Cod Almighty | Article

by Andy Holt

12 February 2007

After my good friend Harry McSwegan opened his big gob in the Postbaglast week I couldn't let it lie. You've got him to thank for this limited-edition Ballpark Figures.

Well, ten goals in two games. Damn impressive, eh? When have we ever had such a potent attack? Have we ever? This Ballpark Figures will find out. What we have below is a chart showing the number of matches it has taken in the past, going backwards to the 1984-85 season, to score ten goals. To achieve a decagoal, if you will.

First off, ten goals in two games is more impressive than you might think. In the period I considered, it has only ever happened once, way back in 1984-85, with a 6-1 win over Rotherham in the League Cup followed by a 5-1 league win over Wolves. (If we count back in sets of ten goals from this month's exploits against Boston and Bristol Rovers, the previous two-match decagoal begins the match after the Wolves win and so it actually appears here as a three-match decagoal. Let's not worry about that though.) In any context it's still pretty impressive to score ten goals in two matches, whether it's happened once before or not, depending on how you look at it.

Just for a bit more context, over the period considered it has taken Town an average of 9.2 games to score ten goals. And the highest number of matches to achieve the decagoal is a massive 23, stretching from January to September 1999. Ouch! That was under Buckley too, you know.

In conclusion, we don't often score ten goals in two games. I hope you enjoyed it.