KEEP COUNT REF.

Dundee Harp FC thought they had made the record books when they beat Aberdeen Rovers 35-0 in the Scottish Cup 1st Round in on this day in 1885. The referee counted 37-0, some in the crowd counted 41 times that the ball went into the net. The club officials thought 35, a score they eventually sent to the FA. Both clubs thought their score was a world record! Full back Tom O'Kane who had just transferred from Arbroath sent a telegram to his mates at the club, only to find out that his "record" did not win the top award.

Unfortunately, on the same day Arbroath beat Bon Accord 36-0, also in the cup, when 18 year old John Petrie scored 13 goals, a Scottish Cup and World record that has been equalled but not beaten.

Bon Accord were in the cup by error because the Scottish FA invited Orion Cricket Club into the cup rather than Orion FC. Orion CC members made up the name Bon Accord and had no proper kit or practice, but they turned up to play. Referee 

Dave Stormont had missed noting several goals that might have notched up 40 in total. Two seasons later in the first round of the Scottish Cup, Arbroath, by chance, hosted the real Orion FC and only beat them 18-0!

Arbroath went on to win their next match against Forfar 9-1 (should have been forty-four?) and then Dundee East End 7-1, losing to Hibernian 3-5 in the fourth round.

The biggest FA Cup score we all know is Preston 26 Hyde 0 achieved on October 15th 1887.
West Ham share the highest Football League Cup win, beating Bury 10-0 in a second leg game in October 1983 with Liverpool, who also put 10 past Fulham in September 1986.

Other high FL Cup scores include Reading 5 v Arsenal 7 in 2012 and Dagenham and Redbridge 6 v Brentford 6 in 2014 in League Cup ties. Brentford won on pens!