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I had to ask AQA last night if there had ever been a football game in which one of the keepers didn't get a touch of the ball.

There hasn't been, but Paul Robinson didn't have a save to make when England played Macedonia.

Now I want to know if a keeper has ever scored from a goal kick.

Any other vexing footie questions you'd like answered?

― Rumpsy Pumpsy (Rumpie), Thursday, 9 November 2006 08:18 (nineteen years ago)

Yep, loads of 'em. (note not all examples are goals scored direct from goal kicks, but there's a fair few anyway)

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 9 November 2006 10:05 (nineteen years ago)

In fact, here's one from earlier this year.

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 9 November 2006 10:12 (nineteen years ago)

I have to ask... did Southend REALLY beat Man Utd, or did I dream it?

― teh_kit returns! (g-kit), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:07 (nineteen years ago)

Yes they did. 1-0. I would've laffed, but I was too busy watching Celtic getting beat by Falkirk at the same time.

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:08 (nineteen years ago)

SEA SEA SEASIDERS

― teh_kit returns! (g-kit), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:09 (nineteen years ago)

Here's one for ailsa:

Name the Celtic legend who had a loan spell at Rangers.

― ONIMO ph34rz teh NOIZE (GerryNemo), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:17 (nineteen years ago)

Alfie Conn?

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:19 (nineteen years ago)

I'm not really interested in football, but something I wouldn't mind knowing: which team had the best 100% record at the old Wembley Stadium? In other words, which team played the most matches there and won all of them?

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:21 (nineteen years ago)

Is that a trick question?

(xpost to Onimo)

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:26 (nineteen years ago)

which team had the best 100% record at the old Wembley Stadium? In other words, which team played the most matches there and won all of them?

i take it you mean club team and not the England national team.

― 2 american 4 u (blueski), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:27 (nineteen years ago)

Name the Celtic legend who had a loan spell at Rangers.

Pope Stephen VII?

― dommy p is alright WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE (Dom, Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:27 (nineteen years ago)

i take it you mean club team and not the England national team.

Yes. Although surely the England team must have lost some matches there at some point?

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:28 (nineteen years ago)

Name the Celtic legend who had a loan spell at Rangers.

Isn't this Kenny Dalglish, on a technicality? Had a scouting job of some description at Rangers (European Scout? I remember the jokes about him on golf courses in Spain)while he was actually employed by Newcastle?

― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:33 (nineteen years ago)

No, he was solely employed by Rangers, wasn't he?

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:37 (nineteen years ago)

Not a trick question. A Celtic legend who was loaned to Rangers late in his career (though as far as I know never played for the Rangers first team).

Not Alfie Conn.

― ONIMO ph34rz teh NOIZE (GerryNemo), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:39 (nineteen years ago)

Although surely the England team must have lost some matches there at some point?

of course, but their games to wins ratio would still be fairly high if too numerous to really compare with club teams.

Man Utd have 15 FA Cup final appearances at old Wembley and 10 wins there which is more than any other club but obv. that's only FA Cup finals.

― 2 american 4 u (blueski), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:39 (nineteen years ago)

I'm not sure, I just thought it sounded like the answer to a trivia question.

xpost to ailsa

― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:40 (nineteen years ago)

Glasgow Rangers? Not QPR or somesuch?

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:41 (nineteen years ago)

Wimbledon never lost a match played at Wembley.

― dommy p is alright WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE (Dom, Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:42 (nineteen years ago)

Wimbledon never lost a match played at Wembley.

But did they draw any? And how many did they play?

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:44 (nineteen years ago)

xpost (blueski): isn't the question about undefeated teams? I've got no idea. I would have thought all the 'big' clubs that have won lots of FA Cups / League Cups have also lost several finals, so it's probably someone obsure with maybe one League Cup and one Sherpa Vans AutoGlass Pot to their name.

― Sir Tehrance HoBB (the pirate king), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:44 (nineteen years ago)

The team I have in mind, incidentally, played 2 matches there and won both.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:46 (nineteen years ago)

Is it another country?

― Sir Tehrance HoBB (the pirate king), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:47 (nineteen years ago)

No. I was only wondering if there were any teams that had won more matches there without losing or drawing any.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:48 (nineteen years ago)

Swindon Town (OK, I googled a bit) have played 2, won 2

(League Cup in 1969, 1993 1st Division play-off )

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:49 (nineteen years ago)

Bah, not who I was thinking of. Clearly there is more than one then.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:50 (nineteen years ago)

sorry i misunderstood the q.

so teams that have played at Wembley but never lost or drawn there, hmm

― 2 american 4 u (blueski), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:50 (nineteen years ago)

Liverpool beat Wimbledon in the 1988 Charity Shield.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:51 (nineteen years ago)

Glasgow Rangers? Not QPR or somesuch?

