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Title: Goals direct from a corner
Post by: pooligan on July 05, 2011, 06:43:05 AM
In the 50 odd years i have been watching the villa i can only remember seeing a goal scored direct from corner by a villa player twice. The first one was by Barry Stobart in a 1-0 win at Small Heath in 64/65 season. Second one was by a tall lanky winger of the time Dave Roberts. It was at the Witton end of villa park but i am not sure of the opponents, may have been West Brom in the 66/67 season. Can anyone remember these and anymore?
Title: Re: Goals direct from a corner
Post by: Reuben on July 05, 2011, 06:56:13 AM
Too young to remember the ones you mention, but didn't Staunton score one for us?

I know he did for Ireland, and I'm sure he did for us.  Used to be annoying though as he kept trying to do it again even though the keeper and defence were ready for it.
Title: Re: Goals direct from a corner
Post by: Charlie8182 on July 05, 2011, 07:00:35 AM
I can think of 2 corner goals Steve Staunton scored for us, against Wimbledon at Selhurst Park in August 1993 and against Crystal Palace at VP one year later.
Title: Re: Goals direct from a corner
Post by: PaulTheVillan on July 05, 2011, 08:24:07 AM
I can remember Staunton getting a couple for us. Both from the Holte/Trinity side. Mid 90's I think.
Title: Re: Goals direct from a corner
Post by: willywombat on July 05, 2011, 08:27:55 AM
I didn't see it but remember my brother talking about the Stobart goal but no recollection at all of the second one you mention. Racking my brains as to who that might have been
Title: Re: Goals direct from a corner
Post by: darren woolley on July 05, 2011, 09:04:41 AM
I don't remember but now you say you have made me think now.
Title: Re: Goals direct from a corner
Post by: tom jennings IV on July 05, 2011, 09:22:39 AM
Yep Staunton scored one for us in 1995 against Palace, my second ever game! It was from the right hand side of the Holte as you look at it form the pitch. Southgate bundled in their equaliser.
Title: Re: Goals direct from a corner
Post by: pooligan on July 05, 2011, 10:16:07 AM
Yeah Tom , i  can remember that  Staunton one against Palace in 1995  now you have mentioned it. Strange how i can remember the ones in 1964 and not the ones in 1995.
Title: Re: Goals direct from a corner
Post by: Phil from the upper holte on July 05, 2011, 10:32:19 AM
Stan Staunton definately did it twice
Title: Re: Goals direct from a corner
Post by: dave shelley on July 05, 2011, 12:56:22 PM
I'm sure Harry Burrows did it  versus Leyton Orient old first division in the very early sixties.  I was there and as I recall was first through the turnstiles in the old Trinity Road paddock.  I met Ray Moore the Villa trainer as they were then that day, gave me his autograph, I was floating.
Title: Re: Goals direct from a corner
Post by: ADVILLAFAN on July 05, 2011, 01:00:13 PM
This just made me think of Angel kicking the corner out against Spurzzzz and then running up the other end to score an own goal for them  :-[
Title: Re: Goals direct from a corner
Post by: Brian Taylor on July 05, 2011, 03:32:56 PM
Johnny McLeod back in '67 ..can't recall who against now, but it took several seconds to register at the Holte End when it got one of biggest cheers I ever recall.
"Hey, Hey, you, you; get offa Mcleod"
Title: Re: Goals direct from a corner
Post by: sideshow on July 05, 2011, 03:54:31 PM
Didnt Mathius Breikrutz get one in front of the Holte?
Title: Re: Goals direct from a corner
Post by: pooligan on July 05, 2011, 04:11:26 PM
Hi Brian , it may have been West Brom and i got mixed up with  McLeod who scored 2 and Roberts who got the other goal .As one was short and stumpy and the other was tall and skinny sounds impossible i know but that is what getting old does to your memory. I just remember standing by the players tunnel and the ball just curling into the top corner of the net.
Title: Re: Goals direct from a corner
Post by: Brian Taylor on July 05, 2011, 06:03:35 PM
Yes..from right hand flag looking from the Holte..stunned everyone.. including McLeod.
Title: Re: Goals direct from a corner
Post by: Deano's Mullet on July 05, 2011, 08:55:28 PM
Didnt Mathius Breikrutz get one in front of the Holte?

