# Chapitre 2 : Records et statistiques

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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.

## 2.21 Affluence, buts et jalons de la Coupe du monde

Les records officiels les plus connus du football : le record d'affluence, la plus large victoire internationale, des exploits individuels de buteurs, et quelques premières et records durables de la Coupe du monde.

### Test 1: Records d'affluence, de buts et de jalons de la Coupe du monde

- Le Guinness World Records reconnaît 173 850 spectateurs payants au Maracanã le 16 juillet 1950 comme record officiel d'affluence pour un match de football, même si des estimations non officielles sont plus élevées. (Source: Guinness World Records, guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/101615-largest-attendance-at-a-football-soccer-fifa-world-cup-match)
- L'Australie a battu les Samoa américaines 31-0 lors d'un match de qualification pour la Coupe du monde 2002, le 11 avril 2001, la plus large victoire officielle du football international. (Source: FIFA, inside.fifa.com/news/the-story-behind-an-unlikely-world-record)
- L'Australien Archie Thompson a marqué 13 buts lors de la victoire 31-0 contre les Samoa américaines le 11 avril 2001, un record pour un seul match international. (Source: FIFA, inside.fifa.com/news/the-story-behind-an-unlikely-world-record)
- David Zdrilic en a ajouté 8 à lui seul lors du même match, deuxième meilleur total individuel dans un match international depuis la Première Guerre mondiale. (Source: FIFA, inside.fifa.com/news/the-story-behind-an-unlikely-world-record)
- Le Français Just Fontaine a marqué 13 buts à la Coupe du monde 1958, toujours le record pour un seul tournoi ; personne ne l'a égalé depuis. (Source: FIFA, fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/articles/just-fontaine-thirteen-goals-1958)
- Pelé a remporté la Coupe du monde avec le Brésil en 1958, 1962 et 1970, seul joueur de l'histoire à l'avoir gagnée trois fois. (Source: FIFA, fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/pele-three-world-cup-titles-only-player)
- L'Irlandais du Nord Norman Whiteside avait 17 ans et 41 jours lorsqu'il a joué contre la Yougoslavie le 17 juin 1982, battant le précédent record de Pelé. (Source: FIFA / Guinness World Records, fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/norman-whiteside-record-1982)
- L'Anglais Geoff Hurst a marqué trois buts en finale 1966 contre l'Allemagne de l'Ouest, le premier triplé de l'histoire en finale de Coupe du monde. (Source: FIFA, fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/england-west-germany-1966)
- Le Turc Hakan Şükür a marqué contre la Corée du Sud après seulement 11 secondes lors du match pour la troisième place de 2002, battant le record de Václav Mašek datant de 1962. (Source: FIFA / Guinness World Records, fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/hakan-sukur-fastest-goal-2002)
- Le Français Lucien Laurent a marqué le premier but de l'histoire de la Coupe du monde de la FIFA, lors d'une victoire 4-1 contre le Mexique le 13 juillet 1930. (Source: FIFA / Guinness World Records, inside.fifa.com/news/lucien-laurent-the-first-world-cup-goalscorer)

## 2.22 Cartons, remplacements, tirs au but et raclées

Des premières de la Coupe du monde liées à la discipline et à la tactique – les premiers cartons rouges et les plus rapides, le premier remplacement, la première séance de tirs au but – ainsi que les matchs aux plus larges écarts et aux plus nombreux buts du tournoi.

