English Football History Quiz:
This is a challenging quiz with a focus on English football before 1950. Good Luck.
- Which year was the Football League founded?
- What was the first team to win the Football League in its inaugural season?
- In which year was the FA Cup first held?
- Which team became the first working-class club to win the FA Cup in 1883, breaking the dominance of amateur teams like the Old Etonians and Wanderers?
- How many times did Arsenal win the First Division titles before 1950?
- Which stadium hosted the 1923 FA Cup Final, famously known as the "White Horse Final"?
- Which team won the first-ever FA Cup in 1872?
- Which club has scored the most goals in a single top flight season?
- Which club was the first to win three consecutive First Division titles?
- Who was England’s first professional footballer?
- Who was the first manager to win three English league titles?
- Which club was relegated after winning the First Division in 1937, the only time it has ever happened?
- Who was the first player to score a hat-trick in an FA Cup final?
- Which English club was the first to wear numbered shirts in a competitive match?
- Who was England’s captain at the 1950 World Cup, their first-ever appearance in the tournament?
Answers:
- 1888
- Preston North End (They also went unbeaten in the first season, earning the nickname "The Invincibles.")
- 1871-72
- Blackburn Olympic (They defeated Old Etonians 2-1 after extra time, marking a shift in English football towards professionalism.)
- 6 - Aston Villa and Sunderland also had 6.
- Wembley Stadium (The 1923 FA Cup Final, between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United, was the first match played at Wembley.)
- Wanderers (They beat Royal Engineers 1-0 in the first-ever FA Cup final.)
- Aston Villa - scoring 128 in 1930-31.
- Huddersfield - between 1923 and 1926.
- Jimmy Love or Fergus Suter (Suter is often credited as the first fully professional player, playing for Darwen and Blackburn Rovers.)
- Tom Watson (Won three English league titles with Sunderland)
- Manchester City (They won the league in 1936-37 but were relegated the following season.)
- William Townley (Scored a hat-trick for Blackburn Rovers in the 1890 FA Cup Final.)
- Arsenal and Chelsea (Both teams wore numbered shirts in their opening matches)
- Billy Wright (The legendary England defender and captain at the 1950 World Cup.)