Biggest defeats

[Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd]

Has anyone got a list of our biggest defeats by season? I've got a horrible feeling that our club may feature more than any other when it comes to biggest defeats of the season. A good thumping seems to be an annual event for Saints.

A few that come to mind, 7-0 at Luton. 7-1 at Watford. A 5-0 and a couple of 6-1's against Arsenal. 7-1 and 6-1 against Liverpool. 7-1 at Everton. Spurs have often put 5 past us and I seem to recall them beating us 7-2. 

[Chocolate Box]

Leeds anyone? God I've lived through some tough times, and still I believe!

[Lighthouse]

In 2 years under Koeman we only lost 8 league games by more than one goal. 3 of those were against Man City and our biggest defeat was 0-3.

[Badger]

Leeds c 1971 was the stand out humiliation at the time which was broadcast to the nation on MOTD at a time only two matches were shown to the country that night.

Remember Barry Davies wanking lyrical over that match in his commentary. Available on YouTube for any sado-masochists. 

Leeds certainly a most dislikable club at the time. 
 

Everton away about the same time was an 8-0.

At least no one can accuse us of being glory seekers. 

 

[Paul.Studio]

I believe i lived through a 3 week period where we lost 8-0 Everton 7-0(1?) v Leeds and then lost to UTD in the Cup 5-2.

The Daily Mirror had a picture of Eric Martin holding up his hands in front of the camera! (couldnt see the two bloody holes that must have been in them!)

 

[Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd]

I was looking at the Koeman era and that seems to have been one of our better periods defensively.

Just remembered that Man City stuck 6 past us in 2018.

I honestly can't think of another team who've had as many annual hidings. 

[OttawaSaint]

Remember United (7-1) and Everton (7-1) putting 7 past us, Arsenal 6, Luton 6 (6-1), Spurs (6-2 aet), Charlton 5 (5-0) and Derby I think getting 5 against us too.

Edited 5 February, 2021 by OttawaSaint

[Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd]

Since the Premier League Began, here's the games we conceded the most goals in, by season...

92/93 5-2 v Sheff Wed. Arsenal, Spurs and Oldham all put 4 past us that season.
93/94 4-0 v Arsenal.
94/95 5-1 v Newcastle Utd.
95/96 4-1 v Man Utd. 4-2 v Arsenal and 4-3 v Notts Forest.
96/97 7-1 v Everton.
97/98 4-0 v Derby. 4-2 v Chelsea and 4-3 v Barnsley.
98/99 7-1 v Liverpool. 5-0 v Charlton.
99/00 7-2 v Spurs. 5-0 v Newcastle Utd.
00/01 5-0 v Man Utd.
01/02 6-1 v Man Utd.
02/03 6-1 v Arsenal.
03/04 4-0 v Chelsea.
04/05 5-1 v Spurs.
12/13 6-1 v Arsenal.
13/14 4-1 v Man City.
14/15 3-0 v Man City.
15/16 3-0 v Everton.
16/17 4-1 v Spurs. 4-2 v Chelsea
17/18 5-2 v Spurs.
18/19 6-1 v Man City.
19/20 9-0 v Leicester.
20/21 9-0 v Man Utd... So far. 😉

Non Premier League 

05/06 4-3 v Leeds Utd.
06/07 3-1 v Preston & Man City.
07/08 5-0 v Hull & Sheff Wed. 5-1 v Preston.
08/09 4-1 v QPR & Coventry.
09/10 4-1 v P*mpey.
10/11 3-0 v Swindon Town
11/12 3-0 v Brighton & Blackpool.

Is 4-0 considered a thumping or just a shit result? At what point do people consider a result a thrashing???

In 29 seasons, Saints have conceded 4 or more goals in a game in 24 of those seasons. 
5 or more goals in 15 of those seasons. 6 or more in 9 season. 7 or more in 5 seasons and 8 or more in 2.
There have only been 5 seasons where they've not conceded more than 3 goals in a game.

Edited 5 February, 2021 by Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd

[Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd]

Pre Premier League, from 1970.

70/71 5-1 v Man Utd.
71/72 8-0 v Everton. 7-0 v Leeds Utd.
72/73 4-0 v Derby Co.
73/74 7-0 v Ipswich. 6-2 v Derby Co.
74/75 4-0 v Millwall
75/76 4-1 v Charlton Ath.
76/77 6-2 v Charlton Ath.
77/78 3-0 v Millwall
78/79 4-0 v Leeds Utd & Coventry City.
79/80 4-0 v WBA
80/81 7-1 v Watford.
81/82 5-2 v Ipswich.
82/83 6-0 v Spurs.
83/84 4-0 v QPR.
84/85 5-1 v Spurs.
85/86 7-0 v Luton Town.
86/87 5-1 v Man Utd.
87/88 4-0 v Everton.
88/89 6-1 v Luton Town.
89/90 3-0 v Everton & Liverpool.
90/91 6-2 v Derby Co.
91/92 5-1 v Arsenal.

Saints conceded 4 or more goals in a game in 20 out of 22 seasons.
5 or more in 13 seasons. 
6 or more in 8 seasons.
7 or more in 4 seasons.
8 or more in 1 season.

Between the 70/71 season and the 91/92 season, there was only 2 seasons where they didn't concede more than 3 goals in a game.

Edited 5 February, 2021 by Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd

[alehouseboys]

On 04/02/2021 at 15:28, Badger said:

Leeds c 1971 was the stand out humiliation at the time which was broadcast to the nation on MOTD at a time only two matches were shown to the country that night.

Remember Barry Davies wanking lyrical over that match in his commentary. Available on YouTube for any sado-masochists. 

Leeds certainly a most dislikable club at the time. 
 

Everton away about the same time was an 8-0.

At least no one can accuse us of being glory seekers. 

 

I first really got into football in 1970, but 71/72 is the season I started going regularly, I was an 'Alehouse Brawlers' fan. The 8-0 and 7-0 humiliations may have been enough to put some off for good but from soon after that point I never missed another home game in the league for over a decade and was also travelling around the country by the mid-70s.

There was that other 7-0 at Ipswich a few years later but the first real humiliation I was there to witness was the 7-1 at lower league Watford. The 7-2 at WHL and 2-6 at the Dell v spurs were two particularly tough ones to witness.

Rarely a dull moment. 

Edited 5 February, 2021 by alehouseboys

[rallyboy]

I've been there when we've conceded 7 at Luton and Spurs, 6 at Everton, and 5 at Man United.

Then again I've seen us score 8 on two occasions.

All of those beat any Claude Puel 0-0 masterclass. 

 

 

[St.Jeweller]

Always remember the 7-1 Everton defeat as I lost my cherry that night.

Had very mixed emotions on that Sunday morning 😆

[Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd]

So at what point do people consider a score to be a thrashing? Is 4-0 a thrashing or just a bad day at he office?