Fastest red card ever?

[Red]

You've trained all week...and then this happens.

Has this ever happened before?

[Bandini]

Maybe the fastest from the start of the match, but boozing, gambling, fighting Keith Gillespie's zero seconds of play after coming on as a sub is unlikely to be bettered.

[cmonurz]

Clumsy, but he's right pissed off at his defender.

[PlasticRoyale]

I'm sure vinnie jones got sent off just after kick off

edit - think it was just a booking after 3 seconds

[paultheroyal]

Fastest goalkeeper to be sent off for sure, but others have been quicker.

[Bandini]

Fastest goalkeeper to be sent off for sure, but others have been quicker.

From the start of a game, paul? Who?

[paultheroyal]

Fastest goalkeeper to be sent off for sure, but others have been quicker.

From the start of a game, paul? Who?

This for starters....

Chippenham Town striker David Pratt, 21, was sent off just THREE SECONDS after the kick-off.

He got his marching orders for lunging at an opposing player straight during a match against non-league rivals Bashley, in Hampshire.

Referee Justin Amey showed Mr Pratt a straight red for the dangerous tackle on Chris Knowles.

The 22-year old was not hurt and went on to help his side win the British Gas Southern Premier League game 2-1.

[weybridgewanderer]

Gillespie at the mad stad was quite special.

Not from the start of play as he came on as a sub when the ball went out for a throw in

He had been sent off before the throw in was taken

[Bandini]

Fastest goalkeeper to be sent off for sure, but others have been quicker.

From the start of a game, paul? Who?

This for starters....

Chippenham Town striker David Pratt, 21, was sent off just THREE SECONDS after the kick-off.

He got his marching orders for lunging at an opposing player straight during a match against non-league rivals Bashley, in Hampshire.

Referee Justin Amey showed Mr Pratt a straight red for the dangerous tackle on Chris Knowles.

The 22-year old was not hurt and went on to help his side win the British Gas Southern Premier League game 2-1.

There, you go - it wouldn't have been hard to include that in your original reply. (Even if it is a game from a nonsense league.)

[Skyline]

Gillespie at the mad stad was quite special.

Not from the start of play as he came on as a sub when the ball went out for a throw in

He had been sent off before the throw in was taken

Indeed - as Baines mentioned earlier in the thread.

I've since his 'official' time-on-pitch quoted variously as 0 seconds and around 10 seconds though. As play was never restarted before he was sent off it's got to be 0 seconds surely?

[Barry the bird boggler]

It's actually a little a duration as possible: 0 seconds. A throw in was awarded, Sheffield made the substitution, Gillespie trotted onto the field, had a contretemps with Hunt and was promptly told to trot off again all before the throw in was retaken.

[Victor Meldrew]

IIRC Souness was sent off quickly when playing for Rangers.

[cmonurz]

Keith Gillespie was actually the second player to get sent off after '0 seconds' - Walter Boyd managed the same feat for Swansea, also for attacking someone having come on as sub, and before play resumed.

[Row Z Royal]

You've trained all week...and then this happens.

Has this ever happened before?

Only 3-0?

LOL

[paultheroyal]

There, you go - it wouldn't have been hard to include that in your original reply. (Even if it is a game from a nonsense league.)

As is the Ebbsfleet game.

[Gordons Cumming]

Didn't Vinny Jones hold the record of about 5 seconds?