Jalgpall · Huvitavad faktid
Peatükk 2: Rekordid ja statistika
10 testi · 100 fakti · uuendatud 23. oktoober 2026 · markdown
Football's records, set and dated: World Cup milestones, the great scoring seasons, archive scorelines, record crowds, goalkeepers' marks, veterans, transfer milestones, unbeaten runs and managers' records.
2.21Publikuarv, väravalöömine ja MM-i verstapostid
Jalgpalli tuntuimad ametlikud rekordid: publikurekord, suurim rahvusvaheline võit, üksikmängijate väravalöömise saavutused ja mõned püsivad MM-i esimesed ja suurimad.
Test 1Publikuarvu, väravalöömise ja MM-i verstapostide rekordidTee test
Guinness World Records tunnistab 173 850 piletiga pealtvaatajat Maracanas 16. juulil 1950 ametlikuks külastatavuse rekordiks mis tahes jalgpallimängus, kuigi mitteametlikud hinnangud on kõrgemad.
Allikas: Guinness World Records, guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/101615-largest-attendance-at-a-football-soccer-fifa-world-cup-match · meenutamine
Austraalia alistas Ameerika Samoa 31:0 2002. aasta MM-i valikmängus 11. aprillil 2001, mis on rahvusvahelise jalgpalli suurim ametlik võiduvahe.
Allikas: FIFA, inside.fifa.com/news/the-story-behind-an-unlikely-world-record · meenutamine
Austraalia Archie Thompson lõi 11. aprillil 2001 Ameerika Samoa vastu 31:0 võidus 13 väravat, mis on ühe rahvusvahelise mängu rekord.
Allikas: FIFA, inside.fifa.com/news/the-story-behind-an-unlikely-world-record · meenutamine
David Zdrilic lisas samas mängus 8 väravat, mis on Esimese maailmasõja järgsete rahvusvaheliste mängude suuruselt teine individuaalne väravate arv.
Allikas: FIFA, inside.fifa.com/news/the-story-behind-an-unlikely-world-record · meenutamine
Prantsusmaa Just Fontaine lõi 1958. aasta MM-il 13 väravat, mis on tänini ühe turniiri rekord; keegi pole seda sestsaadik korranud.
Allikas: FIFA, fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/articles/just-fontaine-thirteen-goals-1958 · meenutamine
Pele võitis Brasiiliaga MM-i 1958, 1962 ja 1970, ainsana ajaloos kolm korda.
Allikas: FIFA, fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/pele-three-world-cup-titles-only-player · meenutamine
Põhja-Iirimaa Norman Whiteside oli 17 aastat ja 41 päeva vana, kui ta 17. juunil 1982 Jugoslaavia vastu mängis, ületades Pele varasema rekordi.
Allikas: FIFA / Guinness World Records, fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/norman-whiteside-record-1982 · meenutamine
Inglismaa Geoff Hurst lõi 1966. aasta finaalis Lääne-Saksamaa vastu kolm väravat, ajaloo esimese MM-finaali kübaratriki.
Allikas: FIFA, fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/england-west-germany-1966 · meenutamine
Türgi Hakan Sukur lõi 2002. aasta kolmanda koha mängus Lõuna-Korea vastu värava vaid 11 sekundiga, purustades Vaclav Maseki 1962. aasta rekordi.
Allikas: FIFA / Guinness World Records, fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/hakan-sukur-fastest-goal-2002 · meenutamine
Prantsusmaa Lucien Laurent lõi FIFA MM-ide ajaloo esimese värava 4:1 võidumängus Mehhiko vastu 13. juulil 1930.
Allikas: FIFA / Guinness World Records, inside.fifa.com/news/lucien-laurent-the-first-world-cup-goalscorer · meenutamine
2.22Kaardid, vahetused, penaltiseeriad ja suurvõidud
MM-i esimesed distsipliini ja taktikaga seoses – esimesed ja kiireimad punased kaardid, esimene vahetus, esimene penaltiseeria – koos turniiri suurimate vahede ja enim väravaid toonud mängudega.
Test 1MM-i rekordid kaartide, vahetuste, penaltiseeriate ja tulemuste alalTee test
Tšiili Carlos Caszelyle näidati 14. juunil 1974 Lääne-Saksamaa vastu 67. minutil otse punast kaarti Berti Vogtsi suunas jalaga löömise eest pärast sisseminekut; see oli esimene MM-il näidatud punane kaart.
