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English clubs in Europe

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  • 31-03-2008 11:43am
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    Snickers Man
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    Of the ten occasions on which an English club won the Champions League/European Cup, which club won it with the greatest number of English players in its starting line up in the final? How many Englishmen and when was it?

    "English" here means "qualified to play for England and has not disqualified himself by opting to play for another country".


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    Zaph
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    I'm guessing Villa in 1982. Wild guess - 9 Englishmen?


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    therecklessone
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    Zaph wrote: »
    I'm guessing Villa in 1982. Wild guess - 9 Englishmen?

    Right number of players, wrong club.


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    mike65
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    Nottingham Forest 1979

    Mike.


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    Snickers Man
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    Villa had eight englishmen in their starting line up. Three Scots (mcNaught, Evans and Bremner).

    Forest in 79 had a similar set up. Eight Englishmen and three Scots (McGovern, Burns and Robertson).

    Neither is the right answer, though.

    Somebody has done better.


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    javaboy
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    Liverpool won it with 9 English in the starting lineups

    Laurie Cunningham was the 9th for Real Madrid. :D


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    javaboy
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    Or Liverpool in 1977 with 9 on their own team.


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    therecklessone
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    javaboy wrote: »
    Or Liverpool in 1977 with 9 on their own team.

    That's the one.


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    Snickers Man
    Registered Users Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭Snickers Man


    Hoi! Who's asking the questions here? :mad:

    Liverpool, on the occasion of their first victory in 1977 is correct.

    Nine Englishmen in the starting line up:

    Clemence
    Neal
    Smith
    Hughes
    Callaghan
    Case
    Kennedy (R)
    McDermott
    Keegan

    The two "outsiders" were full back Joey Jones from Wales and Dublin-born Steve Heighway.


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