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Football quiz: when Blackburn won the Premier League 25 years ago

21-Apr-2020 11:27:17 | The Guardian

Who lifted the trophy? Who scored the goals? Who complained?

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Which sponsorship logo adorned Blackburn’s shirts that season?

Foster’s Export

McEwan’s Lager

Tennent's Super

Carlsberg Special Brew

Who missed the first eight months of the season with a broken leg, returned to score against Crystal Palace in April – and was then substituted after breaking his leg again?

David Batty

Mike Newell

Jason Wilcox

Kevin Gallacher

Blackburn beat Newcastle 1-0 in their last home game thanks to a spectacular performance from the goalkeeper Tim Flowers. Which word did he use repeatedly in a memorable, animated post-match interview?

Men

Bottle

Cojones

Tickedyboo

Who scored the BBC’s Goal of the Season against Blackburn at Ewood Park?

John Barnes

Matt Le Tissier

Mark Hughes

Guy Whittingham

Who was sent off after 72 seconds in the 1-1 draw at home to against Leeds?

Chris Sutton

David Batty

Jason Wilcox

Tim Flowers

Which Dutch international, who played at Italia 90, joined Blackburn on loan in March, played one game at West Ham and later called the town “poor and ugly”?

Hans Gillhaus

Wim Kieft

Richard Witschge

Johan Cruyff

Which future West Ham defender played alongside Colin Hendry at centre-half on the title-winning day at Anfield?

Ian Pearce

Tony Gale

Paul Warhurst

Henning Berg

Who, as club captain, was first to lift the Premier League trophy?

Colin Hendry

Alan Shearer

David Batty

Tim Sherwood

Complete the Alex Ferguson quote from April 1995: “Blackburn can only throw the league away now. We must hope they do a …”

Jana Novotna

Greg Norman

Jimmy White

Devon Loch

The SAS, Shearer and Sutton, scored 49 of Blackburn’s 80 league goals between them. Who was the next highest goalscorer with six?

Mark Atkins

Mike Newell

Stuart Ripley

Tim Sherwood

When Alan Shearer was too nervous to watch Manchester United’s televised game against Leeds in April, what did he do instead?

Give the garden fence an extra coat of creosote

Sit in the bath as long as the match remained 0-0

Listen to Radio One

Watch Tranmere v Middlesbrough on ITV

Which team were the top scorers in the Premier League in 1994-95?

Newcastle United

Manchester United

Nottingham Forest

Blackburn Rovers

8 and above.

You could have won it but ended up doing a Devon Loch

9 and above.

You could have won it but ended up doing a Devon Loch

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You could have won it but ended up doing a Devon Loch

7 and above.

You could have won it but ended up doing a Devon Loch

5 and above.

You were in contention but ended up doing a Devon Loch

4 and above.

You were in contention but ended up doing a Devon Loch

3 and above.

Title winner? As if! You've been relegated

2 and above.

Title winner? As if! You've been relegated

1 and above.

Title winner? As if! You've been relegated

10 and above.

You could have won it but ended up doing a Devon Loch

11 and above.

You, like Tim Sherwood, are a champion

0 and above.

Title winner? As if! You've been relegated

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You, like Tim Sherwood, are a champion