Allikas: Guinness World Records, guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/482316-first-player-to-receive-a-red-card-at-the-fifa-world-cup · meenutamine
Uruguay Jose Batista eemaldati väljakult juba 56 sekundit pärast 1986. aasta mängu algust Šotimaa vastu, mis on tänini MM-i ajaloo kiireim punane kaart.
Allikas: Ristkontrollitud MM-ajaloo kirjeldused: Uruguay – Šotimaa, 1986 · meenutamine
Ungari alistas 15. juunil 1982 El Salvadori 10:1, ainus kord, kui võistkond on MM-mängus löönud kümme väravat; üheksa värava vahe jagatakse tulemustega Ungari 9:0 Lõuna-Korea (1954) ja Jugoslaavia 9:0 Zaire (1974).
Allikas: FourFourTwo, fourfourtwo.com/features/story-hungarys-10-0-rout-el-salvador-1982 · meenutamine
Ungari Laszlo Kiss tuli vahetusmängijana väljakule ja lõi selles rekordvõidus vaid seitsme minutiga kübaratriki, ainus vahetusmängija MM-i kübaratrikk.
Allikas: FourFourTwo, fourfourtwo.com/features/story-hungarys-10-0-rout-el-salvador-1982 · meenutamine
Egiptuse Essam El-Hadary alustas 25. juunil 2018 Saudi Araabia vastu 45 aasta ja 161 päeva vanuselt, mis oli nii MM-debüüt kui ka vanima mängija rekord.
Allikas: Guinness World Records, guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/oldest-player-to-make-a-fifa-world-cup-finals-debut · meenutamine
Vahetused võeti kasutusele 1970. aasta MM-il; Nõukogude Liidu Anatoliy Puzach sai esimeseks vahetusmängijaks, asendades Mehhiko vastu vaheajal Viktor Serebryanikovi.
Allikas: Guinness World Records, guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/481757-first-substitution-at-a-fifa-world-cup · meenutamine
Lääne-Saksamaa alistas Sevillas peetud 1982. aasta poolfinaalis Prantsusmaa penaltiseerias 5:4 pärast 3:3 viiki, esimene MM-mäng, mis otsustati penaltiseeriaga.
Allikas: Olympics.com, olympics.com/en/news/penalty-shootout-football-world-cup-stats · meenutamine
1982. aasta poolfinaali 12 lööki on võrdne vaid Rootsi 5:4 penaltiseeria võiduga Rumeenia üle 1994. aasta veerandfinaalis; need on MM-i ajaloo pikimad penaltiseeriad.
Allikas: Olympics.com, olympics.com/en/news/penalty-shootout-football-world-cup-stats · meenutamine
Lothar Matthausi 25 mängu viiel MM-il oli rekord aastast 1998, kuni Lionel Messi ta 2022. aasta finaalis edestas; Messi lõpetas 2026. aasta turniiri 34 mänguga, järgmisena on Cristiano Ronaldo 27 mänguga.
Allikas: Guinness World Records, enim esinemisi FIFA maailmameistrivõistluste finaalturniiridel (juuni 2026); FootballTransfersi esinemiste tabel, 21. juuli 2026 · meenutamine
Austria tuli 3:0 mahajäämusest tagasi ja alistas 26. juunil 1954 Šveitsi 7:5, 12 väravat ühes mängus, mis on tänini MM-i ajaloo väravaterohkeim mäng.
Allikas: FIFA, fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/austria-switzerland-highest-scoring-game-1954 · meenutamine
2.23Seasons of the Great Scorers
Dixie Dean's 60, Joe Payne's ten, Lewandowski's 41st, Messi's 2012 and Haaland's 36.
Test 1Record scoring seasonsTee test
He played 39 of the 42 league matches; no top-flight scorer in England has matched the total.
Allikas: Everton FC, 'Dixie Dean' heritage pages (evertonfc.com) · meenutamine
He scored a hat-trick against Arsenal at Goodison Park, the last goal a header.
Allikas: Everton FC, 'Dixie Dean' heritage pages (evertonfc.com) · meenutamine
He topped the list for Chelsea and Tottenham between 1959 and 1969.
