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Goal of the decade

As we enter the last few days of the decade, we're continuing our nostalgic look back over the past ten years by this time looking at the best goals that we've scored over the years.

We are only at the nomination stage at the moment and we are using this thread on the messageboard to bring together any suggestions that people have.

We'll bring the nominations together and then start a series of polls to create a shortlist from all nominated goals. This will happen from next Tuesday allowing for the chance of a wonder goal over the weekend's games.

So far the following goals have been put forward:

Season 1999-00
Jason Peake v Halifax (a) 12.02.00

Season 2000-01
Paul Connor's 2nd v Carlisle 10.04.01 link
Paul Connor v Plymouth (h) 01.05.01

Season 2001-02
Gary Jones v Bristol Rovers (a) 10.11.01
Kevin Townson v York City (h) 05.02.02
Patrick McCourt v Halifax (a) 05.03.02 15 seconds in
Paul Simpson v Plymouth (h) 26.03.02
Paul Simpson v Rushden (a) 27.04.02 7 min 40 in

Season 2002-03
Lee McEvilly v PNE (a) 04.01.03

Season 2003-04
Kevin Townson v Bury (a) link 08.11.03

Season 2004-05
Grant Holt v Kidderminster (a) 11.12.04

Season 2005-06
Rickie Lambert v Leyton Orient (a) 20.08.05
Grant Holt v Macc (h) 27.08.05
Scott Warner v Torquay (h) 03.09.05
Rickie Lambert v Notts County (h) 15.10.05
Chris Dagnall v Rushden (a) 15.04.06

Season 2006-07
Glenn Murray v Stockport (a) 24.03.07

Season 2007-08
Glenn Murray v Chesterfield (a) 16.01.08
Tom Kennedy v Chester (a) 29.01.08
David Perkins v Darlo (h) 17.05.08
Ben Muirhead v Darlo (h) 17.05.08 link

Season 2008-09
Adam Rundle v Lincoln (a) 10.10.08
Ciaron Toner v Aldershot (a) 31.01.09

Season 2009-10
Tom Kennedy v Bury (h) 29.08.09 47 seconds in

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