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Gary Winston Lineker (/ ˈ l ɪ n ə k ər / LIN-ə-kər; born 30 November 1960) is an English sports broadcaster and former professional footballer who played as a striker.Lineker is the only player to have been the top goalscorer in England with three clubs: Leicester City, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur.
The top Welsh goal scorer is Ryan Giggs who scored 114 goals, 109 in the Premier League while Duncan Ferguson with 68 goals is the top Scottish goal scorer in the Premier League. All well short of the record totals by Derek Dougan, Ian Rush and Hughie Gallacher. Republic of Ireland striker Robbie Keane scored 126 goals in the Premier League ...
Most goals scored in a season in the first tier (Premier League and predecessors) – 34 by Arthur Chandler (1927–28 and 1928–29) [1] Most goals scored in a season in the second tier ( Championship and predecessors) – 44 by Arthur Rowley ( 1956–57 ) [ 1 ]
Lineker scored 48 goals in 80 appearances for England, playing in the 1986 and 1990 World Cups.
In a way, both happened: he will finish up presenting Match Of The Day’s Premier League highlights in 2025. The early news of his exit illustrates that the new BBC director of sport Alex Kay ...
Gary Lineker: Stadium: Filbert Street: 09 October 1984 2: Brentford: 0 – 2: Leicester City : Ramsey Alan Smith ... Football League Cup FA Cup; Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gary Lineker will depart Match of the Day at the end of the season after more than 25 years fronting the BBC’s flagship football highlights programme.. Lineker succeeded Des Lynam as the primary ...
Vardy's goal at Sunderland on 10 April 2016 saw him become the first Leicester player since Gary Lineker in 1984–85 to score 20 top flight goals for the club, having already become Leicester's highest Premier League scorer in a single season, [149] ultimately finishing with 23 and the Premier League Golden Boot for the season.