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ADubious Goals Committeeis acommitteein the English football leagues whichadjudicatesin any instance where the identity of the scorer of agoalis disputed.
The Premier League Committee meets on an ad hoc basis, whenever a disputed goal is brought to its attention. This is generally around three or four times eachseason.[1]
The EFL Dubious Goals Committee exists for theEnglish Football League.[2]
EPL Committee
editThe EPL Committee[3]is made up of three former football players or football officials. The identity of the Committee members at any given time is kept secret in order to protect Committee members from undue influence to make any particular decision.[1]
Role of a committee
editThe role of a committee is solely to determine the identity of the goal scorer to be entered into the separate official records of that player, his club, and the league. The committeedoes notenquire into:
Adjudication process
editThe adjudication process comprises the viewing ofvideo evidencefollowed by discussion by the committee members. The guiding principle when adjudicating is as follows:[1]
As a rule, if the initial attempt isgoalboundit is credited to the player making the goal attempt. However if the deflection means that a wayward effort results in a goal then it is attributed to the player who had the last definitive touch of the ball.
See also
edit- Official scorer(Major League Baseball)
Notes
edit- ^abcIngle, Sean; Glendenning, Barry; Dart, James (23 August 2006)."Is there really a Dubious Goals Committee?".The Knowledge.The Guardian.Retrieved28 May2010.
- ^"A list of decisions made by the Dubious Goals Committee during EFL Season 2016/17".Retrieved10 January2017.
- ^"About Premier League".premierleague.Retrieved27 October2023.