Own goals

[cmonurz]

Paul Konchesky smacked the ball into Jamie Carragher on Sunday to give the latter his 8th own goal against Liverpool, which is more goals than he has scored for the club. Richard Dunne apparently has 7 own goals in his career, same as Frank SincLOLair. Rio Ferdinand has 5.

What makes a player more like to score an own goal? Is it genuinely because they are always 'the last man', throwing themselves in the way of a shot at goal, or is it because, like Richard Dunne's bullet header at the weekend, they are clumsy morons?

[papereyes]

What makes a player more like to score an own goal? Is it genuinely because they are always 'the last man', throwing themselves in the way of a shot at goal, or is it because, like Richard Dunne's bullet header at the weekend, they are clumsy morons?

two things might be related.

[Focher]

Michael Duberry is in the top 5 all time premier league own goal scorers, hopefully this will answer your question.

[Kitson12]

Richard Dunne scored with his foot not his head. Collins was behind him, in the position to CLEAR it with his head.

[cmonurz]

Richard Dunne scored with his foot not his head. Collins was behind him, in the position to CLEAR it with his head.

I see, only saw it out of the corner of my eye, though he had spammed it in.

[TBM]

Paul Konchesky smacked the ball into Jamie Carragher on Sunday to give the latter his 8th own goal against Liverpool, which is more goals than he has scored for the club. Richard Dunne apparently has 7 own goals in his career, same as Frank SincLOLair. Rio Ferdinand has 5.

What makes a player more like to score an own goal? Is it genuinely because they are always 'the last man', throwing themselves in the way of a shot at goal, or is it because, like Richard Dunne's bullet header at the weekend, they are clumsy morons?

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/25102010/ ... ecord.html

Dunne has 8 and Carragher has 7

[cmonurz]

Had a feeling my numbers weren't dead on, but MoTD definitely put Carragher in 'the lead'. I don't think either will fight for the record, tbh.

Iirc Frank Sinclair got three in four games, or something stupid, back in the day.

[Skyline]

Is this the time to roll out the old 'Ian Richardson scored two own goals for Reading while playing for Notts County, which is twice the number of goals Paul Brayson scored for Reading while playing for Reading' line?

[Franchise FC]

Martin Hicks scored home and away for Huddersfield in the 80's - one of them an absolute blinder

[TBM]

Had a feeling my numbers weren't dead on, but MoTD definitely put Carragher in 'the lead'. I don't think either will fight for the record, tbh.

Iirc Frank Sinclair got three in four games, or something stupid, back in the day.

5-Live said Dunne lead the way tbf

[Maguire]

I saw the list on MOTD2 and it was Dunne first then Carragher.

Didn't Carraghrr manage two in one game against Man Utd once? I remember Becks raping them with crosses.

[TBM]

I saw the list on MOTD2 and it was Dunne first then Carragher.

Didn't Carraghrr manage two in one game against Man Utd once? I remember Becks raping them with crosses.

if only cmonurz had an L in it

[T.R.O.L.I.]

I saw the list on MOTD2 and it was Dunne first then Carragher.

Didn't Carraghrr manage two in one game against Man Utd once? I remember Becks raping them with crosses.

Yep - think United won that game 3-1 (at Anfield).

[Maguire]

I saw the list on MOTD2 and it was Dunne first then Carragher.

Didn't Carraghrr manage two in one game against Man Utd once? I remember Becks raping them with crosses.

Yep - think United won that game 3-1 (at Anfield).

3-2

Googled it.