5 players with most own goals in Premier League history

Players with most own goals in the Premier League
Players with most own goals in the Premier League

#3 Martin Skrtel (7 Premier league own goals)

Skrtel celebrating against Chelsea
Skrtel celebrating against Chelsea

Martin Skrtel spent nine seasons playing for Liverpool, including 242 appearances, 79 clean sheets and 16 goal tally. He won only an English Football League cup –now called the Carabo cup– during his stay.

The center back scored three goals in twenty matches for Istanbul Basaksehir, who eventually won the Turkish Super League, their first top-flight title ever.

Regardless of the Slovakian's satisfactory stats, he is well known for his own goals over the course of his time with Liverpool. He netted seven times against his own team, four of which came in the 2013-2014 season.

Skrtel was awarded the Liverpool player of the Year in 2012 and was Slovak Footballer of the Year four times (2007,2008,2011,2012).

Skrtel currently plays for Spartak Trnava located in his home country of Slovakia.


#2 Jamie Carragher (7 Premier league own goals)

Carragher giving a thumbs up to the Liverpool fans
Carragher giving a thumbs up to the Liverpool fans

Jamie Carragher is the second Reds on the list. He is regarded as one of Liverpool's all-time legends, playing a total of 508 games over the span of 17 years. He never played for any other club throughout his career.

The 6-feet-1-inch figure is adorned with multiple titles including a Champions League, a Europa League and two Super Cups amongst others.

With seven own goals,he is tied with his teammate Martin Skrtel. The defender's most humiliating moment came during a match against local rivals Manchester United. He scored twice against his own side, allowing United to take home a 3-2 win.

Carragher is presently a pundit and commentator for Sky Sports network.


#1 Richard Dunne (10 Premier league own goals)

Dunne (right) clashing with a Croatian player at the UEFA EURO 2012
Dunne (right) clashing with a Croatian player at the UEFA EURO 2012

Richard Dunne is the sole record holder with 10 own goals in both the EPL and top five leagues across Europe. They were achieved while playing for Manchester City, Everton, Aston Villa and Queens Park Rangers.

The Irishman also doubles as the player with the most red cards, a record he shares with Patrick Vieria and Duncan Ferguson.

During Dunne's spell at Manchester City, he won the player of the year four times in a row, the first ever Cityzen to do so. He played a total of 515 games scoring 12 times and keeping over 100 clean sheets.

The now former centre-back retired in 2015 and is currently a pundit for BT Sports and a part-time golfer.

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