TOP GOALSCORERS: PAST AND PRESENT

Anyone remember Terry Bly of Norwich City? He was a Football League top season goalscorer scoring a record 54 goals in the latter's inaugural Football League season of 1960-1.Terence Geoffrey Bly was born 22 October 1935 and died 24 September 2009. 

He was renowned for his goalscoring prowess, most notably for Norwich City and Peterborough Utd. He then played for Coventry City and Notts County before joining Grantham in October 1964. Although he retired from playing in April 1970, he continued to manage Grantham Town until 1978. Bly died on 24 September 2009, as a result of a heart attack.

Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Bury Town	?	(?)
1956–1960	Norwich City	57	(31)
1960–1962	Peterborough United	88	(81)
1962–1963	Coventry City	32	(25)
1963–1964	Notts County	29	(4)
1964–1970	Grantham	199	(125)
Total		405	(266)
Managerial career
1964–1978	Grantham

Thanks to the website https://www.footballsite.co.uk/OTD/05May.htm  I can bring this piece of glorious news from the history of "The Canaries". On 5th May 1979, Norwich City finished the season with a 1-1 First Division (then the top division) draw against Nottingham Forest at Carrow Road. It was their 23rd League draw of the season - a record for a 42-match League season.

NORWICH CITY   1978/79  results
Home  Away Season Div P W D L F A W D L F A Pts Pos 1978/79 Div 1 42 7 10 4 29 19 0 13 8 22 38 37 16th Table
Sat	Aug	19			Division 1	Southampton	Home	Won	3-1
Tue	Aug	22			Division 1	Bristol City	Away	Drew	1-1
Sat	Aug	26			Division 1	Coventry City	Away	Lost	1-4
Tue	Aug	29			LC 2	Wrexham	Away	Won	3-1
Sat	Sep	2			Division 1	Manchester City	Home	Drew	1-1
Sat	Sep	9			Division 1	West Bromwich Albion	Away	Drew	2-2
Sat	Sep	16			Division 1	Birmingham City	Home	Won	4-0
Sat	Sep	23			Division 1	Bolton Wanderers	Away	Lost	2-3
Sat	Sep	30			Division 1	Derby County	Home	Won	3-0
Wed	Oct	4			LC 3	Chester	Away	Won	2-0
Sat	Oct	7			Division 1	Liverpool	Home	Lost	1-4
Sat	Oct	14			Division 1	Middlesbrough	Away	Lost	0-2
Sat	Oct	21			Division 1	Leeds United	Home	Drew	2-2
Sat	Oct	28			Division 1	Chelsea	Away	Drew	3-3
Sat	Nov	4			Division 1	Tottenham Hotspur	Home	Drew	2-2
Wed	Nov	8			LC 4	Manchester City	Home	Lost	1-3
Sat	Nov	11			Division 1	Southampton	Away	Drew	2-2
Sat	Nov	18			Division 1	Coventry City	Home	Won	1-0
Sat	Nov	25			Division 1	Everton	Home	Lost	0-1
Sat	Dec	9			Division 1	Arsenal	Home	Drew	0-0
Sat	Dec	16			Division 1	Aston Villa	Away	Drew	1-1
Tue	Dec	26			Division 1	Ipswich Town	Away	Drew	1-1
Sat	Jan	6			FAC 3	Leicester City	Away	Lost	0-3
Sat	Jan	13			Division 1	West Bromwich Albion	Home	Drew	1-1
Wed	Jan	31			Division 1	Queens Park Rangers	Home	Drew	1-1
Sat	Feb	3			Division 1	Bolton Wanderers	Home	Drew	0-0
Sat	Feb	10			Division 1	Derby County	Away	Drew	1-1
Wed	Feb	21			Division 1	Liverpool	Away	Lost	0-6
Sat	Feb	24			Division 1	Middlesbrough	Home	Won	1-0
Tue	Feb	27			Division 1	Manchester City	Away	Drew	2-2
Sat	Mar	3			Division 1	Leeds United	Away	Drew	2-2
Wed	Mar	7			Division 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Home	Drew	0-0
Sat	Mar	10			Division 1	Chelsea	Home	Won	2-0
Wed	Mar	14			Division 1	Nottingham Forest	Away	Lost	1-2
Sat	Mar	17			Division 1	Tottenham Hotspur	Away	Drew	0-0
Sat	Mar	24			Division 1	Bristol City	Home	Won	3-0
Tue	Mar	27			Division 1	Birmingham City	Away	Lost	0-1
Fri	Mar	30			Division 1	Everton	Away	Drew	2-2
Sat	Apr	7			Division 1	Manchester United	Home	Drew	2-2
Fri	Apr	13			Division 1	Queens Park Rangers	Away	Drew	0-0
Sat	Apr	14			Division 1	Ipswich Town	Home	Lost	0-1
Mon	Apr	16			Division 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Away	Lost	0-1
Sat	Apr	21			Division 1	Aston Villa	Home	Lost	1-2
Wed	Apr	25			Division 1	Manchester United	Away	Lost	0-1
Sat	Apr	28			Division 1	Arsenal	Away	Drew	1-1
Sat	May	5			Division 1	Nottingham Forest	Home	Drew	1-1

Here are the Premier League's top men:

Rank	Player (Club)	Goals scored	Premier League Season
1	Erling Haaland (Manchester City)	35	2022-23
2	Andy Cole (Newcastle United)	34	1993-94
2	Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers)	34	1994-95
4	Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)	32	2017-18
5	Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers)	31	1993-94
5	Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers)	31	1995-96
5	Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)	31	2007-08
5	Luis Suarez (Liverpool)	31	2013-14
9	Kevin Phillips (Sunderland)	30	1999-00
9	Thierry Henry (Arsenal)	30	2003-04
9	Robin van Persie (Arsenal)	30	2011-12
9	Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)	30	2017-18