Football quiz: when Blackburn won the Premier League 25 years ago

Henning Berg celebrates with the top of the Premier League trophy. Photograph: Colorsport/Shutterstock

1. Which sponsorship logo adorned Blackburn’s shirts that season?

   1. Foster’s Export

   2. McEwan’s Lager

   3. Tennent's Super

   4. Carlsberg Special Brew

2. Who missed the first eight months of the season with a broken leg, returned to score against Crystal Palace in April – and was then substituted after breaking his leg again?

   1. David Batty

   2. Mike Newell

   3. Jason Wilcox

   4. Kevin Gallacher

3. Blackburn beat Newcastle 1-0 in their last home game thanks to a spectacular performance from the goalkeeper Tim Flowers. Which word did he use repeatedly in a memorable, animated post-match interview?

   1. Men

   2. Bottle

   3. Cojones

   4. Tickedyboo

4. Who scored the BBC’s Goal of the Season against Blackburn at Ewood Park?

   1. John Barnes

   2. Matt Le Tissier

   3. Mark Hughes

   4. Guy Whittingham

5. Who was sent off after 72 seconds in the 1-1 draw at home to against Leeds?

   1. Chris Sutton

   2. David Batty

   3. Jason Wilcox

   4. Tim Flowers

6. 

   Which Dutch international, who played at Italia 90, joined Blackburn on loan in March, played one game at West Ham and later called the town “poor and ugly”?

   1. Hans Gillhaus

   2. Wim Kieft

   3. Richard Witschge

   4. Johan Cruyff

7. Which future West Ham defender played alongside Colin Hendry at centre-half on the title-winning day at Anfield?

   1. Ian Pearce

   2. Tony Gale

   3. Paul Warhurst

   4. Henning Berg

8. Who, as club captain, was first to lift the Premier League trophy?

   1. Colin Hendry

   2. Alan Shearer

   3. David Batty

   4. Tim Sherwood

9. Complete the Alex Ferguson quote from April 1995: “Blackburn can only throw the league away now. We must hope they do a …”

   1. Jana Novotna

   2. Greg Norman

   3. Jimmy White

   4. Devon Loch

10. 

    The SAS, Shearer and Sutton, scored 49 of Blackburn’s 80 league goals between them. Who was the next highest goalscorer with six?

    1. Mark Atkins

    2. Mike Newell

    3. Stuart Ripley

    4. Tim Sherwood

11. When Alan Shearer was too nervous to watch Manchester United’s televised game against Leeds in April, what did he do instead?

    1. Give the garden fence an extra coat of creosote

    2. Sit in the bath as long as the match remained 0-0

    3. Listen to Radio One

    4. Watch Tranmere v Middlesbrough on ITV

12. Which team were the top scorers in the Premier League in 1994-95?

    1. Newcastle United

    2. Manchester United

    3. Nottingham Forest

    4. Blackburn Rovers

Solutions

1:B - McEwan’s replaced Perspex as Blackburn’s shirt sponsor in 1991 and were on Rovers shirts until CIS took over in 1996., 2:D - The Palace game was Gallacher’s first appearance in over a year, and his goal ultimately secured a vital 2-1 win., 3:B - Flowers was not impressed by suggestions in the media that Blackburn might bottle the title., 4:B - Le Tissier was applauded by both sets of fans after scoring another outrageous solo goal., 5:D - Flowers was sent off for fouling Brian Deane outside the area., 6:C - Witschge joined on loan from Bordeaux to replace the injured Jason Wilcox on the left of midfield. After defeat at West Ham, Kenny Dalglish decided moving Graeme Le Saux into midfield was a better option., 7:A - Pearce, who joined West Ham from Blackburn in 1997, was Hendry’s most common centre-back partner in 1994-95. A former West Ham defender, Tony Gale, also played 15 games., 8:D - Blackburn’s spine was full of leaders, but it was Sherwood who wore the armband., 9:D - Ferguson was citing the 1956 Grand National, when Devon Loch was cruising to victory before an inexplicable collapse., 10:A - Atkins, the defensive midfielder, scored some important goals, including the equaliser in a memorable 3-2 win over Liverpool at Ewood Park., 11:A - Shearer actually did all four of these options to avoid following United’s games during the title run-in, but the extra coat of creosote was his most famous diversion., 12:D - Blackburn scored 80 goals in 42 games, three more than Manchester United and eight more than Forest.

Scores

1. 8 and above.

   You could have won it but ended up doing a Devon Loch

2. 9 and above.

   You could have won it but ended up doing a Devon Loch

3. 6 and above.

   You could have won it but ended up doing a Devon Loch

4. 7 and above.

   You could have won it but ended up doing a Devon Loch

5. 5 and above.

   You were in contention but ended up doing a Devon Loch

6. 4 and above.

   You were in contention but ended up doing a Devon Loch

7. 3 and above.

   Title winner? As if! You've been relegated

8. 2 and above.

   Title winner? As if! You've been relegated

9. 1 and above.

   Title winner? As if! You've been relegated

10. 10 and above.

    You could have won it but ended up doing a Devon Loch

11. 11 and above.

    You, like Tim Sherwood, are a champion

12. 0 and above.

    Title winner? As if! You've been relegated

13. 12 and above.

    You, like Tim Sherwood, are a champion

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