Wednesday, June 15, 2005

Quiz - Number 2

Further to my last blog there appears to be comments like it's harder this time, okay I have the beauty of knowing the answers as I set the questions. Yes this time I made it harder and I did not put the players name as part of the question so it would take longer to "look up" in any book on SAFC. Some comments are too busy this week - so I will provide the answers to Quiz 2 below so you can get my drift for the next round that I will set for next week.
How many bring back memories good and bad and now you will be saying should have known that answer!

1) Name the club's chairman before Bob Murrays current term of office (2 points)
John Featherstone
2) Who made his league debut for SAFC against Watford on 17th April 1972? (2 points)
Joe Bolton
3) A Gateshead born midfielder first made his appearance half way through the 1976/77 season and then played in everygame that season - name him? (2 points)
Kevin Arnott
4) SAFC made only one appearance in the Anglo-Scottish cup what was the season? (2 points)
1978/1979
5) He signed for SAFC from Wimbledon in 1987 name him and the fee involved ? (2 points)
John Kay £22,500
6) Who had a trial for Leeds United got home sick returned home to join his home club, later left for Nottingham Forest and then joined SAFC in 1983? (2 points)
Mark Proctor
7) How many clean sheets did Chris Turner keep in his opening year of 30 games with SAFC ? (2 points)
13
8) Failed to make the grade as a player with Newcastle so played for Gateshead then later at the end of his career in 1985 joined SAFC but left the club in 1987. Who was he? (2 points)
Lawrie McMenemy
9) Who started his career at Denny Juniors joined SAFC at the age of 15 and made his debut in 1958? (2 points)
Jimmy McNab
10) Who left Sunderland and then went on to win the Adidas Golden Boot Award before returning to play for a second spell? (2 points)
Bryan "Pop" Robson

Bonus Question: -Sunderland have had two notible footballers who also excelled in cricket playing both for county and country name the two players (5 points)

Walter Keeton / Willie Watson


So any comments now boys and girls?

FTM
Jim Gilling

1 Comments:

At Wednesday, June 15, 2005, Blogger Billy said...

Thanks for publishing the answers Jimmy - I think I got one right!

 

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