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.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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

2. For which season did this sponsorship commence?
1980/1981

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

4. When was John Hendrie's last full season as a Boro player?
1995/1996

5. What was Emerson's full name?
Emerson Moises Costa

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

7. Which manager signed Ian Gibson from Middlesbrough in 1966?
Jimmy Hill (at Coventry City)

8. What Boro record does Ian Gibson hold?
He is the Boro's youngest ever captain- at 22 years of age

9. What was the opening game of the 1974/1975 season?
Birmingham City (a), 3-0 win

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

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

12. Who was Boro manager between 1952 and 1954?
Walter Rowley

13. What is the lowest number of league points Middlesbrough have ever got in a season? Which season was it?
1, 1939/1940- play suspended after three games due to World War Two

14. Boro got to the 6th round of the F.A. Cup three times in the Seventies. Which seasons?
1974/1975, 1976/1977, 1977/1978

15. What connects the 1974/1975 F.A. Cup campaign with that of 1979/1980?
The same team, Birmingham City, knocked the Boro out of the competition- in the former season in the 6th round, in the latter, the 4th.

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

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

18. Against which side did Uwe Fuchs make his debut?
Reading on 4/2/1995

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?
Everton

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

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

22. Name the three authors of the 1997 publication 'Boro's Best'?
Dave Allen, Adrian Bevington and Mark Hooper

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

24. How old was Bryan Robson when he was appointed manager of the Boro?
37

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

26. What was the first match of the 2000-2001 season? What was the score?
Coventry (h), 3-1 win for Boro

27. Which round did the Boro get to in the 1997/8 FA Cup? Who knocked them out of the competition?
4th round, Arsenal

28. In what year did Cellnet first sponsor the Boro?
1995

29. Where was Phil Whelan's first goal for the club scored?
White Hart Lane, Tottenham

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

31. In what year did goalkeeper Rolando Ugolini leave the Boro? Which club did he sign for?
1956, Wrexham

32. Who sponsored the Boro in the 1980/1981 season?
There was no sponsor this season

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

34. What nationality was Vladimir Kinder?
Slovakian

35. Against whom did he make his Boro debut?
Sheffield Wednesday (a) on 1 March 1997

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

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

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

39. In what season was the last time the Boro met Crystal Palace in the League Cup at home?
1995-1996

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

41. What was the score the last time the Boro played competitive football at Griffin Park?
Brentford 1-4 Middlesbrough

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?
2003-2004 season, the League Cup 3rd round

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

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?
20, 0

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

46. From where was Bosco Jankovic signed in 1979?
Zeljeznicar

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

48. From which country do Dnipro hail?
Ukraine

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

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?
6; 1981-1982, 1984-1985, 1985-1986, 1986-1987, 1988-1989 and 1989-1990

51. When was Cyril Knowles signed for the Boro?
1962

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

53. Which club was Stuart Boam's first?
Mansfield Town

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

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