ComeOnBoro.com QUIZ OF THE YEAR 2006
Andy Morgan

The Big Boro Quiz. Test out your knowledge of all things Boro every week right here.

1. Who were the Boro's first ever sponsors?

2. For which season did this sponsorship commence?

3. Who was Boro's second top scorer in the 1983/1984 season?

4. When was John Hendrie's last full season as a Boro player?

5. What was Emerson's full name?

6. Name the Lanark born defender who enjoyed two spells with the club in the Seventies and Eighties.

7. Which manager signed Ian Gibson from Middlesbrough in 1966?

8. What Boro record does Ian Gibson hold?

9. What was the opening game of the 1974/1975 season?

10. Which lower league side knocked Middlesbrough out of the 1999/2000 F.A. Cup?

11. Which former Boro player is now a regular at Wigan Athletic?

12. Who was Boro manager between 1952 and 1954?

13. What is the lowest number of league points Middlesbrough have ever got in a season? Which season was it?

14. Boro got to the 6th round of the F.A. Cup three times in the Seventies. Which seasons?

15. What connects the 1974/1975 F.A. Cup campaign with that of 1979/1980?

16. Name the dog who regularly graced the pages of Boro fanzine 'Fly Me to the Moon'.

17. Who was Boro's captain between 1946 and 1951?

18. Against which side did Uwe Fuchs make his debut?

19. Which club needed a second replay to finally knock Middlesbrough out of the 3rd round of the F.A. Cup in the 1989/1990 season?

20. Against whom did Robbie Mustoe make his Oxford United debut in 1987?

21. What is the name of Boro's 'Artist in Residence'?

22. Name the three authors of the 1997 publication 'Boro's Best'?

23. In this book, who was voted the players' and fans' number one player of all time?

24. How old was Bryan Robson when he was appointed manager of the Boro?

25. Who was Bryan Robson's first signing for the Boro?

26. What was the first match of the 2000-2001 season? What was the score?

27. Which round did the Boro get to in the 1997/8 FA Cup? Who knocked them out of the competition?

28. In what year did Cellnet first sponsor the Boro?

29. Where was Phil Whelan's first goal for the club scored?

30. Where was Boro's first away win in the 1995/1996 season?

31. In what year did goalkeeper Rolando Ugolini leave the Boro? Which club did he sign for?

32. Who sponsored the Boro in the 1980/1981 season?

33. Which league match of the 1997/1998 season had the lowest Riverside attendence? What was significant about this game?

34. What nationality was Vladimir Kinder?

35. Against whom did he make his Boro debut?

36. Who wrote the Foreword in George Hardwick's autobiography 'Gentleman George'?

37. Against whom was the first competitive floodlit game at the Riverside?

38. How many seasons did Hugh McIlmoyle spend at the Boro?

39. In what season was the last time the Boro met Crystal Palace in the League Cup at home?

40. Who knocked us out of the Competition in the next round?

41. What was the score the last time the Boro played competitive football at Griffin Park?

42. Boro managed a 1-1 draw at the JJB Stadium this season. In which season was the Boro's last game there and in what competition was it?

43. In which position did Boro legend Dicky Robinson play?

44. How many England caps did Boro legend Terry Cooper get in his career? How many of these were obtained whilst he was at the Boro?

45. From where was John O'Rourke signed in 1966?

46. From where was Bosco Jankovic signed in 1979?

47. How many points were Boro off top spot in the promotion season of 1991-1992? Who beat them to top spot?

48. From which country do Dnipro hail?

49. Who knocked Boro out of the 1975-1976 FA Cup?

50. Throughout the Eighties (starting from season 1979-1980 and ending in season 1989-1990) how many times did Boro fail to get past the third round of the FA Cup?

51. When was Cyril Knowles signed for the Boro?

52. Which two north-east clubs did Jim Platt manage?

53. Which club was Stuart Boam's first?

54. Which other league club did George Hardwick also captain?

55. Who were the Boro's sponsors in the 1987-1988 season?