Football Trivia

[Arjan Van Schotte]

A place to post little known facts about our beautiful game....

DYK - in 1933 the owners of Charlton Athletic tried to move them to Johannesburg for tax purposes?

In view of the MK Dons/Real Wimbledon "derby" this weekend, DYK that the FA actually approved the move of Wimbledon to Dublin, but it was the FAI that veto'd it?

The first football international that didn't involve a british side was USA -v- Canada in 1885...

The first "non-white" player to play for england was certainly not viv anderson - it was Frank Wong Soo, who got 9 caps for england, and then went on to have a successful career as a manager, mainly in sweden, but also at scunthorpe united.

The current holders of the british home champions are northern ireland, and england were last in that tournament. Name the year?

Our good friend Mark Lawrenson has the distinction of being the only english-born player in liverpool's fa cup winning team of 1986. ironically, he played for the ROI at international level. Also, he was the first footballer to be caught felching a dog in widnes.

[Pretty Boy Lee]

I love this stuff.

Don't have much to add as I've the memory of a goldfish but I love reading it.

[BlueinBosnia]

DYK - in 1933 the owners of Charlton Athletic tried to move them to Johannesburg for tax purposes?

Have you got a source for this? Googled it, but couldn't come up with anything. Got a mate who's a massive Charlton fan out here...

[Green & Blue]

Why do some clubs have triangular corner flags and other clubs square flags? Any team with triangular flags has won the fa cup.

[Goataldo]

Why do some clubs have triangular corner flags and other clubs square flags? Any team with triangular flags has won the fa cup.

Did you learn that from two Welsh boys in a bath?

Apparently, Arbroath is the nearest football ground to the sea. I heard that on the radio today. Not that interesting, and possibly untrue.

NEXT!

[Chinners]

Eskimos have 27 different words for the word 'football' ...... or was that snow?

[Swales4ever]

For those who doesn't know History:
When, which Club, which Ground, which Competition recorded the the highest attendance of all time in the English Game... hehehe.

[Green & Blue]

Manchester Uniteds record home attendance was 83,260 this record was set while they were playing home games at Maine road

[Swales4ever]

try again, but look for the good instead of the evil...

[Dronny]

try again, but look for the good instead of the evil...

City vs Leicester City in 1930's FA Cup match at Maine Rd, 84000+ if memory serves??

[Green & Blue]

try again, but look for the good instead of the evil...

That was not in reply to your question, I know who has the record attendance :)

[Dronny]

City vs Leicester City in 1930's FA Cup match at Maine Rd, 84000+ if memory serves??

Sorry should add that it's highest attendance outside of Wembley!

[Swales4ever]

try again, but look for the good instead of the evil...

City vs Leicester City in 1930's FA Cup match at Maine Rd, 84000+ if memory serves??

Close, but no cigar.... Captain Cowan as a friendly clue...

[Arjan Van Schotte]

DYK - in 1933 the owners of Charlton Athletic tried to move them to Johannesburg for tax purposes?

Have you got a source for this? Googled it, but couldn't come up with anything. Got a mate who's a massive Charlton fan out here...

no internet source, no. but the gilksten (sp?) family tried to do it, got that from a very trusted ex-director of CAFC. he also said that they also proposed an expansion of the valley to 200,000, but the local council turned them down...and it was totally feasible and would have probably made them the biggest club right now..... on checking some stuff, i think he was telling the truth!

[Swales4ever]

try again, but look for the good instead of the evil...

That was not in reply to your question, I know who has the record attendance :)

Also I should have questioned more precisely: home attendance record. Thanks Dronny, my fault.

[BlueinBosnia]

Apparently, Arbroath is the nearest football ground to the sea. I heard that on the radio today. Not that interesting, and possibly untrue.

I thought it was Peterhead? Sure it was mentioned in a match report when Rangers played them on the first game of this season.

[Arjan Van Schotte]

[quote="Goataldo]"Apparently, Arbroath is the nearest football ground to the sea. I heard that on the radio today. Not that interesting, and possibly untrue.[/quote]
I thought it was Peterhead? Sure it was mentioned in a match report when Rangers played them on the first game of this season.[/quote]

well, i dont wanna start an argument coz i've not been to arbroath or peterhead, but the back row of inverness caley thistle is practically in the sea????

[Dronny]

Close, but no cigar.... Captain Cowan as a friendly clue...

Bum, it was Stoke wasn't it

[BlueinBosnia]

DYK - in 1933 the owners of Charlton Athletic tried to move them to Johannesburg for tax purposes?

Have you got a source for this? Googled it, but couldn't come up with anything. Got a mate who's a massive Charlton fan out here...

no internet source, no. but the gilksten (sp?) family tried to do it, got that from a very trusted ex-director of CAFC. he also said that they also proposed an expansion of the valley to 200,000, but the local council turned them down...and it was totally feasible and would have probably made them the biggest club right now..... on checking some stuff, i think he was telling the truth!

That's pretty fascinating. I love hearing 'what could have been' stories like that. Can you gauge whether the Gilksten family are well-known by Charlton fans (she's an ex-season ticket holder), or will I just be faced with a blank "what the hell are you talking about?" stare?

[Swales4ever]

Close, but no cigar.... Captain Cowan as a friendly clue...

Bum, it was Stoke wasn't it

That's it, Sir!
FA Cup sixth round - March 3rd, 1934 - City v Stoke 1-0 - Attendance 84,569.

source:Gary James: Manchester City - The Complete Record.