### Test 1: Records de cartons, de remplacements, de tirs au but et de scores à la Coupe du monde

- Le Chilien Carlos Caszely a reçu un carton rouge direct à la 67e minute contre l'Allemagne de l'Ouest le 14 juin 1974 pour avoir donné un coup de pied en direction de Berti Vogts après un tacle, le premier carton rouge de l'histoire de la Coupe du monde. (Source: Guinness World Records, guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/482316-first-player-to-receive-a-red-card-at-the-fifa-world-cup)
- L'Uruguayen José Batista a été exclu après seulement 56 secondes de jeu contre l'Écosse en 1986, toujours le carton rouge le plus rapide de l'histoire de la Coupe du monde. (Source: Récits recoupés de l'histoire de la Coupe du monde sur Uruguay–Écosse, 1986)
- La Hongrie a battu le Salvador 10-1 le 15 juin 1982, la seule fois qu'une équipe a marqué dix buts dans un match de Coupe du monde ; l'écart de neuf buts est partagé avec Hongrie-Corée du Sud 9-0 (1954) et Yougoslavie-Zaïre 9-0 (1974). (Source: FourFourTwo, fourfourtwo.com/features/story-hungarys-10-0-rout-el-salvador-1982)
- Le Hongrois László Kiss, entré en jeu comme remplaçant, a marqué un triplé en seulement sept minutes lors de cette victoire record, le seul triplé d'un remplaçant en Coupe du monde. (Source: FourFourTwo, fourfourtwo.com/features/story-hungarys-10-0-rout-el-salvador-1982)
- L'Égyptien Essam El-Hadary a débuté contre l'Arabie saoudite le 25 juin 2018 à 45 ans et 161 jours, à la fois ses débuts en Coupe du monde et le record du joueur le plus âgé. (Source: Guinness World Records, guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/oldest-player-to-make-a-fifa-world-cup-finals-debut)
- Les remplacements ont été introduits à la Coupe du monde 1970 ; le Soviétique Anatoliy Puzach est devenu le premier joueur utilisé comme remplaçant, à la place de Viktor Serebryanikov à la mi-temps contre le Mexique. (Source: Guinness World Records, guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/481757-first-substitution-at-a-fifa-world-cup)
- L'Allemagne de l'Ouest a battu la France 5-4 aux tirs au but après un match nul 3-3 en demi-finale 1982 à Séville, le premier match de Coupe du monde décidé par une séance de tirs au but. (Source: Olympics.com, olympics.com/en/news/penalty-shootout-football-world-cup-stats)
- Les 12 tirs de la demi-finale de 1982 ne sont égalés que par la victoire de la Suède aux tirs au but 5-4 contre la Roumanie en quarts de finale en 1994, les deux séances les plus longues de l'histoire de la Coupe du monde. (Source: Olympics.com, olympics.com/en/news/penalty-shootout-football-world-cup-stats)
- Les 25 matches de Lothar Matthäus sur cinq Coupes du monde ont constitué le record de 1998 jusqu'à ce que Lionel Messi le dépasse en finale 2022 ; Messi a terminé le tournoi 2026 avec 34 matches, Cristiano Ronaldo suivant avec 27. (Source: Guinness World Records, most appearances in FIFA World Cup finals (juin 2026) ; tableau des apparitions de FootballTransfers, 21 juillet 2026)
- L'Autriche, menée 3-0, est revenue pour battre la Suisse 7-5 le 26 juin 1954, soit 12 buts dans un match, toujours le match le plus prolifique de l'histoire de la Coupe du monde. (Source: FIFA, fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/austria-switzerland-highest-scoring-game-1954)

## 2.23 Seasons of the Great Scorers

Dixie Dean's 60, Joe Payne's ten, Lewandowski's 41st, Messi's 2012 and Haaland's 36.

### Test 1: Record scoring seasons

- He played 39 of the 42 league matches; no top-flight scorer in England has matched the total. (Source: Everton FC, 'Dixie Dean' heritage pages (evertonfc.com))
- He scored a hat-trick against Arsenal at Goodison Park, the last goal a header. (Source: Everton FC, 'Dixie Dean' heritage pages (evertonfc.com))
- He topped the list for Chelsea and Tottenham between 1959 and 1969. (Source: Tottenham Hotspur, 'Jimmy Greaves' (tottenhamhotspur.com); EFL records)
- He scored for West Brom, Fulham, Leicester and Shrewsbury between 1946 and 1965. (Source: EFL, 'Records: most Football League goals' (efl.com); Leicester City and Shrewsbury Town heritage pages)
- Celtic won 9-0; McGrory scored more than 400 league goals for the club. (Source: Celtic FC, 'Jimmy McGrory' heritage pages (celticfc.com); SPFL records)
- Bournemouth won the first-round tie 11-0. (Source: AFC Bournemouth, 'Ted MacDougall's nine' (afcb.co.uk); The FA, FA Cup records)
- The European Championship qualifier at Wembley finished 5-0. (Source: The FA, 'England match archive: England 5-0 Cyprus, 1975' (englandfootball.com))
- 10 (1936), 9 (1971), 8 (1928) and 5 (1975). (Source: AFC Bournemouth, 'Ted MacDougall's nine' (afcb.co.uk); The FA, FA Cup records)
- 1936, 1965, 1971 and 1975. (Source: EFL, 'Records: most Football League goals' (efl.com); Leicester City and Shrewsbury Town heritage pages)
- Luton beat Bristol Rovers 12-0; Payne's ten is still the Football League record for one match. (Source: Luton Town FC, 'Joe Payne's ten goals' (lutontown.co.uk); EFL records)

## 2.24 Scorelines from the Archive

Arbroath and Dundee Harp in 1885, Preston v Hyde, Newcastle's 13-0 and Europe's biggest wins.

