Longest Premier League game ever

On the 27th October 2012, Manchester City - Swansea was played for 102 minutes due to injuries to Swansea goalkeeper Michel Vorm och Manchester City defender Micah Richards.

First black player representing Holland

The first black player to play in the Dutch national team was Suriname-born Humphrey Mijnals on 3 April 1960. He scored an own goal in that game and only made two more caps.

First black player representing Wales

The first black player to represent Wales was Eddie "Ted" Parris who in December 1931 made his first and only cap for the Wales national team.

Youngest Bundesliga player

The youngest Bundesliga player ever was Nuri Sahin who at the age of 16 years and 335 days made his debut for Borussia Dortmund on the 6th of August 2005. In November that same year, he also broke the record of being the youngest Bundesliga scorer of all time.

Youngest Ligue 1 player

The youngest Ligue 1 player ever is Laurent Paganelli who on 25 August 1978 made his debut for Saint Etienne at the age of 15 years and 10 months in a game against Paris SG.

First black player representing France

The first black player to play in the French national team was Raoul Diagne, who on 15th February 1931 made his debut against Czechoslovakia. His parents were from Senegal. In addition to the honor of playing 18 caps for the national team, he also had a four month long stint as a goalkeeper in his club team.

First black player representing Norway

On 18 December 1998 John Carew, who has a Gambian father, became the first black player to represent the Norwegian national team. To date, the heavy striker has played 91 caps and scored 24 goals for his country.

First black player representing Spain

The first black player representing Spain was defensive midfielder Vicente Engonga, who in 1998 (September 23) at the age of 33 made his debut. He was also chosen for the Spanish Euro 2000 squad. In total, he made 14 caps and one goal. He is from Equatorial Guinean descent.

First black player representing Greece

Cap Verde-born striker Daniel Batista Lima became the first black Greece national team player when he made his debut on 12 October 1994. The player, who spent his whole career in Greece, made a total of 14 caps and two goals.

First black player representing Belgium

Dimitri M'Buyu was the first black player playing for Belgium. The striker, with Congolese roots, made his first and only cap in 1987, having just left Lokeren for Standard Liegé.

Most yellow cards in Eredivisie

In May 2010, Patrick Pothuizen of NEC Nijmegen got his 84th yellow card, setting a new record. Jean-Paul de Jong was the man getting his named erased out of the history books. Pothuizen was also the first player to get a yellow in the new Dutch third division, Topklasse.

Most yellow cards in the Dutch national team

Nigel de Jong recently overtook the record of getting the most number of yellow cards in the Dutch national team. While playing against Romania on October 16th, he got his 15th yellow card in his 66th appearance, surpassing fearsome defender Jaap Stam.

Most appearances in Premier League's first ten years

Midfielder Gary Speed got this honour having played 352 games between 1992 and 2002, representing Leeds, Everton and Newcastle. In total, he played 535 PL games.

Most goals in Premier League's first ten years

Alan Shearer scored 204 goals in the first ten years of the Premier League, 1992-2002. Thus he has the record of scoring the most number of goals during that period, playing for Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle.

First black player representing Sweden

The first black player representing Sweden was Jean-Paul Vonderburg who made his first cap out of four on 14 February 1990.

Most Eredivisie goals in one game by a player

The most Eredivisie goals in one game was scored by Afonso Alves, 7 strikes against Heracles on 7 October 2007, playing in the shirt of Heerenveen.

List of Outfield Players taller than 200 cm

While this list probably will never be finished, it's need. Watching freaked out monsters - height wise - is a pleasure, and this list will make it easier. Feel free to add more names by commenting.

Name [Current club] - Position - Height

1. Yang Changpeng [Shenzhen Fengpeng] - striker - 206 cm
2. Tor Hogne Aaröy [Without club] - striker - 204 cm
3. Lacina Traoré [Anzhi Makhachkala] - striker - 203 cm
4. Stefan Maierhofer [Red Bull Salzburg] - striker - 202 cm

And one goalkeeper great, the tallest of them all:
Kristof van Hout [Genk] - goalkeeper - 208 cm

List of England national team players with 100 caps or more

1. Peter Shilton - goalkeeper - 125 caps / 0 goals (1970-1990)
2. David Beckham - midfielder - 115 caps / 17 goals (1996-2009)
3. Bobby Moore - defender - 108 caps / 2 goals (1962-1973)
4. Bobby Charlton - midfielder - 106 caps / 49 goals (1958-1970)
5. Billy Wright - defender - 105 caps / 3 goals

Four Four Two Top 100 talents 2001

Old lists of talents are always interesting. Only looking at the top ten, it's easy to see that talent that appear to be "safe" not always get fulfilled. Players like Djibril Cissé, Fernando Torres and Rafael van der Vaart managed to become great players, while others - like Leandro Bonfim, Liverpool duo Sinama-Pongolle / Anthony Le Tallec and Bologna midfielder Mourad Meghni failed immensly.

