Premier League Boxing Day records you should check out

• Over the years, Boxing Day football has supplied fans with plenty of thrilling matches
• Boxing Day 1963 is considered one of the craziest days in football’s history, with a record 66 goals in ten matches
• Gareth Barry is the player with the record for the most Premier League appearances on Boxing Day

With football coming thick and fast for fans during the festive season, Premier League Boxing Day records is a topic of interest to many. Over the years, Boxing Day football has supplied fans with plenty of thrilling matches, and we hope that this one will be no different as several teams will be facing each other.

In this article, SportsLeo takes a look at Premier League Boxing Day records you should check out as you wait to see your favourite team in action.

66 Goals Scored In Ten Top-Flight Games 

Boxing Day 1963 is considered one of the craziest days in football’s history. Whereas fans were expecting a return to normalcy after Christmas Day celebrations, the old English First Division had other ideas. In total, a record 66 goals were scored across 10 matches on that day alone.

Boxing Day 1963 results. Photo/ Squawka.

Fulham humiliated Ipswich 10-2, Blackburn thumped West Ham 8-2, Manchester United were beaten 5-1 by Burnley, and Liverpool secured a 5-1 win over Stoke. Chelsea thrashed Blackpool 5-1 and Sheffield Wednesday beat Bolton Wanderers 3-0. In other fixtures, West Brom and Tottenham Hotspur drew 4-4, Wolves and Aston Villa drew 3-3, and Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United also drew 3-3.

In the lowest-scoring game of the day, Leicester City beat Everton 2-0. Six players claimed hat-tricks and four men were sent off on that day.

Team With The Best Boxing Day Record

Despite having a difficult time since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United still have the best record of any side on Boxing Day in the Premier League era. The Red Devils have played 27 matches on this day, winning 21 times and suffering defeats in just two games.

In those matches, United have scored 71 goals and conceded just 27. They have accumulated 67 points at an average of 2.48 per game, which is very impressive. Today, Erik ten Hag’s men will be facing Aston Villa, who have not been so impressive on Boxing Day. Villa have won just five of their 25 assignments on Boxing Day.

Arsenal have the second-best Boxing Day record of any in Premier League history. The Gunners have won 16 of their 25 matches and lost just twice. They have been held draw seven times. Today, Mikel Arteta’s side will be facing West Ham, who have recorded seven wins, draws and defeats in 21 games.

Player With The Most Appearances on Boxing Day

Gareth Barry leads the way for the most games played on Boxing Day. Photo/ Transfermarket.

Gareth Barry is the player with the record for the most Premier League appearances on Boxing Day. The former Manchester City and Aston Villa man played 18 times on Boxing Day throughout his career. On 26 December 2007, he scored from the penalty spot in added time to help Aston Villa draw 4-4 with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea’s legendary midfielder Frank Lampard comes second on the list of players with the most appearances on 26 December in Premier League history. Lampard made 17 appearances and is followed by Ryan Giggs, Sol Campbell, Michael Carrick, Steven Gerrard, James Milner and Aaron Hughes, who are all tied in third place with 14 appearances.

Which Premier League Player Has Scored The Most Goals On Boxing Day?

If you’re looking for a Boxing Day hero, then Harry Kane is your man. The former Tottenham Hotspur striker holds the gong for the top scorers in the date’s history, scoring ten goals in seven games. What’s more interesting is that he scored in all seven of his appearances on this day.

Kane became the player with the most Premier League goals on Boxing Day on 26 September 2022 when he scored as Spurs drew 2-2 with Brentford. He is closely followed by former Manchester City, Liverpool and Leeds United forward Robbie Fowler, who bagged nine goals in ten games.

Harry Kane scored ten goals on Boxing Day while playing for Spurs. Photo/ Manchester Evening News.

After a successful goalscoring spell in England, Kane is currently playing in Germany for Bayern Munich, where he is already breaking records and setting new ones.

Conclusion 

Premier League Boxing Day records are just as impressive as other records in the history of the league. On Monday, Newcastle United host Nottingham Forest, Fulham travels Bournemouth, Sheffield United host Luton, Liverpool travels to Burnley, and Manchester United will be facing Aston Villa.