Notts County FC History Trivia Quiz

Answer: 1862

Notts County were founder members of the Football League, and in that inaugural season of 1888-89, they finished 11th out of the 12 teams in the League. Only Stoke finished below them on goal average, as it was back then.

Answer: The Park

The Park was first used way back in 1861 by Notts County, with the Meadows becoming their home ground between 1863-77. Beeston Cricket Ground was used until 1880, and Castle Ground between 1880-83. A spell between 1892-1910 saw the club play at Trent Bridge, before moving into Meadow Lane.

Answer: Edwin Browne

Browne was County's manager between 1893-93, with Featherstone having just four months in charge afterwards. Harris lasted longer and was the manager between 1893-1913, with Fisher taking the reins between 1913-27. Other Notts County managers over the years have included Neil Warnock, Howard Kendall, Sam Allardyce, and Howard Wilkinson.

Answer: Juventus

Legend has it that the colour used to fade on Juventus' pink shirts, so they needed a change. One of the Juventus players at the time had a friend in Nottingham who sent over the now infamous black and white shirts. The rest, as they say, is history.

Answer: Mansfield Town

Pilkington began his goalkeeping career with Manchester United in 1992. His first team appearances were very limited, however, as he managed just six League games in six seasons. During the Man United period, Pilkington went out on loan to Rochdale United, Rotherham United, and Glasgow Celtic. Pilkington signed for Port Vale between 1998-2000, and had a very brief stay at Wigan after that. Five years with Mansfield ensued, before Pilkington signed for Notts County in June, 2005.

Answer: Albert Iremonger

Iremonger played 564 League games for Notts County between 1904-26. Lawton played 166 games for the club. Masson made a total of 463 appearances, and Stubbs played 487 times for the club.

Answer: Bolton Wanderers

With a first round consisting of 32 teams, Notts County beat Burnley 1-0. The second round produced a 2-1 away win at Burton Wanderers, followed by a 4-1 replay win over Nottingham Forest in the third round after a 1-1 draw. County beat Blackburn 1-0 in the semi-final, and won the cup by beating Bolton 4-1 at Goodison Park.

County's team that day was: George Toone, Theo Harper, John Hendry, Charles Bramley, David Calderhead, Alfred Shelton, Arthur Watson, Sam Donnelly, James Logan, Daniel Bruce, and Harry Daft. Logan scored an hat-trick in the game, with Watson scoring the other goal for County. Jim Cassidy notched a consolation goal for Bolton with three minutes remaining.

Answer: Newport County

County hammered Newport 11-1 at home on 15th January, 1949. They were easily the division's highest scorers that season with 102 goals, but still only managed to finish in 11th place out of 22 teams.

Answer: Everton

Preston North End dominated the first ever season of the Football League, by going unbeaten throughout the season. County were on the end of some big defeats, as they lost 9-1 to Aston Villa, 7-0 to Preston, 7-3 to Bolton Wanderers, and 5-3 to Derby County, amongst others. County conceded 73 goals in 22 games.

Answer: Ascoli

Notts County won the game 2-1, with goals from Agana and White. County's team that day was: Cherry, Short, Mills, Turner, Murphy, Johnson, Devlin, White, Agana, Simpson, and Legg. Making substitute appearances were: Reece, Emanalo, and Gallagher.