A former Wycombe Wanderers goalkeeper had a game to remember as they scored and saved a penalty in their team’s recent league fixture.
Charlie Horlock, who was on the Chairboys’ books between 2013 and 2015 but failed to make a senior appearance, managed to register his first score for the Non League Hitchin Town, as they defeated Halesowen Town 3-1 in the Southern Premier Division.
A regular drop kick on 13 minutes from the one-time Wanderer flew towards the opposite box, bounced over his fellow number one in Daniel Platt, and into the back of the net.
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One for the memories!⚽️🧤
— Charlie Horlock (@CharlieHorlock) November 7, 2023
Scoring a goal and saving a last minute penalty….it’ll never happen to me again!
I’ll shut up about it now😂
Thank you again for all the messages! pic.twitter.com/OX94a496Sm
Horlock, who is also club captain, couldn’t believe his luck as his teammates congratulated the shot-stopper on his fortuitous strike to put the Hertfordshire-based team a goal up.
Then, in the dying embers of the match with the score thinly poised at 2-1, Halesowen were awarded a penalty, which the ex-Wycombe keeper would go onto save.
From the resulting spot-kick, Hitchin would go down and score to wrap up what was their second victory in a week.
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Taking to X (formally known as Twitter), Horlock said: “One for the memories!
“Scoring a goal and saving a last minute penalty, it’ll never happen to me again!
One for the memories!⚽️🧤
— Charlie Horlock (@CharlieHorlock) November 7, 2023
Scoring a goal and saving a last minute penalty….it’ll never happen to me again!
I’ll shut up about it now😂
Thank you again for all the messages! pic.twitter.com/OX94a496Sm
“I’ll shut up about it now
“Thank you again for all the messages!”
Horlock was an unused substitute in Wycombe’s three play-off fixtures during the 2014/15 season against Plymouth Argyle (twice) and Southend United respectively.
He has also had spells at Stevenage, Eastbourne Borough, and now Hitchin.
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