On the 13th December 1930 Huddersfield Town were in the First Division (top one) and they scored 10 against Blackpool who managed 1.
On the same day, Sheffield Wednesday couldn't quite make that scoreline managing only 9 as Birmingham City responded with 1 only.
Previous December 13th blogs are linked below:
https://baileyfootballblog.blogspot.com/2018/12/looking-for-eric.html
https://baileyfootballblog.blogspot.com/2017/12/tin-miners-and-deflated-balls.html
https://baileyfootballblog.blogspot.com/2016/12/rich-rewards-for-richards.html
On April 4th 1892, top flight big margin in the First Division was achieved by West Bromwich Albion managing 12-0 against Darwen who were also in the top flight then.
Poor Darwen were on their knees at that end of the season, having played 26 games (14 only in the division) winning 4 drawing 3 and losing 19 scoring 38 and conceding 112, Points 11.
Albion were only 12th, 7 points higher.
Photo from 1879-80, winners of the Lancashire Cup.
Darwen FC founded 1870, joined the Football League in 1891 lasting just 8 seasons. They joined the Lancashire League in 1900 and was "wound up" in 2008-9 reforming as AFC Darwen.
In 1909 on April 21st Nottingham Forest beat Leicester Fosse 12-0 in a top flight game (First Division). Forest came 14th in a 20 strong First Division and Fosse were last, conceding 102 goals. They did score 54 goals.
Chesterfield FC hold a record for scoring in the most successive Football League games, starting on Christmas Day 1929 and ending n December 27th 1930, netting in 46 consecutive matches in Division Three (North). The Spireites ended 11th in the 1928-9 season and 4th in the next one.
Peter Lorenzo once commentated that "Hodge scored for Forest after only 22 seconds and I have to say it was completely against the run of play" BBC Radio.
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