Graeme Wilkinson, UK

Can you tell me the date or dates on which the 2003/04 season starts for both the Premiership and Nationwide League?

To you Graeme, and others who maybe don't want to be on holiday when next season kicks off, the answer is that the Nationwide League starts on 9 August and the Premiership on 16 August.

Gary Chapple, UK

Who was the first overseas manager to win the FA Cup? Was it Ruud Gullit?

Yes, Holland's Ruud Gullit was the first foreign manager to win the FA Cup, with Chelsea in 1997. The last English manager to do so was Everton's Joe Royle in 1995.

Benny, Belfast

Who is the next player in line to reach 100 goals in the Premiership?

Michael Owen looks like becoming that player. His goal for Liverpool in their latest match, against Leeds, was his 96th in the Premiership. Next on the list is Chelsea's Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink with 90.

Adrian, Newcastle

How much longer does the present Premiership deal with ITV have to run, and what are the chances of the BBC getting it back?

The existing contract runs until the end of the 2003/04 season. The decision on the next deal will be made this summer, and BBC TV will certainly be tendering a bid.

Remember what Gary Lineker said on air at the 2000 European Championship when it was announced that we had "lost" the Premiership: "We'll be back after the break".

Susan, Huddersfield

Which clubs have had the fewest points and scored the fewest goals in a Premiership season?

Watford got the fewest points with 24 in season 1999/00.

The fewest goals record is 30 and is shared by Bradford City in 2000/01 and Leicester City last season.

Sunderland will have to get a move on if they are not to take over both those records. With just seven games left, they have only 19 goals and 19 points.

Nathan Lloyd, UK

Is it true that Wolverhampton Wanderers were the founders of European Cup football as we know it today?

Manchester United were the first English club to enter the European Cup in season 1956/57. Wolves first played in that competition in 1958/59, but they were regarded as England's "pioneers" in Europe for the thrilling friendlies they played under the Molineux floodlights in the early '50s against clubs of the calibre of Spartak Moscow and Hungarian side Honved.

Adam, Stroud, Gloucestershire

With Neil Warnock taking Sheffield United to the coming FA Cup semi-finals, can you tell me the furthest they have gone in the competition in modern times?

Sheffield last reached the FA Cup semi-finals in 1998 (beaten 1-0 by Newcastle at Old Trafford). They have won the Cup four times, but not many of today's fans remember it. Their triumphant years were 1899, 1902, 1915 and 1925.

Robert Marsh, UK

Has any player scored a hat-trick of penalties in one game (not including penalty shoot-outs)?

Several players have that claim to fame, among them Andy Blair (Sheffield Wednesday), Jan Molby (Liverpool), Kevin Dillon (Portsmouth) and Alan Slough (Peterborough).

Henrik Larsson also scored three penalties among the four goals he scored for Sweden in a 6-0 home win against Moldova in a World Cup qualifier in June 2001.

Paul Tingay, England

What is the record transfer fee paid for a non-league player?