Saturday, March 23, 2013
Wheel Power FC inflict ‘heaviest defeat in British history’, 58-0
It is more goals than Wigan and Wolves have scored between them in the league so far this season, so perhaps the Premier League’s bottom two clubs could learn a thing or two from Wheel Power FC, who scored 58 goals in a single match.
The Torbay Sunday League leaders thrashed Devon rivals Nova 2010 FC 58-0 – believed to be the heaviest defeat in British history.
After conceding 20 in the first 45 minutes, it was all about damage limitation for Nova in the second half. It did not go to plan.
The amateur league’s second-bottom side let in another 38, with brothers Robbie and Stuart Bowker scoring 28 times between them.
‘At 50-0, they’d had enough but the referee told them they must carry on playing or they would risk being fined,’ 21-year-old Stuart explained.
Nova veteran Lewis Parker, 60, added: ‘A lot of the players didn’t turn up so we expected to lose but not by that much.’
Cornish side Illogan’s 55-0 thrashing of Madron FC in 2010 is thought to be the previous record.
Wheel Power beat bottom club Applebys 30-0 and 27-0 earlier in the season, helping them notch up 167 goals from 15 games – and leaving little doubt as to which team has the upper hand if the title comes down to goal difference.
The Torbay Sunday League leaders thrashed Devon rivals Nova 2010 FC 58-0 – believed to be the heaviest defeat in British history.
After conceding 20 in the first 45 minutes, it was all about damage limitation for Nova in the second half. It did not go to plan.
The amateur league’s second-bottom side let in another 38, with brothers Robbie and Stuart Bowker scoring 28 times between them.
‘At 50-0, they’d had enough but the referee told them they must carry on playing or they would risk being fined,’ 21-year-old Stuart explained.
Nova veteran Lewis Parker, 60, added: ‘A lot of the players didn’t turn up so we expected to lose but not by that much.’
Cornish side Illogan’s 55-0 thrashing of Madron FC in 2010 is thought to be the previous record.
Wheel Power beat bottom club Applebys 30-0 and 27-0 earlier in the season, helping them notch up 167 goals from 15 games – and leaving little doubt as to which team has the upper hand if the title comes down to goal difference.
