Aldo reacts to topping penalty list

19th Mar 2013 - Latest News

Former Reds striker John Aldridge has expressed his pride at finishing top of a recent Liverpoolfc.com feature which examined the most accurate penalty takers in the club's history.

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The 54-year-old converted 17 of the 18 spot-kicks he attempted in Liverpool colours, registering a success rate of 94.4 per cent.

His single miss came in the 1988 FA Cup final against Wimbledon, and Aldridge reflected that his record remains 'bittersweet' even now.

"It was bittersweet finding out that I've been voted Liverpool's best ever penalty taker on the club website," he told the Liverpool Echo.

"I scored 17 out of 18 during my Reds career - a success rate of 94 per cent. However, the one I missed still haunts me.

"It hurts more as a fan than as a player as I know that penalty probably cost us the double."

Read our Kop 10 penalty takers feature>>





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I think fans have forgiven Aldo for that penalty miss but as for the rubbish he talks on Radio City well that's another story. I went to a sportsman's dinner at my local and he was the speaker and bearing in mind the pub was full of Liverpool fans all Aldo talked about was Jackie Charlton and the Republic of Ireland.
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19th Mar 2013 11:08
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