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1. At the start of the 1966 World Cup finals, few people agreed with England Manager Alf Ramsey's boast that, "England will win the World Cup". England's first match, a dull 0-0 draw with Uruguay, did little to sway the doubters. But in England's second game against Mexico, the first English goal, a gem, did much to convince the skeptics that maybe England would not be disgraced in the tournment. Who scored this first English goal of the World Cup?
2. Alf Ramsey, a former Tottenham Hotspur player known in his playing days as "the general", was appointed manager of England in 1962, possibly because of his record in taking an unfashionable club from the Second Division to the First Division championship in successive seasons. Which club was it?
3. England's unbeaten run as World Champions lasted just four matches. Which country was the first team to defeat England after 1966?
4. "Match of the Day" first graced the television screens in August 1964, and featured Liverpool beating Arsenal. Who scored the first-ever goal shown on "Match of the Day"?
5. In 1961, the great Tottenham Hotspur team of the early 1960s did what many people thought was impossible, and became the first team in the 20th century to win the League and Cup double. They then became the first British team to win what was then called the European Cup.
6. In 1965, Stanley Matthews brought a magnificent career to a close when he played his last League game for Stoke City in the First Division. How old was "the wizard of dribble"?
7. At his peak in the 60s - and even afterwards - Jimmy Greaves was rightly hailed as England's best goal scorer. But had he not had to retire prematurely because of injury, another player, later to become better known as a manager, may have given Greaves a run for his money in the goal scoring stakes. Who?
8. For much of the 1960s, Leeds United were known as "the nearly team", since they had a habit of finishing runners-up (League runners-up in 1965 and 1966, FA Cup runners-up in 1965). But at least they won some silverware during the decade.
The "nearly men" title is more suited to another team, which managed to reach three FA Cup finals in the decade, and lost them all. Who?
9. Manchester City's glory days came at the end of the decade, when, under the joint managership of Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison, they (briefly) replaced United as the city's premier team, winning three trophies in three successive years. Which three?
10. Generally, it's the FA Cup which provides the headline-making giant-killers. But in the 1967 and 1969 League Cup finals, two teams then in the Third Division outplayed First Division rivals to capture the trophy. Which two?
11. I'm not saying it was a more democratic league back then, but four teams which won promotion during the decade also managed to capture the First Division championship. Which four?
12. Some of the nicknames for players were more than just a corruption of their surname. Colin Bell was known as "Nijinksy", Alex Young had the lovely name of "the golden vision", Jack Charlton was known as "the giraffe" and Liverpool goalkeeper Tommy Lawrence was known as "the flying pig" (for my money the best nickname of all). Which player was known as "bite yer legs"?
13. What unfortunate record did Alan Mullery set in the England-Yugoslavia European Championship semi-final on June 5, 1968?
14. One of English football's worst-ever scandals broke on April 12, 1964, when the "Sunday People" newspaper revealed that three First Division players - Peter Swan, David Layne and Tony Kay - had "fixed" a match to stage a betting coup. For which club were they playing at the time the match was fixed?
15. Which great player, for many a symbol of the swinging '60s, made his league debut for Manchester United against West Bromwich Albion on September 14, 1963?
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