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Highest Goal Average (minimum 100 goals)

  Highest Goal Average (minimum 100 goals) Official Games Goals Goal Average Nationality Career Span 1 Ali Kitonsa 50 136 2.72 Uganda 1956-1979 2 Frank Mciver 132 333 2.522727273 Australia 1921-1952 3 Gordon Nunn 198 409 2.065656566 Australia 1944-1954 4 Frank Du Feu 103 212 2.058252427 Australia 1927-1949 5 Alf Quill 458 932 2.034934498 Australia 1927-1949 6 Jack Skinner 122 246 2.016393443 New Zealand 1933-1949 7 Reg Date 390 747 1.915384615 Australia 1937-1954 8 Gordon Smith 138 264 1.913043478 New Zealand 1937-1947 9 Keng Hock 123 230 1.869918699 Singapore 1930-1947 10 Jack Coulter 205 377 1.83902439 Canada 1922-1937 11 Karl Gustafsson 125 229 1.832 Sweden 1903-1935 12 Frank Parsons 184 335 1.820652174 Australia 1943-1953 13 George Smith 256 459 1.79296875 Australia 1926-1948 14 Jaap Bulder 260 454 1.746153846 Netherlands 1910-1927 15 Otto Harder 298 517 1.734899329 Germany 1909-1934 16 Abdul Ghani Minhat 148 256 1.72972973 Malaysia 1954-1968 17 Erwin Helmchen 577 987 1.7105719...

Jan Košek Article

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Early Career Jan Kosek started his career at Union Letna, as a promising striker. After impressing for the Czech side, he caught the eye of the Slavia Prague selectors and they made an approach to sign him for the following season. He made his debut for Slavia Prague in February in 1903, against CAFC Vinohrady. He impressed the local media and fans alike, scoring some impressive goals in the process. He was publicly announced as a Slavia signing in April 1903, despite playing numerous games beforehand. In these games journalists would give Jan many names such as; ‘Ondricek’, ‘Kocian’ and probably the most famous, ‘Jenda’ and he would often use the final name of the list, when competing in athletics tournaments.  In his first season at Slavia, as a 19 year old, he would leave European defenders distraught as he scored 65 goals in 19 international friendlies and 89 goals in 25 games in total. The following year, Jan would replicate his extraordinary goal tally and one of ...

Vivian Woodward

Games Goals Ascham College 1894-1895 3 9 Clacton B 1895 2 4 Clacton Town 1896-1901 22 52 Harwich 1901 1 3 Chelmsford 1902-1909 8 20 Colchester 1902 1 1 Tottenham B 1901 1 1 Tottenham 1901-1909 171 79 Chelsea 1909-1915 1920 117 35 Clacton Town 1919-1920 6 4 London Pilgrims England 23 29 England Amateurs 30 50 Great Britain 6 8 Southern League 1 1 Football League 3 3 Essex 1897-1901 1920 3 3 North Essex 1902 1 1 England FA 1910 23 27 422 330