Has there ever been the Saturday night score announcer's all-time dream result: East Fife 5, Forfar 4? There's $20 riding on it," said Hugh McGinley.
Nearly but not quite. The Fifers visited Station Park during the 1963-64 campaign in the old Scottish Second Division and scored four. Sadly, their hosts still won, the final score being... Forfar 5, East Fife 4.
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Has there ever been the Saturday night score announcer's all-time dream result: East Fife 5, Forfar 4? There's $20 riding on it," said Hugh McGinley.
Nearly but not quite. The Fifers visited Station Park during the 1963-64 campaign in the old Scottish Second Division and scored four. Sadly, their hosts still won, the final score being... Forfar 5, East Fife 4.
Nearly but not quite genuine.
The actual result was Forfar 5 East Fife 4 in season 63-64.
Not a myth but it was East Fife 5 Forfar 4
How long is a piece of string? Aye there was and the game was played in the season 62/63 but the scoreline was Forfar 5 East Fife 4.
I think its a myth, but I am sure it was East Fife 5: Forfar 4.
I think it is east fife 5 forfar 4
A genuine score, but it wouldn't have been announced like that, as they read the full name of the club out and so it would have been Forfar athletic
It was originally an old music hall joke.