### Test 1: Record scorelines

- Both results came in the first round of the Scottish Cup on 12 September 1885. (Source: Arbroath FC, 'Club history: 36-0' (arbroathfc.co.uk); Scottish FA records)
- Preston were on their way to becoming the 'Invincibles'. (Source: The FA, 'FA Cup records' (thefa.com))
- Stockport County had beaten Halifax by the same score in 1934. (Source: Newcastle United, 'Len Shackleton' heritage pages (nufc.co.uk))
- Shackleton had joined from Bradford Park Avenue days earlier. (Source: Newcastle United, 'Len Shackleton' heritage pages (nufc.co.uk))
- No top-flight side in England has won by more since. (Source: EFL, 'Records' (efl.com))
- It came in the Cup Winners' Cup, which Sporting went on to win. (Source: UEFA, 'Competition records: biggest wins' (uefa.com))
- They beat Jeunesse Hautcharage 8-0 away and 13-0 at Stamford Bridge. (Source: Chelsea FC, 'European history' (chelseafc.com))
- Margins of 36, 26, 15 and 13 goals. (Source: Arbroath FC, 'Club history: 36-0' (arbroathfc.co.uk); Scottish FA records)
- 1909, 1934, 1971 and 1995. (Source: EFL, 'Records' (efl.com))
- The Aberdeen side had no proper football team; Arbroath's 36-0 is still the record in British senior football. (Source: Arbroath FC, 'Club history: 36-0' (arbroathfc.co.uk); Scottish FA records)

## 2.25 Crowds of the Past

Hampden, Ibrox, Maine Road and the grounds whose record crowds date back decades.

### Test 1: Record attendances

- Celtic won 2-1; a week earlier Hampden had held 149,415 for Scotland v England. (Source: SPFL and Scottish FA attendance records; Rangers FC, 'Ibrox history' (rangers.co.uk))
- Rangers played Celtic in the New Year derby. (Source: SPFL and Scottish FA attendance records; Rangers FC, 'Ibrox history' (rangers.co.uk))
- Old Trafford had been bombed in 1941, so United shared Maine Road; Arsenal were the visitors. (Source: Manchester United, 'Old Trafford history' and record attendances (manutd.com))
- It was an FA Cup semi-final; United were not playing. (Source: Manchester United, 'Old Trafford history' and record attendances (manutd.com))
- It was a First Division match on 12 October 1935. (Source: Chelsea FC, 'Stamford Bridge history' (chelseafc.com))
- It was the New Year's Day derby; Ibrox drew its own record a year later. (Source: SPFL and Scottish FA attendance records; Rangers FC, 'Ibrox history' (rangers.co.uk))
- It was an FA Cup fourth-round tie. (Source: Liverpool FC, 'Anfield history' (liverpoolfc.com))
- 149,415, 118,567, 83,260 and 82,905. (Source: SPFL and Scottish FA attendance records; Rangers FC, 'Ibrox history' (rangers.co.uk))
- 1935, 1939, 1948 and 1952. (Source: Manchester United, 'Old Trafford history' and record attendances (manutd.com))
- Wimbledon were sharing Crystal Palace's Selhurst Park at the time. (Source: Premier League, 'Records' and season reviews (premierleague.com))

## 2.26 Goalkeepers in the Record Books

Hat-trick keepers, a 13-second goal, unbeaten minutes and a final saved four times.

