Football quiz: identify the Premier League season from the table

Kevin Keegan, Kieran Richardson, Steve Bruce and Bryan Robson, and Sergio Aguero. Composite: Getty Images, Shutterstock

1. 

   Let's start with a nice easy one...

   1. 1994-95

   2. 2013-14

   3. 2018-19

   4. 2021-22

2. 

   In which year did Kevin Keegan's Newcastle get off to this flyer?

   1. 1993-94

   2. 1994-95

   3. 1995-96

   4. 1996-97

3. 

   The only Premier League title to be decided by goal difference. When was it?

   1. 2010-11

   2. 2011-12

   3. 2012-13

   4. 2013-14

4. 

   In which season did Aston Villa and Derby County lead the way early on?

   1. 1995-96

   2. 1996-97

   3. 1997-98

   4. 1998-99

5. 

   This was the table before a dramatic last day of the season. When was it?

   1. 1993-94

   2. 1995-96

   3. 1997-98

   4. 1999-2000

6. 

   A bad start for Manchester United and Tottenham. Name the season.

   1. 2007-08

   2. 2008-09

   3. 2009-10

   4. 2010-11

7. 

   Come on, you know this one.

   1. 2014-15

   2. 2015-16

   3. 2016-17

   4. 2017-18

8. 

   Could anyone catch Manchester United (part one)?

   1. 1996-97

   2. 1997-98

   3. 1999-2000

   4. 2000-01

9. 

   Could anyone catch Manchester United (part two)?

   1. 1993-94

   2. 1996-97

   3. 1999-2000

   4. 2000-01

10. 

    Manchester City, Newcastle and Arsenal all in the bottom half of the table. When was it?

    1. 1994-95

    2. 2000-01

    3. 2005-06

    4. 2020-21

11. 

    In which season did Manchester City blow everyone away before Christmas?

    1. 1993-94

    2. 2011-12

    3. 2017-18

    4. 2020-21

12. 

    Another tight relegation battle ...

    1. 1994-95

    2. 2004-05

    3. 2013-14

    4. 2014-15

13. 

    A promising start for Leicester - in which year?

    1. 1994-95

    2. 2000-01

    3. 2015-16

    4. 2020-21

14. 

    Four giants separated by only a point. Name the season

    1. 2010-11

    2. 2013-14

    3. 2016-17

    4. 2018-19

15. 

    With apologies to Newcastle fans, when was this?

    1. 1993-94

    2. 1994-95

    3. 1995-96

    4. 1996-97

16. 

    When were Wigan Athletic second in the Premier League?

    1. 2004-05

    2. 2005-06

    3. 2008-09

    4. 2011-12

17. 

    When were north London's finest sitting below Sheffield United?

    1. 1992-93

    2. 1993-94

    3. 2018-19

    4. 2019-20

18. 

    Now this is what we call a title race ...

    1. 1994-95

    2. 1995-96

    3. 2001-02

    4. 2002-03

19. 

    A grim start for Sunderland and Derby. Can you name the season?

    1. 2001-02

    2. 2003-04

    3. 2005-06

    4. 2007-08

20. 

    The table before another memorable final day. When was it?

    1. 2002-03

    2. 2003-04

    3. 2004-05

    4. 2005-06

21. 

    When were two of English football's giants propping up the table?

    1. 1992-93

    2. 1993-94

    3. 1994-95

    4. 1995-96

22. 

    Blackpool moved into the top half of the table after a famous win over Liverpool. When was it?

    1. 1994-95

    2. 2008-09

    3. 2010-11

    4. 2011-12

23. 

    Manchester City and Liverpool were in a league of their own. These were the best of the rest - but in which season?

    1. 2013-14

    2. 2016-17

    3. 2018-19

    4. 2019-20

24. 

    An unlikely top three after three games. Which season was this?

    1. 2011-12

    2. 2012-13

    3. 2013-14

    4. 2019-20

25. 

    Another season of overachievement for Sam Allardyce's Bolton. But which one was it?

    1. 2003-04

    2. 2004-05

    3. 2005-06

    4. 2006-07

26. 

    Fans of Fulham and Charlton should know which season this was. Do you?

    1. 2001-02

    2. 2002-03

    3. 2003-04

    4. 2004-05

27. 

    In which season did Wimbledon threaten to gatecrash the title race?

    1. 1993-94

    2. 1994-95

    3. 1996-97

    4. 1998-99

28. 

    Clue: none of these teams won the league.

    1. 1994-95

    2. 1998-99

    3. 2002-03

    4. 2006-07

29. 

    Another fascinating title race, but can you remember when it was?

    1. 2013-14

    2. 2014-15

    3. 2016-17

    4. 2018-19

30. 

    OK, this is a tough one.

