Something a little more positive is needed round here I think
After breaking Van Nistelrooy's scoring record for most consecutive games scored in the Premier League, Jamie Vardy's name will be on that list for a long long time.
Something a bit more personal to me though is another record he has broken along the way.
A very long standing top 10 of all time goalscorer for LCFC (Joint top 10 more recently if you want to be fully correct) has been knocked off the record by Vardy himself. The fabulous goal against West Brom a few weeks back (distant memory now I know!lol) placed him in the chart at the expense of my Grandfather Jack Lee who played way back in the late forties. (And Alan Smith-joint)
1 Arthur Chandler 273
2 Arthur Rowley 265
3 Ernie Hine 156
4 Derek Hines 117
5 Arthur Lochhead 114
6 Gary Lineker 103
7 Mike Stringfellow 97
8 John Duncan 95
9 Jimmy Walsh 92
10 Jamie Vardy 86
11 Jack Lee 84
12 Alan Smith 84
13 Frank Worthington 78
Congratulations Jamie. A little bitter sweet but something I'm proud of and lucky to have witnessed.
Scoring Records
posted on 9/5/18
I'd be interested to know relative scoring records in the top division. Shouldn't affect Vardy too much of course as he wasn't particularly prolific in the Championship. It was Nugent who scored 20 goals the year we got promoted.
posted on 9/5/18
comment by Your Honour (U17603)
posted 21 minutes ago
6 full seasons for Lineker I think.
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Very tidy return over 6 seasons, especially given his age/experience at the time.
posted on 9/5/18
comment by The_Dungeon_Master (U4830)
posted 11 minutes ago
I think you just dropped a name there, Cheesy. Let me pick it up for you...
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Swivel DM...
You would
It's not like I know someone who knows someone. This is blood..
posted on 9/5/18
Funnily enough, Lineker really did live up to the Fox in the box label.
I remember when Cruyff made him play as a winger for Barça. He still absolutely gave it his all despite being way out of his depth there. I think that alone earned my respect for him more than all his goalscoring exploits.
posted on 9/5/18
comment by Black Starr (U12353)
posted 31 minutes ago
comment by Striketeam7 (U18109)
posted 12 minutes ago
Didn't realise Lineker got over 100 goals for you lot, how many seasons was he there?
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1978-1985 I believe - quite a decent stint. Made his name at Leicester before his move to Everton and then Barca
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When you look at how good his stats are it makes him a bit underrated in terms of England's greatest strikers. It's not always a name people instantly throw out.
7 seasons of scoring 20 or more goals, including in La Liga. Same as Shearer, and 5 more than Rooney. He was quality.
posted on 9/5/18
Where do you think Vardy will place on the list when he retires/leaves Leicester?
Still expecting him to move away following Kante and Drinky, and probably Mahrez, or staying for a few more seasons until his prime is over?
No reason he couldn't be 4th in a year or 2
posted on 9/5/18
Depends on the manager, currently he is so starved of service he hardly gets a kick. He should be on at least 20 goals this season. he could get to 120 + if managed correctly.
posted on 9/5/18
comment by Mike (U1170)
posted 8 minutes ago
Where do you think Vardy will place on the list when he retires/leaves Leicester?
Still expecting him to move away following Kante and Drinky, and probably Mahrez, or staying for a few more seasons until his prime is over?
No reason he couldn't be 4th in a year or 2
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There's no reason he couldn't make fourth if he stays a few more seasons, as long as Puel gets sacked.
But he is the only one to make that list in a long long time. That makes him ever so more valuable right now
posted on 9/5/18
Strange to think that we had Smith (another signed from a non league club) and Lineker here at the same time under Gordon Milne in the early 80s.
Vardy's right up there with those two for me. He's something special.
posted on 9/5/18
Vardy is one of those players that just keeps growing in his career until you suddenly realise the quality he possesses.
He’s easily a top premier league striker now and we’re lucky to have him. Puel has totally nullified him though and he’ll quite rightly be off of Puel’s not. Pointless having a top striker if you cut him out of the game entirely!