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1.11.2021Bayer 04

History: Biggest league home win

When a couple of hundred spectators make the pilgrimage to the pitch by the Dhünn on 1 November 1931, nobody expects the historical event about to happen.
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The Bayer team had only been promoted to the second district league six months before and they made a very good start to the season. The club is in second place with nine points out of a possible 14 although they did not always have their best team available. The neighbours from Bensberg are the visitors today and SpVgg Leverkusen 04, as our club was called back then, produce a flawless performance from the start.

The sports editor declares in his article that "it is the unity and determination alone brings the team forward." Furthermore, he hopes "playing the prima donna" has stayed at home as this "not only confuses the concept but is also not only unsporting but also effeminate."

"nameless" goalscorers

In the end, the right winger scores three, the centre forward and inside right each bag a brace and the left winger and inside left one each in a runaway 9-0 victory – the biggest league match victory in the history of our club. Players names were not listed back then so we unfortunately do not know the line-up used in that historical game.

I don't believe this 9-0 win will be topped but we were close to it in 2000 when our Werkself secured a 9-1 away win at Ulm. And in May 2019, the half-time score at the BayArena was 6-1 against Eintracht Frankfurt. So, you should never say never.

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