History of Football Quiz

When did the FA Cup first kick off?

• 1863

• 1871

• 1888

• 1901

In what year did referees first start being used only to keep time on the pitch?

• 1863

• 1870

• 1872

• 1874

Which event happened in 1885 according to the football timeline?

• Introduction of the FA Cup

• First international match between England and Scotland

• Highest ever score recorded in a British game

• Introduction of penalty kick

What's the main goal of this quiz?

• To establish how football developed in the nineteenth century

• To understand the rules of modern football

• To learn about the first football league

• To study the history of the FA Cup

Which team scored the first goal in the FA Cup final?

• Blackburn Rovers

• The Wanderers

• Preston North End

• Aston Villa

In the grand game of football, what was the game-changing event that took place in 1866?

• Ball size was fixed

• Referees were first used

• The first international match was played

• The first football league was set up

In what year did footballers first start scoring goals into nets?

• 1872

• 1885

• 1889

• 1891

In which year did the first international football match kick off?

• 1872

• 1880

• 1885

• 1890

When did the penalty kick first make its debut on the football pitch?

• 1891

• 1900

• 1910

• 1920

Alright, mate! In which year did the first football league kick off?

• 1888

• 1892

• 1900

• 1910