Football Questions..

**Hitman** · 03/03/2005, 11:18 AM

I'm warning in advance that I'm not sure if there's an answer to this question, never mind one that I know.

Name the player who scored a hat trick for his country on his senior debut in his country's 1st world cup qualifying match and was never picked again.

**Longfordian** · 03/03/2005, 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by Kerry Blue

Is it Ashley Ward?

Ashley Ward is the answer I have, relegated with Norwich, Barnsley, Blackburn, Derby and Bradford seemingly.

**Kerry Blue** · 03/03/2005, 5:30 PM

Originally Posted by stojkovic

You are correct about Sivora. He was Argentinian but played for Italy in 1962 under the name SIVORI.

The answer is ;

ALFREDO DI STEFANO

I assumed he played for Spain in 62, but although in the squad, he never played a minute.

Correct!
Di Stefano did go to Chile but never played due to injury.
As you already said the others were Best, Weah, Nedved and Shevchenko.

**mypost** · 16/03/2005, 4:47 AM

Originally Posted by mypost

Liverpool won 9-0 against Crystal Palace in September 1989. What was the score of Liverpool's next league game?

One country led a game 1-0 and were 1 minute away from qualifying for the 1996 European Championships. Then they conceded an equalizer. They had 2 games left to play in their group after that, yet they still failed to qualify for the finals. Who were they?

Kerry Blue got them right. After trouncing Palace 9-0, the following Saturday saw us draw 0-0 at home to Norwich. Any disappointment was forgotten the following week when we won the derby at Goodison, 3-1.

In August 1995, Norway played the Czech Republic at home in the Euro' 96 qualifiers. There were 3 games remaining in the group, and Norway would have qualified for the finals if they won. They took a first half lead, but the Czechs equalized in the last minute. Norway went on to lose their remaining two games in Prague, and Rotterdam, and missed out on the finals completely, while the Czechs qualified as group winners, followed later by Holland after they won the play-off in Liverpool.

Against who, and when, did Michael Owen score his first goal for Liverpool at Anfield?

How many league goals did World Cup '90 top scorer Salvatore Schillaci score for Juventus in the 1990/91 season?

**pineapple stu** · 16/03/2005, 8:30 AM

Originally Posted by mypost

Against who, and when, did Michael Owen score his first goal for Liverpool at Anfield?

Was it a penalty against Wimbledon? Back at the end of the 1997/98 season?

**colblimp** · 17/03/2005, 8:28 PM

I, er, don't have any answers but I have a relatively easy question.

In the 1985 tragic Bradford City main stand fire, 50 fans were killed. Who were Bradford playing that day?

**Superhoops** · 17/03/2005, 8:41 PM

Originally Posted by colblimp

In the 1985 tragic Bradford City main stand fire, 50 fans were killed. Who were Bradford playing that day?

Lincoln City?

**Thunderblaster** · 18/03/2005, 8:19 PM

Name the last non-league team to win the FA Cup?

**colblimp** · 18/03/2005, 10:59 PM

Originally Posted by Superhoops

Lincoln City?

Well done, I didn't think anyone would get that.

OK, here's another. Very hard...

On what date was the English Football League formed?

**lopez** · 18/03/2005, 11:06 PM

Originally Posted by Thunderblaster

Name the last non-league team to win the FA Cup?

Tottenham Hotspur of the Southern League.

**Thunderblaster** · 19/03/2005, 12:14 AM

Originally Posted by lopez

Tottenham Hotspur of the Southern League.

Bang on! 1905.
Name the first Asian side to compete in the finals of the World Cup?

**Duncan Gardner** · 19/03/2005, 12:59 PM

Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), 1938.

**Superhoops** · 19/03/2005, 4:41 PM

Originally Posted by colblimp

On what date was the English Football League formed?

Formed 22 March 1888 - first games 8 September 1888

**pineapple stu** · 19/03/2005, 5:30 PM

Originally Posted by Duncan Gardner

Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), 1938.

Hmmm...seems to correct one of my earlier questions too re the countries to have changed their name since playing in the World Cup...I had the Dutch East Indies down as being the Netherlands Antilles...

**Thunderblaster** · 19/03/2005, 7:31 PM

Originally Posted by Duncan Gardner

Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), 1938.

Ten out of ten

**mypost** · 20/03/2005, 5:35 AM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Was it a penalty against Wimbledon? Back at the end of the 1997/98 season?

Michael Owen scored his first goal for Liverpool, at Wimbledon in May 1997. However, it would be a while before he scored his first for Liverpool, at Anfield. Keep trying with that, and the Toto Schillaci question...

**pineapple stu** · 20/03/2005, 12:21 PM

Originally Posted by mypost

Michael Owen scored his first goal for Liverpool, at Wimbledon in May 1997. However, it would be a while before he scored his first for Liverpool, at Anfield. Keep trying with that, and the Toto Schillaci question...

Ah...still, I'm impressed/disturbed I got that right!

So the two questions you actually asked...haven't a club, to be honest. I'd only be guessing really.

**Kerry Blue** · 20/03/2005, 4:32 PM

Originally Posted by mypost

How many league goals did World Cup '90 top scorer Salvatore Schillaci score for Juventus in the 1990/91 season?

Schillaci scored 5 league goals for Juventus in 1990/91. He got 1 each against Inter and Pisa and a hat-trick against Roma.

Questions:
1. Which 3 Republic of Ireland players had the same squad numbers at two different World Cups?

2. When was the last time that neither Celtic nor Rangers finished in the top 2 in the Scottish League and who were the top two teams that season?

3. Who was the first ever player to miss a penalty in a penalty shoot-out at the World Cup?

**Superhoops** · 20/03/2005, 7:14 PM

Originally Posted by Kerry Blue

1. Which 3 Republic of Ireland players had the same squad numbers at two different World Cups?

I think there are actually 5 players

Pat Bonner - No.1 - 1990 and 1994
Ray Houghton - No.8 - 1990 and 1994
John Aldridge - No.9 - 1990 and 1994
Niall Quinn - No. 17 - 1990 and 2002

Roy Keane - No.6 - 1994 and 2002, although we all know he did not go to Japan, I think you will find he was the allocated No.6 in the squad.

Originally Posted by Kerry Blue

Who was the first ever player to miss a penalty in a penalty shoot-out at the World Cup?

Uli Steilike - West Germany v France - WC Semi-final in 1982 in Spain

**Poor Student** · 21/03/2005, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by Kerry Blue

Questions:

2. When was the last time that neither Celtic nor Rangers finished in the top 2 in the Scottish League and who were the top two teams that season?

1982/83: Dundee United 1st, Aberdeen 2nd.