Fun Trivia : Premiership Goalkeepers by khid mbsb fc

1. Dmitri Kharine played in the Premier League, but which team did he play for?

· Chelsea. Dmitri played 146 times for Chelsea and was replaced by Ed De Goey. He also appeared in the 1994 FA Cup Final where Chelsea lost 4-0 to Manchester United.

2. Ludìk Miklosko was goalkeeper at which club when the Premier League was first contested in 1992?

· West Ham. Ludek played for the Hammers 374 times in his career, and was their goalkeeper in the first season of the Premier League.

3. Which of these goalkeepers has not scored a goal in the Premier League?

· Neville Southall. Peter Schmeichel scored for Aston Villa (v Everton) Brad Friedel scored for Blackburn Rovers (v Charlton). Paul Robinson scored for Tottenham (v Watford).

4. During the 2006-07 Premiership season, Portsmouth goalkeeper David James surpassed whose record of most clean sheets?

· David Seaman. David Seaman had 141 clean sheets to his name in the Premiership, and was surpassed by David James whilst playing for Portsmouth.

5. David James became number one when it came to Premier League appearances with 470 achieved in the 2006-2007 season, but can you name the retired goalkeeper who had 372 appearences?

· Nigel Martyn. Nigel Martyn played for 3 teams in the Premiership. He played for Crystal Palace, Leeds United, and finally Everton.

6. John Lukic is best known for playing for Arsenal, but which other team did he play for in the Premier League?

· Leeds United. Lukic played first for Leeds, but Arsenal signed him in 1983 to replace Pat Jennings who was later sold to Leeds when a certain David Seaman was signed. Then in 1996, Nigel Martyn was signed for Leeds, and Lukic was displaced and went back to Arsenal as a number 2 to Seaman, but was later replaced when Arsenal signed Alex Manniger. This left Lukic as a 3rd choice goalkeeper.

7. French international goalkeeper Bernard Lama had a short spell in the Premier League with which team?

· West Ham United. Lama played for West Ham during the 1997-98 season. However, at the end of the season he tested positive for cannabis and ultimately lost his place in the France team in the 1998 World Cup to Fabian Barthez.

8. With which club did Pavel Srnicek play for in their first season of Premier League football?

· Newcastle United. Pavel had two spells with Newcastle. He played with them from 1991-98 and from 2004-2007. Pavel played for Wednesday between 1998 and 2000, and played for a short time with West Ham in 2004.

9. In the 1996-97 season, David Beckham famously lobbed which goalkeeper from the half way line?

· Neil Sullivan. On the opening day of the 96-97 season, Beckham then playing for Manchester United in a match against Wimbledon, lobbed goalkeeper Neil Sullivan, a Welsh international with a exceptional lob from inside his own half.

10. Which of these goalkeepers never won the Premier League?

· Neville Southall. Neville Southall only played for Everton in the Premier League and did not win the League, however he was a FA Cup Winner in 1995. Tim Flowers won the League with Blackburn during the 1994-95 season, Peter Schmeichel won the League with Man Utd on 5 occasions and David Seaman won the league with Arsenal twice (1997-98 and 2001-02).

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