FEWEST GAMES IN ENGLAND

• Sep 26, 2024
• History Statistics

Fewest games to 100 goals: England league’s all-time ranking 

Erling Haaland who celebrated few days ago his milestone, 100 goals in all competitions with Manchester City, reached it after just 105 appearances what is extraordinary feat.
In top flight of English football over its whole history since 1888, only one player reached 100 goals in all competitions faster than Haaland. And did it just one game faster.
It is the Scot Dave Halliday, who passed 100 goals on his 104th appearance for Sunderland in January 1928. 
The legendary Dixie Dean (picture) sits joint-second in the all-time ranking (below) with Haaland. Curiously, Dean came to three figures in his first 105 Everton appearances, reaching the landmark in 1928 just 9 days after Halliday. 
Another legend Jimmy Greaves is notable figure in this ranking as well: he scored 100 goals with Chelsea, his first club, after 109 games, and with Tottenham Hotspur, his next English employers, after 136.

	ENGLAND       1888-	TOP	DIVISION	ALL	COMPETITIONS
	FEWEST   GAMES	TO	REACH	100   GOALS	FOR   A   CLUB
	Player	Games	Nationality	Date	Team
1	Dave Halliday	104	Scotland	19/01/1928	Sunderland
2	Dixie Dean	105	England	28/01/1928	Everton
3	Erling Haaland	105	Norway	22/09/2024	Manchester City
4	Ted Drake	108	England	30/01/1937	Arsenal
5	Jimmy Greaves	109	England	11/01/1964	Tottenham
6	Denis Law	110	Scotland	16/01/1965	Manchester United
7	Jimmy Dunne	111	Northern Ireland	12/12/1931	Sheffield United
8	Dennis Westcott	111	England	08/03/1947	Wolverhampton
9	Jack Bowers	113	England	28/01/1933	Derby
10	Tom Waring	117	England	25/04/1931	Aston Villa
11	Pat Glover	123	Wales	12/04/1937	Grimsby
12	Hughie Gallacher	126	Scotland	09/03/1929	Newcastle
13	Arthur Chandler	129	England	20/10/1928	Leicester
14	Ruud van Nistelrooy	131	Netherlands	07/02/2004	Manchester United
15	Harold Blackmore	132	England	14/03/1931	Bolton
16	Alan Shearer	133	England	23/09/1995	Blackburn
17	Jimmy Greaves	136	England	24/09/1960	Chelsea
18	Ted Harper	137	England	07/05/1927	Blackburn
19	Ginger Richardson	139	England	17/11/1934	West Bromwich
20	Bobby Smith	140	England	08/04/1959	Tottenham
21	Ron Davies	141	Wales	20/08/1969	Southampton
22	David McLean	142	Scotland	10/04/1915	The Wednesday
23	Harry Bedford	142	England	26/12/1929	Derby
24	Ian Wright	143	England	01/10/1994	Arsenal
25	Jimmy Brain	144	England	07/01/1928	Arsenal
26	Stan Mortensen	144	England	21/01/1950	Blackpool
27	Freddie Steele	146	England	07/09/1946	Stoke
28	Tommy Taylor	146	England	06/02/1957	Manchester United
29	George Brown	147	England	12/03/1927	Huddersfield
30	Steve Bloomer	150	England	19/04/1897	Derby
31	Jack Lambert	150	England	24/12/1932	Arsenal
32	Joe Baker	150	England	20/11/1965	Arsenal