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31st December 2012:

Q: Which of the 23 Premier League clubs during 2012 had the worst points per game average?

A: Wolverhampton Wanderers played 19 Premier League matches during 2012 and won 8 points, an average of just 0.421 points per game.
    Premier League Table 1st January to 31st December 2012

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30th December 2012:

Q: How many Olympic Games Mens Football Gold Medals have teams from the Americas won?

A: Six: Canada (1904), Uruguay (1924 & 1928), Argentina (2004 & 2008) and Mexico (2012).
    Olympic Football Tournaments 1900-2012 Progress Chart


29th December 2012:

Q: Who was the first England player in a FIFA World Cup Finals squad to be affiliated with a foreign club?

A: Gerry Hitchens with Internazionale Milan (Italy) at the 1962 FIFA World Cup Finals in Chile. He was previously with Aston Villa.
    England's FIFA World Cup Record 1950 to 2014


28th December 2012:

Q: Which two Polish clubs hold the joint record for the most League Titles won?

A: Górnik Zabrze and Ruch Chorzów have both won 14 League Titles each from the 83 awarded so far.
    World Football Leagues: Poland 1920-21 to 2012-13


27th December 2012:

Q: Which five Welshmen have scored Premier League Hat-Tricks?

A: Dean Saunders (Aston Villa 5-0 Swindon Town,12-Feb-94), Mark Hughes (Chelsea 4-1 Leeds United,13-Apr-96), Gary Speed (Everton 7-1 Southampton         16-Nov-96), Robert Earnshaw (Charlton Athletic 1-4 West Bromwich Albion, 19-Mar-05) & Gareth Bale (Aston Villa 0-4 Tottenham Hotspur, 26-Dec-12).
    Premier League Hat-Tricks 1992-93 to 2012-13


26th December 2012:

Q: Which 7 clubs have amassed more points in the Premier League than they won in the old First Division?

A: Swindon Town (30 points more), Barnsley (35), Wimbledon (53), Hull City (65), Reading (100), Fulham (113) and Wigan Athletic (310).
    All-Time Top Flight Points Table 1888-89 to 2012-13


25th December 2012:

Q: How many of the 47 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) countries have England played at full international level?

A: Seven: Australia, China, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and South Korea.
    England's International Football Team Opponents from 1872 to 2012


24th December 2012:

Q: Which 7 German players have made Premier League appearances during season 2012-13?

A: Thomas Hitzlsperger (Everton), Robert Huth (Stoke City), Per Mertesacker & Lukas Podolski (both Arsenal), Sascha Riether (Fulham), Marko Marin                (Chelsea), Gerhard Tremmel (Swansea City).
     Foreign Players in the Premier League from season 1992-93 to 2012-13


23rd December 2012:

Q: Which 13 players affiliated with Middlesbrough at the time participated in FIFA World Cup Finals?

A: Wilf Mannion (England 1950), Alan Peacock (England 1962), Jim Platt (Northern Ireland 1982), Bernie Slaven (Ireland 1990), Hamilton Ricard (Colombia         1994 & 1998), Paul Merson (England 1998), Gareth Southgate (England 2002), Alen Bokšić (Croatia 2002), Stewart Downing (England 2006) Mark                  Schwarzer (Australia 2006), Mark Viduka (Australia 2006), Chris Killen (New Zealand 2010) & Brad Jones (Australia 2010).
     Players from English Clubs who have Participated in FIFA World Cup Finals


22nd December 2012:

Q: How many Daves or Davids have managed Premier League clubs?

A: Eight: Dave Bassett (Leicester City, Nottingham Forest & Sheffield United), Dave Jones (Southampton & Wolves), Dave Merrington (Southampton),
    Dave Watson (caretaker Everton), David Moyes (Everton), David O'Leary (Aston Villa & Leeds United), David Pleat (Sheffield Wednesday & Tottenham             Hotspur) & David Webb (Chelsea).
    Premier League Managers from 1992-93 to 2012-13


21st December 2012:

Q: Which 10 players made their Premier League debuts with Tottenham Hotspur so far during 2012-13?

A: Gylfi Sigurdsson, Harry Kane, Jan Vertonghen, Mousa Dembele, Andros Townsend, Clint Dempsey, Steven Caulker, Hugo Lloris, Tom Carroll & Iago Falque
    Tottenham Hotspur Season 2012-13 Squad Minutes Played


20th December 2012:

Q: Which is the only African country not affiliated with the Confederation of African Football (CAF)?

A: The CAF has 56 member states (54 full and 2 Associates - Réunion & Zanzibar) the only African country not affiliated being Western Sahara.
    African Club & International Football Statistics


19th December 2012:

Q: How many straight white lines are needed to mark-out a regulation football pitch?

A: 25: Centre line, two touchlines, two goallines, six six-yard lines, six penalty area lines and eight corner lines. In addition, six lines are needed to mark-out       the technical areas (if required) and circular or part-circular lines are needed to complete the pitch markings.


18th December 2012:

Q: Which 5 clubs have only conceded one hat-trick each during the Premier League Era?

A: All 45 clubs who have participated in the Premier League have conceded hat-tricks. Bradford City, Crystal Palace, Sheffield United, Swansea City and              Watford have only conceded one hat-trick each.
    Premier League Hat-Tricks 1992-93 to 2012-13


17th December 2012:

Q: Which firm designed and manufactured the Premier League trophy?

A: The Royal Jewellers Asprey of London.


16th December 2012:

Q: Which three players scored Premier League hat-tricks with Fulham FC?

