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TUEART GOAL IS BEST-EVER LEAGUE CUP MOMENT
Football fans have voted Dennis Tueart's spectacular winning goal for Manchester City against Newcastle United in the 1976 League Cup Final as the greatest moment in the competition's history.
Sunday's Carling Cup Final between Aston Villa and Manchester United is the 50th League Cup Final and more than 20,000 supporters have cast their votes on the 50 golden moments as nominated by supporters on The Football League's special 50th anniversary website - www.leaguecup50.com
Reflecting on his overhead kick which secured the Manchester club a famous 2-1 win, Tueart said: "For my goal to be voted for by the people of the game, the supporters, as the number one League Cup Moment makes me feel very proud.
"I'm of the opinion that emotion, passion and pride is what makes football special. Football supporters are unique. They make the game what it is."
Football League Chairman, Lord Mawhinney, congratulated Tueart and said: "Dennis Tueart's memorable goal is a worthy winner of this accolade. To win a cup final with a moment of such supreme skill is an outstanding feat.
"Fifty years is an important milestone for The Football League's showpiece Cup competition.
"The League Cup is essential to the financial welfare of English professional football. It generates the income that sustains the most developed professional football pyramid in the world game.
"Long may it continue."
In second place came goalkeeper Paul Robinson's heroics for Leeds United against Swindon Town in 2003. Having already scored the equalising goal with 15 seconds remaining, Robinson saved two penalties in a shoot-out to take the Yorkshire club through.
York City's sensational 3-0 win at Old Trafford in 1995 against a Manchester United side containing David Beckham and Ryan Giggs came third.
Sunday's finalists are also represented in the Top 50 League Cup moments. Savo Milosevic's thunderbolt for Villa in the 1996 Final is in 17th place and Chris Nicholl's 40-yard winning goal from 1977 is 23rd. Ben Foster's man-of-the-match performance in last season's final for United has been voted the 26th favourite moment, with Lee Sharpe's hat-trick against Arsenal in 1990 coming 30th.
The Football League will make a special presentation to Dennis Tueart at Sunday's Carling Cup Final and all 50 moments are featured in a special 162 page Carling Cup Final matchday programme.
Full List:
1. Tueart lights up Wembley
2. Robbo the goal king
3. Minstermen stun Red Devils
4. Donny do Villa
5. Hatters stem Gunners' march
6. Saints stung by Hornets' comeback
7. Mariners Shock 'Pool
8. Cooper the Man
9. Big Ron's revenge
10. Five-star Spurs rule North London
11. Banks foils Hurst as Potters triumph
12. Clough's Champagne moment does the trick
13. Bunn's half dozen
14. Yeovil gift goal to Plymouth Argyle
15. City win the Battle of Brum
16. Ready, steady Freddy
17. Savo's magic moment
18. Aldo's Tranmere wonders
19. McLaren leads Boro to glory at last
20. Blackburn joy as roof shuts over Spurs
21. Bouncing Bomber nets record
22. Marsh fires Rangers
23. Villa third time lucky
24. Jermaine's Wycombe wonders
25. Rogers spikes Gunners
26. Penalty joy for Foster
27. Taylor achieves the Imp-possible
28. Leeds fate sealed by Seals
29. Brave Dale fall at the final hurdle
30. Lee's three sinks Arsenal
31. Coventry edge nine-goal thriller
32. Stevie G inspires Liverpool
33. Oxford go Fish-ing
34. Five alive for super Reds
35. Wengers young Guns come of age
36. Vintage Clarets close to shock
37. JT bravery inspires Blues
38. Ronnie rockets Reds to glory
39. Four in a row for Liverpool
40. Ince Hammers Reds
41. Elliott at the double
42. First blood for Jose
43. Canaries silenced by Coates
44. Seaside gloom for Blues
45. Gray day for Clough
46. The first of many
47. Rocky road to Wembley
48. Champagne Charlie bags brace
49. Sander saves Reds
50. Sunderland in seven heaven
See details and footage of the top 50 moments at www.leaguecup50.com
www.football-league.co.uk/page/LeagueCup50th/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10794~1977947,00.html
TUEART GOAL IS BEST-EVER LEAGUE CUP MOMENT
Football fans have voted Dennis Tueart's spectacular winning goal for Manchester City against Newcastle United in the 1976 League Cup Final as the greatest moment in the competition's history.
