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1. In 1872, the England team faced off against Scotland in the first international match to be recognised by FIFA. Where was the match held?

From Quiz Team History: England Football Team

Answer: Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow

The match took place on 30 November 1872 and ended in a 0-0 draw in front of a crowd of roughly 4,000 people. In modern times, the ground is used more regularly for cricket and is the home of the West of Scotland Cricket Club. The Oval did hold five meetings between England and Scotland in the years 1870-1872, but none of these were recognised by FIFA. Neither Hampden Park nor Empire Stadium, the original Wembley, were open at this point. Hampden opened in 1903 while Empire opened in 1923.

From Quiz The Beautiful Game in Britain

Answer: Manchester United

The Red Devils won their first championship in 1908, with 13 titles coming under the 27-year-reign of Sir Alex Ferguson. Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal have all also notched up multiple top division titles.

From Quiz British Football Firsts

Answer: He scored the first ever FA Cup goal

Jarvis Kenrick scored the first ever FA Cup goal in a 3-0 First Round tie win for Clapham Rovers against Upton Park on 11th November 1871. They were eliminated in the Second Round by Wanderers FC who went on to win the final, in 1872.

From Quiz Football Knowledge

Answer: Les Ferdinand

Les Ferdinand retired in 2006. He scored 80 goals for Queens Park Rangers (1987-1995), of which 60 were in the Premier League, 41 goals for Newcastle United (1995-1997) and 33 goals for Tottenham Hotspur (1997-2003).

From Quiz G.B. Association Football Team [3]

Answer: Blackpool

Jimmy made over 500 appearances for Blackpool. He made his England International debut in 1959 playing against Brazil in front of over 120,000 fans. Armfield went on to gain 43 caps. At the 1962 World Cup Finals in Chile, he was acclaimed as the best right back in the world.

From Quiz G.B. Association Football Team [2]

Answer: Bradford City

The quiet man of the Leeds team, Paul had 558 appearances for the club during his 16 years there. Capped 3 times by England, he was a superb defender and a fine distributor of the ball.

From Quiz G.B. Association Football Team [1]

Answer: Fulham

A one club man, George made 459 appearances for Fulham and gained 37 caps playing for England. George Best described Cohen, "The best fullback I ever played against".

From Quiz Football Commentators (English TV)

Answer: Barry Davies and Martin Tyler

Barry Davies famously said after Maradona's brilliant second goal, "You have to say that's magnificent", whilst Martin Tyler incorrectly shouted, "Goal", when Gary Lineker looked to have scored a late equaliser. England lost the game 2-1, and Argentina went on to win the competition.

From Quiz English Football

Answer: Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher

England crashed out of the 2006 World Cup in this match after Cristiano Ronaldo scored his penalty, putting the Three Lions out in the quarterfinals.

From Quiz Random Football

Answer: Grant Best

Grant, who was director of Sky Sports at the time, scored a hat-trick in a media match a month before the ground shut.

From Quiz To Miss, or Not to Miss?

Answer: West Germany

The game itself was a tense but open affair. After full time the two teams were locked at 1-1. Andreas Brehme had scored a fortunate goal via deflected free kick, to give the West German side the lead on the hour. However, with 10 minutes remaining, England equalised through Gary Lineker. England were the better side in extra time and made a handful of excellent chances only to see the game finish 1-1 after extra time and on to the penalties. England took the first penalty which saw Lineker score to make it 1-0. Brehme then made it 1-1, followed by Peter Beardsly 2-1, Lothar Matthias 2-2, David Platt 3-2, and Karl Heinz Riedle 3-3. However, Stuart Pearce an excellent penalty taker had his shot saved by German keeper Bodo Illgner and the game had turned away from England. Olaf Thon stepped forward to beat Peter Shilton and make it 4-3 to West Germany. Up stepped Chris Waddle and he blasted the penalty well over the crossbar to give the West Germans victory and a place in the final. The game was played in Delle Alpi stadium in Turin, Italy on July 7th 1990. West Germany beat Argentina in the final 1-0, curtosy of- a penalty scored by Andreas Brehme.

