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Exeter City (H) | FA Cup | Post Match Thread
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BillCarlisle
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Never thought I'd see 2 x 10-1's in my lifetime. Very enjoyable day and even the M6 diversion up here in Cumbria was kind to us.
LongsightM13
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Caldwell spoke brilliantly after the game tbf
Lives in Hale and plays golf at Heaton Moor with Big Alex, his missus is from round there
Lives in Hale and plays golf at Heaton Moor with Big Alex, his missus is from round there
Wow didn’t know this we make history again!
No, even across the entire history of English football (since the formation of the Football League in 1888 and the FA Cup in 1871), Manchester City appear to be the only team to have scored 10 or more goals in two separate competitive domestic matches (English league, FA Cup, or League Cup) against two different opponents.
Scoring 10+ goals in these competitions has always been extraordinarily rare, particularly in the professional era. Extreme mismatches were more common in the very early days (pre-1900s), but even then, few clubs achieved multiple such feats in the specified competitions against different sides.
### Manchester City's Unique Achievement
- 10-1 vs Huddersfield Town (Division 2 league match, November 7, 1987).
- 10-1 vs Exeter City (FA Cup third round, January 10, 2026).
These are separated by nearly 39 years, in different competitions, against different opponents — and records consistently highlight this as a first for any English top-flight (or formerly top-flight) club in modern history. Manchester City themselves had an earlier 10-1 FA Cup win vs Swindon Town in 1930, but that would make three for them if counting all — however, the recent pair alone already stands out as unmatched by others.
### Why No Other Team Matches This
- Single 10+ wins are well-documented but isolated:
- Liverpool: 10-0 vs Fulham (League Cup, 1986) — their only one in these comps.
- Tottenham: 13-2 vs Crewe (FA Cup, 1960) — their standout, but no second.
- Various historical highs (e.g., Preston North End's massive 19th-century wins like 26-0 in an early FA Cup, or other 10+ league results in the 1880s/1890s), but these were often against amateur or very weak sides, and no club has two verified 10+ wins in league/FA Cup/League Cup against different opponents post-1888.
- The last league 10+ before City's 1987 was decades earlier; no repeats by the same team.
- Cup competitions (especially FA Cup early rounds) occasionally saw blowouts, but records show no club with multiple double-digit wins in the specified trio of competitions.
Modern football's professionalism, tactical discipline, substitutions, and sportsmanship mean teams rarely push for extreme scores even when dominating. Historical data from Opta, club archives, and football records sites confirm no other team has this double (or more) in English domestic league/cup football.
Manchester City's pair is genuinely unique across the full history — a remarkable statistical quirk in the sport!
No, even across the entire history of English football (since the formation of the Football League in 1888 and the FA Cup in 1871), Manchester City appear to be the only team to have scored 10 or more goals in two separate competitive domestic matches (English league, FA Cup, or League Cup) against two different opponents.
Scoring 10+ goals in these competitions has always been extraordinarily rare, particularly in the professional era. Extreme mismatches were more common in the very early days (pre-1900s), but even then, few clubs achieved multiple such feats in the specified competitions against different sides.
### Manchester City's Unique Achievement
- 10-1 vs Huddersfield Town (Division 2 league match, November 7, 1987).
- 10-1 vs Exeter City (FA Cup third round, January 10, 2026).
These are separated by nearly 39 years, in different competitions, against different opponents — and records consistently highlight this as a first for any English top-flight (or formerly top-flight) club in modern history. Manchester City themselves had an earlier 10-1 FA Cup win vs Swindon Town in 1930, but that would make three for them if counting all — however, the recent pair alone already stands out as unmatched by others.
### Why No Other Team Matches This
- Single 10+ wins are well-documented but isolated:
- Liverpool: 10-0 vs Fulham (League Cup, 1986) — their only one in these comps.
- Tottenham: 13-2 vs Crewe (FA Cup, 1960) — their standout, but no second.
- Various historical highs (e.g., Preston North End's massive 19th-century wins like 26-0 in an early FA Cup, or other 10+ league results in the 1880s/1890s), but these were often against amateur or very weak sides, and no club has two verified 10+ wins in league/FA Cup/League Cup against different opponents post-1888.
- The last league 10+ before City's 1987 was decades earlier; no repeats by the same team.
- Cup competitions (especially FA Cup early rounds) occasionally saw blowouts, but records show no club with multiple double-digit wins in the specified trio of competitions.
Modern football's professionalism, tactical discipline, substitutions, and sportsmanship mean teams rarely push for extreme scores even when dominating. Historical data from Opta, club archives, and football records sites confirm no other team has this double (or more) in English domestic league/cup football.
Manchester City's pair is genuinely unique across the full history — a remarkable statistical quirk in the sport!
1 game suspensionBy the way, where was Pep yesterday?
Sat in the stands
It was Exeter and they were overrun, not much to see in reality.Thought he was excellent, dictating the play.
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Thanks JimSorry to you and yours for that. If she was suffering, she's at peace now. RIP Mrs "Winchester".
pride in battle
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Amazing stat thatWow didn’t know this we make history again!
No, even across the entire history of English football (since the formation of the Football League in 1888 and the FA Cup in 1871), Manchester City appear to be the only team to have scored 10 or more goals in two separate competitive domestic matches (English league, FA Cup, or League Cup) against two different opponents.
Scoring 10+ goals in these competitions has always been extraordinarily rare, particularly in the professional era. Extreme mismatches were more common in the very early days (pre-1900s), but even then, few clubs achieved multiple such feats in the specified competitions against different sides.
