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Gary Johnson: Windass goal still gives me sleepless nights

When Bristol City crumbled to a 6-0 aggregate defeat at the hands of Sheffield United in last season’s Championship play-off semi-finals, it brought back painful memories for Gary Johnson.

By Chris Dunlavy

When Bristol City crumbled to a 6-0 aggregate defeat at the hands of Sheffield United in last season’s Championship play-off semi-finals, it brought back painful memories for Gary Johnson.
Seventeen years ago, he went one better, leading the Robins all the way to Wembley where they faced Phil Brown’s Hull City for a place in the Premier League.
It was a game that featured one of all-time great play-off final goals but - unfortunately for Johnson - that sensational 20-yard volley was scored by Hull’s Dean Windass to give the Tigers a 1-0 win.
“That goal still gives me sleep...

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