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Which town in England lays claim to be the largest without a football league team? It is also the largest town in England to be without a university and also the largest town in England not to have a passenger railway service??
Name the only English football league team not to contain any of the letters used in the word 'Mackeral' in its full name??
Question One
I think it's Dunstable
What's the prize?
Rob
I think it's Dunstable
What's the prize?
Rob
Its not Dunstable
and the grand prize is a piece of cake
and the grand prize is a piece of cake
Dudley?
| QUOTE (SteveKillick @ Jul 15 2008, 04:33 PM) |
| Dudley? |
Pick a piece of cake of your choice Steve
Mmmmm, cake. If only I knew the answers. Wakefield is the largest place in the country not to have a football league club but it's a city not a town and it does have a passenger rail service. It would be good if the answer to the fishy question was Grimsby but it's not. So no cake for me then.
What's the least used train station in the country?
What is the largest town not to have had a top flight team?
Name 11 sides who have won the league cup once?
Who has played in the premiership, championship, div1, div2, div 3 div 4, div 3 south and div 3 north?
who has been party leader, chancellor but not prime minister?
Apart from Avenue, name 5 other teams that play with running tracks?
What is the largest town not to have had a top flight team?
Name 11 sides who have won the league cup once?
Who has played in the premiership, championship, div1, div2, div 3 div 4, div 3 south and div 3 north?
who has been party leader, chancellor but not prime minister?
Apart from Avenue, name 5 other teams that play with running tracks?
Coventry City have played in all divisions including north and south
| QUOTE (SteveKillick @ Jul 15 2008, 04:33 PM) |
| Dudley? |
A trifle ironic for the home town of one of the greatest players this country has ever produced, Duncan Edwards.
I can remember reading sometime ago about a railway station in Manchester which I think was called Denton? It was only used once a week. Maybe the answer to the least used station?
Brighton is one with a running track
Here's one for you lot!
What's the only TOWN in Britain to have 3 league football teams.
What's the only TOWN in Britain to have 3 league football teams.
Belfast?
I asked for five with running tracks, Grantham is another.
I asked for five with running tracks, Grantham is another.
Incorrect Steve!
Rotherham united - Running track???
Heres a few more
Which is the only English league club to have the first five letters of the alphabet in there name??
and believe it or not there is only one Scottish team as well! Who are they??
Rotherham united - Running track???
Heres a few more
Which is the only English league club to have the first five letters of the alphabet in there name??
and believe it or not there is only one Scottish team as well! Who are they??
I've watched Avenue at one of the five with a running track a good few years back
Newcastle Town
Newcastle Town
| QUOTE (Billy the Bantam @ Jul 15 2008, 06:12 PM) |
| Which is the only English league club to have the first five letters of the alphabet in there name?? and believe it or not there is only one Scottish team as well! Who are they?? |
Wycombe Wanderers
Cowdenbeath
wycombe wanderers and cambridge united ?
Gateshead is another with a running track
Gateshead is another with a running track
| QUOTE (theprisoner @ Jul 15 2008, 04:38 PM) |
| Mmmmm, cake. If only I knew the answers. Wakefield is the largest place in the country not to have a football league club but it's a city not a town and it does have a passenger rail service. It would be good if the answer to the fishy question was Grimsby but it's not. So no cake for me then. |
Isn't Wakefield the largest English City never to stage a football league game??
I may be wrong though
| QUOTE (Slater @ Jul 15 2008, 06:15 PM) |
| I've watched Avenue at one of the five with a running track a good few years back Newcastle Town |
sorry mr slater, newcastle town as a cycle track. would you like to run in the outside lane of the banked track
goole afc have a 4 lane running track i think
QUOTE (Mr Dozy @ Jul 15 2008, 06:44 PM)
| QUOTE (Slater @ Jul 15 2008, 06:15 PM) |
| I've watched Avenue at one of the five with a running track a good few years back Newcastle Town |
sorry mr slater, newcastle town as a cycle track. would you like to run in the outside lane of the banked track
I stand corrected! I did say it was a good few years back
I can recall standing miles away from the pitch! But now you mention it! It was one of those cycley speedy track thingys!
In 1878 what was used for the very first time and is still used today in a game between Nottm Forest and Sheffield Norfolk?? Now that is a tough one!
Which English league team started out as Dial Square??
