The Temple Fortune FC Inter-Club Football Quiz was introduced for Club Members by Nigel Kyte as "a bit of light-hearted fun" at the start of the 2002/03 season. It was one of the features of "e-tffc", the Club's new e-mailed newsletter which later took on the more familar title of The Fortune News at the beginning of the next season. At first labelled as just a "fun" event, the competition was given a sense of achievement by the fact that a trophy was awarded to the first winner.
The inaugural competition was run as a knock-out event, with every member on the Club's e-mail directory being automatically entered. Names were drawn into pairs and in each knock-out round, a number of questions were e-mailed to the participants who had until midnight to respond. Bonus points were awarded to the quickest of each pair to respond. The person with the most points gained from correct answers and bonuses proceded into the next round. If there was a draw, the time element decided the outcome. Anyone not bothering to enter scored zero points and was eliminated. If both members didn't enter, both were eliminated which meant a bye for the opponent in the next round! The competition ran round by round over a number of weeks and was successfully completed when David Goldberg defeated Jeremy Fess in the first TFFC Inter-Club Football Quiz Final.
The format changed in the second competition, when it was held more as a league table format involving a series of weekly rounds. The competition attracted less participants and only nine were left to compete in the eliminator round over five 10-question weeks. Scores were totalled and the two highest scoring participants qualified for the Final. In subsequent competitions, the format has fluctuated between the first two used.
The season-by-season history of the Inter-Club Football Quiz can be found here. Different rules have been brought in over the years to restrict the competition to Club Members and also to exclude those winning it three times or more (to give other participnats a chance to win). Steve Feiger won the Quiz on six occasions with David Goldberg taking the title four times. Both also were beaten finalists three times each. On occasions there has been a £50 reduction off the following season's membership fee to the Quiz winner, as long as he was a fully-paid up Club Member, but this has only applied subject to the number of entries. In most cases a trophy has been presented at the Club Awards Presentation Event.
QUIZ CHAMPION 2024/25 – JACK ISAACS
The Final of the 23rd TFN Inter-Club Football Quiz was completed on Monday 17th March via WhatsApp and TFFC First Team player JACK ISAACS beat the previous season's winner JONATHAN COHEN by 15-12 in the 20-question final shoot-out. Congratulations go to Jack who topped the table in the second qualifying round. Well played, JC who had previously won two Quiz titles. Many thanks to everyone who took the time to take part.
THE QUIZ, SEASON 2025/26
For the 24th season, we're pleased to be running the TFN Inter-Club Football Quiz for season 2025/26! And because the Club is commemorating 50 seasons in the M(S)FL, we are opening the quiz up to Friends of Fortune in this Facebook group as well as our regular Club Members.
The only condition for non-members is that there will be an entry fee (£5) which will go into our TFFC book-printing/Dementia UK fund*. Club Members enter free as per usual. If you are a non-member who wishes to participate, please contact Kerry on tffc1968@gmail.com, by 30th November. Once we establish how many people will be entering, the competition should be starting next month.
Last season, First Team midfielder Jack Isaacs won the Quiz title by beating former winner Jonathan Cohen in the final. We welcome as many ex-Fortune players to take part as possible so if you fancy yourself as a footballing Egghead, get entering! Entries must be emailed to Kerry and not here in Facebook.
*With reference to the fund, the Club is raising money to cover the cost of printing the book and any excess from the proceeds received will be donated to Dementia UK.
The inaugural competition was run as a knock-out event, with every member on the Club's e-mail directory being automatically entered. Names were drawn into pairs and in each knock-out round, a number of questions were e-mailed to the participants who had until midnight to respond. Bonus points were awarded to the quickest of each pair to respond. The person with the most points gained from correct answers and bonuses proceded into the next round. If there was a draw, the time element decided the outcome. Anyone not bothering to enter scored zero points and was eliminated. If both members didn't enter, both were eliminated which meant a bye for the opponent in the next round! The competition ran round by round over a number of weeks and was successfully completed when David Goldberg defeated Jeremy Fess in the first TFFC Inter-Club Football Quiz Final.
