The ten best and funniest own goals of all time.
10. Gareth Barry – Manchester City vs Southampton, 2013
Such a clinical finish, the England international must have thought he was in front of his own goal!
9. Lauren – Arsenal vs Manchester City, 2003
A 20-yard dash, a deft touch to control, and a clinical finish. Shame it wasn’t at the right end, eh?
8. Djimi Traore – Liverpool vs Burnley, 2005
Traore wrote himself into Liverpool folklore with this dazzling twist, but he soon grabbed some headlines for all the right reasons with a screamer in Seattle a few seasons ago.
7. Chris Brass – Bury vs Darlington, 2007
Chris ‘better than Messi’ Brass earned his nickname because he did something that the Argentinian could never do. Incidentally, Brass later wing on to become the youngest manager in York City’s history after this.
6. Terry Leake – Finn Harps vs Derry City, 1989
Talk about a face palm. Leake had time to dispossess his teammate and with no pressure on him at all lob his own goalkeeper with a truly astounding back pass.
5. Festus Baise – SUN HEI vs. Citizen AA (Hong Kong Premier League), 2011
WOW! Eat your heart out, Zlatan!
4. Inigo Martinez – Spain U21 vs Georgia U21, 2011
Backheel volleys are hard to come by during a game, but sadly when it flies over your own goalkeeper it counts for very little.
3. Lee Dixon – Arsenal vs Coventry City, 1991
The Gunners were once famous for their stringent defence, and Dixon showed here that he liked to make sure David Seaman was paying attention with this sweet finish.
2. Jamie Pollock – Manchester City vs QPR, 2000
Pollock handed Rangers the advantage during this Championship relegation battle. Still, lovely finish, though!
1. Peter Enkelman – Aston Villa vs Birmingham City, 2002
What were you thinking? And against your bitter rivals no less. Embarrassing.