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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]
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.
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 ...
Throughout his career, Beckham was considered one of the best and most recognisable players of his generation, as well as one of the greatest free-kick exponents of all time. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 219 ] As of September 2023, Beckham ranks joint-5th all time (alongside Lionel Messi ) in goals scored from direct free kicks with 65. [ 220 ]
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 ...
Alan Shearer CBE DL (born 13 August 1970) is an English football pundit and former professional player who played as a striker.Widely regarded as one of the best strikers of all time and one of the greatest players in Premier League history, he is the league's record goalscorer with 260 goals.
The Football League 100 Legends is a list of 100 great association football players who played part or all of their professional career in English Football League and Premier League football. [1] The players were selected in 1998 by a panel of journalists, including veteran reporter Bryon Butler , and the list was intended to reflect the League ...
Longest England career Stanley Matthews, 22 years 228 days, 29 September 1934 – 15 May 1957 [18] Shortest England career [note 5] Nathaniel Chalobah, <1 minute, 15 October 2018, 3–2 vs. Spain [19] Martin Kelly, 2 minutes, 26 May 2012, 1–0 vs. Norway [19] Most consecutive appearances comprising entire England career