3rd December 2002
Four England players since 1966 who had an X in their surname.
Graham Rix
Michael Duxbury
Graeme Le Saux
Lee Dixon
26 November 2002
i) The last League Cup Final goal at Wembley:
Matt Elliott for Leicester City v Tranmere Rovers,
27 February 2000, Leicester won 2-1.
ii) The last FA Cup Final goal at Wembley:
Roberto Di Matteo for Chelsea v Aston Villa,
20 May 2000, Chelsea won 1-0
iii) The last England goal at Wembley:
Tony Adams v Ukraine,
31 May 2000, England won 2-0.
iv) The last goal in a competetive match at Wembley:
Dietmar Hamann for Germany v England,
7 October 2000, World Cup Qualifier, Germany won 1-0
Four England players since 1966 who had an X in their surname.
Graham Rix
Michael Duxbury
Graeme Le Saux
Lee Dixon
26 November 2002
i) The last League Cup Final goal at Wembley:
Matt Elliott for Leicester City v Tranmere Rovers,
27 February 2000, Leicester won 2-1.
ii) The last FA Cup Final goal at Wembley:
Roberto Di Matteo for Chelsea v Aston Villa,
20 May 2000, Chelsea won 1-0
iii) The last England goal at Wembley:
Tony Adams v Ukraine,
31 May 2000, England won 2-0.
iv) The last goal in a competetive match at Wembley:
Dietmar Hamann for Germany v England,
7 October 2000, World Cup Qualifier, Germany won 1-0
19 November 2002
Four internationals, one for each of England, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland, who's surnames end with the letter I.
Peter Bonetti - England (7 caps, 1966-1970)
Lou Macari - Scotland (24 caps, 1972-1978)
Richard Krzywicki - Wales (8 caps, 1969-1971)
Terry Mancini - Republic of Ireland (5 caps, 1973-1974)
Peter Bonetti - England (7 caps, 1966-1970)
Lou Macari - Scotland (24 caps, 1972-1978)
Richard Krzywicki - Wales (8 caps, 1969-1971)
Terry Mancini - Republic of Ireland (5 caps, 1973-1974)
12 November 2002
Boro's last penalties in the Premiership were over a year ago:
a) at the Riverside
Alen Boksic v Southampton 29 September 2001 at the Riverside (lost 3-1)
b) away from home
Alen Boksic v Chelsea 23 September 2001 at Stamford Bridge (drew 2-2)
Boro's last penalties in the Premiership were over a year ago:
a) at the Riverside
Alen Boksic v Southampton 29 September 2001 at the Riverside (lost 3-1)
b) away from home
Alen Boksic v Chelsea 23 September 2001 at Stamford Bridge (drew 2-2)
5 November 2002
Since Bobby Moore captained England eleven players have captained the national team on ten or more occasions, can you name them?
Emlyn Hughes - 23
Kevin Keegan - 31
Peter Shilton - 15
Ray Wilkins - 10
Bryan Robson - 65
Gary Lineker - 18
Stuart Pearce - 10
David Platt - 19
Tony Adams - 15
Alan Shearer - 34
David Beckham - 11 (up to 5/3/2002)
29 October 2002
Eleven players who have scored a hat-trick for Boro since liquidation in 1986.
Bernie Slaven (v Blackpool, 1987, v Huddersfield Town, Shrewsbury Town & Coventry City, 1988, v Sheffield Wednesday, 1989, v Brighton & Hove Albion, 1992
Stuart Ripley (v Sheffield United, 1988)
Alan Kernaghan (v Blackburn Rovers, 1989)
Ian Baird (v Oxford United, 1990)
John Hendrie (v Blackburn Rovers, 1992, v Charlton Athletic & Burnley, 1994)
Craig Hignett (v Brighton & Hove Albion, 1993)
Paul Wilkinson (v Scarborough, 1994)
Uwe Fuchs (v Bristol City, 1995)
Fabrizio Ravanelli (v Liverpool & Hereford United, 1995, v Derby County, 1996)
Marco Branca (v Bury, 1998)
Hamilton Ricard (v Macclesfield Town, 2000)
22 October 2002
Nine players to be sent off for England.
Alan Mullery v Yugoslavia - Florence, 5 June 1968
Alan Ball v Poland - Chorzow, 6 June 1973
Trevor Cherry v Argentina - Buenos Aires, 15 June 1977
Ray Wilkins v Morocco - Monterrey, 6 June 1986
David Beckham v Argentina - St Etienne, 30 June 1998
Paul Ince v Sweden - Stockholm, 5 September 1998
Paul Scholes v Sweden - Wembley, 5 June 1999
David Batty v Poland - Warsaw, 8 September 1999
Alan Smith v Macedonia - Southampton, 16 October 2002
Since Bobby Moore captained England eleven players have captained the national team on ten or more occasions, can you name them?
