Late Winning Goals

[Exiled Shrimper]

Oh that Preston game! Wasn't the equaliser late, maybe not injury time but sure it was close, I was so happy but desperate for the loo and with a train to catch left my seat, I'll take a point at their place! Thanks Kev, can still hear the roars as the ball obviously hit the back of the net, oh well!!

McCormack equalised with two minutes remaining, so yeah, pretty close. We'd only gone behind in the 79th minute to a Graham Alexander penalty. I remember screaming at McCormack to get back to the halfway line and kick-off again after the equaliser because a win was so important. Also remember everyone going crazy when Maher scored the winner.

Thought we were going to stay up that day, we were only 2 points from safety. As it happens, we lost the last four games of the season and that win remains our last in the second tier (and will be for a few years, yet).

 

[Rob Noxious]

I remember a few of these but I'd take a repeat of David Crown's scrappy goal vs. Aldershot in April '88 from one of our lads tonight.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

I remember a few of these but I'd take a repeat of David Crown's scrappy goal vs. Aldershot in April '88 from one of our lads tonight.

I’m hoping for a repeat from Nov 90 but will settle for the result versus Aldershot from Sept 89 or Jan 90.

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Those of you of a nervous disposition, please look away now, as here is a list of last minute heartbreakers over the last 50 years.

1975-02-08	Gillingham (A)	Dave Chadwick	90+2	1-2
1975-10-11	Bury (A)	Brian Williams	90	0-1
1976-02-21	Hereford Utd (A)	John Galley	90	1-2
1979-04-28	Swansea City (A)	Alan Waddle	90	2-3
1988-10-28	Wigan Athletic (H)	John Butler	90	1-2
1988-12-20	Colchester Utd (A)	Dave Swindlehurst	90	1-2
1993-12-29	Crystal Palace (A)	Simon Rodger	90	0-1
1994-01-03	Notts County (A)	Meindert Dijkstra	90+4	1-2
1994-04-02	Charlton Athletic (A)	Alan Pardew	90	3-4
1994-04-23	Sunderland (H)	Martin Smith	90	0-1
1994-11-12	Watford (A)	Lee Nogan	90+6	0-1
1995-01-28	Port Vale (H)	Robin Van der Laan	90	1-2
1998-11-07	Exeter City (A)	Steve Flack	90	1-2
1999-03-20	Darlington (A)	Mario Dorner	90+3	1-2
2000-02-19	Darlington (A)	Michael Oliver	90+3	0-1
2000-03-11	Brighton & Hove Albion (A)	Gary Hart	90+6	0-1
2000-12-26	Leyton Orient (H)	Carl Griffiths	90+1	0-1
2001-09-18	Bristol Rovers (A)	Andy Thomson	90+2	1-2
2003-05-03	Exeter City (A)	Steve Flack	90+1	0-1
2007-02-24	Sheffield Wednesday (A)	Steve MacLean	90+5	2-3
2007-04-21	Plymouth Argyle (A)	Barry Hayles	90	1-2
2007-09-01	Brighton & Hove Albion (A)	Dean Hammond	90	2-3
2009-09-29	Brentford (A)	Kevin O'Connor	90+5	1-2
2010-02-23	Norwich City (A)	Oli Johnson	90+4	1-2
2010-02-26	Charlton Athletic (H)	Kyel Reid	90+1	1-2
2010-03-27	Bristol Rovers (A)	Anthony Grant (og)	90+4	3-4
2010-08-24	Wolverhampton Wanderers (A)	Richard Stearman	120+3	1-2
2010-10-09	Chesterfield (A)	Scott Boden	90+3	1-2
2011-03-26	Stockport County (A)	Danny Rowe	90+1	1-2
2012-10-02	Burton Albion (H)	Jacques Maghoma	90+1	0-1
2013-02-16	Northampton Town (H)	Kelvin Langmead	90	1-2
2013-08-24	Chesterfield (A)	Armand Gnanduillet	90+6	1-2
2015-08-11	Brighton & Hove Albion (H)	Kazenga LuaLua	90+3	0-1
2016-05-08	Bury (A)	Ryan Lowe	90+4	2-3
2017-04-04	Bolton Wanderers (H)	Mark Beevers	90+1	0-1
2017-12-16	Bradford City (H)	Charlie Wyke	90	1-2
2018-10-20	Coventry City (H)	Jodi Jones	90+1	1-2
2019-08-24	Wycombe Wanderers (A)	Scott Kashket	90+2	3-4
Date	Opponents	Scorer	Time	Res

Didn't Jabo Ibhere score a winner for Orient at their place, I think it was about 7 mins into 4 mins of injury time.

