'Unique' Blades goals

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A side issue from the thread on the third goal at Burton, which I hope some will find interesting. All goals are unique, but almost all of them belong to well-defined groups - direct from a free-kick, header from a corner, tap-in, volley, through on goal and slot it in, etc. Leon's goal at Burton is one I can't remember ever seeing before - a low cross which bounces, and the striker dives to head it in. He must have improvised - you can't practise that. Someone mentioned Bill Punton, but has not yet given further details. Many so-called freak goals are not unique - the corner which goes straight in, the shot which hits the post and rebounds in off the keeper, etc. Are there any truly one-off goals for United? I offer 3 candidates:
1. Leon's goal at Burton.
2. Graham Shaw v Portsmouth, 1960. Free-kick on the halfway line, keeper misjudged the flight, ball went straight in to the goal at the Lane End. Shaw mischievously maintained it was a shot.
3. Hartle at Villa, 1962 (may be false memory syndrome). Villa keeper (Sims?) standing bouncing the ball looking where to play it, Pace sneaks in from the side and puts his foot on the ground where the ball is bounced, the ball hits his foot, rolls to Hartle who scored. Cresswell v Plymouth was along the same lines, but the goalie put the ball on the ground, making it easier to nick it off him.
Are these 3 genuinely unique? What other unusual ones have there been? One in a play-off final would qualify?

 

[Fanny magnet]

Deanos diving header at stoke springs to mind
Went in off his ear according to Alan ball

 

[BerksBlade]

Dean Saunders...

 

[mattbianco1]

Are you being serious? You see 20 odd goals like that every season (Not by blades but on MOTD / C5). It was literally a diving header that happened to bounce before connection.

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Deanos diving header at stoke springs to mind
Went in off his ear according to Alan ball

Shoulder?

 

[mattbianco1]

Dean Saunders...

Now that was unique. I've never seen that before or again.

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Montys at Tranmere unique as totally out of character for a traffic cone.

 

[Fanny magnet]

Didn't littlejhon backheel one in

 

[BerksBlade]

Luton Shelton v Man CIty (BalloonGate)

 

[gavtheblade]

Didn't littlejhon backheel one in

Was just going to put that!

Balloon gate was quite humorous aswell! !!!

 

[Nedski]

 

[Woodthorpe blade]

Now that was unique. I've never seen that before or again.

 

[Tunstall Fred]

Deano in the 88/89 promotion season scored twice somehow flicking the ball up and over the keeper from crosses that were low and hard,Leon's first v Hull,how he got his foot into that position to guide the cross past the keeper,ruddy marvellous

 

[Tyler Durden]

All three that we scored against Derby.

 

[Berlin Blade]

That Colin Kazim Richards goal was a bit weird

 

[BerksBlade]

What could be more unique than the first goal ever scored in English football? (c) Sky 1992.

 

[Tyler Durden]

This Brian Deane goal wasn't bad either

 

[GreasyChipBeattie]

Now that was unique. I've never seen that before or again.

There's loads on vids on line mate.
Just search Dean Saunders and Goalkeepers back.
Let me know if you get stuck

 

[1973Blade]

The goal Bob Booker scored against Southampton when he had an open goal, fell over, stood up again and toe poked it home.

 

[Eddiecolquhounsleg]

Truly unique goals are just that, unique.

Saunders goal falls into that category because I never saw such a goal before and have not seen one since. The speed of thought by Saunders was amazing and the ball was in the back of the net before I understood what I had just seen.

Odd goals are much more common. The first I can recall was in the fourth round FA Cup match at Wolves in 1966. A Wolves player (can't recall the name) hit the post beyond a despairing Hodgie dive. The ball bounced out, hit the prostrate Hodgie on the back and bounced back into the goal. I have seen that type of goal since but his was the first I had seen myself.

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Deano in the 88/89 promotion season scored twice somehow flicking the ball up and over the keeper from crosses that were low and hard,Leon's first v Hull,how he got his foot into that position to guide the cross past the keeper,ruddy marvellous

Deano did it against Bury and Wigan I believe in successive weeks.

 

[UnitedBlade]

A side issue from the thread on the third goal at Burton, which I hope some will find interesting. All goals are unique, but almost all of them belong to well-defined groups - direct from a free-kick, header from a corner, tap-in, volley, through on goal and slot it in, etc. Leon's goal at Burton is one I can't remember ever seeing before - a low cross which bounces, and the striker dives to head it in. He must have improvised - you can't practise that. Someone mentioned Bill Punton, but has not yet given further details. Many so-called freak goals are not unique - the corner which goes straight in, the shot which hits the post and rebounds in off the keeper, etc. Are there any truly one-off goals for United? I offer 3 candidates:
1. Leon's goal at Burton.
2. Graham Shaw v Portsmouth, 1960. Free-kick on the halfway line, keeper misjudged the flight, ball went straight in to the goal at the Lane End. Shaw mischievously maintained it was a shot.
3. Hartle at Villa, 1962 (may be false memory syndrome). Villa keeper (Sims?) standing bouncing the ball looking where to play it, Pace sneaks in from the side and puts his foot on the ground where the ball is bounced, the ball hits his foot, rolls to Hartle who scored. Cresswell v Plymouth was along the same lines, but the goalie put the ball on the ground, making it easier to nick it off him.
Are these 3 genuinely unique? What other unusual ones have there been? One in a play-off final would qualify?

Bill Punton only scored one league goal for us but it was truly memorable because it sank the Pigs at BDTBL in 1967 I think.

Unique is stretching it because he tapped it in on the goal line. It was unmissable but credit to him being in the right place.

 

[UnitedBlade]

Tony Field v Ipswich unique.

Quality goal from a quality player as well.

Duff at the Sty was pretty unique I would say for so many reasons.

 

[JohnStreet]

fa cup vs Man City - that you Mr Balloon!!!

 

[COME BACK CHED]

Cresswell when some goalie was fannying about the "old head" ran back onto the pitch and headed the ball out of his hands and slotted it home .

 

[mattbianco1]

There's loads on vids on line mate.
Just search Dean Saunders and Goalkeepers back.
Let me know if you get stuck

Thanks guys. What I meant was - I'd never seen anybody do it before Saunders did. I've also never seen anybody do it since...

What I have seen is 100s of diving headers from 12yards out

 

[Blade for Sale]

Fjortoft scored a bizarre yet brilliant one, where from near the touchline the keeper came to challenge him, he dived to try and win a penalty, the ref didn't buy it, so he promptly picked himself up and curled a beauty over the keeper from the narrowest of angles.

 

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Dean Saunders...

That is the goal that made the biggest impression on me at the time of seeing it. Shamefully, when starting this thread I forgot the most unforgettable goal I have seen.

 

[blade too long]

I remember a bloke called Duffy scored from such a tight angle it made 30000 cunts clam up

 

[Silent Blade]

Fjortoft scored a bizarre yet brilliant one, where from near the touchline the keeper came to challenge him, he dived to try and win a penalty, the ref didn't buy it, so he promptly picked himself up and curled a beauty over the keeper from the narrowest of angles.

His second against Pompey in August 1997