Football Ground Trivia ....

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Football Ground Trivia ....

Post by Clarets4me » Mon Aug 15, 2022 3:06 am

The answers are all either the name of a British Club or Ground ..... good luck !

1) Which Club's move to a new ground was prompted by a Suffragette fire bomb, that burnt down the main stand in 1913 ?

2) Which Club bought a Grandstand from a race-course that shut in 1962, and moved the whole structure, taking nearly 6 years to rebuild it ?

3) What Club's redevelopment during the 1990's led to the discovery of a body, and a subsequent conviction for murder ?

4) Which Club spent nearly 25 years trying to sue the German Government for fire damage following fire-bombing by a Zeppelin in November 1916, before realising that they were wasting their time, when the " dastardly Hun " bombed them again in December 1940 ?

5) Which Club bought a stand from their local rivals in 1910, and floated it across the river to its new home ?

6) Which ground, built in the post-war years, was designed to hold 80,000 and optimistically nicknamed, " The Wembley of the North ", before being drastically scaled back when the money ran out ?

7) Which ground holds the UK and European record for an official Football attendance ?

8) Dumfries and Palmerston Park are the home of which Club ?

9) For many years, Fred Davies & his family used to retrieve balls from the river, that ran alongside which Club's ground ?

10) The White City Stadium, originally built for the 1908 Olympics, hosted just one game in the 1966 World Cup Group stages, because Wembley's owners refused to reschedule a Greyhound meeting ! Which London Club had two spells at White City, the last being 1962-63, before deciding to stay at their original ground, where they still play today ?

11) Which British Professional Club's ground is nearest the sea ?

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Re: Football Ground Trivia ....

Post by todclaret » Mon Aug 15, 2022 6:56 am

6 - Vale Park
8 - Queen of The South
9 - Shrewsbury Town (Gay Meadow)
10 - QPR
11 - Grimsby

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Post by todclaret » Mon Aug 15, 2022 6:58 am

7 - Hampden Park

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Post by gawthorpe_view » Mon Aug 15, 2022 6:58 am

3) Blackburn.

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Post by Zlatan » Mon Aug 15, 2022 7:00 am

1 Woolwich Arsenal
2 Swindon Town
3 ?
4 Spurs
5 Fulham
6 Stoke
7 Hampden Park
8 ?
9 Notts County
10 QPR
11 Plymouth

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Post by John Johnson 1605 » Mon Aug 15, 2022 7:01 am

1) Which Club's move to a new ground was prompted by a Suffragette fire bomb, that burnt down the main stand in 1913 ?

2) Which Club bought a Grandstand from a race-course that shut in 1962, and moved the whole structure, taking nearly 6 years to rebuild it ?

3) What Club's redevelopment during the 1990's led to the discovery of a body, and a subsequent conviction for murder ?

4) Which Club spent nearly 25 years trying to sue the German Government for fire damage following fire-bombing by a Zeppelin in November 1916, before realising that they were wasting their time, when the " dastardly Hun " bombed them again in December 1940 ?

5) Which Club bought a stand from their local rivals in 1910, and floated it across the river to its new home ?

6) Which ground, built in the post-war years, was designed to hold 80,000 and optimistically nicknamed, " The Wembley of the North ", before being drastically scaled back when the money ran out ?

7) Which ground holds the UK and European record for an official Football attendance ?

8) Dumfries and Palmerston Park are the home of which Club ?

9) For many years, Fred Davies & his family used to retrieve balls from the river, that ran alongside which Club's ground ?

10) The White City Stadium, originally built for the 1908 Olympics, hosted just one game in the 1966 World Cup Group stages, because Wembley's owners refused to reschedule a Greyhound meeting ! Which London Club had two spells at White City, the last being 1962-63, before deciding to stay at their original ground, where they still play today ?

11) Which British Professional Club's ground is nearest the sea ?

Great quiz, thanks for sharing. Only confident with a few of them. Rest educated (or not so) guesses…

1 Arsenal.
2 Doncaster Rovers.
3 Birmingham City.
4 Hull City.
5 Millwall.
6 Vale Park (Port Vale).
7 Hampden Park.
8 Queen of the South.
9 Shrewsbury Town.
10 Queens Park Rangers.
11 Arbroath.

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Re: Football Ground Trivia ....

Post by dsr » Mon Aug 15, 2022 9:55 am

Accrington Stanley bought a white elephant stand from somewhere down south. Were they number 2?

5, Surely one of the Nottingham clubs?

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Post by Whitgord » Mon Aug 15, 2022 10:00 am

11 East Fife

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Post by Goddy » Mon Aug 15, 2022 10:04 am

11) Pittodrie, Aberdeen?

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Post by groove » Mon Aug 15, 2022 10:13 am

dsr wrote:
Mon Aug 15, 2022 9:55 am
Accrington Stanley bought a white elephant stand from somewhere down south. Were they number 2?

