Tottenham’s record goalscorer, Harry Kane, has surpassed the legendary Jimmy Greaves, but some Premier League clubs’ scoring records have stood for decades.
Harry Kane has entered the Tottenham Hotspur record books as the club’s all-time leading goalscorer.
In doing so, he became the first player for a Premier League club since Manchester City legend c It is uncommon in today’s game to see a player break an all-time scoring record for a club, with many standing for decades.
But Kane is now a member of that exclusive club, having etched his name into the record books.
Mirror Football looks at the other Premier League record scorers and how long those records have stood.
Arsenal’s Thierry Henry has scored 228 goals in 337 games (1999-2007 and 2012)
Thierry Henry, the legendary attacker, scored the vast majority of his goals during his first spell at Arsenal. He scored 228 goals in total for the Gunners, which put him ahead of Ian Wright.
Billy Walker of Aston Villa has 244 goals in 531 appearances (1919-1933)
You have to go back a long time to find the man who has scored the most goals at Aston Villa. Billy Walker, who played for Villa for 14 years and scored 244 goals, is that man.
Ron Eyre of Bournemouth has 229 goals in 378 appearances (1924-1933)
Bournemouth’s scoring record, like Villa’s, was established before World War II by Ron Eyre. Eyre had 229 goals inEyre set the Cherries record with 229 goals in 378 appearances in only nine years. Jim Towers of Brentford has 163 goals in 282 appearances (1954-1961)
Brentford’s all-time leading scorer is im Towers.
Current star Ivan Toney is only 102 goals away from breaking Brentford’s goalscoring record. Jim Towers currently holds the record, scoring 163 goals in just seven years with the Bees.
Tommy Cook of Brighton has 123 goals in 209 appearances (1921-1929)
Tommy Cook is the Seagulls’ all-time leading goalscorer, as well as the first Brighton player to represent England. After joining the club in 1921, he amassed 123 goals in eight years.
Frank Lampard of Chelsea has 211 goals in 648 games (2001-2014)
Frank Lampard of Chelsea was another of the few to break the Premier League goal-scoring record. Surprisingly, he did so while playing as a midfielder at Stamford Bridge, scoring 211 goals in 13 years.
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