Barrow v Gillingham - our heaviest ever league defeat?

[PhilK66]

If I remember we lost 7-0 after a nightmare journey for the team when Dr Grossmark had to charter a plane to get the team there because of travel difficulties?


Anyway, in my years of supporting since 1958 I think this was our heaviest ever defeat in the league?

 

[LancsGordoRoad]

They`ve since hired a top drawer manager, could happen again if we meet ?

 

[Wayne.Kerr]

You've forgotten Chesterfield

 

[Wayne.Kerr]

Barrow didn't ring a bell but we did get hammered by Luton 8 - 0

 

[OneSirKeefy]

Didn't Shrewsbury put 7 past us to show their complete dominance over us?

(until we beat them 1-0 in the play off final :4: )

 

[Romany]

I'm sure Wayne will back me up on this, in 1933 we lost 7-1 away to Coventry, and 7-3 at home!

 

[EagerExile]

OneSirKeefy - 5/2/2018 23:10

Didn't Shrewsbury put 7 past us to show their complete dominance over us?

(until we beat them 1-0 in the play off final :4: )

I was at both matches, just a few months apart! Football's a funny old game...

 

[LancsGordoRoad]

EagerExile - 5/2/2018 23:34

OneSirKeefy - 5/2/2018 23:10

Didn't Shrewsbury put 7 past us to show their complete dominance over us?

(until we beat them 1-0 in the play off final :4: )

I was at both matches, just a few months apart! Football's a funny old game...

Me too, yet, as I recall, we started the 0-7 game very brightly.

Wayne, I wonder whether Phil was, perhaps, referencing only the away defeats.

 

[GRSGimmer]

We lost 9-2 at Nottingham Forest in season 1950/51.

 

[PhilK66]

Gimmer. Was that in non league?

 

[GRSGimmer]

PhilK66 - 6/2/2018 08:49

Gimmer. Was that in non league?

No, it (1950/51) was our first season back in the Football League - Division 3 South in those days. Not sure how Forest were classed as "south" but it also included Port Vale.

 

[The Roone]

GRSGimmer - 6/2/2018 08:58

PhilK66 - 6/2/2018 08:49

Gimmer. Was that in non league?

No, it (1950/51) was our first season back in the Football League - Division 3 South in those days. Not sure how Forest were classed as "south" but it also included Port Vale.

The same way Chatham were classed as north in the Ryman League, Too many clubs from one area.

 

[jokerman]

Didn't York put 7 past their old boy, Hillyard?

 

[GRSGimmer]

jokerman - 6/2/2018 12:20

Didn't York put 7 past their old boy, Hillyard?

Yup, 7-1 in 84/5. We let in 7 at Accrington a few years ago in a crazy 7-4 defeat under Hess.

 

[PhilK66]

Wayne: when did we lose heavily to the Spirerites? I remember seeing a big win. But when was the 8-0 defeat v Luton?

 

[Nobby_66]

LancsGordoRoad - 6/2/2018 00:01

EagerExile - 5/2/2018 23:34

OneSirKeefy - 5/2/2018 23:10

Didn't Shrewsbury put 7 past us to show their complete dominance over us?

(until we beat them 1-0 in the play off final :4: )

I was at both matches, just a few months apart! Football's a funny old game...

Me too, yet, as I recall, we started the 0-7 game very brightly.

Wayne, I wonder whether Phil was, perhaps, referencing only the away defeats.

Bloody plastic :4: