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LOSING 8-5, YOU’LL NEVER SING THAT!

Sunday 8 September 2024
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Huge credit to Lars Bjering Husum from The English Football Record for putting together the incredible statistical record below. We’ve highlighted the six appearances of Rovers in bold.

Strangely enough, our first-ever match against Accrington in September 1888 contributes to the joint record number of three 5-5 draws. The others came at home to Arsenal (November 1962) and at Birmingham City (April 1965).

Rovers and Wolves share the honour of the most 9-1 victories in history. Rovers wins have come against Notts County (November 1889), Small Heath (January 1895) and Nottingham Forest (April 1937).

Conversely, the two 5-2 defeats in the inaugural Premier League season (1992/93) help to ensure an unwanted title under that scoreline with a total of 29 losses in the history books.

Rovers are also one of just three teams to have lost a match 8-5!

 

In all, 113 different scorelines have been achieved in more than 135 years of league football (when considering, for example, winning 12-2 being different from losing 2-12). Before the start of the 2024/25 season, the following clubs have achieved the most of these scorelines:

Winning 1-0 (33,957 matches): 442 times - Burnley

Winning 2-0 (24,262 matches): 382 times - Liverpool

Winning 2-1 (30,503 matches): 418 times - Sheffield United

Winning 3-0 (12,947 matches): 227 times - Liverpool

Winning 3-1 (15,320 matches): 253 times - Manchester City

Winning 3-2 (9,525 matches): 158 times - Manchester United

Winning 4-0 (5,614 matches): 131 times - Liverpool

Winning 4-1 (6,555 matches): 117 times - Arsenal

Winning 4-2 (3,888 matches): 75 times - Manchester City

Winning 4-3 (1,671 matches): 32 times - Liverpool

Winning 5-0 (2,338 matches): 59 times - Manchester United

Winning 5-1 (2,533 matches): 54 times - Manchester City

Winning 5-2 (1,573 matches): 33 times - Everton

Winning 5-3 (608 matches): 15 times - Arsenal, Sheffield United, Wolverhampton Wanderers

Winning 5-4 (205 matches): eight times - Leicester City

Winning 6-0 (791 matches): 20 times - Liverpool

Winning 6-1 (964 matches): 22 times - Manchester United

Winning 6-2 (515 matches): 15 times - Aston Villa

Winning 6-3 (212 matches): eight times - West Bromwich Albion

Winning 6-4 (68 matches): five times - Plymouth Argyle, Wolverhampton Wanderers

Winning 6-5 (17 matches): two times - Grimsby Town

Winning 7-0 (292 matches): eight times - Arsenal, Fulham

Winning 7-1 (341 matches): 12 times - Aston Villa

Winning 7-2 (168 matches): seven times - Newcastle United, Sunderland

Winning 7-3 (71 matches): four times - Stockport County

Winning 7-4 (29 matches): three times - Liverpool, Watford

Winning 7-5 (seven matches): two times - Blackburn Rovers

Winning 7-6 (one match): one time - Charlton Athletic

Winning 8-0 (103 matches): six times - Arsenal

Winning 8-1 (94 matches): five times - Wolverhampton Wanderers

Winning 8-2 (49 matches): three times - Chester City

Winning 8-3 (19 matches): two times - Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Sheffield United

Winning 8-4 (five matches): one time - Accrington Stanley, Barnsley, Blackpool, Everton, Leicester City

Winning 8-5 (three matches): one time - Burton Swifts, Derby County, Stockport County

Winning 9-0 (37 matches): four times - Manchester United

Winning 9-1 (34 matches): three times - Blackburn Rovers, Wolverhampton Wanderers

Winning 9-2 (25 matches): two times - Mansfield Town, Middlesbrough, Nottingham Forest

Winning 9-3 (10 matches): one time - Brighton & Hove Albion, Burnley, Darwen, Derby County, Everton, Hartlepool United, Luton Town, Manchester City, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur

Winning 9-4 (two matches): one time - Bristol City, Gillingham

Winning 10-0 (16 matches): two times - Aston Villa, Sheffield United

Winning 10-1 (11 matches): one time - Birmingham City, Fulham, Gateshead, Hartlepool United, Huddersfield Town, Hull City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wrexham

Winning 10-2 (six matches): one time - Birmingham City, Darwen, Fulham, Luton Town, Norwich City, Reading

Winning 10-3 (three matches): one time - Hull City, Middlesbrough, Stoke City

Winning 10-4 (one match): one time - Tottenham Hotspur

Winning 11-0 (one match): one time - Oldham Athletic

Winning 11-1 (seven matches): one time - Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Bradford City, Hull City, Lincoln City, Notts County, Tranmere Rovers

