Gillingham's Eleven Goals - Highest against Bulls for 56 Years

Last night Gillingham put five goals past Hereford United on top of the six they scored at Edgar Street earlier in the season.

That's the highest total of goals against the Bulls for 56 years.

BN asked Hereford United historian Ron Parrott if it had ever been worse.

That's one that made me put my thinking cap on! The short answer is no, not in recent times but it has actually been done five times before, the most recent being 56 years ago:-

1955/56 Yeovil Town Southern League 2-2 draw (H), 2-9 lost (A)

1948/49 Merthyr Tydfil Southern League 3-6 lost (H), 2-6 lost (A)

1946/47 Millwall Reserves Southern League 3-3 draw (H), 0-8 lost (A)

1946/47 Bath City Southern League 1-4 lost (H), 1-7 lost (A)

1946/47 Cardiff City Reserves Southern League Cup 1-6 lost (H), 2-7 lost (A)

The Cardiff City games are the worst aggregate with 13 goals, followed by Merthyr Tydfil with 12 and the rest equalling it with 11 each.

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