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“Sheffield Wednesday finished their Championship season on zero points, accumulating 18 points throughout their 46-game season after being handed an 18-point deduction for severe financial mismanagement,” notes Michael Butler. “But has any team finished on zero points simply because they lost every league game?”
There are many instances of teams finishing on zero points (with deductions), but one really has to delve deep to find those teams unfortunate enough to lose every single match in a full season. Even Fort William, famously branded as the “worst football team in Britain” after going 840 days and 73 matches without a win in 2019, managed to dig out a couple of draws in those seasons.
Our first answer is Antigua Barracuda and their record-breaking season in 2013, in which they played 26, lost 26 in the United Soccer League (USL) – then the third tier in the US. We did cover this a few years ago, so do read this article in full. Despite the players and staff not being paid, having to walk to games in LA because they couldn’t afford hire cars and taking 10-hour minivan drives through the night, the Barracuda’s tale is oddly inspiring.
