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1. Wycombe Wanderers were founded in 1887 in which town, near London?

From Quiz Wycombe Wanderers

Answer: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

High Wycombe is a town in south Buckinghamshire, a few miles north west of London. Wycombe Wanderers F.C. were founded there in 1887 in a pub called the Steam Engine. None of the other three "towns" listed in the options actually exist.

From Quiz Torquay United

Answer: 1899

Former pupils from Torquay College and Torbay College held a meeting at Tor Abbey Hotel on May 1st, 1899, when Torquay United F.C. was officially founded.

From Quiz Scunthorpe United

Answer: Scunthorpe & Lindsey United

Scunthorpe United were formed in 1899 and merged with North Lindsey United in 1910. In 1958, they reverted to their shorter moniker.

From Quiz Newport County

Answer: Southern League

Newport County were originally formed in 1912 under the name The Newport & Monmouth County Association Football Club. The current shortened name was thankfully adopted soon afterwards. The club joined the Southern League in time for the 1912-13 season. This league was one of the strongest in England and Wales at the time, with members including Portsmouth, Norwich City, Brighton and Queens Park Rangers.

From Quiz Tamworth F.C

Answer: The Lambs

They got the nickname because the club used to use the nearby pub, The Lamb Inn, as a changing room.

From Quiz Millwall

Answer: Scottish

Dundee-born workers at the J.T. Morton cannery, based at Millwall Dock on the Isle of Dogs, formed the Millwall Rovers in 1885. They changed their name briefly to Millwall Athletic in 1889 before becoming just plain Millwall later that same year.

From Quiz The Silkmen

Answer: 1874

Macclesfield was founded in 1874 after adopting Football Association rules, although had existed beforehand, though had played to the rules of Rugby Union. Macclesfield was known by various names until 1966, including Macclesfield Football and Athletic Club and Macclesfield FC. In 1966, Macclesfield added Town to their name and have been known as Macclesfield Town ever since, although the club has always remained the same.

From Quiz Oldham Athletic Football Club

Answer: 1895

Pine Villa FC where founded in 1895, and were renamed Oldham Athletic FC in 1899. Oldham did have some early success in the FA Cup. They reached the semi-final stage in the 1912-13 season only to be knocked out by Aston Villa 1-0. In the 1914-15 season they reached the quarterfinals of the FA Cup, losing to Sheffield United 0-3 in a replay.

From Quiz Wrexham FC

Answer: Carlisle United

Anthony Williams joined Carlisle in 2006-07 season.

From Quiz Rise and Fall: Oxford United

Answer: Headington United

The team's name was changed in 1960 to Oxford United to give the club, who by then were pressing for Football League status, and wider recognition.

From Quiz FC United of Manchester

Answer: 2005

The club was formed in June 2005 by Manchester United supporters, in response to the takeover of Mancheser United FC by Malcolm Glazer (completed in May 2005). He also owned the NFL club Tampa Bay Buccaneers. FCUM became a member of the Football Association (Mancheser County FA) on 14th June 2005.

From Quiz Watford FC: The Hornets

Answer: Villa Park

Villa Park, the home ground of Aston Villa FC, is one of the largest stadiums in England. Old Trafford of Manchester was used for the other semi-final. On their way to the semi-final, Watford beat Macclesfield Town, West Bromwich Albion, Sunderland and Burnley. They eventually lost 1-2 to Southampton at Villa Park, in front of 42,603 people.

From Quiz Peterborough United FC History

Answer: 1934

Peterborough were relatively late coming into the English football world. Their first season in the Football League ended in a 4th Division title in the 1960-61 season.

From Quiz Sheffield United FC History

Answer: 1889

Just three years after their formation, Sheffield United entered the Football League, and made a promising start to their Football League career.

From Quiz Notts County FC History

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.

From Quiz Wigan Athletic FC History

Answer: 1932

Wigan Athletic didn't gain entry into the Football League until the 1978-79 season, where they went on to finish 6th in the old Fourth Division.

From Quiz Port Vale FC History

Answer: 1876

The club began life as Port Vale House, before changing to Burslem Port Vale in 1884. In the 1906-07 season, they became known as simply, Port Vale.

From Quiz Walsall - The Super Saddlers

Answer: 1

Formed in 1888, Walsall had won their divison only once. They won the old fourth division in the 1959-1960 season with Tony Richards being Walsall's top goal scorer with 24.

From Quiz Roots Hall Roar - Southend Utd

Answer: 1906

Oliver Trigg, the landlord of local public house 'The Blue Boar', set up a meeting with some of his fellow football enthusiasts in May 1906. It was felt that the town of Southend needed a semi-professional football club. Following this meeting Southend United was born. They replaced the existing Southend Athletic club and was duely elected into the professional Southern League Division Two.

From Quiz Weymouth Football Club

Answer: David Laws

Lawsey helped himself to 42 goals in the Terras promotion season, and followed it up with 28 in the following 98-99 season. He started the 2003-2004 season with Portland United.

From Quiz Welling United

Answer: South East London

Park View Road, Welling's small ground, is at the very North West point of Kent, though officially South East London.

From Quiz Woking FC

Answer: 1887

The team played their first match on the fifth of November 1887, on Wheatsheaf Common, beating Chertsey by six goals to one. Unfortunately, that was their only win of the season.

From Quiz Wycombe Wanderers

Answer: Isthmian League

The Isthmian League is one of the main leagues below Football League level in England, with its members mainly coming from London and the home counties. Wycombe were champions of this league eight times, and turned down the opportunity to move up to the Alliance Premier League (forerunner of the National League) on a number of occasions. The accepted promotion in 1985.

From Quiz Torquay United

Answer: Plainmoor

Plainmoor was originally the home of Torquay Athletic Rugby Club and another local soccer team, Ellacombe. The largest attendance there for a Torquay United home fixture was 21,908 for an F.A Cup tie vs Huddersfield Town in 1955. In the early 21st century, ground redevelopment and safety regulations meant that the maximum capacity was a much more modest 6,500.

From Quiz Scunthorpe United

Answer: Midland League

The Midland League existed between 1889 and 1982 and is not related to the identically named league that was formed in 2014. Scunthorpe were champions of this league in 1927 and 1939. After a number of failed applications for membership of the Football League, they were finally admitted to the Third Division North in 1950 when the league expanded their numbers.

From Quiz Newport County

Answer: Somerton Park

Somerton Park was a venue for speedway and greyhound racing as well as football. Newport's record crowd at the stadium was 24,268 for a local derby against Cardiff City in 1937. By the time the ground was sold for housing in 1992, the capacity was a much smaller 8,000.

From Quiz Tamworth F.C

Answer: 1933

Formed after the collapse of Tamworth Castle F.C.

From Quiz Millwall

Answer: Southern League

The Southern Football League, which still exists, was one of the most important leagues in the early days of English professional soccer (besides the national Football League). Some of the most famous names in English football, such as Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Southampton, were also members in its early days. Millwall were champions of this league in both 1895 and 1896.

From Quiz Swansea City: Welsh in England

Answer: Vetch Field

The Vetch Field was home to Swansea City AFC before the club moved to the Liberty Stadium at Landore in 2005. Vetch Field was a major sporting venue in Wales for 93 years as the football club based in south Wales played their home matches there since 1912. Furthermore, the Welsh national football and rugby league teams have played matches there. The other grounds are not based in Swansea with The Gnoll being found in nearby Neath and Ninian Park and Sophia Gardens were based in the Welsh capital, Cardiff.

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