The most astonishing Hammers goal ever v City

(231) Ron Boyce for West Ham vs Man City – YouTube

A brief look back at an amazing game against Saturday’s visitors Manchester City which took place over 50 years ago in a mud bath on March 21 in the 1969-70 season to be precise.

A 4-1 away win by the Irons !

Joe Corrigan didn’t think it was funny at the time, but he provided one of football’s most amusing incidents which is still repeated on television.

It was the 82nd minute, 3-1 down as the City goalkeeper cleared the ball long and high upfield before turning to head back towards his line.

Suddenly the Hammers away end erupted as Ronnie ” Ticker” Boyce, in the centre circle, hit the ball first time and with Joe desperately scrambling back to cover his goal it sailed  into the net.

Says Corrigan today:  “l took a lot of stick over that incident for a long time afterwards. But now I can look back and laugh myself, even though it is at times still shown on television. However, there’s one point I would like to make, no one at that time gave Boyce any credit for seeing his chance and volleying such a tremendous goal.”