Goal of the Season contenders 1987-88

The contenders for the 1987-88 Match of the Day Goal of the Season, won by Liverpool's John Aldridge for his FA Cup semi-final volley against Nottingham Forest. Not hard to spot the running theme with the other contenders from this year as Liverpool (probably uniquely) monopolised the shortlist with some tremendous goals by the likes of Peter Beardsley, John Barnes and Steve McMahon.

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Sports

Tags:

• Goal Of The Season
• Match of the Day
• Football
• John Aldridge
• Peter Beardsley
• Ray Houghton
• Steve McMahon
• John Barnes
• Liverpool FC
• 1987-88

[TheElisabethPage]

What? No goals from the 1988 FA Cup final? ;)

[roddershimself]

John Barnes nutmegging Steve Chettle...brilliant...how much would Digger be worth now, if Spurs value Gareth Bale at £150million...

[stuqua]

Awesome stuff from McMahon!

[kevingunter3]

greatest ever liverpool team!!

[kezncurt]

Just to correct things mate, they did a special, one off Liverpool goal of the season that year because it'd been such a good year for them. BBC league football coverage was all over the place back then because they had to share with ITV and live games were few and far between so whenever they did have a live game, nine times out of ten, it would have been a big game involving Liverpool. Unfair I know but there you go. The following season ITV got full exclusive rights for the next four years.