Gazza laps up the celebrations

Gascoigne has not been part of the England squad for over two years, but his past efforts have clearly not been forgotten.

His goal four years ago came when he lobbed the ball over Colin Hendry before volleying it past Andy Goram to give England a 2-0 win in the group game.

England then went on to reach the semi-finals, where they lost to Germany on penalties.

England play Germany again this Saturday, in their first 2002 World Cup qualifying match, and Nationwide spokesman Peter Gandolfi said: "This is a very special week for football and supporters around the world with Wembley hosting its final match.

"We have conducted a poll for the greatest goal at Wembley which has stimulated great debate around the country over the past month.

Staggering

"In all honesty the response has been staggering and illustrates the level of passion football supporters have for Wembley Stadium and the memories it holds."

The top five in the poll were:

1) Paul Gascoigne (v Scotland, 1996) - 28.8%

2) Ricky Villa (v Man City, 1981) - 23.6%

3) Geoff Hurst (v West Germany, 1966) - 23%

4) Bobby Charlton (v Mexico, 1966) - 5.9%

5) Paul Gascoigne (v Arsenal, 1991) - 4.8%