[Albion] What are the greatest quality Albion goals of ALL TIME?

[Glawstergull]

Rohan Ince in against Swindon in the League cup. I was at the game and we just stood there for a second with our jaws on the floor, before celebrating.

The only highlight of the Sami Hyypia time as our manager (shudder)

I instantly thought of this.

 

[The Optimist]

He's a forgotten man now, but Jose bagged 3 of them

I loved Iquierdo. I’m still gutted about injury robbing us of him.

 

[Mellotron]

Any excuse to post this. Absolutely everything about it is just sublime.

Warning. Sound NSFW

Possibly the peak moment of our time with Gus. Glorious football.

 

[Whitley Bayster]

It's been mentioned already but the link is below for extra pleasure! Lots of things make this special. The timing of a late winner and against the scum. The raking pass from Stephens, the magic man doing his thing, Murray's gobsmacked face and then the pure pleasure of the celebration!!! I miss Knocky!

 

[charlieoatwaygoat]

The best i saw live was Bobby Z at Withdean V Halifax i believe. ball over the head then left foot volley, a thing of beauty.



First one in this clip of 10.

 

[zefarelly]

 

[junior]

I still don't think of myself as old yet (early 40's), but still can't get my head around that there people on here that didn't see Zamora play first time around. I still think of it as our recent history.

Anyway, the Zamora volley against Halifax gets my vote.

 

[GrossTurn]

I feel like Mitoma vs Liverpool and Orlandi vs Newcastle (both in the cup), as well as Murray vs United are quite underrated goals if you’re a fan of DEFT touches.

 

[Stato]

It annoys me that most clips of Enciso's goal against City only show the finish. Yes it was spectacular, but our side was at peak RDZ for that goal. Before the shot, the ball had gone, back and forth side to side, pulling around the team that won the treble that season. Patience, technique, bravery, then the spectacular. It should have won the Puskas Award.



With Gilmour tracking back and taking the press, led by Haaland with him, Steele breaks the line to Welbeck near the centre circle, one touch inside to Enciso, and Welbeck's off running through the middle taking his marker inside. Enciso finds Buonanotte on the right, and he squares up Lewis and Foden, then exchanges passes with Gross on the overlap. When the space doesn't appear, Buonanotte touches it back to Gilmour, who plays it backwards to Van Hecke, who, being pressed by De Bruyne, bounces it to Gross and it's back to Steele. He considers his options and making use of Gilmour and Caicedo's dummy runs that have pulled Silva and Gundogan out of position, breaks the press for a second time, feeding the centre half Colwill in the left back position. He is free to make progress on the left. City backtrack because Mitoma is stretching their defence on the outside and the full back Eustupinan has taken up an inside left position alongside Welbeck. Those two have dragged back Stones and Rodri to widen the gap for Enciso who takes Collwil's pass without a City player near him, touches it to exactly where he wants it and bangs it from 30 yards past Ortega. I think I'm right in saying that five of those players were U21s and I mention the City players names to emphasise who they did this against: the best team in the world at that time.

The thing in its entirety is beautiful and worth making time for. This version is speeded up, but does show the whole wonderful business.

Brighton scored that.

BRIGHTON!

The team that only fifteen years earlier, we'd watched fail to score against Walsall in a run down athletics stadium, despite them having only nine players for an hour! And that goal put the same club into Europe for the first time.

Pep Guardiola, who was Barcelona's manager when we lost to Walsall and has since won 29 major trophies did this in his press conference:

 

[cheshunt seagull]

I want to mention one that's not famous and wasn't scored by one of our superstars but there was a cracker from Gerry Fell against Southend. He got the ball somewhere around the halfway line, powered past two players and hit a screamer from about 25m, goalie scarcely moved. He didn't score that many for us - and the ones he did score are little remembered - but that was a beauty.

I remember that. He basically just steamrolled his way through past at least 2 Southend players, it may have been more. I remember him scoring a good goal against Wrexham as well

 

[lawros left foot]

Never seen that before, superb goal.

I was there.

 

[Bish Bosh]

One that's right up there is Kit Napier's diving header v Bmuff at Christmas '71. Volleyed pass to the wing, then a first time cross for Kit...lovely stuff!

 

[Lenny Rider]

Worthington vs Wimbledon (Home) Dec 84

Nelson vs Brentford (Away) Nov 87


Both in the days before saturated TV coverage, but for those who were there, lifelong memories. ️

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

The best i saw live was Bobby Z at Withdean V Halifax i believe. ball over the head then left foot volley, a thing of beauty.



First one in this clip of 10.

The second and third were away at Bury were they not? If so I was behind the goal. I posted about it at the time.

The only time the Wigan Princess (my GF at the time) was impressed at the football.
"Fookin 'ell" was, I think, what she said after the first one went in.
You can probably see us in a still. But it looks a bit murky so I haven't bothered scanning.

 

[Mustafa II]

Presumably the OP never saw Bobby Zamora?

Bobby Zamora was my prime Albion days.

But we're a different level these days - as are the goals we're scoring.

 

[Falmer Flutter ©]

Loved this from Pascal at Old Trafford. Just liquid football.

 

[South Stand Bonfire]

Old man mumbles:

Mark Lawrenson v Wolves in the FA Cup in about 1979. (Not televised so if you weren't there you won't know about it).
Gerry Ryan v Man City


EDIT: And in the modern era one of Gross's goals at Old Trafford. The one where the highlights don't do it justice as we had the ball for about a minute and passed it round the Utd players like they were a set of traffic cones in a training exercise. I think every Brighton player touched the ball. (Could be wrong).

If anyone has the full version I'd love to see it.

I vaguely remember Lawrenson dribbling the ball through the middle of the pitch from the halfway line like a hot knife in butter and then putting the ball in the North stand goal. Was that the one?

 

[South Stand Bonfire]

Apologies if already posted, but this is a memorable goal from a Mr Sidwell.

 

[Skaville]

As always, Garry Nelson v Brentford 1987 is one of my faves.

Correct answer

 

[Dancin Ninja BHA]

Stuart Munday's curling masterpiece away at Leicester in the League Cup 93/94 season. Thing of beauty