Record-breaking numbers
Record-breaking numbers
Record-breaking numbers
Every season brings new records to the Premier League: here are just a few statistics from 22 seasons, from the most to least, youngest to oldest, fastest to longest, and just plain best.
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5 minutes – time of first-ever Premier League goal, scored by Brian Deane for Sheffield United v Manchester United on 15 August 1992
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10 seconds – time of the fastest goal, scored by Ledley King for Tottenham Hotspur v Bradford City in December 2000
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6 seconds – fastest goal by a substitute after coming on – Nicklas Bendtner for Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur in December 2007
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16 years 271 days – youngest top flight scorer – James Vaughan for Everton v Crystal Palace in April 2005
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40 years 268 days – oldest scorer – Teddy Sheringham for West Ham United v Portsmouth in December 2006
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17 goals as a substitute – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for Manchester United
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5 goals scored by goalkeepers – Peter Schmeichel for Aston Villa v Everton in 2001, Brad Freidel for Blackburn Rovers v Charlton Athletic in 2004, Paul Robinson for Tottenham Hotspur v Watford in 2007, Tim Howard for Everton v Bolton Wanderers 2012 and Asmir Begovic for Stoke City v Southampton 2013.
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39 goals scored by a defender – David Unsworth for Everton, West Ham United, Portsmouth, Sheffield United and Wigan Athletic
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20 goals by one player against one club – Alan Shearer v Leeds United (for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United)
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2 players have scored for six different Premier League clubs – Andy Cole for Newcastle United, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Fulham, Manchester City and Portsmouth; and Les Ferdinand for Queens Park Rangers, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Leicester City and Bolton Wanderers
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0 penalties scored by Les Ferdinand despite a 149-goal haul
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93 metres – longest goal – Tim Howard for Everton v Bolton in 2012
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64 metres – longest goal from open play – Xabi Alonso for Liverpool v Newcastle United in 2006
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46 metres – longest volleyed goal – Matthew Taylor for Portsmouth v Everton in 2006
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5 - most goals by a single player in a match – Andy Cole for Manchester United v Ipswich Town in 1995, and Alan Shearer for Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday in 1999
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273 seconds – the fastest hat-trick – scored by Robbie Fowler for Liverpool v Arsenal in August 1994
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4 goals after coming on as a substitute – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for Manchester United v Nottingham Forest in February 1999
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33 long-range goals – David Beckham – more than half of his 62 tally for Manchester United
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632 appearances – Ryan Giggs for Manchester United has appeared most in the Premier League
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1 player has appeared in every Premier League season – Ryan Giggs
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16 years 65 days – youngest Premier League debut – Matthew Briggs for Fulham v Middlesbrough in May 2007
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43 years 162 days – oldest Premier League player – John Burridge for Manchester City v Queens Park Rangers in May 1995
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36 years 151 days – oldest player to make debut – Fernando Hierro for Bolton Wanderers in August 2004
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5 players have won the Premier League with two clubs – Henning Berg with Blackburn Rovers in 1994/95 and Manchester United in 1998/99 and 1999/2000, Carlos Tevez with Manchester Utd in 2007/08, 2008/09 and Manchester City in 2011/12, Gael Clichy with Arsenal in 2003/04 and Manchester City 2011/12 and 2013/14, Nicolas Anelka with Arsenal in 2003/04 and Chelsea in 2009/10 and Kolo Toure with Arsenal in 2003/04 and Manchester City in 2011/12.
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13 - most Premier League medals – Ryan Giggs
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2 managers in charge of five different clubs – Mark Hughes at Blackburn Rovers, Fulham, Manchester City, QPR and Stoke City, and Harry Redknapp at West Ham United, Southampton, Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur and QPR.
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9-0 biggest win – Manchester United v Ipswich Town in March 1995
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1-8 biggest away win – Nottingham Forest v Manchester United in February 1999
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11 goals in one match – Portsmouth (7) against Reading (4) in September 2007
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49 games – longest unbeaten run - for Arsenal spanning three seasons from May 2003 to October 2004
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32 games – longest run without a win – Derby County in 2007/08
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76,098 biggest attendance – Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers at Old Trafford in March 2007
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30/10/2023
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please update this. many of these records have been broken already.
30/10/2023 15:56
Manchester City
377
please update this. many of these records have been broken already.
30/10/2023
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Yeah - this is a really old article. I'll have to create a podcats about the new record breaking numbers.
