Q 01/05

In which year did First Division clubs break from the Football League to found the FA Premier League?

A) 1996

B) 1994

C) 1992

D) 1998

Answer · why

C) 1992

The 22 clubs resigned from the Football League en masse on 27 May and the first season kicked off that August.

Q 02/05

Which broadcaster won the first Premier League live rights with a £304 million, five-year bid?

A) ITV

B) Channel 4

C) BSkyB

D) BBC

Answer · why

C) BSkyB

Greg Dyke of LWT had helped create the league, but ITV lost the bidding war and the BBC settled for Match of the Day highlights.

Q 03/05

Who scored the very first Premier League goal, on 15 August 1992?

A) Alan Shearer

B) Mark Robins

C) Brian Deane

D) Teddy Sheringham

Answer · why

C) Brian Deane

His header for Sheffield United came in a 2-1 win over Manchester United, who then went on to win that inaugural title anyway.

Q 04/05

How many clubs played in the inaugural 1992-93 Premier League season?

A) 16

B) 18

C) 22

D) 20

Answer · why

C) 22

The division was cut to 20 for 1995-96 by relegating four and promoting two.

Q 05/05

Which of these clubs has NOT played in every Premier League season since 1992?

A) Everton

B) Aston Villa

C) Chelsea

D) Tottenham Hotspur

Answer · why

B) Aston Villa

Only six ever-presents remain: Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham.