General Oxford Wembley Goals: Which Are The Best 3?

Pick The Best 3 Wembley Goals (Technical Not Importance)


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We have now scored 12 goals at Wembley. See the goals below, then select your top 3 best technical goals...

1986 Milk Cup Final

Trevor Hebberd


Ray Houghton


Jeremy Charles
 
2010 Conference Play-Off Final
Matt Green

James Constable

Alfie Potter
 
2016 EFL Trophy Final
Callum O'Dowda

Danny Hylton

2017 EFL Trophy Final
Liam Sercombe

2020 League 1 Play-Off Final
Mark Sykes
 
2024 League 1 Play-Off Final
Josh Murphy (1)

Josh Murphy (2)
 
My top 3...

1) Ray Houghton - Fantastic move involving Hebberd, breaking from our own half.
2) Matt Green - Great technique and finish, chest control then precision half-volley into the top corner.
3) Josh Murphy (2) - Exquisite through ball from Ruben, then taking the ball around the keeper at pace before finishing from a tight angle.

3 top strikes.
 
1. Green
2. Houghton
3. Potter

This is mine too. Answering purely from an objective ‘best goal’ perspective anyway

That said, if he did mean it Mark Sykes takes it because it it’s an outrageous finish. Although I’m almost annoyed I watched it because I never want to see the 2020 Playoff Final again. It’s horrible. The result. How painful it is to watch us at an empty Wembley.

Having not watched them for a while I almost forgot how good all of the ‘86 goals actually are. They’re all really good, fast-paced moves.

BUT if we’re talking my FAVOURITE Wembley goal Alfie’s is the only answer, with all due respect to Green’s amazing finish, lovely football for the League Cup win, Murphy’s heroics and some decent goals in the JPT finals that I’d totally forgotten despite witnessing. I’ll never feel like I did when Potter slotted home again in my life (although 2024 definitely came close!)
 
Head says Green as it was a beautiful finish (and from where I was standing behind Clarke's goal it was beautiful to watch it zoom in).

Heart says Potter though as it meant so much and it was wonderful to see the three of them sprinting towards us and then calmly dispatch it.
 
3rd: Matt Green - great technique, not an easy finish
2nd: Ray Houghton - lovely bit of build up, and a tidy finish
1st: Murphy's 2nd goal. Perhaps recency bias, but the pass from Ruben is just perfection, great first touch from Murphy as well, and a good finish from a tight angle
 
just realised Murphy is the only player to score more than one goal for the club at Wembley - it that an accolade worth acknowledging?
 
There are two that give me goosebumps even as I watch them again: Alfie's clincher to get us back up and Murphy's second, when I really did start to believe we would win the day and become a Championship club again.

I suppose it depends on what the criteria is: technically best, most important to the club or the ones that had the 'goosebumps' moment!
 
Following ZTH's breakdown:

Technically:

1) Matty Green - An incredible bit of skill
2) Josh Murphy (2nd goal) - The sumptuous pass by Ruben and glorious finish
3) Danny Hylton - A fantastic header.

Most Important:

1) Matty Green
2) Josh Murphy (1st goal)
3) Trevor Hebberd

Goosebumps:

1) Alfie Potter
2) Josh Murphy (2nd goal)
3) Ray Houghton
 
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