Welcome to the 44th edition of The Athletic’s Friday quiz question.
At the end of every week, we’ll serve up a poser from our vault of football conundrums. It won’t be easy (unless you’re really good), but what better way to head into the weekend than giving your soccer-loving brain some exercise? Chuck it in your group chats and see who knows their stuff.
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Oh, and there’s no prize, except the quiet satisfaction of a job well done.
So, without any further delay…
Put these FA Cup moments in chronological order (from oldest to most recent):
A: Arsenal’s most recent appearance in the fifth round of the competition
B: Both semi-finals are played at Wembley Stadium for the first time
C: Ashley Cole’s final appearance in the competition
D: The most recent time an English manager has won the competition
E: The most recent time a team from outside the top flight has won the competition
Stuck? The answer is below.
P.S. The links to the previous 43 Friday quiz questions are also below.
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The answer:
The correct order is E-B-D-C-A
E: The most recent time a team from outside the top flight has won the competition. (1980; West Ham United).
B: Both semi-finals are played at Wembley Stadium for the first time. (1993).
D: The most recent time an English manager has won the competition. (2008; Harry Redknapp).
C: Ashley Cole’s final appearance in the competition. (2019; for Derby County).
A: Arsenal’s most recent appearance in the fifth round of the competition. (2020).
The previous quiz questions:
(Top image artwork: Eamonn Dalton)
