I always remember that match being trotted out for the biggest win in British football when I was a kid. What I didn't know was: "Arbroath were an established team whereas Bon Accord were in reality a cricket team, Orion Cricket Club, who were mistakenly invited to enter the Scottish Cup instead of Orion FC, an Aberdeen football club. The referee, Dave Stormont, is believed to have disallowed several more goals, either for offside, or because it was not clear whether the ball had gone into the goal (there being no goal nets at the time), or simply to keep the score at a "respectable" level. Although no reliable statistics of the match exist, sources claim that either five or seven other goals were scored. Bon Accord do not seem to have had a single shot at goal. James Milne, the Arbroath goalkeeper, spent most of the match sheltering from the rain under an umbrella he borrowed from a spectator. Some accounts say he never touched the ball during the entire match. At the other end, Andrew Lornie, was beaten at least 36 times. Amazingly, in the same competition on the same day, Dundee Harp beat Aberdeen Rovers 35-0. The referee had counted the score as 37-0 but the club secretary of Dundee Harp recorded only 35 goals. The lower figure was agreed upon. On September 3, 1887, Arbroath were again drawn in the same competition against Orion - this time the football club rather than the cricket club were correctly invited. The result on this occasion was 20-0 in favour of Arbroath." (Wikipedia)