Winning 11-2 (two matches): one time - Oldham Athletic, Sheffield United

Winning 11-3 (one match): one time - Manchester City

Winning 12-0 (eight matches): two times - Birmingham City

Winning 12-1 (one match): one time - Barrow

Winning 12-2 (one match): one time - Aston Villa

Winning 13-0 (two matches): one time - Newcastle United, Stockport County

Winning 13-4 (one match): one time - Tranmere Rovers

Drawing 0-0 (14,992 matches): 397 times - Preston North End

Drawing 1-1 (24,161 matches): 624 times - Nottingham Forest

Drawing 2-2 (10,715 matches): 298 times - Leicester City

Drawing 3-3 (2,336 matches): 72 times - Wolverhampton Wanderers

Drawing 4-4 (321 matches): 14 times - Tottenham Hotspur

Drawing 5-5 (39 matches): three times - Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Grimsby Town, West Ham United

Drawing 6-6 (two matches): one time - Arsenal, Charlton Athletic, Leicester City, Middlesbrough

Losing 0-1 (33,957 matches): 461 times - Birmingham City

Losing 0-2 (24,262 matches): 339 times - Port Vale

Losing 0-3 (12,947 matches): 183 times - Leyton Orient

Losing 0-4 (5,614 matches): 81 times - Lincoln City

Losing 0-5 (2,338 matches): 38 times - Burnley

Losing 0-6 (791 matches): 18 times - Notts County

Losing 0-7 (292 matches): 10 times - Barnsley

Losing 0-8 (103 matches): four times - Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland, Tranmere Rovers

Losing 0-9 (37 matches): three times - Darwen

Losing 0-10 (16 matches): three times - Darwen

Losing 0-11 (one match): one time - Southport

Losing 0-12 (eight matches): two times - Walsall

Losing 0-13 (two matches): one time - Halifax Town, Newport County

Losing 1-2 (30,503 matches): 408 times - Notts County

Losing 1-3 (15,320 matches): 212 times - Notts County

Losing 1-4 (6,555 matches): 102 times - Grimsby Town

Losing 1-5 (2,533 matches): 52 times - Notts County

Losing 1-6 (964 matches): 20 times - Crewe Alexandra

Losing 1-7 (341 matches): eight times - Birmingham City, Burnley, Derby County, Port Vale

Losing 1-8 (94 matches): four times - West Bromwich Albion

Losing 1-9 (34 matches): three times - Notts County

Losing 1-10 (11 matches): two times - Blackpool

Losing 1-11 (seven matches): one time - Carlisle United, Charlton Athletic, Crewe Alexandra, Durham City, Glossop, Newport County, Rotherham United

Losing 1-12 (one match): one time - Gateshead

Losing 2-3 (9,525 matches): 144 times - Wolverhampton Wanderers

Losing 2-4 (3,888 matches): 65 times - Sheffield Wednesday

Losing 2-5 (1,573 matches): 29 times - Blackburn Rovers

Losing 2-6 (515 matches): 13 times - Leicester City

Losing 2-7 (168 matches): eight times - York City

Losing 2-8 (49 matches): four times - Leicester City

Losing 2-9 (25 matches): two times - Lincoln City

Losing 2-10 (six matches): two times - Torquay United

Losing 2-11 (two matches): one time - Cardiff City, Chester City

Losing 2-12 (one match): one time - Accrington

Losing 3-4 (1,671 matches): 32 times - Bolton Wanderers

Losing 3-5 (608 matches): 16 times - Middlesbrough

Losing 3-6 (212 matches): nine times - Cardiff City

Losing 3-7 (71 matches): four times - Darlington, Everton

Losing 3-8 (19 matches): two times - Burnley, Leicester City

Losing 3-9 (10 matches): one time - Lincoln City, Loughborough, Port Vale, Sheffield Wednesday, Stoke City, Swindon Town, Tranmere Rovers, Walsall, West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers

Losing 3-10 (three matches): one time - Sheffield United, West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers

Losing 3-11 (one match): one time - Lincoln City

Losing 4-5 (205 matches): five times - Arsenal, Sheffield Wednesday, Stockport County, West Ham United

Losing 4-6 (68 matches): three times - Derby County, Preston North End

Losing 4-7 (29 matches): two times - Ashington, Gillingham, Manchester United, Portsmouth, Swansea City

Losing 4-8 (five matches): one time - Charlton Athletic, Fulham, Lincoln City, Manchester City, Plymouth Argyle

Losing 4-9 (two matches): one time - Exeter City, Gillingham

Losing 4-10 (one match): one time - Everton

Losing 4-13 (one match): one time - Oldham Athletic

Losing 5-6 (17 matches): two times - Crewe Alexandra, Newcastle United, Sunderland

Losing 5-7 (seven matches): one time - Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Mansfield Town, Millwall, Reading, Sheffield United, Tottenham Hotspur

Losing 5-8 (three matches): one time - Blackburn Rovers, Chester City, Walsall

Losing 6-7 (one match): one time - Huddersfield Town


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