Another day "behind" I'm afraid, but I am not going to miss mentioning Jimmy Greaves, who on the 19th November 1960, became the youngest goalscorer in top flight English football to score 100 goals. That day he scored against Manchester City to reach his century at 20 years and 261 days old.
In English Premier League Football, in East Anglia, Jason Dozzell of Ipswich Town scored against Coventry City in February 1984 at 16 years and 57 days. The youngest goalscorer in the Football League is recorded as Ronnie Dix at 15 yrs 180 days for Bristol Rovers v Norwich City on March 3rd 1928.
Brian Deane of Sheffield United, at 24.5 years old, scored the first ever Premier League goal, against Manchester United on the opening day of the brand new season, 15th August 1992.
The oldest PL goalscorer is Teddy Sheringham at 40 years and 268 days for West Ham v Portsmouth on Boxing Day 2006.
The fastest goal in the top flight, was scored after 10 seconds by Ledley King for Spurs v Bradford City (yes PL) on 9th December 2000.
Going further afield, Josef Bican mainly of Slavia Prague, (below a signed photo!) is recorded to have scored most goals ever, in league matches, first level championship matches, official matches etc etc. It goes on, so in the end I plumped for him being the most prolific goalscorer in the history of the game.
His playing record included from 1925, clubs Hertha Vienna, Schustek, Rapid Vienna (49apps-52goals), Admira, Slavia Prague (217/395), FC Vitkovice (33/30), FCHradec Kralove(9/19), Dinamo Prague (406/536) and for internationals (1933-39) Austria 19 apps/14 goals and Czechoslovakia (14/12) and Bohemia/Moravia 1/3. Look up some of the country names-nice bit of European war history for you.
After the war, he then managed a variety of clubs from 1954-77. Playing and managing in this period was controlled by the politics in Europe; Bican was juggling his loyalty, avoiding joining the Nazi party and the Communists. He had the opportunity to join Juventus but was aware that the Communists might control Italy. Even in his home city of Prague, the Communists took control in 1948, Bican had to avoid them!
International allegiance was shared between playing for: Austria (1933-36), Czechoslovakia (1938-47) and Bohemia and and Moravia (1939) v Nazi Germany.
His career total (playing 1931-55) from one source was matches 482, scored 733 (another 406/539). He was still playing at 42 years old.
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