It's one of only 2 times coming out of a ground when I've been thoroughly ****ed off (the other one being the away game at Scarborough in the FA Cup)

 

[Exiled Shrimper]

Didn't Jabo Ibhere score a winner for Orient at their place, I think it was about 7 mins into 4 mins of injury time.

It's one of only 2 times coming out of a ground when I've been thoroughly ****ed off (the other one being the away game at Scarborough in the FA Cup)

That was an equaliser in a 2-2 draw, February 2008. A young Jason Demetriou started for the O's that day.

 

[Snowy]

Remember the Scarborough game well. ?

 

[londonblue]

Remember the Scarborough game well. ?

Me too. I flew up with the team. To rub salt into the wounds we were massively delayed on the way home.

Their goal was scored by Ashley Sestanovich who ended up doing 8 years for conspiracy to rob.

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

That was an equaliser in a 2-2 draw, February 2008. A young Jason Demetriou started for the O's that day.

Ah, make sense. Thanks @Exiled Shrimper

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Remember the Scarborough game well. ?

Did you go on the plane, I think I might have sat next to you....

 

[Rattus Norvegicus]

That '97 game against Gillingham. Boere's might have been the winner, but I'm pretty sure the equaliser came in injury time as well. I wasn't there but I seem to remember Cefax taking an age to update. We were 1-0 down and all the other games had gone to full time, but ours didn't update for about 5 minutes and when it did it went from 1-0 to 1-2!

I'm not sure about how late the winning goal was but I remember a "Ceefax game" away against Swansea. By the time it came round to the 3rd (or 4th) page it was full time and we had suddenly (miraculously?) won 3-2. Adam Locke I think.

This was against a background of never having won at Swansea since the invention of railways. You get the idea ..............

 

[TSG]

I'm not sure about how late the winning goal was but I remember a "Ceefax game" away against Swansea. By the time it came round to the 3rd (or 4th) page it was full time and we had suddenly (miraculously?) won 3-2. Adam Locke I think.

This was against a background of never having won at Swansea since the invention of railways. You get the idea ..............

Not sure if it was the Ceefax era but was in a pub in Swindon, seeing the clock had hit five, when we got an equaliser, (hope I'm right & sorry, off topic slightly), against Cardiff, 1-1, my poor daughter couldn't understand why I was running round the pub, as for the locals! Not sure how Swindon did ?

 

[Snowy]

Did you go on the plane, I think I might have sat next to you....

Yep was on the plane. Remember the delay coming back. Probably the worst I have felt after a defeat.

 

[40yearsafan]

You're right it did.....Coulbault 90, Boere 92

I remember so many Southend fans leaving early and turning round as the goals went in. Great away game!

 

[NZamba Legend]

McCormack equalised with two minutes remaining, so yeah, pretty close. We'd only gone behind in the 79th minute to a Graham Alexander penalty. I remember screaming at McCormack to get back to the halfway line and kick-off again after the equaliser because a win was so important. Also remember everyone going crazy when Maher scored the winner.

Thought we were going to stay up that day, we were only 2 points from safety. As it happens, we lost the last four games of the season and that win remains our last in the second tier (and will be for a few years, yet).

Yes. Those last four games were so disappointing. Kept losing 0-3 at home didn’t we.

 

[Shrimperjohn]

I was at the Watford ‘94 away match when we conceded at 90 plus 6 to lose 1-0... i was gutted at the time as before that I’d watched Southend away about 10 times and we had lost every game. I was thinking my luck had changed but how wrong I was... luckily I’ve seen many a Southend away win since then my favourite probably being Ipswich away in our Championship year.... I was hoarse coming back from that one !

 

[Chapperz]

Those of you of a nervous disposition, please look away now, as here is a list of last minute heartbreakers over the last 50 years.