A: Andrew Johnson (6-0 v Queens Park Rangers, 2nd October 2011), Clint Dempsey (5-2 v Newcastle United, 20th January 2012) & Pavel Pogrebnyak
    (5-0 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 4th March 2012).
    Premier League Hat-Tricks 1992-93 to 2012-13


15th December 2012:

Q: Which club currently outside the Premier League has the best record in the FA Youth Cup?

A: Ipswich Town with three wins (1973, 1975 & 2005).
    FA Youth Cup Results & Statistics 1952-53 to 2012-13


14th December 2012:

Q: Which 5 clubs have won the Intercontinental Cup / FIFA Club World Cup three times or more?

A: Peñarol & Nacional (both Uruguay, 3 wins each), AC Milan (Italy, 4 wins), Real Madrid (Spain, 3 wins) and Boca Juniors (Argentina, 3 wins).
    Intercontinental Cup 1960-2004 & Club World Cup 2000-2011 Order of Merit
   

13th December 2012:

Q: Which 7 footballers won the Premier League Player of the Month Award while with Everton?

A: Duncan Ferguson (February 1995), Andrei Kanchelskis (April 1996), Kevin Campbell (April 1999), Andy Johnson (September 2006),
     Phil Jagielka (February 2009), Nikica Jelavic (April 2012) and Marouane Fellaini (November 2012).
     Premier League Player of the Month Awards


12th December 2012:

Q: Which 11 Scotsmen have won the Premier League Manager of the Month Award?

A: Alex Ferguson (27 times), David Moyes (9 times), Gordon Strachan (4 times), Graeme Souness, Kenny Dalglish, Owen Coyle (twice each),
    Alex McLeish, George Burley, George Graham, Steve Clarke and Walter Smith (once each).
    Premier League Manager of the Month Awards


11th December 2012:

Q: Which Premier League club wore shirts sponsored by a Scotch Whisky producer?

A: Leeds United were sponsored by Whyte and Mackay during the 2003-04 season.
    Premier League Shirt Sponsors 1992-93 to 2012-13


10th December 2012:

Q: Which of the 45 clubs that have played in the Premier League has the worst points per game average?

A: Watford FC played 76 Premier League matches, winning 52 points, giving them an average of only 0.6842 points per game.
    All-Time Premier League Table 1992-93 to 2012-13


9th December 2012:

Q: Which club has spent the most seasons in the Football League without ever playing in the Top Flight?

A: Lincoln City have spent 104 seasons as a Football League club but have never played in the Top Flight (34 seasons in the Second Flight,
    31 seasons in the Third Flight and 39 seasons in the Fourth Flight).
    Club League History Summary 1888-89 to 2012-13


8th December 2012:

Q: How many hat-tricks were scored in the 2012-13 UEFA Champions League Group Stage?

A: Six: Cristiano Ronaldo (Ajax 1-4 Real Madrid), Luiz Adriano (Nordsjaelland 2-5 Shakhtar Donetsk), Claudio Pizarro (Bayern Munich 6-1 Lille),
    Roberto Soldado (BATE Borisov 0-3 Valencia), Burak Yılmaz (CFR Cluj 1–3 Galatasaray) and Rui Pedro (CFR Cluj 3-1 Braga).
    UEFA Champions League Hat-Tricks from 1992-93 to 2012-13


7th December 2012:

Q: When was the last time West Ham United finished the season as London's highest Top Flight club?

A: Season 1985-86 when West Ham were 3rd in the old Football League Division One. This was their 4th time as London's top club.
     London Clubs in the Top Flight of English Football from Season 1904-05 to 2011-12


6th December 2012:

Q: Which club holds the record for the most consecutive wins in a European Domestic League?

A: Benfica of Portugal won 29 consecutive league games from 1971-72 to 1972-73.
     Portuguese Football League Champions from season 1934-35 to 2011-12


5th December 2012:

Q: Players from 44 of UEFA's 53 nations have appeared in the Premier League: Which 9 nations are missing?

A: Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova and San Marino.
    Premier League Foreign Players 1992-93 to 2012-13


4th December 2012:

Q: Which two clubs have amassed over 30 yellow cards each so far during the 2012-13 Premier League season?

A: Stoke City and West Ham United both have 32 yellow cards each after Matchday 15.
    All-Time Premier League Club's Discipline Tables from 1992-93 to 2012-13


3rd December 2012:

Q: Which nine players affiliated with Southampton at the time participated in FIFA World Cup Finals Tournaments?

A: Terry Paine (England 1966), Kevin Keegan (England 1982), Chris Nicholl (Northern Ireland 1982), Peter Shilton (England 1986), Egil Østenstad (Norway           1994,1998), Anders Svensson (Sweden 2002), Agustín Delgado (Ecuador 2002), Wayne Bridge (England 2002) & Kenwyne Jones (Trinidad & Tobago 2006)
    Players from English Clubs who have Participated in FIFA World Cup Finals


2nd December 2012:

Q: Which four players have worn Liverpool's number five shirt during the Premier League Era?

A: Mark Wright (1993-98), Steve Staunton (1998-2000), Milan Baros (2001-05) and Daniel Agger (2005-12).
    Liverpool FC Premier League Player's Squad Numbers 1993-94 to 2012-13


1st December 2012:

Q: Which current Premier League stadiums were originally designed by Archibald Leitch?

A: Seven current Premier League Stadiums were designed by Leitch: Anfield (Liverpool FC), Craven Cottage (Fulham FC), Goodison Park (Everton FC),
    Old Trafford (Manchester United), Stamford Bridge (Chelsea FC), Villa Park (Aston Villa) and White Hart Lane (Tottenham Hotspur).





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