### Test 1: Les records des gardiens

- Vélez Sarsfield beat Ferro Carril Oeste 6-1. (Source: Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield, 'Chilavert' (velez.com.ar); Guinness World Records)
- His clearance from his own area bounced over Artur Boruc; Guinness listed it as the longest goal at the time, 91.9 m. (Source: Stoke City FC, match report v Southampton, 2 November 2013 (stokecityfc.com); Guinness World Records)
- He reached the thousand with Leyton Orient in 1996, at the age of 47. (Source: EFL, 'Records' (efl.com))
- His goal made it 2-2 in the UEFA Cup, but United went out on away goals. (Source: Manchester United, 'Old Trafford history' and record attendances (manutd.com))
- His long kick bounced over Alex Stepney; the match at Old Trafford ended 3-3. (Source: Tottenham Hotspur, 'Pat Jennings' heritage pages (tottenhamhotspur.com); The FA, Charity Shield 1967)
- The ball bounced in front of Ben Foster and over him. (Source: Premier League, match report Tottenham v Watford, 17 March 2007 (premierleague.com))
- The run, for Blackburn, Aston Villa and Tottenham, lasted from 2004 to 2012. (Source: Premier League, 'Brad Friedel's 310 consecutive appearances' (premierleague.com))
- 1967, 1986, 1999 and 2013. (Source: Tottenham Hotspur, 'Pat Jennings' heritage pages (tottenhamhotspur.com); The FA, Charity Shield 1967)
- 1967, 2007, 2013 and 2021. (Source: Newcastle United, 'Tom King's record goal' and Guinness World Records (2021))
- Helmuth Duckadam saved four in a row in Seville; Steaua became the first Eastern European winners. (Source: UEFA, '1986 European Cup final: Steaua v Barcelona' (uefa.com))

## 2.27 Old Hands

Miura at 50, Matthews knighted, Meredith at 49, McBain at 51 and the oldest World Cup players.

### Test 1: Veterans' records

- He scored for Yokohama FC in Japan's second division. (Source: Guinness World Records, 'Oldest professional football goalscorer' (2017))
- He was knighted in January 1965 and played his last top-flight match for Stoke weeks later, aged 50. (Source: Stoke City FC, 'Sir Stanley Matthews' heritage pages (stokecityfc.com))
- Blackpool came back from 3-1 down to beat Bolton 4-3 at Wembley. (Source: Stoke City FC, 'Sir Stanley Matthews' heritage pages (stokecityfc.com))
- He scored in every season from the league's first until 2012-13. (Source: Premier League, 'Records' and season reviews (premierleague.com))
- The Welsh winger had also played for his country at 45. (Source: Manchester City, 'Billy Meredith' heritage pages (mancity.com))
- Mondragón had played for Colombia at 43 in 2014. (Source: FIFA, World Cup match reports and records (fifa.com, inside.fifa.com))
- He was the club's manager; he remains the oldest player in Football League history. (Source: EFL, 'Oldest Football League player' records (efl.com))
- 51, 49, 43 and 42. (Source: EFL, 'Oldest Football League player' records (efl.com))
- 1924, 1947, 1965 and 1994. (Source: FIFA, World Cup match reports and records (fifa.com, inside.fifa.com))
- He is still the oldest scorer in World Cup history. (Source: FIFA, World Cup match reports and records (fifa.com, inside.fifa.com))

## 2.28 Transfer Fee Milestones

From Willie Groves' £100 to Neymar's €222m: the fees that moved the market.

### Test 1: Record transfers

- He moved from West Bromwich Albion to Aston Villa. (Source: Club histories (wba.co.uk, mfc.co.uk, arsenal.com, manutd.com) and The FA records of record fees)
- Herbert Chapman paid Bolton just over £10,000. (Source: Club histories (wba.co.uk, mfc.co.uk, arsenal.com, manutd.com) and The FA records of record fees)
- He had spent a season at Torino; it was the first British fee over £100,000. (Source: Club histories (wba.co.uk, mfc.co.uk, arsenal.com, manutd.com) and The FA records of record fees)
- Bill Nicholson did not want to burden him with the label. (Source: Club histories (wba.co.uk, manutd.com, nufc.co.uk, leedsunited.com, tottenhamhotspur.com) and The FA records of British record fees)
- United paid about £1.5m; Robson went on to captain club and country. (Source: Club histories (wba.co.uk, manutd.com, nufc.co.uk, leedsunited.com, tottenhamhotspur.com) and The FA records of British record fees)
- The deal was valued at about £7m in all. (Source: Club histories (wba.co.uk, manutd.com, nufc.co.uk, leedsunited.com, tottenhamhotspur.com) and The FA records of British record fees)
- He had won the league with Blackburn in 1995. (Source: Newcastle United, 'Alan Shearer' heritage pages (nufc.co.uk))
- 1893, 1905, 1928 and 1962. (Source: Club histories (wba.co.uk, mfc.co.uk, arsenal.com, manutd.com) and The FA records of record fees)
- 1981, 1995, 1996 and 2000. (Source: Club histories (wba.co.uk, manutd.com, nufc.co.uk, leedsunited.com, tottenhamhotspur.com) and The FA records of British record fees)
- Middlesbrough bought him from Sunderland to escape relegation. (Source: Club histories (wba.co.uk, mfc.co.uk, arsenal.com, manutd.com) and The FA records of record fees)

## 2.29 Streaks and Unbeaten Runs

Steaua's 104, Leverkusen's unbeaten season, Juventus' nine and the international runs that ended.

