A Dubious Goals Committee is a
committee
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in the English football leagues which
adjudicates in any instance where the identity of the scorer of a
goal
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A goal is roughly similar to a purpose or ai ...
is disputed.
The Premier League Committee meets on an
ad hoc
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Com ...
basis, whenever a disputed goal is brought to its attention. This is generally around three or four times each
season
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.
The EFL Dubious Goals Committee exists for the
English Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engl ...
.
EPL Committee
The EPL Committee 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.
Role of a committee
The 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
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, and the league. The committee does not enquire into:
:*''whether'' a goal has been scored. This is a matter for the
officials
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attending the match in question.
:*
Assists. If such statistics are collected, these are attributed to players by their clubs.
Adjudication process
The adjudication process comprises the viewing of
video evidence
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followed by discussion by the committee members. The guiding principle when adjudicating is as follows:
:"As a rule, if the initial attempt is
goalbound it 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
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Official scorer
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(Major League Baseball)
Notes
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Association football terminology
Sports governing bodies in the United Kingdom