Football quiz: international players who dropped down the leagues

Ashley Cole has joined his old mate Frank Lampard at Derby. Do you remember which teams these players represented?

Which member of the England squad at the World Cup last year now plays in the Championship?

Nick Pope

Jack Butland

Jordan Pickford

Jake Livermore

Which former England defender came out of retirement in 2016 to play for Longford AFC in the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League, division two?

Viv Anderson

Terry Butcher

Stuart Pearce

Des Walker

Taribo West, who won an Olympic gold medal for Nigeria and represented his country at two World Cups, played for which West Country side in the Championship in 2005?

Exeter City

Plymouth Argyle

Yeovil Town

Bristol City

Which Dutch midfielder took over as Barnet’s player-manager in October 2012?

Clarence Seedorf

Marc Overmars

Edgar Davids

Ruud Gullit

Which country did Aston Villa goalkeeper Lovre Kalinic represent at the World Cup last year?

Russia

Australia

Croatia

Denmark

John Terry finished his playing career in the second tier with Aston Villa. Which second-tier side did he represent at the start of his career while on loan from Chelsea?

Leeds United

Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest

Brentford

Which player – who captained his country at a home World Cup – played for Portsmouth in an FA Cup final and then suffered two relegations at the club?

Quinton Fortune

Aaron Mokoena

Lucas Radebe

Benni McCarthy

Which player scored on his England debut a few weeks after his club had earned promotion from the third tier of English football?

Steve Bull

Kenny Sansom

Michael Gray

Kevin Phillips

Who won the Champions League with two clubs as a player and later managed three clubs in the Championship?

Paul Lambert

Martin O’Neill

Paulo Sousa

Paul Ince

Where did former England midfielder Rob Lee end his career? Clue: the same club where former England midfielder Steve Guppy started his career.

Port Vale

Wycombe Wanderers

Derby County

Oldham Athletic

Phil Hughes played for Bury in the old Third Division when he went to the 1986 World Cup. Which county was he representing?

Scotland

Belgium

New Zealand

Northern Ireland

11 and above.

A superb performance. You’re clearly at home outside the top flight

1 and above.

Poor show. Stick to the Premier League

2 and above.

Poor show. Stick to the Premier League

3 and above.

Poor show. Stick to the Premier League

4 and above.

Poor show. Stick to the Premier League

5 and above.

Nice work. You’re clearly at home outside the top flight

6 and above.

Nice work. You’re clearly at home outside the top flight

7 and above.

Nice work. You’re clearly at home outside the top flight

8 and above.

Good work. You’re clearly at home outside the top flight

9 and above.

A fine performance. You’re clearly at home outside the top flight

0 and above.

Poor show. Stick to the Premier League

10 and above.

A superb performance. You’re clearly at home outside the top flight

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source: theguardian.com