From Quiz Football Facts for Football Fans

Answer: Southampton

Southampton's original ground, The Dell, was opened in 1898 and wasn't changed until 1922, when they won promotion to the Second Division.

From Quiz UK Soccer Celebrity Fans

Answer: Watford

Elton was Chairman of Watford for many years, and who can forget his tears of emotion when he saw his beloved team play in the 1984 Cup final.

From Quiz British Football For Diehards

Answer: Clydebank

One of Glasgow Rangers' most favoured and gifted players, the supremely talented winger signed from Clydebank in June 1977 after starring for the 'Bankies' in three League Cup ties against Rangers the previous season. He passed away on 23rd March 1995 following a brain haemorrhage the day before. The tragic news that Davie Cooper had passed away tore a hole in the hearts of tens of thousands, and not just followers of the Rangers.

From Quiz FA Charity Shield

Answer: 1908

The Football League champions Manchester United (the professional team) played the Southern League champions Queens Park Rangers (the amateur team) in the 1908 Charity Shield. After a 1-1 draw, Man Utd went on to win 4-0 in the replay.

From Quiz General UK Footy

Answer: Matthew Le Tissier

At that time, 'Le God' wass one of only 2 players (the other was Graeme Le Saux) to come from the Channel Islands who has also represented England at full international level.

From Quiz Footy For Anoraks

Answer: Dave Beasant

He was also the first goalkeeper skipper to lift the trophy in the same game.

From Quiz Football Mix

Answer: Yellow and Green

When Man U were formed in 1874 they were known as Newton Heath and played in Green and Yellow halfs. In 1994 Umbro copied this design for United's second away strip.

From Quiz English Football : Part D

Answer: Barry Fry

The ex-manager of Birmingham City is now managing Peterborough United in Division 2.

From Quiz English Football : Part C

Answer: Lincoln City

Season 2000-01: currently in Divison 3 in England.

From Quiz English Soccer

Answer: Burnley

From Quiz UK Football

Answer: West Ham United

From Quiz English and Scottish Football

Answer: Burnden Park

They moved there in the mid 1990's after deciding to move rather than update Burnden Park to meet new safety standards.

From Quiz Team History: England Football Team

Answer: Spain

The game in question took place on 15 May 1929 at Madrid's Estadio Metropolitano stadium. Despite an early 2-0 lead for the visitors, Spain won 4-3 thanks to an 82nd minute winner from Severiano Goiburu. Before air travel became more widespread, England tended to just face off against their fellow British rivals. However, the team did go on its first tour of Europe in 1908, which featured wins over Austria and Hungary.

From Quiz The Beautiful Game in Britain

Answer: Alan Shearer

Shearer, in all competitions, made 734 appearances and scored 379 goals for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United. He won his sole Premier League title with Blackburn in 1995. Andy Cole scored 121 goals for Manchester United, Henry hit the back of the net 226 times for Arsenal, while Shearer's Blackburn strike partner Sutton netted just 59 times during his time at Ewood Park.

From Quiz British Football Firsts

Answer: He played in the first ever FA Cup final and the first ever international match

Courtney-Welch played in the Wanderers team that beat the Royal Engineers 1-0 in the first ever FA Cup Final at Kennington Oval on 16th March 1872. He then played at full back for England in the first ever international football match, against Scotland at Hamilton Crescent, Partick on 30th November of that year. He thus became the only player to take part in both the first FA Cup Final and the first international match.

From Quiz Oh England, My Lionheart

Answer: Austria

In June 1908, England undertook a central European tour, facing Austria twice in Vienna, winning 6-1 and 11-1. They also played Hungary in Budapest, winning 7-0, then Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic) in Prague, coming out 4-0 winners.

From Quiz G.B. Association Football Team [3]

Answer: Middlesbrough

A highly rated left back in the great Leeds United team of the 1960-70s, Cooper made 250 appearances for Leeds and gained 20 caps for England. Terry played a further 105 games for Boro, who were then managed by ex-teammate Jack Charlton.

From Quiz G.B. Association Football Team [2]

Answer: 32

Rock steady in defence, Ray was capped 63 times by England. He had a distinguished career at both Huddersfield Town and Everton.

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