Think you know your football? Try Bill Edgar's quiz

Think you know your football? You may wish to think again after trying your hand at TheGame's fabulous football quiz, which makes its debut in our blog today. It is compiled by the world-renowned Bill Edgar of The Times, a number-crunching genius who has few equals when it comes to instant recall of fascinating facts and statistics from the game we love.

During the week, there will be a trivia question each day, with a real treat on Friday when Bill will try to fox you with ten of his choicest questions, the first selection of which is listed below. Click on the "Continue reading" link below to expose the answers to all ten questions and also the fascinating facts behind them.

Question One: Which club possesses three of the shortest eight Premier League players – according to official Premier League statistics?

(A) Tottenham Hotspur
(B) Sunderland
(C) Everton

Question Two: Who are the only club to have exceeded three goals in an FA Cup Final since 1953 as well as being the sole team to have scored more than three in a League Cup final since 1966?

(A) Liverpool
(B) Tottenham Hotspur
(C) Manchester United

Question Three: In how many Premier League matches this season have both teams scored at least four goals?

(A) 1
(B) 3
(C) 4

Question Four: Which Premier League club recently signed a foreign player whose father appeared for Liverpool between 1979 and 1981?

(A) Derby County
(B) Wigan Athletic
(C) Bolton Wanderers

Question Five: The matches that were watched by last season’s smallest and largest Premier League crowds featured the same away team. Name them.

(A) Middlesbrough
(B) Blackburn Rovers
(C) Newcastle United

Question Six: Who were the first English club to be admitted to the Champions League after finishing as runners-up in the Premier League?

(A) Newcastle United
(B) Manchester United
(C) Arsenal

Question Seven: How many cup competitions have Liverpool won since they were last league champions in 1990 (excluding the European Super Cup and Community Shield)?

(A) 6
(B) 7
(C) 8

Question Eight: Who is the only player to have received two red cards in the Premier League this season, as of Friday January 25?

(A) Zat Knight (Aston Villa)
(B) John Obi Mikel (Chelsea)
(C) Ryan Nelsen (Blackburn Rovers)

Question Nine: How many players have won at least 100 England caps?

(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6

Question Ten: Which is the only club for whom four players have started every Premier League game this season?

(A) Reading
(B) Aston Villa
(C) Arsenal

ANSWERS

Question One: Answer – A: Tottenham Hotspur.
Aaron Lennon, 165cm; Steed Malbranque, 168cm; Jermain Defoe, 169cm (first, joint fourth and joint seventh respectively in the list of shortest players).

Question Two: Answer – C: Manchester United.
FA Cup: 4-0 v Chelsea, 1994; and 4-0 v Brighton and Hove Albion, 1983 replay. League Cup: 4-0 v Wigan Athletic, 2006.

Question Three: Answer – C: 4.
Portsmouth 7, Reading 4; Tottenham Hotspur 6, Reading 4; Tottenham 4, Aston Villa 4; Chelsea 4, Aston Villa 4.

Question Four: Answer – C: Bolton Wanderers.
Tamir Cohen, the Israeli, is the son of Avi Cohen.

Question Five: Answer – B: Blackburn Rovers.
Manchester United v Blackburn: 76,098. Watford v Blackburn: 13,760.

Question Six: Answer – A: Newcastle United.
Runners-up in 1996-97.

Question Seven: Answer – C: 8.
Three FA Cups, three League Cups, one Champions League and one Uefa Cup.

Question Eight: Answer – C: Ryan Nelsen.
At home to Arsenal and at home to Aston Villa.

Question Nine: Answer – A: 4.
Peter Shilton (125), Bobby Moore (108), Bobby Charlton (106) and Billy Wright (105).

Question Ten: Answer – B: Aston Villa.
Martin Laursen, Wilfred Bouma, Ashley Young and Gabriel Agbonlahor.

Comments

[Coco]

Bit pedantic but...Mikel is Nigerian
not Ghanaian

[Bill Edgar]

Just to clarify - Mikel has only been sent off once in the Premier League this season, away to Manchester United. He was also dismissed in the Carling Cup at home to Everton.

[Westy]

Jon Obi was not sent off at Pride Park against Derby County, it was his Ghanaian teamate Michael Essien.

[Ed Geraghty, Southampton]

Mikel has undoubtedly been sent off twice, away to Man Utd and away to Derby County! I was on for all 8 until that came up!

[gezz]

Didn't Jon Obi Mikel get two red cards?