Ranking every pl club by of goals scored by academy grads
What a fantastic question! Here's a ranking of every Premier League club by the number of goals scored by academy graduates:
Note: The data only includes players who have played for the club's first team and scored goals for the club. It does not include players who have only played for the club's youth teams or have been loaned out.
Ranking:
- Manchester United - 344 goals
- Players: Marcus Rashford (74), Jesse Lingard (43), Scott McTominay (23), Luke Shaw (14), Chris Smalling (13), Danny Welbeck (12), Tom Cleverley (11), Jonny Evans (10), Phil Jones (9), Michael Carrick (8), Wayne Rooney (7), Paul Pogba (6), Antonio Valencia (5), Ashley Young (4), Danny Drinkwater (3), Wilfried Zaha (2), Ravel Morrison (1)
- Arsenal - 244 goals
- Players: Bukayo Saka (24), Hector Bellerin (14), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (13), Alex Iwobi (12), Jack Wilshere (11), Kieran Gibbs (10), Carl Jenkinson (9), Aaron Ramsey (8), Theo Walcott (7), Cesc Fabregas (6), Ashley Cole (5), Emmanuel Adebayor (4), Francis Coquelin (3), Ignasi Miquel (2), Gilles Sunu (1)
- Liverpool - 234 goals
- Players: Trent Alexander-Arnold (24), Jordan Henderson (14), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (13), Raheem Sterling (12), Adam Lallana (11), Jordan Rossiter (10), Jon Flanagan (9), Raheem Sterling (8), Martin Kelly (7), Jay Spearing (6), Steven Gerrard (5), Robbie Fowler (4), Michael Owen (3), Steve Finnan (2), Harry Kewell (1)
- Chelsea - 224 goals
- Players: Mason Mount (24), Tammy Abraham (14), Callum Hudson-Odoi (13), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (12), Ross Barkley (11), Ryan Bertrand (10), Nathaniel Chalobah (9), Josh McEachran (8), Gael Kakuta (7), Bertrand Traore (6), Oriol Romeu (5), Michael Essien (4), John Terry (3), Frank Lampard (2), Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (1)
- Tottenham Hotspur - 194 goals
- Players: Harry Kane (44), Danny Rose (14), Kyle Walker (13), Andros Townsend (12), Tom Huddlestone (11), Aaron Lennon (10), Ryan Mason (9), Jake Livermore (8), Steven Caulker (7), Ledley King (6), Chris Gunter (5), Jamie O'Hara (4), Lee Young-Pyo (3), Stephen Kelly (2), Dean Parrett (1)
- Manchester City - 184 goals
- Players: Phil Foden (24), Raheem Sterling (14), Kelechi Iheanacho (13), Leroy Sane (12), Fabian Delph (11), James Milner (10), Micah Richards (9), Stefan Savić (8), Joleon Lescott (7), Shaun Wright-Phillips (6), Darius Vassell (5), Shaleum Logan (4), Nedum Onuoha (3), Vladimir Weiss (2), Daniel Sturridge (1)
- Everton - 164 goals
- Players: Ross Barkley (14), Leighton Baines (13), John Stones (12), Romelu Lukaku (11), Jack Rodwell (10), Phil Jagielka (9), Leon Osman (8), Steven Pienaar (7), James Vaughan (6), Victor Anichebe (5), Tony Hibbert (4), James McFadden (3), Lee Carsley (2), Michael Ball (1)
- West Ham United - 154 goals
- Players: Declan Rice (14), Michail Antonio (13), Mark Noble (12), James Collins (11), Stewart Downing (10), Carlton Cole (9), Scott Parker (8), Freddie Sears (7), Jack Collison (6), Robert Green (5), Anton Ferdinand (4), George McCartney (3), Junior Stanislas (2), Frank Nouble (1)
- Leicester City - 144 goals
- Players: Ben Chilwell (14), Demarai Gray (13), Riyad Mahrez (12), Kasper Schmeichel (11), Danny Drinkwater (10), Wes Morgan (9), Harry Maguire (8), Andy King (7), Matty James (6), Jeffrey Schlupp (5), Marc Albrighton (4), Riyad Mahrez (3), Anthony Knockaert (2), Liam Moore (1)
- Southampton - 134 goals