1. Djibril Cisse (STR, Auxerre)
2. Andres D'Allesandro (AM, River Plate)
3. Leandro Bonfim (AM, Vitoria/PSV Eindhoven)
4. Fernando Jose Torres (STR, Atletico Madrid)
5. Jermaine Pennant (R/WNG, Ar5ena1)
6. Rafael Van der Vaart (C/MF, Ajax)
7. Florent Sinama-Pongolle (STR, Le Havre/Liverpool)
8. Piotr Trochowski (AM, FC Bayern Munich)
9. Anthony Le Tallec (AM/CFWD, Le Havre/Liverpool)
10. Mourad Meghni (AM, Bologna)
11. Pedro Mantorras (STR, Benfica Lisbon)
12. David Odonkor (FWD, Borussia Dortmund)
13. Darren Fletcher (C/MF, Manchester United)
14. John Welsh (C/DM, Liverpool)
15. Kim Kallstrom (CM, BK Hacken)
16. Philippe Mexes (CB, Auxerre)
17. Johnny Heitinga (CB, Ajax)
18. Juan Andreu Melli (CM, Real Betis)
19. Baldo Di Gregorio (CB, Eintract Frankfurt)
20. Andres Iniesta (AM, Barcelona)
21. Milan Baros (STR, Liverpool)
22. Marius Niculae (STR, Sporting Lisbon)
23. Fabricio Coloccini (CB, Milan/on loan to Alaves)
24. Ricardo Bernardo Quaresma (L/WNG, Sporting Lisbon)
25. Maicon (RWB, Cruzeiro)
26. Hugo Viana (CM, Sporting Lisbon)
27. Arjen Robben (L/WNG, Groningen/PSV Eindhoven)
28. Julio Colombo (CB, Montpellier)
29. Gregory Vignal (LB, Liverpool)
30. Jermaine DeFoe (STR, West Ham United)
31. Gareth Barry (LB, Aston Villa)
32. Marat Izmailov (AM/FWD, Lokomotiv Moscow)
33. Hassan Yebda (DM, Auxerre)
34. Leandro Romagnoli (AM, San Lorenzo)
35. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (CFWD, Ajax)
36. Dean Ashton (CFWD, Crewe Alexandria)
37. Ednilson (AM, Benfica Lisbon)
38. Chris Kirkland (GK, Liverpool)
39. Emilliano S. Dudar (CB, Velez Sarsfield)
40. Helder Postiga (STR, Porto)
41. Ahmed 'Mido' Hossam (STR/LWNG, Ajax)
42. Joaquin Sanchez (L/WNG, Real Betis)
43. Diego Ribas (AM, Santos)
44. Jay Lucas (CFWD, Southampton)
45. Niko Kranjcar (AM/CFWD, Dinamo Zagreb)
46. Christian Petereit (RB/CB, Schalke 04)
47. Ewerthon (STR/FWD, Borussia Dortmund)
48. Gael Givet (CB/LB, Monaco)
49. Francesco Lodi (AM, Empoli/Parma)
50. Massimo Donati (DM, AC Milan)
51. Gatti Ribeiro (RWB, Blooming)
52. Jeremie Aliadiere (STR, Ar5ena1)
53. Francesco Tarantino (LB/CB, Athletic Bilbao)
54. Lourenco Da Silva (FWD/LWNG, Sporting Lisbon)
55. Alexander Ludwig (L/WNG, Werder Bremen)
56. Landon Donovan (STR, San Jose Earthquakes)
57. Ricardo Costa (CB, FC Porto)
58. Filip Trojan (L/WNG, Schalke 04)
59. Carlos Martins (CM, Sporting Lisbon)
60. Serhat Akin (STR, Fenerbahce)
61. Johnnier Montano (AM/FWD, Parma-on loan to Verona)
62. Mark Fotheringham (C/MF, Celtic)
63. Rubinho (GK, Corinthians)
64. Michael Chopra (STR, Newcastle)
65. Edward Johnson (STR, Dallas Burn)
66. Johnny Van Beukering (STR, Vitesse)
67. Santino Quaranta (STR, DC United)
68. Andreas Hinkel (RB/RWB, Stuttgart)
69. Bojan Djrodjic (L/WNG, Manchester United)
70. Matteo Brighi (CM, Juventus)
71. Cherno Samba (CFWD, Millwall)
72. Hassan Ahamada (LWNG/STR, Nantes)
73. Theo Janssen (LM, Vitesse)
74. Derik Boateng (AM, Panathinaikos)
75. Mauro Rosales (R/WNG, Newell's Old Boys)
76. Dulee Johnson (STR, BK Hacken)
77. Fernando Macedo Nano (L/WNG, Barcelona)
78. Michael Essien (D/MF, Bastia)
79. Andres Oliveira (STR/FWD, Perth Glory)
80. Candido Costa (AM, Porto)
81. Tuomas Aho (CB, My-Pa)
82. Dimitar Berbatov (STR, Bayer Leverkusen)
83. Thijs Houwing (CFWD, Twente)
84. Labinot Harbuzi (AM, Malmo FF)
85. Michael Zepek (CM, Bayer Leverkusen)
86. Mika Vayrynen (AM, FC Jokerit)
87. Ramon Calliste (STR, Manchester United)
88. Christoph Preuss (RWB, Eintract Frankfurt)
89. Keith Kelly (CM, PSG)
90. Aldo Jara (FWD, Cerro Portano)
91. Kieran Richardson (L/WNG, Manchester United)
92. Leonardo Santiago (L/WNG, Feyenoord)
93. Shaun Maloney(STR, Celtic)
94. Azar Karadas (CFWD/CB, Brann Bergen)
95. Kaka (AM, Sao Paulo)
96. Benjamin Auer (CFWD, Borussia M'Gladbach)
97. Daniyel Cimen (LB/CB, Eintract Frankfurt)
98. Erdal Kilicaslan (CFWD, Bayern Munich)
99. David Prutton (D/MF, Nottingham Forest)
100. Alexander Hleb (AM, Stuttgart)

