Biggest football drubbings.Summary: Tottenham's 9-1 defeat of Wigan Wigan (wĭg`ən), city (1991 pop. 88,725) and metropolitan district, N England, located in the Manchester metropolitan area on the Douglas River. is one of the Premier League's most one-sided contests. But here are the others. Tottenham's 9-1 defeat of Wigan is one of the Premier League's most one-sided contests. But here are the others. Manchester United 9 Ipswich 0 - March 1995 Newcastle 8 Sheffield Wednesday 0 - September 1999 Nottingham Forest 1 Manchester United 8 - February 1999 But these pale into insignificance in·sig·nif·i·cance n. The quality or state of being insignificant. Noun 1. insignificance - the quality of having little or no significance unimportance - the quality of not being important or worthy of note next to the international records. The world record for goals scored in senior football stood for over 100 years since 1885, when Arbroath thumped Bon Accord Bon Accord may refer to:
Then in 2001, the Australian and American Samoa national teams came close in a qualifying match for the 2002 Fifa World Cup. Australia won 31EoAC" 0. But the record was finally broken when Madagascan league champions AS Adema won a match 149-0, more than quadrupling the existing record and without gaining possession between the first goal and the 149th. Their opponents, Stade Olymique L'Emyrne, took over the game, as they deliberately plonked the ball in the back of their own net 149 times, in protest over a refereeing decision. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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