 12), Mathias Jørgensen (Huddersfield Town, 1) and Jonas Lössl (Huddersfield Town, 1).

Premier League Player’s Combined Goals & Assists Table Season 2017-18.
21st January 2018:
Q: Which five players scored the most Premier League Goals for Southampton FC?

A: Matt Le Tissier (101), James Beattie (68), Marian Pahars (42), Egil Ostenstad (28) and Rickie Lambert (28).

Southampton FC Premier League Goalscorers 1992-93 to 2017-18.
20th January 2018:
Q: Which four Scotsmen played for both Arsenal FC and Manchester United?

A:

David Herd, Ian Ure, George Graham and Jim Leighton.

Premier League Club Statistics 1992-93 to 2017-18.
19th January 2018:
Q: Which seven Clubs still active in this season’s competition have never played in an FA Cup Final?

A:Milton Keynes Dons, Newport County, Peterborough United, Reading, Rochdale, Swansea City and Yeovil Town

FA Cup Results, Fixtures & Statistics Season 2017-18.
18th January 2018:
Q: Who are the three players outside the Top Six Clubs with the most Premier League Goals & Assists this season?

A:Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City, 14), Wayne Rooney (Everton, 12) and Jamie Vardy (Leicester City, 10).

FA Cup Finals 1871-72 to 2016-17.
17th January 2018:
Q: When was the current FA Cup Trophy, the latest of several over the years, first used?

A:2014. Arsenal were the first winners, beating Hull City 3-2 AET in the Final.

FA Cup Finals 1871-72 to 2016-17.
16th January 2018:
Q: Which three players scored the most Premier League Goals for Reading FC?

A:Kevin Doyle (19 goals), Dave Kitson (12 goals) and Adam Le Fondre (12 goals).

Reading Premier League Goalscorers 2006-07 to 2012-13.
15th January 2018:
Q: Which is the only current Championship (Second Flight) Club which has never played in the Top Flight?

A:Burton Albion have never played in the Top Flight of English Football. All the other 23 Clubs have played at least one season there.

Club League History Summary 1888-89 to 2017-18.
14th January 2018:
Q: Who scored the goals when Liverpool and Manchester City met in the 2016 Football League (Carling) Cup Final?

A:Fernandinho (Manchester City) and Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool). City then won the penalty shoot-out 3-1.

Football League Cup Final Statistics 1960-61 to 2017-18.
13th January 2018:
Q: Which four Nations made their first FIFA World Cup Finals appearance at the 2002 tournament in Japan & South Korea?

A:Senegal, Slovenia, China and Ecuador.

FIFA World Cup Finals 1930-2018 Nation’s Progress Chart & Statistics.
12th January 2018:
Q: Which five Premier League Players of the Month Winners were from Australia, Austria, Croatia, Paraguay and Turkey?

A:Mark Schwarzer (Fulham, February 2010), Alex Manninger (Arsenal, March 1998), Nikica Jelavic (Everton April 2012), Roque Santa Cruz (Blackburn Rovers, December 2007) and Muzzy Izzet (Leicester City, September 1999).

Premier League Player of the Month Awards.
11th January 2018:
Q: Which eight players from Aston Villa appeared in England’s FIFA World Cup Squads?

A:Peter Withe (1982), Steve Hodge (1986), David Platt (1990), Gareth Southgate (1998), Darius Vassell (2002), Stephen Warnock (2010), James Milner (2010) and Emile Heskey (2010).

England’s FIFA World Cup Record & Statistics from 1950 to 2018.
10th January 2018:
Q: Which two Clubs hold the joint record for losing the most Football League Cup Semi-Finals?

A:Arsenal and West Ham United have both lost seven Football League Cup Semi-Finals.

Football League Cup Final Statistics 1960-61 to 2017-18.
9th January 2018:
Q: Which four Leicester City players participated in the Euro 2016 Finals?

A:N’Golo Kanté (France), Jamie Vardy (England), Andy King (Wales) and Christian Fuchs (Austria).

UEFA European Football Championships 2016 Finals Competition.
8th January 2018:
Q: Who were the last five reigning FA Cup Winners to be knocked-out in the third round?

A:Arsenal (2017-18), Manchester City (2011-12), Liverpool (2006-07), Manchester United (1999-2000) and Chelsea (1997-98).

FA Cup Club’s Progress Chart 1980-81 to 2017-18.
7th January 2018:
Q: Which two players won full England Caps while with Wimbledon FC?

A:John Fashanu (2 caps, 1988) and Warren Barton (1 cap, 1995).

England Players by Club Affiliation 1872-2017.
6th January 2018:
Q: What was unique about the FA Cup medals awarded to Burnley FC in 1914?

A:They were incorrectly inscribed “English Cup Winners” instead of FA Cup Winners.

FA Cup Finals 1871-72 to 2016-17.
5th January 2018:
Q: Which four Clubs lost last season’s FA Cup Quarter Finals?

A:Lincoln City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough and Millwall.

FA Cup Club’s Progress Chart 1980-81 to 2017-18.
4th January 2018:
Q: Which were the last three clubs to reach the UEFA Champions League Knock-Out Phase for the first time?

A:Leicester City (2017), Gent (2016) and Wolfsburg (2016).

UEFA Champions League Club’s Progress Chart 1992-93 to 2017-18.
2nd January 2018:
Q: Which seven Portuguese players won Premier League Medals?

A:Nani (4), Ricardo Carvalho (3), Paulo Ferreira (3), Cristiano Ronaldo (3), Luís Boa Morte, Tiago Mendes and Deco.

Premier League Medal Winners 1992-93 to 2016-17.
1st January 2018:
Q: Which three Clubs scored the most Premier League Goals in 2017?

A:Manchester City (102 goals), Tottenham Hotspur (92 goals) and Chelsea (82 goals).

Premier League Table 1st January to 31st December 2017.