When Australia were beaten 17-0 by a touring English FA XI in 1951, their goalkeeper was one Norman Conquest.
In 1958, Danish side Frem Copenhagen had a goalkeeper called Bent Koch on their books.
In 2005, Nottingham Forest signed a young goalkeeper by the name of Paddy Gamble.
Has there ever been a more apt name for a Scottish goalkeeper than Dundee United's Hamish McAlpine?
Shrewsbury Town once had a goalkeeper by the name of Dick Brush.
French side Bordeaux have the unique distinction of having not one but two goalkeepers called Dropsy on their books - former French international Dominique Dropsy and his son Damien.
Back in the 1980s, schoolboys around England had a good laugh or two at the expense of Brighton & Hove Albion's Perry Digweed and Crystal Palace's Perry Suckling.
Egypt's goalkeeper in their only game of the 1934 World Cup was Mustafa Kamel Mansour, who later played for Queen's Park while studying in Scotland.
In 1964 Darlington signed the delightfully named Ray Snowball from non-league Crook Town.
Keeping with the winter theme, York City signed Jack Frost from Grimsby Town in 1948 after he was "frozen out" at Blundell Park.
AND don't forget Fatty Foulke who made a name for himself in several ways...well you wouldn't argue with him! http://baileyfootballblog.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/who-ate-all-pies.html been done before.....
Port Vale and Middlesbrough had a goalkeeper on their books called Joe Frail, who was once suspended by Vale after he missed a train to a match against Rotherham United and failed to give a suitable reason as to why.
Chelsea once signed a goalkeeper called Les Fridge, who only played once for the Blues in a 5-1 defeat against Watford. He later enjoyed a career north of the boarder with St. Mirren and Clyde among others.
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