Heavy Defeats In Football

[eiei0]

In one of yesterday’s Highland League games, Brora Rangers beat Fort William 16-0.
Has there been a heavier defeat at a comparable level or above since say 1950; the Highland League is in the 5th tier of Scottish football, similar to the National League in England, i.e. below Premiership, Championship, Leagues 1 and 2.

[ichkeria]

In around 1983 Stirling Albion defeated Selkirk 20-0 in the Scottish Cup.
And of course Australia defeated American Samoa 30-0 in a World Cup qualifier a few years ago.

[ichkeria]

...31-0 actually having checked ...

[-Talbot-]

When I played football we once beat a team 23-0
We were probably comparable to most Scottish teams bar maybe Celtic.

[ichkeria]

I found this: officially the heaviest defeat in the annals of 20th century British football

https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/the-dark-day-selkirk-shipped-20-to-stirling-1-3619829
http://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/37-As-good-as-it-got/1574-stirling-albion-1984

[edward d]

Scottish league 2 is about on a par with step 7 in England, i saw a game between clubs of these levels a couple of years ago & they were about the same standard.
A lot of players get released from English league 1 clubs and go on to play in the Scottish premier league.