Most prolific striker for us per games

Paul Stewart started his career as an apprentice with Blackpool, turning professional in October 1981. He made his debut for the Seasiders in a home draw with Rochdale on 10 February 1982. For the remainder of the season, he alternated between midfield and forward. It wasn't until Sam Ellis became manager that Stewart found his true role, at centre-forward. In his final season (1986–87) with the Tangerines, he notched-up 21 goals and helped Mark Taylor net fourteen.
 
gjr69 said:
To early in the season and not enough minutes played for that stat to mean very much.
Just as I wouldn't be too hard on him for no goals and no assists in that time frame.
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He's Gary Madine. He's a goal machine....

(This is my way of saying, good answer that)
 
Reading this thread has made me wonder how football has changed. I only go back to the late 60s but am i not right in thinking that, individually, players were better back then than they are now? Or am i just remembering the stand out players?

Thinking only of strikers, I think the likes of Charnley, Pickering, Walsh and Hatton were significantly better players than our current forwards, in the same division. And in those days the top division wasn't full of overseas players. Bowler is an interesting one. I think Tommy Hutch was a better player than him, and did go on to bigger things. Josh is a talent though.

England used to produce some highly talented individuals. Would Glen Hoddle happen now? Doubt it. What we have now is much better fitness and tactics, and much better playing surfaces. And good players who fit the current systems. But I'm not sure I see the same 'natural' ability levels that we saw back then.

But that might be just a distortion in my mind.
 
voyeur said:
Reading this thread has made me wonder how football has changed. I only go back to the late 60s but am i not right in thinking that, individually, players were better back then than they are now? Or am i just remembering the stand out players?

Thinking only of strikers, I think the likes of Charnley, Pickering, Walsh and Hatton were significantly better players than our current forwards, in the same division. And in those days the top division wasn't full of overseas players. Bowler is an interesting one. I think Tommy Hutch was a better player than him, and did go on to bigger things. Josh is a talent though.

England used to produce some highly talented individuals. Would Glen Hoddle happen now? Doubt it. What we have now is much better fitness and tactics, and much better playing surfaces. And good players who fit the current systems. But I'm not sure I see the same 'natural' ability levels that we saw back then.

But that might be just a distortion in my mind.
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It's coaching to systems from a younger age I think. Players probably have better technical skills in some ways but mavericks are less likely because they're taught to channel it in certain ways.

It's kind of like Cricket. You have lots of bowlers with the same action these days cos players by and large learn the same way.

One of the things I always liked about Kaikai was that he'd not joined palace till really late so he'd still got an air of (in his own words) the improvisational street player about him.

Wes is another (considerably better) example of a player who didn't come up via a prem academy route and was thus a delight to watch.
 
td53 said:
It's coaching to systems from a younger age I think. Players probably have better technical skills in some ways but mavericks are less likely because they're taught to channel it in certain ways.

It's kind of like Cricket. You have lots of bowlers with the same action these days cos players by and large learn the same way.

One of the things I always liked about Kaikai was that he'd not joined palace till really late so he'd still got an air of (in his own words) the improvisational street player about him.

Wes is another (considerably better) example of a player who didn't come up via a prem academy route and was thus a delight to watch.
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Yes. Which suggests that really talented players happen naturally rather than being coached. Which is what I was wondering. And what the 85 year old Spurs fan I chatted to recently was saying. It's more formilaic now. He doesn't bother watching now. Was a ST holder at White Hart Lane for many years. (Auto correct chose White Gary Lane then. Spooky).

I'll never forgive our fan base for not voting Wes player of the season. Absolutely bloody ludicrous. Clueless. I think that was the moment i turned against our supporters. 😆
 
voyeur said:
Reading this thread has made me wonder how football has changed. I only go back to the late 60s but am i not right in thinking that, individually, players were better back then than they are now? Or am i just remembering the stand out players?

Thinking only of strikers, I think the likes of Charnley, Pickering, Walsh and Hatton were significantly better players than our current forwards, in the same division. And in those days the top division wasn't full of overseas players. Bowler is an interesting one. I think Tommy Hutch was a better player than him, and did go on to bigger things. Josh is a talent though.

England used to produce some highly talented individuals. Would Glen Hoddle happen now? Doubt it. What we have now is much better fitness and tactics, and much better playing surfaces. And good players who fit the current systems. But I'm not sure I see the same 'natural' ability levels that we saw back then.

But that might be just a distortion in my mind.
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If you're interested you should have a nosey at this book if you haven't already!
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Kevin Phillips scored 18 goals in 56 games for us. Lost all his pace but technically he still had it. It was amazing to watch him just find the top corner from the edge of the box with ease. Very decent record considering a lot of the time he came on as a sub. Paul Dickov also scored 6 goals in 11 games.
 
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