Everything you've ever wanted to know about
goalkeepers and a little bit more

9 June 2019
It's not often you can find a link between not only Queen Victoria but also Winston Churchill and goalkeepers but we've managed to do both in one update! Learn how the son of one Her Majersy's physicians turned his back on the family trade (his grandad and uncle also tended to the Queen) to become an FA Cup winning goalkeeper and how an Old Malvernians goalkeeper was responsible for protecting Churchill's bunker during World War Two. If that's not enough, there's also the collapsing goalposts of the A-League, the painted goalposts of Sudan, some more goalscoring goalkeepers and some footballing dynasties in Getting Personal.

Quirky Facts, In the Net, Goalscoring Goalkeepers, Getting Personal

18 May 2019
A post-FA Cup Final update that celebrates former Middlesbrough goalkeeper Jim Platt's election to the town's Council along with the Irish keeper who helped his mum canvas for votes in Dublin. There's also the goalkeepers that ended up in the treatment room after celebrating a goal, a couple of goalkeeping glove tales and some more of those words of wisdom that goalies are only to keen to impart, even if you didn't ask them...

Hands in Gloves, Quirky Injuries, Politically Speaking, Words of Wisdom

4 May 2019
The best things in life come to those who wait but Plymouth Argyle's James Bittner put that to the test when he waited almost 5,000 days for his first start. Bittner's quirky debut sits alongside two goalkeepers who probably wished they'd waited a bit longer for their debuts. There's also the kitman who tried to help Rafa Benitez out with a clove of garlic, some goalkeeping brothers, a couple of quirky middle names plus some more goalscoring goalkeepers and three international outfield players who donned the gloves in their club's hour of need.

Goalkeeping Debuts, Goalscoring Goalkeepers, Getting Personal, Emergency Measures

12 April 2019
An update for the weekend that features two goalkeepers that found themselves on the wrong side of the law and a third who did rather well for himself during many years of service with the New Jersey police department. There's also the two brothers who were sent off on the same day in the Scottish League, some shirty tales, a few sporting masters and a couple of teams that were denied a clear goal due to some dodgy netting and equipment (and officials that clearly took up the wrong position).

Quirky Facts, Getting Shirty, In the Net, I Fought the Law

23 March 2019
A bumper update packed full of the type of trivia we love - injured goalkeepers playing outfield and scoring, penalty-taking custodians, penalty-saving goalies and a hatful of outfield players who had no choice but to take over in goal. In a quirk of fate, a number of Partick Thistle goalkeepers feature quite prominently but there's also the day Phil Parkes forgot how to tie his bootlaces, the three keepers who found themselves on the wrong end of a hammering and the Lazio keeper who turned his back on the opposition and ended up in hospital.

Quirky Facts, Goalkeeping Debuts, Quirky Injuries, Goalscoring Goalkeepers, Emergency Measures

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