Coventry Free Kick 1970

[1234jturner]

I know the bloke who scores that he live across the road from me and is a abusolute ledgend

[HoldenMan]

He might be using 2 feet, but they're in contact at the same time, therefore it's still only one touch. Page 125 of the laws of the game (google it), says: "A free kick can be taken by lifting the ball with a foot or both feet simultaneously" . Therefore, it's legal.

[retrolicious1]

We speak with an accident exceedingly rare

[broadband0118]

Dietmar Bruck still getting a game. Spider must have been injured. We don't see our number 6 in the clip. I'm guessing it could have been Roy Barry or even Bobby Parker. Does anyone know?

[beccullity]

"Right out of the book, and on the first line too" It sounds more like he says that i think.

[jscollina]

Right out of the book... and on the far side, too.

[broadband0118]

What does Barry Davies say at the end? Right out of the book and ?

[munckymagic]

I'm training to be a ref and was surprised to read in the Fifa Laws that scooping the ball up at a free kick, with one or both feet, for a team-mate to then kick is allowed. They make a point that it's actually allowed. I thought it'd been banned since this goal, maybe they changed the laws again.

[Jamor0597]

Lol, would try this in Sunday football league

[gmaccruyff55]

Brilliant flick by Gordon Strachan.!

[ivangrozny27]

@gmaccruyff55 indeed it was, the little ginger dynamo

[amidamayru]

YOU BEAUTY!! what a hit son! what a hit

[camtinley]

Why did they made this illegal. That was brilliant !!

[Strawberry7Lynn]

@camtinley Because he's using TWO feet to flick the ball up, he's technically playing the ball twice. Free kick remember!

[HEyTHeReSpORtSFaN]

Great goal. Coincidently, also the last time Coventry scored from a free kick.... :p

[bluegreenius]

brilliant, its what footie is all about, great moments like this!

[CashSmeller]

imagine how much of a dumbass he would have looked like if he missed that lmao

[estatuadechozo]

that was illegal

[pitbull2005]

Amazing...I was actually at that match! Such memories. 

[UnvViiPeRzZ]

My dad was.. I dont know but i support coventry so leave me alone!

[yorkshrlad]

I remember those days. When our English clubs had British players !! Haha

[adarkwindblows]

surely this is illegal, flicking it up with both feet constitutes touching it twice?

[oldpyrator]

@adarkwindblows - no one was sure then. It is now!

[johnnyjazzman]

@adarkwindblows Yes, it is illegal now. It was a grey area at the time but, if memory serves, not long after that kick, the FA and FIFA and UEFA decided that any kick that touched the boot more than once counted as two touches. So these kind of dead ball flicks are no longer possible. Pity, innit?

[fez41]

@adarkwindblows Well done Sherlock. Maybe you should lobby FIFA to get this outlawed? After all, 41 years of this going on every weekend is just not in the spirit of the game is it?

[Kish5739]

What a goal !!

[holz93]

my dad was at this match!

[oojedioo]

this is when football was football.....no bullshit just football.

great goal.

[CraigG1960]

My dad (Liverpool fan) was at this match with a group of Everton fans. He arrived back that night just in time for Match of the Day and told us to watch out for a very special goal.

[biffsh]

My dad was just behind the goal when they did this!!! Back in the days when football was about the sport not the money! PUSB

[nohassel]

I see football coverage was no better then. The producer actually misses the flick up in the live feed by focusing on the wall. Still, lovely strike. Very Hot Shot Hamish.

[GarryJones61]

And here is another way to do this, 13th October 2010, Ronaldinho

youtube.com/watch?v=i3hCjst96B­M

[GarryJones61]

It was allowed and the goal stood. After it aired it caused a debate and a ruling from the FA later adopted by FIFA. The player taking the kick is not allowed to pass to himself. It is impossible for both his feet to strike and leave the ball at the same time (when time is broken down into milliseconds) so the FA ruled that the player is passing the ball between his feet and that any futher attempts would be against the rules of the game.

[Kevster1993]

Anyone just see the Training ground goal by ronaldinio? Its a lesser version of this.

