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  • DyerConsequences
    DyerConsequences Posts: 2,625
    Just looked it up. So it depends on when you count from. The win was in the Southern League in the 1920/21 season, 5-0 against Boscombe (who became Bournemouth). So we were professional at that point, so if you count from then we have won a game. If you count from the following season when we entered the football league, we have never won on 16 April.
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,145
    DyerConsequences said:
    guinnessaddick said:
    DyerConsequences said:
    MrOneLung said:
    Nice- where do you find this info ?

    I might have a spreadsheet, and too much time on my hands  :D


    I remember hearing a fact, that there’s a date in April, that when Charlton have played, they’ve never won. Just can’t remember the date.
    16 April we have played 22 times. And won once. 1 win 6 draws, 15 defeats. That's the lowest, every other day of the month we've won at least 3 games.
    Is this the date we always play the scum on 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,778
    Mansfield scored 13 goals in their first 13 home games this season. In their last 2 home games they've scored 14. 
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,012
    The 2 most expensive signings in women's football are both Zambian.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,853
    In 1941, Rapid Vienna won the German championship.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,853
    From 442

    Goalkeeper Hans-Jorg Butt scored three Champions League goals - all penalties for different clubs against Juventus. In 2000, Butt scored against Edwin van der Sar in the Juventus goal for Hamburg, during a 4-4 Champions League thriller. The German joined Bayer Leverkusen on a free transfer in 2001 and appeared in every game up until the Champions League final, scoring a penalty in a 3-1 home win against Juventus in the second group stage. In 2009, the 35-year-old slotted another spot-kick home against Gianluigi Buffon - this time in a 4-1 win while playing for Bayern Munich. 
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,623
    MrOneLung said:
    In 1941, Rapid Vienna won the German championship.
    Means nothing to me.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,952
    When Ranieri was at Chelsea, his first signing was Slaviša Jokanović, and his last signing was Scott Parker.

    When Ranieri managed Fulham, he took over from Slaviša Jokanović and was replaced by Scott Parker.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,952
    25% of the league goals Jack Wilshere scored were awarded goal of the season.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,853
    North Lower Neil said:
    25% of the league goals Jack Wilshere scored were awarded goal of the season.
    Yeah but One of them wasn’t even best goal of that weekend- the Fulham players volley at Crystal Palace was better than his one 
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  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,952
    MrOneLung said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    25% of the league goals Jack Wilshere scored were awarded goal of the season.
    Yeah but One of them wasn’t even best goal of that weekend- the Fulham players volley at Crystal Palace was better than his one 
    Was that Kasami?  Unreal goal that gets really forgotten.  

    If Rooney or someone had scored it Sky would rave about it non-stop.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,853
    North Lower Neil said:
    MrOneLung said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    25% of the league goals Jack Wilshere scored were awarded goal of the season.
    Yeah but One of them wasn’t even best goal of that weekend- the Fulham players volley at Crystal Palace was better than his one 
    Was that Kasami?  Unreal goal that gets really forgotten.  

    If Rooney or someone had scored it Sky would rave about it non-stop.
    That’s the one. Think Wilshire even tweeted ‘there goes my goal of the month award’ when he scored it ( think was Monday night game and he had scored on the Sunday) 
  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 1,637
    There have been more Watford managers since 2019 than there have been Dalai Lamas since 1589.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,952
    Scotland have just called up a 41 year old who stopped playing in 2012.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,952
    (and then started playing again in 2014, admittedly, but that doesn't sound as good).
  • DyerConsequences
    DyerConsequences Posts: 2,625
    He's also only back-up and has only made 3 appearances all season. With only 1 clean sheet, which was against a team from the division below.
  • stoneroses19
    stoneroses19 Posts: 7,220
    DyerConsequences said:
    He's also only back-up and has only made 3 appearances all season. With only 1 clean sheet, which was against a team from the division below.
    With those stats, Andy Scott will be signing him up to be our number one next season! 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,952
    Just said on the Champions League commentary that there's not been a penalty shoot out in the CL since 2016!
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,778
    North Lower Neil said:
    Just said on the Champions League commentary that there's not been a penalty shoot out in the CL since 2016!
    I think that the main contributory factor for that is that away goals used to count double up until a couple of seasons ago so there had to be a situation, as that of tonight. 
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    Away goals count double? News to me! 
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  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,679
    Brazilian Ronaldo turned out for Phoenix FC - currently bottom of the Essex NWL Division 8 - on Sunday.  


  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,778
    cafcfan1990 said:
    Away goals count double? News to me! 
    It was an expression rather than a reality and only applied in the event of a tie, though in practice the team with more away goals was simply recorded as the winner, rather than having additional or 'double' goals added to their total. That stopped in 2022.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,023
    Raith_C_Chattonell said:
    Brazilian Ronaldo turned out for Phoenix FC - currently bottom of the Essex NWL Division 8 - on Sunday.  


    Are they sure it's Ronaldo and not Craig Charles?
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,623
    Steve Guppy made one appearance each for the England u21, semi pro, B squad and the full team.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,952
    North Lower Neil said:
    National League Premier(/Conference) points record is 105.

    Notts County may well beat that and still not win the league.
    Chesterfield look likely to break at least the old record this season, and could threaten Wrexham's 111.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,023
    guinnessaddick said:
    Steve Guppy made one appearance each for the England u21, semi pro, B squad and the full team.
    And at every level was like a fish out of water.
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,000
    A player has been signed, conceded four goals, headbutted a fan and been sacked all on the same day:
    https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/rushden--diamonds-lewis-patching-32384091.amp
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    When Manager Mark Robins achieved promotion from League 2 through the Play-offs in the 17/18 season it was Coventry's 1st promotion for 51 years !
  • DyerConsequences
    DyerConsequences Posts: 2,625
    3 teams have scored 7 goals in an FA Cup game and not won.

    2 of them were against Dulwich Hamlet. The other team was Dulwich Hamlet.

    Dulwich Hamlet 8-7 St Albans
    Dulwich Hamlet 7-7 Wealdstone

  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,623
    Stig said:
    guinnessaddick said:
    Steve Guppy made one appearance each for the England u21, semi pro, B squad and the full team.
    And at every level was like a fish out of water.
    You’re not going to hook me with that line.

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