Cooper classic wins greatest goal

Published on Monday 6 October 2008 21:44

DAVIE Cooper's stunning individual goal for Rangers against Celtic in the 1979 Drybrough Cup final has been voted The Best Scottish Goal Ever by listeners to Real Radio's football phone-in.

Cooper controlled the ball in the area with his back to goal, swivelled, then beat four defenders while playing keepy-uppy and slotted the ball into the net. Programme co-host Alan Rough said: "It was the best goal by a mile. This goal was about technique, ability and the art of entertaining the crowd."

See the goal again in our On The Web feature, below.

Listeners registered their votes online from a short-list of 12 and the top five were:

• 1) Davie Cooper v Celtic: Classic solo goal from the Drybrough Cup final at Hampden Park in 1979.

• 2) Henrik Larsson v Rangers: Chip over Stefan Klos in 6-2 game from August 2000.

• 3) Paul Gascoigne v Aberdeen: Title-clinching goal and flash of genius from Rangers' gifted playmaker.

• 4) Jim Hamilton v Celtic: From January 2006, this goal for Motherwell was voted the SPL 'Goal of the Decade'.

• 5) Shaun Maloney v Dunfermline: Sweet volley