Football facts that don't sound true (but are)
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Carlisle United had a player manager that transfer listed himself, then sold himself to Sunderland.3
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The only goal in the first FA Cup final was scored by a player who was ineligible and shouldn't have played.0
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Craig MacGillivray caught a ball that was crossed into the box7
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Now you are just making it up.cafc999 said:Craig MacGillivray caught a ball that was crossed into the box2 -
Biggest cheer of the night.cafc999 said:Craig MacGillivray caught a ball that was crossed into the box0 -
In the 2004-5 season goalkeepers Ronald Waterreus and Nick Colgan faced each in an English league cup tie. Waterreus' Man City beat Colgan's Barnsley 7-1.
4 months later the two keepers faced each other again, but this time in a Scottish cup tie, Rangers v Dundee United. Waterreus' Rangers beat Colgan's Dundee United.........7-1.
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Manuel Neuer won €500k on the German version of 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?'0
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Rickie Lambert played in the last World Cup that Italy qualified for
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Matthew Upson has scored a goal in the knockout stages of the World Cup more recently than Italy & that will remain the case until at least 2026.
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Aren't there 92 teams in the Football League?guinnessaddick said:8 -
I'd be impressed if they beat themselves.ForeverAddickted said:
Aren't there 92 teams in the Football League?guinnessaddick said:5 -
Sorry couldnt resist making the commentNorth Lower Neil said:
I'd be impressed if they beat themselves.ForeverAddickted said:
Aren't there 92 teams in the Football League?guinnessaddick said:
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Teenage boys do it themselves on a regular basisNorth Lower Neil said:
I'd be impressed if they beat themselves.ForeverAddickted said:
Aren't there 92 teams in the Football League?guinnessaddick said:4 -
yes but Port Vale are 146, not sure they’ve got that in themTodds_right_hook said:
Teenage boys do it themselves on a regular basisNorth Lower Neil said:
I'd be impressed if they beat themselves.ForeverAddickted said:
Aren't there 92 teams in the Football League?guinnessaddick said:4 -
Manchester City once got relegated from the top flight whilst being the top scorers in the league.
They were also the reigning champions at the time.1 -
And they conceded a record number, too. A record that, I think, still stands.North Lower Neil said:Manchester City once got relegated from the top flight whilst being the top scorers in the league.
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A different year do you mean?AddicksAddict said:
And they conceded a record number, too. A record that, I think, still stands.North Lower Neil said:Manchester City once got relegated from the top flight whilst being the top scorers in the league.
They were also the reigning champions at the time.
The year above they conceded 14 less than the team below them, and actually ended up with a positive goal difference!0 -
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All three Burnley keepers started for their national team.8
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Didn't they have three England goalies on ther books at the same time? Pope, Heaton and Hart I think or was Robinson there?0
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Frank Lampard has lost the same number of games (six) as Everton manager as Liverpool have in the whole of 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2021/22 combined.He's managed that feat in eight games, compared to Liverpool's 106.2
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what about 2020/21 season ?Rufus is a dogs name said:Frank Lampard has lost the same number of games (six) as Everton manager as Liverpool have in the whole of 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2021/22 combined.He's managed that feat in eight games, compared to Liverpool's 106.
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Everton took more points in their first 6 matches (13) than they did in their next 23 games (12). They also won more matches in those first 6 games (4) than they did in the subsequent 23 (3).0
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Said on sky last night that for the first time in premiership history that a team i.e Everton in this case, had scored two penalties in the first half of a game, astonishing statistic considering the amount of games played.2
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That is astonishing. I remember Euell getting 2 against Everton (?) but assume they were separate halves.Chippycafc said:Said on sky last night that for the first time in premiership history that a team i.e Everton in this case, had scored two penalties in the first half of a game, astonishing statistic considering the amount of games played.0 -
I'm not having that, there's been 11,000 odd games, not one with two penalties scored in the first half before last night?!Chippycafc said:Said on sky last night that for the first time in premiership history that a team i.e Everton in this case, had scored two penalties in the first half of a game, astonishing statistic considering the amount of games played.0 -
Here's one for a start:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59403652
First in an away game maybe?
First to do it then lose?0
