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NOT many father-and-son combos can say they have scored game-changing play-off final goals.And not too many would say that their old man scored the better one – but Josh Windass admits his dad Dean’s Wembley winner was superior.
Dean Windass’ Wembley volley sent Hull City to the Premier League in 2008Credit: Getty Images – Getty
Josh emulated his Dad’s Wembley heroics 15 years laterCredit: Rex
Windass Jr, 29, scored the only goal in last season’s League One play-off final for Sheffield Wednesday to seal promotion to the Championship.
The attacking midfielder nodded Lee Gregory’s cross home as the final looked set to go to penalties against Yorkshire rivals Barnsley.
The goal came 15 years after his father Dean scored an iconic volley as Hull beat Bristol City to confirm their promotion to the Premier League in 2008.
Dean then became Hull City’s oldest ever goalscorer and the second oldest scorer in the history of the Premier League when he scored against Portsmouth aged 39.
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When Josh spoke about the fact that he and his Dad had both scored crucial goals in play-off finals, he admitted to Sky Sports that Windass Sr “scored a better goal”.
When he was asked about his Dad’s reaction to his son’s Wembley winner, with Dean watching from the stands, Josh said: “I don’t know, he’ll probably be five Jager bombs deep so I don’t know if he’ll say much.”
When Dean spoke to The Daily Mail after the game he quipped: “I wasn’t actually because I don’t drink jagerbombs, so he obviously doesn’t know his old man, does he?”
But he also spoke of how he was bursting with pride at son Josh’s achievement and said: “I can’t stop crying, man.
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“I thought my crying days were over after 2008 and then he’s just gone and done it to me again. It’s just so emotional.”
He added: “His goal was better than my volley because it was the last kick of the game. He will cause me a heart attack, the b******!”
Wednesday have found it tough in the Championship, however.
Darren Moore was sacked before the Owls even kicked a ball and his replacement, Xisco Munoz, was sacked last month after a disastrous start to the season that left the club bottom of the league.
There’s also been off-field issues relating to Dejphon Chansiri with concerns as to whether staff were going to be paid on time.
Windass has been in and out of the team this season as Wednesday look to stay in the second tier.
He’s played ten times this season with the club still bottom on nine points after 15 games. More