Starting 11
Name a real match line-up.
Starting 11 hides a real team sheet from a real match — a final, a famous night, a league decider — and asks you to name the eleven who actually started. Not the squad, not the club legends: the specific eleven from that specific day, each one dropping into position as you get them.
It's a memory game about how football is really remembered. You'll have the scorer and the keeper instantly, then discover you have absolutely no idea who played right-back in a match you watched live. Wrong guesses are free — this game is *made* of near-misses — and clues are there for the slot that haunts you.
Pick matches you were alive for and it's nostalgia; pick ones you weren't and it's an education. Either way, the final unfilled slot is always, somehow, a centre-back.
How to play
- A real match line-up is hidden — name all eleven starters.
- Wrong guesses are free; each correct name drops into its position.
- Fill the XI to finish. Fewer guesses and hints score higher.
From the coachIt's a real team sheet, so a wrong name costs nowt — reel off the XI and watch them slot in.
Good to know
- Free to play in your browser — no download or sign-up. Add it to your home screen and it plays like an app.
- You get a small pool of free hints each day; spending one buys a clue, and you still type the answer yourself.
- Play solo, or with mates: one person hosts from their phone, reads the prompts, and the table competes.
- Every round is built from real player and season data, so you can pick the competition and era you actually know.
It’s you if you can picture the celebration but not the unmarked man who started it.