Last goal directly from freekick?

[SHOREHAMST.com]

ahha - misunderstood the OP

UTB

Judging by the answer you gave and the misunderstanding of the question, surely your answer should have been O’Connell vs. Villa? The one like 25 minutes prior to Norwood’s ‘direct’ free-kick...

 

[ThroughThinAndThinner]

https://trainingground.guru/articles/why-set-pieces-are-such-a-weapon-for-sheffield-united

Not an answer but interesting read on our set pieces last season

 

[SHOREHAMST.com]

To think we romped the league with 100 points, scoring 92 goals and not one of them came from a dead ball... crazy.

 

[boo radley]

ahha - misunderstood the OP

UTB

How could you possibly do that? It was so obvious and clear to everyone else.

 

[Doc Pace]

and the last goal DIRECT from a corner? Alan Woodward???

 

[Guesty]

and the last goal DIRECT from a corner? Alan Woodward???

Unsworth. Though I can't remember who it was against.

 

[Silent Blade]

Unsworth. Though I can't remember who it was against.

v Derby in Sept 2005

 

[Silent Blade]

and the last goal DIRECT from a corner? Alan Woodward???

Did it at least 4 times.
v Newcastle (h) Sept 1969
v Leicester (a) Sept 71
v Coventry (h) Nov 71
v Norwich (h) Jan 73

Geoff Salmons (at Man City in March 1974), Mark Dempsey (at Oldham in Sept 1987) and David Unsworth (v Derby Sept 2005) have scored direct from a corner for us too

 

[itsinyerblood]

Or when's the last time a nonce scored a free-kick??

Not sure, I'll ask your mum, she knows everything there is to know about you.

 

[mattbianco1]

Once you've all stopped having a dig at the OP. This is actually quite an interesting statistic.

Wilder and Knill, or CWAK as I like to know them as now, work hard on routines so it's rare that we shoot directly. I'd be interested to know the actual answer.

For some reason, I feel Duffy has done.

Ricky Holmes scored one for Oxford on Saturday too.

 

[Rusty view]

No idea to the answer but one possible explanation is we prefer to shift the ball and change the angle.

The Fleck goal last September being a prime example. Admittedly we've not exactly excelled at this practise either.

 

[mattbianco1]

Just checked last season and we scored from 3 free kicks. None of which were directly struck.

Fleck v Pigs - rolled off and hit
Clarke v Wolves - crossed and headed
Stearman v Sunderland - crossed and headed

 

[ShockingBadBuy]

No idea to the answer but one possible explanation is we prefer to shift the ball and change the angle.

Another possible explanation is that, with the odd notable exception mentioned in this thread, we’ve been shite at direct free kicks for years

 

[ucandomagic]

Looks like I won in post #10 with this one then.

 

[GreasyChipBeattie]

Someone mentioned Fleck's searing strike at the Rust Bucket.
Need we discuss this topic any further?

 

[mattbianco1]

2016/17 Season:

Sharp v Rochdale - Cross and volley
Wilson v Oxford - Cross and headed
Basham v Scunthorpe - the "routine"
Sharp v Bradford - cross and half-volley
Duffy v Charlton - pass and shot
Sharp v Bury - Cross, scramble, shot
O'Connell v Southend - Cross and volley
O'Connell v Walsall - Cross + 2 headers
Sharp v Wimbledon - Cross and a fumble in
Duffy v Rochdale - Lay off and shoot (it was an in-direct free kick inside the box)

 

[mattbianco1]

Someone mentioned Fleck's searing strike at the Rust Bucket.
Need we discuss this topic any further?

Yes. Because that wasn't a direct shot at goal

 

[Lmaobob]

Yes. Because that wasn't a direct shot at goal

I'm so thankful that my thread fully makes sense to someone

 

[SHOREHAMST.com]

Looks like I won in post #10 with this one then.

Which begs the question:

When (before B. Davies vs. Peterborough) was the last attempted knee-slide celebration that went horribly wrong?

 

[CarlMcBlade]

But Norwoods free kick oozed class. Probably as cheeky as Dean Saunders goal off the goalies arse. Made me laugh.

 

[RedandWhite]

I can't remember but I'm almost sure Duff scored one last year or atleast in our title winning season?

 

[Lmaobob]

I can't remember but I'm almost sure Duff scored one last year or atleast in our title winning season?

Not direct ones