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Headed Goals

As Wayne Rooney has obviously been working on his headers and has scored some belters over the last month or so, i was trying to think of the best headed goal i have seen at the valley. I came up with Shaun Newtons headed goal against Huddersfield i think it was at home around 96/97 season? Headed the ball in from an angle outside of the box, probably the best headed goal i have seen at the valley. Please say some of you remember that goal?

Can any you you guys think of any better? im sure Leaburn must have got a few decent headed goals in?

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  • I thought Akpo's last saturday was alot better than he's been given credit for, given how far out he was and how little pace there was on the cross.

    Bartlett scored a decent one against Man U I think in the 3-3 draw.

    Holland in the 4-2 against Chelsea
  • Yes remember it we well, was it 2-1 Charlton? Huddersfield played in a bright yellow strip. If I'm right I can seem to remember leaburn scoring a powerful header at the covered end against Ipswich. Can't rememeber exact season but think the final score was 3-1/3-0.
  • Has to be one of many by Matt Tees. I remember Dick Plumb scoring a cracker as well against Portsmouth. I have to say Akpo's against Stockport was very well taken.
  • Phil Chappel scored some decent headers.
  • edited March 2010
    Me, I love diving headers ..... used to be my speciality when I was playing, lol

    Thai Malysia, you'll remember Dickie Plumb used to come up with some fantastically brave diving headers, body horizontal 3 feet off the ground; mind you he seemed to hit the post more times than he scored - I can't remember anyone else who hit the woodwork so many times in so few games.

    I can only see around 10 games a season, so can anyone else come up with remembering superb diving headers scored for Charlton?
  • [cite]Posted By: Oggy Red[/cite]Me, I love diving headers ..... used to be my speciality when I was playing, lol

    Thai Malysia, you'll remember Dickie Plumb used to come up with some fantastically brave diving headers, body horizontal 3 feet off the ground; mind you he seemed to hit the post more times than he scored - I can't remember anyone else who hit the woodwork so many times in so few games.

    I can only see around 10 games a season, so can anyone else come up with remembering superb diving headers scored for Charlton?

    Shaun Bartlett's header at Spurs was fantastic. Great one-two down the right (it was Luke Young and one of our midfielders - can't recall who), brilliant cross by Young and Bartlett just gets on the end of it and buries it in the opposite bottom corner.
  • edited March 2010
    [cite]Posted By: Oggy Red[/cite]so can anyone else come up with remembering superb diving headers scored for Charlton?

    I seem to recall Paul Went sending a diving header crashing into the net at The Covered End. The opponents, I think, wore stripes - Newcastle? Brighton?
  • Simon Webster got a few beauties in 1991/92 as well
  • Darren Bent's v Villa year we went down from PL...El Karkouri beauty pass i seem to remember!
  • Chris Iwelumo's header against Saints in last min, beauty of a cross and great header.

    Actually he had a few good headers that season.
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  • Jonjo Shelvey's deft effort at Norwich was a much better goal than it appeared on first viewing. For me, no-one can match Peter Osgood's epic dive and thumping header to level for Chelsea against dirty dirty Leeds in the 1970 Cup Final.
  • I don't know about at the Valley - but classic Jim Melrose at Selhurst sticks in the mind ( forgotten who against , maybe Everton?)

    Also a cracking Arthur Horsfield header away at peterborough in '75.

    I love headers like those, where the scorer has to leap and get the power and direction from their neck muscles.
  • [cite]Posted By: Oggy Red[/cite]Me, I love diving headers ..... used to be my speciality when I was playing, lol

    Thai Malysia, you'll remember Dickie Plumb used to come up with some fantastically brave diving headers, body horizontal 3 feet off the ground; mind you he seemed to hit the post more times than he scored - I can't remember anyone else who hit the woodwork so many times in so few games.

    I can only see around 10 games a season, so can anyone else come up with remembering superb diving headers scored for Charlton?

    How about Keithie's against the Gills at Priestfield in the 70's.
  • edited March 2010
    Yeah, I remember Newts' header against Huddersfield. I was right behind it and saw the keeper out of position - it was an absolute fluke though. Mendonca scored a cracker against West Brom the promotion season - we won 5-0. It was the first, he outjumped (I think) Matt Carbon on the penalty spot and angled it in the far corner - no mean feat considering the ball was crossed in slightly behind him and Carbon was about six inches taller than him.
  • Phil Warmen against Sunderland at The Valley.Diving header on the 18yard line.The keeper John Dunn did not stand a chance 2-2.That was one of the best own goals i have seen.
  • [cite]Posted By: Six-a-bag-of-nuts[/cite]I don't know about at the Valley - but classic Jim Melrose at Selhurst sticks in the mind ( forgotten who against , maybe Everton?)

    Also a cracking Arthur Horsfield header away at peterborough in '75.

    I love headers like those, where the scorer has to leap and get the power and direction from their neck muscles.

    Ruud Gullit in the euros that they won I think. Best. Header. Ever.
  • My favourite headers from this season:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8248456.stm
  • I remember a game against Tranmere when Ron 'man mountain' Yeats was their player manager. A free kick came over and King Arthur beat Yeats in the air but instead of heading goalwards wrongfooted the whole defence by placing a perfectly weighted ball in the path of the incoming Hales who happily thumped it home. Horsefield's skill in the air was amazing ; If only we had a few more unselfish and big hearted players like that today!
  • Marcus Bent away to Man City.

    Bullet near post headers....Derek Hales home to Portsmouth & Huddersield (both followed by Killer style kneeling clenched fist grimace). Mike Flanagan away to Brighton in the 5-3 win. Robert Lee home to Oxford in the 3-3 draw.

    Other strong ones....Steve Jones home to Huddersfield(?), Alex Dyer at Selhurst v Bristol Rovers and Everton, Carl Leaburn at Man Utd in the cup and probably my favourite...away to Blackburn for a late equaliser from Colin Walsh's cross.

    And various good ones from Alan Pardew, Matt Svensson, Phil Chapple, Simon Webster, Andy Jones, jim Melrose and Ronnie Moore.
  • I seem to remember Paul Walsh scoring two great headers in a 2-0 win against (I think) Sheffield Wednesday.
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  • Richard Rufus v Sunderland wasn't bad either :)
  • Steve Browns header at Higbury was decent, start of something special that afternoon
  • Pardews header against Burnley in the FA Cup in the 90's
  • Sam Sodje's header against Mk Dons this season was spot on!

    Rufus v Blackburn in 2002 was good aswell.

    Bartlett's winner against portsmouth away in 2003 was quite special aswell, the corner from Di Canio was amazing!
  • Martin Pringle's header against Chelsea in 00 deserves special mention too!
  • JJ against Arsenal in 2000/2001. Really good cross from Stuart and a fine header.
  • Only one for me - Shirty in the playoff final with 2 mins left in 1987.
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