Emlyn Hughes - 23
Kevin Keegan - 31
Peter Shilton - 15
Ray Wilkins - 10
Bryan Robson - 65
Gary Lineker - 18
Stuart Pearce - 10
David Platt - 19
Tony Adams - 15
Alan Shearer - 34
David Beckham - 11 (up to 5/3/2002)
29 October 2002
Eleven players who have scored a hat-trick for Boro since liquidation in 1986.
Bernie Slaven (v Blackpool, 1987, v Huddersfield Town, Shrewsbury Town & Coventry City, 1988, v Sheffield Wednesday, 1989, v Brighton & Hove Albion, 1992
Stuart Ripley (v Sheffield United, 1988)
Alan Kernaghan (v Blackburn Rovers, 1989)
Ian Baird (v Oxford United, 1990)
John Hendrie (v Blackburn Rovers, 1992, v Charlton Athletic & Burnley, 1994)
Craig Hignett (v Brighton & Hove Albion, 1993)
Paul Wilkinson (v Scarborough, 1994)
Uwe Fuchs (v Bristol City, 1995)
Fabrizio Ravanelli (v Liverpool & Hereford United, 1995, v Derby County, 1996)
Marco Branca (v Bury, 1998)
Hamilton Ricard (v Macclesfield Town, 2000)
22 October 2002
Nine players to be sent off for England.
Alan Mullery v Yugoslavia - Florence, 5 June 1968
Alan Ball v Poland - Chorzow, 6 June 1973
Trevor Cherry v Argentina - Buenos Aires, 15 June 1977
Ray Wilkins v Morocco - Monterrey, 6 June 1986
David Beckham v Argentina - St Etienne, 30 June 1998
Paul Ince v Sweden - Stockholm, 5 September 1998
Paul Scholes v Sweden - Wembley, 5 June 1999
David Batty v Poland - Warsaw, 8 September 1999
Alan Smith v Macedonia - Southampton, 16 October 2002
15 October 2002
Four current Premiership managers who used to play for the club that they manage.
Steve Bruce - Birmingham City
Sam Allardyce - Bolton Wanderers
Alan Curbishley - Charlton Atthletic
Glen Hoddle - Tottenham Hotspur
8 October 2002
Three England players since 1966 who had three O's in their surnames.
Ian Storey-Moore
Peter Osgood
Tony Woodcock
Three England captains who played for Scunthorpe United.
Ian Storey-Moore
Peter Osgood
Tony Woodcock
Three England captains who played for Scunthorpe United.
Kevin Keagan
Ray Clemence
Ian Botham
1 October 2002
Boro beat the following teams on their way to the 1997 Coca Cola Cup final.
Hereford United (7-0h, 3-0a)
Huddersfield Town (5-1h)
Newcastle United (3-1h)
Liverpool (2-1h)
Stockport County (2-0a, 0-1h)
24 September 2002
Ten Boro players who have represented England at under-21 level.
David Hodgson (6 caps, 1980-1982)
Craig Johnston (2 caps, 1980-1981)
Mark Proctor (2 caps, 1981)
Stuart Ripley (8 caps, 1988-1989)
Colin Cooper (8 caps, 1988-1989)
Jamie Pollock (3 caps, 1995)
Ben Roberts (1 cap, 1997)
Andy Campbell (4 caps, 1999-2000)
Robbie Stockdale (1 cap, 2000)
Jonathan Greening (7 caps, 2001-2002)
Mark Wilson (2 cap, 2001-2002)
17 September 2002
Ten players who have scored four goals or more in a single premiership match.
Efan Ekoku for Norwich City v Everton, 25 Sep 1993
Andy Cole (5) for Manchester United v Ipswich Town, 4 Mar 1995
Robbie Fowler for Liverpool v Bolton Wanderers, 23 Sep 1995
Robbie Fowler for Liverpool v Middlesbrough, 14 Dec 1996
Gianluca Vialli for Chelsea v Barnsley, 24 Aug 1997
Jurgen Klinsmann for Tottenham Hotspur v Wimbledon, 2 May 1998
Michael Owen for Liverpool v Nottingham Forest, 24 Oct 1998
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for Manchester United v Nottingham Forest, 6 Feb 1999
Andy Cole for Manchester United v Newcastle United, 30 Aug 1999
Alan Shearer (5) for Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday, 19 Sep 1999
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for Manchester United v Everton, 4 Dec 1999
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbank for Chelsea v Coventry City, 21 Oct 2000
Mark Viduka for Leeds United v Liverpool, 4 Nov 2000
10 September 2002
Three Premiership players, from last season, who's surnames were the same as their managers christian names.
Finidi George - George Burley - Ipswich Town
Steven Gerrard - Gerard Houlier - Liverpool
Laurent Robert - Robert 'Bobby' Robson - Newcastle United