The Sidwell Goal

[Tory Boy]

Gerry Ryan's against the champions of Europe.

TB

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Gary Williams against Nottingham forest

 

[SockMonster]

Gotsmanov walking the ball into the net?

 

[cheshunt seagull]

Think my top 10 would be

Nelson v Brentford
Zamora v Halifax
Ince v Swindon
Sidwell v Bristol C
Ward v Mansfield
Ryan v Man C
Irvine v Villa
Clarke v Orient
Bromley v Tranmere
Napier v Bournemouth

 

[Surf's Up]

Just seen it

Better than Beckham v Wimbledon if you remember that....

.....is an excellent comparison.

 

[withdeanwombat]

Willie Irvine v Aston Villa 1972 Runner up as BBC goal of season. Available on YouTube.

By a country mile the best Albion goal I've ever seen, though some of the others mentioned were very good goals indeed.

 

[BN9 BHA]

That's because they were showing the live sky feed. At home, I could hear Brighton fans cheering each time it was shown. Must have made the fans and players of Bristol pretty down.

Yes, we cheered even louder every time it was repeated

 

[Bones]

Calde past David James at the Amex. Was right behind it. Soon as he hit it you knew it was going in.

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[mona]

Tony Towner at Northampton deserves a mention.

 

[The Birdman]

Gary Williams against Nottingham forest

this was a good one I was right behind the south goal watched it swerve it was a great strike.

 

[melias shoes]

Jimmy Case v Sheffs Weeds (meant typo) at Highbury 1983.
Stood right behind goal

Same as that.

 

[melias shoes]

His goal at Anfield was even better.

Equally as good. Especially as they had just equalised. What a day that was.

 

[fosters headband]

1961 Bob McNicol against Champions of England Burnley in the FA CUP to earn a 3-3 draw. He hit this goal from the same distance as Sidwell but the difference was his was not a lob, it just went in to the top corner all the way from that distance, one hell of a strike. .

 

[melias shoes]

Yes, we cheered even louder every time it was repeated

We could hear you.

 

[Bansko Seagull]

Gerry Ryan's against the champions of Europe.

TB

Brilliant goal and a fantastic day to follow the Albion. Albeit a heck of a long wait until the final whistle.

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Wrong calculations: should be 53 yards 1 foot.

According to my copy of: "The supporters' guide to premier and football league clubs" hand book, the Ashton Gate pitch is 115 x 75 yards. That makes the distance from the half-way line to the goal line 57 yards & 18 inches. Just need to subtract from that how far the ball was from the half-way line when Siddo kicked it. 4 yards 6 inches looks about right so your suggested 53 yards 1 foot looks realistically accurate.

 

[ManOfSussex]

It still looks good this morning on Youtube. Needs a Youtube wizzard to put it up with the Alan Partridge commentary line of:

****, did you see that? He must have a foot like a traction engine.

 

[jasetheace]

Has anyone mentioned Bobby Z at Bury? I will concur too with Lawro vs Wolves. If only Vicente's had gone in, this argument would have been settled to the end of days...

 

[catfish]

Equally as good. Especially as they had just equalised. What a day that was.

Uforgettable day. My favourite Albion game ever.

 

[perseus]

Peter Ward v Mansfield in the late seventies Division 3 promotion game 2-1 at the Goldstone for an excellent individual goal. The referee clapped.

For a combination goal Gary Hart > Lee Steele > Bobby Zamora v old Wimbledon at the Withdean was every bit as good as Willie Willie Irvine's.