Premiership Football Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A shot hits the crossbar and bounces down near the goal line. Under football’s goal rule, when should a goal be awarded?
When any part of the ball touches the goal line
Whenever the goalkeeper touches the ball after it bounces
When the whole ball crosses the whole goal line between the posts and beneath the crossbar, with no prior offence
When most of the ball appears to be beyond the line
2. Kenny Dalglish managed a side featuring Alan Shearer to the 1994-95 Premier League title. Which club was it?
Leeds United
Newcastle United
Liverpool
Blackburn Rovers
3. Why did Arsenal receive a special gold Premier League trophy after the 2003-04 season?
They won every home match
They completed the league season unbeaten
They achieved the league’s highest-ever points total
They won the Premier League and Champions League together
4. Before the Premier League began in 1992, what was the top division of the Football League called?
Football League Second Division
Southern League First Division
Football League First Division
Football League Championship
5. Which club won the inaugural Premier League season in 1992-93?
Manchester United
Aston Villa
Arsenal
Blackburn Rovers
6. In the standard 20-club Premier League format, what normally happens to the teams finishing 18th, 19th and 20th?
They are relegated to the Championship
Only the team in 20th is relegated
They enter a playoff to remain in the league
They stay up but begin the next season with fewer points
7. A Championship club finishes sixth, wins its semifinal and then wins the playoff final. What has it achieved?
Qualification for the FA Cup final
Promotion to the Premier League through the playoffs
A place in a Premier League relegation playoff
Automatic promotion as Championship runner-up
8. A team began the 2015-16 season as an outsider but finished as Premier League champion under Claudio Ranieri. Which team was it?
Tottenham Hotspur
Leicester City
Everton
Southampton
9. In the final moments of the 2011-12 season, Sergio Agüero scored against Queens Park Rangers to secure the title. Which club did he represent?
Manchester United
Arsenal
Chelsea
Manchester City
10. When was the first Premier League season played?
1989-90
1995-96
1992-93
1999-2000
11. A Premier League match ends 2-2 after regulation time. How many league points does each team receive?
Three points
Two points
One point
No points until a penalty shootout decides the winner
12. Two clubs finish level on points, but Team A has a better goal difference. Assuming no points deductions, which club is placed higher?
Team A, because goal difference separates teams level on points
Team B, if it has fewer defeats
The clubs automatically share the same position
The club with more away wins is placed higher
13. Which club completed the 38-match 2003-04 Premier League season without losing a game?
Chelsea
Manchester United
Liverpool
Arsenal
14. Which club secured its first title of the Premier League era during the 2019-20 season?
Tottenham Hotspur
Liverpool
Newcastle United
Leicester City
15. After every club has completed its fixtures, Team A has 70 points and Team B has 68. Which team must finish higher?
Team A, because it has more points
Team B, if it has won more matches
Team B, if it has the better head-to-head record
Whichever team has scored more goals, regardless of points
16. José Mourinho led which club to the 2004-05 Premier League title while the team conceded only 15 league goals?
Manchester United
Arsenal
Liverpool
Chelsea