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THE NINETIES AND NOUGHTIES ROUND
1. In 2009, who broke Henrik Larsson’s record as all time top goalscorer of the Scottish Premier League?
2. When England played Holland in a 2009 friendly, eight players from the English squad shared an association with which English club?
3. Which goal scoring English legend retired in 2000 after a four-month loan spell with Burnley? Helping them gain promotion from the Second Division with 4 goals in 15 games.
4.Who were the three league clubs promoted via the Playoffs last season (Championship, League One, League Two)?
5.Which Club did Ray Parlour finish his career with in 2007?
6.In this season, future Premiership stars, Aaron Lennon (16 yrs old), Darren Fletcher (19 yrs old) and Ashley Young (18 yrs old) made their league debuts. While David Seaman and Dennis Irwin retired at the age of 40 and 38 respectably. Name the season?
7. In the 2006-2007 season who played in the Premier League for the first time in their 135 year history?
8. Who’s CV reads; Luton (1992), Arsenal (1995), West Ham (1997), Wimbledon (1999), Coventry (2001), Celtic (2001) and West Brom (2006)?
9. To celebrate Crystal Palace’s centenary year in 2005, the fans voted for a best eleven team from the clubs history. Who was the frontline in the ‘Centenary XI’? And for a bonus point, who was the only non-British player in the team?
10.Roberto Manchini played 4 times in the Premiership for which club in 2001?
11.Which World Cup winner did Kevin Keegan replace as manager of Second Division Newcastle United in 1992?
12.Which club competing in this years Champions League have won the trophy on four occasions, most recently in 2001?
13.Which former German International announced his retirement from the game at the end of the 2006-07 season at the age of 34 after enjoying 4 seasons in the Premiership earlier in his career – and for a bonus point, which German Club does he now manage?
NAME THE GAME BONUS ROUND
14. After an agonising defeat to the reigning champions, England got back in their stride as an 18-year old Wayne Rooney became the youngest man to score in the competition finals. Rooney added to his tally in the second half from a wonderfully crafted move by Beckham and Owen. Steven Gerard finished the game with his 82nd minute goal and affectively ended the opposition’s hopes of qualifying for the quarterfinals. A point for the year and a point for the opposition.
WHO AM I BONUS ROUND
15. I am a Trinidadian footballer that has made 109 appearances for my country. I am the second alltime appearance maker and the top goalscorer. During the 1998/99 season I scored an amazing 44 goals in 55 matches for Colubus Crew which caught the eye of a former England great. Since then I have played for eight English football clubs scoring some memorable goals but I was unable to find a permanent home. Who am I?
FOOTBALL LATEST ROUND (NEWS FROM LAST WEEKS FOOTBALL WORLD)
16.Which fellow Italian has this week declared interest in Fabio Capello’s job?
17.Who scored West Brom’s two goals last weekend in their heroic draw with Man U?
18.Who are currently bottom of the Npower Championship?
19.Which manager and former Scottish international parted company with his club this week after a poor start to the season?
STOPPAGE TIME (POT LUCK ROUND)
20. In 1967, which European football club won every competition that they entered, with three domestic cups, one European Cup and the league title?
21.Which Spanish team are the only European club to have won consecutive UEFA Cups/Europa Leagues?
22.What League Cup record does Emile Heskey share with Ian Rush?
23.Former Arsenal Goal-Keeper Stuart Taylor has done the rounds, but which Premiership team does he currently play for?
24.Which Former Arsenal & French U-21 International is currently without a club due to ongoing injury problems aged only 27?
25.The London borough of Fulham is home to two English football league clubs; Name them?
26.Villarreal’s skilled striker Giuseppe Rossi started his professional career at which English club?
27.Which once successful club have won eight league titles, produced players such as Didier Deschamps, Christian Karembeu and Marcel Desailly, but are now languishing in the second tier of French football?
28.Aside from Real and Athletico, who is the other La Liga club from the city of Madrid?
29.Which former Blackburn & Leicester Scottish International currently plies his trade in the Championship?
30.The Glasgow Cup is competed between the youth teams of Celtic, Rangers and which three other clubs? A point for each.
1.Kris Boyd
2.Defoe, Carlton Cole, Carrick, Mathew Upson, Terry, Glen Johnson, Rio Ferdinand and Green have all been on the books at West Ham United.
3.Ian Wright
4.Championship – Blackpool, League One – Millwall, League Two – Dagenham & Redbridge
5.Hull City
6.2003/2004 season
7.Reading
8.John Hartson
9.Ian Wright and Andrew Johnson were the front line, while Atillio Lambardo was the foreigner.
10.Leicester City
11.Ossie Ardilles
12.Bayern Munich
13.Markus Babbel, who manages Hertha Berlin.
14.Switzerland, Euro 2004
15.Stern John
16.Chelsea’s Carlo Ancelotti
17.Patrice Evra scored an own goal, and Somen Tchoyi grabbed the second.
18.Bristol City
19.Gordan Strachan
20.Celtic, who won the league, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the Glasgow Cup and the European Cup.
21.Sevilla who won the UEFA Cup in 2006 and 2007 making them the only club to have defended the title.
22.They have both made a record 6 League Cup final appearances, Rush for Liverpool and Heskey with Leicester, Liverpool and Aston Villa.
23.Man City
24.Jérémie Aliadière
25.Fulham F.C and Chelsea FC
26.Manchester United
27.FC Nantes
28.Getafe CF
29.Callum Davidson
30.Clyde, Queens Park and Partick Thistle
