Premier League Quiz

During these testing times, one can get bored, so to lighten the boredom a bit, I’ve come up with a fun quiz which is all about the history of the Premier League. Have a look at what you know

1. Who captained Manchester United in the first ever Premier League Season in 1992-93?
2. Eric Cantona scored the first ever Premier League hat-trick against Tottenham Hotspur, for which club was he playing for at the time?
3. Who was appointed Liverpool manager on January 30, 1994, two days after his predecessor Graeme Souness was sacked?
4. The lowest attendance of the 1993-94 season was 4,739 which was recorded at Selhurst Park between Wimbledon and which other side?
5. Which manager was sacked during the 1994-95 season after it was revealed he took an illegal payment in relation to the signings of Pal Lydersen and John Jensen three years earlier?
6. Who became the first player to score 5 goals in a Premier League game after a 9-0 win over Ipswich in March 1995?
7. Andrei Kanchelskis scored hat-tricks in consecutive seasons, netting three in the Manchester Derby in the 1994-95 season, but for who did he score a hat-trick for in the 1995-96 season?
8. .Liverpool achieved the longest unbeaten run during the 1995-96 season, for how many games did they go unbeaten?
9. Which Italian striker was the only player to score more than one hat-trick during the 1996-97 season? Despite his goals, his club were still relegated.
10. Sunderland played their last ever season at which ground during the 1996-97 season?
11. .Three players shared the top goalscorer’s golden boot during the 1997-98 season, who were they?
12. Which Yorkshire side played in their only Premier League season up to date in the 1997-98 season?
13. During the 1998-99, which Dutch striker refused to play for Nottingham Forest after a public dispute with the club?
14. 3 Frenchmen belonging to Arsenal made the PFA team of the year 1998-99, who were they?
15. Which striker finished as the Premier League’s top scorer in the 1999-00 season in his first season in the top flight?
16. Manchester United romped away with the title during the 1999-00 season, by how many points did they finish ahead of Arsenal?
17. Roy Keane and which other Irishman made the PFA team of the year for the 2000-01 season?
18. The Scottish Transfer record was broken during the 2000-01 season after Chelsea purchased which striker from Rangers?
19. Which club only won 1 out of their first 18 Premier League games during the 2001-02 season, just a year after qualifying for the UEFA Cup?
20. Which striker scored hat-tricks for two different clubs during the 2001-02 season?
21. Fulham had Welshmen as their manager and captain in the 2002-03 season, Chris Coleman was the manager but who was the captain?
22. Leeds United went through two managerial changes in the 2002-03 season as Terry Venables replaced David O’Leary, but who replaced Terry Venables after he was sacked?
23. The 2003-04 season saw Arsenal go the whole season unbeaten, but who scored the first goal of the season in a 2-1 over Everton?
24. All the relegated sides in the 2003-04 season finished on exactly the same points total, how many points did Leicester, Leeds and Wolves finish with?
25. Against who were Norwich City playing against in the 2004-05 season when at half-time Delia Smith came on the pitch with her infamous cry of ”Let’s be avin you”?
26. Which two players from the same team were sent off for fighting in a game against Aston Villa in the 04-05 season?
27. The 2005-06 season saw Englishmen win all but one of the Player of the Month awards, which Arsenal player was the abnomally in the list?
28. Chelsea won all of their home games in the 05-06 except for 1-1 draw against which other London club?
29. Paul Robinson became the third goalkeeper to score in a Premier League match during the 2006-07 season, what was different about his feat compared to Brad Friedel and Peter Schmeichel?
30. Two African strikers occupied the top two places in the goalscoring charts in the 06-07 season, Didier Drogba topped the chart with 20, who was second with 18 goals?
31. Players from opposing sides scored hat-tricks during Wigan Athletic’s 5-3 win over Blackburn Rovers during the 2007-08 season, the first time it had happened in Premier League history, Marcus Bent netted three for Wigan, which former Manchester City forward was Blackburn’s hat-trick hero?
32. Who replaced Jose Mourinho as Chelsea manager after Mourinho left the West London club due to a poor start 07-08 season?
