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Best own goals ever scored for Saints?


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What do you all reckon are the best own goals ever scored for Southampton by other teams? As well as Vergini's brilliant opener in the Sunderland game yesterday, I'm nominating Gareth Barry's precisely placed pass into the bottom corner against Man City last season.

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Texaco cup match vs Rangers in the mid seventies. Rangers defender knocked the ball back to the keeper from a long way out and it went straight over his head

 

I remember it being more a case of him (Jackson?) slicing a clearance from the edge of his area and it going in a big loop over their keeper. Milton Road end.

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I thought I'd never see an own goal as good as Lee Dixon's.

 

 

But I think yesterday's was even better. Best own goal I've seen.

 

Think Dixon's is higher quality - he had time and space, picked his spot and turned his back after the shot, confident that he had made the pass back.

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Mike Newell when he was at Everton. Even better placement on his header than Vergini's volley on Saturday, similar distance from goal as well.

 

Speaking of Everton, both of the own goals they scored in the game at SMS last season were pretty special.

 

This one is still my favourite, though:

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I remember a game in the mid 80s when we beat West Ham 3-2 at Upton Park. Steve Walford went to pass back to the keeper, who i think was Phil Parkes from about 25 yards out and ended up chipping it over him and into the back of net. Was a superb finish.

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