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

Between The Sticks
Joined August 2014
Leicester City's Mark Wallington tries to avoid carpet burns by wearing a pair of tracksuit bottoms while keeping goal away to QPR and their plastic pitch.
4
192
Everyone agreed that Hugo Lloris's Dalek impression needed some work...
5
410
Millwall's Tony Warner arranges his wall as his side prepares to face a Preston North End freekick in 2000.
3
2
21
1,158
David Seaman is put through his paces at Wembley while on England duty as Chris Woods watches on behind him.
1
2
23
1,482
Bolton's Eddie Hopkinson scrambles after the ball during a league game against Tottenham in 1956.
11
476
Norwich City's Kevin Keelan is this week's Sunday night Shoot! Focus On Star.
4
4
1
72
4,516
Nottingham Forest's Chic Thomson looks worryingly behind him to see where the ball ended up during a FA Cup clash against West Bromwich Albion in 1958.
1
1
13
541
Some unorthodox goalkeeping from Ipswich Town's Laurie Sivell who, under pressure from West Ham's Billy Bonds, elects to use two fists to punch the ball over the crossbar at an almost parallel angle to the woodwork from Bryan 'Pop' Robson's cross.
24
2,213
The Goalkeepers' Union: Liverpool's Bruce Grobbelaar congratulates his Arsenal counterpart John Lukic on winning the League title after the final whistle at Anfield back in May 1989.
5
4
42
1,384
Three is the magic number for Tottenham's Ray Clemence.
3
43
786
Southampton's Gerry Gurr makes a save for the cameras during a pre-season press call at The Dell in the summer of 1969.
3
31
612
Action from the 1924/25 season with Notts County's Albert Iremonger keeping Aston Villa at bay.
1
15
529
From Russia with Gloves: Dmitri Kharine stands guard in goal for the Soviet Union during the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.
4
2
23
924
Fulham’s Mark Schwarzer takes command of his penalty area.
1
11
449
This week's Friday Afternoon Goalkeeper Pin-up is Leeds United's David Harvey. Harvey was a keen rabbit breeder - yes, really - and used to compete in various shows with his prized bunnies.
1
7
1
63
2,702
Arsenal's Jim Furnell tries to thwart Man Utd's Brian Kidd with a little help from teammate Terry Neill at Old Trafford in 1967.
1
3
394
QPR's Peter Hucker denies Tottenham's Steve Perryman during the 1982 FA Cup final, where Hucker was named Man of the Match.
2
28
745
Stoke City's John Farmer bowls the ball out at Loftus Road back in August, 1974.
1
5
35
881
A dejected Roy Carroll sits on the turf after being beaten by Carlos Tevez during the second leg of the Carling Cup semi-final between Derby County and his former side Manchester United in 2009.
1
17
836
This may be a controversial take, but did Leeds United's Peter Lorimer ever take a penalty as badly or as softly as he did when he faced Wimbledon's Dickie Guy? Guy's heroics that day have been overshadowed by arguably the worst effort of the afternoon. Thoughts?
8
6
3
64
22,589