33. Which player scored all four goals for Arsenal in their 4-4 draw against Liverpool during the 2008-09 season?
34. Which former Blackburn and Chelsea winger scored the own goal that effectively relegated Newcastle United from the Premier League in the 08-09 season?
35. Liverpool sold Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid, for £30m in their pursuit of Gareth Barry only for him to join Manchester City, who did they end up signing as Alonso’s replacement for the 2009-10 season?
36. Chelsea became the first club to score more than a 100 goals in a Premier League season in 09-10, who did they beat 8-0 on the last day to break the century mark?
37. Who became the first Manchester United player in 64 years to score a hat-trick against Liverpool during the 2010-11 season?
38. Blackpool enjoyed their first season in the Premier League in 2010-11, who captained them during their only season in the top flight?
39. Manchester City won the 2011-12 Premier League in dramatic fashion with a last day victory over QPR, who scored Man City’s second goal in that game?
40. Which future Premier League winner scored the league’s 20,000th goal, during the 11-12 season after netting for Aston Villa in a 2-1 defeat to Arsenal at Villa Park?
41. The 2012-13 season saw Manchester United win the Premier League in Sir Alex Ferguson’s final season, in his final game Manchester United played at The Hawthorns against West Brom, what was the score in that game?
42. Sam Allardyce and Kevin Nolan linked up for a third time as manager and captain of a Premier League club for the 12-13 season, at which club did they link up for the season?
43. Fulham employed three different managers in the 2013-14 season, Rene Meulensteen took over in December, then was followed by Felix Magath but which former Tottenham manager started off the season with the Cottagers?
44. Petr Cech and which other goalkeepr shared the Golden Glove award for best goalkeeper for the 13-14 season?, Cech would later replace that goalkeeper at Arsenal
45. Charlie Austin scored 18 goals in the 2014-15 season, but saw his side relegated after they finished bottom of the table? For which club did Austin achieve the feat?
46. Which manager won the manager of the month award for April 2015 after leading Leicester City to what seemed an impossible escape from relegation?
47. .In the last ever game at Upton Park which took place in the 2015-16 season, West Ham United beat Manchester United 3-2, which New Zealand international scored the last ever goal at the ground?
48. Jamie Vardy was a sensation as Leicester stunned the football world and won the 15-16 Premier League, but against who did Vardy score to break the record of scoring in 11 consecutive Premier League games?
49. Which player became the first player to receive successive Premier League’s winner medals with different clubs after winning the title with Chelsea in 2016-17?
50. Who became the first American to manage a Premier League club during the 16-17 season, but only lasted two and a half months in charge of Swansea City?
51. Mohamed Salah broke the record for goals scored in a 38 game season in the 17-18 season, how many goals did the Egyptian score for Liverpool?
52. .Which Everton striker became the first player punished under the ”Successful Deception Of a Match Official” law brought in for the 2017-18 season receiving a two match ban?
53. Which two Brazilians scored hat-tricks in the 2018-19 season?
54. Who scored the fastest goal in Premier League history on 23rd April 2019 after netting in a 1-1 draw for Southampton against Watford?
55. Which two players scored hat-tricks for Leicester in their 9-0 win at Southampton in the 19-20 season?
56. Who became Brighton manager for the 2019-20 season, two season after he was managing at Swedish side Ostersunds?
57. Matthew Briggs became the youngest ever Premier League player when he played for Fulham in 2007, which former Fulham player broke his record in 2019?
58. By capacity what is the smallest Premier League ground in history?
59. Bobby Zamora and which other former Newcastle striker, who scored the winner for Birmingham City in the League Cup final in 2011 are the only players in Premier League history who have scored penalties with both feet?
60. Who presented ITV’s The Premiership when it took over from Match of the Day from 2001-2004?
61. Which player became the first in Premier League history to score a hat-trick against Manchester United scoring it in a 4-3 win for Blackburn Rovers in 2006?
62. Sam Allardyce has managed seven Premier League clubs, Bolton Wandererers, Newcastle United, West Ham United, Sunderland, Crystal Palace and Everton, who is the other club on the list?
63. Which country became the latest to be represented in the Premier League when Mbwana Samatta made his debut for Aston Villa in February 2020?
