Striker with best heading ability?

[Grecian2000]

Ashley Ward for me.

(well Guthrie and Young have been mentioned so I'm presuming it's a bit of a twats thread on the sly).

 

[Darthblade]

Jostien flo, the worst 6'+ centre forward when it comes to heading a ball, only player I know that got nearer the ground when attempting to head a ball.

Don't forget Sammon .......

UTB & FTP

 

[Bladepicker]

Jostien flo, the worst 6'+ centre forward when it comes to heading a ball, only player I know that got nearer the ground when attempting to head a ball.

Agree - but Flo also scored one of the best headed goals I have seen away at QPR. A cross with not much pace, he had to generate the pace and direction with a header from about 12 yards into the top corner. A great headed goal.

Other great headed goals:

Chief away at Wolves - similar to the Flo one.

John Francis naturally.

 

[Silent Blade]

Don't forget Sammon .......

UTB & FTP

Agree that Sammon doesn't know how to time his headers and didn't have much of a leap!

 

[1danewhitehouse]

Agree - but Flo also scored one of the best headed goals I have seen away at QPR. A cross with not much pace, he had to generate the pace and direction with a header from about 12 yards into the top corner. A great headed goal.

Other great headed goals:

Chief away at Wolves - similar to the Flo one.

John Francis naturally.

Didn't Flo get a similar one in the 1-2 win at Anfield too?

 

[Blade for Sale]

Other great headed goals:

Chief away at Wolves - similar to the Flo one.

John Francis naturally.

Booker v QPR to secure our place in the top flight
Jock v Forest (3-2 win same season)
Jock v Everton away (rose and hung for about 10 secs, brilliant header!)
Hodges v Luton
Hoyland v Palace
Deane v Man Yoo (1st prem goal)

 

[coaxingstar71]

Kenworthy v Peterboro May 1982 - bullet header

 

[vorpal blade]

Barry Butlin

 

[Grecian2000]

Didn't Flo get a similar one in the 1-2 win at Anfield too?

Classic Flo, outfoxed the goalkeeper by skilfully mis-heading it off his shoulder.

 

[Boxer Blade]

Don't forget Sammon .......

UTB & FTP

I was trying to, and doing well, now its all coming back to me, looks like a few jars tonight, well it worked last time

 

[metalblade]

Without a doubt the best I have seen is Mick Jones who seemed to hang in the air and could head it like a bullet with a flick of his head,that was when the game was played with proper leather casey's not the lightweight plastic of today.

 

[Kenilworth]

Don't forget Sammon .......

UTB & FTP

Fuck right off

I almost bloody had

 

[Mad Mick]

I give you da da
The mighty Bill Punton. All of 4ft tall and scored the winner against the Pork, with his head!!
Also Keith Kettleborough was good in the air. But Mick Jones was the best I've ever seen along with Billy Dearden.

 

[Benny and the Blades]

Got to remember over the years the ball has changed from a soggy cannon ball to a balloon but for me it's Doc Pace, 301 Apps and 175 goals.

Dean 270 (5) Apps 119 goals.
M. Jones 172 Apps 76 goals.

 

[1danewhitehouse]

Classic Flo, outfoxed the goalkeeper by skilfully mis-heading it off his shoulder.

to a starry eyed 9 year old that was a fantastic glancing header from Deano's "replacement" to record our first away win of the season.

 

[Bergen Blade]

Jostien flo, the worst 6'+ centre forward when it comes to heading a ball, only player I know that got nearer the ground when attempting to head a ball.

His high jump record is 2.07, but he allowed defenders to dominate him. When he was played right midfield for Norway it was partly because he would be marked by (smaller) left backs, but also that he was able to time his jumps better.

This photo was taken the other day. He's 52 now, but hasn't changed too much.

 

[Silent Blade]

I give you da da
The mighty Bill Punton. All of 4ft tall and scored the winner against the Pork, with his head!!.

Thought Punton's goal against Wendy was a tap in? I have read and seen photos of Wendy's keeper, Peter Wicks, failing to hold an on target effort from one of our strikers and Punton was quick enough to poke the ball into the net

 

[Grecian2000]

Don't remember their keeper, or indeed much of how it all unfolded, but I do remember him poking it in at the kop end (left hand side of the goal as you look at it from the kop) with no need to resort to his bald pate.

 

[Grecian2000]

to a starry eyed 9 year old that was a fantastic glancing header from Deano's "replacement" to record our first away win of the season.

Oh, don't get me wrong Danester, celebrated with, and as much as, the rest (when the shock of it happening had subsided) and it was only seeing it again the next day that I realised how it had found its way in!

 

[Silent Blade]

Don't remember their keeper, or indeed much of how it all unfolded, but I do remember him poking it in at the kop end (left hand side of the goal as you look at it from the kop) with no need to resort to his bald pate.

Peter Wicks played only 14 games for Wendy. Wendy had 5 keepers between 1965 and 1974 that were called Peter

 

[Willie Carlin]

John Tudor and Big Eddie scored a lot of headed goals.

 

[e17blade]

He was much maligned, but Peter Withe scored a number of good headed goals for us.

Another vote for Withe from me. He was also the best at chesting the ball down that I have ever seen.

 

[Lane Ender]

John Tudor, Bob Hatton, Gill Reece (back post)

 

[Boxer Blade]

His high jump record is 2.07, but he allowed defenders to dominate him. When he was played right midfield for Norway it was partly because he would be marked by (smaller) left backs, but also that he was able to time his jumps better.

This photo was taken the other day. He's 52 now, but hasn't changed too much.

Bloody ell Bergen he looks well, 52? I may have had a dig but he always came across as a good lad, whats he up to,still in the game?

 

[Bergen Blade]

Bloody ell Bergen he looks well, 52? I may have had a dig but he always came across as a good lad, whats he up to,still in the game?

Yes, he's been quite successful as Director of Football at Strømsgodset.

 

[bornablade]

Don't remember their keeper, or indeed much of how it all unfolded, but I do remember him poking it in at the kop end (left hand side of the goal as you look at it from the kop) with no need to resort to his bald pate.

I can remember the goal at the Kop end but strangely I recall it being on the right hand side as you look from the Kop.

Mention Bill Punton and most older Blades fans will remember a player who scored for us in a Sheffield derby victory. Bit like Bobby Davison.

 

[Silent Blade]

I can remember the goal at the Kop end but strangely I recall it being on the right hand side as you look from the Kop.

Mention Bill Punton and most older Blades fans will remember a player who scored for us in a Sheffield derby victory. Bit like Bobby Davison.

Tap in or header? From the photos I saw it looked like a tap in

 

[Mad Mick]

He was so small the difference between his feet and his head would have been minimal. He could have done both at the same time.

 

[Rodley]

A big un who's good at heading will always stand out more than a little un. Sharp is a good header of the ball but it's not noticeable because he's small.

I'm surprised Marcelo hasn't had a mention. Thought he was a very good header of a ball. Same for D'Jaffo. In his book, Warnock, in typical Warnock fashion describes both Laurent D'Jaffo and Andy Booth as "the best header of a ball I've ever worked with".

Agree with Marcelo and Metal Mickey.

Gareth Taylor and Hulse up there.

 

[Keef Chedwyn]

Shipperley was surprisingly good in the air.