[catssunsetsmusic]

@Kevster1993 Yeah, i'm watching that one now. Someone said in the comments about this goal so I decided to look for it.

[halleb1]

Great Goal !!!

[Bhodisatvas]

The goal was disallowed by the ref :(

[Glamagal20091]

I recall this goal on Match of the Day.

Was it later outlawed because Wille Carr had, in effect, had two touches of the ball having used both feet to lift the ball for Ernie Hunt to score?

[PEYIAKID]

I was a ground steward at the time of this goal, any further attempts were outlawed, anyone know why?

Jim

Cyprus

[XSoulswiperX]

Just youtubed this as my dad said he just ran into a famous footballer from the 70's, was a pretty sly free kick ;D

Thanks for the upload

[Vlkwolf]

A big ''thank you'' for the posting. David Jones' recent effort inspired me to look this one up. For anyone of my generation the famous, and now illegal, Willie Carr flick and Ernie Hunt's volley are unforgettable.

[pauljanny]

Thank God I Was There :-) Play Up Sky Blues...

[gol65]

great!

[TheDavelogan]

Very nice

[IsaacAshe]

Whack! Thanks for sharing - I even posted this on my football blog, Goaltastic.

[andyc992]

it's a shame this got banned straight away! to be fair it is easier to score from a volley than a dead ball, but still why not keep it and let others try. It would make far out free kicks better cus lets be honest they're pretty useless! However you can do something similar as long as you can roll it up your legand flick it back with your heel....

[Grelin1999]

Unique, yes, because it was quickly made illegal. And nice, sure, but not too difficult compared to goals of the year.

[KleinerAli46]

Best trick =) ever =) who can do this trick ever ? ^^ nobody =) but he can it XD

[vaux23]

@KleinerAli46  i can... most people can...

[Bigodes91]

who scored whis goal?

[TONYCOV881]

@Bigodes91 ernie hunt

[huhbuzz]

haha i wasnt even born!

[elephantbarbiegirl]

Go city! One of the best Sky Blue goals ever

[oojedioo]

proper footballers in the 70,ts not like now bunch of money grabbing gay lords.

yeah and shit on the villa!

oufc rules.

[OtadzbinaiKrv]

where can I find the game Coventry City vs Sheffield Wednesday 1986 when the goalie scored a goal from the goal kick?

[sbhenno]

Keep Right On

Shit On The Villa

[rrr2407]

coventry city , we are the pride of the midlands

[stumm23]

when kid,villa all the way

[sbhenno]

obviously not m8

Keep Right On

[willguice11]

@sbhenno ay up kid fancy seeing you commenting here lolage, you turning into a sky blues fan m8?

[sbhenno]

@willguice11 nar lol m8, thought i might look at your only piece of history

[willguice11]

@sbhenno says a birmingham fan.......... how many fa cup's you won? none, thought so.

[willguice11]

@sbhenno lol

[Kkrokko]

That was really memorable. I was there that day, but unfortunately I hade to go to the loo exactly when Carr flicked the ball.

[kan911]

UNFUCKINGBELEIVABLE GOAL!! MAD GENIUS whoeva designed this 1! also love manyoo's disqualified corner against chelsea in the league last season at old trafford when we beat em 3 - 0

[neilpountney]

Actually the correct reason the goal would not be allowed was that the ball needs to ROLL or MOVE one full circumference before another player can touch it!

[nelsonricardocosta]

this is bloody brilliant!! that was a bold move, but it was worth it

[deano8718]

the old west end,brums second home when we played

[fez41]

@deano8718 Yeah, home to about 50 six fingered banjo strummers cowering behind two lines of coppers on the King Richard Street corner. Mancs and cockneys regularly took the west end. Brummies never.

[Nevets442]

What makes it even more amazing is it looks like Ernie Hunt isn't quite ready when Willie Carr flicks it up.

[LeBuzzard1960]

well, not 'as it happened', because we didn't have live tv games....it was the Sunday replay game. and it was black & white, ah, the good old days.

[cbak12sg]

Saturday. It was on Match of the Day, not Star Soccer/The Big Match, or whatever the ITV regional highlights show was.

