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Breaking News Today Who joins aguero as top scorer of the 20 current premier league clubs?

Breaking News Today Who joins aguero as top scorer of the 20 current premier league clubs? Published: 02:34 EDT, 2 November 2017 | Updated: 05:44 EDT, 2 November 2017 Sergio Aguero has scored his 178th goal for Manchester City to move past Eric Brook as the club's record goalscorer. The Argentina forward achieved the feat in City's pulsating 4-2 Champions League victory over Italian side Napoli on Wednesday. But in whose company does he now sit? Here, Sportsmail looks at the men to hold the honour for all 20 current Premier League clubs. Argentina forward Sergio Aguero is now Manchester City's all-time record goalscorer with 178 Wayne Rooney broke the record for Manchester United during a draw at Stoke last seasonArsenal Thierry Henry, 228 goals in 377 appearances, 1999-2007 and 2012BournemouthRon Eyre, 229 goals in 337 appearances, 1924-33BrightonTommy Cook, 123 goals in 209 appearances, 1922-29BurnleyGeorge Beel, 187 goals in 377 appearances, 1922-32 Ex-England international Frank Lampard netted 211 goals in 648 appearances for Chelsea ChelseaFrank Lampard, 211 goals in 648 appearances, 2001-14Crystal PalacePeter Simpson, 165 goals in 195 appearances, 1929-35EvertonDixie Dean, 383 goals in 433 appearances, 1924-38Huddersfield George Brown, 159 goals in 229 appearances, 1921-29LeicesterArthur Chandler, 273 goals in 419 appearances, 1923-35 During two spells with the club, Ian Rush netted 346 goals for Liverpool in 660 gamesLiverpoolIan Rush, 346 goals in 660 appearances, 1980-86 and 1988-96Manchester CitySergio Aguero, 178 goals in 264 appearances, 2011-presentManchester UtdWayne Rooney, 253 goals in 559 appearances, 2004-2017NewcastleAlan Shearer, 206 goals in 404 appearances, 1996-2006 Alan Shearer is Newcastle's record scorer and top scorer in the history of the Premier LeagueSouthamptonMick Channon, 228 goals in 607 appearances, 1966-77 and 1979-82StokeJohn Ritchie, 176 goals in 351 appearances, 1963-66 and 1969-74SwanseaIvor Allchurch, 164 goals in 445 appearances, 1947-58 and 1965-68 Jimmy Greaves, pictured here in January 1969, scored 266 goals for Spurs in 379 matchesTottenhamJimmy Greaves, 266 goals in 379 appearances, 1961-70WatfordLuther Blissett, 186 goals in 503 appearances, 1976-92West BromTony Brown, 279 goals in 720 appearances, 1963-81West HamVic Watson, 326 goals in 505 appearances, 1920-35 Six of the 20 - Aguero, Thierry Henry, Frank Lampard, Ian Rush, Wayne Rooney and Alan Shearer - have played for the club in question in the Premier League eraEight of the remaining 14 set their records in spells spanning the 1920s and '30sEverton's 383 is the highest tally while the lowest is Brighton's 123Bert Stephens, though, scored 174 goals for Brighton - many of them came in the unofficial wartime league, meaning Cook is listed as their record holderDixie Dean is the most prolific scorer on the list with a strike rate of 0.885 goals per game, or seven every eight games. Peter Simpson is just behind at 0.846.Luther Blissett and Tony Brown also hold the record for most appearances for Watford and West Brom respectively. Brook made three additional appearances for Manchester City in the 1939-40 season, scoring once, but these were expunged from records following the outbreak of the Second World War.