5, Surely one of the Nottingham clubs?
Stanley bought the Aldershot Military Tattoo stand so not a racecourse.
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Re: Football Ground Trivia ....

Post by tiger76 » Mon Aug 15, 2022 10:15 am

Tricky quiz but I'll have a bash.

1) Crystal Palace
2) Wrexham
3)
4) Man City
5) Fulham
6)
7) Hampden
8) Queen of The South (the only club to be mentioned in the bible as well)
9) Notts County
10)
11) Inverness Caley Thsitle

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Re: Football Ground Trivia ....

Post by Zlatan » Mon Aug 15, 2022 10:21 am

Zlatan wrote:
Mon Aug 15, 2022 7:00 am
1 Woolwich Arsenal
2 Swindon Town
3 ?
4 Spurs
5 Fulham
6 Stoke
7 Hampden Park
8 ?
9 Notts County
10 QPR
11 Plymouth
change no 2 to Mansfield

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Post by Whitgord » Mon Aug 15, 2022 10:21 am

Sorry I now think 11 is Arbroath

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Re: Football Ground Trivia ....

Post by IanMcL » Mon Aug 15, 2022 11:02 am

9 I think is Shrewsbury. It is a place where they use coracles.

11. I hope is Inverness CT. The views over the Moray Firth, when the football is naff, are to die for!

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Post by lakedistrictclaret » Mon Aug 15, 2022 11:04 am

11 has to be Arbroath. I've been there, the ground is virtually on the beach.

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Post by ClaretTony » Mon Aug 15, 2022 11:09 am

lakedistrictclaret wrote:
Mon Aug 15, 2022 11:04 am
11 has to be Arbroath. I've been there, the ground is virtually on the beach.
I think it is on the beach - drove past it years ago and was amazed when I saw where it was.

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Re: Football Ground Trivia ....

Post by Zlatan » Mon Aug 15, 2022 11:15 am

Whitgord wrote:
Mon Aug 15, 2022 10:21 am
Sorry I now think 11 is Arbroath
Me too...! after seeing CT's post :D

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Post by Bosscat » Mon Aug 15, 2022 11:24 am

Inverness Caledonian Thistle is very close to the Moray Firth does that count as sea 🤔

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Re: Football Ground Trivia ....

Post by Sleeping Cat » Mon Aug 15, 2022 1:32 pm

Clarets4me wrote:
Mon Aug 15, 2022 3:06 am
The answers are all either the name of a British Club or Ground ..... good luck !

1) Which Club's move to a new ground was prompted by a Suffragette fire bomb, that burnt down the main stand in 1913 ?

2) Which Club bought a Grandstand from a race-course that shut in 1962, and moved the whole structure, taking nearly 6 years to rebuild it ?

3) What Club's redevelopment during the 1990's led to the discovery of a body, and a subsequent conviction for murder ?

4) Which Club spent nearly 25 years trying to sue the German Government for fire damage following fire-bombing by a Zeppelin in November 1916, before realising that they were wasting their time, when the " dastardly Hun " bombed them again in December 1940 ?

5) Which Club bought a stand from their local rivals in 1910, and floated it across the river to its new home ?

6) Which ground, built in the post-war years, was designed to hold 80,000 and optimistically nicknamed, " The Wembley of the North ", before being drastically scaled back when the money ran out ?

7) Which ground holds the UK and European record for an official Football attendance ?

8) Dumfries and Palmerston Park are the home of which Club ?

9) For many years, Fred Davies & his family used to retrieve balls from the river, that ran alongside which Club's ground ?

10) The White City Stadium, originally built for the 1908 Olympics, hosted just one game in the 1966 World Cup Group stages, because Wembley's owners refused to reschedule a Greyhound meeting ! Which London Club had two spells at White City, the last being 1962-63, before deciding to stay at their original ground, where they still play today ?

11) Which British Professional Club's ground is nearest the sea ?
1. Arsenal
2. Wrexham
3. Blackburn Rovers
4. West Ham
5. Notts County
6. Elland Road
7. Hampden Park
8. Queen of the South
9. Middlesbrough
10. QPR
11. East Fife

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Post by TheOriginalLongsider » Mon Aug 15, 2022 2:08 pm

9 is Shrewsbury Town - they used coracles to get the balls

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Post by TheOriginalLongsider » Mon Aug 15, 2022 2:22 pm

1 Arsenal
2 Mansfield Town
3 Blackburn
4 Hartlepool
5 Notts County
6 Vale Park
7 Hampden Park
8 Queen of the South
9 Shrewsbury Town
10 QPR
11 Arbroath

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Post by Clarets4me » Mon Aug 15, 2022 4:01 pm

Answers .....

1) Arsenal. The Suffragettes also attacked Deepdale and Ewood Park as " bastions of male dominance " but were less successful. Arsenal moved the 13 miles from south of the river in leafy Plumstead, Kent to Highbury, North London. Without the Suffragettes, Spurs may have had " Norf London " all to themselves !!

