Random Fitba Facts Thread

[Pacman1903]

I was 1

Probablly would have done a better job

[its_a_goal]

Random fact in a book im reading

In the 1800s the biggest scoreline in world football as you know was the famous 36-0 Arbroath v Bon Accord. Dundee Harps 35-0 v Aberdeen Rovers on the same day as Arbroaths win is second. Incredible stat in itself thay they were both on the same day

Anyway the biggest score in the 1900s was Stirling Albion 20-0 Selkirk in 1984 in the Scottish Cup. Alex "and eh" Smith was manager

The biggest in the 2000s is AS Adema 149–0 SO l'Emyrne in Madagascar. But its farcical and almost all OGs as the team were protesting dodgy refereeing

So really the top 3 highest scoring games ever in the whole history of fitba all were in Scotland. Who says our game is sh@t

This is in club fitba. As Australia have a 31-0 win v American Samoa in 2002.which is the equivalent of Ajax playing McTeagle(David Zdrillic scored 8)

Is it worth trying this the next time we're subject to a Madden or Dallas "genuine mistake"?

[Pacman1903]

Is it worth trying this the next time we're subject to a Madden or Dallas "genuine mistake"?

1.6 goals a minute is good going

[57vintage]

Harry Melrose (although his surname would have been, more accurately, 'Malodorous' when he was a Hun).

Harry Melrose, captain of the Dons and the Washington Whips’ acting manager for the early part of the USA season, holds the distinction of being among Rangers’ top goals per game scorers. His record reads:

Played 1, scored 2, average 2.

Harry’s only game for the first team during his spell at Ibrox in the late 1950s was against Brechin City in a League Cup tie when Asian flu was rife in Scotland. He scored twice for Rangers. The game’s final score is less memorable than Melrose’s outstanding debut and resulting record. The impressive records of McCoist and Hateley do not even come close to that of Harry Melrose.

So, a fantastic goals record at Ibrox; an idol at Dunfermline due to the 1961 Scottish Cup win and resulting European displays and Dons’ skipper and acting manager when they played as somebody else in 1967. A legend three times over.

(From a book you should all have read by now).

http://www.afcheritage.org/news/news...stype=Heritage

[Pacman1903]

(From a book you should all have read by now).

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It sits in my fitba book, book shelf at the top of my stairs. Top row as Dons books get special treatment

As they are in order of date it unfortunatley sits next to Bryan Cooneys book

[deaconred]

Harry Melrose (although his surname would have been, more accurately, 'Malodorous' when he was a Hun).

Harry Melrose, captain of the Dons and the Washington Whips’ acting manager for the early part of the USA season, holds the distinction of being among Rangers’ top goals per game scorers. His record reads:

Played 1, scored 2, average 2.

Harry’s only game for the first team during his spell at Ibrox in the late 1950s was against Brechin City in a League Cup tie when Asian flu was rife in Scotland. He scored twice for Rangers. The game’s final score is less memorable than Melrose’s outstanding debut and resulting record. The impressive records of McCoist and Hateley do not even come close to that of Harry Melrose.

So, a fantastic goals record at Ibrox; an idol at Dunfermline due to the 1961 Scottish Cup win and resulting European displays and Dons’ skipper and acting manager when they played as somebody else in 1967. A legend three times over.

(From a book you should all have read by now).

http://www.afcheritage.org/news/news...stype=Heritage

I think the Brechin game was a semi final at Hampden so he never actually played a first team game at Ibrox.

[BogBrush1903]

There were discussions and perhaps plans to turn Central Park, Cowdenbeath into an 80,000 (eighty thousand) capacity stadium...

[Pacman1903]

Read this in a book today

The season Eibar got promoted to La Liga for the first time Barcelona won nout. (2013/2014) Due to having the same colours Eibar contacted Barca to see if by any chance they had bought confetti incase of a trophy win. Turns out they in fact had bought heaps. So they were forced to sell it to Eibar on the cheap as confetti has to be degradable there for has a use by date.

Love a random wee fact like that

[Pacman1903]

Read this in a book today

The season Eibar got promoted to La Liga for the first time Barcelona won nout. (2013/2014) Due to having the same colours Eibar contacted Barca to see if by any chance they had bought confetti incase of a trophy win. Turns out they in fact had bought heaps. So they were forced to sell it to Eibar on the cheap as confetti has to be degradable there for has a use by date.

I wonder who came up with that idea. "aye guys, Barca have won f@ck all, they play in the same colours, you know what geez the phone. I have an idea"

Love a random wee fact like that

[57vintage]

Mannies even aulder than me, nae really given to spikkin sh1te, used to tell me that in the 1920s, I think, Hibs were close to establishing a northern version of their club in Aberdeen, to be based at Advocates Park (between Spital and Nelson Street).