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All well short of the record totals by Derek Dougan, Ian Rush and Hughie Gallacher. Republic of Ireland striker Robbie Keane scored 126 goals in the Premier League, but ended with 10 goals less than record holder Frank Stapleton. [46] A different story with the rest of the world, made up predominately of Premier League players only.
James Peter Greaves MBE (20 February 1940 – 19 September 2021) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward.Regarded as one of the greatest strikers of all time and one of England's best ever players, [4] [5] [6] he is England's fifth-highest international goalscorer with 44 goals, which includes an English record of six hat-tricks, and is Tottenham Hotspur's second-highest ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 January 2025. English footballer (born 1979) This article is about the English footballer. For other people, see Michael Owen (disambiguation). Michael Owen Owen in 2014 Personal information Full name Michael James Owen Date of birth (1979-12-14) 14 December 1979 (age 45) Place of birth Chester ...
Edwin 'Ted' Smith was an English footballer who most notably played for Crystal Palace as a striker. Born in Birmingham, Smith first started his career at Hull and was then spotted by Crystal Palace and was signed in 1911. Smith was regarded as one of Palace's greatest strikers and is their second all-time top goalscorer, with 124 goals. [2]
The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players was a ten-part television series that set out to determine the top 100 greatest NFL players of all time. It was presented by the NFL Network in 2010. The series was based on a list of the top 100 National Football League players of all time, as compiled by a "blue-ribbon" panel assembled by the NFL Network ...
Howard Vaughton, Steve Bloomer, Willie Hall and Malcolm Macdonald, all five [note 54] Four goals or more in a match on the greatest number of occasions [note 55] Steve Bloomer, Vivian Woodward, Tommy Lawton, Jimmy Greaves and Gary Lineker, twice each Three goals or more in a match on the greatest number of occasions [note 56] Jimmy Greaves, six ...
Due to the close connections between English and Scottish football, several players have played for clubs in England and in the Scottish Football League and its successors and amassed over 200 goals across the two systems, including David McLean (over 160 goals in both), Joe Baker (over 140 in both), Neil Martin (over 110 in both) and Kenny ...
He earned more than 140 caps and scored 57 international goals, making him the nation's fourth-most capped player and tying him with Landon Donovan as the top all-time scorer with 57 goals. Dempsey represented the United States at four CONCACAF Gold Cups (winning three), helped them to the final of the 2009 Confederations Cup , and scored in ...