my mind's eye has something nearer 40..... but it couldn't have been. It was Lee Dixonesque
Indeed, it was certainly a lot closer to 40 yards than it was 20 yards
my mind's eye has something nearer 40..... but it couldn't have been. It was Lee Dixonesque
This match was played a week after a 5-4 win at Q.P.R. and was the final first team match the former W.H.U. goalkeeper Brian Rhodes played for us. Seem to remember we were 3-1 ahead, (2-1 at half-time according to the history book) before the late collapse with the winning goal being scored as previously mentioned by the late great Peter Watson. Our goals were scored by Ray Smith, Mike Beesley & Derek Woodley. The following week with Peter Goy back in goal we won 3-0 at Boundary Park, Oldham with goals by Jim Conway, and Mike Beesley & Ray Smith again. The attendance was over 12,000. Brian Rhodes record for Southend United was played 11 games 3 wins, 3 draws 5 defeats. For 21, against 25. Back then scoring and conceding goals was never a problem.Well that own goal lives in my memory. Goal was in very last minutes, and it was of such quality that I thought he might wear the no. 9 shirt next time out. Opposition was Bristol Rovers, and it put the score not to 0-4 but, wait for it, 3-4.
This match was played a week after a 5-4 win at Q.P.R. and was the final first team match the former W.H.U. goalkeeper Brian Rhodes played for us. Seem to remember we were 3-1 ahead, (2-1 at half-time according to the history book) before the late collapse with the winning goal being scored as previously mentioned by the late great Peter Watson. Our goals were scored by Ray Smith, Mike Beesley & Derek Woodley. The following week with Peter Goy back in goal we won 3-0 at Boundary Park, Oldham with goals by Jim Conway, and Mike Beesley & Ray Smith again. The attendance was over 12,000. Brian Rhodes record for Southend United was played 11 games 3 wins, 3 draws 5 defeats. For 21, against 25. Back then scoring and conceding goals was never a problem.
Didn't Adam Barrett kick the ground and the ball went in v Col U away, or was it finished by someone else (memory fading)
Adam didn’t touch it - Mr Wordsworth scored with a scuffed shot.NO it was AB.Ball stuck in the sand.Match was on tv.
Adam didn’t touch it - Mr Wordsworth scored with a scuffed shot.
My bad.Though it did get stuck in the very heavily sanded penaly area as AB attempted to kick it though,didn't it?
If you want to see a top drawer Og, it takes alot to beat Henry Newton scoring this corker against Man City whilst playing for Everton, 1972. (the o.g. is about 3m 46s)
Watch out for Rodney Marsh (9), Francis Lee (10), Mike Summerbee (7) Colin Bell (8) playing for City, wearing a looky likey Crystal Palace strip lol....enjoy
Not even the funniest own goal involving Man City