-- ailsa (ailsa.watso...), Today 11:41 AM. (ailsa) (later)

Yes, Glasgow Rangers.

― ONIMO ph34rz teh NOIZE (GerryNemo), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:56 (nineteen years ago)

Celtic fans sing his name at every game.

― ONIMO ph34rz teh NOIZE (GerryNemo), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:56 (nineteen years ago)

Jimmy McGrory? Charlie Tully?

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:57 (nineteen years ago)

Michael Collins.

― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:58 (nineteen years ago)

Tully it is :-)

He spent a few weeks on loan at Rangers then went on loan to Stirling before retiring.

― ONIMO ph34rz teh NOIZE (GerryNemo), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:58 (nineteen years ago)

haha xpost

― ONIMO ph34rz teh NOIZE (GerryNemo), Thursday, 9 November 2006 11:59 (nineteen years ago)

did you have a player called bastardinthablack?

xpost oh curses, now my joke is spoiled...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 9 November 2006 12:00 (nineteen years ago)

Hmmm, this is looking suspect.

http://www.scottishleague.net/archive/archive87.htm

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 9 November 2006 12:02 (nineteen years ago)

Wimbledon lost in the 1989 Charity Shield, btw. However they did win the 1963 Amateur Cup Final there so that's a 67% win record.

(xxxxxpost)

― === temporary username === (Mark C), Thursday, 9 November 2006 12:02 (nineteen years ago)

did we ever answer that question about whether any one player had FA Cup, Champions League (as opposed to european cup), European Championship and World Cup winners medals?

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 9 November 2006 12:03 (nineteen years ago)

I believe Marcel Desailly has all four?

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 9 November 2006 12:07 (nineteen years ago)

Wimbledon lost in the 1989 Charity Shield

Why were they playing in that?

― Sir Tehrance HoBB (the pirate king), Thursday, 9 November 2006 12:08 (nineteen years ago)

xpost - there are varying and conflicting sources for the Tully story
(e.g. this Scotsman article states that he was at Rangers).

I'll go with the "old bloke in the pub who used to work in the Scott Lithgow's with my Dad" :)

The Celtic web site did state that he'd been loaned to them before Stirling but they seem to have removed all the old player profiles for some reason - only a shitty potted history remains saying "we won some stuff".

The wiki entry for Tully had him at Rangers until someone removed it as "unverifiable information" (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charlie_Tully&oldid=36956241http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charlie_Tully&oldid=36956241)

― ONIMO ph34rz teh NOIZE (GerryNemo), Thursday, 9 November 2006 12:09 (nineteen years ago)

Why were they playing in that?

Corduroy means 1988-89.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Thursday, 9 November 2006 12:13 (nineteen years ago)

Oh and you can't actually score from a goal kick, so the answer to the initial question is no-one

― Feargal Hixxy (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 9 November 2006 12:15 (nineteen years ago)

I'll go with the "old bloke in the pub who used to work in the Scott Lithgow's with my Dad" :)

Yeah, your sources are normally REALLY reliable :-D

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 9 November 2006 12:17 (nineteen years ago)

Ok you stick with your one link to an article that questions what I and 14 other web sites (including the Bangor FC site - a club he managed twice) said. I won't bother with any more.

― ONIMO ph34rz teh NOIZE (GerryNemo), Thursday, 9 November 2006 12:19 (nineteen years ago)

Oh and you can't actually score from a goal kick, so the answer to the initial question is no-one

eh??????????

― Sir Tehrance HoBB (the pirate king), Thursday, 9 November 2006 12:20 (nineteen years ago)

look, he uses the word ACTUALLY, what more do you need to know.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 9 November 2006 12:21 (nineteen years ago)

Eh seconded. You definitely can score from a goal kick.

― ONIMO ph34rz teh NOIZE (GerryNemo), Thursday, 9 November 2006 12:23 (nineteen years ago)

Look it up (NB a kick out of the keeper's hands isn't a goal kick)

― Feargal Hixxy (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 9 November 2006 12:23 (nineteen years ago)

I did.

