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Quiz 27 -
Who Are They? - Answers
So how do you think you did.....
I would guess that most
of you would get more of the
first three right and more of the second three wrong so
3 would seem the fair pass mark.
I think without access to Google getting all 6 right would
be a great achievement.
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Archibald
Leitch
If you are well-travelled
(older) supporter you will almost certainly been at a club whose
ground or a stand was designed by Archibald Leitch. Leitch was an engineer
and architect who was born in Glasgow in 1866 and from the start of the
twentieth century to his death in 1939 he became the most famous ground
designer of all time. Grounds he worked on included Goodison,
Highbury,
Hillsborough, Ibrox, Roker Park, Stamford Bridge and White Hart Lane
although much of his architecture is sadly no more.
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Arthur Ellis
The Englishman was
one of the top referees of his time - he refereed the first European Cup
Final in 1956 - and later became well-known on television officiating in
the popular BBC programme It's a Knockout.
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Who is pictured alongside
and what is his footballing claim to fame?
Graham Kelly.
The former
Blackpool bank teller became chief executive of the Football
Association in 1988 after having previously been Secretary of the
Football League. He held the FA post until 1998
when he resigned following allegations that he overstepped his
powers by promising a £3.2m loan to the Welsh FA.
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Jimmy
Gardner
Once a favourite of the
tabloids who invariably was named as Jimmy 'Five Bellies' Gardner. From
Gateshead, he was the best mate of Paul Gascoigne and often filled as many
column inches in the newspapers as Gazza.
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Matthew
Simmons
He was the Crystal Palace 'fan'
whose verbal abuse of Eric Cantona saw the Frenchman launch the famous
kung-fu kick at him at Selhurst Park in January 1995.
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Susie
Amy
She's the actress
who played Chardonnay in the TV series Footballer's Wives. Sorry!
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