Which English league team started out as Dial Square??
| QUOTE (Ste the killer @ Jul 15 2008, 07:11 PM) |
| In 1878 what was used for the very first time and is still used today in a game between Nottm Forest and Sheffield Norfolk?? Now that is a tough one! Which English league team started out as Dial Square?? whistle and arsenal. how appropriate. now get a life |
whistle and arsenal. how appropriate. now get a life D
QUOTE (moonchester @ Jul 15 2008, 07:23 PM)
| QUOTE (Ste the killer @ Jul 15 2008, 07:11 PM) |
| In 1878 what was used for the very first time and is still used today in a game between Nottm Forest and Sheffield Norfolk?? Now that is a tough one! Which English league team started out as Dial Square?? whistle and arsenal. how appropriate. now get a life |
whistle and arsenal. how appropriate. now get a life D
What would you do without Wikipedia
Who's D??
| QUOTE (Billy the Bantam @ Jul 15 2008, 05:57 PM) |
| Here's one for you lot! What's the only TOWN in Britain to have 3 league football teams. |
To reply to the one about the only UK town to have had 3 football teams -
Burton on trent is the only one to have had 3 teams but no longer has any (Burton Swifts, Wanderers & United)
Accrington has had 3 league teams - founder football league members Accrington FC and then 2 Stanley teams.
Which northern town has had 2 football league teams but no longer has any ??
QUOTE (anorak @ Jul 16 2008, 05:36 PM)
| QUOTE (Billy the Bantam @ Jul 15 2008, 05:57 PM) |
| Here's one for you lot! What's the only TOWN in Britain to have 3 league football teams. |
To reply to the one about the only UK town to have had 3 football teams -
Burton on trent is the only one to have had 3 teams but no longer has any (Burton Swifts, Wanderers & United)
Accrington has had 3 league teams - founder football league members Accrington FC and then 2 Stanley teams.
Which northern town has had 2 football league teams but no longer has any ??
mmmm. without resorting to google or wiki i can think of two so i must be wrong about at least one?
south shields and/or new brighton?
The only UK town to have three league teams still has three league teams to this day!
The town is Falkirk
The clubs are Falkirk, Stenhousemuir and East Stirling
So i was informed
The town is Falkirk
The clubs are Falkirk, Stenhousemuir and East Stirling
So i was informed
| QUOTE (Billy the Bantam @ Jul 16 2008, 05:53 PM) |
| The only UK town to have three league teams still has three league teams to this day! The town is Falkirk The clubs are Falkirk, Stenhousemuir and East Stirling So i was informed |
sorry mate - but stenhousemuir, whilst having a falkirk postcode, is fiercely NOT in falkirk.
Bit like saying keighley is in bradford - not something you'd do in keighley and live to tell the tale!
....and burton definitely had 3...
Aye lad, it were New Brighton !
(New Brighton Tower & New Brighton FC)
Next question,
Which Keighley based side will win promotion to the Unibond this year, as well as winning the FA Vase with a string of 10-0 victories, and will then go on to lift the FA Cup with a 9-0 defeat of Chelsea in the final*
(* or at least the first part)
Club nicknames.
Which clubs used to be / still are nicknamed the following -
The Glaziers
The Peacocks
The Invincibles
The Throstles
The Grecians
The Trickies
The Lambs
The Terras
The Cards
And some Scottish -
The Arabs
The Pars
The Bairns
The Jams
The Lions
The Teddy Bears
The Bully Wee
The Doonhamers
The Buddies
The Honest Men
The Jags
The Binos
The Red Lichties
The Gable Endies
The Spiders
The Warriors
Which clubs used to be / still are nicknamed the following -
The Glaziers
The Peacocks
The Invincibles
The Throstles
The Grecians
The Trickies
The Lambs
The Terras
The Cards
And some Scottish -
The Arabs
The Pars
The Bairns
The Jams
The Lions
The Teddy Bears
The Bully Wee
The Doonhamers
The Buddies
The Honest Men
The Jags
The Binos
The Red Lichties
The Gable Endies
The Spiders
The Warriors
The Glaziers - Manchester United 
Only two English or Scottish league clubs have ever amalgamated at a time when both were league members. What were the names of the original clubs and what is the name of the amalgamated club?
Dagenham and Redbridge, Rushden and Diamonds?
| QUOTE (SteveKillick @ Jul 18 2008, 11:57 AM) |
| Dagenham and Redbridge, Rushden and Diamonds? |
No - these clubs amagamated before they were in the league. I am looking for 2 clubs who amalgamated while BOTH were in either the English or Scottish leagues.