The commentator was Barry Davies. If it had been on ITV, it would have been Hugh Johns.

[LeBuzzard1960]

it was banned because the first man touches the ball twice by placing each foot on the ball; I saw this game on tv as it happened (as a very impressionable 10 year old) and tried, with my mates, to duplicate it for about two years afterwards. Came close, but it's amazing how high the ball goes before the volley.

[Ario92]

So you'd need to flick it up with one foot, in one touch...

[jonie1994]

so does youre nan

[CheapBeer09]

I had several of these '101 Greatest Goals' videos as a kid, and this was one of the most memorable goals

[regnillab]

This peace of brilliant improvisation was actually banned shortly after.The ball from a free kick now has to go forward,back,sideways,in the air or on the ground but not vertically !!!

Why?

[hycalog]

It's not the direction of the ball but the fact by using both feet he is touching the ball twice. You're only allowed one touch...

[STFCstuff]

Ernie Hunt - Swindon Town legend

[rossj43]

Even from new zealand i can tell that was the best goal ever scored, go on cov.

[petergalbraith128]

wow another FOOTBALL fan from NZ. Guess that makes two of us now then...

[estadovegetativo]

LOL

[leonelp51]

beach soccer ? xD

[RayRay282828]

when will they make soccers for chicks!!! this sport would be more intersting with chick not dudes with there balls falling out there short =[

[allbtgurlznrap]

dude, nowadays chicks do play soccer, and guys have long shorts now.. and frankly ive watched some womens games, and there not as interesting to watch as the mens cuz the mens is WAYY more intense

[ljgately7]

sky blue army! blues blues

[Pazma1]

Holy chit!

[smadaband]

Regarding the commentary about the FA outlawing the so called "donkey kick". I'd like to state that the FA banned it not because it hadn't travelled more than it's diameter but because it was not cleanly struck from the foot/body. They outlawed the two foot donkey kick because the ball was deemed not to be struck cleanly.

Shame.

This video has been watched 300.000 times which shows just how great a football moment it was.

Play up Sky Blues

[smadaband]

I was at that game but unfortunately missed seeing it go. Watching Match of Day that night made up for it. I kid you not, it didn't even make Goal of the Year!!! Can you believe it? Some twat playing for Yeovil or Colchester United hit a screamer from 40 yards in a farmer's field to put Newcastle or was it Leeds out of the cup and giant killers it seems make the news but quickly fade away. Can anyone remember that goal? Ronny Radford I think it was. Doubt it.

Play up Sky Blues

[tommyg100]

Hereford v Newcastle, Ronnie Radford

[allbtgurlznrap]

it was ronny radford who was a carpenter and played for hereford - non league. lol

[Mulderre]

I think, 1970-71 season, the Goal of the Season was a team effort from Tottenham against Burnley, scored i think by Martin Chivers. Ronnie Radford's goal was in 1971-72, the next season

[Mulderre]

Sorry, Steve Perryman was the Scorer

[Kensingtonlondon]

innovative, originality

[judemunkey360]

incredible

[chrisregan2]

Ernie Hunt has got a BOSS wig now!!

[boeershna]

I remember when Norway scored a goal like this a few years back. Think it was Steffen Iversen, or maybe he was the one chipping the ball. Either way it looks lovely when it goes in, but OH so dreadfull when you miss;p

[leenyburghers]

willie carr is ginger !!!! Gingers are taking over the world !!! Sponsored no doubt by duracell !!!! THEY MUST BE STOPPED !

[footballforever20]

coventry always let u down

a few good matches, then u few bad ones

no matter who their players, they have always been like that

this seasons they beat birmingham twice and beat wolves, and loose 4-0 to plymouth

[LetMeUseMyAlterEgo]

Shouldn't have counted because he technically touched the ball twice!

Brilliant improvisation though

[cv61987]

the ball wasn't touched twice; it was outlawed because the ball had not travelled its full circumference ie the ball went straight up and down.

[MrWriter1989]

This was the goal that made FIFA make that rule.