Youngest ever Serie A scorer

Amedeo Amadei holds the record as the youngest ever goalscorer in Serie A. 

The Roma legend has held the record for decades, with Amadei scoring for Roma at the age of 15 years nine months and 13 days in a Serie A encounter against AS Lucchese Libertas 1905 on May 9th 1937.

Most International Goals

Top 10 most international goals
1. Ali Daei [Iran] - 149 caps / 109 goals
2. Ferenc Puskás [Hungary] - 85 caps / 84 goals
3. Kunishige Kamamoto [Japan] - 84 caps / 80 goals
4. Pelé [Brazil] - 92 caps / 77 goals
5. Sandor Kocsis [Hungary] - 68 caps / 75 goals
6. Bashar Abdullah [Kuwait] - 133 caps / 75 goals
7. Kiatisuk Senamuang [Thailand] - 132 caps / 71 goals
8. Stern John [Trinidad & Tobago] - 114 caps / 70 goals
9. Hossam Hassan [Egypt] - 169 caps / 69 goals
10. Gerd Müller [West Germany] - 62 caps / 68 goals

Top 5 still active
1. Miroslav Klose [Germany] - 126 caps / 67 goals
2. Didier Drogba [Cóte d'Ivoire] - 89 caps / 57 goals
3. Robbie Keane [Ireland] - 122 caps / 54 goals
4. Carlos Ruiz [Guatemala] - 102 caps / 53 goals
4. Samuel Eto'o [Cameroon] - 109 caps / 53 goals

Top scorers World Cup 2010 qualification

FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifiers

12 goals

 Moumouni Dagano (Burkina Faso)

 Osea Vakatalesau (Fiji)

10 goals

 Humberto Suazo (Chile)

 Theofanis Gekas (Greece)

9 goals

 Edin Džeko (Bosnia and Hercegovina)

 Luís Fabiano (Brazil)

 Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon)

 Wayne Rooney (England)

 Seule Soromon (Vanuatu)

8 goals

 Razak Omotoyossi (Benin)

 Joaquín Botero (Bolivia)

 Frédéric Kanouté (Mali)

 Shane Smeltz (New Zealand)

 Rudis Corrales (El Salvador)

 Sarayoot Chaikamdee (Thailand)

 Maksim Shatskikh (Uzbekistan)

One goal in one game for the England national team (subs only)

Three players that were only capped once have scored when coming on as a substitute in the English national team.

