On the 19 May, 1973, the old enemies, England and Scotland met at Wembley in the (now no more) Home International Championship. The England goalkeeper, one Peter Leslie Shilton, made this phenomenal save, which will live on long in the memory of all England fans who were there at the time. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/xP2vJ8EHLFA" width="425" height="350" [...]
Goalkeeping Museum
The Art of Goalkeeping through the history of football
Manchester United; A goalkeeping History, Part 2. 1979-2007
1979-1989 In 1979 Manchester United’s league campaign had been its typically inconsistent self, however the one bright spot was the appearance in the FA Cup final against Arsenal. This game marked the climax to a first season for a young man signed from University in South Africa, one Gary Bailey. Standing six feet one and [...]
Peter Shilton
Name: Peter Leslie Shilton(England) DOB: 18/09/1949 International Appearances: 125 Clubs: Leicester, Stoke, Nottingham Forest, Southampton, Derby County, Plymouth Argyle, Leyton Orient, Coventry City. Years Active: 1965-1996 Born and brought up in post-war Leicester, Peter Shilton’s sole ambition was always to be the best goalkeeper in the world, and he achieved this, perhaps for many consecutive [...]
Strange Goalkeeping Injuries
It has often been suggested that goalkepers tend be rather crazy, haphazard individuals who seem to almost attract strange occurences and injuries, here are some well known accidents and some not so……… In April 1980, West Germany and Schalke goalkeeper Nigbur and his fiancee were dining in Gelsenkirchen, after the meal Nigbur tried to stand [...]
Renat Dasaev
Renat Dasaev(Soviet Union) Full Name: Rinat Fayzrakhmanovich Dasayev D.O.B – 13/6/1957. Astrakhan Clubs – Spartak Moscow, Sevilla(1979-1991) Height – 1.87(6’2″) Renat Dasaev, described by many as the finest goalkeeper of the 1980′s, was born in Astrakhan, on the Caspian Sea and played for his home town club until the age of 21, until the day [...]
Harald ‘Toni’ Schumacher
Harald ‘Toni’ Schumacher(West Germany) D.O.B – 06/03/1954. Clubs – 1.FC Koln, Schalke, Fenerbahce, Bayern Munchen, Borussia Dortmund(1973-1996) A goalkeeper who will ultimately bremembered for one moment of madness instead of many moments of greatness. Born in Duren, not far from Cologne, Schumacher joined his boyhood idols 1.FC after serving his apprenticeship as a boiler maker. [...]
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