Have any footballers ended their career with more own goals than goals? | The Knowledge
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31-second readPlus: the earliest trophyless seasons, scoring off one’s backside (part II) and the origins of ‘shithousery’ Mail us with all of your questions and answers “How many professional players have ended their senior careers with more own goals than goals for their own team?” wonders Peter Clark.
In the past we’ve looked at the players with the most own goals , but we haven’t looked at those who ended their professional career in debit.
“Southampton cult hero Francis Benali scored only one ‘positive’ goal in his career and was legendary for banging in goal-of-the-month contenders at his own end, most notably a bullet header against Oldham in the 1993-94 season ,” writes Daz Pearce.
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Plus: the earliest trophyless seasons, scoring off one’s backside (part II) and the origins of ‘shithousery’ Mail us with all of your questions and answers “How many professional players have ended their senior careers with more own goals than goals
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