Paul McGrath bundled that one in if its the one i am thinking of - Sheff United at home 1992-93.

Staunton did it against Palace in 1994 and also at Wimbledon in 1993 although some books credit - wrongly - McGrath with that goal too. Steve also nearly scored one in the League Cup Final in 1994 when he forced a save from Les Sealey - our first attempt on goal in that game.
Title: Re: Goals direct from a corner
Post by: The Left Side on July 06, 2011, 02:45:47 AM
The Staunton one against Wimbledon rings a bell, anyone got the time to trawl youtube for it?
Title: Re: Goals direct from a corner
Post by: Withe Gusto on July 06, 2011, 03:57:35 PM
Didnt Mathius Breikrutz get one in front of the Holte?

Briekrutz didnt score for Villa, he might have scored from a corner in the reserves.
He looked like the german Sid in the reserves!
Title: Re: Goals direct from a corner
Post by: villabren on July 06, 2011, 04:03:33 PM
Didnt Mathius Breikrutz get one in front of the Holte?

Briekrutz didnt score for Villa, he might have scored from a corner in the reserves.
He looked like the german Sid in the reserves!
But I saw him score in a friendly against Shelbourne in dublin about 18/19 years ago. Also the first time I saw a then unknown keeper named Mark Bosnich
Title: Re: Goals direct from a corner
Post by: Withe Gusto on July 06, 2011, 04:35:39 PM
Didnt Mathius Breikrutz get one in front of the Holte?

Briekrutz didnt score for Villa, he might have scored from a corner in the reserves.
He looked like the german Sid in the reserves!
But I saw him score in a friendly against Shelbourne in dublin about 18/19 years ago. Also the first time I saw a then unknown keeper named Mark Bosnich

Yeah he might have got a couple in friendlies, but Briekrutz never scored in a competitive match. I also saw Bosnich for the first time in a friendly v Bari (including Platt) at villa park. We were shouting down to him in Neighbours accents "Oi Bosnich! We can see the pub from here" (like in the XXXX ad)
ah, precious memories!
Title: Re: Goals direct from a corner
Post by: eric woolban woolban on July 06, 2011, 09:21:48 PM
This just made me think of Angel kicking the corner out against Spurzzzz and then running up the other end to score an own goal for them  :-[

And did he miss a penalty too in the same match and run over a black cat on his way to Villa Park?
Title: Re: Goals direct from a corner
Post by: Bernie on July 08, 2011, 01:04:54 PM
Johnny McLeod back in '67 ..can't recall who against now, but it took several seconds to register at the Holte End when it got one of biggest cheers I ever recall.
"Hey, Hey, you, you; get offa Mcleod"
I remember that, it was of the first matches I went to; I think it may have been in a 2-1 win over Derby
Title: Re: Goals direct from a corner
Post by: JJ-AV on July 10, 2011, 12:26:08 PM
So strange, they just showed Staunton's one on SSN.

Beckham scored one last night so they're showing other cases of it happening.
Title: Re: Goals direct from a corner
Post by: Holte L2 on July 16, 2011, 10:28:05 PM
Staunton v Palace and I think he scored one against Ipswich at Villa Park.

Both 1994/1995.
Title: Re: Goals direct from a corner
Post by: GJH on July 16, 2011, 10:34:22 PM
Did Carbone or Merson do it?
Title: Re: Goals direct from a corner
Post by: Holte L2 on July 17, 2011, 08:51:18 PM
Did Carbone or Merson do it?

Positive they didn't?
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