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Football Questions

  1. Manchester United legend Sir Matt Busby served most of his playing career with which English club?
  2. The 'United Trinity' refers to which trio of Manchester United players, as featured in a statue outside Old Trafford?
  3. Who netted United's first-ever Premier League goal?
  4. How many Manchester United players were in England's Euro 2016 squad? And can you name them?
  5. Who was the captain of Manchester United in the inaugural 1992/93 Premiership season?




  6. Which former Manchester United player had the nickname 'Chicharito' on his shirt? And what's the translation?
  7. Eric Cantona scored the first hat-trick in the Premier League; how many hat-tricks did he score for Manchester United in the Premier League in total?
  8. Which former Man Utd favourite managed a Welsh club in 2014?
  9. Who made 206 consecutive league appearances between 1977 and 1981?
  10. Who comes third in the list of most appearances after Ryan Giggs and Sir Bobby Charlton?
  11. Who scored four goals in 13 minutes against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League in 1999?
  12. Which manager gave Dennis Law a free transfer in the summer of 1973 (after 11 years at the club)? And where did Law go?
  13. Which player reached the milestone of 100 appearances for the club on 26 May 2021?
  14. How many Premier League titles did Sir Alex Ferguson win with Manchester United?
  15. Bryan Robson joined Manchester United in 1981 for a then record fee of £1.5 million from which club?
  16. On the opening day of the 1996-97 season, David Beckham scored a goal from the halfway line to beat which club? And who was the unfortunate goalkeeper?
  17. At which tournament was Cristiano Ronaldo involved in an incident where club teammate Wayne Rooney was sent off? (We need both the year and the tournament.)
  18. Which player wore the number 7 shirt after Cristiano Ronaldo left?
  19. Four players have won the Ballon d'Or while playing for Manchester United, can you name them?
  20. Which four members of the 1999 Treble-winning team made over 500 appearances for the club?
  21. Who was the club's first non British and non Irish captain?
  22. Three Scottish Internationals have played more than 450 times for the club, can you name them?

Answers:

  1. Manchester City (with 204 appearances)
  2. George Best, Denis Law, and Sir Bobby Charlton
  3. Mark Hughes
  4. Three. Chris Smalling, Marcus Rashford, and Wayne Rooney
  5. Bryan Robson
  6. Javier Hernandez. It means little pea.
  7. None (he scored the first hat-trick playing for Leeds United)
  8. Ole Gunnar Solskjær (the club was Cardiff City)
  9. Steve Coppell
  10. Paul Scholes
  11. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
  12. Tommy Docherty, Manchester City
  13. Aaron Wan-Bissaka
  14. 13
  15. West Bromwich Albion
  16. Wimbledon. Neil Sullivan.
  17. 2006 FIFA World Cup
  18. Michael Owen
  19. Denis Law (1964), Bobby Charlton (1966), George Best (1968), and Cristiano Ronaldo (2008)
  20. Ryan Giggs, Denis Irwin, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes
  21. Eric Cantona
  22. Arthur Albiston (485), Brian McClair (471) and Martin Buchan (456) (note: Dennis Law made 404 appearances and Lou Macari 401)





Football Quiz II

  1. What was the club's original name before becoming Manchester United in 1902? And what were their original colours (two colours needed)?
  2. Who were United's shirt sponsors from 1982 to 2000?
  3. What is Sir Alex Ferguson's middle name?
  4. In their first Premier League match Man Utd featured two foreign (not including Irish) players; name them?
  5. In which year did Manchester United become the first English club to win the European Cup? And name both the successful manager and captain? Also, which club did they beat?
  6. Who scored in 10 consecutive Premiership matches from 22 March 2003 to 23 August 2003?
  7. Shortly after his departure from the club, Eric Cantona became captain of which French national team?
  8. In the 1990s Manchester United had four captains. Name them?
  9. Which two United players were members of England's 1966 World Cup winning team?
  10. Manchester United beat which team 8-2 in the 2011/12 Premiership season?
  11. Four Manchester United players have won European Footballer of the Year; name them?
  12. In December 1998, which assistant coach left to become the manager of Blackburn Rovers?
  13. Roy Keane had an infamous clash with Patrick Vieira in the Highbury tunnel and accused the Arsenal skipper of picking on which player?
  14. Which former player broke Pele's record as the youngest player to appear in a World Cup?
  15. What happened to Manchester United just six seasons after winning the European Cup?
  16. The club has its training ground and academy headquarters near which village?
  17. Which England international spent eleven years at Old Trafford, chiefly as Alex Stepney's understudy?
  18. Who succeeded Tommy Docherty as manager in the middle of 1977?
  19. As of 2021, who is the oldest player to win the Premier League?
  20. Who scored two injury time goals to win the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final? And which team did Manchester United beat?

Answers:

  1. Newton Heath, green and yellow
  2. Sharp
  3. Chapman
  4. Peter Schmeichel and Andre Kanchelskis
  5. 1968, Sir Matt Busby, Bobby Charlton, Benfica (1-4)
  6. Ruud van Nistelrooy
  7. French national beach football team
  8. Bryan Robson, Steve Bruce, Eric Cantona and Roy Keane
  9. Bobby Charlton and Nobby Stiles
  10. Arsenal
  11. Dennis Law (1964), Bobby Charlton (1966), George Best (1968), and Cristiano Ronaldo (2008)
  12. Brian Kidd
  13. Gary Neville
  14. Norman Whiteside
  15. They were relegated (in 1974 they became a Second Division club for the first time since 1938)
  16. Carrington
  17. Jimmy Rimmer
  18. Dave Sexton
  19. Edwin van der Sar (in 2011 at the age of 40 years and 205 days)
  20. Teddy Sheringham. Bayern Munich.