Football Questions..

[Bluebeard]

Originally posted by pineapple stu
Al Finucane? Retired aged 46 anyway - was playing for Limerick until a few years previously?

Al Finucane it was, with the Blues against Bordeaux. I think that the record is still the European one, though I haven't checked in a while.

[pineapple stu]

Right, suppose I should put one up so. This is courtersy of CollegeTillIDie -

Name four players to have played League of Ireland who also played in the 1966 World Cup Final.

Cork fans shouldn't find this too hard...

[Bluebeard]

Originally posted by pineapple stu
Right, suppose I should put one up so. This is courtersy of CollegeTillIDie -

Name four players to have played League of Ireland who also played in the 1966 World Cup Final.

Cork fans shouldn't find this too hard...

Screw this, I want to know who the others are, and people seem to have forgotten to answer it.

Bobby Charlton was one, I think. Was Cohen, of Everton at the time, one of the others?

[Dodge]

Gordon Banks played for Pats

[Sheridan]

Uwe Seeler turned out for Cork Celtic in the late seventies, I believe.

Just Googled it, http://www.google.ie/search?q=cache:RXiCVPRbnosJ:www.asv.de/inhalte/passage/inhalte/ausstell/aktuell/pdf/pressemappe_seeler.pdf+%22uwe+seeler%22+cork+celti c&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 would seem (to this non-German-speaker) to confirm that he did.

23.4.1978 Einsatz für Cork Celtic FC im Ligaspiel der irischen Premier Divison gegen Shamrock Rovers FC (2:6, 2 Tore)

[pineapple stu]

That's three of them alright. One more...

Incidentally, that German bit translates as "Appearance for Cork Celtic FC in an Irish Premier Division league game against Shamrock Rovers (lost 2-6, scored twice)

[pineapple stu]

Thr fourth, incidentally, is Geoff Hurst, who played about three games for Cork (can't remember which one) in the late 70s.

[Shed End John]

I fully realise that I haven't answered a question recently, or even been on the site to do so, but I just have to ask this one.

Q: Before the former Yugoslavia broke up into Serbia, Croatia etc, who did they play their last international against and what was the score?

[Cityace]

South Korea 1-1??

Which compotition were red and yellow cards first used??

[pineapple stu]

Originally posted by Cityace
Which compotition were red and yellow cards first used??

1966 World Cup?

And for the Yugoslavia one - was it a 3-1 or 4-1 away win over Austria in Euro '92 qualifying?

[Bluebeard]

Originally posted by Cityace


Which compotition were red and yellow cards first used??

In terms of senior international competitions, I think it was the 1970 World cup Finals (memories of Peter Brackley on a dodgy video of the tournament saying "An new system of coloured cards has been introduced... this time it's a Yellow!")

Otherwise, I don't know.

[pineapple stu]

Originally posted by Bluebeard
In terms of senior international competitions, I think it was the 1970 World cup Finals (memories of Peter Brackley on a dodgy video of the tournament saying "An new system of coloured cards has been introduced... this time it's a Yellow!")

Otherwise, I don't know.

That's probably right actually - yer man Rattin was just pointed off the pitch against England rather than red-carded.

[Cityace]

Yeah yer right.

[dcnags]

who was cork citys first ever match against and what was
the score?i (well my grandad really) also know who scored and has a fairly good idea of the competition.

Also, who did city play in their first game back in the X?

[Cityace]

We need closure shed end.

[Shed End John]

Originally posted by pineapple stu
And for the Yugoslavia one - was it a 3-1 or 4-1 away win over Austria in Euro '92 qualifying?

Not by a mile.
One hint: it was after the '92 Euros had been played.
Anyone who saw the documentary on RTÉ a few weeks back would know the answer to this one.

[pineapple stu]

Originally posted by Shed End John
Not by a mile.
One hint: it was after the '92 Euros had been played.
Anyone who saw the documentary on RTÉ a few weeks back would know the answer to this one.

Yeah, I remember watching that alright - maybe Austria was the last competitive game they played in their group. Don't know that one so...

[Cityace]

Originally posted by Cityace
South Korea 1-1??



Was this it?

[PaulB]

name the only player to win the champions leage with 3 different clubs..

PaulB

[joeSoap]

Clarence Seedorf, with AC Milan 1995, Juventus 1998 and Real Madrid 2000.
Which english club put in a then audacious bid of £900,000 for Diego Maradona in 1979??

[PaulB]

right player, wrong teams..

Ajax 1995
Real 1998
AC Milan 2003

Was it sheffield United

[SÓC]

When Limerick played Real in the European cup, they lost 7-2. Real didnt let in another goal til the final against Liverpool. What connected the Limerick and Liverpool goals?

[joeSoap]

All scored by men with the name Kennedy. Alan for Liverpool, and 'Super Dessie' for the blues....I would think.

[joeSoap]

Who was the first Irishman to score in the Premiership??