2) Mansfield - Hurst Park racecourse held it's last meeting in 1962. It was in West Molesley, Surrey, less than 15 miles from Ascot. When it closed, Ascot actually bought 200 acres of turf from them to lay on their new National Hunt course .

3) Blackburn - The body found in a shallow grave at 84 Nuttall Street, was identified as Julian Brookfield who'd gone missing in August 1984. Brian Blakemore, of Accrington,was eventually convicted and sentenced to a total of 17 years.

4) Hartlepool - Their letter requesting £3,250 compensation was eventually replied to rather forcefully when the Heinkel He-111's appeared over Victoria Park in 1940

5) Notts County - The " temporary " structure was purchased from Forest when Meadow Lane was laid out in 1910.

6) Vale Park - The original 1945 plans were for an 80,000 capacity and parking for 1,000 cars. The Board could not be accused of lacking ambition, but post-war austerity, no money, lack of building materials and the fact they were in the 3rd Division ( N ) rather scuppered things.

7) Hampden - The record is 149,415 for the Scotland v England game in 1937.

8) Queen of the South - Sounds a lovely part of the world !

9) Shrewsbury - One of the coracles used by Fred Davis is now on display at the new Shrewsbury ground.

10 ) QPR - My Dad attended the White City game between France and Uruguay in 1966. The BBC built a number of building on the White City site in the 1980's ..

11) Arbroath - Notable mentions for East Fife's ground, and Blundell Park, home of Grimsby Town, where you'll also feel a sea breeze or two ..
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Post by IanMcL » Mon Aug 15, 2022 4:09 pm

Bosscat wrote:
Mon Aug 15, 2022 11:24 am
Inverness Caledonian Thistle is very close to the Moray Firth does that count as sea 🤔
It does according to the dolphins!
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Post by Bosscat » Mon Aug 15, 2022 4:32 pm

IanMcL wrote:
Mon Aug 15, 2022 4:09 pm
It does according to the dolphins!
We were up there in early May and did the Dolphin trip (sadly didn't see any but enjoyed the trip out on the boat nonetheless 🙂)
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Post by IanMcL » Mon Aug 15, 2022 7:45 pm

Bosscat wrote:
Mon Aug 15, 2022 4:32 pm
We were up there in early May and did the Dolphin trip (sadly didn't see any but enjoyed the trip out on the boat nonetheless 🙂)
Was up end of July. Went to Chanonry Point but none there. Wrong time of day. Have seen them there previously.

I was on a cruise in the Spring and spoke to a couple of Scots from Glasgow. Said we were off to Aviemore via Strathclyde Country Park.

They said they lived 2 miles from the SCP but had never been to Aviemore! Funny how locals don't go so far.

I was last in Salisbury Cathedral about 2009!

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Post by Bosscat » Mon Aug 15, 2022 7:55 pm

IanMcL wrote:
Mon Aug 15, 2022 7:45 pm
Was up end of July. Went to Chanonry Point but none there. Wrong time of day. Have seen them there previously.

I was on a cruise in the Spring and spoke to a couple of Scots from Glasgow. Said we were off to Aviemore via Strathclyde Country Park.

They said they lived 2 miles from the SCP but had never been to Aviemore! Funny how locals don't go so far.

I was last in Salisbury Cathedral about 2009!
Never a truer word spoken ... loads of places within 20+ miles of us we haven't been to in years (or never been)

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Post by houseboy » Mon Aug 15, 2022 11:47 pm

Bosscat wrote:
Mon Aug 15, 2022 7:55 pm
Never a truer word spoken ... loads of places within 20+ miles of us we haven't been to in years (or never been)
Hi Boss. Do you ever get to Mallam Cove? That’s not far from you is it? Used to love it there but you have to park about 20 miles away now because it gets so busy.

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Post by Bosscat » Tue Aug 16, 2022 8:55 am

houseboy wrote:
Mon Aug 15, 2022 11:47 pm
Hi Boss. Do you ever get to Mallam Cove? That’s not far from you is it? Used to love it there but you have to park about 20 miles away now because it gets so busy.
Occasionally Ian ... huge car park in Malham by the National Park Centre now 🙂 but its still a couple of miles lol

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Post by Clarets4me » Wed Aug 17, 2022 12:54 pm

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Post by AfloatinClaret » Wed Aug 17, 2022 1:41 pm

houseboy wrote:
Mon Aug 15, 2022 11:47 pm
Malham Cove... Used to love it there but you have to park about 20 miles away now because it gets so busy.
Which is what motorbikes are for, was there just last week and found three different spots to safely park for photos and a walk on the road up the west side of the cove.

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Post by houseboy » Wed Aug 17, 2022 2:16 pm

AfloatinClaret wrote:
Wed Aug 17, 2022 1:41 pm
Which is what motorbikes are for, was there just last week and found three different spots to safely park for photos and a walk on the road up the west side of the cove.
I can see how that would be an excellent way to visit.

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