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Post by DeepSpace on Nov 19, 2020 22:07:30 GMT 1
I suppose all these things are pretty easy to find the answers to nowadays, but pre-Google/Wikipedia one of my favourites was what happened in the 1946 & 1947 Cup Finals that had never happened before & hasn't happened since in a final?
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Post by hypotenuse on Nov 19, 2020 22:08:31 GMT 1
What did Town achieve in 1982/83 season that they have not achieved in any other league season?
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Post by Chips Longhorn on Nov 19, 2020 22:12:14 GMT 1
Unbeaten at home i think
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Nov 19, 2020 22:21:25 GMT 1
Which is the most easterly ground... Brunton Park or Easter Road? Pub quiz nuts will be scratching their heads with their pencils thinking... is this a trick question? Edinburgh is way further west than most people seem to realise - it’s certainly further west than Carlisle Liverpool and Bristol - probably similar in westerliness(?) to somewhere like Exeter. Think your geography has gone a bit wonky, Edinburgh sits on the southern bank of the Firth of Forth, the land mass starts to thin at this point, this stretch is referred to the central belt but I would certainly say in terms of Scottish geography it's certainly on the eastern coast of Scotland. To suggest its further west than Liverpool and Bristol is, quite frankly, bonkers, buy yourself a new atlas. |
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Post by wildbillthetownfan on Nov 19, 2020 22:21:34 GMT 1
What did Town achieve in 1982/83 season that they have not achieved in any other league season? Did'nt we score over 100 goals that season |
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Post by Chips Longhorn on Nov 19, 2020 22:38:16 GMT 1
What did Town achieve in 1982/83 season that they have not achieved in any other league season? Did'nt we score over 100 goals that season That was 79-80 mate |
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Post by rabc on Nov 19, 2020 22:59:35 GMT 1
Re the further eastern ground point earlier. The common perception of the UK is what we normally see on the weather forecasts on TV where Scotland is straight up North from England.
The reality is that we're off straight. My home city is Dundee on the east coast between Edinburgh and Aberdeen. It's actually further west than Liverpool.
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Post by keefer on Nov 19, 2020 23:08:57 GMT 1
When Town got promoted to the old first division in the 69/70season they only used 14 players 15 actually, just checked Wikipedia, phenomenally low number though. Now that number would be exceeded after just 2 matches (including subs of course) |
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Nov 19, 2020 23:09:44 GMT 1
Re the further eastern ground point earlier. The common perception of the UK is what we normally see on the weather forecasts on TV where Scotland is straight up North from England. The reality is that we're off straight. My home city is Dundee on the east coast between Edinburgh and Aberdeen. It's actually further west than Liverpool. In the true sense of geography yes but if you look at an atlas, no it's not. Most people will look at standard atlas maps when consulting maps not true maps with latitude and longitude. |
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Post by garyroberts'leftfoot on Nov 20, 2020 0:07:10 GMT 1
How many teams in the top 4 divisions have an "X" in their name. Apologies... very old pub quiz question! I can only think of 3. Oxford, Crewe Alexandra and Exeter. |
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Post by Amigo on Nov 20, 2020 0:30:44 GMT 1
Edinburgh is way further west than most people seem to realise - it’s certainly further west than Carlisle Liverpool and Bristol - probably similar in westerliness(?) to somewhere like Exeter. Think your geography has gone a bit wonky, Edinburgh sits on the southern bank of the Firth of Forth, the land mass starts to thin at this point, this stretch is referred to the central belt but I would certainly say in terms of Scottish geography it's certainly on the eastern coast of Scotland. To suggest its further west than Liverpool and Bristol is, quite frankly, bonkers, buy yourself a new atlas. To be fair if you look at it on google maps it is further west than Bristol though... |
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Post by DeepSpace on Nov 20, 2020 0:34:33 GMT 1
Edinburgh is way further west than most people seem to realise - it’s certainly further west than Carlisle Liverpool and Bristol - probably similar in westerliness(?) to somewhere like Exeter. Think your geography has gone a bit wonky, Edinburgh sits on the southern bank of the Firth of Forth, the land mass starts to thin at this point, this stretch is referred to the central belt but I would certainly say in terms of Scottish geography it's certainly on the eastern coast of Scotland. To suggest its further west than Liverpool and Bristol is, quite frankly, bonkers, buy yourself a new atlas. If you go onto Google Maps & look up the relative longitudes of Edinburgh & those places...Edinburgh is approximately 3.2°W; Bristol around 2.6°W. Exeter is roughly 3.5°W, so is slightly further to the West, but Edinburgh is certainly to the West of places like Carlisle, Liverpool, etc. Although you're right that it is on the Eastern side of Scotland, Britain actually 'leans' West quite significantly; so if you were to travel exactly due South from Edinburgh, you'd pass through the West country eventually. |
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Post by DeepSpace on Nov 20, 2020 0:36:40 GMT 1
What did Town achieve in 1982/83 season that they have not achieved in any other league season? One thing I remember about that season that I think people thought was a bit unique was that when we beat Newport, we automatically promoted all 3 teams; Newport being 4th at the time & therefore unable to catch up. |
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Post by sabailand on Nov 20, 2020 0:51:09 GMT 1
Ian dunn was the first player in British football to score a golden goal, v Lincoln city in an autoglass trophy match in 1994, we won 3-2....some of you will probably know that though.  |
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Post by Chips Longhorn on Nov 20, 2020 0:51:27 GMT 1