Allikas: Tottenham Hotspur, 'Jimmy Greaves' (tottenhamhotspur.com); EFL records · meenutamine
He scored for West Brom, Fulham, Leicester and Shrewsbury between 1946 and 1965.
Allikas: EFL, 'Records: most Football League goals' (efl.com); Leicester City and Shrewsbury Town heritage pages · meenutamine
Celtic won 9-0; McGrory scored more than 400 league goals for the club.
Allikas: Celtic FC, 'Jimmy McGrory' heritage pages (celticfc.com); SPFL records · meenutamine
Bournemouth won the first-round tie 11-0.
Allikas: AFC Bournemouth, 'Ted MacDougall's nine' (afcb.co.uk); The FA, FA Cup records · meenutamine
The European Championship qualifier at Wembley finished 5-0.
Allikas: The FA, 'England match archive: England 5-0 Cyprus, 1975' (englandfootball.com) · meenutamine
10 (1936), 9 (1971), 8 (1928) and 5 (1975).
Allikas: AFC Bournemouth, 'Ted MacDougall's nine' (afcb.co.uk); The FA, FA Cup records · meenutamine
1936, 1965, 1971 and 1975.
Allikas: EFL, 'Records: most Football League goals' (efl.com); Leicester City and Shrewsbury Town heritage pages · meenutamine
Luton beat Bristol Rovers 12-0; Payne's ten is still the Football League record for one match.
Allikas: Luton Town FC, 'Joe Payne's ten goals' (lutontown.co.uk); EFL records · meenutamine
2.24Scorelines from the Archive
Arbroath and Dundee Harp in 1885, Preston v Hyde, Newcastle's 13-0 and Europe's biggest wins.
Test 1Record scorelinesTee test
Both results came in the first round of the Scottish Cup on 12 September 1885.
Allikas: Arbroath FC, 'Club history: 36-0' (arbroathfc.co.uk); Scottish FA records · meenutamine
Preston were on their way to becoming the 'Invincibles'.
Allikas: The FA, 'FA Cup records' (thefa.com) · meenutamine
Stockport County had beaten Halifax by the same score in 1934.
Allikas: Newcastle United, 'Len Shackleton' heritage pages (nufc.co.uk) · meenutamine
Shackleton had joined from Bradford Park Avenue days earlier.
Allikas: Newcastle United, 'Len Shackleton' heritage pages (nufc.co.uk) · meenutamine
No top-flight side in England has won by more since.
Allikas: EFL, 'Records' (efl.com) · meenutamine
It came in the Cup Winners' Cup, which Sporting went on to win.
Allikas: UEFA, 'Competition records: biggest wins' (uefa.com) · meenutamine
They beat Jeunesse Hautcharage 8-0 away and 13-0 at Stamford Bridge.
Allikas: Chelsea FC, 'European history' (chelseafc.com) · meenutamine
Margins of 36, 26, 15 and 13 goals.
Allikas: Arbroath FC, 'Club history: 36-0' (arbroathfc.co.uk); Scottish FA records · meenutamine
1909, 1934, 1971 and 1995.
Allikas: EFL, 'Records' (efl.com) · meenutamine
The Aberdeen side had no proper football team; Arbroath's 36-0 is still the record in British senior football.
Allikas: Arbroath FC, 'Club history: 36-0' (arbroathfc.co.uk); Scottish FA records · meenutamine
2.25Crowds of the Past
Hampden, Ibrox, Maine Road and the grounds whose record crowds date back decades.
Test 1Record attendancesTee test
Celtic won 2-1; a week earlier Hampden had held 149,415 for Scotland v England.
Allikas: SPFL and Scottish FA attendance records; Rangers FC, 'Ibrox history' (rangers.co.uk) · meenutamine
Rangers played Celtic in the New Year derby.
Allikas: SPFL and Scottish FA attendance records; Rangers FC, 'Ibrox history' (rangers.co.uk) · meenutamine
Old Trafford had been bombed in 1941, so United shared Maine Road; Arsenal were the visitors.
Allikas: Manchester United, 'Old Trafford history' and record attendances (manutd.com) · meenutamine
It was an FA Cup semi-final; United were not playing.
