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10 Tough Toffee Questions Needed!

I am compling a Toffee quiz for a group of friends who claim to be true blue noses and could do with some help compiling 10 tough questions.

They need to be tough but not anorak level!

Many thanks!
Amanda Huddleston, Manchester (but an EFC fan!) Posted 29/01/2008 at 10:56:01

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Nick Entwistle
1 Posted 29/01/2008 at 14:56:18

Name all 6 opponents on way to cup final victory in 95.

Bristol, Derby, Norwich, Newcastle, Spurs, Man Utd... I think that’s the order...

Tommy Coleman
2 Posted 29/01/2008 at 15:12:15

How many England players in the 1986 World Cup finals have played for Everton ?

I think its 10, but its best to double check.

Robert Holden
3 Posted 29/01/2008 at 15:23:33

Which Everton player scored by dribbling the ball directly from a corner kick he had taken.

Answer: Sam Chedgzoy 1926 v Spurs.
He persuaded the ref that the laws were unclear on the matter. The FA ruled that it was indeed legal and changed the ruling the next season.

Mark Griffiths
4 Posted 29/01/2008 at 15:28:10

In the FA Cup semi final in 1985, who did we play, what was the score and where was it played?

Luton, 2-1, Villa Park

Mike Hughes
5 Posted 29/01/2008 at 15:24:59

I’ve just thrown my anorak away but......

Which Howard Kendall signing made his debut in a Merseyside derby in the ’80s only to be sent off for a professional foul after less than 30 minutes? Glen Keeley. (Painful memory).

In the Title-winning season of 84-85 what was Everton’s shock opening fixture result at Goodison (Lost 1-4 to Spurs - hopefully the reverse will be the case tomorrow).

What was Mike Walker’s first game / result in charge of Everton (Beat Swindon Town 6-2 I think).

Brendan George
6 Posted 29/01/2008 at 15:56:51

Actually, Nick - We met Derby in the 3rd Round & Bristol City in the 4th, if I remember correctly. Our game against Derby was at Goodison - Andy Hinchcliffe scored and Matt Jackson scored in the away game at City which we were very lucky to win.

I’ll come up with a few questions of my own later.

Alex May
7 Posted 29/01/2008 at 16:08:45

Mike Hughes - his first game was the 3rd round cup tie at Bolton. 1-1. Don’t want reminding of the replay, though Stuart Barlow scored 2 corkers for us. Now, there must be a question in there somewhere.

Chris Dottie
8 Posted 29/01/2008 at 16:08:46

Which Everton player has played both for and against England ? Dave Watson (Hong Kong Select XI before Euro 96.
Depending on how serious the blues are (and how old) you might want to see how many can name Eddie Cavanagh as the police-dodging guest star in the 66 Cup Final too.

Amanda Huddleston
9 Posted 29/01/2008 at 16:16:42

Cheers lads - some toughies there!

Dan McKie
10 Posted 29/01/2008 at 16:18:36

Why cant we re-develop Goodison?

Robert Holden
11 Posted 29/01/2008 at 16:21:18

Just in case you need a tie-breaker try this.

What were the gate receipts for the game against Bootle, played at Anfield, in the 1884-1885 season?

Answer ( and I can prove it ): £39 3s.

Matt Sheff
12 Posted 29/01/2008 at 16:37:54

Q) How far from goal was Barry Horne when he scored in the 3-2 defeat of Wimbledon on ’that’ day?

A) 157 yards

Arthur Jones
13 Posted 29/01/2008 at 16:37:13

2nd tiebreaker?

Everyone knows Bob Latchford scored 30 league goals for the blues in season 1977-78 but how many did he score in all competitions?

32

Ray Roche
14 Posted 29/01/2008 at 16:52:20

Here?s one that?ll win (almost) any pub quiz. Which player wore the first no12 shirt in an Everton Cup Final at Wembley?

A. Len Langford. Manchester City keeper in the 1933 final. Everton wore 1-11 and City wore 22-12. Just don?t get drawn in when people say "first substitute" ...just say "I can?t say it any clearer" etc.....

Keith Glazzard
15 Posted 29/01/2008 at 17:22:14

From keith in Fallowfield -

Why wasn’t Fallowfield (Manchester) too good a place to be for an Evertonian in 1893?

FA Cup final - Wolves 1 Everton 0

(I think every previous final had been played at Kennington Oval)

Mike Hughes
16 Posted 29/01/2008 at 17:42:16

Alex May - didn’t know Keeley played at Bolton but the question can be changed to refer to Keeley’s home debut. Thankfully, I don’t think he ever played for us again, did he?

Michael Hunt
17 Posted 29/01/2008 at 17:37:35

Q. Who crossed the ball for Dixie Dean to head in his record breaking 60th league goal in one season?

A. Alec Troup (Scottish International winger)

Tom McGillicuddy
18 Posted 29/01/2008 at 17:50:42

Matt Sheff: Absolutely brilliant.