[parnell ranger]

denis irwin?

[Shed End John]

Originally posted by Cityace
Was this it?

No. One LAST hint, so. it was against another European team.

[SÓC]

Originally posted by joeSoap
All scored by men with the name Kennedy. Alan for Liverpool, and 'Super Dessie' for the blues....I would think.

Dang though that would take longer for someone to get.

Who was the first black player to Play for England?

[S.E.P.1990]

Who was the first black player to Play for England?

The late, great Lawrie Cunningham (WBA, Real Madrid and Wimbledon amongst others)

[gustavo]

actually i think it was viv anderson?

[S.E.P.1990]

actually i think it was viv anderson?

Gustavo, i think u could be right. Now i think of it Cunningham was the first to get England honours (U21 i think) and Anderson was first full international. Thanks.

[SÓC]

Yea Viv Anderson was the first to get a full cap afaik

[Neil]

Who was the first black player to play for Italy?

[parnell ranger]

you sure clyde best of west ham didnt get a cap?
i know he was called into the squad but not sure if he was capped.

[Plastic Paddy]

Originally posted by Neil
Who was the first black player to play for Italy?

I believe it was Fabio Liverani of Perugia as recently as last year. I don't want to split hairs on this important issue, but Liverani is actually mixed-race rather than Black.


Originally posted by Plastic Paddy
Although academic in approach, the following link from the Sir Norman Chester Centre for Football Research provides an excellent summary of the impact of Black players in British football. Well worth a read.

:D PP

http://www.le.ac.uk/footballresearch/resources/factsheets/fs4.html

I posted this elsewhere yesterday, and given the nature of this thread thought it might be worthwhile to repeat it here.

:D PP

[Coltron]

Goin back to a question a while back about a the team with the lowest points in a Premier league it was in the Greek league, and it was -65pts. Cant remember the name of the team but anyway it was -3 for each case of financial irregularities.


There was a match called The Fateful Final, what was this match and why? Anybody worth there salt should get this.

[S.E.P.1990]

There was a match called The Fateful Final, what was this match and why? Anybody worth there salt should get this.

Brazil v Uruguay, Rio 1950. Brazil massive favourites to win world cup lost final group match (which was basically the World Cup Final) i think 2-0. The Brazilian public took it really badly with quite a number of suicides....

[Coltron]

Thats the one, but it was 2-1 and thats really what spurs Brasil on in football its was seen as a national tragedy, some countries go to mourn wars and famine, they mourn that final.

dont forget to post ur question.

[Coltron]

Ok heres a question, who is the only player to win the player of the year in england and scoltland?

[Plastic Paddy]

That would be wee Gordie Strachan - he won the Scottish version in 1980 whilst with Aberdeen and the English version in 1992 as a Leeds United player.

My question - which is the only club in the English leagues to score six in a League game and still lose?

:D PP

[Éanna]

Originally posted by Plastic Paddy
My question - which is the only club in the English leagues to score six in a League game and still lose?
Was it Man City? Didn't they score 6 and the game got abandoned and they lost the replay?

[Coltron]

youre right, and would i be right if i said Charlton, i think they lost 7-6 to huddersfield.

[Plastic Paddy]

Originally posted by Coltron
youre right, and would i be right if i said Charlton, i think they lost 7-6 to huddersfield.

Indeed you are sir. :)

Time for a harder one then. What is the ever lowest attendance at an English League game and which clubs were playing?

:D PP

[pineapple stu]

Originally posted by Plastic Paddy
Indeed you are sir. :)

Time for a harder one then. What is the ever lowest attendance at an English League game and which clubs were playing?

:D PP

13 between Shrewsbury and Lincoln?

Remember hearing of a game like that in the 70s - was supposed to be behind closed doors or something.

In recent years, Wimbledon's 800-odd against Rotherham is head and shoulders below anyone else!

[Coltron]

When was the last time Spain won the Euro championships?

[Éanna]

Originally posted by Coltron
When was the last time Spain won the Euro championships?
1964

[Coltron]

Indeed.

[Plastic Paddy]

Originally posted by pineapple stu
13 between Shrewsbury and Lincoln?

Remember hearing of a game like that in the 70s - was supposed to be behind closed doors or something.

In recent years, Wimbledon's 800-odd against Rotherham is head and shoulders below anyone else!

Close but no cigar, Stu. 13 is indeed the correct number, but for a match between Stockport County and Leicester City in Division Two on 7 May 1921. The match was played at Old Trafford because the Stockport ground was under suspension at the time.

:D PP

[Dodge]

"Born in the UK, played club football in three different European leagues, scored in an FA cup final but never represented his country. Who is he?"

Don't know the answer myself but a mate is bugging me for the answer

EDIT: I actually do have the answer now

[RiffRaff]

Was it Paul Elliott?

[Neil]

Tony Woodcock???