Malc in the Burgh: Friday Quiz (football edition)

Friday 27 March 2009

Friday Quiz (football edition)

Two (related) quiz questions for you today:

1) Aside from the 20 sides currently in the English Premier League this season, there are 22 sides who have played at least one season in the division since the first year it was called that. Name all of them please.

2) How many sides (and who are they) have been the English Premier League every season since the renaming.

Answers in the comments.

Stay away from Google, BBC Sport and Wikipedia. And indeed, any other site that might help you with this!

8 comments:

Stephen Glenn, 27 March 2009 at 10:18: Arsenal, Everton, Liverpool, Man U, Chelsea, Villa and Spurs are the ever presents.

The other 22 will take some thought but start with those once stars in the firmament Nottingham Forest, Blackburn, Crystal Palace, Coventry, Ispwich Town, Wimbledon and Leeds.

Both Sheffield clubs, Southampton Is half of them.
Malc, 27 March 2009 at 10:31: Blackburn are currently in the Premier League, so that's one that is wrong. Which means you only have 9.

On question two, you are correct though :)
Sean McGivern, 27 March 2009 at 11:25: Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace, Coventry, Ipswich, Wimbledon, Leeds, Sheffield Utd, Sheffield Wednesday, Southampton, Reading, Wolves, Birmingham, Watford, Charlton, Derby, Leicester, Brighton, Norwich, Burnley (?)

I'm stuck for the rest of them.
Anonymous, 27 March 2009 at 11:56: In order that I got them - don't know if they are all correct -

Bradford, Birmingham City, Watford, Derby, Sheff wed, Sheff Utd, QPR, Wimbledon, Leeds, Notts Forrest, Leicester, Coventry, Reading, Wolves, Crystal Palace, Barnsley, Southampton, Oldham ?, Ipswich, Norwich, Burnley, Charlton.

Question Two - Man United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Everton, Aston Villa, Tottenham
Unknown, 27 March 2009 at 13:04: I think Swindon Town is the missing team
Malc, 27 March 2009 at 13:56: Paul's right.

Burnley is wrong, Swindon is correct.

Didn't take you guys long.
Benny, 29 March 2009 at 18:05: What about Barnsley??? lol
Malc, 29 March 2009 at 18:22: Neil got Barnsley (see his comment). But Sean - Brighton is NOT one of them.

Complete answers:
Barnsley,
Bradford City,
Birmingham City,
Charlton Athletic.
Coventry City,
Crystal Palace,
Derby County,
Ipswich Town,
Leeds United,
Leicester City,
Norwich City,
Nottingham Forest,
Oldham Athletic,
Queen's Park Rangers,
Reading,
Sheffield United,
Sheffield Wednesday,
Southampton,
Swindon Town,
Watford,
Wimbledon,
Wolves.

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