Paul Goddard was the first, scoring in his only cap against Iceland (1-1) at 2 June 1982.

Francis Jeffers did the same thing, scoring in a defeat against Australia in 2003 but without ever getting the chance again, to most Englishmens great joy.

David Nugent made his first and only goal against Andorra in March 2007.

While Goddard and Jeffers will never wear the national team shirts again, Nugent may have a chance. That would exclude him from this list, but perhaps bring him other kinds of joy.

Least minutes per goals in the Premier League, 2000-

Minutes per goal

2011/12
1. Thierry Henry - 47 minutes per goal (4 games / 2 goals)
2. Dimitar Berbatov - 73 minutes per goal (12 games / 7 goals)
3. Apostolos Vellios - 83 minutes per goal (13 games / 3 goals)

2010/11
1. Robbie Blake - 43 minutes per goal (8 games / 1 goal)
2. Ivan Klasnic - 79 minutes per goal (22 games / 4 goals)
3. Robin van Persie - 98 minutes per goal (25 games / 18 goals)

2009/10
1. Danny Rose - 45 minutes per goal (1 game / 1 goal)
2. James Vaughan - 54 minutes per goal (8 games / 1 goal)
3. Fran Mérida - 61 minutes per goal (4 games / 1 goal)

2008/09
1. Federico Macheda - 95 minutes per goal (4 games / 2 goals)
1. Michael Chopra - 95 minutes per goal (6 games / 2 goals)
3. Diomansy Kamara - 106 minutes per goal (12 games / 4 goals)

2007/08
1. Stern John - 33 minutes per goal (1 game / 1 goal)
2. Cristiano Ronaldo - 89 minutes per goal (34 games / 31 goals)
3. Marlon Harewood - 101 minutes per goal (23 games / 5 goals)

2006/07
1. Harry Kewell - 46 minutes per goal (2 games / 1 goal)
2. David Wheater - 92 minutes per goal (2 games / 1 goal)
3. Chris Eagles - 94 minutes per goal (2 games / 1 goal)

2005/06
1. Victor Anichebe - 29 minutes per goal (2 games / 1 goal)
2. Thierry Henry - 99 minutes per goal (32 games / 27 goals)
3. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink - 110 minutes per goal (22 games / 10 goals)

2004/05
1. James Vaughan - 26 minutes per goal (2 games / 1 goal)
2. Nicola Ventola - 78 minutes per goal (3 games / 1 goal)
3. David Bellion - 106 minutes per goal (3 games / 1 goal)

2003/04
1. Carlos Marinelli - 54 minutes per goal (1 game / 1 goal)
2. Mbulelo Mabizela - 64 minutes per goal (5 games / 1 goal)
3. Leandre Griffit - 75 minutes per goal (5 games / 2 goals)

2002/03
1. Jeremie Aliadiere - 22 minutes per goal (2 games / 1 goal)
2. Jermaine Pennant - 56 minutes per goal (5 games / 3 goals)
3. Delroy Facey - 93 minutes per goal (9 games / 2 goals)

2001/02
1. Charlie MacDonald - 17 minutes per goal (2 games / 1 goal)
2. Marvin Robinson - 46 minutes per goal (2 games / 1 goal)
3. Nick Chadwick - 74 minutes per goal (9 games / 3 goals)

2000/01
1. Paolo Vernazza - 43 minutes per goal (2 games / 1 goal)
2. Branko Strupar - 109 minutes per goal (9 games / 6 goals)
3. Michael Owen - 112 minutes per goal (28 games / 16 goals)

Youngest captain in the Dutch national team

On October 13th 2012, Kevin Strootman became the youngest Netherlands captain ever in a competitive game, as well as the youngest in more than a century. He was 22 years and 240 days old. The all-time record, however, is held by Dolf Kessler, who in 1905 at the age of 21 years and 28 days captained his team against rivals Belgium.

List of youngest Dutch captains
1. Dolf Kessler - Belgium, 1905 - 21 years, 28 days
2. Ben Storm - England, 1907 - 21 years, 69 days
3. John Heijning - England, 1907 - 21 years, 110 days
4. Kevin Strootman - Andorra, 2012 - 22 years, 240 days
5. Marco van Basten - Belgium, 1987 - 22 years, 313 days

Youngest scorer in the Prva NHL

The youngest scorer ever in the Croatian league is Alen Halilovic, who scored against Slaven Belupo after coming on as a substitute for Dinamo Zagreb at the age of 16 years and 112 days. Ten days earlier, he became the youngest player to make his debut for Dinamo Zagreb.

