Football facts that don't sound true (but are)

Scoham

stackitsteve

Gareth Bales first trophyless season after leaving Tottenham was when he was on loan at Tottenham. 

Addick Addict

8/10 games had at least 6 goals. Just the 66 goals in total.

995632

Addick Addict said:

8/10 games had at least 6 goals. Just the 66 goals in total.

But there was no football before the Premier League? What witchcraft is this?!? 

Cafc43v3r

Addick Addict said:

8/10 games had at least 6 goals. Just the 66 goals in total.

And the over 2.5 mega acca still didn't pay out!  Nor the BTTS.

paulbaconsarnie

Addick Addict said:

8/10 games had at least 6 goals. Just the 66 goals in total.

And 2 days later when the return fixtures against the same sides were played, Man Utd, Ipswich and West Ham all had big victories.

Todds_right_hook

Addick Addict said:

8/10 games had at least 6 goals. Just the 66 goals in total.

If those results happened today, I would probably fast forward the Leicester Everton game on match of the day 

Chris_from_Sidcup

The fixture computer didn't do very well that day.

Boxing day and instead of having two local derbies they sent Chelsea up to Blackpool and Blackburn down to West ham.

Cafc43v3r

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

The fixture computer didn't do very well that day.

Boxing day and instead of having two local derbies they sent Chelsea up to Blackpool and Blackburn down to West ham.

To be fair they did up grade the valves and vacuum tubes as a result...

stackitsteve

Ref might have a long night writing up this report.

North Lower Neil

https://twitter.com/Millar_Colin/status/1589579231377645568?s=20&t=t8YnkPIvpdvGepjdQqWVxQ

Cafc43v3r

ForeverAddickted

Didnt realise that King Kev was part of the Government now

Cafc43v3r

Cafc43v3r

Charlton Athletic are the last London club in the league cup.

sam3110

Charlton Athletic's last 3 matches have all been in different cups, with Charlton Athletic progressing in all 3 cups. 

Quite unbelievable 

North Lower Neil

Mario Gotze is in the Germany squad, despite last playing for them in 2017.

Salad

The last Premier League team to start a game with squad numbers 1 to 11 was Charlton Athletic 

AddicksAddict

Salad said:

The last Premier League team to start a game with squad numbers 1 to 11 was Charlton Athletic 

Haven't we had that one before?

Salad

Probably! Think we played first few games ‘98 with the same lineup.

DRAddick

Gillingham's match stats in the cup win over Brentford.

JaShea99

Salad said:

Probably! Think we played first few games ‘98 with the same lineup.

I think he meant haven’t we had that stat before?

cafcsinger

Salad said:

The last Premier League team to start a game with squad numbers 1 to 11 was Charlton Athletic 

Burnley did it last season 

cafcfan1990

cafcsinger said:

Salad said:

The last Premier League team to start a game with squad numbers 1 to 11 was Charlton Athletic 

Burnley did it last season 

Correct 

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/15927863/burnley-liverpool-starting-eleven-squad-numbers/amp/

the article mentions they were first team to do it since us 

ForeverAddickted

Non-Football Fact.

Since 2017, the winner of the first race of an F1 season, has gone on to finish 2nd in the Championship.

Addick Addict

Another non football fact

Two of the main contenders for the newly appointed England Women's coach were Jon Lewis (former Gloucester, Surrey and Sussex bowler and England Young Lions Head Coach) and Jon Lewis (former Essex and Durham bowler and Bangladesh batting coach). Jon Lewis actually got the job. The former one that is. 

RomseyAddick

Addick Addict said:

Another non football fact

Two of the main contenders for the newly appointed England Women's coach were Jon Lewis (former Gloucester, Surrey and Sussex bowler and England Young Lions Head Coach) and Jon Lewis (former Essex and Durham bowler and Bangladesh batting coach). Jon Lewis actually got the job. The former one that is. 

Never knowingly underbowled

ForeverAddickted

England are the first side to score three goals in the first half of a World Cup match... Since England beat Panama

Cafc43v3r

Jude Bellingham is the first player younger than GTA: Vice City to score a World Cup goal

Cafc43v3r

Confirmed as the longest world cup group game ever

 match lengths so far:

QAT v ECU: 100:18

ENG v IRN: 117:16 

SEN v NED: 102:49