The Surprising Statistic Thread.

Bournemouth Addick

I have to admit that I'm not the firmest believer in the "stats don't lie" principle when it comes to football e.g they would suggest that Peter Crouch is an international class footballer... ;-)

Sometimes though you read a statistic or fact that you just can't believe is true (even though they normally are).

Today for example I read that Newcastle have won just TWICE in Manchester in the last 41 years, having played 54 league games there. Okay NUFC have been pretty poor at times over that period but then again City have had some rubbish sides and even United on occasions must have been below par.

That must be far worse than even our record versus the Spanners!

JT

Well that's my re-run of Monday night Football ruined.

Bournemouth Addick

JT said:

Well that's my re-run of Monday night Football ruined.

Hilarious. Let's move on eh?

paulbaconsarnie

Since 1937, Man utd have had at least one player in their first team matchday squads who has come through their youth ranks.

Sonicstud85

Rooney has had hair, lost it, bought new hair and lost that since Arsenal last won a trophey

Norfolk_Addick

paulbaconsarnie said:

Since 1937, Man utd have had at least one player in their first team matchday squads who has come through their youth ranks.

Does that include players they've bought from other clubs when they were 16/17 though?

Friend Or Defoe

paulbaconsarnie said:

Since 1937, Man utd have had at least one player in their first team matchday squads who has come through their youth ranks.

That streak was ended a couple of years ago.

paulbaconsarnie

Friend Or Defoe said:

paulbaconsarnie said:

Since 1937, Man utd have had at least one player in their first team matchday squads who has come through their youth ranks.

That streak was ended a couple of years ago.

i thought the 'played a part in every match' stat ended a couple of years ago.

i stand corrected if wrong though.

Bournemouth Addick

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There really is a site out there on everything isn't there.

Olly Murs is older than Zabaleta. Well I never.

golfaddick

two stats I heard over the weekend made me look twice; 1) our 6-0 win at Barnsley last year EQUALLED their heaviest ever home defeat and that Newcastles defeat last night was their heaviest away for 40-odd years............I would have thought both teams would suffered heavier defeats than that.

shirty5

Welling United. Just one defeat in 44 league games at home.