Club Records
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Record
Victory |
13-0 v
Newport County, Division 2, 5th October 1946
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Record
Defeat |
0-9 v Burton
WDS, Division 2, 15th April 1895
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Most
League Points |
45, Division
Two, 1964-65, (Two Points Win)
96, Division One, 1992-93 (Three Points Win)
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Most
League Goals |
98, Division
One, 1951-52
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Highest
Scorer in a Season |
Hughie
Gallacher, 36. Division One 1926-27
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Most
Capped Player |
John Barnes,
79, England
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Most
League Appearances |
Jim Lawrence,
432, 1904-1922
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Record
Attendance |
68,386 v
Chelsea, 3rd September 1930 (Division One)
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Record
Average Attendance |
59,229 Season
1947-48 (Division Two)
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Most
League Goals in Total Aggregate
|
Jackie
Milburn, 178, 1946-57
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Most Goals
in a Match |
6 by L.
Shackleton v Newport County (h), 5th October 1946 (Division Two)
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Youngest
Player |
S. Watson, 16
years 223 days (November 1990 v Wolves)
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Oldest
Player |
W. Hampson,
44 years 225 days (April 1927 v Birmingham C.)
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Longest
Serving Players |
W. McCracken
(1904-23) & F. Hudspeth (1910-29), 19 years each
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Longest
Serving Individuals |
J. Richardson
(player & trainer 1929-77) 48 years &
A. Mutch (physio & trainer 1922-86) 64 years
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Record
Transfer Fee Received
|
£8 million
for Dietmar Hamann 1998 to Liverpool F.C.
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Record
Transfer Fee Paid |
£15 million
for Alan Shearer 1996 from Blackburn
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