What did Town achieve in 1982/83 season that they have not achieved in any other league season? One thing I remember about that season that I think people thought was a bit unique was that when we beat Newport, we automatically promoted all 3 teams; Newport being 4th at the time & therefore unable to catch up. I remember bumping into some Newport fans about 4 years later in a firkin pub in the elephant n Castle, London. We were all hammered on the leadboiler. We were still in the championship as it is now . They were in about the ninth tier of British football , Newport County having gone bust and reformed as Newport Town or whatever . That game at Leeds Road had a massive impact on them. |
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Post by sabailand on Nov 20, 2020 0:57:09 GMT 1
One thing I remember about that season that I think people thought was a bit unique was that when we beat Newport, we automatically promoted all 3 teams; Newport being 4th at the time & therefore unable to catch up. I remember bumping into some Newport fans about 4 years later in a firkin pub in the elephant n Castle, London. We were all hammered on the leadboiler. We were still in the championship as it is now . They were in about the ninth tier of British football , Newport County having gone bust and reformed as Newport Town or whatever . That game at Leeds Road had a massive impact on them. A couple of years earlier they had played in the cup winners cup quarter final v Carl zeiss jena, narrowly losing 3-2 on aggregate. |
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Nov 20, 2020 8:27:05 GMT 1
Think your geography has gone a bit wonky, Edinburgh sits on the southern bank of the Firth of Forth, the land mass starts to thin at this point, this stretch is referred to the central belt but I would certainly say in terms of Scottish geography it's certainly on the eastern coast of Scotland. To suggest its further west than Liverpool and Bristol is, quite frankly, bonkers, buy yourself a new atlas. To be fair if you look at it on google maps it is further west than Bristol though... To be fair...it doesn't, it shows Britain in its upright position not with its westerly tilt. Standard maps and atlases show Britain in a upright position with Edinburgh to the eastern side of Scotland. |
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Post by monkbar on Nov 20, 2020 8:27:48 GMT 1
There's one professional league club in the UK which has a letter in its name which doesn't appear in any other league team's name. I'll post the answer on Saturday if no one gets it. Queens Park rangers No, there's a Queens Park in Scotland too. |
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Nov 20, 2020 8:27:55 GMT 1
Ian dunn was the first player in British football to score a golden goal, v Lincoln city in an autoglass trophy match in 1994, we won 3-2....some of you will probably know that though. I was at that game but didn't realise its significance at the time. |
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Post by kennyk2 on Nov 20, 2020 8:45:34 GMT 1
Edinburgh is way further west than most people seem to realise - it’s certainly further west than Carlisle Liverpool and Bristol - probably similar in westerliness(?) to somewhere like Exeter. Think your geography has gone a bit wonky, Edinburgh sits on the southern bank of the Firth of Forth, the land mass starts to thin at this point, this stretch is referred to the central belt but I would certainly say in terms of Scottish geography it's certainly on the eastern coast of Scotland. To suggest its further west than Liverpool and Bristol is, quite frankly, bonkers, buy yourself a new atlas. Edinburgh - 55.9533M, 3.1883WCarlisle - 54.8925N, 2.9329WLiverpool - 53.4084N, 2.9916WBristol - 51.8925N, 2.5879WNote: degrees and minutes west of the meridian. |
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Nov 20, 2020 8:51:57 GMT 1
Think your geography has gone a bit wonky, Edinburgh sits on the southern bank of the Firth of Forth, the land mass starts to thin at this point, this stretch is referred to the central belt but I would certainly say in terms of Scottish geography it's certainly on the eastern coast of Scotland. To suggest its further west than Liverpool and Bristol is, quite frankly, bonkers, buy yourself a new atlas. Edinburgh - 55.9533M, 3.1883WCarlisle - 54.8925N, 2.9329WLiverpool - 53.4084N, 2.9916WBristol - 51.8925N, 2.5879WNote: degrees and minutes west of the meridian. Yeah I fully get that, I never stated any different if you are looking at true maps but if you casually just picked up a standard map you would see Britain in a upright position not with it's TRUE tilt and true geographical position. Indeed Britain is on the same latitude as Labrador in Canada, I seem to recall. |
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Post by rabc on Nov 20, 2020 9:08:06 GMT 1
No, there's a Queens Park in Scotland too. And Queen of the South |
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Post by Champers on Nov 20, 2020 9:24:45 GMT 1
One that catches a lot of people out...
Sunderland did it in 1979
Villa did it in 1981
Who did it in 1980?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2020 9:42:52 GMT 1
One that catches a lot of people out... Sunderland did it in 1979 Villa did it in 1981 Who did it in 1980? One of those that works brilliantly written down, less so when you speak it aloud  |
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Post by joeyjoneslocker on Nov 20, 2020 11:07:21 GMT 1
Edinburgh - 55.9533M, 3.1883WCarlisle - 54.8925N, 2.9329WLiverpool - 53.4084N, 2.9916WBristol - 51.8925N, 2.5879WNote: degrees and minutes west of the meridian. Quiz last year...name most northern, southern, eastern, western clubs in England (top 4 divisions). Answers...Newcastle, Plymouth, Norwich, Plymouth. |
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Post by joeyjoneslocker on Nov 20, 2020 11:11:23 GMT 1
First goal in England direct from a corner?
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Post by joeyjoneslocker on Nov 20, 2020 11:13:00 GMT 1
First (and possibly only) team to score 6 away and lose?
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Post by Oblong of Dreams on Nov 20, 2020 11:19:21 GMT 1
An old one I used to like was "Name the four (at the time) clubs among the 92 whose full names end with an E."
However since then at least three additional clubs ending in E have spent time in the football league.
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Post by DeepSpace on Nov 20, 2020 11:25:37 GMT 1
First goal in England direct from a corner? The one and only WH Smith. |
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Post by mids on Nov 20, 2020 11:26:41 GMT 1
Erm, Exeter City, mids? Is it St Johnstone? Never heard of them, or Oxford  |
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