<P> In the following rounds of the Scottish Cup, Arbroath beat local rivals Forfar Athletic 9--1 in the second round, Dundee East End 7--1 in the third round before losing 5--3 to Hibernian in the fourth round, scoring a total of 55 goals in that season's Scottish Cup . </P> <P> To celebrate the historic achievement of the scoreline, the Angus MSP Andrew Welsh tabled a motion in the Scottish Parliament in 2000 . </P> <P> In December 2000 Romanian side Carpati Mirsa beat Avintul Dirlos 41--0 but the result was not ratified as it was not in a professional competition, so Arbroath maintained their record . A similar situation arose in May 2016, when Pelileo Sporting Club beat Indi Native 44--1 in an Ecuadorian third division match . </P> <P> The record for highest victory in a senior football competition was set on 31 October 2002 when the Malagasy club AS Adema beat SO l'Emyrne 149 - 0 in the national championship . SOE scored own goals throughout the match as a protest to a refereeing decision in a prior match . </P>

Most goals scored in a scottish football match