Statistics Goalscorers

[tyneblade]

This might interest some of you. I was looking for something else an thought it would be illuminating to rank our players with over a hundred appearances by goals scored per game. The top 48 takes us to Bert Partridge the only defender to average better than a goal every 5 games. The character limit led to deletions beyond there until we get to the outfield players who failed completely.

What a time the 1930s must have been and how did George Green get through 438 appearances without once finding the net?

Name	Position	career	Games	Goals	Per game
Jimmy Dunne	FW	1926–1933	190	167	0.878947
Harry Johnson Jr.	FW	1916–1931	351	252	0.717949
Jock Dodds	FW	1934–1939	203	130	0.640394
Arthur Brown	FW	1902–1908	187	114	0.609626
Doc Pace	FW	1957–1965	301	175	0.581395
Keith Edwards	FW	1976–1978	311	170	0.546624
Mick Jones	FW	1963–1967	172	76	0.44186
Brian Deane	FW	1988–1993	275	119	0.432727
Ched Evans	FW	2009–2012	113	48	0.424779
Billy Russell	MF	1957–1963	175	73	0.417143
Harry Hammond	FW	1891–1897	170	69	0.405882
Alf Ringstead	FW	1950–1959	271	109	0.402214
Stan Fazackerley	FW	1913–1920	119	47	0.394958
Harold Brook	FW	1940–1954	257	101	0.392996
Colin Collindridge	FW	1939–1952	155	59	0.380645
Jimmy Hagan	FW	1938–1957	407	151	0.371007
Bob Hatton	FW	1980–1982	118	43	0.364407
Derek Hawksworth	FW	1950–1958	286	103	0.36014
Billy Sharp	FW	2004–2005	359	129	0.359331
Fred Priest	MF	1896–1905	248	86	0.346774
Bill Dearden	FW	1970–1975	211	72	0.341232
Arthur Watson	MF	1890–1896	127	43	0.338583
Tony Agana	FW	1988–1991	154	52	0.337662
Alan Woodward	FW	1964–1978	640	193	0.301563
Walter Bennett	FW	1896–1905	234	70	0.299145
Jack Pickering	MF	1927–1948	398	119	0.298995
Wally Hardinge	MF	1907–1913	154	46	0.298701
Alan Birchenall	FW	1964–1967	124	37	0.298387
Colin Morris	FW	1982–1988	287	84	0.292683
Tommy Boyle	MF	1922–1928	137	40	0.291971
Bobby Barclay	MF	1931–1937	256	72	0.28125
Billy Gillespie	FW	1911–1931	507	142	0.280079
Gil Reece	FW	1965–1972	241	67	0.278008
Fred Tunstall	FW	1920–1932	491	135	0.274949
George Jones	MF	1936–1951	157	41	0.261146
Gareth Taylor	FW	1996–1998	105	27	0.257143
Len Allchurch	MF	1961–1965	146	37	0.253425
George Hedley	FW	1898–1903	155	39	0.251613
Sidney Gibson	FW	1928–1932	118	29	0.245763
Paul Peschisolido	FW	2001 (loan)	102	24	0.235294
Colin Addison	FW	1967–1971	112	26	0.232143
Dennis Thompson	MF	1941–1951	108	24	0.222222
David McGoldrick	FW	2018–2022	136	30	0.220588
Ian Bryson	MF	1988–1993	200	44	0.22
Jimmy Simmons	FW	1909–1920	223	49	0.219731
Harold Barton	MF	1934–1943	214	47	0.219626
Bert Partridge	DF	1923–1929	103	22	0.213592
Len Birks	DF	1924–1931	220	0	0
Bill Cook	DF	1912–1927	324	0	0
George Green	DF	1923–1934	438	0	0
Tom Johnson	DF	1930–1941	212	0	0
Seth King	DF	1939–1942	115	0	0
Roger Nilsen	DF	1993–1999	190	0	0
Brian Smith	DF	1984–1989	109	0	0
Charlie Wilkinson	DF	1933–1938	133	0	0

 

[Silent Blade]

Bert Partridge was a right winger but played at right back in his last 10 games for us

 

[GreasyChipBeattie]

What a time the 1930s must have been and how did George Green get through 438 appearances without once finding the net?

Because he was our penalty taker.

 

[Brian Deane]

Billy Sharpe did well for one season

 

[dellasthunderbolt]

I find it amazing how relative few 1-in-2 strikers are. I’m as guilty as anyone for using that as a metric for good strikers. It it would do us all a favour to remember how actually rare that feat is.

 

[tyneblade]

I find it amazing how relative few 1-in-2 strikers are. I’m as guilty as anyone for using that as a metric for good strikers. It it would do us all a favour to remember how actually rare that feat is.

Its clearly not genetic, Harry Johnson's brother Tom is at the other end of the table.

 

[Tickhill Blade]

What a time the 1930s must have been

Can't beat a good depression finished off with a world war

 

[programmechap]

This might interest some of you. I was looking for something else an thought it would be illuminating to rank our players with over a hundred appearances by goals scored per game. The top 48 takes us to Bert Partridge the only defender to average better than a goal every 5 games. The character limit led to deletions beyond there until we get to the outfield players who failed completely.

