Goal of the Month (England)

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The Goal of the Month is a monthly segment on BBC's Match of the Day television programme, in honour of the best goal scored each month. The segment has been featured on the programme since the 1970–71 season. Typically, a selection of eight or ten goals from the month are shown and The Goal of the Month is decided by the subjective opinion of one of the pundits, such as Alan Hansen, Mark Lawrenson or Alan Shearer. Until the 2006–07 season, viewers were given the chance to win a prize by selecting the correct winner. For the majority of the 2007–08 season, the BBC did not allowing any competitions due to a money-for-competitions-entry scandal, but towards the end of the season and for the goal of the season competition, normal service was resumed.[1], The award of Goal of the Month was usually given as 1st, 2nd and 3rd best goal of the month on Match of the Day up until the BBC lost the right to show Premiership highlights in 2000. When highlights returned to the BBC, the format was reduced to only the best goal of the month being announced.

The winners usually go forth to contest the Goal of the Season.

The theme tune used when showing the nominated goals changes each season. In 2007-8 the theme is a non vocal version of "Thats No Way To Tell A Lie" by Manic Street Preachers vocalist James Dean Bradfield

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[edit] Records

  • During the period in which a top 3 was announced each month, Dennis Bergkamp was the only player to have achieved the deemed 1st, 2nd and 3rd best goals of the month in one calendar month, August 1997. In fact these were all scored in one game, a hat-trick against Leicester City.
  • The only player to have won Goal of the Month in successive months was Tony Yeboah won both the September and October 1995 Goal of the Month competitions, in the 1995-96 season.

[edit] List of 2007-08 winners

Month Scorer For Against Stadium Competition Date
August Charles N'Zogbia Newcastle United Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium Premier League August 26, 2007
September Emmanuel Adebayor Arsenal Tottenham Hotspur White Hart Lane Premier League September 15, 2007
October Carlos Tevez Manchester United Middlesbrough Old Trafford Premier League October 27, 2007
November Luke Young Middlesbrough Tottenham Hotspur Riverside Stadium Premier League November 3, 2007
December Tuncay Sanli Middlesbrough Derby County Pride Park Premier League December 15, 2007
January Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United Portsmouth Old Trafford Premier League January 30, 2008
February Daryl Murphy Sunderland Wigan Athletic Stadium of Light Premier League February 9, 2008
March Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United Aston Villa Old Trafford Premier League March 29, 2008
April Stiliyan Petrov Aston Villa Derby County Pride Park Premier League April 12, 2008
May Fabio Rochemback Middlesbrough Manchester City Riverside Stadium Premier League May 11, 2008

[edit] List of 2006-07 winners

Month Scorer For Against Stadium Competition Date
August Daniel Agger Liverpool West Ham United Anfield Premiership August 26, 2006
September Robin van Persie Arsenal Charlton Athletic The Valley Premiership September 29, 2006
October Gareth Barry Aston Villa Tottenham Hotspur Villa Park Premiership October 14, 2006
November Nicolas Anelka Bolton Wanderers Arsenal Reebok Stadium Premiership November 25, 2006
December Paul Scholes Manchester United Aston Villa Villa Park Premiership December 23, 2006
January Wayne Rooney Manchester United Portsmouth Old Trafford FA Cup 4th Round January 27, 2007
February Denny Landzaat Wigan Athletic Arsenal Emirates Stadium Premiership February 11, 2007
March Wayne Rooney Manchester United Bolton Wanderers Old Trafford Premiership March 17, 2007
April James McFadden Everton Charlton Athletic Goodison Park Premiership April 15, 2007
May Craig Gardner Aston Villa Bolton Wanderers Reebok Stadium Premiership May 13, 2007

[edit] List of 2005-06 winners

Month Scorer For Against Stadium Competition Date
August Morten Gamst Pedersen Blackburn Rovers Fulham Ewood Park Premiership August 20 2005
September Kevin Nolan Bolton Wanderers Portsmouth Reebok Stadium Premiership September 24 2005
October Matthew Taylor Portsmouth Sunderland Stadium of Light Premiership October 29 2005
November Collins John Fulham Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium Premiership November 20 2005
December Steven Reid Blackburn Rovers Wigan Athletic JJB Stadium Premiership December 31 2005
January Liam Lawrence Sunderland Fulham Craven Cottage Premiership January 2 2006
February Nolberto Solano Newcastle Everton St. James' Park Premiership February 25 2006
March Henri Camara Wigan Athletic Sunderland Stadium of Light Premiership March 11 2006
April Craig Bellamy Blackburn Rovers Portsmouth Fratton Park Premiership April 8 2006
May Steven Gerrard Liverpool West Ham Millennium Stadium FA Cup Final May 2006

[edit] List of 2004-05 winners

Month Scorer For Against Stadium Competition Date
August Patrick Berger Portsmouth Charlton Athletic The Valley Premiership August 21 2004
September Lee Hendrie Aston Villa Crystal Palace Villa Park Premiership September 25 2004
October Thierry Henry Arsenal Charlton Athletic Highbury Premiership October 2 2004
November Xabi Alonso Liverpool Arsenal Anfield Premiership November 28 2004
December Arjen Robben Chelsea Norwich City Stamford Bridge Premiership December 18 2004
January Wayne Rooney Manchester United Middlesbrough Old Trafford FA Cup 4th Round January 29 2005
February Thierry Henry Arsenal Crystal Palace Highbury Premiership February 14 2005
March Stelios Giannakopoulos Bolton Wanderers Norwich City Reebok Stadium Premiership March 19 2005
April Wayne Rooney Manchester United Newcastle United Old Trafford Premiership April 24 2005
Rows in bold are also Goals of the Season.

[edit] List of 2002-03 winners

Month Scorer For Against Stadium Competition Date
August Sylvain Wiltord Arsenal Birmingham City Highbury Premiership August 18 2002
September Paolo Di Canio West Ham Chelsea Stamford Bridge Premiership September 28 2002
October Wayne Rooney Everton Arsenal Goodison Park Premiership October 19 2002
November Thierry Henry Arsenal Tottenham Hotspur Highbury Premiership November 16 2002
December Alan Shearer Newcastle United Everton St James' Park Premiership December 1 2002
January Eiður Guðjohnsen Chelsea Leeds United Stamford Bridge Premiership January 28 2003
February Geremi Middlesbrough Liverpool Anfield Premiership February 08 2003
March Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United Fulham Old Trafford Premiership March 22 2003

The April winner is not available.

[edit] References

  1. ^ BBC website: Goal of the Month in Match of the Day. Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
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