24 points in a calendar month...the highest total in English football EVER?

[Dominoid]

We are officially record holders! And one game from our all time club record of wins in a row now. There's never been a better time to be a Brighton fan. This makes up for the Doncaster/Hereford fights...

 

[seagull_in_carolina]

and will they make Gus manager of the month?

don't make him manager of the month please.........I want to win on Saturday also. Give it to D Ferguson

 

[bhamex1901]

A caller on 606 has just said that Rotherham won 9 in February some years ago. Am I missing something?

 

[Nottseagull]

No Date Opponent Venue Result Pos Pts
6 25.09.1926 Exeter City away D0-0 11 7
7 02.10.1926 Merthyr Town home W4-0 11 9
8 06.10.1926 Norwich City home W3-2 7 11
9 09.10.1926 Southend United away W1-0 5 13
10 16.10.1926 Gillingham away W3-2 4 15
11 23.10.1926 Watford home W4-1 3 17
12 28.10.1926 Norwich City away W2-0 2 19
13 30.10.1926 Coventry City away W2-1 2 21
14 06.11.1926 Queens Park Rangers home W4-1 1 23
15 20.11.1926 Bristol City home W3-0 1 25
16 04.12.1926 Plymouth Argyle home L1-2 1 25

and yet we only finished 4th with 53 points!

Has the compiler read "Merthyr T." and just presumed the T stood for Town?

 

[Nottseagull]

Rotherham did it in 28 days. We've been given 29 to attempt it.

And, anyway, according to Wikipedia, Rotherham achieved 9 wins in February 1982.

It couldn't have been nine as 1982 wasn't a leap year. However, they may have won eight in 26 days as 1.2.82 was a Monday and the 28th was a Sunday.

 

[portlock seagull]

Whatever the disputes, the undisputable fact remains...
"WE'RE SIMPLY THE BEST!! BETTER THAN ALL THE REST, BETTER THAN SCC, BETTER THAN THEY'LL EVER BE... (Tina Turner, late 80's, Detroit)

 

[blackprince]

A caller on 606 has just said that Rotherham won 9 in February some years ago. Am I missing something?

Rotherham's run of nine wins in 1982 started on the 2nd February and finished on the 6th March. On either side of those dates on the 30th January they lost 2-1 at home to Watford and on the 13th March they drew 0-0 at home to Newcastle United. They achieved 8 wins in February, the ninth came in March.

 

[Trufflehound]

Has the compiler read "Merthyr T." and just presumed the T stood for Town?

No. It does (did) stand for Town.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merthyr_Town_F.C.

 

[kevo]

Rotherham's run of nine wins in 1982 started on the 2nd February and finished on the 6th March. On either side of those dates on the 30th January they lost 2-1 at home to Watford and on the 13th March they drew 0-0 at home to Newcastle United. They achieved 8 wins in February, the ninth came in March.

This.

We have equalled the record for highest number of points ever in a single month.