Record SUFC own goal scorer

[Bayingblade]

He may not have scored the most, but Steve "Queenie" Thompson's own goals to games ratio must be up there. I can remember at least two.

 

[Rochdaleblade]

You're absolutely right, I'm sure that's what Silent Blade originally meant!

It was a screaming header too (1m28s):

I remember this goal well. Watching the Blades 4-1 up away from home and cruising. As the cross was coming in he exclaimed, "even Gayle has not fucked up today" only for our hero to bullet a header into the roof of the net with impeccable comic timing. Still the only Blades goal concession where I've simply just burst out laughing.

 

[Rochdaleblade]

He may not have scored the most, but Steve "Queenie" Thompson's own goals to games ratio must be up there. I can remember at least two.

It would have been more if he was quick enough to get to the ball.

 

[Silent Blade]

Holdsworth scored at both ends in the first Swindon game. He scored for us about 5 mins after the OG.

Colin Franks scored an own goal at home to Blackburn in Sept 1976 but equalised for us a minute later!

 

[SUFC Handsworth]

He may not have scored the most, but Steve "Queenie" Thompson's own goals to games ratio must be up there. I can remember at least two.

Have a like just for the nickname.

Didn't get an og at Northampton on the day of the Hillsborough disaster?

 

[Weasel]

Tommo scored an OG in the FA 5th round tie away at Norwich which we eventually lost 3-2 when the were top of the first division and we were going well in division 3 under Bassett. Fabulous support from the thousands that packed out the away end that day.

 

[SUFC Handsworth]

Tommo scored an OG in the FA 5th round tie away at Norwich which we eventually lost 3-2 when the were top of the first division and we were going well in division 3 under Bassett. Fabulous support from the thousands that packed out the away end that day.

Remember the game well, at the very least we should have brought them back to the Lane for a replay. When you have a strike force like Deane and Agana you always have something to hit the oppo with. And fair play to Bassett, the following season he tightened up the weaker area of the team, the defence, to take us up another level.

 

[Champagneblade]

I don't know about record own goal scorer but I'm pretty sure ccording to Deadbat and Webding Ampadu lead the 'shit assists' i.e. last touch or error leading to goals!

 

[Cheets]

That is widely acknowledged as the best in the last 40 years.

Stancliffe’s diving header v Preston in 1989 is the best I’ve ever seen from a Blades player.

That was a weird game, 8th April 1989, one week before the Hillsborough disaster. Looked like it was heading for a 0-0 then we got three goals and Stan scored his o.g. Sadly this was the game Brian Smith broke his leg and he never played again.

 

[Blacksea]

And the best OG ? ... any older Blades remember Reading away 82-83, Jeff King 25 yard screamer by all accounts?

Was behind the goal when that went in.

 

[Webding]

Remember the game well, at the very least we should have brought them back to the Lane for a replay. When you have a strike force like Deane and Agana you always have something to hit the oppo with. And fair play to Bassett, the following season he tightened up the weaker area of the team, the defence, to take us up another level.

He was joint with Norwood for a while (in fact I think they both shit assisted on the same goal in one game), but DB will have the final totals somewhere.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

I remember L**ds fans singing "There's only one Brian Gayle" whenever they played us after his o.g. won the league for them in 1992.

Replied to with Ooh aah Cantona from the Kop in 1993.

 

[Silent Blade]

Have a like just for the nickname.

Didn't get an og at Northampton on the day of the Hillsborough disaster?

Scored our opening goal that day. It was in the 6th or 7th minute. Northampton's equaliser wasnt an own goal

 

[Oughtablade]

That was a weird game, 8th April 1989, one week before the Hillsborough disaster. Looked like it was heading for a 0-0 then we got three goals and Stan scored his o.g. Sadly this was the game Brian Smith broke his leg and he never played again.

One saw Brian Smith score a corker of an own goal at Brighton. Last few minutes, the game had 0-0 written all over it, a cross came over, he swung at it and sliced it straight into our net.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

That is widely acknowledged as the best in the last 40 years.

Stancliffe’s diving header v Preston in 1989 is the best I’ve ever seen from a Blades player.

Pembo for Manchester City was quite something too. 1993, Friday night.

 

[Revolution]

Been doing some research on our own goal scorers. Started with the 1990s as that was fertile ground given Brian Gayle was with us.

