Manchester City have not hit double figures under Pep Guardiola. They did it in style under Mel Machin in 1987By Steven Pye for That 1980s Sports BlogHuddersfield had their worst ever season in 1987-88 in the Second Division, when they played 44 league matches, lost 28 of them, finished 14 points off the second-last team in the league and conceded 100 goals. Amid all the disappointing results one stood out. In November 1987 they went to Manchester City and suffered their biggest ever defeat in league football, a 10-1 thrashing at Maine Road.Former player Steve Smith had just about kept Huddersfield up the season before but he left in October 1987 after a run of 11 matches without a win. More than 30 people applied for the job and by the end of the season Malcolm Macdonald, the man appointed to replace Smith, may have wished the job had gone to someone else. Related: How the season began 30 years ago: TV money, transfers and Tony Cottee We just totally went to pieces. It was altogether just a total shambles Continue readingreadfullarticle
