If you think about football leagues, one that comes to mind first is the Premier League. It counts as one of the most-watched sports leagues with its matches broadcasted in 211 territories with a potential audience of 4.7 billion people. This is England’s top-tier football pyramid that has twenty teams fighting out to be crowned the English champions. Also known as the English Premier League, it was started twenty-nine years ago with its seasons running from August to May, and each team playing a total of 38 matches, of which half of them are played at home and the other 19 away. The league operates a system of promotion and relegation, where three leading teams in a lower-tier English Football league are promoted while the bottom three at FA premier league are relegated. Seven clubs have won the premier league title since inception with Manchester United having taken the title thirteen times. Others include:
- Arsenal (3 times)
- Chelsea (5)
- Manchester City (5)
- Blackburn Rovers (1)
- Leicester City (1)
- Liverpool (1)
For the years it has been in existence, the league has produced legendary players. These players are considered a legend for the role they have played, in this article; we will explore the top three scorers in the history of the English Premier League.
Wayne Mark Rooney
Currently, a football manager of EFL side Derby County, the player spent most of his football career as a forward and is widely considered as one of the greatest players of his generation as well as ranked as one of the most expensive football players in the league. He has also gained a place in the history of the Premier League, being the second most goals scorer both in the league and his club Manchester United. Aladar Kollar says betting on Rooney to score never disappointed any betting enthusiast. In his time at the FA Premier League, Wayne Rooney scored 208 goals out of the 491 appearances he made for his clubs. Aladar Kollar had this to say about Rooney’s goal-scoring and current career „Nagyra értékelem mint játékost, a technikai képességeit; a játék építése, a csapatmunka és az elkötelezettség olyan tulajdonságok, amelyeket a bet365 bónuszkód 2022 kóddal rendelkező fogadók keresnek. A termékeny gólszerző, hasznos csatár és pontos befejező Rooney edzőként fényes jövő előtt áll. Kezdhet fogadni rá és csapatára.”
Although he had issues with the law especially with the premier league player arrested for drunk driving way back in 2017, Rooney who had since moved from Manchester United to Everton did not allow his star to dim, he relocated to MLS and later came back to England where he retired and now he is a permanent manager at Derby.
Alan Shearer
He is one of the greatest players in the history of the premier league. Many analysts are normally quoted saying that if there was a ball, a goal should be expected from Alan Shearer. Nothing could stop him; not the defenders, distance, goalkeeper, he even at times defied the law of physics. And with this prowess, he has 260 goals, a record that has not been broken up to now. The ultimate center-forward may be described as the oldest premier league player, having debuted in the 1992/93 season and participated all the way up to the 2005/6 season.
During his reign in the premier league, the player had scored 260 goals and 64 assists. He won the golden boot three times, in 1994/95 where he scored 34 goals, 1995/96 with 31 goals, and 1996/97 season with 25 goals. During his entire life in the Premier League, Alan played for Blackburn Rovers for four seasons, including one when the team lifted the cup for the first time and that remains the only Premier League title they have ever lifted. He played for NewCastle United for the rest of the year until his retirement in the 2005/6 season.
Premier League managers from the two sides which Alan played during his reign describe him as a superb player and an inspirational captain. Alan Shearer is truly a premier league legend, his name features at the top when we talk about the top footballers. The goals he scored are replayed up to know, he is an inspiration to many, his capacity to score from all angles with any foot as well as with the head, the pace, technique, and power are elements that are admired by many. His generation recognized him as the best player while the history of the premier league cannot be told without mentioning his name.
Andy Cole
The player is mostly remembered for his time at England’s Manchester United where he played between 1995 and 2001. He was part of the team that won the treble of the premier league title, FA Cup, and Champions league in 1999. To his name, there are 187 goals and 275 appearances in the Premier League.
The player has had a coaching stint at Southend United, one of the northern premier league clubs where he assisted Sol Campbell in October 2019. He has also had coaching roles in other clubs in England.
The Premier League will continue to produce great players but the above three have their names in history as the greatest scorers.
