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Paul Campbell

Elvis, Olympics and a toilet: how well do you know England managers? – quiz

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Two sad faces – and this was before they managed England. Photograph: Ian Kington/Getty Images
  1. What was the score in Sam Allardyce's only match in charge?

    1. Slovakia 0-1 England

    2. Malta 0-1 England

    3. Slovenia 0-2 England

    4. England 1-0 Malta

  2. Allardyce only managed England for one match. Which manager was in charge for 139?

    1. Walter Winterbottom

    2. Alf Ramsey

    3. Bobby Robson

    4. Sven-Göran Eriksson

  3. With which Elvis cover did former England boss Terry Venables have a smash No23 hit in the UK charts?

    1. It's now or never

    2. If I can dream

    3. A little less conversation

    4. Suspicious minds

  4. Who said: 'Whichever country you are, if you lose games you are criticised. It's only when it's England it's like a new world war'?

    1. Kevin Keegan

    2. Sven-Göran Eriksson

    3. Fabio Capello

    4. Roy Hodgson

  5. Which of these managers retired from football after leaving the England job?

    1. Kevin Keegan

    2. Alf Ramsey

    3. Ron Greenwood

    4. Don Revie

  6. Two men have taken charge of the England team and managed Great Britain at the Olympic Games. Stuart Pearce is one; who is the other?

    1. Walter Winterbottom

    2. Graham Taylor

    3. Bobby Robson

    4. Joe Mercer

  7. Sam Allardyce leaves the job with a 100% win record. Whose record of 67% is second best?

    1. Sven-Göran Eriksson

    2. Roy Hodgson

    3. Alf Ramsey

    4. Fabio Capello

  8. Which England manager touched his players over their hearts before matches and asked his staff to walk around the pitch anti-clockwise to create positive energy?

    1. Kevin Keegan

    2. Terry Venables

    3. Steve McClaren

    4. Glenn Hoddle

  9. How many managers have led England (including caretakers) during Arsène Wenger's time at Arsenal?

    1. Five

    2. Seven

    3. 11

    4. 15

  10. Which England manager resigned in a toilet cubicle?

    1. Don Revie

    2. Graham Taylor

    3. Kevin Keegan

    4. Roy Hodgson

Solutions

1:A - Adam Lallana was the only player to score in the Sam Allardyce era., 2:A - Winterbottom was the manager at the 1950, 1954, 1958 and 1962 World Cups., 3:B - In fairness to Venables, the money raised went to charity – and he's a fine vocalist, 4:B - Allardyce didn't even lose a game., 5:C - Greenwood was the first manager to pick a black player for England, famously saying: 'Yellow, purple or black - if they're good enough, I'll pick them.', 6:A - Winterbottom led Great Britain at the 1952 Olympics and it was a disaster; they were knocked out after their first match, a 5-3 defeat to Luxembourg., 7:D - Played 42, won 28, drew eight, lost six. Earned millions, 8:D - That one was too easy., 9:C - Glenn Hoddle, Howard Wilkinson, Kevin Keegan, Peter Taylor, Sven-Göran Eriksson, Steve McClaren, Fabio Capello, Stuart Pearce, Roy Hodgson, Sam Allardyce and Gareth Southgate, 10:C - As David Davies, who worked at the FA at the time, recalled: 'A dramatic moment in England's long football history occurred in the ancient loos of a stadium facing demolition. The impending destruction could almost be smelled in the air.'

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