Blades players scoring own goals, 1989-90 to 1998-9

1989-90
Brian Deane v Sunderland A, D 1-1
Colin Hill v Wolves A, W 2-1
Mark Morris v Newcastle H, D 1-1
Billy Whitehurst v Brighton A, D 2-2

1990-91
Vinnie Jones v Norwich A, L 0-3

1991-92
Paul Beesley v Man U A, L 0-2
Brian Gayle v Leeds H, L 2-3

1992-93
Paul Beesley v Norwich A, L 1-2
John Pemberton v Man City H, D 1-1

1993-94
Mitch Ward v Newcastle A, L 0-4

1994-95
Brian Gayle v Luton H, L 1-3
Brian Gayle v Luton A, W 6-3
Brian Gayle v Bristol C A, L 1-2

1995-96
David Tuttle v Ipswich A, D 1-1

1996-97
David Holdsworth v Swindon A, L 1-2
David Holdsworth v Norwich H, L 2-3

1997-98
Michel Vonk v Norwich A, L 1-2
(honourable mention to Nicky Marker for his own goal in the playoffs at Sunderland when we lost 2-0)

1998-99
David Holdsworth v Swindon H, W 2-1

I will do more on this when I get time, but Gayle is the clubhouse leader with 4 own goals, closely followed by Holdsworth.

 

[Silent Blade]

Been doing some research on our own goal scorers. Started with the 1990s as that was fertile ground given Brian Gayle was with us.

Blades players scoring own goals, 1989-90 to 1998-9

1989-90
Brian Deane v Sunderland A, D 1-1
Colin Hill v Wolves A, W 2-1
Mark Morris v Newcastle H, D 1-1
Billy Whitehurst v Brighton A, D 2-2

1990-91
Vinnie Jones v Norwich A, L 0-3

1991-92
Paul Beesley v Man U A, L 0-2
Brian Gayle v Leeds H, L 2-3

1992-93
Paul Beesley v Norwich A, L 1-2
John Pemberton v Man City H, D 1-1

1993-94
Mitch Ward v Newcastle A, L 0-4

1994-95
Brian Gayle v Luton H, L 1-3
Brian Gayle v Luton A, W 6-3
Brian Gayle v Bristol C A, L 1-2

1995-96
David Tuttle v Ipswich A, D 1-1

1996-97
David Holdsworth v Swindon A, L 1-2
David Holdsworth v Norwich H, L 2-3

1997-98
Michel Vonk v Norwich A, L 1-2
(honourable mention to Nicky Marker for his own goal in the playoffs at Sunderland when we lost 2-0)

1998-99
David Holdsworth v Swindon H, W 2-1

I will do more on this when I get time, but Gayle is the clubhouse leader with 4 own goals, closely followed by Holdsworth.

Not sure if Eddie Colquhoun scored more than 4 own goals

 

[100% part time blade]

And Gayle is a lifelong Leeds fan.

Always felt a bit sorry for Gayle with that goal. I think wind was making anything in the air really hard to judge that day, but more importantly I think Rees was still injured from ridiculous 1st goal. From what I remember he wasn’t mobile at all causing all sorts of uncertainty whenever ball went near the box.

Plus of course, (despite losing 6 points to the blades that season) W*******y were only 5 points off the top of the league with 2 games to play. Gayle’s goal meant there was absolutely no chance they could win the league …

All in all Gayle gets a fair bit of sympathy from me.

 

[Revolution]

More own goals in the league: 1980s this time. I have no data prior to 1982-3:

1982-83
Gary West v Newport A, L 1-3
Jeff King v Reading A, L 0-2
Stewart Houston v Preston A, L 0-1

1983-84
No Blades player scored an own goal

1984-85

Gary West v Birmingham H, L 3-4
Brian Smith v Brighton A, L 0-1

1985-86

Phil Thompson v Charlton A, L 0-2
Paul Stancliffe v Wimbledon A, L 0-5
Paul Smith v Norwich H, L 2-5

1986-87
Jeff Eckhardt v Reading H, D 3-3
Andy Barnsley v Bradford H, D 2-2

1987-88
Chris Wilder v Oldham A, L 2-3

1988-89
Martin Pike v Southend H, L 1-2
Steve Thompson v Southend A, L 1-2
Paul Stancliffe v Preston H, W 3-1

A few notes:
Gary West's winner for Birmingham came in a bizarre New Years Day game where it was 0-0 at HT and we went 2-0 up before conceding 4 goals in about 15 mins
Paul and Brian Smith were brothers. Paul's own goal was in the game that saw Porterfield sacked. It was on Match of the Day and can be found on youtube.
Eckhardt's own goal, which as I far as I can remember was a deflection he could do nothing about, was Reading's 3rd goal in 5 mins after they came back from 0-3 down.
As stated upthread, Andy Barnsley's goal was in the first minute.
Pike's goal came in the 9th home league game of the season and was the first one we failed to win.

