[Football] Reasonably interesting and pointless football facts

Doc Lynam · Mar 26, 2019

Cruyff had his own Dutch kit made when Adidas were sponsors! He refused to wear the three black stripes down his sleeves because he said it clashed with his Puma sponsors, so he got the Dutch to make him a top with only 2 stripes!

Is it PotG? · Mar 26, 2019

Eighty percent of injuries that occur in matches are severe enough that players need to miss subsequent games.

N17 · Mar 26, 2019

In Gaelic, Pittodrie, the home of Aberdeen roughly translates as s*** heap (‘place of manure’ or ‘hill of dung’ to be polite)

B-right-on · Mar 26, 2019

Is it PotG? said:
Eighty percent of injuries that occur in matches are severe enough that players need to miss subsequent games.

Except HaHa's which last until he gets the foul.

N17 · Mar 26, 2019

Jimmy Rimmer is the only player to have won European Cup winners’ medals with two different English clubs

southstandandy · Mar 26, 2019

Substitutes were first introduced in English football in the1965/66 season. And only 1 could be used. Imagine that today!

Superphil · Mar 26, 2019

If a team has ever won the FA Cup they are entitled to use triangular shaped corner flags at their home ground.

*this is a myth BTW rather than a pointless fact.

WildWood · Mar 26, 2019

There’s only one club in all English divisions, who’s first 5 letters are all consonants....

Jimmehh · Mar 26, 2019

WildWood said:
There’s only one club in all English divisions, who’s first 5 letters are all consonants....

drew · Mar 26, 2019

Maty Ryan was born in Plumpton!!

Tom Hark Preston Park · Mar 26, 2019

Vaguely on-topic...

Contrary to the answer given by a contestant on The Chase, the only country in the world to start with the letter Q is not, repeat NOT, Kuwait :wozza:

Gritt23 · Mar 26, 2019

Brighton's League record vs Chelsea is indeed pointless. We've only played them 7 times in the League, and we've lost them all.

hans kraay fan club · Mar 26, 2019

N17 said:
In Gaelic, Pittodrie, the home of Aberdeen roughly translates as s*** heap (‘place of manure’ or ‘hill of dung’ to be polite)

'Smelly heap' (Odrie, as in 'Odour') my taxi driver translated it as, last visit.

schmunk · Mar 26, 2019

hans kraay fan club said:
'Smelly heap' (Odrie, as in 'Odour') my taxi driver translated it as, last visit.

Ordure

Postman Pat · Mar 26, 2019

Man Utd have had at least one player who came through their academy in their matchday squad since October 1937.

pearl · Mar 26, 2019

Port Vale isn't a place

PILTDOWN MAN · Mar 26, 2019

pearl said:
Port Vale isn't a place

Neither is Arsenal

bhafc99 · Mar 26, 2019

Rochdale have been in the third and fourth tiers of the league since 1921, never climbing higher or dropping lower.

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Tim Over Whelmed · Mar 26, 2019

bhafc99 said:
Rochdale have been in the third and fourth tiers of the league since 1921, never climbing higher or dropping lower.

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Crikey, just imagine that for a minute!

Lankyseagull · Mar 26, 2019

FC Barcelona are not sponsored by UNICEF. They donate around $1.8m to them each year.

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