30/10/2023 23:15
Arsenal
22
Yeah - this is a really old article. I'll have to create a podcats about the new record breaking numbers.
03/04/2022
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Records just are records which will be broken in future.
03/04/2022 08:49
Manchester United
738
Records just are records which will be broken in future.
19/03/2021
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I think it's Arsenal unbeatten run.
I don't think so.
Anyone is capable to do so at this range
19/03/2021 16:57
Arsenal
1512
I think it's Arsenal unbeatten run.
I don't think so.
Anyone is capable to do so at this range
06/07/2020
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Arsenal's unbeaten record for 49 games is simply exceptional.
There might be some individual records but club records are hard to be broken easily.
Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard.
06/07/2020 17:54
Manchester United
6536
Arsenal's unbeaten record for 49 games is simply exceptional.
There might be some individual records but club records are hard to be broken easily.
Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard.
26/02/2019
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I think the longest undefeated sequence of matches by Arsenal is the most amazing record.
26/02/2019 18:40
Arsenal
112
I think the longest undefeated sequence of matches by Arsenal is the most amazing record.
06/07/2016
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I think Alan Shearer's record of having most goals against one team will be broken soon
06/07/2016 17:55
Manchester United
4779
I think Alan Shearer's record of having most goals against one team will be broken soon
06/07/2016
points
I think Alan Shearer's record of having most goals against one team will be broken soon
06/07/2016 17:55
Manchester United
4779
I think Alan Shearer's record of having most goals against one team will be broken soon
06/07/2016
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It's possible
vardy broke one
06/07/2016 17:50
Manchester United
4779
It's possible
vardy broke one
06/07/2016
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Arsenal's unbeaten run in 2004
06/07/2016 13:30
Manchester United
4779
Arsenal's unbeaten run in 2004
08/04/2016
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I think the number of medals that Gigs won.
08/04/2016 12:47
Liverpool
3705
I think the number of medals that Gigs won.
10/03/2016
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Yes.
10/03/2016 12:06
Liverpool
3705
Yes.
22/12/2015
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Also Ozil might break record and become the most successful assistant in one season.
22/12/2015 09:32
Arsenal
3557
Also Ozil might break record and become the most successful assistant in one season.
22/12/2015
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We all witnessed Vardy's recently record and Cech could break James' record for saving goal on the most matches in PL.
22/12/2015 09:30
Arsenal
3557
We all witnessed Vardy's recently record and Cech could break James' record for saving goal on the most matches in PL.
15/11/2015
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Gunners ending fantastic league without defeat
15/11/2015 08:35
Arsenal
2320
Gunners ending fantastic league without defeat
29/10/2015
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I don't know.
29/10/2015 01:40
Chelsea
1339
I don't know.
28/10/2015
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Gunners run of 49matches undefeated. Maybe Rooney will become the player with most goals for one club, who knows? Giggs's had a record-breaking career!
28/10/2015 22:37
Arsenal
3557
Gunners run of 49matches undefeated. Maybe Rooney will become the player with most goals for one club, who knows? Giggs's had a record-breaking career!
04/10/2015
points
Really interesting topic
04/10/2015 09:51
Chelsea
1814
Really interesting topic
30/05/2015
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For me the most amazing record is Ryan Giggs record (he was been appeared in 22 Season, he was played 632 games for Manchester United).
I think that all holders of records deserved text about them, especially legends like Gigs, Shearer, Teddy Sheringham...
You can build some special tab who can be dedicated to legends, about theirs career, theirs life and other stuff.
30/05/2015 16:43
West Ham United
538
For me the most amazing record is Ryan Giggs record (he was been appeared in 22 Season, he was played 632 games for Manchester United).
I think that all holders of records deserved text about them, especially legends like Gigs, Shearer, Teddy Sheringham...
You can build some special tab who can be dedicated to legends, about theirs career, theirs life and other stuff.
08/07/2014
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Records are made to be broken but some of these records will not be broken for a long time.
08/07/2014 04:35
Chelsea
0
Records are made to be broken but some of these records will not be broken for a long time.
15/09/2013
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Actually there are 4 Goalies in Premier League who score a goal for his team. The latest is Tim Howard's goal for Everton in season 2011/2012.
15/09/2013 07:29
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Actually there are 4 Goalies in Premier League who score a goal for his team. The latest is Tim Howard's goal for Everton in season 2011/2012.
15/09/2013
points
Yes, you're right. How could we forget that amazing goal!
15/09/2013 16:23
0
Yes, you're right. How could we forget that amazing goal!