Brian Gayle still the leader for the period between 1982-83 and 1998-99.

 

[Silent Blade]

More own goals in the league: 1980s this time. I have no data prior to 1982-3:

1982-83
Gary West v Newport A, L 1-3
Jeff King v Reading A, L 0-2
Stewart Houston v Preston A, L 0-1

1983-84
No Blades player scored an own goal

1984-85

Gary West v Birmingham H, L 3-4
Brian Smith v Brighton A, L 0-1

1985-86

Phil Thompson v Charlton A, L 0-2
Paul Stancliffe v Wimbledon A, L 0-5
Paul Smith v Norwich H, L 2-5

1986-87
Jeff Eckhardt v Reading H, D 3-3
Andy Barnsley v Bradford H, D 2-2

1987-88
Chris Wilder v Oldham A, L 2-3

1988-89
Martin Pike v Southend H, L 1-2
Steve Thompson v Southend A, L 1-2
Paul Stancliffe v Preston H, W 3-1

A few notes:
Gary West's winner for Birmingham came in a bizarre New Years Day game where it was 0-0 at HT and we went 2-0 up before conceding 4 goals in about 15 mins
Paul and Brian Smith were brothers. Paul's own goal was in the game that saw Porterfield sacked. It was on Match of the Day and can be found on youtube.
Eckhardt's own goal, which as I far as I can remember was a deflection he could do nothing about, was Reading's 3rd goal in 5 mins after they came back from 0-3 down.
As stated upthread, Andy Barnsley's goal was in the first minute.
Pike's goal came in the 9th home league game of the season and was the first one we failed to win.

Brian Gayle still the leader for the period between 1982-83 and 1998-99.

I will have a go but from 1976 to 1982 is difficult to remember.

1970-71
Colquhoun v Wendy (h)

1971-72
Badger v Palace (a)
Colquhoun 2 v Wolves (h)

1973-74
Colquhoun v Stoke (a)

1976-77
Franks v Blackburn (h) but equalised a minute later

1977-78
Calvert v Luton (h)

1979-80
Moore v Exeter (a)

 

[GKhantRebel]

Nowt to add, fat fingers hit reply!

 

[Groucho Blade]

I have a hazy memory of a spectacular own goal we scored at Orient in 78…we drew 1-1, I think. It’s a long time ago, I could be wrong…

 

[Silent Blade]

I will have a go but from 1976 to 1982 is difficult to remember.

1970-71
Colquhoun v Wendy (h)

1971-72
Badger v Palace (a)
Colquhoun 2 v Wolves (h)

1973-74
Colquhoun v Stoke (a)

1976-77
Franks v Blackburn (h) but equalised a minute later

1977-78
Calvert v Luton (h)

1979-80
Moore v Exeter (a)

Just remembered

1975-76
Garner v Derby (a)

 

[reedy63]

Three great Fa c

 

[reedy63]

Three great fa cup victories and i was at the match. Everton 3rd round 1970.after being 1-0 down the Blades road back to win 2-1.you can see it on youtube,turn up the volume and listen for the roar of the crowd.Wrexham away when Sir Keith scored four goals. and the penalty win over Blackburn. through to the semi against the porkies.

 

[Oughtablade]

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[Stanthemanfan]

V Bradford in 1986-7. We were 2-0 down after 10 mins.

It was v Bradford in 1986-7.

It was a bullet header as you say, but it wasn’t a corner. It was a cross from open play from the right at the Kop end in the first minute.

I remember this well because I HATED bloody Andy Barnsley and it was on my birthday! Proper bullit header into top corner, the twat!

 

[United Aren't Back.]

Not sure if Eddie Colquhoun scored more than 4 own goals

My mother used to inform me about Steve Goulding being famous for own goals. I'm unsure how many he got.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

I will have a go but from 1976 to 1982 is difficult to remember.

1970-71
Colquhoun v Wendy (h)

1971-72
Badger v Palace (a)
Colquhoun 2 v Wolves (h)

1973-74
Colquhoun v Stoke (a)

1976-77
Franks v Blackburn (h) but equalised a minute later

1977-78
Calvert v Luton (h)

1979-80
Moore v Exeter (a)

Was it 1994 95 when Brian Gayle got an og home and away v Luton?

 

[United Aren't Back.]

Colquhoun 2 ogs v Wolves in Dec 1971, one at Stoke in Oct 1973 and v Wendy (h) in Oct 1970

Gayle v Leeds (h) and 2 v Luton (h) in Oct 1994?

Oh okay.