Allikas: Manchester United, 'Old Trafford history' and record attendances (manutd.com) · meenutamine
It was a First Division match on 12 October 1935.
Allikas: Chelsea FC, 'Stamford Bridge history' (chelseafc.com) · meenutamine
It was the New Year's Day derby; Ibrox drew its own record a year later.
Allikas: SPFL and Scottish FA attendance records; Rangers FC, 'Ibrox history' (rangers.co.uk) · meenutamine
It was an FA Cup fourth-round tie.
Allikas: Liverpool FC, 'Anfield history' (liverpoolfc.com) · meenutamine
149,415, 118,567, 83,260 and 82,905.
Allikas: SPFL and Scottish FA attendance records; Rangers FC, 'Ibrox history' (rangers.co.uk) · meenutamine
1935, 1939, 1948 and 1952.
Allikas: Manchester United, 'Old Trafford history' and record attendances (manutd.com) · meenutamine
Wimbledon were sharing Crystal Palace's Selhurst Park at the time.
Allikas: Premier League, 'Records' and season reviews (premierleague.com) · meenutamine
2.26Goalkeepers in the Record Books
Hat-trick keepers, a 13-second goal, unbeaten minutes and a final saved four times.
Test 1Väravavahtide rekordidTee test
Vélez Sarsfield beat Ferro Carril Oeste 6-1.
Allikas: Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield, 'Chilavert' (velez.com.ar); Guinness World Records · meenutamine
His clearance from his own area bounced over Artur Boruc; Guinness listed it as the longest goal at the time, 91.9 m.
Allikas: Stoke City FC, match report v Southampton, 2 November 2013 (stokecityfc.com); Guinness World Records · meenutamine
He reached the thousand with Leyton Orient in 1996, at the age of 47.
Allikas: EFL, 'Records' (efl.com) · meenutamine
His goal made it 2-2 in the UEFA Cup, but United went out on away goals.
Allikas: Manchester United, 'Old Trafford history' and record attendances (manutd.com) · meenutamine
His long kick bounced over Alex Stepney; the match at Old Trafford ended 3-3.
Allikas: Tottenham Hotspur, 'Pat Jennings' heritage pages (tottenhamhotspur.com); The FA, Charity Shield 1967 · meenutamine
The ball bounced in front of Ben Foster and over him.
Allikas: Premier League, match report Tottenham v Watford, 17 March 2007 (premierleague.com) · meenutamine
The run, for Blackburn, Aston Villa and Tottenham, lasted from 2004 to 2012.
Allikas: Premier League, 'Brad Friedel's 310 consecutive appearances' (premierleague.com) · meenutamine
1967, 1986, 1999 and 2013.
Allikas: Tottenham Hotspur, 'Pat Jennings' heritage pages (tottenhamhotspur.com); The FA, Charity Shield 1967 · meenutamine
1967, 2007, 2013 and 2021.
Allikas: Newcastle United, 'Tom King's record goal' and Guinness World Records (2021) · meenutamine
Helmuth Duckadam saved four in a row in Seville; Steaua became the first Eastern European winners.
Allikas: UEFA, '1986 European Cup final: Steaua v Barcelona' (uefa.com) · meenutamine
2.27Old Hands
Miura at 50, Matthews knighted, Meredith at 49, McBain at 51 and the oldest World Cup players.
Test 1Veterans' recordsTee test
He scored for Yokohama FC in Japan's second division.
Allikas: Guinness World Records, 'Oldest professional football goalscorer' (2017) · meenutamine
He was knighted in January 1965 and played his last top-flight match for Stoke weeks later, aged 50.
Allikas: Stoke City FC, 'Sir Stanley Matthews' heritage pages (stokecityfc.com) · meenutamine
Blackpool came back from 3-1 down to beat Bolton 4-3 at Wembley.
Allikas: Stoke City FC, 'Sir Stanley Matthews' heritage pages (stokecityfc.com) · meenutamine
He scored in every season from the league's first until 2012-13.
Allikas: Premier League, 'Records' and season reviews (premierleague.com) · meenutamine
The Welsh winger had also played for his country at 45.
Allikas: Manchester City, 'Billy Meredith' heritage pages (mancity.com) · meenutamine
Mondragón had played for Colombia at 43 in 2014.
