Q 01/05

Which Devon club was the first team ever to play Brazil's national side, on a 1914 tour of South America?

A) Exeter City

B) Torquay United

C) Southampton

D) Bristol City

Answer · why

A) Exeter City

Exeter City were Brazil's first-ever opponents, and the Devon club is today a partner club of Rio giants Fluminense.

Q 02/05

Which city's club inspired the 2000 headline 'Super Caley Go Ballistic, Celtic Are Atrocious'?

A) Perth

B) Stirling

C) Inverness

D) Edinburgh

Answer · why

C) Inverness

Inverness Caledonian Thistle, then a second-tier side, knocked Celtic out of the national cup, and The Sun's headline now hangs framed in the club's f...

Q 03/05

Which Angus club's 36–0 win over Bon Accord in 1885 is still the biggest win in an unrigged senior match?

A) Montrose

B) Forfar Athletic

C) Brechin City

D) Arbroath

Answer · why

D) Arbroath

Arbroath's 36–0 should have been bigger still: the referee disallowed a further five to seven goals. The rout came in a cup tie on 12 September 1885.

Q 04/05

Which club did Brian Clough take from the Second Division to two European Cup wins?

A) Derby County

B) Leeds United

C) Brighton & Hove Albion

D) Nottingham Forest

Answer · why

D) Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest went up in third place with just 52 points in 1977, then won the league at the first attempt and the European Cup twice in a row.

Q 05/05

Which Lancashire club won the first Football League title unbeaten and the FA Cup without conceding a goal?

A) Blackburn Rovers

B) Preston North End

C) Bolton Wanderers

D) Burnley

Answer · why

B) Preston North End

Preston North End were knocked out of the 1883–84 FA Cup over claims they fielded professionals, and the FA legalised paying players in 1885.