Football quiz: English managers

Harry Redknapp, Alan Shearer and Terry Venables. Composite: Action Images, Getty Images

1. In which year did two English managers meet in the European Cup final?

   1. 1976

   2. 1979

   3. 1982

   4. 1984

2. Which of these countries has not been led by an English manager at a World Cup?

   1. Switzerland

   2. The Netherlands

   3. Republic of Ireland

   4. Northern Ireland

   5. Canada

   6. New Zealand

3. Who was the last English manager to win the top division in England?

   1. Howard Kendall

   2. Howard Wilkinson

   3. Harry Redknapp

   4. Kevin Keegan

4. No English manager has won the Premier League. How many Italian managers have done it?

   1. Two

   2. Three

   3. Four

   4. Five

5. Who was the last English manager to lead a club to a European trophy (the Champions League, Europa League or Cup Winners’ Cup)?

   1. Frank Lampard

   2. Steve McClaren

   3. Bobby Robson

   4. Roy Hodgson

6. Which club was he managing when he won his other European trophy?

   1. Benfica

   2. Ipswich Town

   3. Porto

   4. PSV Eindhoven

7. Alan Shearer’s brief stint in management only lasted eight games and he only won one for them. Which English manager did he beat in that game?

   1. Roy Hodgson

   2. Phil Brown

   3. Steve Bruce

   4. Gareth Southgate

8. Who was the last English manager to win the FA Cup?

   1. Joe Royle

   2. Terry Venables

   3. Alan Pardew

   4. Harry Redknapp

9. Sven-Göran Eriksson became England’s first foreign manager in 2001. Who did he replace?

   1. Glenn Hoddle

   2. Terry Venables

   3. Steve McClaren

   4. Kevin Keegan

10. Terry Venables won La Liga with Barcelona in 1985 and took them to the European Cup final the following year. Which team beat Barcelona in the final?

    1. Liverpool

    2. Milan

    3. Steaua Bucharest

    4. Porto

Solutions

1:B - Brian Clough won the first of his two European Cups in 1979, when he came up against Malmö – who were managed by Bob Houghton – in the final., 2:D - England did not compete in the World Cup until 1950. When asked to the first tournament, in 1930, one of the FA suits remarked that the World Cup was “a joke” and that England had “quite enough to do” in the British Home Championship – “a far better World Championship”., 3:B - Wilkinson was in charge of Leeds when they won the league in 1991-92 – the season before the Premier League began., 4:C - Carlo Ancelotti, Roberto Mancini, Claudio Ranieri and Antonio Conte., 5:C - Robson was in charge of Barcelona when they beat PSG in the Cup Winners’ Cup final in 1997. Ronaldo scored the only goal in a 1-0 win., 6:B - Ipswich beat AZ Alkmaar in a madcap two-legged final, winning the first leg 3-0 before nearly throwing it away with a 4-2 defeat in the second leg., 7:D - Shearer was in charge of Newcastle. Southgate was in charge of Middlesbrough. Both clubs were relegated., 8:D - In 2008, when he was in charge of Portsmouth. He was up against another English manager: Dave Jones, who was in charge of Cardiff City at the time., 9:D - Keegan resigned in the toilets of the old Wembley after a 1-0 defeat to Germany in 2000. David Davies, the boss of the FA at the time, later told the story: “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. Dragging Kevin into a cubicle, I shut the door behind us. We stood there, facing each other. ‘You can’t change my mind,’ Kevin said. ‘I’m out of here. I’m not up to it. I’m going out to the press to tell them I’m not up to it. I can’t motivate the players. I can’t get the extra bit out of these players that I need.’” , 10:C - The game finished goalless and went to a shootout, where Barcelona missed all of their penalties.

Scores

1. 3 and above.

   A (half) decent return.

2. 4 and above.

   A decent return.

3. 5 and above.

   Well played.

4. 6 and above.

   Well played.

5. 7 and above.

   Superb.

6. 8 and above.

   Superb.

7. 9 and above.

   Superb.

8. 10 and above.

   Superb.

9. 2 and above.

   Ah well. Not to worry.

10. 0 and above.

    Ah well. Not to worry.

11. 1 and above.

    Ah well. Not to worry.