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Aston Villa 1996-97 Trivia Quiz

This quiz is all about how Aston Villa fared in the 1996-97 football season.

A multiple-choice quiz by Bill2004. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Bill2004

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
258,834

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
300

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Aston Villa's season got off to the worst possible start. Which club defeated them in the opening game at Villa Park? Hint

Blackburn Rovers

Sheffield Wednesday

Derby County

Everton

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was Aston Villa's final league position in the 1996-97 Premiership season? Hint

1st

10th

4th

5th

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Question 3 of 10

3. Fernando Nelson was Aston Villa's most expensive signing in the 1996-97 season?

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was Aston Villa's top goal scorer in the 1996-97 football season? Hint

Savo Milosevic

Ugo Ehiogu

Tommy Johnson

Dwight Yorke

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Question 5 of 10

5. Aston Villa had another adventure in the UEFA cup in the season. Which club caused a shock by eliminating the Villa in the first round? Hint

Inter Milan

Trabzonspur

Helsingborgs

Slovan Bratislava

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Question 6 of 10

6. Two players featured in all 45 of Aston Villa's games in the 1996-97 season. Who were they? Hint

Alan Wright and Mark Bosnich

Andy Townsend and Dwight Yorke

Ugo Ehiogu and Dwight Yorke

Alan Wright and Ugo Ehiogu

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Question 7 of 10

7. Fernando Nelson wore what squad number during the 1996-97 season? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. How did Aston Villa fare in the 1996-97 FA Cup? Hint

Eliminated in the third round

Eliminated in the fourth round

Winners

Eliminated in the sixth round

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many league games did Aston Villa win during the 1996-97 season? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many of Villa's home matches were sellouts during the 1996-97 season? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Aston Villa's season got off to the worst possible start. Which club defeated them in the opening game at Villa Park?

Answer: Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday won 2-1 at Villa Park. The Villa then proceeded to beat the other three teams listed in their next three games. Wednesday went on to complete a league double over Villa with a 2-1 victory at Hillsborough.

2. What was Aston Villa's final league position in the 1996-97 Premiership season?

Answer: 5th

Villa finished fifth with 61 points, sandwiched between Liverpool in fourth and Chelsea in sixth.

3. Fernando Nelson was Aston Villa's most expensive signing in the 1996-97 season?

Answer: False

Fernando Nelson was signed from Portugese giants Sporting Lisbon. Sasa Curcic was in fact the most expensive signing in the season. The Yugoslavian international was signed from Bolton Wanderers.

4. Who was Aston Villa's top goal scorer in the 1996-97 football season?

Answer: Dwight Yorke

For the second season in a row, Dwight topscored for the Villa with 20 goals, 17 in the league and 3 in cup competitions.

5. Aston Villa had another adventure in the UEFA cup in the season. Which club caused a shock by eliminating the Villa in the first round?

Answer: Helsingborgs

The Swedish side sent Villa crashing out with a win on away goals. The 1-1 draw in Birmingham followed by a 0-0 scoreline in Sweden were enough to ensure their progress.

6. Two players featured in all 45 of Aston Villa's games in the 1996-97 season. Who were they?

Answer: Alan Wright and Ugo Ehiogu

Amazingly, both the defenders started in all of the 45 games during the season. It was also the second season in a row that Alan Wright achieved this feat.

7. Fernando Nelson wore what squad number during the 1996-97 season?

Answer: 15

The Portugese right back appeared in 38 games in his first season in England, scoring one goal in the process. This came in the final match of the season, a 1-0 win over Southampton.

8. How did Aston Villa fare in the 1996-97 FA Cup?

Answer: Eliminated in the fourth round

Derby County defeated the Villa 3-1 in an exciting tie at the baseball ground.

9. How many league games did Aston Villa win during the 1996-97 season?

Answer: 17

11 wins at Villa Park were complimented by 6 wins on their travels.

10. How many of Villa's home matches were sellouts during the 1996-97 season?

Answer: 7

The matches against Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Southampton, and Spurs were 39,339 sellouts.

Source: Author Bill2004

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