Max Pearson

Big Ian, he braced himself, he ran up, blasted it against the upper side of the crossbar and unfortunately, Hull City were out.

As Chris Waddle said when he missed for England in 1990, just six inches away from being the perfect penalty.

Over the years, the rules have remained remarkably resilient.

Five kicks each and then sudden death.

It's the fairest way to settle a game.

And as a moment of sheer drama, they can't be beaten.

Football is called the beautiful game, although often it's quite dull.

But penalties supercharge a match, 11 metres out and only the keeper to beat.

Perhaps it even captures the essence of the game, how easy it is, and at the same time, how hard it is.

Anyone can score, and most do.

76% in fact, but 24% miss.

And over the years, even the world's greatest, like Messi, Ronaldo and Mbappe, have suffered that fate.

Missing that penalty stayed with Ian for the rest of his life.

I was inconsolable then, but I'm just pleased to have been there when history was made.

The boys were very, very proud of what they'd done to hold Manchester United for 90 minutes, play 30 minutes of extra time and then go into penalties.

Looking back at that, I'm really proud to have been part of the first penalty shootout in football.

If you're interested, Manchester United went on to lose to Derby County in the final of the Watney Cup.

Frankie Banks played professional football for 18 years with Hull and then Southend United.

After retiring from playing, he rose to be the assistant manager at Southend.

And at the age of 80, he's still involved with the club.