Youngest Premier League referee

Michael Oliver, born on 20 February 1985, became the youngest referee in the Premier League on 21 August 2010, being 25 years and 182 days old, breaking the record of Stuart Attwell set in 2008.

Youngest Eredivisie referee

The youngest Eredivisie referee of all time is Serdar Gözübüyük, born 29 October 1985 in Haarlem.On May 2, 2010, Serdar made his debut at the age of 24. With that, he became the youngest referee ever in the highest league of Dutch football. In 2012 he became the youngest Dutch referee to be used in continental competitions.In his first full season, 2011-12, he also managed to win the award as the best referee in the Eredivisie.

Youngest Eredivisie hattrick scorer

Earlier this autumn, Jürgen Locadia scored three goals as his PSV won against VVV Venlo. Relevant information includes that it was his first league appearance, that he scored his goals within 18 minutes, and that he came on as a sub with circa twenty minutes to go.

At the age of 18 years and 328 days, he is also one of the youngest to score a hattrick in the Eredivisie. But the record remains in the hand of Collins John.

The young Twente-forward, later playing in clubs such as Fulham and making a couple of caps for the Dutch national team, scored three goals in 2003 at the age of 18 years and 2 days.

Youngest Eredivisie player

Wim Kras of Volendam made his Eredivisie debut at age 15 years and 290 days and became the youngest ever Eredivisie player. The record of the attacking midfielder, who spent his whole career at Volendam, seems to be permanent. In 2008, Utrecht manager Willem van Hanegem tried to use 15 year old Christian Gandu in a game against NAC. However, the Dutch football federation KNVB had a rule saying that players needed to be "over 15", which after some discussion was interpreted as "at least 16" and not "15 years and one day".

Youngest Serie A players

1. Amedeo Amadei; (Roma), 15 years, 280 days (2 May 1937)
2.  Gianni Rivera; (Alessandria), 15 years, 288 days (2 June 1959)
3.  Valeri Bojinov; (Lecce), 15 years, 341 days (22 January 2002)
4.  Andrea Pirlo; (Brescia) 16 years, 2 days (21 May 1995)
5.  Stephan El Shaarawy; (Genoa) 16 years, 55 days (21 December 2008)
6.  Lorenzo Tassi; (Brescia) 16 years, 99 days (22 May 2011)
7.  Stefano Okaka; (Roma) 16 years, 131 days (18 December 2005)
8.  Francesco Totti; (Roma) 16 years, 182 days (28 March 1993)

Oldest Serie A players

1.  Marco Ballotta 44 years, 38 days (Last game: 11 May 2008, Lazio)
2.  Francesco Antonioli 42 years, 235 days (Last game: 6 May 2012, Cesena)
3.  Alberto Fontana 41 years, 297 days (Last game: 15 November 2008, Palermo)
4.  Dino Zoff 41 years, 76 days (Last game: 15 May 1983, Juventus)
5.  Alessandro Costacurta 41 years, 25 days (Last game: 19 May 2007, Milan)
6.  Pietro Vierchowod 41 years, 10 days (Last game: 16 April 2000, Piacenza)
7.  Paolo Maldini 40 years, 339 days (Last game: 31 May 2009, Milan)
8.  Silvio Piola 40 years, 159 days (Last game: 7 March 1954, Novara)
9.  Enrico Albertosi 40 years, 100 days (Last game: 10 February 1980, Milan)
10.  Gianluca Pagliuca 40 years, 92 days (Last game: 18 February 2007, Ascoli)
11.  Luca Bucci 40 years, 37 days (Last game: 19 April 2009, Napoli)
12.  Gianluca Berti 39 years, 333 days (Last game: 18 April 2007, Sampdoria)
13.  Antonio Chimenti 39 years, 268 days (Last game: 25 March 2010, Juventus)
14.  Roberto Néstor Sensini 39 years, 102 days (Last game: 22 January 2006, Udinese)
15.  David Balleri 39 years, 37 days (Last game: 4 May 2008, Livorno)

The oldest player is goalkeeper Marco Ballotta, who ended his career at the age of 44 despite wanting to keep playing. The oldest outfield player is, to no ones surprise, AC Milan defender Alessandro Costacurta, who scored a penalty in his farewell game, also making him the oldest goal scorer ever in Serie A.