Allikas: FIFA, World Cup match reports and records (fifa.com, inside.fifa.com) · meenutamine
He was the club's manager; he remains the oldest player in Football League history.
Allikas: EFL, 'Oldest Football League player' records (efl.com) · meenutamine
51, 49, 43 and 42.
Allikas: EFL, 'Oldest Football League player' records (efl.com) · meenutamine
1924, 1947, 1965 and 1994.
Allikas: FIFA, World Cup match reports and records (fifa.com, inside.fifa.com) · meenutamine
He is still the oldest scorer in World Cup history.
Allikas: FIFA, World Cup match reports and records (fifa.com, inside.fifa.com) · meenutamine
2.28Transfer Fee Milestones
From Willie Groves' £100 to Neymar's €222m: the fees that moved the market.
Test 1Record transfersTee test
He moved from West Bromwich Albion to Aston Villa.
Allikas: Club histories (wba.co.uk, mfc.co.uk, arsenal.com, manutd.com) and The FA records of record fees · meenutamine
Herbert Chapman paid Bolton just over £10,000.
Allikas: Club histories (wba.co.uk, mfc.co.uk, arsenal.com, manutd.com) and The FA records of record fees · meenutamine
He had spent a season at Torino; it was the first British fee over £100,000.
Allikas: Club histories (wba.co.uk, mfc.co.uk, arsenal.com, manutd.com) and The FA records of record fees · meenutamine
Bill Nicholson did not want to burden him with the label.
Allikas: Club histories (wba.co.uk, manutd.com, nufc.co.uk, leedsunited.com, tottenhamhotspur.com) and The FA records of British record fees · meenutamine
United paid about £1.5m; Robson went on to captain club and country.
Allikas: Club histories (wba.co.uk, manutd.com, nufc.co.uk, leedsunited.com, tottenhamhotspur.com) and The FA records of British record fees · meenutamine
The deal was valued at about £7m in all.
Allikas: Club histories (wba.co.uk, manutd.com, nufc.co.uk, leedsunited.com, tottenhamhotspur.com) and The FA records of British record fees · meenutamine
He had won the league with Blackburn in 1995.
Allikas: Newcastle United, 'Alan Shearer' heritage pages (nufc.co.uk) · meenutamine
1893, 1905, 1928 and 1962.
Allikas: Club histories (wba.co.uk, mfc.co.uk, arsenal.com, manutd.com) and The FA records of record fees · meenutamine
1981, 1995, 1996 and 2000.
Allikas: Club histories (wba.co.uk, manutd.com, nufc.co.uk, leedsunited.com, tottenhamhotspur.com) and The FA records of British record fees · meenutamine
Middlesbrough bought him from Sunderland to escape relegation.
Allikas: Club histories (wba.co.uk, mfc.co.uk, arsenal.com, manutd.com) and The FA records of record fees · meenutamine
2.29Streaks and Unbeaten Runs
Steaua's 104, Leverkusen's unbeaten season, Juventus' nine and the international runs that ended.
Test 1Unbeaten runs and title streaksTee test
The run, from June 1986 to September 1989, is a European record.
Allikas: UEFA, 'Steaua's 104-match unbeaten run' (uefa.com) · meenutamine
The US won the semi-final 2-0 in Bloemfontein.
Allikas: FIFA, '2009 Confederations Cup: USA end Spain's run' (inside.fifa.com) · meenutamine
Faustino Asprilla scored the only goal at San Siro; the run had begun in 1991.
Allikas: AC Milan, 'The 58-match unbeaten run' (acmilan.com); Lega Serie A · meenutamine
The run ended in 2008-09.
Allikas: Olympique Lyonnais, 'Sept titres de suite' (ol.fr); LFP (ligue1.fr) · meenutamine
The run lasted until 2018.
Allikas: FC BATE Borisov, 'Club history' (fcbate.by); UEFA club profiles (uefa.com) · meenutamine
Metalurgs Liepāja ended the run in 2005.
Allikas: Latvian Football Federation, 'Virsliga champions' (lff.lv) · meenutamine
Laurent Blanc was their coach.
Allikas: Olympique Lyonnais, 'Sept titres de suite' (ol.fr); LFP (ligue1.fr) · meenutamine
104, 69, 58 and 49 matches; Celtic's run under Brendan Rodgers ended in December 2017.