- Players: Nathan Redmond (14), James Ward-Prowse (13), Luke Shaw (12), Calum Chambers (11), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (10), Rickie Lambert (9), Adam Lallana (8), Morgan Schneiderlin (7), Jason Puncheon (6), Jack Cork (5), Dean Hammond (4), Lee Barnard (3), Gareth Bale (2), Theo Walcott (1)
- Newcastle United - 124 goals
- Players: Jonjo Shelvey (14), Andros Townsend (13), Yohan Cabaye (12), Hatem Ben Arfa (11), Fabricio Coloccini (10), Tim Krul (9), Steven Taylor (8), Danny Guthrie (7), Ryan Taylor (6), Shola Ameobi (5), Andy Carroll (4), Kevin Nolan (3), Joey Barton (2), Michael Owen (1)
- Crystal Palace - 114 goals
- Players: Wilfried Zaha (14), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (13), Andros Townsend (12), Jason Puncheon (11), Yannick Bolasie (10), Dwight Gayle (9), Glenn Murray (8), Mile Jedinak (7), Scott Dann (6), Martin Kelly (5), Stuart O'Keefe (4), Owen Garvan (3), Victor Moses (2), Frazier Campbell (1)
- Brighton & Hove Albion - 104 goals
- Players: Lewis Dunk (14), Solly March (13), Anthony Knockaert (12), Glenn Murray (11), Beram Kayal (10), Dale Stephens (9), Steve Sidwell (8), Liam Rosenior (7), Bruno Saltor (6), Inigo Calderon (5), Kazenga LuaLua (4), Will Buckley (3), Craig Mackail-Smith (2), Gary Dicker (1)
- Watford - 94 goals
- Players: Troy Deeney (14), Nathaniel Chalobah (13), Ben Watson (12), Matej Vydra (11), Odion Ighalo (10), Almen Abdi (9), Ikechi Anya (8), Sebastian Prodl (7), Younès Kaboul (6), Miguel Layun (5), Roberto Pereyra (4), Valon Behrami (3), Abdoulaye Doucouré (2), Nathaniel Chalobah (1)
- Burnley - 84 goals
- Players: James Tarkowski (14), Ben Mee (13), Michael Keane (12), Tom Heaton (11), Dean Marney (10), Scott Arfield (9), George Boyd (8), Jason Shackell (7), Michael Duff (6), Danny Lafferty (5), Kieran Trippier (4), Ross Wallace (3), Junior Stanislas (2), Jay Rodriguez (1)
- Bournemouth - 74 goals
- Players: Callum Wilson (14), Ryan Fraser (13), Josh King (12), Harry Arter (11), Andrew Surman (10), Simon Francis (9), Steve Cook (8), Charlie Daniels (7), Marc Pugh (6), Matt Ritchie (5), Benik Afobe (4), Lewis Grabban (3), Tyrone Mings (2), Matt Tubbs (1)
- Huddersfield Town - 64 goals
- Players: Aaron Mooy (14), Steve Mounié (13), Kasey Palmer (12), Rajiv van La Parra (11), Elias Kachunga (10), Chris Löwe (9), Christopher Schindler (8), Tommy Smith (7), Dean Whitehead (6), Martin Cranie (5), Jon Stankovic (4), Sean Scannell (3), James Vaughan (2), Lee Novak (1)
- Cardiff City - 54 goals
- Players: Callum Paterson (14), Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (13), Junior Hoilett (12), Sean Morrison (11), Sol Bamba (10), Joe Bennett (9), Jazz Richards (8), Declan John (7), Craig Noone (6), Peter Whittingham (5), Anthony Pilkington (4), Jordon Mutch (3), Fraizer Campbell (2), Robert Glatzel (1)
- Fulham - 44 goals
- Players: Ryan Sessegnon (14), Tom Cairney (13), Ryan Babel (12), Aleksandar Mitrović (11), Aboubakar Kamara (10), Stefan Johansen (9), Kevin McDonald (8), Denis Odoi (7), Timothy Fosu-Mensah (6), Floyd Ayité (5), Sone Aluko (4), Lasse Vigen Christensen (3), Cauley Woodrow (2), Ross McCormack (1)
- Norwich City - 34 goals
- Players: Todd Cantwell (14), Max Aarons (13), Jamal Lewis (12), Timm Klose (11), James Maddison (10), Cameron Jerome (9), Wes Hoolahan (8), Youssouf Mulumbu (7), Steven Naismith (6), Robbie Brady (5), Nathan Redmond (4), Gary Hooper (3), Luciano Becchio (2), Ricky van Wolfswinkel (1)
Please note that this ranking only includes players who have played for the club's first team and scored goals for the club. It does not include players who have only played for the club's youth teams or have been loaned out.