BRIGG TOWN FC BROKE LEAGUE SCORING RECORD OVER THE WEEKEND BUT ONCE NETTED 18 IN A MATCH

Brigg Town Football Club's 14-goal bonanza at the weekend having been officially confirmed by the Toolstation Northern Counties East League as an all-time record for high scoring in this competition (league or cup) we are still trying to get confirmation that it constitutes the local team's best ever.
Town defeated Teversal 14-1 at the EC Surfacing Stadium on Saturday (January 18) in a Division One fixture.
The historic club - one of the world's oldest - has been going since 1864 and the only win we've so far located to top this was during Queen Victoria's reign when Brigg Grammar School's teenage pupils were beaten 18-0 in the Lincolnshire Challenge Cup.
The first round tie was played on January 28, 1882... 140 years ago!
According to a match report written at the time, the school team was weakened by the fact that "masters" (teachers) were barred from playing in this competition.
The pupils played "very pluckily" but had their backs to the wall for the entire match.
Brigg Town's top performers were H. Hett, J. Bartle and G. Carr.
Young, O. Hett and W. Denton gained mentions on the school side.
The newspaper was fully justified in using the headline Extraordinary Result.
The tie was played at the Town Club ground in Brigg, which was located not far from the railway line.
Town later played behind the Brocklesby Ox pub, before switching to The Hawthorns circa 1960.
Elsewhere in the first round of the Lincolnshire Challenge Cup in 1882, Grimsby Town beat Brigg Ancholme 5-3, while Brigg Britannia lost 1-0 to Barton Town.
The draw for round two was carried out in Brigg by county officials - venue unknown but probably on licenses premises!
This information was discovered by Lee Fielden, the Barnetby football official and historian.
Today's comprehensive (founded in 1976) uses buildings once occupied by the Grammar School (pictured above about 100 years ago).
Please contact Brigg Blog if YOU have knowledge of any first team match in which Brigg Town FC scored 14 or more goals. Our research continues to try and confirm the club record.
In the Paul Fox Scunthorpe Sunday Football League yesterday (January 16), Black Bull's scheduled game with Winterton Rovers at Brigg Recreation Ground was postponed, while Barnetby United won 1-0 at Hibaldstow.