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  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    In just 3 seasons, Gary Cahill went from having won nothing in his entire career to having won everything possible in English club football.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    The only player to score a goal in the finals of the European Cup, the UEFA Cup and the Cup Winners Cup played for Charlton.

    Alan Simonsen.
  • smudge7946
    smudge7946 Posts: 4,131
    Peter Shilton played at the same time asSir Stanley Matthews and David Beckham. 
  • Starinnaddick
    Starinnaddick Posts: 4,342
    Man U's record attendance for a home game was at Maine Road. 
  • Rufus is a dogs name
    Rufus is a dogs name Posts: 1,517
    edited April 2019

    In 1979, a Scottish Cup tie between Falkirk and Inverness Thistle had to be postponed 29 (twenty-nine) times due to bad weather. Due to be played on January 6th, the game eventually took place 47 days later, on February 22nd.


    Steve Guppy is the only footballer to have played for England, England B, England C and the England under 21's.


    Eight of France’s top-10 most capped players were on the field at the same time during the Euro 2000 final.


    David Beckham and David Moyes played together at Preston North End.

  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,223
    North Lower Neil said:
    The only player to score a goal in the finals of the European Cup, the UEFA Cup and the Cup Winners Cup played for Charlton.

    Alan Simonsen.
    I don't remember us being in those finals!!!!
  • Sonicstud85
    Sonicstud85 Posts: 2,159
    This is the only thread, ever, that I have thoroughly enjoyed reading every post on. 
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,102
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    Every world cup final since 1982 has featured a player from Bayern Munich.
    And Inter Milan
  • cafc999
    cafc999 Posts: 4,967
    Katrien Miere has never told a lie 
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,126
    Sonicstud85 said:
    This is the only thread, ever, that I have thoroughly enjoyed reading every post on. 
    You clearly haven't read the tree surgeon thread.
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  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,845
    ross1 said:
    I saw a Charlton game at the Valley once, where we were losing 5-1, against a team managed by the great Bill Shankley and down to 10 men, but we won 7-6. Hard to believe  :)
    A problem with the turnstiles at that particular match led to the announced attendance being understated by approximately 30,000.
  • 25May98
    25May98 Posts: 712
    In the Championship, 2017.
    Norwich beat Brighton 2-0 but did not manage a single shot on target. 
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,125
    edited April 2019
    25May98 said:
    In the Championship, 2017.
    Norwich beat Brighton 2-0 but did not manage a single shot on target. 
    Did we not beat Sunderland in the premier league 3-0 once without scoring a goal?

    or was it 3-2?
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,102
    Fumbluff said:
    25May98 said:
    In the Championship, 2017.
    Norwich beat Brighton 2-0 but did not manage a single shot on target. 
    Did we not beat Sunderland in the premier league 3-0 once without scoring a goal?
    3-1, with 3 own goals
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,846
    smudge7946 said:
    Peter Shilton played at the same time asSir Stanley Matthews and David Beckham. 
    He made his debut the year after Matthews last game.
  • C_A_F_C
    C_A_F_C Posts: 3,866
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  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    If a cowboy rides into town on Tuesday and stays 3 night, how can he leave on Tuesday?
  • No.1 in South London
    No.1 in South London Posts: 3,960
    Charlton Athletic once inflicted a 7-1 defeat on Manchester United during their top flight days.
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,223
    i_b_b_o_r_g said:
    If a cowboy rides into town on Tuesday and stays 3 night, how can he leave on Tuesday?
    Tuesday is his horses name.
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  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,035
    stackitsteve said:
    David Ginola is an anagram of vagina dildo
    Fabrizio Ravanelli is an anagram of Evil Brazilian Afro.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    smudge7946 said:
    Peter Shilton played at the same time asSir Stanley Matthews and David Beckham. 
    What for England?
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    stackitsteve said:
    David Ginola is an anagram of vagina dildo
    its also an anagram of "a livid gonad"
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    Mark Viduka and Luka Modric are cousins.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    North Lower Neil said:
    The highest attendance for a match at Old Trafford was for Grimsby v Wolves.
    Bizarrely NLN is correct.
    76,962 for Wolves v Grimsby in 1939
    74,994 capacity in recent times.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    soapboxsam said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    The highest attendance for a match at Old Trafford was for Grimsby v Wolves.
    Bizarrely NLN is correct.
    76,962 for Wolves v Grimsby in 1939
    74,994 capacity in recent times.
    I know, doesn't happen often.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Bobby Zamora and Obafemi Martins have scored with both feet on kicks from the penalty mark in the Premier League.

  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,008
    soapboxsam said:
    Bobby Zamora and Obafemi Martins have scored with both feet on kicks from the penalty mark in the Premier League.

    Was that stat provided by an American sports site?
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Denmark won the 1992 European Championship after failing to qualify.
  • paulbaconsarnie
    paulbaconsarnie Posts: 9,423
    50 years after successfully landing a probe on mars, we still don’t have the technology to understand the qualifying process for Euro 2020.

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