Allikas: AC Milan, 'The 58-match unbeaten run' (acmilan.com); Lega Serie A · meenutamine
2008, 2016 and 2018; Dinamo's run of eleven was ended by Rijeka.
Allikas: League records: LFP (ligue1.fr), Croatian Football Federation (hns-cff.hr) and Belarus Football Federation (abff.by) · meenutamine
Rangers took 102 points under Steven Gerrard in 2020-21.
Allikas: Rangers FC, '55: unbeaten champions 2020-21' (rangers.co.uk); SPFL · meenutamine
2.30Records Set by Managers
Guy Roux, Fred Everiss, Pozzo, Happel, Ancelotti, Wenger and Bora Milutinović.
Test 1Managerial recordsTee test
He held the post from 1902 to 1948.
Allikas: West Bromwich Albion, 'Fred Everiss' heritage pages (wba.co.uk) · meenutamine
He took five different countries to five tournaments in a row.
Allikas: FIFA, World Cup coaches records (inside.fifa.com) · meenutamine
Pentland, who coached Athletic in the 1920s and 1930s, also brought a short-passing game to Bilbao.
Allikas: Athletic Club, 'Mister Pentland' (athletic-club.eus) · meenutamine
Dortmund won in 1997 and Bayern in 2001; Ernst Happel had been the first.
Allikas: Borussia Dortmund (bvb.de) and FC Bayern (fcbayern.com) club histories; UEFA, Champions League finals 1997 and 2001 · meenutamine
He won three titles with Sunderland in the 1890s and two with Liverpool, in 1901 and 1906.
Allikas: Sunderland AFC (safc.com) and Liverpool FC (liverpoolfc.com) heritage pages on Tom Watson · meenutamine
He won the European Cup with Bayern, the UEFA Cup with Mönchengladbach and the Cup Winners' Cup with Barcelona.
Allikas: FC Bayern, Borussia Mönchengladbach and FC Barcelona club histories; UEFA, European finals 1974, 1979 and 1982 · meenutamine
He was known for developing young players such as David Platt and Danny Murphy.
Allikas: Crewe Alexandra, 'Dario Gradi' (crewealex.net) · meenutamine
46, 26, 24 and 22 years.
Allikas: West Bromwich Albion, 'Fred Everiss' heritage pages (wba.co.uk) · meenutamine
1922, 1982, 2001 and 2002.
Allikas: FIFA, World Cup coaches records (inside.fifa.com) · meenutamine
China qualified for their first World Cup under him.
Allikas: FIFA, World Cup coaches records (inside.fifa.com) · meenutamine
Allikad
Ainult esmased/ametlikud allikad: FIFA ametlikud rekordiartiklid (fifa.com, inside.fifa.com) ja Guinness World Records (guinnessworldrecords.com). Ümber sõnastatud omas sõnastuses; küsimused on koostatud. Rekordifaktid on selgelt dateeritud, et need ei vananeks.
- Club histories (wba.co.uk, mfc.co.uk, arsenal.com, manutd.com) and The FA records of record fees5
- SPFL and Scottish FA attendance records; Rangers FC, 'Ibrox history' (rangers.co.uk)4
- Manchester United, 'Old Trafford history' and record attendances (manutd.com)4
- Club histories (wba.co.uk, manutd.com, nufc.co.uk, leedsunited.com, tottenhamhotspur.com) and The FA records of British record fees4
- FIFA, inside.fifa.com/news/the-story-behind-an-unlikely-world-record3
- Arbroath FC, 'Club history: 36-0' (arbroathfc.co.uk); Scottish FA records3
- EFL, 'Records' (efl.com)3
- FIFA, World Cup match reports and records (fifa.com, inside.fifa.com)3
- FIFA, World Cup coaches records (inside.fifa.com)3
- FourFourTwo, fourfourtwo.com/features/story-hungarys-10-0-rout-el-salvador-19822
- Olympics.com, olympics.com/en/news/penalty-shootout-football-world-cup-stats2
- Everton FC, 'Dixie Dean' heritage pages (evertonfc.com)2
- EFL, 'Records: most Football League goals' (efl.com); Leicester City and Shrewsbury Town heritage pages2
- AFC Bournemouth, 'Ted MacDougall's nine' (afcb.co.uk); The FA, FA Cup records2
- Newcastle United, 'Len Shackleton' heritage pages (nufc.co.uk)2
- Premier League, 'Records' and season reviews (premierleague.com)2
