Bon Accord were a football team from Aberdeen, Scotland who suffered the worst defeat in any British senior football match, losing 36-0 to Arbroath in the 1885 Scottish Cup. Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... For other uses, see Aberdeen (disambiguation). ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I 843  Area    - Total 78... Arbroath F.C. are a Scottish Association football team currently playing in the Scottish Football League. ... The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, also known as The Scottish Cup, is the national cup knockout competition in Scottish football. ...

It is believed that the referee disallowed several more goals, either for offside, or because it was not clear whether the ball had gone into the goal (there being no goal nets at the time), or simply to keep the score at a "respectable" level. Thirteen goals were scored by centre-forward John Petrie, a Scottish Cup record. Offside is a Law in football (soccer) which effectively limits how far forward attacking players may be when involved in play. ... John Jocky Petrie (b. ...

Bon Accord do not seem to have had a single shot at goal. James Milne, the Arbroath goalkeeper, spent most of the match smoking his pipe and sheltering from the rain under an umbrella he borrowed from a spectator. Eyewitness accounts say he never touched the ball during the entire match.

The mismatch appears to be have been caused by an error. Bon Accord were in reality a cricket team, Orion Cricket Club, who were mistakenly invited to enter the Scottish Cup instead of Orion F.C., an Aberdeen football club. The players turned up in Arbroath without proper football kit, and invented the name "Bon Accord" to hide their true identity. At the time, virtually any Scottish-based team could enter the Cup without any previous experience. Today however, the requirements for entering senior competitions such as the Scottish Cup mean that the record is unlikely ever to be beaten. For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ...

Amazingly, in the same competition on the same day, Dundee Harp beat Aberdeen Rovers 35-0. The referee had counted the score as 37-0 but the club secretary of Dundee Harp recorded only 35 goals. The lower figure was agreed upon. Dundee Harp is a defunct Scottish football club that were based in the city of Dundee. ...

On September 3, 1887, Arbroath were again drawn in the same competition against Orion - this time the football club rather than the cricket club were correctly invited. The result on this occasion was 20-0. September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Arbroath F.C. are a Scottish Association football team currently playing in the Scottish Football League. ...

References

• The Wacky World of World Football
• The Guardian — footnote to Smallweed column