Today in 1984, Stirling Albion recorded the highest match score, 20-0, in the 20th century, at their home ground, Annfield, in a 1st Round Scottish Cup tie against amateurs Selkirk. 8 home players scored goals and Dave Thompson notched 7. With a half time score of 15-0, the visitors did well to hold the final total down to 20. Selkirk Goalkeeper, Richard Taylor, was presented with the match ball and should have been given some back rub to ease his pain.
In the 19th Century, Bon Accord were on the end of the biggest defeat 36-0, when they were beaten by Arbroath in 1885, in a Scottish Cup 1st round tie. Bon Accord AFC, after many changes of character, now turn out in the West Super League First Division, an Aberdeenshire Amateur League.
Abroath scored a similar high score vs Orion FC in 1886, 20-0 and then massed a 18-0 victory against Orion, again, the following year.
Orion FC existed from 1885-1903 but then merged with two other clubs to form Aberdeen FC.
Apparently Orion FC, a half decent team, was meant to play Arbroath in the 1885 Cup tie but Bon Accord were invited instead. hence the embarrassing defeat.
In 1885, on exactly the same day that Arbroath thumped Bon Accord, Dundee Harp, also in a Scottish cup tie, almost matched the Arbroath score, when they put 35 into Aberdeen Rovers net with no reply. Harp existed between 1879 and 1897, a club formed to accommodate the Roman Catholic community in Dundee rather like Hibernian did in Edinburgh.
There was a discrepency over the total number of goals scored in this cup tie, with the ref counting 37 but 35 was "telegraphed" to the Scottish FA. They probably did not realise the importance of those two goals.
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