WIGAN ATHLETIC thrashed Hull 8-0 – but they have some way to record the biggest ever win.
Two clubs hold that honour – Newcastle United and Stockport County.
Wigan were 7-0 up against Hull after just 45 minutes of action and went on to win 8-0Credit: PA:Press Association
Back in October 1946 Newcastle walloped Newport County 13-0 in the old Second Division.
Even further back in January 1934 Stockport battered Halifax Town by the same score in Third Division North.
Nottingham Forest thrashed near-rivals Leicester 12-0 back in 1909 and in 1986 Liverpool demolished Fulham 10-0 in 1986.
Steve McMahon netted four times that day and could even afford to miss a penalty.
TIGERS MAULED
West Ham matched that score when the obliterated Bury in 1983 with a 19-year-old Tony Cottee scoring four.
Wigan equalled a club record by smashing SEVEN goals past sorry Hull inside the first half in a crucial relegation dogfight.
The Tigers almost immediately rolled over from the first whistle when they went behind after one minute through Kal Naismith.
Then they enjoyed a spell of 26 minutes without conceding before Kieffer Moore made it two.
It then turned into a massacre at the DW Stadium as Wigan bagged a remarkable six goals inside 18 minutes to pile the pressure on Hull at the bottom.
Moore bagged two, Kieran Dowell grabbed two, Jamall Lowe and Joe Williams also got themselves on the scoresheet before the half-time whistle blew.
The only surprise in the second half was that the hosts only added one more goal to their tally.
Kieron Dowell secured only his second ever career with a 65th minute strike.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