Most goals as substitute in one Allsvenskan season, 2009-

2011
1. Ricardo Santos [Kalmar] - 4 goals
2. Stefan Selakovic [IFK Göteborg] - 3 goals
2. Kennedy Igboananike [Djurgården] - 3 goals

2010
1. Astrit Ajdarevic [Norrköping] - 5 goals
1. Paulinho [Häcken] - 5 goals
3. Alexander Gerndt [Gefle / Helsingborg] - 3 goals
3. Anselmo [Halmstad] - 3 goals

2009
1. Agon Mehmeti [Malmö] - 5 goals
1. Daniel Mendes [Kalmar] - 5 goals
3. Vinicius Lopes [Häcken] - 3 goals
3. Emir Kujovic [Halmstad] - 3 goals

Most goals as substitute in one Premier League season, 2000-

2011/2012
1. Victor Anichebe [Everton] - 5 goals
2. Jermain Defoe [Tottenham] - 4 goals
2. Edin Dzeko [Man. City] - 4 goals

2010/2011
1. Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez [Man. United] - 5 goals
2. Ivan Klasnic [Bolton] - 4 goals
2. Sylvan Ebanks-Blake [Wolverhampton] - 4 goals
2. Roman Pavluychenko [Tottenham] - 4 goals
2. Salomon Kalou [Chelsea] - 4 goals

2009/2010
1. Kevin Phillips [Birmingham] - 4 goals
1. Steven Thompson [Burnley] - 4 goals
1. Jason Roberts [Blackburn] - 4 goals

2008/2009
1. Darren Bent [Tottenham] - 4 goals
2. Daniel Sturride [Man. City] - 3 goals
2. Erik Nevland [Fulham] - 3 goals
2. Mido [Middlesbrough / Wigan] - 3 goals
2. John Carew [Aston Villa] - 3 goals
2. Nicklas Bendtner [Arsenal] - 3 goals

2007/2008
1. Marlon Harewood [Aston Villa] - 5 goals
2. Emmanuel Adebayor [Arsenal] - 4 goals
3. Louis Saha [Man. Utd], Matt Derbyshire [Blackburn], Darren Bent [Tottenham], Andy Johnson [Everton], Jermain Defoe [Tottenham], Michael Chopra [Sunderland] - 3 goals

2006/2007
1. Matt Derbyshire [Blackburn] - 4 goals
2. Bobby Zamora [West Ham] - 3 goals
2. Salomon Kalou [Chelsea] - 3 goals
2. Nwankwo Kanu [Portsmouth] - 3 goals

2005/2006
1. Robin van Persie [Arsenal] - 4 goals
1. Shefki Kuqi [Blackburn] - 4 goals
1. Collins John [Fulham] - 4 goals

2004/2005
1. Robert Earnshaw [West Bromwich] - 5 goals
2. Mateja Kezman [Chelsea] - 4 goals
2. Joe Cole [Chelsea] - 4 goals
2. Duncan Ferguson [Everton] - 4 goals
2. Robbie Keane [Tottenham] - 4 goals

2003/2004
1. Hernan Crespo [Chelsea] - 4 goals
1. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink [Chelsea] - 4 goals
1. Szilard Nemeth [Middlesbrough] - 4 goals

2002/2003
1. Geoff Horsfield [Birmingham] - 4 goals
2. Scott Dobie [West Bromwich] - 3 goals
2. Michael Ricketts [Bolton / Middlesbrough] - 3 goals
2. Massimo Maccarone [Middlesbrough] - 3 goals
2. Jermain Defoe [West Ham] - 3 goals

2001/2002
1. Jermain Defoe [West Ham] - 6 goals
2. Mikael Forssell [Chelsea] - 4 goals
3. Vladimir Smicer [Liverpool], Sylvain Wiltord [Arsenal], Dennis Bergkamp [Arsenal] - 3 goals

2000/2001: 
1. Julian Joachim [Aston Villa] - 4 goals
2. Arnar Gunnlaugsson [Leicester] - 3 goals
2. Robbie Keane [Leeds] - 3 goals

Yellow cards in most successive Eredivisie appearances

On September 16th, Mark van Bommel became the first player in Dutch Eredivisie history to collect yellow cards in each of PSV's first five league games of the season. However, he did not manage to reach Ahmed Ammi's record of yellow cards in seven straight league games despite reaching six after also receiving cheese in his PSV farewall game in 2005.