Mackerel - Swindon Town
| QUOTE (The Parader @ Jul 17 2008, 08:59 PM) |
| The Glaziers - Manchester United |
Hilarious I'm sure Malcolm Glazer thinks so
Did Airdrie amalgamate with Clydebank?
| QUOTE (SteveKillick @ Jul 18 2008, 01:16 PM) |
| Did Dierdre amalgamate with Clyde Bank? |
????????????????
| QUOTE (Worried of Guildford @ Jul 18 2008, 08:30 AM) |
| Only two English or Scottish league clubs have ever amalgamated at a time when both were league members. What were the names of the original clubs and what is the name of the amalgamated club? |
In Scotland- Ayr and Ayr Parkhouse merged several eons ago.
Without checking, I'm sure it's never happened in England - although Burton United were a merger of one Burton club who were in the league at the time & one that had lost its place a couple of seasons earlier.
QUOTE (anorak @ Jul 18 2008, 07:23 PM)
| QUOTE (Worried of Guildford @ Jul 18 2008, 08:30 AM) |
| Only two English or Scottish league clubs have ever amalgamated at a time when both were league members. What were the names of the original clubs and what is the name of the amalgamated club? |
In Scotland- Ayr and Ayr Parkhouse merged several eons ago.
Without checking, I'm sure it's never happened in England - although Burton United were a merger of one Burton club who were in the league at the time & one that had lost its place a couple of seasons earlier.
Well done that man - it was indeed Ayr and Ayr Parkhouse.
Largest town without a passenger railway staion? Corby claims to be the largest town in Europe without one, but places liker Dubrovnik and Reykjavik must run it close. Corby will get a station in the near future as the first sod has now been cut.
QUOTE (Worried of Guildford @ Jul 19 2008, 09:53 AM)
| QUOTE (anorak @ Jul 18 2008, 07:23 PM) | ||
In Scotland- Ayr and Ayr Parkhouse merged several eons ago. Without checking, I'm sure it's never happened in England - although Burton United were a merger of one Burton club who were in the league at the time & one that had lost its place a couple of seasons earlier. |
Well done that man - it was indeed Ayr and Ayr Parkhouse.
Largest town without a passenger railway staion? Corby claims to be the largest town in Europe without one, but places liker Dubrovnik and Reykjavik must run it close. Corby will get a station in the near future as the first sod has now been cut.
Not much chance of Reykjavik getting one though. Not a single railway in Iceland !!
(....although I did see Reyjavik side Breidablik beat Valur in a local derby 1-0 a couple of weeks ago over there)
Didn't Burton Swifts merge with Burton Wanderers to form Burton United??
As well as Derby County and Chesterfield who is the only other team to represent Derbyshire at league level??
As well as Derby County and Chesterfield who is the only other team to represent Derbyshire at league level??
On the subject of ground names, here are some obscure European grounds I've visited over the years, see if you can get these.
Stade Geoffroy Guichard
Marakana
Lluis Companys
Stadio Renzo Barbera
Stade Constant Vanden Stock
Stade Geoffroy Guichard
Marakana
Lluis Companys
Stadio Renzo Barbera
Stade Constant Vanden Stock
| QUOTE (Boring Stan @ Jul 20 2008, 12:06 AM) |
| Didn't Burton Swifts merge with Burton Wanderers to form Burton United?? As well as Derby County and Chesterfield who is the only other team to represent Derbyshire at league level?? |
They did, but one of them had lost their league status a few years earlier by the time they merged.
Glossop is in Derbyshire, must be them
QUOTE (anorak @ Jul 19 2008, 05:22 PM)
| QUOTE (Worried of Guildford @ Jul 19 2008, 09:53 AM) | ||
| QUOTE (anorak @ Jul 18 2008, 07:23 PM)
In Scotland- Ayr and Ayr Parkhouse merged several eons ago. Without checking, I'm sure it's never happened in England - although Burton United were a merger of one Burton club who were in the league at the time & one that had lost its place a couple of seasons earlier. |
Well done that man - it was indeed Ayr and Ayr Parkhouse.
Largest town without a passenger railway staion? Corby claims to be the largest town in Europe without one, but places liker Dubrovnik and Reykjavik must run it close. Corby will get a station in the near future as the first sod has now been cut.
Not much chance of Reykjavik getting one though. Not a single railway in Iceland !!
(....although I did see Reyjavik side Breidablik beat Valur in a local derby 1-0 a couple of weeks ago over there)
Small world - I saw Valur play Fram a few years ago at a little ground adjacent to the National stadium with everybody crammed into one tiny shed as it was chucking it down. I also saw KR vs KA.
I can also claim the Constant vanden Stock (twice + one postponement) but prefer their local rivals, formerly known as Racing White and Daring of Molenbeek.