{"id":3231,"date":"2021-12-16T13:57:30","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T13:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/?p=3231"},"modified":"2021-12-20T11:53:23","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T11:53:23","slug":"the-really-difficult-english-football-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/the-really-difficult-english-football-quiz\/sports-quizzes\/football\/","title":{"rendered":"The Really Difficult English Football Quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-rid-id=\"358338\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\">Did you know that the *English Football League consists of four divisions of professional <a title=\"Association football\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Association_football\">association football<\/a> clubs? However, did you also know that, founded in 1888 as the Football League, it&#8217;s the oldest such competition in world football? Here&#8217;s a fun trivia quiz for hardened and wannabe aficionados of the domestic English game. Why not take our fun football trivia quiz and see how you score?<\/div>\n<div data-rid-id=\"358338\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\"><\/div>\n<div data-rid-id=\"358338\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\"><em>* To simply wording is this quiz the term &#8216;English Football League&#8217; is deemed to include the EPL.<\/em><\/div>\n<h4 data-rid-id=\"358338\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\">Take the Really Difficult English Football League Trivia Quiz!<\/h4>\n<div data-rid-id=\"358338\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"riddle_target\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; width: 640px;\" data-rid-id=\"358338\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\"><script src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/files\/js\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 300px; border: 1px solid #cfcfcf;\" title=\"Quiz - The Really Difficult English Football League Trivia Quiz!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/a\/358338?\"><\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>The Really Difficult English Football League Trivia Quiz!<\/h2>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a fun trivia quiz for real aficionados of the English Football League. Why not take our quiz and see how you score?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<h3>What feat did Northampton Town player Barry Lines achieve in 1966?<\/h3>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h3>Who is the oldest player to score an English Premier League hat-trick to date (Dec 2021)?<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h3>Which player holds the record for the most goals in a single season in the top-flight of English football?<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h3>Who is the oldest player to ever play in the top-flight of English football?<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>In 1965, what did goalkeeper Keith Peacock of Charlton Athletic become?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h3>Which team holds the record for the longest unbeaten run in the top-flight of English football?<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Which player has scored the most goals in the English Football League?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>In what year were 3 points for a win introduced into English football?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Which team has spent the most time in the top-flight of the English Football League?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Which club is currently (2021\/22) the oldest in the English Football League?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>Which team has gained the fewest points in the English Premier League during a single season?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Which club currently (2021\/22) has the smallest capacity ground in the English Football League?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>No worries! I told you it was difficult!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Great effort! Obviously, a big fan of the English footie scene!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Exceeding exceptional! You obviously an EFL fanatic!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Beyond fantastic! You can only be a football-crazy anglophile statistician.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"link-riddle\" style=\"width: 640px; margin: 0px auto; padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Quiz Maker<\/a> &#8211; powered by Riddle<\/p>\n<p>Have you enjoyed taking our latest football quiz? If so, why not try some of our other themed and general knowledge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/\">quizzes<\/a>? And, while you&#8217;re here why not sign up and join our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/registration2\">growing community.<\/a> It&#8217;s free, there&#8217;s no catch, or bombarding you with crappy ads. And, better still, we&#8217;ll be rewarding our members in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Header image credit: Beto Chagas\/Shutterstock.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that the *English Football League consists of four divisions of professional association football clubs? However, did you also know that, founded in 1888 as the Football League, it&#8217;s the oldest such competition in world football? Here&#8217;s a fun trivia quiz for hardened and wannabe aficionados of the domestic English game. 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