Goal of the Month (England)
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 the Goal of the Month is decided. Until the 2006–07 season, viewers were given the chance to win a prize by selecting the correct winner and the winner would be decided by a vote firstly by post then by text and phone votes. For the majority of the 2007–08 season, the BBC did not allow 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] When Match of the Day moved to Match of the Day 2 when Colin Murray presented the winner was decided by the subjective opinion of one of the pundits, such as Alan Hansen, Mark Lawrenson or Alan Shearer. From October 2013, BBC Match of the Day 2 viewers have picked the Goal of the Month in a poll conducted by voting on the BBC Sport website or sending the hashtag of the viewers favourite goal via Twitter.[2]
The award of Goal of the Month was usually given as first-, second- and third-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 now changes each season, although the piece most usually associated with it was the same song for several years in the early 1990s; "The Life of Riley" by The Lightning Seeds. "Dreams " by The Cranberries also featured. The During the 1997–98 season, the programme used "Is This Music?" by Teenage Fanclub. During 1998–99, the theme from the film Malizie di Venere was used. In 2007–08, the theme was a non-vocal version of "That's No Way to Tell a Lie" by Manic Street Preachers vocalist James Dean Bradfield. For the 2008–09 season, "In This City" by Iglu & Hartly was the theme. For the 2009–10 season, "We Share The Same Skies" by The Cribs was used. For the 2011–12 season, "Down with the Trumpets" by Rizzle Kicks is used. From the 2012–13 season onwards, "The Road Goes On Forever" by High Contrast is used. For the 2013–14 season, the music used is an instrumental version of "Waiting All Night" by Rudimental. For the 2015-16 season an instrumental version of "Coming Home" by Sigma featuring Rita Ora is used.
Records
- During the period in which a top three was announced each month, Dennis Bergkamp was the only player to have achieved the deemed first, second, and third best goals of the month in one calendar month, August 1997. Only two goals came from his hat-trick against Leicester City, the third was from a previous game against Southampton—not all three as is widely cited.[3]
Winners
(Rows in bold are also Goals of the Season.)
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1999–2000
2000–01
2002–03
2003–04
Month |
Scorer |
For |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
Date |
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
Key:
Goal of the Season
Month |
Scorer |
For |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
Date |
August |
Džeko, EdinEdin Džeko (BIH) |
Manchester City |
Tottenham Hotspur | White Hart Lane |
Premier League | 28 August 2011 |
September |
Petrov, StiliyanStiliyan Petrov (BUL) |
Aston Villa |
Everton | Goodison Park |
Premier League | 10 September 2011 |
October |
Ruiz, BryanBryan Ruiz (CRC) |
Fulham |
Everton | Craven Cottage |
Premier League | 23 October 2011 |
November |
Taylor, RyanRyan Taylor (ENG) |
Newcastle United |
Everton | St James' Park |
Premier League | 5 November 2011 |
December |
van Persie, RobinRobin van Persie (NED) |
Arsenal |
Everton | Emirates Stadium |
Premier League | 10 December 2011 |
January |
Sessègnon, StéphaneStéphane Sessègnon (BEN) |
Sunderland |
Swansea City | Stadium of Light |
Premier League | 21 January 2012 |
February |
Campbell, FraizerFraizer Campbell (ENG) |
Sunderland |
Norwich City | Stadium of Light |
Premier League | 1 February 2012 |
March |
Crouch, PeterPeter Crouch (ENG) |
Stoke City |
Manchester City | Britannia Stadium |
Premier League | 24 March 2012 |
April |
Ben Arfa, HatemHatem Ben Arfa (FRA) |
Newcastle United |
Bolton Wanderers | St James' Park |
Premier League | 9 April 2012 |
May |
Cissé, PapissPapiss Cissé (SEN) |
Newcastle United |
Chelsea | Stamford Bridge |
Premier League | 2 May 2012 |
2012–13
Key:
Goal of the Season
Month |
Scorer |
For |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
Date |
August |
van Persie, RobinRobin van Persie (NED) |
Manchester United |
Fulham | Old Trafford |
Premier League | 25 August 2012 |
September |
Ben Arfa, HatemHatem Ben Arfa (FRA) |
Newcastle United |
Aston Villa | St James' Park |
Premier League | 2 September 2012 |
October |
Taarabt, AdelAdel Taarabt (MAR) |
Queens Park Rangers |
West Ham United | Loftus Road |
Premier League | 1 October 2012 |
November |
Defoe, JermainJermain Defoe (ENG) |
Tottenham Hotspur |
West Ham United | White Hart Lane |
Premier League | 22 November 2012 |
December |
Walcott, TheoTheo Walcott (ENG) |
Arsenal |
Newcastle United | Emirates Stadium |
