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On 23 March 2023, Harry Kane scored his 54th England goal to overtake Wayne Rooney as the Three Lions' all-time record goalscorer. Some 44 days later, Walthamstow-born Kane was leaving Rooney in his dust again, this time overtaking the former Everton and Manchester United forward in the Premier League's all-time goalscorer stakes by bagging the 209th goal of his career against Crystal Palace. At a rain-soaked Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Kane rose highest to nod home Pedro Porro's cross from the byline - the ball skidding off the greasy surface to give Sam Johnstone no chance in the Eagles goal. It was Kane's 26th goal of a prolific 2022/23 campaign - the third best goal return he's mustered in his 10 seasons as a Premier League regular. For reference, Kane's best campaigns were back-to-back in 2016/17 and 2017/18, when he bagged 29 goals in 30 Game s and then 30 goals in 37 Game s. Rooney achieved 20+ goal Premier League seasons just twice in his career by compa...

Harry Kane is on the verge of becoming Tottenham's all-time top scorer, but how exactly does his goal record compare to that of the man to formerly hold that title, Jimmy Greaves? Kane has long been a club great, being their star man since bursting to life in 2014, scoring a minimum of 17 goals in every season since then. One of the biggest compliments to him is the fact that he's so often mentioned in the same breath as the legendary Greaves, who lit up English football in the 1960s. Tottenham's current number nine is closing in on the World Cup winner's record goal tally, but let's take a closer look at how their records compare . How does Harry Kane's goal record compare to Jimmy Greaves'? There may be over half a century separating their spells at the club, but Greaves played in the same domestic competitions as Kane does, even if the Premier League had a different name back in his day. The league is, of course, the most important competition, and he s...