The format changed in the second competition, when it was held more as a league table format involving a series of weekly rounds. The competition attracted less participants and only nine were left to compete in the eliminator round over five 10-question weeks. Scores were totalled and the two highest scoring participants qualified for the Final. In subsequent competitions, the format has fluctuated between the first two used.
The season-by-season history of the Inter-Club Football Quiz can be found here. Different rules have been brought in over the years to restrict the competition to Club Members and also to exclude those winning it three times or more (to give other participnats a chance to win). Steve Feiger won the Quiz on six occasions with David Goldberg taking the title four times. Both also were beaten finalists three times each. On occasions there has been a £50 reduction off the following season's membership fee to the Quiz winner, as long as he was a fully-paid up Club Member, but this has only applied subject to the number of entries. In most cases a trophy has been presented at the Club Awards Presentation Event.
QUIZ CHAMPION 2024/25 – JACK ISAACS
The Final of the 23rd TFN Inter-Club Football Quiz was completed on Monday 17th March via WhatsApp and TFFC First Team player JACK ISAACS beat the previous season's winner JONATHAN COHEN by 15-12 in the 20-question final shoot-out. Congratulations go to Jack who topped the table in the second qualifying round. Well played, JC who had previously won two Quiz titles. Many thanks to everyone who took the time to take part.
THE QUIZ, SEASON 2025/26
For the 24th season, we're pleased to be running the TFN Inter-Club Football Quiz for season 2025/26! And because the Club is commemorating 50 seasons in the M(S)FL, we are opening the quiz up to Friends of Fortune in this Facebook group as well as our regular Club Members.
The only condition for non-members is that there will be an entry fee (£5) which will go into our TFFC book-printing/Dementia UK fund*. Club Members enter free as per usual. If you are a non-member who wishes to participate, please contact Kerry on tffc1968@gmail.com, by 30th November. Once we establish how many people will be entering, the competition should be starting next month.
Last season, First Team midfielder Jack Isaacs won the Quiz title by beating former winner Jonathan Cohen in the final. We welcome as many ex-Fortune players to take part as possible so if you fancy yourself as a footballing Egghead, get entering! Entries must be emailed to Kerry and not here in Facebook.
*With reference to the fund, the Club is raising money to cover the cost of printing the book and any excess from the proceeds received will be donated to Dementia UK.
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Season
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Winners
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Runners-up
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2002/03
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DAVID
GOLDBERG |
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JEREMY
FESS |
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2003/04
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DAVID
GOLDBERG |
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STEVEN
FEIGER |
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2004/05
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STEVEN
FEIGER |
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PHILIP
FRIEND |
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2005/06
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DEAN
INGRAM |
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NICK
WAITSMAN |
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2006/07
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DAVID
GOLDBERG |
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PHILIP
FRIEND |
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2007/08
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STEVEN
FEIGER |
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DEAN
INGRAM |
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STEVEN
FEIGER |
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JONATHAN
COHEN |
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PHILIP
FRIEND |
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DAVID
GOLDBERG |
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JONATHAN
COHEN |
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PHILIP
FRIEND |
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DEAN
INGRAM |
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TONY
HIRSCHSTEIN |
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STEVEN
FEIGER |
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DAVID
GOLDBERG |
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STEVEN
FEIGER |
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DAVID
GOLDBERG |
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DEAN
INGRAM |
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STEVEN
FEIGER |
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DAVID
GOLDBERG |
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JONATHAN
COHEN |
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2016/17
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STEVEN
FEIGER |
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DAVID
GOLDBERG |
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2017/18
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STEVEN
BLACK |
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JACK
MORRIS |
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2018/19
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ALAN
HAROUNOFF |
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ROB
JAY |
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2019/20
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PHILIP
ARNOLD |
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STEVEN
FEIGER |
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2020/21
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PHILIP
ARNOLD |
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JONATHAN
COHEN & STEVEN FEIGER |
Tied on points – no tie break was in operation |
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2021/22
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KERRY
HIGHAM |
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JONATHAN
COHEN & ALAN HAROUNOFF |
Tied on points – no tie break was in operation |
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2022/23
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ALAN
HAROUNOFF |
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KERRY
HIGHAM |
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2023/24
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JONATHAN
COHEN |
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BAILEY
STOCKMAN |
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2024/25
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JACK
ISAACS |
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JONATHAN
COHEN |
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