Questions

History

1. In what year did Arsenal turn professional?
2. In what year did Arsenal move from Woolwich to Highbury?
3. Who were Arsenal’s first opponents at Highbury?
4. Which club do Sir Henry Norris attempt to merge Arsenal with in 1910?
5. Who did Arsenal play a friendly against on Valentine’s day 1989?
6. In 1980, Arsenal became the first British side to win at Juventus. Who scored the winning goal?
7. Who captained Arsenal to FA Youth Cup victory in 1988?
8. Which two Arsenal players scored their first goal for Arsenal in a Cup Final?
9. How many league games did Jens Lehmann lose in his 1st season with the club?
10. What year did we move to the Emirates?

Transfers

1. Who did we sign from Juventus in 1999?
2. Who did we sign from Inter Milan in 1995?
3. Who did we sign from Man U in 2014?
4. Who did we sign from Werder Bremen in 2011?
5. Who did we sign from Feyenoord in 2004?
6. Who did we sign from Marseille in 2000?
7. Who did we sign from Wolves in 1963?
8. Who did we sign from Exeter in 1929?
9. Who did we sign from FC Köln in 1982?
10. Who did we sign from Lorient in 2010?

Managers

1. Which manager has the higher win % – Unai Emery or Herbert Chapman
2. Which manager has the higher win % – Bruce Rioch or Bertie Mee?
3. Which manager has the higher win % – Terry Neill or Don Howe?
4. Which manager has the higher win % – George Graham or Mikel Arteta?
5. Which manager has the higher win % – Joe Shaw or Arsene Wenger?
6. Which manager has the higher win % – Tom Whittaker or George Allison
7. Which manager, including caretakers, has the highest win%?
8. Who lead Arsenal to the league title whilst caretaker manager?
9. Who won over 100 caps for England and went on to become Arsenal manager?
10. How many caps did Mikel Arteta win for Spain?

Semi finals (Thank you Paul)

1. Who did we beat on penalties in the 2014 FA Cup semi final?
2. Who were our opponents in the 2005 FA Cup semi final?
3. Our 1978 FA Cup semi final vs Orient was played at which ground?
4. Our 1980 long running FA Cup semi final saga vs Liverpool was finally decided at which ground?
5. Who scored our winning goal in our 1998 FA Cup semi final vs Wolves?
6. How many FA Cup semi finals have Spurs now lost in a row?
7. The 1992 FA Cup semi final played at Highbury was between Liverpool and which other team?
8. Who scored the winning goal in the FA Cup semi final vs Spurs in 2001?
9. David Seaman’s miracle save in the 2003 FA Cup semi final was from which player?
10. Who did we play in both the 1971 and 1972 FA Cup semi finals?

Goals

1. Who scored the 1st goal at Anfield 89?
2. Who scored the winner in the 1979 FA Cup final?
3. who scored the winner in the 2014 FA Cup final?
4. who scored the winner in 1971 FA Cup final?
5. 21st Sept 2000 Vs Shakhtar Donetsk which defender scored 2 late goals to win the game (85,90th min)?
6. 9th December 2000: Parlour scored his only domestic hattrick Vs who?
7. in 13 games how many goals did Pires scored against Tottenham?
8. who did Henry score the most goals against?
9. on 20th April 1992 who lobbed the Liverpool keeper from just inside our half?
10. who scored the 1st goal in the 2017 fa cup final vs Chelsea ?

I also played for…

1. Burnley, Chester City, Bury, Stoke City
2. Hannover 96, Werder Bremen
3. Kettering Town
4. Barcelona, PSG, Ranger, Real Socieded, Everton
5. Leicester City, Queens Park Rangers
6. Manchester City, Liverpool, Celtic
7. Crystal Palace, West Ham, Nottingham Forest, Celtic, Burnley
8. Auxerre, Manchester City, Benevento, Monreal Impact
9. Colchester United, Southampton, Dagenham & Redbridge, Canvey Island
10. Feyenoord, Manchester United, Fenerbache

Rivals

1. Who allegedly threw pizza at Sir Alex Ferguson?
2. When Arsenal beat Liverpool in 1989 to win the league title, which Liverpool player famously told his team mates that there was “1 more minute” Left to play?
3. Who scored twice as Arsenal knocked Chelsea out of the 2004 FA Cup?
4. 11 Man U players and 10 Arsenal players took part in a brawl at Old Trafford in 1990. Who was the only player not to get involved?
5. Who scored the winner in 2002 at OT to win us the title?
6. What year were Tottenham offically a london club?
7. When did Tottenham last win the title?
8. what year did Tottenham win the Ipswich Hospital Charity Cup Winners ?
9. what was our biggest away win vs Tottenham?
10. what player has played in the most NLD’s?

