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RECORD
GOALS IN ONE DAY
On Saturday January 2nd
1932 a new record was set for the most goals scored in the Football League
on a single day. In all 209 goals were scored in 43 matches - 56 in the
First Division (11 matches), 53 in Division 2 (11 matches), 43 in Division
3 North (10 matches) and 57 in Division 3 North (11 matches). The results
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|
First
Division |
|
|
|
|
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Birmingham |
4 |
- |
0 |
|
Everton |
|
Chelsea |
4 |
- |
0 |
|
Middlesbrough |
|
Derby
County |
5 |
- |
0 |
|
Blackpool |
|
Grimsby
Town |
1 |
- |
4 |
|
Huddersfield
Town |
|
Leicester
City |
3 |
- |
8 |
|
Aston Villa |
|
Liverpool |
4 |
- |
2 |
|
Newcastle
United |
|
Portsmouth |
2 |
- |
1 |
|
Sheffield
United |
|
Sheffield
Wednesday |
5 |
- |
1 |
|
Blackburn
Rovers |
|
Sunderland |
2 |
- |
5 |
|
Manchester
City |
|
West
Bromwich Albion |
1 |
- |
0 |
|
Arsenal |
|
West Ham
United |
3 |
- |
1 |
|
Bolton
Wanderers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Second
Division |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bradford
City |
9 |
- |
1 |
|
Barnsley |
|
Burnley |
1 |
- |
3 |
|
Southampton |
|
Bury |
2 |
- |
1 |
|
Bristol
City |
|
Chesterfield |
1 |
- |
3 |
|
Stoke City |
|
Leeds
United |
3 |
- |
2 |
|
Swansea
Town |
|
Manchester
United |
0 |
- |
2 |
|
Bradford
Park Avenue |
|
Millwall |
4 |
- |
3 |
|
Notts
County |
|
Nottingham
Forest |
3 |
- |
2 |
|
Charlton
Athletic |
|
Port Vale |
2 |
- |
0 |
|
Plymouth
Argyle |
|
Preston
North End |
2 |
- |
3 |
|
Oldham
Athletic |
|
Tottenham
Hotspur |
3 |
- |
3 |
|
Wolverhampton
W. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Third
Division (North) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrington
Stanley |
3 |
- |
0 |
|
Rochdale |
|
Barrow |
7 |
- |
1 |
|
Walsall |
|
Carlisle
United |
3 |
- |
2 |
|
Hartlepool
United |
|
Darlington |
0 |
- |
6 |
|
Lincoln
City |
|
Gateshead |
4 |
- |
0 |
|
New
Brighton |
|
Halifax
Town |
2 |
- |
2 |
|
Hull City |
|
Rotherham
United |
2 |
- |
0 |
|
Southport |
|
Stockport
County |
1 |
- |
0 |
|
Doncaster
Rovers |
|
Tranmere
Rovers |
2 |
- |
2 |
|
York City |
|
Wrexham |
2 |
- |
4 |
|
Crewe
Alexandra |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Third
Division (South) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bristol
Rovers |
4 |
- |
1 |
|
Bournemouth |
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Cardiff
City |
5 |
- |
0 |
|
Northampton
Town |
|
Clapton
Orient |
2 |
- |
2 |
|
Watford |
|
Coventry
City |
5 |
- |
5 |
|
Fulham |
|
Exeter City |
4 |
- |
1 |
|
Thames |
|
Gillingham |
4 |
- |
0 |
|
Southend
United |
|
Luton Town |
6 |
- |
1 |
|
Reading |
|
Norwich
City |
2 |
- |
1 |
|
Brighton
& Hove Albion |
|
Queens Park
Rangers |
1 |
- |
2 |
|
Brentford |
|
Swindon
Town |
5 |
- |
2 |
|
Mansfield
Town |
|
Torquay
United |
3 |
- |
1 |
|
Crystal
Palace |
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On Saturday February 1st
1936 the above record was equalled with 209 League goals being scored in
44 matches (one more match). There were 46 goals in the First Division (11
matches), 46 in the Second Division (11 matches), 68 in the Third Division
North (11 matches) and 49 in the Third Division South (11 matches) The
results -
|
First
Division |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arsenal |
1 |
- |
0 |
|
Stoke City |
|
Birmingham |
4 |
- |
2 |
|
Blackburn
Rovers |
|
Bolton
Wanderers |
1 |
- |
2 |
|