Premier League | 29 December 2012 |
January |
Bale, GarethGareth Bale (WAL) |
Tottenham Hotspur |
Norwich City | Carrow Road |
Premier League | 30 January 2013 |
February |
Bale, GarethGareth Bale (WAL) |
Tottenham Hotspur |
West Ham United | Upton Park |
Premier League | 25 February 2013 |
March |
Carroll, AndyAndy Carroll (ENG) |
West Ham United |
West Bromwich Albion | Upton Park |
Premier League | 30 March 2013 |
April |
van Persie, RobinRobin van Persie (NED) |
Manchester United |
Aston Villa | Old Trafford |
Premier League | 22 April 2013 |
May |
Mirallas, KevinKevin Mirallas (BEL) |
Everton |
West Ham United | Goodison Park |
Premier League | 12 May 2013 |
2013–14
Key:
Goal of the Season
Month |
Scorer |
For |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
Date |
August |
van Persie, RobinRobin van Persie (NED) |
Manchester United |
Swansea City | Liberty Stadium |
Premier League | 17 August 2013 |
September |
Mutch, JordonJordon Mutch (ENG) |
Cardiff City |
Fulham | Craven Cottage |
Premier League | 28 September 2013 |
October |
Wilshere, JackJack Wilshere (ENG) |
Arsenal |
Norwich City | Emirates Stadium |
Premier League | 19 October 2013 |
November |
Ramsey, AaronAaron Ramsey (WAL) |
Arsenal |
Liverpool | Emirates Stadium |
Premier League | 2 November 2013 |
December |
Suárez, LuisLuis Suárez (URU) |
Liverpool |
Norwich City | Anfield |
Premier League | 4 December 2013 |
January |
Sturridge, DanielDaniel Sturridge (ENG) |
Liverpool |
Everton | Anfield |
Premier League | 28 January 2014 |
February |
Rosický, TomášTomáš Rosický (CZE) |
Arsenal |
Sunderland | Emirates Stadium |
Premier League | 22 February 2014 |
March |
Rooney, WayneWayne Rooney (ENG) |
Manchester United |
West Ham United | Upton Park |
Premier League | 22 March 2014 |
April |
Shelvey, JonjoJonjo Shelvey (ENG) |
Swansea City |
Aston Villa | Liberty Stadium |
Premier League | 26 April 2014 |
May |
Barkley, RossRoss Barkley (ENG) |
Everton |
Manchester City | Goodison Park |
Premier League | 3 May 2014 |
2014–15
Key:
Goal of the Season
Month |
Scorer |
For |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
Date |
August |
Schürrle, AndréAndré Schürrle (GER) |
Chelsea |
Burnley | Turf Moor |
Premier League | 18 August 2014 |
September |
Di María, ÁngelÁngel Di María (ARG) |
Manchester United |
Leicester City | King Power Stadium |
Premier League | 21 September 2014 |
October |
Silva, DavidDavid Silva (SPA) |
Manchester City |
West Ham United | Upton Park |
Premier League | 25 October 2014 |
November |
Pérez, AyozeAyoze Pérez (SPA) |
Newcastle United |
West Bromwich Albion | The Hawthorns |
Premier League | 9 November 2014 |
December |
Barkley, RossRoss Barkley (ENG) |
Everton |
Queens Park Rangers | Goodison Park |
Premier League | 15 December 2014 |
January |
Kane, HarryHarry Kane (ENG) |
Tottenham Hotspur |
Chelsea | White Hart Lane |
Premier League | 1 January 2015 |
February |
Coutinho, PhilippePhilippe Coutinho (BRA) |
Liverpool |
Southampton | St Mary's Stadium |
Premier League | 22 February 2015 |
March |
Mata, JuanJuan Mata (SPA) |
Manchester United |
Liverpool | Anfield |
Premier League | 22 March 2015 |
April |
Adam, CharlieCharlie Adam (SCO) |
Stoke City |
Chelsea | Stamford Bridge |
Premier League | 4 April 2015 |
May |
Wilshere, JackJack Wilshere (ENG) |
Arsenal |
West Bromwich Albion | Emirates Stadium |
Premier League | 24 May 2015 |
2015–16
Key:
Goal of the Season
Month |
Scorer |
For |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
Date |
August |
Coutinho, PhilippePhilippe Coutinho (BRA) |
Liverpool |
Stoke City | Britannia Stadium |
Premier League | 9 August 2015 |
September |
Benteke, ChristianChristian Benteke (BEL) |
Liverpool |
Manchester United | Old Trafford |
Premier League | 12 September 2015 |
October |
Sánchez, AlexisAlexis Sánchez (CHI) |
Arsenal |
Manchester United | Emirates Stadium |
Premier League | 4 October 2015 |
November |
Smith, AdamAdam Smith (ENG) |
Bournemouth |
Everton | Vitality Stadium |
Premier League | 28 November 2015 |
December |
Martina, CucoCuco Martina (CUW) |
Southampton |
Arsenal | St. Mary's Stadium |
Premier League | 26 December 2015 |
January |
Alli, DeleDele Alli (ENG) |
Tottenham |
Crystal Palace | Selhurst Park |
Premier League | 23 January 2016 |
February |
Vardy, JamieJamie Vardy (ENG) |
Leicester |
Liverpool | King Power Stadium |
Premier League | 2 February 2016 |
March |
Kane, HarryHarry Kane (ENG) |
Tottenham |
Arsenal | White Hart Lane |
Premier League | 5 March 2016 |
April |
Payet, DimitriDimitri Payet (FRA) |
West Ham United |
Crystal Palace | Boleyn Ground |
Premier League | 2 April 2016 |
May |
Hazard, EdenEden Hazard (BEL) |
Chelsea |
Tottenham Hotspur | Stamford Bridge |
Premier League | 2 May 2016 |
2016–17
Key:
Goal of the Season
References