- Tottenham Hotspur, 'Pat Jennings' heritage pages (tottenhamhotspur.com); The FA, Charity Shield 19672
- Stoke City FC, 'Sir Stanley Matthews' heritage pages (stokecityfc.com)2
- EFL, 'Oldest Football League player' records (efl.com)2
- AC Milan, 'The 58-match unbeaten run' (acmilan.com); Lega Serie A2
- Olympique Lyonnais, 'Sept titres de suite' (ol.fr); LFP (ligue1.fr)2
- West Bromwich Albion, 'Fred Everiss' heritage pages (wba.co.uk)2
- Guinness World Records, guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/101615-largest-attendance-at-a-football-soccer-fifa-world-cup-match1
- FIFA, fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/articles/just-fontaine-thirteen-goals-19581
- FIFA, fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/pele-three-world-cup-titles-only-player1
- FIFA / Guinness World Records, fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/norman-whiteside-record-19821
- FIFA, fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/england-west-germany-19661
- FIFA / Guinness World Records, fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/hakan-sukur-fastest-goal-20021
- FIFA / Guinness World Records, inside.fifa.com/news/lucien-laurent-the-first-world-cup-goalscorer1
- Guinness World Records, guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/482316-first-player-to-receive-a-red-card-at-the-fifa-world-cup1
- Ristkontrollitud MM-ajaloo kirjeldused: Uruguay – Šotimaa, 19861
- Guinness World Records, guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/oldest-player-to-make-a-fifa-world-cup-finals-debut1
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- Celtic FC, 'Jimmy McGrory' heritage pages (celticfc.com); SPFL records1
- The FA, 'England match archive: England 5-0 Cyprus, 1975' (englandfootball.com)1
- Luton Town FC, 'Joe Payne's ten goals' (lutontown.co.uk); EFL records1
- The FA, 'FA Cup records' (thefa.com)1
- UEFA, 'Competition records: biggest wins' (uefa.com)1
- Chelsea FC, 'European history' (chelseafc.com)1
- Chelsea FC, 'Stamford Bridge history' (chelseafc.com)1
- Liverpool FC, 'Anfield history' (liverpoolfc.com)1
- Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield, 'Chilavert' (velez.com.ar); Guinness World Records1
- Stoke City FC, match report v Southampton, 2 November 2013 (stokecityfc.com); Guinness World Records1
- Premier League, match report Tottenham v Watford, 17 March 2007 (premierleague.com)1
- Premier League, 'Brad Friedel's 310 consecutive appearances' (premierleague.com)1
- Newcastle United, 'Tom King's record goal' and Guinness World Records (2021)1
- UEFA, '1986 European Cup final: Steaua v Barcelona' (uefa.com)1
- Guinness World Records, 'Oldest professional football goalscorer' (2017)1
- Manchester City, 'Billy Meredith' heritage pages (mancity.com)1
- Newcastle United, 'Alan Shearer' heritage pages (nufc.co.uk)1
- UEFA, 'Steaua's 104-match unbeaten run' (uefa.com)1
- FIFA, '2009 Confederations Cup: USA end Spain's run' (inside.fifa.com)1
- FC BATE Borisov, 'Club history' (fcbate.by); UEFA club profiles (uefa.com)1
- Latvian Football Federation, 'Virsliga champions' (lff.lv)1
- League records: LFP (ligue1.fr), Croatian Football Federation (hns-cff.hr) and Belarus Football Federation (abff.by)1
- Rangers FC, '55: unbeaten champions 2020-21' (rangers.co.uk); SPFL1
- Athletic Club, 'Mister Pentland' (athletic-club.eus)1
- Borussia Dortmund (bvb.de) and FC Bayern (fcbayern.com) club histories; UEFA, Champions League finals 1997 and 20011
- Sunderland AFC (safc.com) and Liverpool FC (liverpoolfc.com) heritage pages on Tom Watson1
- FC Bayern, Borussia Mönchengladbach and FC Barcelona club histories; UEFA, European finals 1974, 1979 and 19821
- Crewe Alexandra, 'Dario Gradi' (crewealex.net)1