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Answers

History

1. In what year did Arsenal turn professional? 1891
2. In what year did Arsenal move from Woolwich to Highbury? 1913
3. Who were Arsenal’s first opponents at Highbury? Leicester Fosse
4. Which club do Sir Henry Norris attempt to merge Arsenal with in 1910? Fulham
5. Who did Arsenal play a friendly against on Valentine’s day 1989? France
6. In 1980, Arsenal became the first British side to win at Juventus. Who scored the winning goal? Paul Vaessen
7. Who captained Arsenal to FA Youth Cup victory in 1988? David Hillier
8. Which two Arsenal players scored their first goal for Arsenal in a Cup Final? Steve Morrow & Theo Walcott
9. How many league games did Jens Lehmann lose in his 1st season with the club? 0
10. What year did we move to the Emirates? 2006

Transfers

1. Who did we sign from Juventus in 1999? Thierry Henry
2. Who did we sign from Inter Milan in 1995? Dennis Bergkamp
3. Who did we sign from Man U in 2014? Danny Welbeck
4. Who did we sign from Werder Bremen in 2011? Per Mertesacker
5. Who did we sign from Feyenoord in 2004? RVP
6. Who did we sign from Marseille in 2000? Robert Pires
7. Who did we sign from Wolves in 1963? Bob Wilson
8. Who did we sign from Exeter in 1929? Cliff Bastin
9. Who did we sign from FC Köln in 1982? Tony Woodcock
10. Who did we sign from Lorient in 2010? Laurent Koscielny

Managers

1. Which manager has the higher win % – Unai Emery or Herbert Chapman? Emery 55.13%, Chapman 49.64%
2. Which manager has the higher win % – Bruce Rioch or Bertie Mee? Rioch 46.81%, Mee 44.71%
3. Which manager has the higher win % – Terry Neill or Don Howe? Neill 44.95%, Howe 46.15%
4. Which manager has the higher win % – George Graham or Mikel Arteta? Graham 48.91%, Arteta 50%
5. Which manager has the higher win % – Joe Shaw or Arsene Wenger? Shaw 60.87%, Wenger 57.25%
6. Which manager has the higher win % – Tom Whittaker or George Allison? Whittaker 46.24%, Allison 47.21%
7. Which manager, including caretakers, has the highest win%? Pat Rice 75%
8. Who lead Arsenal to the league title whilst caretaker manager? Joe Shaw – 1933/34
9. Who won over 100 caps for England and went on to become Arsenal manager? Billy Wright
10. How many caps did Mikel Arteta win for Spain? 0

Semi finals (Thank you Paul)

1. Who did we beat on penalties in the 2014 FA Cup semi final? Wigan Athletic
2. Who were our opponents in the 2005 FA Cup semi final? Blackburn Rovers
3. Our 1978 FA Cup semi final vs Orient was played at which ground? Stamford Bridge
4. Our 1980 long running FA Cup semi final saga vs Liverpool was finally decided at which ground? Highfield Road (Coventry)
5. Who scored our winning goal in our 1998 FA Cup semi final vs Wolves Christopher Wreh
6. How many FA Cup semi finals have Spurs now lost in a row? 8 (yes – really!)
7. The 1992 FA Cup semi final played at Highbury was between Liverpool and which other team? Portsmouth
8. Who scored the winning goal in the FA Cup semi final vs Spurs in 2001? Robert Pires
9. David Seaman’s miracle save in the 2003 FA Cup semi final was from which player? Paul Peschisolido
10. Who did we play in both the 1971 and 1972 FA Cup semi finals? Stoke City

Goals

1. Who scored the 1st goal at Anfield 89? Alan smith
2. Who scored the winner in the 1979 FA Cup final? Alan Sunderland
3. who scored the winner in the 2014 FA Cup final? Arron Ramsey
4. who scored the winner in 1971 FA Cup final? Charlie George
5. 21st Sept 2000 Vs Shakhtar Donetsk which defender scored 2 late goals to win the game (85,90th min)? Martin Keown
6. 9th December 2000: Parlour scored his only domestic hattrick Vs who? Newcastle
7. in 13 games how many goals did Pires scored against Tottenham? 9
8. who did Henry score the most goals against? Middlesbrough 13 in 16 games
9. on 20th April 1992 who lobbed the Liverpool keeper from just inside our half? Anders Limpar
10. who scored the 1st goal in the 2017 fa cup final vs Chelsea ? Alexis Sanchez

I also played for…

1. Burnley, Chester City, Bury, Stoke City – Lee Dixon
2. Hannover 96, Werder Bremen – Per Mertesacker
3. Kettering Town – Eddie Hapgood
4. Barcelona, PSG, Ranger, Real Socieded, Everton – Mikel Arteta
5. Leicester City, Queens Park Rangers – Frank McLintock
6. Manchester City, Liverpool, Celtic – Kolo Toure
7. Crystal Palace, West Ham, Nottingham Forest, Celtic, Burnley – Ian Wright
8. Auxerre, Manchester City, Benevento, Monreal Impact – Bacary Sagna
9. Colchester United, Southampton, Dagenham & Redbridge, Canvey Island – Perry Groves
10. Feyenoord, Manchester United, Fenerbache – Robin van Persie

Rivals

1. Who allegedly threw pizza at Sir Alex Ferguson? Cesc Fabregas
2. When Arsenal beat Liverpool in 1989 to win the league title, which Liverpool player famously told his team mates that there was “1 more minute” Left to play? Steve McMahon
3. Who scored twice as Arsenal knocked Chelsea out of the 2004 FA Cup? Jose Antonio Reyes
4. 11 Man U players and 10 Arsenal players took part in a brawl at Old Trafford in 1990. Who was the only player not to get involved? David Seaman
5. Who scored the winner in 2002 at OT to win us the title? Wiltord
6. What year were Tottenham offically a London club? 1965
7. When did Tottenham last win the title? 1961
8. what year did Tottenham win the Ipswich Hospital Charity Cup Winners? 1951/1952
9. what was our biggest away win vs Tottenham? 0–6 Arsenal 1934–35 Football League (6 March 1935)
10. what player has played in the most NLD’s? David Oleary