Q 01/05

In which year was Fulham, generally considered London's oldest professional football club, founded?

A) 1886

B) 1892

C) 1879

D) 1905

Answer · why

C) 1879

They have played at Craven Cottage since 1896; the oldest club of any kind in Greater London is Cray Wanderers, founded 1860.

Q 02/05

Arsenal were founded in 1886 by munitions workers under what original name?

A) Dial Square

B) Royal Arsenal

C) Woolwich Wanderers

D) Thames Ironworks

Answer · why

A) Dial Square

They became Royal Arsenal, then Woolwich Arsenal in 1893, and simply Arsenal after moving north of the river in 1913.

Q 03/05

Which London club was the first to turn professional, in 1891?

A) Fulham

B) Tottenham Hotspur

C) Millwall Rovers

D) Royal Arsenal

Answer · why

D) Royal Arsenal

It was also the first southern club to join the Football League, in 1893.

Q 04/05

Arsenal are the only London club to go a whole league season unbeaten. In which season?

A) 1997–98

B) 2003–04

C) 1930–31

D) 1970–71

Answer · why

B) 2003–04

'The Invincibles' stretched the run to a record 49 top-flight games; only Preston in 1888–89 had done it before.

Q 05/05

How many FA Cups have Arsenal won, a record?

A) 10

B) 14

C) 12

D) 16

Answer · why

B) 14

Arsène Wenger alone accounted for seven of them.