- A south London club posted a video of a goal they scored at 2.31 seconds.
- They believe they could have broken the record for the fastest goal in world history
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A non-league club in south London believe they have broken the record for the fastest goal in the history of the world.
Croydon FC faced Cockfosters Development in the semi-finals of the London Senior Trophy on Saturday, and former Leeds United striker Ryan Hall fired straight from the kick-off.
His left-footed shot caught the goalkeeper off guard and went over his head, scoring the goal in just 2.31 seconds.
Hall appeared stunned by his own strike as he celebrated with open arms as his teammates mobbed him after his sensational goal.
Croydon posted the goal on their X account and claimed it was the fastest goal in history before asking for confirmation from Guinness World Records.
Former Leeds United striker Ryan Hall tried his luck from kick-off
The shot went over the goalkeeper’s head and the goal scored in just 2.31 seconds.
Hall was mobbed by his teammates after scoring a stunning goal in less than three seconds.
Croydon posted on X asking Guinness World Records for confirmation as to whether they had scored the world’s fastest goal.
The post read: “We finally have a video of Ryan Hall scoring @Croydon_FC’s first goal against @CockfostersDev in the London Senior Trophy.
‘The goal was timed at 2.31 seconds, which we understand is the world’s fastest goal in senior football. Can you confirm @GWR?’
GWR responded to the goal with the reply ‘what a blow son, what a blow’, but they did not confirm if it was the fastest goal in history.
However, it seems that Hall’s goal may not have actually been the fastest in history.
Gavin Stokes scored for Maryhill against Clydebank in a West of Scotland Super League First Division match after just 2.1 seconds in 2017, with the goal going viral on social media.
That goal was the second-fastest in history, behind Nawaf Al Abed’s goal that came after two seconds in Al-Hilal’s 4-0 win over Al Shoalah in Saudi Arabia.
Vuk Bakic also found the net after just 2.2 seconds in a clash between GSP Polet and FK Dorcol in the Serbian Second Division in 2012, meaning Hall’s wondergoal may only be the fourth-fastest goal of the history.
However, it still eclipses the fastest goal in Premier League history, scored in 7.69 seconds by Southampton’s Shane Long against Watford in 2019.