Truly incredible strike. Wish I'd seen it happen!

PUSB!

[NameCC8687]

If that had been by Brazil in 1970 instead of Coventry the whole world would know about it and the scorer would be yet another footballing god and have the move named after him.

[portugalskrilla]

@NameCC8687 excellent goal..but coventry never boasted the likes of pele, tostao, rivelino, jairzinho, gerson or carlos alberto. Neither did they hammer great teams like england and italy on the way to winning a world cup with only wins. Neither did they play some of the best football anybody will ever witness.

[BORROVAN26]

@portugalskrilla ah yes, that famous 1-0 hammering...

[NameCC8687]

@portugalskrilla Fair point, it was a bit of a one-off moment of inspiration I agree. Mind you, the journos would never have stopped going on about it had Cruff or Pele or Platini done it.....

[groeslon]

"The position is on for a quick one....." Barry Davies at his best!

[bigpad69]

that's one of the most famous goals ever scored in English football and caused the rules of the game to be changed to forbid a recurrence. Technically, the ball didn't travel one diameter when Carr flicked it up and indirect free kicks must more that far before a second player hits the ball

[sockouk]

What is 'one diameter'? One diameter of what?

[bigpad69]

the diameter of the ball, i.e. it must move that far on the ground to be considered a legal fre-kick.

[LouiseSharples1997]

Diameter of your cock. So not much.

[Fenjoo]

Willie Carr is my friends Dad!!!!!!!!! :):):)

[innerbreed]

he is my wifes uncle!

[Fenjoo]

small world, eh??? :)

[gazzathelion]

willie is my mums uncle!

[innerbreed]

on willies or theresa (tess's his wife) side?

he is my wifes uncle from tess's side.

[gazzathelion]

willies side

[jacksimms1993]

awesome goal:D:D:D:D:D

[georgebestrulz]

omg stfu!

[olorenshaw123]

bring back the glory days!

[arsenal4majed]

ههههههههههههههههههههه

العرب يلعبون كرة قدم اجمل من هكذا

[malgray666]

he was a class player ahead of his time and a pratical joker thats my uncle ernie

[MrPezza]

Phwoar... That was amazing, he was before his time....

Love how u had to watch the replay to actually see what happened tho, nobody expected it at all

:D

[uncleambient]

Bring on Chelski!!!

[Danjakey]

CITY TILL I DIE !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[britishbulldog36]

come on the boyz ccfc for life,

[STEVIEFROMNORWAY]

I think this was covered by Phoenix from the Flames in Fantasy Football, but have a look at Willie Carr going to shake hands with an unseen dwarf at 0.24!

[Scottmachin]

I'll always wondered about that too. I mean, Micky Gynn wasn't around until the 80's!

[STEVIEFROMNORWAY]

Well whichever pint-sized person Willie was shaking hands with, he looked very pleased to see him! Look at the absolute delight on his face!

[Scottmachin]

Unless it was a very tall guy with very long arms by his knees. Tis a mystery that needs solving, frankly.

[MrWriter1989]

Incredible goal. This changed football.

Now Danny Fox is doing the business for the Sky Blues too.

[Amin4445]

I should have been a foul. You can't take the ball like that guy is doing there, that's more than touching once. BTW, Almeria's Alvaro Negredo scored one last season that was a bit similar.

[celticchefgirl]

The laws of the game were altered after this Ernie Hunt goal. It was a bit of a shame - why get rid of something that takes great skill and doesn't physically hurt anyone?

[ClassicRockMitch]

lol

[georgebestrulz]

coventry is bollocks

[matty1072]

You don't even have any bollocks

[georgebestrulz]

go get a life, and if u cant find 1 come to me and i mite be able to find one 4 u dumbass

[matty1072]

your the one spouting shit about coventry on youtube for no reason, why don't you get a life.

[MalinBellEnder]

Prince Harry's father there at 0-22.... funny, I'd always thought he was the army officer, not a footballer, but there you go.

[kirkwood93]

whey up sky blue!!!

[cristoputtanazza]

come on sky blues!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bouldermobile01]

Coventry rule, the donkey kick rules.

