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Bill Edgar's Quirky Football Quiz Book
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by Edgar, Bill

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From the rear cover

'The brilliant Bill Edgar', in the words of John Murray, has been a football writer for The Times since 1997, and now he has taken his years of experience to create a quiz book with a difference. Compiled of one thousand questions, with each one offering eye-opening or amusing insight - this book is full of challenging quizzes to pit oneself against and to dip into for intriguing stats and quirks.

Questions cover a wide variety of topics, including footballing families; howlers; famous goals; own goals; quote, unquote; minnows at the World Cup; red cards; injuries; extreme weather; the women's game; shoot-outs; rumbles in the tunnel; and . . . VAR.

[bullet] The biggest two victories in the top flight between 1990 and 2020 both featured a 9-0 scoreline. Which father and son were playing in goal for the two winning teams?

[bullet] Which player was not picked for England despite winning three Premier League titles yet has a son who has appeared for two national teams?

[bullet] Who played for six London clubs, five of those in the top flight, but had to change sport in order to appear for a team with 'London' in its name?

Even if your football knowledge is found wanting, you will still find much to enjoy in this compendium of fascinating and entertaining trivia.

About the author

BILL EDGAR has been a football writer for The Times since 1997, providing match reports and general pieces. Since 2000 he has specialised in football stats and numbers. He has been compiling football quizzes regularly since 2008. He has written for Sports Illustrated and GQ and provided stats for the EFL and Betfair websites. He has provided weekly stats pieces for the Talksport breakfast show and contributed to The Times' football podcast, The Game. He is the author of Back of the Net: 100 Golden Goals and the co-author of A Football Fan's Guide to Europe. He also contributed to Taschen's The Age of Innocence: Football in the 1970s. BBC Radio 5 Live's John Murray had the following to say about Bill during commentary on a Premier League match in January 2020: 'The brilliant Bill Edgar in The Times . . . Some of the stuff he comes up with is absolutely fantastic. There are stats, and stats, and his stats are excellent.'