If you're bored at work...

[Rob_the_Saint]

Try this..

 

How many pairs of black and white football players with the same surname can you name who have been capped by England football team since 1970. There are at least 11 pairs. For example Rio and Les Ferdinand would be "a pair" if one of them was white.

[AFF]

But they're not.

[AFF]

Bobby and Jackie Charlton?

[gertcha EFM]

Joe and Ashley Cole

 

John and Peter Barnes

 

Mark and Ian Wright

[AFF]

Wait! I've grasped the concept now.

 

Ian Wright, who is a bro and is unrelated to, but shares the same surname as Someoneorother Wright [Gary? Centre-back. Played for Spurs.] who is white.

 

John Barnes and the winger from Manchester City someoneorother Barnes.

 

Viv Anderson and Trevor Anderson.

 

Ashley Cole and Joe Cole.

 

Trevor Cherry and Nenah Cherry.

 

I'm bored now.

[AFF]

Oi Gertcha.

 

How can you edit your answer after you have read mine what follows yours?

 

I'm not bored now.

[Rob_the_Saint]

Shaun Wright-Phillips - Kevin Philips

[AFF]

Offside ref!!

 

That's hyphenated and can't count.

[gertcha EFM]

I'm playing by Jensen Button's rules !

 

Scott and Paul Parker.

[YELLOW]

Des Walker - Ian Walker.

[Tom S]

Geoff Thomas and Michael Thomas

[Webbo MFI]

King R (Oxford Univ) (1 cap) - Ledley King

[Rob_the_Saint]

I did say 1970, not 1870 <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

 

Here's a big clue - the 48 black players to represent England since Viv Anderson, er, did.

 

Viv Anderson

John Barnes

Earl Barrett

Luther Blissett

Wes Brown

Sol Campbell

Mark Chamberlain

Gary Charles

Andrew Cole

Ashley Cole

Stan Collymore

Laurie Cunningham

Keith Curle

Tony Daley

Brian Deane

Jermain Defoe

Dion Dublin

Kieron Dyer

Ugo Ehiogu

John Fashanu

Les Ferdinand

Rio Ferdinand

Anthony Gardner

Andy Gray

Emile Heskey

Ricky Hill

Paul Ince

David James

Jermaine Jenas

Glen Johnson

Ledley King

Carlton Palmer

Paul Parker

Chris Powell

Cyrille Regis

Michael Ricketts

David Rocastle

John Salako

Trevor Sinclair

Brian Stein

Danny Thomas

Michael Thomas

Darius Vassell

Des Walker

Danny Wallace

Mark Walters

Ian Wright

Shaun Wright-Phillips

[gertcha EFM]

Glen and Andy Johnson