A player or team that wins through gamesmanship, time-wasting, niggling fouls, and general annoyance rather than beautiful football. Also 'shithousery.' It's an art form when your team does it and an outrage when the opposition does. Stoke City under Pulis were the gold standard. Diego Costa was the individual master.
"They've won 1-0 through pure shithousery. Twelve fouls, five bookings, and the keeper took forty seconds for every goal kick."