What is the most amazing sporting fact?

[stavros]

Northern Ireland are the reigning Home Nations football champions.

 

[bigbry]

Are you sure? The earth is only around 25,000 miles in circumference.

And it's 27000 miles round trip for that longitude at the equator - it's a lot less 55 degrees north.

 

[tangerinedream]

Are there any football league clubs named after actual buildings other than Crystal Palace and former league members, New Brighton Tower?

ETA - I suppose Woolwich Arsenal is one in a way...

 

[newharper]

That the last man to win the title with two different clubs is Henning Berg.

What title is this?

Is he a wrestler? I believe they use clubs.

I am though having difficulty understanding why he'd need to use more than I type of club.

 

[steveo87]

What title is this?

Is he a wrestler? I believe they use clubs.

I am though having difficulty understanding why he'd need to use more than I type of club.

Th EPL, he won it with Blackburn and Man U if i remember correctly.

 

[stavros]

Since the formation of the Football League in 1888, the only non-league team to win the FA Cup is Tottenham in 1901.

 

[embree]

Steve Ogrizovic took the wicket of Viv Richards whilst playing for the Minor Counties v West Indies

 

[chieftain]

Not so impressive: Arsenal fans may not like to discuss it, but they didn’t earn their place in England’s top football division.

In 1919 the Football League decided to expand the First Division from 20 to 22 teams. Chelsea, who had finished 19th the previous season, were spared the drop; bottom-placed Spurs went down and were replaced by Second Division outfit Arsenal.

Quite impressive: Since then Arsenal have never left the top division.

 

[fogbat]

As well as being a talented footballer, Matt Le Tissier also invented the wet/dry vacuum cleaner.

 

[mattie]

Gary Neville's dad's name is Joseph Merrick.

 

[kabbes]

Gary Neville's dad's name is Joseph Merrick.

 

[embree]

Not so impressive: Arsenal fans may not like to discuss it, but they didn’t earn their place in England’s top football division.

In 1919 the Football League decided to expand the First Division from 20 to 22 teams. Chelsea, who had finished 19th the previous season, were spared the drop; bottom-placed Spurs went down and were replaced by Second Division outfit Arsenal.

Quite impressive: Since then Arsenal have never left the top division.

You miss out the crucial fact that Arsenal only finished fifth in Division 2 that season. By rights Barnsley should have gone up

 

[bigbry]

Medium sized team?! MEDIUM SIZED TEAM?!

Yeah, I was surprised that they were so flattering to you !

 

[Forum Lout]

Barnsley's Darren Barnard slipped in a puddle of his new puppy's pee on the kitchen floor. The resulting knee ligament damage kept him out of action for five months.

Due to religious beliefs an Indian team refused to play in a World Cup Finals because they couldn't play in bare feet.

 

[strung out]

might need to move this now

 

[MooChild]

That the only member of zz top not to have a beard....

Oh wait, wrong thread