Will Kane be English football’s record scorer if he overtakes Shearer? Not even close

Will Kane be English football's record scorer if he overtakes Shearer? Not even close

Only one man now stands between Harry Kane and the all-time Premier League goal-scoring record after the Tottenham Hotspur striker scored his 209th top-flight goal in Saturday’s 1-0 win over Crystal Palace to go past Wayne Rooney into second place outright.

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England captain Kane, 29, is still 51 goals behind former Three Lions skipper Alan Shearer, who has occupied the top rung on the ladder for nearly two decades.

Shearer retired in 2006 having scored 260 goals in 441 Premier League games across his four-year stint at Blackburn Rovers, where he won the title in 1994-95, and decade at hometown club Newcastle United.

Shearer also claimed three Golden Boots over consecutive Premier League seasons between 1994-95 and 1996-97.