1975-02-08	Gillingham (A)	Dave Chadwick	90+2	1-2
1975-10-11	Bury (A)	Brian Williams	90	0-1
1976-02-21	Hereford Utd (A)	John Galley	90	1-2
1979-04-28	Swansea City (A)	Alan Waddle	90	2-3
1988-10-28	Wigan Athletic (H)	John Butler	90	1-2
1988-12-20	Colchester Utd (A)	Dave Swindlehurst	90	1-2
1993-12-29	Crystal Palace (A)	Simon Rodger	90	0-1
1994-01-03	Notts County (A)	Meindert Dijkstra	90+4	1-2
1994-04-02	Charlton Athletic (A)	Alan Pardew	90	3-4
1994-04-23	Sunderland (H)	Martin Smith	90	0-1
1994-11-12	Watford (A)	Lee Nogan	90+6	0-1
1995-01-28	Port Vale (H)	Robin Van der Laan	90	1-2
1998-11-07	Exeter City (A)	Steve Flack	90	1-2
1999-03-20	Darlington (A)	Mario Dorner	90+3	1-2
2000-02-19	Darlington (A)	Michael Oliver	90+3	0-1
2000-03-11	Brighton & Hove Albion (A)	Gary Hart	90+6	0-1
2000-12-26	Leyton Orient (H)	Carl Griffiths	90+1	0-1
2001-09-18	Bristol Rovers (A)	Andy Thomson	90+2	1-2
2003-05-03	Exeter City (A)	Steve Flack	90+1	0-1
2007-02-24	Sheffield Wednesday (A)	Steve MacLean	90+5	2-3
2007-04-21	Plymouth Argyle (A)	Barry Hayles	90	1-2
2007-09-01	Brighton & Hove Albion (A)	Dean Hammond	90	2-3
2009-09-29	Brentford (A)	Kevin O'Connor	90+5	1-2
2010-02-23	Norwich City (A)	Oli Johnson	90+4	1-2
2010-02-26	Charlton Athletic (H)	Kyel Reid	90+1	1-2
2010-03-27	Bristol Rovers (A)	Anthony Grant (og)	90+4	3-4
2010-08-24	Wolverhampton Wanderers (A)	Richard Stearman	120+3	1-2
2010-10-09	Chesterfield (A)	Scott Boden	90+3	1-2
2011-03-26	Stockport County (A)	Danny Rowe	90+1	1-2
2012-10-02	Burton Albion (H)	Jacques Maghoma	90+1	0-1
2013-02-16	Northampton Town (H)	Kelvin Langmead	90	1-2
2013-08-24	Chesterfield (A)	Armand Gnanduillet	90+6	1-2
2015-08-11	Brighton & Hove Albion (H)	Kazenga LuaLua	90+3	0-1
2016-05-08	Bury (A)	Ryan Lowe	90+4	2-3
2017-04-04	Bolton Wanderers (H)	Mark Beevers	90+1	0-1
2017-12-16	Bradford City (H)	Charlie Wyke	90	1-2
2018-10-20	Coventry City (H)	Jodi Jones	90+1	1-2
2019-08-24	Wycombe Wanderers (A)	Scott Kashket	90+2	3-4
Date	Opponents	Scorer	Time	Res

I remember that Wycombe game. We were 2-0 up after about 30 minutes and 3-1 up going into the last few minutes. They scored in the 89th and 92nd minute to win.

 

[Jai]

Let's not forget that the reason we haven't lost many last-gasp games recently is that the opposition have been well out of sight before the 90 minutes were up...

 

[dbailey3]

McCormack equalised with two minutes remaining, so yeah, pretty close. We'd only gone behind in the 79th minute to a Graham Alexander penalty. I remember screaming at McCormack to get back to the halfway line and kick-off again after the equaliser because a win was so important. Also remember everyone going crazy when Maher scored the winner.

Thought we were going to stay up that day, we were only 2 points from safety. As it happens, we lost the last four games of the season and that win remains our last in the second tier (and will be for a few years, yet).

 

[londonblue]

So no-one has scored a last minute winner against us for about two and half years. I would guess that is because most teams have been out of sight by then and have taken their foot off the pedal.

Let's not forget that the reason we haven't lost many last-gasp games recently is that the opposition have been well out of sight before the 90 minutes were up...

Keep up!

 

[SeldomSeenShrimper]

Remember the Scarborough game well. ?

And they got Chelsea next round