The results are now in from Round 5 of the Goal of the Decade poll, and Ben Muirhead's effort which took us to Wembley has polled the highest number of votes.
For the second time on the trot, you've voted a penalty into the final of our Goal of the Decade competition, with Ben Muirhead's Wembley securing spot kick getting the nod in Round 5 of our Goal of the Decade competition.
The results were as follows:
Pos | Goal |
% |
1st | Ben Muirhead v Darlo (h) 17.05.08 | 38% |
2nd | Gary Jones v Bristol Rovers (a) 10.11.01 | 22% |
3rd | Paddy McCourt v Halifax (a) 05.03.02 | 20% |
4th | Lee McEvilly v PNE (a) 04.01.03 | 14% |
5th | Paul Connor v Plymouth (h) 01.05.01 | 6% |
This was how we described his goal (getting the bit wrong about it being his last touch of a ball in a Dale shirt):
As penalties go, the best thing you could say about this one is that it went in. It wasn't a some sort of genius penalty where he's made the keeper look stupid by a subtle chip, and it wasn't a the sort of spot kick which you'd have down as unsaveable. But I guarantee that there hasn't been a goal scored by a Dale player that you have celebrated as much as this one, as Muirhead cemented his place in Dale history by smashing the ball past the Premiership bound Darlington keeper to take Dale to Wembley for the first time in our history. On the day, much of it will have been a blur and its only watching it back on YouTube which shows it for what it is. As he steps up to take the kick, there's a moment of silence as the whole ground collectively held their breath. Followed by what can only be described as pandemonium. And with that kick, Muirhead kicked the ball for the last time in a Dale kit and put a completely different spin on his time with the club, which was in reality a massive disappointment from the moment he penned a permanent deal with the club, ensuring that Dale fans will forever smile at the very mention of his name. YouTube link and I challenge you to avoid grinning like a loon
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The next round will be online soon.