GoaliesAreDifferent

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

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Jimmy Rimmer guards the Aston Villa goal on familiar territory, returning to his old Highbury stomping ground to face former club Arsenal.

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Sheffield United's Alan Hodgkinson keeps an eye on the ball as the dives at full stretch during a game against Everton at Goodison Park in 1961.

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Some early morning reading as Shoot! magazine shines a spotlight on the relatively new role of goalkeeping coaches back in March, 1983.

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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.

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Everyone agreed that Hugo Lloris's Dalek impression needed some work...

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Millwall's Tony Warner arranges his wall as his side prepares to face a Preston North End freekick in 2000.

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David Seaman is put through his paces at Wembley while on England duty as Chris Woods watches on behind him.

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Bolton's Eddie Hopkinson scrambles after the ball during a league game against Tottenham in 1956.

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Norwich City's Kevin Keelan is this week's Sunday night Shoot! Focus On Star.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Three is the magic number for Tottenham's Ray Clemence.

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Southampton's Gerry Gurr makes a save for the cameras during a pre-season press call at The Dell in the summer of 1969.

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Action from the 1924/25 season with Notts County's Albert Iremonger keeping Aston Villa at bay.

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From Russia with Gloves: Dmitri Kharine stands guard in goal for the Soviet Union during the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.

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Fulham’s Mark Schwarzer takes command of his penalty area.

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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.

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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.

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QPR's Peter Hucker denies Tottenham's Steve Perryman during the 1982 FA Cup final, where Hucker was named Man of the Match.