64. Edin Dzeko made history during the 2013-14 season by being the first to score goal awarded by what method?
65. Portsmouth are the only club in Premier League history to do what, doing so in the 2009-10 season?
66. 4 Welshmen have won the Premier League, Ryan Giggs, Mark Hughes and Clayton Blackmore doing so with Manchester United, who is the other Welshman on the list?
67. Thibaut Courtois left Chelsea to join Real Madrid in the Summer of 2018, from which club did the Londoners sign his replacement Kepa Arrizbalaga?
68. Who is the only player to have scored a Premier League hat-trick having been born before 1960?
69. Who has scored a Premier League record 23 goals as a substitute?
70. Newcastle United came from 4-0 down to draw 4-4 against Arsenal on 5 February, 2011. Which midfielder scored the equalizer with a 25 yard volley?
71. Brian Deane scored the first ever Premier League goal, for which club was he playing for at the time?
72. 3 players from the Czech Republic have represented Liverpool in the Premier League, Vladimir Smicer, Patrik Berger and Milan Baros, but which one of them has scored the most goals in the Premier League?
73. In 2016, who became the youngest ever player to score a Premier League goal in the Manchester Derby?
74. Bruno Fernandes became the first Manchester United player to win the Premier League player of the month award in his debut month since it was achieved by who in 2015?
75. Which company became the Premier League’s first main sponsor in 1993?
76. How many games did Frank De Boer take charge of in his ill-fated spell as manager of Crystal Palace in 2017?
77. Onel Hernandez is the only player from which country to play in the Premier League, doing so for Norwich City this season?
78. Christian Gross left Grasshopper in Switzerland to become manager of which Premier League club in 1997?
79. Against who did Alan Shearer score his last goal in the Premier League doing so from the spot in April 2006?
80. Sergio Aguero has won the most player of the month awards in Premier League history, how many times has he won the award?
81. Gerard Houlier is better known for managing Liverpool in the Premier League, which other club did he manage in the League?
82. Derby County finished with the lowest points tally in Premier League history with 11, during which season did the amass that tally?
83. Why did several clubs report trouble selling out their grounds for the opening few weeks of the 2005-06 season?
84. Who became the first player born outside of Europe to score a Premier League hat-trick?
85. James Vaughan holds the record for the youngest goalscorer in Premier League history, achieving the feat at 16 years and 271 days old, who holds the record for the oldest goalscorer in the competition’s history?
86. Ryan Giggs is the league’s leading assister with 162 assists in 632 games, who is second on the list with 111 assists in 350 games?
87. Joey Barton received the heftiest ban in Premier League history after an incident involving Sergio Aguero on the last day of the 2011-12 season, for how many games was he banned for?
88. Marcus Bent holds the record for most amount of clubs played for in the Premier League, for how many clubs did he line up for?
89. Claudio Ranieri shocked the world when leading Leicester to the Premier League title in 2015-16, but which International team did he manage before taking the job?
90. For which club was Paolo Di Canio playing for when he infamously pushed a referee to the ground?
91. Matt Le Tissier scored an incredible 47 out of 48 penalties, who is the only goalkeeper to have ever denied him from the spot?
92. Which club fielded the league’s first ever completely non-English starting line up on December 16, 1999?
93. What was blamed for Tottenham Hotspur’s defeat to West Ham United on the last day of the 2005-06 season which saw Arsenal leapfrog them to the final Champions League spot?
94. Which former Liverpool and Leeds player now assistant at Rangers captained Coventry in the 1997-98 season with Gordon Strachan as manager?
95. For which club did Michael Owen play his final Premier League game for?
96. Adama Traore has played for Premier League football for three different clubs, Wolverhampton Wandereres is his current club, who are the other two clubs he’s played for?
97. Alan Shearer, leads the league record with 260 goals, but who has scored the most goals for one club with 183?
98. Who replaced Ruud Gullit as manager of Newcastle United?
99. The current England U21’s manager managed which club during the 2006-07 season?
100. Andreas Johansson, Keith Gillespie and Dave Kitson have all been sent off in unfamiliar circumstances in Premier League games, what were those circumstances?