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Saha faces competition

Author: Brandon Barker
Date: 01/06/2009

Louis Saha may have set the record for the fastest-ever goal in an FA Cup Final at the weekend, but the Everton striker still has some way to go to overhaul some of the quickest strikes registered in the history of the game.

Saha broke Roberto Di Matteo's cup final record of 44 seconds for Chelsea against Middlesbrough in the 1997 final.

The Everton striker fired his side ahead after just 25 seconds at Wembley on Saturday to set a new FA Cup Final record.

However, these famous goals from matches past were so quick that the scorer could have finished his celebrations and re-spotted the ball in the centre circle by the time Saha had caused the Wembley net to ripple in the 2-1 defeat by Chelsea.

Fastest Premier League goal

Tottenham Hotspur captain Ledley King took just ten seconds to find the net against Bradford City in a top-flight game back in the 2000-01 season.

But while Spurs and their skipper were celebrating at the start, the game finished in a thrilling 3-3 draw as Bradford bounced back from the earliest of setbacks.

Fastest Champions League goal

Arsenal's Gilberto Silva had held the record at 20.07 seconds after scoring against PSV Eindhoven in 2002.

However, Bayern Munich striker Roy Makaay's effort after 10.3 seconds of a knockout encounter against Real Madrid in 2007 stunned the Spanish giants and rewrote the record books.

Fastest England goal

It took Bryan Robson just 27 seconds to fire England into the lead against France in their opening match at the 1982 World Cup.

The former captain also holds the record for the fastest England goal scored at Wembley - 38 seconds versus Yugoslavia in 1989.

Fastest World Cup Finals goal

Hakan Sukur's 51 career international goals make him Turkey's all-time leading scorer.

However, his goal after just 10.8 seconds against South Korea during the group stages of the 2002 World Cup was - and still is - a record-breaking effort.

Fastest ever recorded goal

According to the Guinness Book of Records, Marc Burrows of amateur side Cowes Sports FC is the current record holder.

Burrows etched his name into the history books after scoring a wind-assisted goal on the Isle of Wight against Eastleigh Reserves in 2004.

It took the ball just 2.8 seconds to travel from the centre spot to the back of the net and beat the previous record - set by an Argentinian player six years previously - by just 0.3 seconds.

The professional record is held at 3.5 seconds by Barrow player Colin Cowperthwaite after his goal against Kettering Town in 1979.

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