Goalkeepers Wearing Gloves?

[Fish]

I'm currently watching the The Big Match Revisited featuring a Bolton Vs Ipswich game from 1979. Its a great first half and with some top names form the past, like Frank Worthington who got the 1st fantastic goal which was then equalled by Alan Brazil featuring more hair than David Luiz Ipswich have now taken the lead through John Wark but Brazil has just equalised again. Other big names such as Alladyce, Gates, Butcher along with 2 European players from only 12 in the league also feature. lol, Sam Alladyce has now just scored, great game this :thup:

Anyway, what I have just noticed is, that neither of the goalkeepers are wearing gloves! So, when did goalies start wearing gloves? Are these 2 goalies just different or did it become much more common in the 80's

 

[HotDogAssassin]

Ahh, the glory days of my Tractor Boys. Presume it was Paul Cooper in goal?

BTW, I've just looked him up on Wiki to see that he now runs a golfing holiday company in Tenerife.

 

[Fish]

Ahh, the glory days of my Tractor Boys. Presume it was Paul Cooper in goal?

BTW, I've just looked him up on Wiki to see that he now runs a golfing holiday company in Tenerife.

Yes, Cooper in goal. Really was a great game.

What about the gloves?

WBA Vs Wolves now from same era I think.

 

[HotDogAssassin]

http://www.livestrong.com/article/341436-the-history-of-soccer-goalie-gloves/

By the 1980s, goalie gloves had become a fundamental piece of soccer equipment.

 

[Fish]

http://www.livestrong.com/article/341436-the-history-of-soccer-goalie-gloves/

Interesting read, cheers.

 

[MegaSteve]

Sepp Maier [Sp?] was the first I can remember with oversize gloves...

Caused quite a stir at the time... '74 World Cup...

Sure there must of been others before...

Goalkeepers used to catch the ball... Nowadays they seem to punch everything...

 

[Colin L]

http://www.livestrong.com/article/341436-the-history-of-soccer-goalie-gloves/

Too late to save me from being the worst goalkeeper in the Boys' Brigade league in Aberdeen.

 

[Akie]

Goalkeepers used to catch the ball... Nowadays they seem to punch everything...

The latex used in gloves now does really aid catching the ball, GKs punching everything is something thats come in from the continent. The Italian keepers were all taught to punch shots away rather than palm them as its less likely to just fall to the striker following up and from there its grown to be the same on crosses, I think its the fear factor and pressure these days as well meaning that a punch will clear the ball from the box but if you go to catch it and drop it then you probably concede. Keepers are playing it safe.

 

[SaintHacker]

Interesting read, cheers.

I got as far as the word 'soccer' before closing the page...

 

[SaintHacker]

Goalkeepers used to catch the ball... Nowadays they seem to punch everything...

A llot of this is down to current coaching philosophy and modern balls. Older balls were a lot heavier and had a far more predictable flight which aided catching. The modern synthetic balls are light and swerve around in the air. Couple that with the modern player being a lot stronger than they used to be (despite the fact they can't sneeze on a keeper without giving a foul) and punching is seen as a safer alternative. A decent punch clears the danger completely, a bad one at least usually stops the immediate threat and allows the defence to regroup. A dropped catch invariably ends up in the net.

 

[stevie_r]

Back in the 70's I seem to remember keepers only tended to wear gloves in the wet. Outfield players wouldn't have dreamt of wearing gloves regardless of temperature, nor wear there socks pulled over their knees. Only 1 sub, 10 minute half time - I could go on all night

 

[Iaing]

Back in the 70's I seem to remember keepers only tended to wear gloves in the wet. Outfield players wouldn't have dreamt of wearing gloves regardless of temperature, nor wear there socks pulled over their knees. Only 1 sub, 10 minute half time - I could go on all night

Wingers with their socks around their ankles and no shinpads.

Black football boots.

Match officials dressed in black.

Linesmen

 

[Val]

Goalies only wore dirt and spit on their hands in those days

 

[G1BB0]

footy is better nowadays though, manicured pitches, proper athletes..................

 

[Colin L]

footy is better nowadays though, manicured pitches, proper athletes..................

Proper pitches, manicured athletes even.

 

[stevie_r]

Being able to eat your prawn sandwiches in peace without all that atmospheric rowdy nonsense.........

 

[Iaing]

Being called football, not footy!

 

[chrisd]

What about Leicesters Keith Weller wearing tights under his shorts back in the 1970's - now that did cause some uproar!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

When I first started as a keeper in a kids side in the 70s the only glove on the market were some green cotton ones. Not too bad in the dry but useless in the wet. We were always coached at that time (and throughout my career) to catch where possible. The rubber gloves really made a huge difference especially on the mud of far flung places like Hackney Marshes or Mitcham Common

 

[Doon frae Troon]

footy is better nowadays though, manicured nails, proper softies..................

There you are!