1. Which football team is the only one mentioned in the whole Harry Potter series, and is supported by Dean Thomas?

   1. Manchester United

   2. West Ham United

   3. Everton

   4. Blackpool

2. The World Cup-winning goalkeeper in Mal Peet’s Keeper is nicknamed El Gato, The Cat, because he is so good. But what do his family, thinking he is a keen naturalist, call him?

   1. The Professor

   2. Bug Boy

   3. Nature Nut

   4. The Scientist

3. In Striker Boy by Jonny Zucker,  13-year-old Nat poses as a 16-year-old in order to play in the Premiership to help save his favourite football team from relegation. What is the name of his team?

   1. Shoeton City

   2. Hatton Rovers

   3. Shirtsea United

   4. Tieham Town

4. What is the title of the series of books by Tom Palmer about a group of boys playing in United’s youth team?

   1. Football Fever

   2. Fever Pitch

   3. Super Striker

   4. Football Academy

5. Roy of the Rovers was a popular comic strip following the career of fictional footballer Roy Race, a striker at Melchester Rovers. When his career finished after a helicopter crash and the amputation of his famous left foot, his son began playing at the club - what was his name?

   1. Ralph

   2. Rio

   3. Randy

   4. Rocky

6. In Boys for Beginners by Lil Chase, Gywnnie is a diehard tomboy football fan who swaps her footie strip for skirts to try and catch the eye of newcomer Charlie Notts. But what team is her first love?

   1. Tottenham Hotspur

   2. Preston North End

   3. Chelsea

   4. Arsenal

7. In 2008 Premier League goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer co-wrote a children’s book about Edward "Megs" Morrison and a group of football-mad kids - what were they called?

   1. The Bootball Kids

   2. The Sootball Kids

   3. The Vootball Kids

   4. The Tootball Kids

8. In Alan Durrant’s Goal! a ghostly ancestor pops out of an ancient football that Dan and Sam find in the attic and begins to train a family team capable of winning the Football Challenge Cup - what is his name?

   1. Archie

   2. Alfie

   3. Arthur

   4. Alan

9. Teen novel Pride and Premiership: From Wags to Riches by Michelle Gayle follows the hilarious diary of Remy Louise Bennett as she attempts to marry a footballer and become a WAG. What does WAG stand for?

   1. Women and Girlies

   2. Wives and Girlfriends

   3. Wingers and Goalkeepers

   4. Witches and Gremlins

10. What type of writing is Allan Ahlberg’s Friendly Matches, which tells of the ups and downs of football in the school playground?

    1. Short stories

    2. Comic books

    3. Plays

    4. Poetry

Solutions

1:B, 2:A, 3:B, 4:D, 5:D, 6:A, 7:C, 8:A, 9:B, 10:D

Scores

1. 3 and above.

   You’ve been relegated! Perhaps you’d be better handing out the half-time oranges? Go back to the training ground and work at that technique, then try again.

2. 8 and above.

   A mid-table finish. But don’t hang up your boots just yet - it’s a game of two halves, so try again!

3. 10 and above.

   Congratulations - your team are champions! You hit the back of the net every time and have won the golden boot - super striker!