Huddersfield
Town |
|
Brentford |
5 |
- |
0 |
|
Wolverhampton
W. |
|
Derby
County |
1 |
- |
3 |
|
Aston Villa |
|
Everton |
5 |
- |
2 |
|
Middlesbrough |
|
Leeds
United |
1 |
- |
2 |
|
Grimsby
Town |
|
Portsmouth |
1 |
- |
2 |
|
Manchester
City |
|
Preston
North End |
0 |
- |
1 |
|
Sheffield
Wednesday |
|
Sunderland |
3 |
- |
3 |
|
Chelsea |
|
West
Bromwich Albion |
6 |
- |
1 |
|
Liverpool |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Second
Division |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bradford
Park Avenue |
1 |
- |
4 |
|
Nottingham
Forest |
|
Burnley |
3 |
- |
0 |
|
Bradford
City |
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Charlton
Athletic |
1 |
- |
1 |
|
Plymouth
Argyle |
|
Fulham |
3 |
- |
1 |
|
Newcastle
United |
|
Hull City |
1 |
- |
3 |
|
Barnsley |
|
Leicester
City |
4 |
- |
1 |
|
Blackpool |
|
Manchester
United |
4 |
- |
0 |
|
Southampton |
|
Port Vale |
1 |
- |
5 |
|
Tottenham
Hotspur |
|
Sheffield
United |
3 |
- |
2 |
|
Norwich
City |
|
Swansea
Town |
2 |
- |
0 |
|
Doncaster
Rovers |
|
West Ham
United |
6 |
- |
0 |
|
Bury |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Third
Division (North) |
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|
|
|
|
|
Accrington
Stanley |
5 |
- |
2 |
|
New
Brighton |
|
Chester |
12 |
- |
0 |
|
York City |
|
Crewe
Alexandra |
5 |
- |
6 |
|
Chesterfield |
|
Darlington |
4 |
- |
2 |
|
Wrexham |
|
Gateshead |
1 |
- |
1 |
|
Rotherham
United |
|
Halifax
Town |
4 |
- |
2 |
|
Oldham
Athletic |
|
Lincoln
City |
5 |
- |
1 |
|
Rochdale |
|
Southport |
3 |
- |
1 |
|
Barrow |
|
Stockport
County |
2 |
- |
0 |
|
Carlisle
United |
|
Tranmere
Rovers |
4 |
- |
2 |
|
Mansfield
Town |
|
Walsall |
6 |
- |
0 |
|
Hartlepools
United |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Third
Division (South) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aldershot |
0 |
- |
0 |
|
Bristol
City |
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Bournemouth |
4 |
- |
4 |
|
Cardiff
City |
|
Bristol
Rovers |
5 |
- |
2 |
|
Northampton
Town |
|
Clapton
Orient |
3 |
- |
0 |
|
Southend
United |
|
Coventry
City |
6 |
- |
1 |
|
Queens Park
Rangers |
|
Gillingham |
2 |
- |
2 |
|
Exeter City |
|
Luton Town |
2 |
- |
1 |
|
Reading |
|
Newport
County |
0 |
- |
2 |
|
Brighton
& Hove Albion |
|
Notts
County |
3 |
- |
1 |
|
Crystal
Palace |
|
Swindon
Town |
1 |
- |
6 |
|
Watford |
|
Torquay
United |
1 |
- |
3 |
|
Millwall |
*********
The festive spirit was
certainly evident on Boxing Day 1963 when a 'mere' 157 goals were scored
in the 39 Football League games played that day. But included in that
figure was a record 66 goals for matches on a single day in the top flight
of the League. The First Division results for December 26th 1963 -
|
Blackpool |
1 |
- |
5 |
|
Chelsea |
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Burnley |
6 |
- |
1 |
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Manchester
United |
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Fulham |
10 |
- |
1 |
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Ipswich
Town |
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Leicester
City |
2 |
- |
0 |
|
Everton |
|
Liverpool |
6 |
- |
1 |
|
Stoke City |
|
Nottingham
Forest |
3 |
- |
3 |
|
Sheffield
United |
|
Sheffield
Wednesday |
3 |
- |
0 |
|
Bolton
Wanderers |
|
West
Bromwich Albion |
4 |
- |
4 |
|
Tottenham
Hotspur |
|
West Ham
United |
2 |
- |
8 |
|
Blackburn
Rovers |
|
Wolverhampton
W. |
3 |
- |
3 |
|
Aston Villa |
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