### Manchester City's Unique Achievement
- 10-1 vs Huddersfield Town (Division 2 league match, November 7, 1987).
- 10-1 vs Exeter City (FA Cup third round, January 10, 2026).
These are separated by nearly 39 years, in different competitions, against different opponents — and records consistently highlight this as a first for any English top-flight (or formerly top-flight) club in modern history. Manchester City themselves had an earlier 10-1 FA Cup win vs Swindon Town in 1930, but that would make three for them if counting all — however, the recent pair alone already stands out as unmatched by others.
### Why No Other Team Matches This
- Single 10+ wins are well-documented but isolated:
- Liverpool: 10-0 vs Fulham (League Cup, 1986) — their only one in these comps.
- Tottenham: 13-2 vs Crewe (FA Cup, 1960) — their standout, but no second.
- Various historical highs (e.g., Preston North End's massive 19th-century wins like 26-0 in an early FA Cup, or other 10+ league results in the 1880s/1890s), but these were often against amateur or very weak sides, and no club has two verified 10+ wins in league/FA Cup/League Cup against different opponents post-1888.
- The last league 10+ before City's 1987 was decades earlier; no repeats by the same team.
- Cup competitions (especially FA Cup early rounds) occasionally saw blowouts, but records show no club with multiple double-digit wins in the specified trio of competitions.
Modern football's professionalism, tactical discipline, substitutions, and sportsmanship mean teams rarely push for extreme scores even when dominating. Historical data from Opta, club archives, and football records sites confirm no other team has this double (or more) in English domestic league/cup football.
Manchester City's pair is genuinely unique across the full history — a remarkable statistical quirk in the sport!
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Could have stood in safe standing but seems Pep went for hospitality. He has earned it.1 game suspension
Sat in the stands
Caldwell spoke brilliantly after the game tbf
Lives in Hale and plays golf at Heaton Moor with Big Alex, his missus is from round there
Three encouraging signs from yesterday.
1. Semenyo fitted in as if he’d been here for years.
2. The number of very good youngsters from the academy.
3. Rodri goal: standing on ‘point’ he put everything into that shot, a sign of growing fitness. A beautifully timed unstoppable thunder blaster
1. Semenyo fitted in as if he’d been here for years.
2. The number of very good youngsters from the academy.
3. Rodri goal: standing on ‘point’ he put everything into that shot, a sign of growing fitness. A beautifully timed unstoppable thunder blaster
City also beat Crystal Palace 11-4 in the FA Cup 5th Round in 1926.Wow didn’t know this we make history again!
No, even across the entire history of English football (since the formation of the Football League in 1888 and the FA Cup in 1871), Manchester City appear to be the only team to have scored 10 or more goals in two separate competitive domestic matches (English league, FA Cup, or League Cup) against two different opponents.
Scoring 10+ goals in these competitions has always been extraordinarily rare, particularly in the professional era. Extreme mismatches were more common in the very early days (pre-1900s), but even then, few clubs achieved multiple such feats in the specified competitions against different sides.
### Manchester City's Unique Achievement
- 10-1 vs Huddersfield Town (Division 2 league match, November 7, 1987).
- 10-1 vs Exeter City (FA Cup third round, January 10, 2026).
These are separated by nearly 39 years, in different competitions, against different opponents — and records consistently highlight this as a first for any English top-flight (or formerly top-flight) club in modern history. Manchester City themselves had an earlier 10-1 FA Cup win vs Swindon Town in 1930, but that would make three for them if counting all — however, the recent pair alone already stands out as unmatched by others.
### Why No Other Team Matches This
- Single 10+ wins are well-documented but isolated:
- Liverpool: 10-0 vs Fulham (League Cup, 1986) — their only one in these comps.
- Tottenham: 13-2 vs Crewe (FA Cup, 1960) — their standout, but no second.
- Various historical highs (e.g., Preston North End's massive 19th-century wins like 26-0 in an early FA Cup, or other 10+ league results in the 1880s/1890s), but these were often against amateur or very weak sides, and no club has two verified 10+ wins in league/FA Cup/League Cup against different opponents post-1888.
- The last league 10+ before City's 1987 was decades earlier; no repeats by the same team.
- Cup competitions (especially FA Cup early rounds) occasionally saw blowouts, but records show no club with multiple double-digit wins in the specified trio of competitions.
Modern football's professionalism, tactical discipline, substitutions, and sportsmanship mean teams rarely push for extreme scores even when dominating. Historical data from Opta, club archives, and football records sites confirm no other team has this double (or more) in English domestic league/cup football.
Manchester City's pair is genuinely unique across the full history — a remarkable statistical quirk in the sport!
We lost 1-0 in the final to Bolton that year.
Eccles Blue
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RIP Condolences to you and your family. She really would have enjoyed it. XMy mum who passed away this morning would have enjoyed that.
Well done lads!
Great send off. RIP & many condolences to you allMy mum who passed away this morning would have enjoyed that.
Well done lads!
Eccles Blue
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In the stands. He was ‘banished’ after a booking midweek.By the way, where was Pep yesterday?
Never would have believed how anti-City Sky are, but if you look at the top stories in the news tab on the app, our 10-1 win is 19TH on the list.
Could have understood that a couple of days in, but half a day after the match? Was the same when we put 6 past the rags.
Could have understood that a couple of days in, but half a day after the match? Was the same when we put 6 past the rags.
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It was Exeter and they were overrun, not much to see in reality.
Nothing to do with Exeter, more about his positional play.
BigJoe#1
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Ten goals and our prized striker doesn't get one..... get rid, sell he is a waste of money!!