LAW 16 – THE GOAL KICK
A goal kick is a method of restarting play.
A goal may be scored directly from a goal kick, but only against the
opposing team.
A goal kick is awarded when:
• the whole of the ball, having last touched a player of the attacking
team, passes over the goal line, either on the ground or in the air,
and a goal is not scored in accordance with Law 10
Procedure
• the ball is kicked from any point within the goal area by a player
of the defending team
• opponents remain outside the penalty area until the ball is in
play
• the kicker does not play the ball a second time until it has touched
another player
• the ball is in play when it is kicked directly beyond the penalty
area
Infringements/Sanctions
If the ball is not kicked directly into play beyond the penalty area:
• the kick is retaken
Goal kick taken by a player other than the goalkeeper
If, after the ball is in play, the kicker touches the ball a second time
(except with his hands) before it has touched another player:
• an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team, the kick to
be taken from the place where the infringement occurred
* (see page 3)

― ONIMO ph34rz teh NOIZE (GerryNemo), Thursday, 9 November 2006 12:28 (nineteen years ago)

I hope you're not a referee.

― ONIMO ph34rz teh NOIZE (GerryNemo), Thursday, 9 November 2006 12:29 (nineteen years ago)

I'm sure that never used to be the case - you could score from a goalie's clearance but not a goal kick.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Thursday, 9 November 2006 12:31 (nineteen years ago)

A few weeks ago I saw a hilarious goal from a recent Argentinian league game. A defender cleared the ball, it hit the ref who inadvertedly kicked it straight to the feet of an attacking player who was one-on-one with the keeper in loads of space. He scored.

Anyone know what this game was? I want to try and track down a clip.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 9 November 2006 12:33 (nineteen years ago)

Oh, I saw that too. The keeper ran back to his line on the off-chance he could make a save rather than try to clear the ball. I'll see if I can find it.

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 9 November 2006 12:35 (nineteen years ago)

This is my current favourite stupid keeper video

http://video.tinypic.com/player.php?v=2d1wu4o

― ONIMO ph34rz teh NOIZE (GerryNemo), Thursday, 9 November 2006 12:36 (nineteen years ago)

I'm not! I just, uh, looked it up and I think this was one of the changes that were implemented in 97 (along w/ releasing the ball after 6 seconds and some others)

xpost to Onimo

― Feargal Hixxy (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 9 November 2006 12:36 (nineteen years ago)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=00iza22DxZA

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 9 November 2006 12:37 (nineteen years ago)

Bah, same clip as Onimo, and nothing at all to do with Matt's description whatsoever, I have no idea why I thought I was talking about the same thing as him as there's no similarity at all.

(I assumed, when xposting there, that Onimo's clip was this one: http://youtube.com/watch?v=c2K61gs_Gv0)

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 9 November 2006 12:40 (nineteen years ago)

Ok you stick with your one link to an article that questions what I and 14 other web sites (including the Bangor FC site - a club he managed twice) said. I won't bother with any more.

Ooh, has anyone seen Onimo's toys, he appears to have chucked them out of his pram?

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 9 November 2006 12:44 (nineteen years ago)

They're away drinking Carly Spesh and Electric White snakebites on the Island Of ~~Misfit~~Alkie Toys.

― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Thursday, 9 November 2006 12:46 (nineteen years ago)

Have Notts County ever lost at Wembley? They won a bunch of play-offs under Warlock and a couple of Anglo-Italian Cup finals, too.

― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Thursday, 9 November 2006 14:06 (nineteen years ago)

They were runners up in the 1891 FA Cup final, was that played at Wembley?

― dommy p is alright WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE (Dom, Thursday, 9 November 2006 14:10 (nineteen years ago)

Beaten by Bradford 1996 Div 2 playoffs

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 9 November 2006 14:11 (nineteen years ago)

Which league teams have never played at Wembley then?

― dommy p is alright WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE (Dom, Thursday, 9 November 2006 14:14 (nineteen years ago)

1891 FA Cup Final apparently at The Oval.

Also they lost the Anglo-Italian Cup Final of 1993-94 at Wembley.

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 9 November 2006 14:14 (nineteen years ago)

Oh, Google has the (slightly out of date) answer:

A: Doncaster Rovers, Hartlepool United, Hull City, Lincoln City, Rochdale, Rushden & Diamonds, Walsall, Wrexham and Yeovil Town

(self xp)

― dommy p is alright WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE (Dom, Thursday, 9 November 2006 14:15 (nineteen years ago)

Plenty more triv here:

http://football.guardian.co.uk/theknowledge/

― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Thursday, 9 November 2006 14:57 (nineteen years ago)

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