Football quiz: how much do you know about caretaker managers?

Which World Cup winners were overseen by a caretaker boss?

Who was caretaker manager at Newcastle when they lost eight league games in a row – their worst ever run in the Premier League?

Sam Allardyce was given his start in management at Limerick in Ireland, where he guided them to promotion as player-manager. His first role as a manager in England came as caretaker at which club?

Which player did Alf Ramsey fine during his stint as caretaker boss of Birmingham City in 1977-78?

Roberto Di Matteo won two trophies as Chelsea’s caretaker manager in 2012: the Champions League and …

Tony Parkes spent 35 years at Blackburn Rovers. He played for them 350 times in the league. How many times did he serve as their caretaker manager?

Sandy Stewart was caretaker manager for St Johnstone for one game in 2007. What happened in that match?

Which caretaker manager led the England Under-21s out in the very first match at the new Wembley Stadium?

Stewart Houston was the Arsenal caretaker manager in 1995 when they reached the European Cup Winners’ Cup final. Which team beat them in the final?

Who stepped in as player-manager for Everton in 1997 and helped steer them to survival in the Premier League?

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