julescotia 11,407 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 A little help needed.I was at a game at Ibrox when I was younger (mid/late 80's), and if memory serves me right it was a European game.I'm sure Chris Woods took a penalty in that match, and missed!! Think we were winning comfortably, hence the reason for him taking it.Can anyone help me out as to which team it was against and the details of the match, or is my old mind playing tricks on me? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazbo27 15 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 A little help needed.I was at a game at Ibrox when I was younger (mid/late 80's), and if memory serves me right it was a European game.I'm sure Chris Woods took a penalty in that match, and missed!! Think we were winning comfortably, hence the reason for him taking it.Can anyone help me out as to which team it was against and the details of the match, or is my old mind playing tricks on me?Definitely true couldn't name the team we were playing, think was around 8 nil on aggregate at time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stampyurie 203 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Was it not vallenta (sp) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crespie6 334 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 A little help needed.I was at a game at Ibrox when I was younger (mid/late 80's), and if memory serves me right it was a European game.I'm sure Chris Woods took a penalty in that match, and missed!! Think we were winning comfortably, hence the reason for him taking it.Can anyone help me out as to which team it was against and the details of the match, or is my old mind playing tricks on me?it was some Maltese team - Valetta i think. i was at that game. he seemed embarressed to take it. we got another one after that, and he refused to take it. it was the crowd that got him to take it in the first place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue68 2,497 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 It was versus Valleta he missed lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crespie6 334 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 ìt was the same team we played in 1985, and i`m sure dave macpherson got 4 goals in one match (the 1985 game) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
julescotia 11,407 Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 Cheers guys ... it is Vallettahttp://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=37895Rangers shattered the British record transfer fee for a goalkeeper when they splashed out £600, 000 to sign Chris Woods from Norwich City in the summer of 1986. He was part of the influx of top drawer talent from the English First Division at the outset of the Graeme Souness era, and given that he was vying with Peter Shilton for the England number one jersey at the time, his arrival was something of a coup for the Light Blues.Woods was an excellent goalkeeper. At 6ft 2in tall he was a commanding presence in the penalty area and was a superb shot stopper. During his five-season stay at Ibrox he produced numerous first-class displays and was a vital component in a side that emerged from the shadows to dominate Scottish Football in the latter part of the 1980s.Chris made his debut for Rangers in a fiery 2-1 defeat at the hands of Hibernian at Easter Road on 9th August 1986, and missed just two games in his debut season as he helped Rangers win the Premier Division Championship for the first time in nine years. Woods was in sparkling form throughout the campaign, and he and his defence made a crucial contribution to the title tilt. After Uwe Rahn scored for Borussia Monchengladbach in a UEFA Cup-tie at Ibrox in November 1986, Woods was not beaten again until the Hamilton Academicals player Adrian Sprott found the net in a shock 1-0 win in the Scottish Cup on 31 January 1987. Opposing forwards were kept at bay for a total of 1, 196 minutes, and this run of clean sheets set a new British record. Eleven of the twelve games in which the opposition failed to score came in the Premier Division, and it is no coincidence that this marked out the point in the season where Rangers overhauled Celtic's nine-point lead at the top of the table.Chris's good form continued into the 1987/88 season, although his campaign was interrupted following an ordering off against Celtic in the season's second Old Firm clash. Woods was given his marching orders for his part in a confrontation with the Celtic striker Frank McAvennie and incurred a suspension that counted him out of the League Cup Final against Aberdeen, thus denying him the opportunity to add to the winners' medal he had picked up in the same competition a year earlier. He also endured further misery when the Old Firm clashed again in January, sustaining a rib injury that forced him to be substituted.Woods found his appearances restricted in the 1988/89 season too. He went down with labyrinthitis, a condition which affects the inner ear and impairs balance and vision, and missed a total of fourteen matches; although he returned to action in time to help Rangers win the Championship and retain the League Cup. He enjoyed a cleaner bill of health in the 1989/90 season, though, recovering from dislocating his shoulder in the opening league match against St Mirren to make thirty-seven appearances.The 1990/91 season would be Chris's last in a Rangers jersey. He was an ever-present as the Club secured a third successive title - another Woods shut-out proved vital in the final day title decider against Aberdeen - and won the League Cup. Woods also made perhaps the most amusing contribution to the season when he missed a golden opportunity to score for Rangers. The Light Blues were cantering to victory in the second half of a European Cup clash against the Maltese minnows Valletta when they were awarded a penalty. Woods, a keen striker and deadly marksman in the bounce games played on the training field, was called forward to take the kick, but he scuffed his right foot shot and tugged it wide of the left-hand post.After making a total of 230 appearances for Rangers, Woods left Ibrox in the 1991 close season. Although he still had a number of good years ahead of him, the new UEFA ruling restricting the number of foreign players eligible to play in European club competitions meant that Walter Smith had to add a more tartan flavour to his playing squad. Englishman Woods was sold to Sheffield Wednesday for a fee of £1.2 million, but his assured displays during his time in Glasgow mean he is now regarded as one of the finest goalkeepers ever to turn out for the Club. (Alistair Aird, Author of Ally McCoist - Portrait of a Hero)Match report here .... http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/-/index/spielbericht_1081811.htmlCheers again bears Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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