Lakenheath Old Boys

We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!

Friday, May 11, 2012

Footie Trivia of the Week

Ahead of one last big weekend in English domestic football, here's a trivia morsel to get you scratching your heads: "Which four teams have won three consecutive top-flight titles?" (Hint: one of them has done that feat twice!) Good luck, chaps!

posted by The Blue Devil @ 5:47 PM 

6 Comments:

Blogger United We Stand said...

I am not cheating but I know the answers right away!!

Huddersfield, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United TWICE

Huddersfield and Arsenal were done in the 30s.. I think

Liverpool won it in 82, 83 and 84
United have won it in 99, 00 and 01 AND 07, 08, 09

7:04 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Spot on, mate.

Huddersfield in 23/24, 24/25 and 25/26
Arsenal in 31/32, 32/33 and 33/34

Well in!

9:03 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Wasn't it the same manager at Huddersfield and Arsenal?

Herb Chapman?

So, he and Fergie has both done it twice

9:47 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

It was indeed. Herbert brought in the brand new "W-M" formation that dominated through til England's bad loss at Wembley to Hungary in 1956.

7:56 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Herbie would have won more but I think he died before the season ended for the third Arsenal victory

10:20 AM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

I knew the answer to the trivia question, but it was already answered by the time I logged in. Congratulations, UWS. Herbie passed away from pneumonia in January of 1935. I think the England loss was in 1953 by a 3-6 score. I have a question. Who is the better Arsenal manager: Herbie or Arsene and why?

DISCUSS!!!

11:33 AM  

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