    1. 2001-02

    2. 2005-06

    3. 2009-10

    4. 2013-14

Solutions

1:D - This answer is so last season., 2:B - Newcastle famously led the league for most of the 1995-96 season, but they also started brilliantly a year earlier before fading away., 3:B - Aguerooooooooooooo!, 4:D - Villa got off to a club-record start under John Gregory, and were still top at Christmas, but they eventually finished sixth. Derby were eighth., 5:A - Everton survived after coming from 2-0 down to beat Wimbledon in an epic, and Sheffield United were relegated instead of Ipswich after conceding a last-minute goal at Chelsea., 6:B - United recovered from a slow start to win a third consecutive title, and Spurs finished eighth., 7:B - Leicester's title win, at odds of 5,000-1, is the great fairytale of the Premier League era., 8:B - Yes. Arsenal won the next 10 games in glorious style to win their first title under Arsene Wenger., 9:C - No. They won the last 11 games to finish 18 points clear of second-placed Arsenal., 10:D - City started the Covid season slowly before running away with the title., 11:C - In his second season, City won their first Premier League title under Pep Guardiola at a canter., 12:D - In March 2015, Leicester were facing relegation. Fourteen months later, they were Premier League champions., 13:B - Leicester had an excellent start under their new manager Peter Taylor. It didn't last: they tumbled down the table and he was sacked less than a year after being top of the Premier League., 14:C - Antonio Conte went on to win the Premier League in his first season at Chelsea., 15:C - This was the year Newcastle were reeled in by Manchester United, and Kevin Keegan melted down on live TV., 16:B - Wigan had an amazing start to their first top-flight season, eventually finishing tenth. The team at the top of this table - and after 38 games - were José Mourinho's Chelsea., 17:D - This was the table when the world stopped because of Covid-19., 18:C - Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United turned on the afterburners after Christmas, with Arsenal famously winning their last 13 Premier League games to win the title - and clinch the Double., 19:D - Roy Keane's Sunderland got out of trouble but Derby were relegated with just 11 points., 20:C - After multiple twists and turns, West Brom survived following a 2-0 win over Portsmouth., 21:A - The two pre-season favourites were bottom of the first published Premier League table (in those days it usually didn't appear in the papers until after two games). United recovered to win the league; Arsenal finished 10th - and were the lowest scorers in the league - but won both domestic cups., 22:C - Blackpool had only one season in the Premier League, but they made quite an impression before being relegated on the final day., 23:C - Wolves' first season back in the Premier League was a triumph., 24:B - Swansea had a flying start under Michael Laudrup. They and West Brom eventually finished in mid-table but Swansea won the Capital One Cup, the first major trophy in the club's history., 25:D - Bolton eventually finished seventh, Sam Allardyce left for Newcastle in the summer and life was never quite the same again., 26:C - Arsenal's Invincible season overshadowed everything else, but Fulham and Charlton finished ninth and seventh respectively., 27:C - Joe Kinnear's team won seven league games in a row at one stage. They eventually finished eighth., 28:C - Yep, Manchester United came from out of shot to regain the Premier League title from Arsenal., 29:A - Arsenal collapsed, Steven Gerrard slipped and Manchester City won the title., 30:C - Four of this quintet finished the season in mid-table, but Burnley were relegated.

Scores

1. 9 and above.

   You're embroiled in a relegation battle

2. 10 and above.

   You're embroiled in a relegation battle

3. 8 and above.

   You're embroiled in a relegation battle

4. 7 and above.

   You're embroiled in a relegation battle

5. 6 and above.

   You're embroiled in a relegation battle

6. 5 and above.

   You're embroiled in a relegation battle

7. 4 and above.

   You're embroiled in a relegation battle

8. 3 and above.

   You're embroiled in a relegation battle

9. 2 and above.

   You're embroiled in a relegation battle

10. 1 and above.

    You're embroiled in a relegation battle

11. 11 and above.

    A solid mid-table finish awaits

12. 12 and above.

    A solid mid-table finish awaits

13. 13 and above.

    A solid mid-table finish awaits

14. 14 and above.

    A solid mid-table finish awaits

15. 15 and above.

    A solid mid-table finish awaits

16. 16 and above.

    A solid mid-table finish awaits

17. 17 and above.

    A solid mid-table finish awaits

18. 18 and above.

    A solid mid-table finish awaits

19. 19 and above.

    A solid mid-table finish awaits

20. 20 and above.

    A solid mid-table finish awaits

21. 21 and above.

    You're right in the title race

22. 22 and above.

    You're right in the title race

23. 23 and above.

    You're right in the title race

24. 24 and above.

    You're right in the title race

25. 25 and above.

    You're right in the title race

26. 26 and above.

    You're right in the title race

27. 27 and above.

    You're right in the title race

28. 28 and above.

    You're right in the title race

29. 29 and above.

    You're right in the title race

30. 0 and above.

    You're embroiled in a relegation battle

31. 30 and above.

    You've won the title with ease