how many foreign players played in the premiership when it first started?
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None actually, more players moved later on to the premiership, the first player was a scottish player, dont recall his name.
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goram joined  the gers in 1991 for 1m\nnigel martyn 1989 1m crystal  palace
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As far as I can understand, not in Britain. The first time I'm aware of is when Jesper Olsen (Ajax, later Man Utd.) passed the ball to Johan Cruyff in a game against Helmond Sport, sometime in the late 70's
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If you're referring only to the years since the Premiership was formed in the 1992 / 1993 season (it was previously known as Division 1), only 7 teams have been there since Day 1.  They are Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.\n\nHowever, if you delve slightly deeper into top flight football history, you'll see that all of these 7 sides have experienced relegation at one point or another.  None of them managed to enter and stay in the top flight on their first attempt.  Arsenal have the current longest streak, going back to the 1919 / 1920 season.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FA_Premier_League#Premier_League_clubs.2C_2005.E2.80.9306\n\nThere are a couple other teams of note in the "Premiership" years. Probably the most pertinent one (for this question) is Newcastle United.  They were promoted in the 1993 / 1994 season, on the back of Andy Cole's prolific scoring, and have been a mainstay in the Premiership ever since, coming close to winning the title in 1995 / 1996 and 1996 / 1997.  \n\nThe other notable teams (again, for the purpose of this question) are the ones that were founding members of the Premiership in the 1992 / 1993 season, were subsequently relegated, and have now returned to the top flight.  There are 3: Blackburn Rovers (who won the title in 1994 / 1995), Manchester City and Middlesbrough.
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Cracking Question, Cold Ale..!\nYou will have to put me out of my misery!\n\nI have racked my pretty knowledgable football brain and know of at least three players that played for all the teams mentioned but not necessarily meet the requirements of the question, Alex Scott, Andy Gray and Stuart McCall all jump to mind.
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Of course they will.  There are already a number of players in the English premiership and that number will at least increase by two next year with Convey and Hahnemann leading Reading into promotion.  There is also already talk of Chelsea going after Adu in the next few years.  The World Cup always plays an important factor, whoever plays well will be given opportunities with big clubs in Europe.  Happens every four years.
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yes, they played in the premiership a few seasons ago. their manager is glen hoddle, former england manager. however they are now in the championship as they were relagated from the premiership during their first season back up.
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I was originally an english sport.
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I think David Beckham broke into the Manchester United team in about 1995/96 season or so. I would expect he has Premiership medals for 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2003, so that would equal six Premiership medals. Incidentally, Manchester United finished 2nd in 1998 and 3rd in 2002, so I'm not sure if players or teams get anything for that.
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The Scotland national football team have played international football longer than any other nation in the world along with England, whom they competed against in the world's first international football match at the West of Scotland Cricket Club, Partick, in 1872. The match ended 0-0.
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As far as I know all the members of the German squad have played at least one game for their country before the Costa Rica match yesterday, so depending on how "new" you mean, the answer is 0 - it's not like England who for instance have Walcott in their squad (who has not yet played a full international)
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if a player has 12 caps then he has played 12 matches for his national team.\n\nin the past, English players playing for their national team received a 'cap' for every match they played, and the name has stuck since
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When you say 'play in Europe' - do you mean proper European competition? And are we talking home or away games?\n\nI'm guessing a little but the first European club competition was the European Cup which began in 1955-56 season (although with no English clubs). The season after that (1956-57) Manchester United competed and their game was a preliminary match away to Anderlecht (Man Utd won 12-0!). They then played at home versus Borussia Dortmund. Their next to fixtures were away games against Athletic Bilbao, and then losing to Real Madrid in the semi finals.\n\nI'm just trying to decide if the Anderlecht stadium has flood lights from the 2nd link in the sources! It was called the Emile Verse Stadion.\n\nThe first match with floodlights ever was held in 1878. I think Sheffield United's was the first ground to have them in Europe.
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not really .. i think it's all down to the importance of the games they play as well ... look at wayne rooney and john terry in the Chelsea vs Man Utd game ... It all boils down to the player .. where does your duty to the club you are playing for and your duty playing for your country end and the other begin?
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english first division started way before george best
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