Top 5 all-time scorers of Premier League own-goals

There's nothing like a good own-goal in football to get people talking. There are hilarious ones that have you wearing out the rewind button, to the ones where you just feel sorry for the player unfortunate enough to score them.

Even the best players aren't immune, with Gareth Bale scoring one of the funniest own-goals in his Tottenham Hotspur days. For most footballers, being the player that scores an own-goal is a situation they rarely find themselves in.

There are those players, however, who seem to be a magnet for hitting the back of their own net. Despite a number of players scoring the same amount of own-goals, there is one player who takes the crown of the Own Goal king.

We run down who has scored the most Premier League own-goals, ending up with the winner of this unfortunate award:

All stats used are from worldfootball.net

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#5 Martin Skrtel (6 OGs in 242 games for Liverpool)

Skrtel had the ability to score at both ends

There are six players that have scored six own-goals since the inception of the Premier League in 1992, but the Slovakian finds himself in the number five spot playing only 242 games for Liverpool.

The centre-back was signed by Rafael Benitez in January 2008 from Russian side Zenit Saint Petersburg and started in all-but-one Premier League game in his debut season where he formed a great partnership at the back with Jamie Carragher.

His first sour taste of being an own-goal scorer came in 2010 when he scored at both ends as Liverpool lost 2-1 to Tottenham at White Hart Lane. Interestingly, Skrtel holds the record for most Premier League own-goals in a single season where he scored four in the 2013-14 season.

His time at Anfield wasn't all bad, winning a single League Cup Winners medal in 2012. He is currently in his second season in Turkey with Fenerbahce.

#4 Gareth McAuley (6 OGs in 203 games for West Brom)

Six Premier League own-goals for McAuley

The Northern Ireland defender played 203 Premier League games for West From, scoring 15 times in a seven-year period.

McAuley had his finest season in a Baggies shirt during the 2012-13 season where he won both the players' player and the fans' player of the season, scoring three times.

Unfortunately, McAuley scored six own-goals in the Premier League with the last one coming against Tottenham Hotspur in January 2017. After seeing out his contract with West Brom, McAuley signed for Steven Gerrard's Rangers team.

#3 Jamie Carragher (7 OGs in 508 for Liverpool)

Carragher is now enjoying life as a Sky Sports pundit

The first player on the list to have retired from the game and second Liverpool defender sees Carragher taking the number three spot ahead of McAuley.

Unfortunately for Carragher, he only managed three Premier League goals at the right end for Liverpool which sees him on a minus goal difference. However, what Carragher was known for was his versatility playing anywhere across the defence and giving his all for the team he joined as a boy.

Only seven players have played more Premier League games than the Liverpool defender so it is not surprising he makes the list of most own-goals.

#2 Zat Knight (7 OGs in 284 for Bolton, Aston Villa and Fulham)

Knight scored 7 own goals in the Premier League

The second player to have scored seven Premier League goals sees Zat Knight taking the number two spot ahead of Carragher.

Unfortunately for Knight, he also scored the same number of goals at the right end of the pitch. Knight was a consistent performer and earned two caps for England, making his debut in a friendly against the USA.

Knight was a solid Premier League performer for mid-table sides like Fulham, Aston Villa and Bolton Wanderers. Without a club since 2015, the English International's career is as good as over.

#1 Richard Dunne (10 OGs in 431 games for Everton, Manchester City, Aston Villa & QPR)

Dunne scoring his final own goal

Earning the number one spot by a clear three goals is the unluckiest defender to play in the Premier League, Richard Dunne.

The Republic of Ireland defender spent a decade at Man City which is where most of his own-goals occurred. To be fair to Dunne, he also had 10 Premier League goals at the right end, showing that he is deadly at either end!

Unfortunately for him, he also holds the record for most Premier League red cards at eight (joint with Patrick Vieira and Duncan Ferguson) so it's fair to say whenever he takes to the pitch, there's bound to be something to talk about.