Football trivia

[MDK]

Did you know that Javier Mascherano was capped for the full Argentina squad before he even played a minute in River Plate's first team? Bloody hell.

[Cymbols]

I'm bored. Winner gets a point. It's an arbitrary point, but a point nonetheless. 

1998-2004	Reading	71	(15)
2003	→ Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)	10	(2)
2004–2005	Gillingham	36	(9)
2004	→ Swindon Town (loan)	6	(5)
2005–2008	Watford	105	(30)
2008–2011	Sheffield United	72	(20)
2011–2013	Millwall	51	(26)
2013–2014	Nottingham Forest	45	(12)
2014–2015	Leyton Orient	23	(9)
2015–2016	Scunthorpe United	13	(0)
2016	Coventry City	5	(0)
2016	Mansfield Town	13	(1)

[MDK]

I know who it is but I wont spoil it. I will say that he became a coach for the England team in a version of FM I played.

[Cymbols]

That's an odd one. 

[Lineker]

Darius Henderson?

[MDK]

Just now, Lineker said:

Darius Henderson?

Yeah. He was a head on a stick for us.

[Cymbols]

Correctamundo. 

Points

Lineker 1

Myke 0.5 (I believe you when you say that you knew it)

 

2000–2003	Portmore United	?	(?)
2003–2006	Preston North End	94	(4)
2006–2007	Sheffield United	21	(0)
2007–2009	Derby County	27	(0)
2009	→ Crystal Palace (loan)	7	(0)
2009–2011	Crystal Palace	45	(0)
2011–2013	Crawley Town	45	(3)
2013–2014	Rotherham United	31	(2)

[The Lusophone]

Who has the most own goals in a single Premier League season?

[DavidMarrio]

I'm gonna go with Richard Dunne. 

[Gazz]

Frank Sinclair. I remember him scoring about three in a month for Leicester.

[DFF]

Paul Ifill?

If you want another interesting Sheff Utd alumni:

[The Lusophone]

All wrong, but Richard Dunne has the most own goals in total - 10, which is two less than his entire career.

Clue: the player played for a top 6 club.

[EddieG]

Carra?

[The Lusophone]

Played with him.

[MDK]

Djimi Traore?

[DavidMarrio]

I reckon Martin Skrtel. He played like he had an own goal in him at times. 

[MDK]

2 minutes ago, Davidmarrio said:

I reckon Martin Skrtel. He played like he had an own goal in him at times. 

I only picked Djimi because of that great Liverpool chant about him.

Quote

Don’t blame it on the Biscan, 
Don’t blame it on the Hamann, 
Don’t blame it on the Finnan, 
Blame it on Traore, 
He just can’t, he just can’t, he just can’t control his feet... 

Exceptional. 

[DavidMarrio]

7 minutes ago, MDK said:

I only picked Djimi because of that great Liverpool chant about him.

Exceptional. 

He also scored one of the greatest own goals ever when he did a Cruyff turn in the 6 yard box and it went in.

[MDK]

6 minutes ago, Davidmarrio said:

He also scored one of the greatest own goals ever when he did a Cruyff turn in the 6 yard box and it went in.

Was that in a UEFA Cup match?

[DavidMarrio]

3 minutes ago, MDK said:

Was that in a UEFA Cup match?

Burnley in the FA cup.  (Un)Fortunately all the videos on YouTube are potato quality.