It is one of the most famous traditions of English football, and although every year it provides several days of matches that delight the fans, nothing has been seen again like it happened in ‘Boxing Day’ 1963. More than half a century ago we experienced the most special of all events to date and it seems very unlikely that something like that will happen again.
The reason why that year’s ‘Boxing Day’ is so special and continues to be cherished in the memory of English football lies in the extraordinary number of goals seen in the 10 matches that day in what was then called. ‘First Division’ (so what Premier League It’s actually much newer than most people think.) In particular, nothing more and no fewer than 66 goals were scored, leading to an unusual average of 6.6 goals per game. Even in football at that time, which admittedly had more goals than today, that number was normal.
The match where the most goals were seen was a Fulham-Ipswich. Craven Cottagethe emblematic state if ever there was one, vibrated to see how their team gave away 10-1 to the visiting team who, oh surprise!, ended up losing the category with 121 goals against. And the 2-8 between West Ham and the Blackburn Rovers. Only 2-0 in Leicester in Everton and a 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday in Bolton Wanderers They have three or fewer goals a day to keep in mind.
Source: La Verdad
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