Chris Carpenter > Quotes

“Etihad is the current sponsor of Manchester City.”
― Chris Carpenter, Manchester City Quiz Book: 2024/25 Season Edition

“The club’s record League defeat is 9-1, a thrashing by Everton way back on 3rd September 1906, in the 1906/07 season.”
― Chris Carpenter, Manchester City Quiz Book: 2024/25 Season Edition

“Five goalkeepers have scored in the Premier League. They are Peter Schmeichel, Brad Friedel, Paul Robinson, Tim Howard and Asmir Begovic.”
― Chris Carpenter, The Premier League Quiz Book: EPL Quiz Book 2019/20 Edition

“Just six clubs have played every season in the Premier League. They are Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.”
― Chris Carpenter, The Premier League Quiz Book: EPL Quiz Book 2019/20 Edition

“1892”
― Chris Carpenter, Liverpool Quiz Book: 2024/25 Season Edition

“Manchester United have won the most titles, 13 in total.”
― Chris Carpenter, The Premier League Quiz Book: EPL Quiz Book 2019/20 Edition

“Alan Shearer is the record goal scorer in Premier League history. He scored 260 times in total.”
― Chris Carpenter, The Premier League Quiz Book: EPL Quiz Book 2019/20 Edition

“The biggest home win is Manchester United thumping Ipswich Town 9-0 on 4 March 1995.”
― Chris Carpenter, The Premier League Quiz Book: EPL Quiz Book 2019/20 Edition

“Teams play 38 matches each (playing each team in the league twice home and away) totalling 380 matches in the season. Another way to look at it is there are 38 "rounds" of matches, with ten matches per round.”
― Chris Carpenter, The Premier League Quiz Book: EPL Quiz Book 2019/20 Edition

“Jesus Navas scored just after 13 seconds against Spurs on the 24th November 2013.”
― Chris Carpenter, Manchester City Quiz Book: 2024/25 Season Edition

“It's that man Alan Shearer again. He scored 11 hat tricks in his Premier League career. Incredibly he scored five hat tricks in just one season alone, which is yet another record.”
― Chris Carpenter, The Premier League Quiz Book: EPL Quiz Book 2019/20 Edition

“Goalkeeper John Burridge is the oldest player ever to play in the Premier League turning out for Queens Park Rangers at Manchester City on 14 May 1995 at the ripe old age of 43 years and 162 days.”
― Chris Carpenter, The Premier League Quiz Book: EPL Quiz Book 2019/20 Edition

“The club’s record win in the league is 11-3, a victory over Lincoln City on 23rd March 1895.”
― Chris Carpenter, Manchester City Quiz Book: 2024/25 Season Edition

“Sadio Mane holds the record for being the fastest ever goal scorer of a hat trick in the Premier League, scoring three goals within 2 minutes 56 seconds for Southampton against Aston Villa on 16 May 2015.”
― Chris Carpenter, The Premier League Quiz Book: EPL Quiz Book 2019/20 Edition

“There are currently 20 teams in the Premier League.”
― Chris Carpenter, The Premier League Quiz Book: EPL Quiz Book 2019/20 Edition

“170”
― Chris Carpenter, FC Barcelona Quiz Book: 2020-21 Season Edition

“Manchester City’s moved their training facilities from Carrington to the Etihad Complex - a purpose built £200million facility in the East of the city in December 2014. It is without doubt the best football club training facility in the UK.”
― Chris Carpenter, Manchester City Quiz Book: 2024/25 Season Edition

“Frank Swift was killed in the 1958 Munich Air”
― Chris Carpenter, Manchester City Quiz Book: 2024/25 Season Edition

“Nine clubs have never been relegated from the Premier League. They are Arsenal, Bournemouth, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, Stoke City, Swansea City and Tottenham Hotspur.”
― Chris Carpenter, The Premier League Quiz Book: EPL Quiz Book 2019/20 Edition

“Joe Hart holds the record for the most clean-sheets for the club, with 18 in the 2012/13 season.”
― Chris Carpenter, Manchester City Quiz Book: 2024/25 Season Edition

“Manchester City paid £55 million for a Belgian, which is their record transfer. A42. The record fee of £55 million was paid to Wolfsburg for Kevin de Bruyne in August 2015.”
― Chris Carpenter, Manchester City Quiz Book: 2024/25 Season Edition

“The biggest away win is Manchester United winning 8-1 at Nottingham Forest on 6 February 1999.”
― Chris Carpenter, The Premier League Quiz Book: EPL Quiz Book 2019/20 Edition

“Billy Meredith is the oldest player ever to represent the club. He appeared for the club at the ripe old age of 49 years 245 days against Newcastle United in the FA Cup on 29th March 1924.”
― Chris Carpenter, Manchester City Quiz Book: 2024/25 Season Edition

“The highest transfer fee paid by any club is the reported £89.7 million to Juventus for a French midfielder in July 2016. A42. This amount was paid by Manchester United for the services of ex-player Paul Pogba.”
― Chris Carpenter, The Premier League Quiz Book: EPL Quiz Book 2019/20 Edition

“The official ball supplier for the league is Nike, who has had the contract since the 2000/01 season, when they took over from Mitre.”
― Chris Carpenter, The Premier League Quiz Book: EPL Quiz Book 2019/20 Edition