Sunday's Carling Cup Final between Aston Villa and Manchester United is the 50th League Cup Final and more than 20,000 supporters have cast their votes on the 50 golden moments as nominated by supporters on The Football League's special 50th anniversary website - www.leaguecup50.com
Reflecting on his overhead kick which secured the Manchester club a famous 2-1 win, Tueart said: "For my goal to be voted for by the people of the game, the supporters, as the number one League Cup Moment makes me feel very proud.
"I'm of the opinion that emotion, passion and pride is what makes football special. Football supporters are unique. They make the game what it is."
Football League Chairman, Lord Mawhinney, congratulated Tueart and said: "Dennis Tueart's memorable goal is a worthy winner of this accolade. To win a cup final with a moment of such supreme skill is an outstanding feat.
"Fifty years is an important milestone for The Football League's showpiece Cup competition.
"The League Cup is essential to the financial welfare of English professional football. It generates the income that sustains the most developed professional football pyramid in the world game.
"Long may it continue."
In second place came goalkeeper Paul Robinson's heroics for Leeds United against Swindon Town in 2003. Having already scored the equalising goal with 15 seconds remaining, Robinson saved two penalties in a shoot-out to take the Yorkshire club through.
York City's sensational 3-0 win at Old Trafford in 1995 against a Manchester United side containing David Beckham and Ryan Giggs came third.
Sunday's finalists are also represented in the Top 50 League Cup moments. Savo Milosevic's thunderbolt for Villa in the 1996 Final is in 17th place and Chris Nicholl's 40-yard winning goal from 1977 is 23rd. Ben Foster's man-of-the-match performance in last season's final for United has been voted the 26th favourite moment, with Lee Sharpe's hat-trick against Arsenal in 1990 coming 30th.
The Football League will make a special presentation to Dennis Tueart at Sunday's Carling Cup Final and all 50 moments are featured in a special 162 page Carling Cup Final matchday programme.
Full List:
1. Tueart lights up Wembley
2. Robbo the goal king
3. Minstermen stun Red Devils
4. Donny do Villa
5. Hatters stem Gunners' march
6. Saints stung by Hornets' comeback
7. Mariners Shock 'Pool
8. Cooper the Man
9. Big Ron's revenge
10. Five-star Spurs rule North London
11. Banks foils Hurst as Potters triumph
12. Clough's Champagne moment does the trick
13. Bunn's half dozen
14. Yeovil gift goal to Plymouth Argyle
15. City win the Battle of Brum
16. Ready, steady Freddy
17. Savo's magic moment
18. Aldo's Tranmere wonders
19. McLaren leads Boro to glory at last
20. Blackburn joy as roof shuts over Spurs
21. Bouncing Bomber nets record
22. Marsh fires Rangers
23. Villa third time lucky
24. Jermaine's Wycombe wonders
25. Rogers spikes Gunners
26. Penalty joy for Foster
27. Taylor achieves the Imp-possible
28. Leeds fate sealed by Seals
29. Brave Dale fall at the final hurdle
30. Lee's three sinks Arsenal
31. Coventry edge nine-goal thriller
32. Stevie G inspires Liverpool
33. Oxford go Fish-ing
34. Five alive for super Reds
35. Wengers young Guns come of age
36. Vintage Clarets close to shock
37. JT bravery inspires Blues
38. Ronnie rockets Reds to glory
39. Four in a row for Liverpool
40. Ince Hammers Reds
41. Elliott at the double
42. First blood for Jose
43. Canaries silenced by Coates
44. Seaside gloom for Blues
45. Gray day for Clough
46. The first of many
47. Rocky road to Wembley
48. Champagne Charlie bags brace
49. Sander saves Reds
50. Sunderland in seven heaven
See details and footage of the top 50 moments at www.leaguecup50.com
www.football-league.co.uk/page/LeagueCup50th/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10794~1977947,00.html