### Test 1: Unbeaten runs and title streaks

- The run, from June 1986 to September 1989, is a European record. (Source: UEFA, 'Steaua's 104-match unbeaten run' (uefa.com))
- The US won the semi-final 2-0 in Bloemfontein. (Source: FIFA, '2009 Confederations Cup: USA end Spain's run' (inside.fifa.com))
- Faustino Asprilla scored the only goal at San Siro; the run had begun in 1991. (Source: AC Milan, 'The 58-match unbeaten run' (acmilan.com); Lega Serie A)
- The run ended in 2008-09. (Source: Olympique Lyonnais, 'Sept titres de suite' (ol.fr); LFP (ligue1.fr))
- The run lasted until 2018. (Source: FC BATE Borisov, 'Club history' (fcbate.by); UEFA club profiles (uefa.com))
- Metalurgs Liepāja ended the run in 2005. (Source: Latvian Football Federation, 'Virsliga champions' (lff.lv))
- Laurent Blanc was their coach. (Source: Olympique Lyonnais, 'Sept titres de suite' (ol.fr); LFP (ligue1.fr))
- 104, 69, 58 and 49 matches; Celtic's run under Brendan Rodgers ended in December 2017. (Source: AC Milan, 'The 58-match unbeaten run' (acmilan.com); Lega Serie A)
- 2008, 2016 and 2018; Dinamo's run of eleven was ended by Rijeka. (Source: League records: LFP (ligue1.fr), Croatian Football Federation (hns-cff.hr) and Belarus Football Federation (abff.by))
- Rangers took 102 points under Steven Gerrard in 2020-21. (Source: Rangers FC, '55: unbeaten champions 2020-21' (rangers.co.uk); SPFL)

## 2.30 Records Set by Managers

Guy Roux, Fred Everiss, Pozzo, Happel, Ancelotti, Wenger and Bora Milutinović.

### Test 1: Managerial records

- He held the post from 1902 to 1948. (Source: West Bromwich Albion, 'Fred Everiss' heritage pages (wba.co.uk))
- He took five different countries to five tournaments in a row. (Source: FIFA, World Cup coaches records (inside.fifa.com))
- Pentland, who coached Athletic in the 1920s and 1930s, also brought a short-passing game to Bilbao. (Source: Athletic Club, 'Mister Pentland' (athletic-club.eus))
- Dortmund won in 1997 and Bayern in 2001; Ernst Happel had been the first. (Source: Borussia Dortmund (bvb.de) and FC Bayern (fcbayern.com) club histories; UEFA, Champions League finals 1997 and 2001)
- He won three titles with Sunderland in the 1890s and two with Liverpool, in 1901 and 1906. (Source: Sunderland AFC (safc.com) and Liverpool FC (liverpoolfc.com) heritage pages on Tom Watson)
- He won the European Cup with Bayern, the UEFA Cup with Mönchengladbach and the Cup Winners' Cup with Barcelona. (Source: FC Bayern, Borussia Mönchengladbach and FC Barcelona club histories; UEFA, European finals 1974, 1979 and 1982)
- He was known for developing young players such as David Platt and Danny Murphy. (Source: Crewe Alexandra, 'Dario Gradi' (crewealex.net))
- 46, 26, 24 and 22 years. (Source: West Bromwich Albion, 'Fred Everiss' heritage pages (wba.co.uk))
- 1922, 1982, 2001 and 2002. (Source: FIFA, World Cup coaches records (inside.fifa.com))
- China qualified for their first World Cup under him. (Source: FIFA, World Cup coaches records (inside.fifa.com))

Sources: Sources primaires et officielles uniquement : les articles officiels de la FIFA sur les records (fifa.com, inside.fifa.com) et Guinness World Records (guinnessworldrecords.com). Reformulé avec nos propres mots ; questions originales rédigées. Les faits de type record sont datés explicitement pour éviter qu'ils ne deviennent obsolètes.

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