Whether tomorrow’s game at Brentford goes ahead or not is still unclear, but there definitely is the usual quiz on here – answers to be posted tomorrow.
60s. Brentford won a Fourth Division league title in this decade with a team which featured three full internationals up front, can you name the trio who were capped nineteen times between them?
70s. Early in this decade, a future history maker made his first appearance in senior football in a match at Ninian Park – he was his club’s youngest ever debutant. A year later, a London born midfielder became that club’s second youngest player as he played a small part in their promotion to the First Division. However, a reputation for disruptive behaviour, which led to the FA taking the unusual step of asking the England Under 18s manager to leave him out of the squad for a tournament in Italy, combined with a lack of opportunities at the higher level were probably factors in the decision to sell him to some shoe makers. Despite unspectacular figures at his new club, Brentford were persuaded to sign him in 1977 and in his first full season at Griffin Park a move up front brought his team a promotion and him the Golden Boot award for the highest goalscorer in the country. His next move was back to his second club and then he went shrimping and ended up with a better goals per game record than he did at Brentford. His last permanent transfer took him to a Capital road, but there were also a couple of loan spells at an ordinary moor as well as temporary moves to the less famous St. James’ Park and the home of a crooked spire – who am I describing?
80s. City had a good record against Brentford during this decade, losing just the one match in eight meetings between the teams, can you identify this man, who played a full part in maintaining that record in his only appearance against the Bees, from this description?
” A Wales youth international of whom great things were expected. He was a Tredegar born midfield player whose career was largely disrupted as a result of injury and illness. At one point, he actually gave up the game and worked for some time outside football, but eventually returned to the club to try a comeback. He was unsuccessful however, and on his release, joined Merthyr Tydfil. His stay there was short and he left the game again, this time for good.”
90s. The member of a City side beaten by Brentford pictured below signed for two different clubs managed by Eddie May during his career, who is he?
00s. Can you identify this player? A frequent opponent of City teams during this decade, this commanding centreback started off at the scene of a famous historical puzzle, before spending four years at Brentford where he was a stalwart in a good team which didn’t have much luck in the Play Offs. These end of season mini competitions went better for him after he moved south of the river for a six figure fee as he scored in a Semi Final to help his side on the way to a promotion. His “reward” was a move to a team of Brentford lookalikes, where a series of injuries did not help his cause, his luck was no better when he joined up with some horned creatures and a return to Griffin Park was not a success. He played more often for a team of relative newbies who are not too popular, but left the full time game after one season with them.
10s. Who is the Brentford player pictured in a game at Cardiff City Stadium during this decade?
Answers.
60s. Johnny Brooks played three times for England, Billy McAdams won fifteen caps for Northern Ireland and John Dick was in the Scotland side beaten by England at Wembley in 1959 – all three were regulars in the Brentford title winning side of 1962/63.
70s. Steve Phillips became Brimingham’s next youngest player after Trevor Francis and went on to have a couple of spells at Northampton, as well as stays at Brentford, Southend and Peterborough – he also played for Torquay, Exeter and Chesterfield on loan.
80s. Jason Gummer, who scored our goal in the 1-1 draw at Griffin Park in May 1989.
90s. Goalkeeper Steve Williams, who joined Dundalk when Eddie May was there.
00s. Former Hampton, Brentford, Crystal Palace, Southampton, Derby and MK Dons defender, Darren Powell.
10s. Moses Odubajo.
Im absolutely useless at quizzes due to a very poor memory .
I was hoping you would have done a virtual reality report of the Brentford game ,as you saw it through your thoughts, and we could have compared it to the real one when it took place .
I’m working on the virtual report of the postponed Development team match with Colchester currently Russell (we didn’t miss much – it was 0-0) – I’ll try and get a Brentford one done soon, but with three actual games scheduled to take place in the next week, I may struggle to get it done by the time the real game takes place.