Football | The Guardian examines whether any players feature on more than two clubs’ all-time top-10 scoring charts, alongside questions on kit partnerships, own goals, and streaks of goalless draws.
Players in Multiple Top-10 Scoring Charts
While many prominent players feature prominently for two clubs, several names extend that feat to three or more teams. Romário appears for Vasco da Gama, Flamengo, and PSV, while Delio Onnis features for Monaco, Tours FC, and Gimnasia. Additional contributors noted that Robbie Keane sits among the top 10 for Tottenham, LA Galaxy, and ATK, alongside André-Pierre Gignac for Marseille, Toulouse, and Tigres UANL, and John Aldridge for Newport County, Oxford United, and Tranmere Rovers.
Samuel Eto’o potentially enters the top 10 for four clubs, including Mallorca, Barcelona, Anzhi Makhachkala, and Antalyaspor, alongside his status as Cameroon’s record scorer. Historical data places Sam Kerr among the leading scorers for five teams: Perth Glory, Western New York Flash, Gotham FC, Chicago Red Stars, and Chelsea. Meanwhile, Morocco’s Abderrazak Hamdallah holds top-10 positions across six different clubs: OC Safi, El-Jaish, Guangzhou R&F/Guangzhou City, Al-Nassr, Al-Ittihad, and Al-Shabab.
Kit Partnerships and Own-Goal Legacies
Regarding kit supply longevity, Germany’s 70-year relationship with Adidas stands out, though the partnership is set to transition to Nike. In club football, Bayern Munich and Finnish side HJK both commenced long-standing ties with Adidas in 1965. In international football, Austria and Puma have maintained a partnership since 1977.
Revisiting players who scored more own goals than goals, defender Des Walker finished his career with a negative balance of minus-six goals. Walker netted just once in over 800 appearances during a match for Nottingham Forest against Luton in 1992, but accumulated at least seven own goals across spells with Forest and Sheffield Wednesday.
Streaks of Goalless Draws
Examining prolonged sequences of goalless draws, George Graham’s Arsenal side recorded four consecutive 0-0 league draws in October 1993, a feat Arsène Wenger’s Arsenal repeated during the 2008-09 campaign. Graham achieved the same sequence at Tottenham in early 2001. Other teams with four straight 0-0s include Wolves in 2015-16, Udinese and Como in Italian Serie A, and Russian side FC Rostov, who endured five consecutive scoreless league stalemates in 2017.
Source: Football | The Guardian
