Biggest Boxing Day Defeat?

Looking back through the BN archives and a Boxing Day game at Mansfield in 1994.

Hereford United lost 7-1. Was this the biggest ever Boxing Day defeat?

Mansfield 7 Hereford United 1

Whilst the Bulls were 1-0 down at half-time, there was no thought that by the end of the game they would be on the wrong end of a 7-1 hiding.

Two minutes into the second half Bulls keeper Tony Pennock was left standed as Ian Baraclough launched a free-kick, with the wind behind it, from 45 yards. And then in the space of six minutes another four goals went past Pennock.

The Bulls scored a consolation goal on 60 minutes as Richard Wilkins unleased an unstoppable strike from 20 yards. However it was the only shot on target from the Bulls all afternoon.

There was one comical moment late in the game when Mansfield tried to sub Kevin Lampkin. He left the field to applause only to come back on when the referee realised the Stags had already made their two substitutions.

And to cap it all the Stags scored their seventh goal of the afternoon with just one minute of normal time left.