Single question sports quiz - winner asks the next question

[gethinceri]

I got one right! I'm gonna take the rest of the week off.
I was going to ask one about the year in which Merthyr Cynog won the South Powys Mini Minor League Double in a no defeats season featuring my good self but you'd all find that too easy so here's a tough one:
Paul Thorburn holds a distance record, as does Zinzan Brooke. How, in addition to the distance, do they differ?

 

[Johnny Carwash]

One was a penalty kick and the other was a drop goal.

 

[Mephistopheles]

They were both welsh and had as many LLLLLLLLLLL's as you can be bothered to hang around for.....

 

[gethinceri]

I will ignore the racist and reward Johnny Carwash for his accuracy.

 

[Johnny Carwash]

Who scored the 1st ever Premier League goal.

 

[Speshal]

Brian Dean

 

[Mephistopheles]

I will ignore the racist and reward Johnny Carwash for his accuracy.

You know I'm only joking right...

 

[Johnny Carwash]

Your up next Speshal

 

[Speshal]

Which author played in goal for Portsmouth Football Club under the name A.C. Smith?

 

[cider_and_toast]

Absolute, total punt in the dark, Arther Conan Doyle?

 

[Speshal]

cider_and_toast - Well done - your turn.

 

[F1Yorkshire]

It's a shame he still doesn't play for them. I can imagine the book titles. Sherlock Holmes and the missing Portsmouth millions.

 

[mjo]

Completely unrelated, but my uncle used to be goalie for Portsmouth - until he broke his leg and had to retire...

 

[cider_and_toast]

Really? Wow! It was only a guess based on the A.C. Happys days!

OK, Next up then.

Who were the last team to appear in an FA Cup final where every member of the team who played weree English?

 

[mjo]

Sheffield Wednesday??

 

[cider_and_toast]

Nope, not the Owls

 

[Brogan]

Perhaps this thread should be retitled to Single question football quiz - winner asks the next question about football

 

[teabagyokel]

Brogan - I notice one tennis question, one rugby union and a boxing...

cider_and_toast - I've heard this! Blackpool?

 

[cider_and_toast]

Nope, sorry TBY, not Blackpool.

 

[teabagyokel]

West Ham?