Goal of the Season

The Goal of the Season is an annual competition and award given on BBC's "Match of the Day", in honour of the most spectacular goal scored that season. It is typically contested between the winners of the preceding ten Goals of the Month, although the goal can and has come from any game in the regular season, including international qualifiers and friendlies - potentially from the opening league games of the season to the end of the European season UEFA Champions League final. In several instances, the goal has come in the final game of the domestic season—the FA Cup Final—the most recent example of which is Steven Gerrard's last minute goal in 2006.

In general, the winning goal has occurred for an English side within the domestic English league or cups, although these are not particular rules—Kenny Dalglish's goal in 82–83 for Scotland being an example. The goal usually comes from competitions to which the BBC holds television rights and which are shown under the MoTD banner—at present, the FA Cup, some Home Internationals and Premier League highlights—although some have come from the equivalent Sportscene broadcast by BBC Scotland. Due to the lack of BBC European club football coverage, held predominantly by ITV/Sky, no goal of the season has ever been scored in European club competition despite many contenders.

Due to a transfer of broadcast rights, the entries for the 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons were decided on ITV's "The Premiership".

List of winners

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-!Season!Scorer!For!Against!Stadium!Competition!Date!Commentator
-!1970-1971
Ernie Hunt
Coventry City
Everton
Highfield Road
First Division
October 3, 1970
Barry Davies
-!1971-1972
Ronnie Radford
Hereford United
Newcastle United
Edgar Street
FA Cup Third Round replay
February 5, 1972
John Motson
-!1972-1973
Peter Osgood
Chelsea
Arsenal
Stamford Bridge
FA Cup Sixth Round
March 17, 1973
David Coleman
-!1973-1974
Alan Mullery
Fulham
Leicester City
Craven Cottage
FA Cup Fourth Round
January 26, 1974
John Motson
-!1974-1975
Mickey Walsh
Blackpool
Sunderland
Bloomfield Road
Second Division
February 1, 1975
Barry Davies
-!1975-1976
Gerry Francis
Queens Park Rangers
Liverpool
Loftus Road
First Division
August 16, 1975
John Motson
-!1976-1977
Terry McDermott
Liverpool
Everton
Maine Road
FA Cup Semi Final
April 23, 1977
John Motson
-!1977-1978
Archie Gemmill
Nottingham Forest
Arsenal
City Ground
First Division
January 21, 1978
David Coleman
-!1978-1979
Ray Kennedy
Liverpool
Derby County
Baseball Ground
First Division
February 24, 1979
John Motson
-!1979-1980
Justin Fashanu
Norwich City
Liverpool
Carrow Road
First Division
February 9, 1980
Barry Davies
-!1980-1981
Tony Morley
Aston Villa
Everton
Goodison Park
First Division
February 7, 1981
John Motson
-!1981-1982
Cyrille Regis
West Bromwich Albion
Norwich City
The Hawthorns
FA Cup Fifth Round
February 13, 1982
Alan Parry
-!1982-1983
Kenny Dalglish
Scotland
Belgium
Heysel Stadium, Brussels
EURO '84 Qualifier
December 1982
Tony Gubba
-!1983-1984
Danny Wallace
Southampton
Liverpool
The Dell
First Division
March 16, 1984
Barry Davies
-!1984-1985
Graeme Sharp
Everton
Liverpool
Anfield
First Division
October 20, 1984
John Motson
-!1985-1986
Bryan Robson
England
Israel
Tel Aviv
International Friendly
February 1986
Barry Davies
-!1986-1987
Keith Houchen
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
Wembley
FA Cup Final
May 16, 1987
John Motson
-!1987-1988
John Aldridge
Liverpool
Nottingham Forest
Hillsborough
FA Cup Semi Final
April 9, 1988
John Motson
-!1988-1989
|John Aldridge
Liverpool
Everton
Wembley
FA Cup Final
May 20, 1989
John Motson
-!1989-1990
Ian Wright
Crystal Palace
Manchester United
Wembley
FA Cup Final
May 11, 1990
John Motson
-!1990-1991
Paul Gascoigne
Tottenham Hotspur
Arsenal
Wembley
FA Cup Semi Final
April 14, 1991
Barry Davies
-!1991-1992
Mickey Thomas
Wrexham
Arsenal
Racecourse Ground
FA Cup Third Round
January 4, 1992
Tony Gubba
-!1992-1993
Dalian Atkinson
Aston Villa
Wimbledon
Selhurst Park
Premiership
October 3, 1992
Clive Tyldesley
-!1993-1994
Rod Wallace
Leeds United
Tottenham Hotspur
Elland Road
Premiership
April 17, 1994
Gerald Sinstadt
-!1994-1995
Matthew Le Tissier
Southampton
Blackburn Rovers
Ewood Park
Premiership
December 10, 1994
Clive Tyldesley
-!1995-1996
Tony Yeboah
Leeds United
Wimbledon
Selhurst Park
Premiership
September 23, 1995
Barry Davies
-!1996-1997
Trevor Sinclair
Queens Park Rangers
Barnsley
Loftus Road
FA Cup Fourth Round
January 25, 1997
John Motson
-!1997-1998
Dennis Bergkamp
Arsenal
Leicester City
Filbert Street
Premiership
August 27, 1997
Tony Gubba
-!1998-1999
Ryan Giggs
Manchester United
Arsenal
Villa Park
FA Cup Semi Final replay
April 14, 1999
Jon Champion
-!1999-2000
Paolo Di Canio
West Ham United
Wimbledon
Upton Park
Premiership
March 26, 2000
Simon Brotherton
-!2000-2001
Shaun Bartlett
Charlton Athletic
Leicester City
The Valley
Premiership
April 1, 2001
Jon Champion
-!2001-2002
Dennis Bergkamp
Arsenal
Newcastle United
St James' Park
Premiership
March 2, 2002
Idwal Robling
-!2002-2003
Thierry Henry
Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur
Highbury
Premiership
November 16, 2002
Clive Tyldesley
-!2003-2004
Dietmar Hamann
Liverpool
Portsmouth
Anfield
Premiership
March 17, 2004|
-!2004-2005
Wayne Rooney
Manchester United
Middlesbrough
Old Trafford
FA Cup Fourth Round
January 29, 2005
John Motson
-!2005-2006
Steven Gerrard
Liverpool
West Ham United
Millennium Stadium
FA Cup Final
May 13, 2006
John Motson
-!2006-2007
Wayne Rooney
Manchester United
Bolton Wanderers
Old Trafford
Premiership
March 17, 2007
Steve Wilson
-!2007-2008
Emmanuel Adebayor
Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur
White Hart Lane
Premiership
September 15, 2007
John Motson