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Legendary matches, records, and the players behind them.
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Which Northern Ireland midfielder became the youngest player ever to appear at a World Cup finals, aged just 17, at the 1982 tournament in Spain?
A. Norman Whiteside2 min
Which club, nicknamed the Team of All the Talents, won three league championships in the 1890s under manager Tom Watson?
B. Sunderland2 min
Marco van Basten scored one of football's greatest ever goals, a stunning volley from a tight angle, as the Netherlands won the 1988 European Championship final against which opponent?
D. Soviet Union2 min
England goalkeeper Gordon Banks produced what is often called football's greatest ever save, tipping over a close-range header during a 1970 World Cup group game against which side?
B. Brazil2 min
England were eliminated from the 1962 World Cup in Chile by the eventual champions, beaten 3-1 in the quarter-final by a Brazil side inspired by which dazzling winger?
D. Garrincha2 min
Eusebio scored four goals as Portugal came from 3-0 down to win an extraordinary 1966 World Cup quarter-final 5-3. Which underdog side had raced into that shock early lead?
B. North Korea2 min
In which year did the Football Association officially legalise professionalism in English football?
C. 18852 min
Michel Platini set a European Championship record that still stands today, scoring how many goals in just five games as France won Euro 1984 on home soil?
B. 92 min
The Netherlands scored inside the first minute of the 1974 World Cup final from a penalty won without a single German touching the ball, but still lost 2-1 to which host nation?
D. West Germany2 min
Ajax won three consecutive European Cups between 1971 and 1973, playing a revolutionary style built around which Dutch playmaker, later a Barcelona star?
A. Johan Cruyff2 min
In the deciding match of the 1950 World Cup, hosts Brazil lost 2-1 in a shock result remembered as the Maracanazo. Which nation beat them in front of a world record crowd at the Maracana?
B. Uruguay2 min
George Best inspired a stunning 5-1 win away in Lisbon during the 1965-66 European Cup, earning the nickname El Beatle from the Portuguese press. Which club were thrashed that night?
D. Benfica2 min
Which Italian striker was the tournament's top scorer, with six goals, as Italy won the 1982 World Cup, beating West Germany 3-1 in the final?
D. Paolo Rossi2 min
The brutal winter of 1962-63, remembered as the Big Freeze, left pitches across the country unplayable for weeks. Which competition's third round famously took more than two months to complete because of repeated postponements?
A. The FA Cup2 min
At the 1966 World Cup in England, North Korea produced one of the tournament's biggest shocks, beating which former champions 1-0 at Ayresome Park?
A. Italy2 min
Real Madrid won the first ever European Cup in 1956, beating Stade de Reims 4-3 in the final. Who was their legendary Argentine-born forward who inspired the victory?
C. Alfredo Di Stefano2 min
The delicate chipped penalty now known worldwide as a Panenka was first used to win a major final when Antonin Panenka scored the decisive spot kick for Czechoslovakia in which 1976 tournament?
D. The European Championship2 min
Which Scotland midfielder scored an iconic dribbling goal against the Netherlands at the 1978 World Cup, a strike later immortalised in the film Trainspotting?
C. Archie Gemmill2 min
Which club won the FA Cup three years running from 1884 to 1886, dominating the competition's early professional era?
B. Blackburn Rovers2 min
Which club won three consecutive First Division titles from 1933 to 1935, the dominant force of that decade?
D. Arsenal2 min
In 1928, Scotland's 'Wembley Wizards' humbled England on their own turf in one of the great international performances. What was the score?
C. 5-1 to Scotland2 min
In November 1953, England suffered their first ever Wembley defeat to continental opposition, torn apart 6-3. Which country did it?
B. Hungary2 min
Which England winger, nicknamed for keeping up his plumbing trade, spent his entire career at one club?
B. Tom Finney2 min
Matt Busby's brilliant young side, the 'Busby Babes', won back-to-back First Division titles in which two seasons?
D. 1955-56 and 1956-572 min
Which south-coast club won back-to-back First Division titles in 1949 and 1950, a golden age their home ground has never seen again?
B. Portsmouth2 min
Which club's huge transfer spending in the late 1940s and 1950s earned them the nickname the 'Bank of England club'?
A. Sunderland2 min
No one has ever scored more English top-flight goals than his 357. Which striker of the 1950s and 60s holds the record?
A. Jimmy Greaves2 min
Which Newcastle centre-half and captain scored three goals across the two-legged 1969 Fairs Cup final?
