Complete Clue List
Across
1. A game starts with this (two words)
6. Wide men
9. No score
10. A top or shirt
12. Where the striker likes to put the ball; ___ net (two words)
13. A lubricant
14. "C'mon my ___"; a cry heard mainly at London grounds
15. Still playing after 90 minutes (two words)
18. Days of ___; long ago
20. ___ Hartford, 1970s West Bromwich Albion and Scotland midfielder
22. Only the very best players should be called this
24. Wales play in this colour
25. If you're winning you are this
28. "He shoots, he ___!"
29. Upright
30. A common British tree
31. Win , lose ___ draw
32. This contains the tibia and fibula
34. Had been in debt
37. Robert Zimmerman is better known as which musician? (initials only)
38. A party or similar function
39. A cure-all for injuries (two words)
45. A surface for hockey not soccer
46. Football trips of two or more matches
47. The defence tries to ___ out the opposition
48. He ___ the 'keeper the wrong way
49. ___ de Janeiro
50. A fiercely struck low drive (two words)
Down
2. Play may be stopped for one
3. Not in an illegal position
4. Another term for pitch
5. ___half is a position in rugby but not in soccer
6. An important piece of referee's equipment
7. Kept on the ball maybe? (plural)
8. These provide protection for the legs (two words)
11. What the crowd do when excited
16. This number was usually worn by an inside forward
17. A fixture
19. Traditionally the goalkeeper's number
20. Straight as an ___
21. Get angry when dismissed (two words)
23. A real donkey!
25. A poor effort on goal (three words)
26. To copy
27. One of these on the pitch usually causes amusement
32. A great player (usually) from the past
33. Cries from the players or the fans
34. In the red (initials only)
35. An injured player might need to see one
36. Greek goddess of fire or a Vauxhall car model
37. "To be or not to ___"
40. A top player
41. Italian river
42. Shortened form of near
43. Nickname for California (initials only)
44. An attempt on goal
47. Trying to ___ on a lead is often a dangerous tactic
49. Are you? (text-speak)