The WAB Friday Quiz #7
At which English club did Shane Duffy begin his career?
Blackburn Rovers
Burnley
Everton
What happened when the Albion faced League of Ireland side Longford in a pre-season friendly in the summer of 2001?
Michel Kuipers scored
The game was abandoned after a 30 man brawl
Kick off was delayed by 20 minutes due to a herd of cows being on the pitch
Who was the last Irish player to end a season as the Albion's top scorer?
John Byrne
Michael Robinson
Gerry Ryan
How did Chris Hughton qualify to play for the Republic of Ireland?
Irish Mother
Irish Grandfather
He didn't - they got his ancestry wrong but nobody realised until it was too late
Which player became Brighton's first ever international when making his debut for Ireland against Scotland in 1909?
Charlie Webb
Billy Booth
Bert Longstaff
How many league games did Paddy McCourt start for the Albion?
0
3
5
Who became first Albion player to play in a full international for 15 years when making his Republic of Ireland debut in a 3-0 win over Sweden in March 2006?
Paul McShane
Alan Blayney
Wayne Henderson
Gerry Ryan made his Republic of Ireland debut against England in 1978. Which other Brighton player was in Ireland's team that day?
Tony Grealish
Joe Kinnear
Mark Lawrenson
Northern Ireland's most capped outfield player - with 110 appearances - played for Brighton. Who he is?
Sammy Morgan
Aaron Hughes
Danny Wilson
Which Irish horse racing trainer trained Tony Bloom's Penhill to win the Stayers Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in 2018?
Gordon Elliott
Jessica Harrington
Willie Mullins
Which Championship side has Richie Towell spent the past two season on loan with?
Blackburn Rovers
Wigan Athletic
Rotherham United
Which Irish player remains the only loan player to have been voted as Supporter's Player of Season?
Paul McShane
Stephen Ward
Keith Andrews
Which Albion youth product was capped once by the Republic of Ireland at Under 21 level during the club's exile at Gillingham?
Paul Armstrong
John Westcott
Kerry Mayo
What did Pat Saward do as a part-time job before becoming involved in professional football?
Barber
Male model
Debt collector
What is the highest level that Aaron Connolly has been capped at for the Republic of Ireland so far?
Under 17
Under 19
Under 21
John Byrne became the first player to achieve what when returning to the Goldstone from Oxford United in 1995?
First player to have three separate spells with the club
First player to sign for the Albion on a Bosman-free transfer
Score in his first four consecutive games
Brighton did what on St Patrick's Day in 2013?
Signed Leonardo Ulloa
Beat Crystal Palace 3-0 at the Amex
Appointed Paul Barber as CEO
Liam Brady managed two professional teams in his career - Brighton and who else?
Barnet
Ascoli
Celtic
Who did Brighton loan midfielder George O'Callaghan from in 2007?
Ipswich Town
Derby County
West Ham United
Which Northern Irish international, who would go onto play for the Albion, was Britain's top scoring player at the 1982 World Cup?
Steve Penney
Sammy Nelson
Gerry Armstong