A. Bobby Moncur2 min
In August 1965, who came on for Charlton Athletic at Bolton to become English football's first ever substitute?
B. Keith Peacock3 min
In April 1967, which country handed World Cup holders England their first defeat since winning the trophy, beating them 3-2 at Wembley?
C. Scotland2 min
Which Southampton striker was the First Division's top scorer in 1966-67, netting 37 goals in a single season, still a club record?
A. Ron Davies2 min
In the 1967 Charity Shield, which Tottenham goalkeeper scored with a huge clearance that bounced over Alex Stepney into the Man Utd net?
C. Pat Jennings2 min
West Ham beat Fulham 2-0 in the 1975 FA Cup final, with both goals scored by which forward, who also netted twice in the semi-final replay?
C. Alan Taylor2 min
Which Belgian club beat West Ham United 4-2 in the 1976 European Cup Winners' Cup final in Brussels?
D. Anderlecht2 min
Oxford United won the only major trophy in their history at Wembley in 1986, beating which London club 3-0 in the League Cup final?
D. Queens Park Rangers2 min
Graham Taylor's Watford reached their only FA Cup final in 1984, but lost 2-0 at Wembley to which club?
B. Everton2 min
Which manager guided unfancied Aston Villa to the First Division title in 1980-81, using one of the smallest squads ever to win the league?
A. Ron Saunders2 min
Howard Kendall's Everton won the title in 1984-85 and again two seasons later. In which year was that second title?
D. 19872 min
Northern Ireland stunned hosts Spain 1-0 at the 1982 World Cup, playing over an hour with ten men after a red card. Who scored the winner?
D. Gerry Armstrong2 min
England went out of Euro 1988 without a point, losing their opening game 1-0 to a Ray Houghton header. Which country beat them?
C. Republic of Ireland2 min
Arsenal won the 1988-89 title with a last minute goal at Liverpool on the final day. Who scored it?
C. Michael Thomas2 min
George Graham's Arsenal won the 1990-91 First Division title having lost just a single league match all season. Which club beat them?
B. Chelsea2 min
In which World Cup did England first reach the semi-finals, ultimately losing to West Germany?
A. 19902 min
Which club won the 1990 Second Division play-off final but had their promotion rescinded for financial irregularities, before winning promotion properly via the play-offs in 1993?
A. Swindon Town2 min
Which England captain became the first footballer in the world to win 100 international caps, reaching the milestone against Scotland in April 1959?
A. Billy Wright2 min
Which club did Arsenal defeat to win their first ever European trophy in the 1970 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final?
B. Anderlecht2 min
Which English winger became the first ever winner of the Ballon d'Or when the award was introduced in 1956?
A. Stanley Matthews2 min
England led 2-0 in the 1970 World Cup quarter-final before which team fought back to win 3-2 in extra time?
A. West Germany2 min
Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' goal came during Argentina's 2-1 win over England at which stage of the 1986 World Cup?
A. Quarter-final2 min
Which non-league team famously knocked out top-flight Newcastle United in the 1972-73 FA Cup?
A. Hereford United2 min
Who scored the winning goal for England in their 2-0 victory over Scotland in the 1973 British Home Championship?
A. Allan Clarke2 min
Who scored the only goal in the first ever FA Cup final in 1872, playing for Wanderers against the Royal Engineers?
A. Morton Betts2 min
Which English club, founded in 1862, is recognised as the oldest professional association football club in the world?
A. Notts County2 min
Preston North End beat which club 1-0 in the 1938 FA Cup final, the first ever to be broadcast live on television?
A. Huddersfield Town2 min
Which team defeated Arsenal to win the 1978 FA Cup, hailed as one of the competition's great surprises?
B. Ipswich Town2 min
Who managed Liverpool during their 1983-84 treble-winning season?
A. Joe Fagan2 min
Who scored the winning goal for Manchester City in the famous 1969 FA Cup final against Leicester City?
D. Neil Young2 min
Which club caused a major upset by defeating Liverpool 2-1 in the 1988 FA Cup final?
B. Wimbledon2 min
Which club completed the fastest ever rise from non-league football to the English top flight, reaching Division One in 1986 just nine seasons after joining the Football League?
A. Wimbledon2 min
Which goalkeeper famously saved two penalties in the shootout against Spain in the quarter-finals of Euro 1996?
B. David Seaman2 min