Lttle-Known Fact (And Perhaps It Should Stay That Way)

[Canary42]

One of those surprising titbits you pick up from cyberspace :-

Q: How may English Football League (i.e. Premier, Championship, League 1 and League 2) club's names don't contain any of the letters from the word MACKEREL ?

A: One

Give it some thought before scrolling down for which one
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Swindon Town

P.S. I haven't checked it out :-)

[Canary42]

It may be an urban myth for all I know

[albaqwerty]

That was a long scroll down on me little fone lol The highest above sea level apparently is West Brom Haven't checked that one either :) x

[albaqwerty]

I like urban myths, there can be some crackers

[Hopkirk]

True about West Brom. We are above everyone else.

Which is the only EFL (Prem to league 2) whose name contains no letters that you can colour in?

[brian j john]

hopkirk

Hull City

[Hopkirk]

Correct!

[ichkeria]

My favourite: the only member of the IOC that does not contain any letters of OLYMPIA









GREECE of course

[Hopkirk]

I think my 'colouring in' question could have included the top four Scottish leagues.

[jno]

the only tube station without any of the letters from "mackerel" is St John's Wood

[goodgoalie]

There's another similar one about the four racecourses in the UK without the letters of R A C E in them.

Will take Ken about 10 seconds....

[THECORBYLOON]

Goodwood, Huntingdon, Ludlow and Plumpton.

[Sam1960]

And there is only 6 racecourses in the UK that do contain the
letters " R A C E"

[Ken4155]

^
You mean racecourses that contain all 4 letters. Weirdly they are all based in the north of the country;

Redcar, Cartmel, Catterick, Carlisle, Pontefract and Doncaster.

[Sam1960]

Spot on Ken, knew you would get it ; ))

[Ken4155]

Which is the only racecourse in England that did not close during WW2?
A doodlebug bomb actually dropped on the course during a race meeting. Luckily no-one was killed.

[Ken4155]

Answer; Royal Windsor Park

[Sam1960]

Was still looking Ken when you posted the answer, would never have got it :(

Got my 25p Lucky 15 picked for today though ... Fingers crossed : )

[Ken4155]

Sorry, Sam, just seen this. I'm thinking of starting a petition to get the word 'Lucky' dropped from the bet:-)

[Ken4155]

Should have added, best of luck with your 15:-)