▁months . ▁He ▁scored ▁an ▁important ▁equal iser ▁against ▁W igan ▁Athlet ic ▁in ▁the ▁play ▁off ▁semi ▁final ▁first ▁leg ▁( which ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁last ▁ever ▁goal ▁to ▁be ▁scored ▁at ▁Spring field ▁Park ). ▁The ▁six teenth ▁goal ▁was ▁particularly ▁cru cial , ▁a ▁ 1 5 - yard , ▁top ▁corner ▁injury ▁time ▁equal iser ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁promotion ▁play offs ▁against ▁G illing ham . ▁Dick ov ' s ▁ 9 5 th - min ute ▁goal ▁took ▁the ▁game ▁to ▁extra ▁time , ▁and ▁the ▁Manchester ▁team ▁ultimately ▁won ▁to ▁ear n ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁First ▁Division . ▁This ▁goal , ▁scored ▁past ▁V ince ▁Bart ram , ▁the ▁best ▁man ▁at ▁Dick ov ' s ▁wed ding , ▁was ▁voted ▁City ' s ▁Great est ▁Ever ▁Go al ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁poll ▁conducted ▁by ▁Manchester ▁City . ▁ ▁Dick ov ▁retained ▁his ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 0 ▁season . ▁He ▁started ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁fifteen ▁League ▁games , ▁despite ▁suffering ▁a ▁fa cial ▁injury ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁lost ▁a ▁to oth . ▁The ▁run ▁of ▁starting ▁appearances ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁October , ▁when ▁he ▁dam aged ▁kne e ▁lig aments ▁in ▁a ▁match ▁against ▁I ps wich ▁Town . ▁During ▁the ▁subsequent ▁absence , ▁Manchester ▁City ▁signed ▁Robert ▁Taylor