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1 - Who was the first, and to this point only, Premier League club to go into administration?
Portsmouth in 2010
2 - What is the name of the businessman who took Wimbledon to Milton Keynes?
Pete Winkelman
3 - In total, how many points were Leeds docked for their financial shenanigans in 2007?
25 - ten at the end of 2006/7, 15 for the 2007/8 season
4 - Which club, now no longer in the Football League, were deducted 30 points for financial reasons in 2008?
Luton
5 - Name the club that went into administration in 1984, which led to them having to leave their ground a couple of years later and share Selhurst Park.
Charlton
6 - Name the Crystal Palace owner who sent the club into administration in 1999.
Mark Goldberg
7 - Assuming they do again at some point in the coming weeks, how many times will Portmouth have been in administration?
Three - in 1999, 2010 and 2012
8 - What is the name of the administrator appointed to Pompey back in 2010?
Andrew Andronikou
9 - The administration of which club at least partly inspired the points deduction rule in 2002?
Leicester
10 - And which former player was involved in a consortium to buy the club that year?
Gary Lineker
11 - Name the leader of the consortium that bought Southampton after they went into administration in 2009.
Markus Liebherr
12 - Which Scottish club collapsed financially after the death of owner Brooks Mileson?
Gretna
13 - What did Portsmouth fans nickname Ali al-Faraj, due to his lack of appearance at Fratton Park
Ali Al-Mirage
14 - Who headed the consortium of businessmen that took over Leeds after Peter Ridsdale's departure and before Ken Bates's arrival?
Gerald Krasner
15 - Name as many of the five clubs (in chronological order, if you're feeling fruity) that Peter Ridsdale has involved with as you can.
Leeds, Barnsley, Cardiff, Plymouth and Preston
16 - Which TV presenter headed a consortium that bought Luton, and is currently their chairman?
Nick Owen
17 - Why were there an unusually high number of clubs in financial trouble in 2002/2003?
The collapse of ITV Digital
18 - Why have Rangers gone into administration?
They didn't hand over around £9m in income tax from May 2011
19 - And name the chairman of the club that took them into this mess.
Craig Whyte
20 - Which Football League club went out of existence few weeks before the end of the 1991/92 season?
Aldershot
