BBC Goal of the Month
Goal of the MonthGoals of the MonthAugust Goal of the MonthBBC Sport Goal of the MonthGoal of the Month (England)Premier League Goal of the Month
The Goal of the Month is a monthly segment on BBC's Match of the Day television programme, in honour of the best goal scored each month.wikipedia
208 Related Articles
BBC Goal of the Season
Goal of the SeasonFirst Division Goal of the SeasonPremier League Goal of the Season
The winners usually go forth to contest the Goal of the Season.
It is typically contested between the winners of the preceding ten Goals of the Month, although the goal can and has come from any game in the regular season, including international qualifiers and friendlies—potentially from the opening league games of the season to the end of the European season UEFA Champions League final.
Tony Yeboah
Anthony YeboahYeboah
He is considered one of the most prominent and prolific goal scorers in Ghanaian and African football history and gained a reputation for scoring spectacular goals which often featured in Goal of the Month or Goal of the Season competitions, often celebrated by wagging his index finger towards the crowd.
Gareth Bale
Bale
This was later awarded Goal of the Month for August 2010 by the BBC.









Dennis Bergkamp
BergkampD. Bergkamp
Bergkamp also achieved a unique feat in being voted first, second and third on Match of the Day's Goal of the Month competition in August 1997.








Robin van Persie
van PersieR. van Persie
The beginning of the 2006–07 season included an airborne volley against Charlton Athletic that Wenger called "the goal of a lifetime" and was later named BBC Sport's Goal of the Month for September, and he capped off the calendar year by being named the 2006 Rotterdam Sportsman of the Year.









Tuncay Şanlı
TuncayTuncay (footballer)
His third, in a 1–0 victory over Derby County, was a superb volley from a Stewart Downing cross which won the BBC Match of the Day Goal of the Month award for December 2007, and was later nominated for Goal of the Season.




Matt Le Tissier
Matthew Le TissierLe Tissier

André Schürrle
SchürrleAndre Schürrle





Fernando Torres
TorresFernandoFernando '''Torres









Match of the Day
Match of the Day LiveBBC Match of the DayMatch of the Day 2
The Goal of the Month is a monthly segment on BBC's Match of the Day television programme, in honour of the best goal scored each month.

Television
TVtelevisedtelevisions
The Goal of the Month is a monthly segment on BBC's Match of the Day television programme, in honour of the best goal scored each month.









1970–71 in English football
1970–711970–71 season1970-71
The segment has been featured on the programme since the 1970–71 season.
2006–07 in English football
2006–072006–07 season2006-07
Until the 2006–07 season, viewers were given the chance to win a prize by selecting the correct winner and the winner would be decided by a vote firstly by post then by text and phone votes.

2007–08 in English football
2007–082007–08 season2007-08
For the majority of the 2007–08 season, the BBC did not allow any competitions due to a money-for-competitions-entry scandal, but towards the end of the season and for the goal of the season competition, normal service was resumed.



Colin Murray
Colin
When Match of the Day moved to Match of the Day 2 when Colin Murray presented the winner was decided by the subjective opinion of one of the pundits, such as Alan Hansen, Mark Lawrenson or Alan Shearer.

Alan Hansen
AlanHansen, Alan
When Match of the Day moved to Match of the Day 2 when Colin Murray presented the winner was decided by the subjective opinion of one of the pundits, such as Alan Hansen, Mark Lawrenson or Alan Shearer.


Mark Lawrenson
Lawrenson
When Match of the Day moved to Match of the Day 2 when Colin Murray presented the winner was decided by the subjective opinion of one of the pundits, such as Alan Hansen, Mark Lawrenson or Alan Shearer.
Alan Shearer
ShearerShearer, AlanAlan Shearer CBE DL
When Match of the Day moved to Match of the Day 2 when Colin Murray presented the winner was decided by the subjective opinion of one of the pundits, such as Alan Hansen, Mark Lawrenson or Alan Shearer.







FA Cup
F.A. CupEnglish FA CupEngland – FA Cup
Contending goals used to feature from other competitions which the BBC had the broadcasting rights for, most usually from the FA Cup, this was up to 2007–08 when its rights were transferred to ITV.








Premier League Goal of the Month
Goal of the Month
From 2016–17, the Premier League has run its own Goal of the Month award, whose winners can conflict with the Match of the Day accolade, as had happened six times in its maiden season.

Leicester City F.C.
Leicester CityLeicester FosseLeicester









Southampton F.C.
SouthamptonSouthampton Football ClubSouthampton St. Mary





