And you thought you knew soccer....

According to a piece on the ever-evolving rules of the game by Neil Reynolds and published some decades back,  "In 1895 legislation was introduced limiting posts and crossbars to five inches in width.  The previous season, Middlesbrough had set a new record low of only two goals conceded at home because their posts were over three feet wide!"   Exclamation point mine.   Could be much more dangerous around the goal box as well if there's that much wood to hit.   Who woulda thunkit?