[makeleleizjesus]

my grandad always used to tell me about this goal

[WELLBRAN]

in the 70's it was a unique time in Div 1, on their day anyone could beat anyone, and football was more interesting, because of it. and 99% of the players and managers were British!

[spikerooney011]

I was there, right behind the goal in the stand with my Dad. I was 12 or 13 and the feeling was magic. Everyone at school (Leamington College for Boys) was trying it in the playground on the Monday after the game! A life long, long-suffering supporter am I !! Hey ho, those were the days. Great to see all the old faces of that team again. Thanks.

[rhodyfunk]

And some folks wonder why you are a skyblue supporter... nuff said.

[BRICKMEISTER123]

is that ernie hunt the x swindon town player!!! my grandads brother was good mates with him!

[askoastm2]

class.

[CHATMOSSMAN]

nice goal

[finzes99]

I remember this I was behind the goal in the West End tand with my Dad, happy days.

[jensj2]

I don't think they changed the rules, it was concluded that it should never have been admitted in the first place because an outfielder is never allowed to lock the ball.

[fez41]

Woooahh! Speak English boy. This is soccerball not griddleiron.

[WELLBRAN]

The rule was changed AFTER this free kick, ie the ball shall rotate one revolution before being struck.

[edmartin256]

# We are top of the league! We are top of the league!

[rocsthedog]

ernie hunt,what a cunt, singing WELLER WELLER WELLER score a goal....great goal, those were the days

[TONYCOV881]

no wonder it was goal of the season.

i remember at a pre-season friendly a few years ago, carr and hunt came to highfield road at half time and tried to recreate the goal.

oh god it was so funny, they didnt get it right once. hahaha

[ibelong2stupidity]

BLUES BLUES SKY BLUE ARMY !!!!!

[HenryLeFong]

Willie Carr and Ernie Hunt - they banned this type of free kick after this- ( ball not going forward or something) - that's what you get for creativity...

[metsfano44]

AWESOME!!

go coventry!

and im rom the U.S not england

[koras888]

YEAH..

[kurtman26]

who needs any of this Ronaldo shyt!!

WE ARE THE ARMY,

THE MIGHTY SKY BLUE ARMY!!

[gissaneyfilms]

Covntry... your crap but we love you!

[Rory19081908]

i read about that goal on a book..that's hunt and the other guy carr...brilliant..my respect to coventry fc

[iambrilliant89]

Shame we don't pull that kinda crap anymore. =(

Great fuckin' goal.

[Skeeto9]

That was fantastic!

[craigbateman1]

Coventry till i die

[flamesofvictory]

Tipical everton winging bastards.

[daveycrazy]

CUM ON COVENTRY LOL

[ccfcmullally]

Nice goal, shame it would be dassalowed by todays rules. COME ON CITY!!!!

[chickentikka11]

brilliant i have always loved this goal, shame about it being banned now though.

[dommiedonut]

shit hot city

[uncleambient]

GET IN THERE YOU BEAUTY!!

[ccliffy86]

fAN-FOOKING-TASTIC

[scottskyblues]

What a goal!!!!!

[Sullane]

I was there too as an 11-year-old. Standing at the other end, so I had the same kind of view as the action replay. I remember drawing it for all my mates at school - in those days there weren't endless replays on TV. Final score was 3-1 and Everton were champions at the time. They tried something similar later where Willie Carr put his toe under the ball and flicked it up. 'Goal of the Season'! The simple kits are brilliant I think, Barry Davies, jumpers for goal-posts... Oops, I'm rambling now!

[skyblueterry]

I was at the game standing in the spion kop. I could not get my usual spot by the wall as there were a lot of Everton fans there. (they were reigning champions ) My Dad sat me on the crash barrier nearest the front. I was 8 at the time. After Ernie scored the Everton fans left giving me a great view for the rest of the match. I still go now. Although I often wonder why. Play up Sky Blues

[joshuageebadass]

im from coventry and covetry rule they were the best but now their up tight rubbish little bit good

[canley1]

Pure 1970's Sky Blue Magic, those were the days!!