FFT’S bumper quiz of 2019
Hey, remember 2019? Test your memory – and general knowledge – with our look back at the year
01 Which club were the first to have a goal ruled out by VAR in the Premier League?
02 Which player was signed for the biggest fee in the calendar year of 2019?
03 Liverpool picked up their sixth this year, but which two clubs have lifted the European Cup or Champions League even more times?
04 In scoring after 7.69 seconds against Watford, which player posted a new record for the Premier League’s fastest-ever goal?
05 Rafa Benitez left Newcastle in the summer and became the coach of which Chinese club?
06 Which club are the reigning Copa del Rey holders after a surprise success in Seville?
07 Which former England manager turned down the opportunity to appear on this year’s edition of hit BBC show Strictly Come Dancing?
08 On May 4, who became the youngest player to appear in a Premier League game?
10 Can you name the past decade’s missing Championship-winning teams below? 09 What achievement in 2019 connects these four players?
11 Which team did Manchester City hammer 9-0 en route to winning the League Cup?
12 Which 36-year-old marksman was Serie A’s leading scorer in 2018-19 with 26 goals?
13 Which two sides won promotion from the National League up to League Two in 2018-19?
14 Which Premier League referee spent some time caddying for a golfer on the Ladies European Tour in September?
15 Players are banned from entering the VAR headquarters – but what is the nearest Premier League stadium from its office in Stockley Park?
16 Name these four league-winning teams in 2019.
17 Which Italian outfit made their first appearance in the Champions League this year?
18 Who was the first Football League manager to leave his post in the 2019-20 season?
19 Which newly-promoted team briefly topped La Liga this term after beating Barcelona 2-0?
20 Norwich striker Teemu Pukki was the Championship’s top scorer in 2018-19 – but how many goals did he plunder: a) 29, b) 30 or c) 32?
21 Can you name this individual trophy winner?
22 Which two Scandinavian clubs contested ‘The Bridge Derby’ earlier this year – in the Europa League – for the first time since 2005?
23 “He goes on the TV about how he was harshly treated by me. He’s crying on the TV about his family situation.” – Who said this?
24 Tottenham were knocked out in the League Cup Third Round on penalties by which League Two side in September?
25 Which striker was the Europa League’s leading scorer in the 2018-19 season?
26 Against which team did Bolton finally win their first League One game of 2019-20 in October, at the 12th attempt?
27 In October, which neighbouring countries contested a World Cup qualifier behind closed doors?
28 These four men played with which 2018-19 Premier League manager?
29 Three players tied with six goals at the 2019 Women’s World Cup. Name at least two of them.
30 Jose Antonio Reyes sadly passed away this year. From which club did Arsenal recruit him in 2004?
31 Name the two clubs Chris Wilder led to promotion (in England’s top five tiers) before Sheffield United.
32 Which Championship outfit is moving to a new stadium at the end of the 2019-20 campaign?
33 Who scored the decisive goal for Portugal in their Nations League final win over the Netherlands?
34 Who was the first teenager since Wayne Rooney to net a hat-trick on his Champions League debut?
35 Ravel Morrison joined Sheffield United in July after a short spell with which Swedish club?