Greg Murphy
19 Posted 29/01/2008 at 17:53:18

In the 12 World Cup tournaments that they have qualified for since they first entered the competition in 1950 (then 54, 58, 62, 66, 70,82,86,90,98,02,06) only nine Everton players have made the full England squad. Name them.

Answer below:

Ray Wilson (66)
Brian Labone (70)
Alan Ball (70)
Tommy Wright (70)
Keith Newton (70)
Peter Reid (86)
Gary Lineker (86)
Trevor Steven (86)
Gary Stevens (86)

Eric Holland
20 Posted 29/01/2008 at 17:53:08

Q. Name the Only Everton player to also feature for RS, Manure, and City,
A. Peter Beardsley.

Joe McParland
21 Posted 29/01/2008 at 18:10:15

Who is the former Everton player who is the only player to have played in Liverpool, Manchester and Glasgow derbies.

Andrei Kanchelskis.

Ray Robinson
22 Posted 29/01/2008 at 18:32:00

Name four Swedes who have played for Everton?

Rehn, Blomqvist, Linderoth and Limpar (check spellings!)

Too many turnips to mention!

J. Oker
23 Posted 29/01/2008 at 19:38:01

Who played for Liverpool on Christmas Day & then for Everton on Boxing day.........Answer..Salvation Army band

Jeremy Mortenson
24 Posted 29/01/2008 at 19:44:58

Name the Everton player who scored an away hat-trick and yet the team still lost by six goals..........A--- Jimmy Harris (in the infamous Spurs 10-4 defeat)... P S
I was there. Got in late and we were one up... What a day ! !

Mike Hughes
25 Posted 29/01/2008 at 19:53:33

Which team did Everton beat in an 80s F.A. Cup tie 5-0 away from home? (Sheffield Wednesday). It was 5-0 at half-time and many Everton fans missed all the goals due to traffic problems. Luckily I was living in Sheffield at the time. Cr@p second half - you expect your team to play for 90 minutes!!!!!!

Mike Erikson
26 Posted 29/01/2008 at 20:00:53

Who scored on his Reserve, FA Youth Cup, League, League Cup, FA Cup and European Cup debuts? Answer: David Johnson.

Mike Kennedy
27 Posted 29/01/2008 at 20:07:50

Which team has been Top Flight Champions for the longest. No, it isn?t Liverpool or Man U. Everton (20 years) won the league 9 times winning the league in 1939 and held it to 1947 due to the war and 1915 and held it till 1920 due to the Great War.

Steve Jones
28 Posted 29/01/2008 at 20:19:57

Mike Hughes, Alex May is refering to Mike Walker's first game, not Glen Keeley's ? unless Stuart Barlow made a brief cameo aged 14 in the replay!

Anthony Humphreys
29 Posted 29/01/2008 at 20:32:11

Name the first ever goalscorer for Everton....

Answer: Jack Blackwell 10th minute 4-3 win over Blackburn.

Will Leaf
30 Posted 29/01/2008 at 20:31:01

How many times have Everton broken the British transfer record, and who are the players?

Three times:
Alan Ball, 1966 from Blackpool (110,000)
Bob Latchford, 1974 from Birmingham (350,000)
Tony Cottee, 1988 from West Ham (2.2 mill)

Q. Which Evertonian has sported the dodgiest haircut?

A. Alan Biley
http://footnostalgie2.free.fr/images/gueules-alanbiley.jpg
He may have been at Derby for this incarnation, but you get some idea.

Mike Hughes
31 Posted 29/01/2008 at 20:57:12

Steve Jones - thanks for the correction!!! Stuart Barlow always looked like a youngster. (I’ve been on and off here all night just to get the African Cup news- it’s not good.)

Chris Leyland
32 Posted 29/01/2008 at 21:58:38

Name 10 players who have had more than 1 spell at the club?

Kendall
Ferguson
Stubbs
Unsworth
Fernandes
Pistone
Jagielka
Beagrie
Hickson
Gravesen

Dick Fearon
33 Posted 29/01/2008 at 22:15:47

I don’t know who was the oldest player to wear the royal blue.

Phil Roberts
34 Posted 29/01/2008 at 22:26:19

Swedes - how can you forget Niklas Alexandersson......... actually quite easily

But you could make it really tough and say name the 6 Everton players who were born in Sweden - a. Richard Gough

Peterr Pickles
35 Posted 30/01/2008 at 00:47:44

More second chancers:

Jeffers,
Johnson,
King

I’m sure there’s more, I’ll be awake all night now....

Dan Parker
36 Posted 30/01/2008 at 12:01:17

If they were true bluenoses, they’d check ToffeeWeb daily and would see all the above answers!

Clive Verhage
37 Posted 29/01/2008 at 10:57:48

Why is it that Everton are known as 'The People's Club' ?