The WAB Friday Quiz #40 - Christmas Special
Who were Brighton due to play in a league match for the first time ever on Boxing Day 2010, only for the game to be called off due to a frozen pitch?
Burton Albion
Dagenham & Redbridge
Yeovil Town
On Boxing Day 1997, Brighton drew 4-4 at home to Colchester United. What was the score at half time?
Brighton 0-0 Colchester
Brighton 3-0 Colchester
Brighton 0-3 Colchester
What colour shirts did Brighton wear in their first Boxing Day game as a Premier League club against Chelsea?
Black
Green
Yellow
And we will fight forever more because of Boxing Day... In which year did the Albion last play Crystal Palace on December 26th?
1988
1990
1991
On the subject of Palace and Boxing Day, how many times have the two sides faced each other on December 26th?
7
12
17
In which season did Bighton play their first Boxing Day home game at the Amex?
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
George O'Callaghan played his final game in a Brighton shirt away at Millwall on Boxing Day 2007. Which other player bid the Albion goodbye that day?
Nathan Elder
Alex Revell
Bas Savage
Glenn Murray is yet to score a goal for Brighton on Boxing Day. How many has he scored against the Albion on Boxing Day?
1
2
3
Brian Clough's one Boxing Day game in charge of Brighton came against Aldershot at the Goldstone in 1973. What was the final score?
Brighton 2-0 Aldershot
Brighton 1-1 Aldershot
Brighton 0-1 Aldershot
Adam Hinshelwood scored one of the best own goals we've ever seen for the Albion on Boxing Day 2008 against Colchester United. Who was in goal?
John Sullivan
Michel Kuipers
Sexy Pete Brezovan
Back-to-back games used to be common over Christmas. The last time it happened to Brighton, they drew away at Wycombe on Boxing Day and beat Shrewsbury 2-1 at the Goldstone on December 27th. What season was it?
1984-85
1989-90
1994-95
With Leon Knight suspended for the Boxing Day visit of Wycombe Wanderers in 2003, who did Mark McGhee use as an emergency striker? He ended up scoring twice
Adam Virgo
John Piercy
Nathan Jones
At 175 miles away from Brighton, which club in 2002 provided the Albion with their longest ever Boxing Day journey for an away game?
Norwich City
Nottingham Forest
Walsall
At 295 miles, which club in 1992 faced the longest ever trip to Brighton for a Boxing Day game
Blackburn Rovers
Burnley
Sheffield Wednesday
In which season did Brighton last play a fixture on Christmas Day?
1957-58
1967-68
1977-78
When Brighton drew 0-0 at Queens Park Rangers on Boxing Day 2001, it was their first visit to Loftus Road since which year?
1953
1973
1993
Brighton beat Brentford 3-1 on Boxing Day 1998 at Gillingham. Which future Albion player scored the Bees goal that day?
Charlie Oatway
Danny Cullip
Darren Freeman
Brighton hosted Cardiff City on Boxing Day of the 1978-79 season, winning 5-0 at the Goldstone. Who scored a hat-trick for the Albion that day?
Malcom Poskett
Teddy Maybank
Tony Towner
Which club - other than Palace - did Brighton face most frequently on Boxing Day in the 1980s?
Portsmouth
Southampton
Watford
Brighton's most recent Boxing Day game as a League Two club came away against which opponents?
Barnet
Leyton Orient
Southend United