ONE MORE GOAL; ONE MORE MATCH

James Vardy, when he scored on Saturday, equalled the record for the number of goals scored in consecutive  matches in the Premier League. His ten goal record this season matches that scored by Ruud van Nistelrooy for Manchester United, although Ruud's were scored over the space of two seasons in 2002-3 and 2003-4. When Ruud set his record, Vardy was playing for South Yorkshire non-leaguers, Stocksbridge Park Steels in the Northern Premier League Division 1. Both Ruud and James have moved on since then! Vardy could break the record soon, when he plays his next match against United next Saturday. He has contributed 17 goals and 5 assists in his last 23 appearances for Leicester City.
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Daniel Sturridge was next in line completing 8 goals in consecutive games in the Premier League in 2014.

You will find that Jimmy Dunne of Sheffield United put away 18 goals in 12 consecutive matches in Division One in 1931-2. Dunne, once a Gaelic footballer, took an interest in 5 a side football when he was imprisoned as a member of the IRA "D" Company. Released in 1923, he joined Shamrock Rovers and was picked up by English Fourth Division side, New Brighton. In February 1926, he was signed by the Blades for £800.

In 1929-30 he was the league's top scorer with 36 goals, the next season he scored 41 and was signed by Arsenal in 1933, who eventually replaced him with Ted Drake. Here is a picture of Jimmy warming up with his Arsenal team mates! What are they up to?

Dunne then went to Southampton and eventually back to Shamrock Rovers, where he was one of the last footballers to play in Germany before the the invasion of Poland, as war broke out. Playing for an Irish national side, as captain, he refused to salute Hitler at the start of the match but his others players did not follow his example; he was out on his own.

Dunne died at 44 years old and was buried in his Sheffield United shirt.

More recently! Stan Mortensen of Blackpool and England scored 12 in a row in the 1950-1 season when he and Stanley Matthews were on top form. This record has stood to date as well as his hat trick in the classic 1953 FA Cup Final won by the Tangerines, who beat Bolton Wanderers 5-3.
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