| CHAMAKH | Marouane ___, French-born Moroccan international footballer who became the first player to score in six consecutive Champions League games while at Arsenal |
| HADJI | Mustapha ___, Moroccan international footballer who had spells at Coventry City and Aston Villa |
| PELE | Youngest player to score in the FIFA World Cup (age 17) |
| NAYSMITH | Gary ___, former Scottish international footballer who became Stenhousemuir manager in January 2023 and led them to promotion in the 2023/24 season |
| BROOKING | Sir Trevor --, English international footballer who became a football administrator (8) |
| FELLAINI | Marouane ........ , Shandong Taishan, 2007-18 Belgium, 2008-13 Everton and 2013-19 Manchester United midfielder (8) |
| KAMINDU | Who recently joined Sir Donald Bradman as the third-fastest player to reach 1000 Test runs and also became the first player to score a half-century or more in each of first eight Tests since debut? (7 |
| MARK | Identify the first name of this player who became the first player to score 50+ runs in T20IS for two different countries. (4) |
| KANE | Identify the surname of the cricketer who became the first player to score five centuries in-a-row at a single venue. (4) |
| PHILESPOSITO | Hockey Hall of Famer who became the first player to score at least 70 goals in a season (1970-1971): 2 wds. |
| UNO | Game in which the object is to be the first player to score 500 points |
| LUKA | Croatian footballer who in 2018 became the first player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to win the Ballon d'Or in more than a decade (4,6) |
| MODRIC | Croatian footballer who in 2018 became the first player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to win the Ballon d'Or in more than a decade (4,6) |
| LUKAMODRIC | Croatian footballer who in 2018 became the first player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to win the Ballon d'Or in more than a decade |
| HUGH | Who became the first player in the world to perform two hat-tricks in Test cricket? (4) |
| AMISS | Which former English opener became the first player ever in the world to score a century in ODIS? (5) |
| POPE | Jake - - - , Sale prop who became the first player to breach the RFU's illicit drugs policy twice (4) |
| BENAUD | In 1963, Richie ____ became the first player to reach 200 wickets and 2,000 runs in Test cricket |
| THORBURN | Nicknamed the Grinder, who was the first player to score a maximum break of 147 at the world snooker championships? (8) |
| STAPLETON | Which Irishman became in 1983 the first player to score for two different clubs in an FA Cup final? (9) |
