Originally Posted by
60YearsAPie
Belenenses were forced to start their Portuguese top-flight game against Benfica yesterday with only nine men! An outbreak of Covid had left them with 17 players unavailable. They were 7-0 down at half-time and started the second-half with only seven players, due to two injuries. A further player went down injured soon after the re-start, leaving them with six players on the pitch and the game was then abandoned.
When Notts beat Burslem Port Vale 10-0 in a league game at Trent Bridge in 1895, the visitors turned up with only 8 players. Makes you wonder why the Magpies only scored 10!