Did you know?
Asks Tony Matthews
■ This is an amazing fact, confirmed by The Guinness Book of Records.
The biggest score in a football match now stands at 149 nil, YES 149 nil, achieved by FC Adema against Empryne in Madagascar. All the goals were own-goals, scored by the losers Empryne who were protesting against poor refereeing in their local League. ■ Since 1883, Notts County – the oldest football club in the world – have had 65 different managers including ex-England bosses Sven Goran-Eriksson and Sam Allardyce. ■ Between 2004 and 2006, Manchester United became the first club to reach
1,000 points and score 1,000 goals in the Premiership. And last month, Everton became the first to score 7,000 League goals, having bagged their first in 1888. ■ The highest Football League ground in the UK is The Hawthorns, home of West Bromwich Albion which stands 551 feet above sea level.