Question 1

True or false: Pat Jennings won the World Cup with Northern Ireland in 1982.

Accepted Answer

False. Northern Ireland reached the quarter-finals in 1982, but never won the World Cup. Jennings was their legendary keeper, but no such title exists.

Question 2

True or false: Pat Jennings was a striker before becoming a full-time goalkeeper.

Accepted Answer

False. He actually started as a goalkeeper in youth football and never played outfield professionally. The 'striker-turned-keeper' myth is common but false.

Question 3

True or false: Pat Jennings was known for wearing a trademark flat cap during matches in the 1970s.

Accepted Answer

False. Jennings never wore a flat cap on the pitch. That iconic look is often mistakenly associated with older goalkeepers like Sam Bartram.

Question 4

True or false: Pat Jennings never played a single match for a club outside of London.

Accepted Answer

False. Though famed for Spurs and Arsenal, he began his senior career at Watford (then in the Third Division) before moving to London.

Question 5

True or false: Pat Jennings played for both Arsenal and Tottenham in the North London derby.

Accepted Answer

True. Jennings is one of the few players to cross the divide, playing for Spurs (1964-1977) then Arsenal (1977-1985).

Question 6

True or false: Pat Jennings won the PFA Players' Player of the Year award twice.

Accepted Answer

True. Pat Jennings won the award in 1976 with Tottenham and again in 1981 with Arsenal, the only goalkeeper to have won it twice.

Question 7

True or false: Pat Jennings scored a goal directly from a goal kick in a top-flight match.

Accepted Answer

False. Pat Jennings scored for Tottenham against Manchester United in the 1967 FA Charity Shield, but it was from a punt out of his hands, not a goal kick taken from the ground.

Question 8

True or false: Pat Jennings is the oldest player ever to appear in an FA Cup final.

Accepted Answer

False. Billy Meredith appeared in the 1924 FA Cup final for Manchester City at age 49 years 245 days, older than Pat Jennings (41 in 1987).

Pat Jennings Trivia Questions