What a time the 1930s must have been and how did George Green get through 438 appearances without once finding the net?

Name	Position	career	Games	Goals	Per game
Jimmy Dunne	FW	1926–1933	190	167	0.878947
Harry Johnson Jr.	FW	1916–1931	351	252	0.717949
Jock Dodds	FW	1934–1939	203	130	0.640394
Arthur Brown	FW	1902–1908	187	114	0.609626
Doc Pace	FW	1957–1965	301	175	0.581395
Keith Edwards	FW	1976–1978	311	170	0.546624
Mick Jones	FW	1963–1967	172	76	0.44186
Brian Deane	FW	1988–1993	275	119	0.432727
Ched Evans	FW	2009–2012	113	48	0.424779
Billy Russell	MF	1957–1963	175	73	0.417143
Harry Hammond	FW	1891–1897	170	69	0.405882
Alf Ringstead	FW	1950–1959	271	109	0.402214
Stan Fazackerley	FW	1913–1920	119	47	0.394958
Harold Brook	FW	1940–1954	257	101	0.392996
Colin Collindridge	FW	1939–1952	155	59	0.380645
Jimmy Hagan	FW	1938–1957	407	151	0.371007
Bob Hatton	FW	1980–1982	118	43	0.364407
Derek Hawksworth	FW	1950–1958	286	103	0.36014
Billy Sharp	FW	2004–2005	359	129	0.359331
Fred Priest	MF	1896–1905	248	86	0.346774
Bill Dearden	FW	1970–1975	211	72	0.341232
Arthur Watson	MF	1890–1896	127	43	0.338583
Tony Agana	FW	1988–1991	154	52	0.337662
Alan Woodward	FW	1964–1978	640	193	0.301563
Walter Bennett	FW	1896–1905	234	70	0.299145
Jack Pickering	MF	1927–1948	398	119	0.298995
Wally Hardinge	MF	1907–1913	154	46	0.298701
Alan Birchenall	FW	1964–1967	124	37	0.298387
Colin Morris	FW	1982–1988	287	84	0.292683
Tommy Boyle	MF	1922–1928	137	40	0.291971
Bobby Barclay	MF	1931–1937	256	72	0.28125
Billy Gillespie	FW	1911–1931	507	142	0.280079
Gil Reece	FW	1965–1972	241	67	0.278008
Fred Tunstall	FW	1920–1932	491	135	0.274949
George Jones	MF	1936–1951	157	41	0.261146
Gareth Taylor	FW	1996–1998	105	27	0.257143
Len Allchurch	MF	1961–1965	146	37	0.253425
George Hedley	FW	1898–1903	155	39	0.251613
Sidney Gibson	FW	1928–1932	118	29	0.245763
Paul Peschisolido	FW	2001 (loan)	102	24	0.235294
Colin Addison	FW	1967–1971	112	26	0.232143
Dennis Thompson	MF	1941–1951	108	24	0.222222
David McGoldrick	FW	2018–2022	136	30	0.220588
Ian Bryson	MF	1988–1993	200	44	0.22
Jimmy Simmons	FW	1909–1920	223	49	0.219731
Harold Barton	MF	1934–1943	214	47	0.219626
Bert Partridge	DF	1923–1929	103	22	0.213592
Len Birks	DF	1924–1931	220	0	0
Bill Cook	DF	1912–1927	324	0	0
George Green	DF	1923–1934	438	0	0
Tom Johnson	DF	1930–1941	212	0	0
Seth King	DF	1939–1942	115	0	0
Roger Nilsen	DF	1993–1999	190	0	0
Brian Smith	DF	1984–1989	109	0	0
Charlie Wilkinson	DF	1933–1938	133	0	0

Green scored 10 goals. I think you mean Bill Cook

 

[tyneblade]

Green scored 10 goals. I think you mean Bill Cook

I was relying on Wikipedia.

 

[tyneblade]

Can't beat a good depression finished off with a world war

Interesting to see Harold Brook, Colin Collindridge and Jimmy Hagan so close together on just over 1 in 3, All lost 6 seasons of their careers to the war.

 

[Tickhill Blade]

Interesting to see Harold Brook, Colin Collindridge and Jimmy Hagan so close together on just over 1 in 3, All lost 6 seasons of their careers to the war.

On Harold Brook, I always remember the story in Bladerunners where in the 50s players would wait for a telegram at the end of the season to learn if they'd been retained or not. When Brook (he had been top scorer) received his saying he was being released, his wife had given birth earlier that morning. Different times!

 

[tyneblade]

On Harold Brook, I always remember the story in Bladerunners where in the 50s players would wait for a telegram at the end of the season to learn if they'd been retained or not. When Brook (he had been top scorer) received his saying he was being released, his wife had given birth earlier that morning. Different times!

My wife's Aunt lived on a street at Intake where United rented houses for half of the team. I wasn't just a case of losing your job.