It’s been 31 years since the very first Premier League game and thereby 31 years since Brian Deane scored the first goal in the rebranded top flight as Sheffield United defeated Manchester United 2-1 at Bramall Lane.
This got us thinking, who was the very first Premier League goalscorer for each of the 51 clubs to have featured in the top flight?
AFC Bournemouth - Callum Wilson (3-4 loss v West Ham United - 22 August 2015)
Arsenal - Steve Bould (2-4 loss v Norwich City - 15 August 1992)
Aston Villa - Dalian Atkinson (1-1 draw v Ipswich Town - 15 August 1992)
Barnsley - Neil Redfearn (1-2 loss v West Ham United - 9 August 1997)
Birmingham City - Stern John (1-1 draw v Everton - 28 August 2002)
Blackburn Rovers - Stuart Ripley (3-3 draw v Crystal Palace - 15 August 1992)
Blackpool - Gary Taylor-Fletcher (4-0 win v Wigan Athletic - 14 August 2010)
Bolton Wanderers - Alan Thompson (2-3 loss v Wimbledon - 19 August 1995)
Bradford City - Dean Saunders (1-0 win v Middlesbrough - 7 August 1999)
Brentford - Sergi Canos (2-0 win v Arsenal - 13 August 2021)
Brighton & Hove Albion - Pascal Gross (3-1 win v West Bromwich Albion - 9 September 2017)
Burnley - Robbie Blake (1-0 win v Manchester United - 19 August 2009)
Cardiff City - Aron Gunnarsson (3-2 win v Manchester City - 25 August 2013)
Charlton Athletic - John Robinson (5-0 win v Southampton - 22 August 1998)
Chelsea - Mick Harford (1-1 draw v Oldham Athletic - 15 August 1992)
Coventry City - John Williams (2-1 win v Middlesbrough - 15 August 1992)
Crystal Palace - Mark Bright (3-3 draw v Blackburn Rovers - 15 August 1992)
Derby County - Dean Sturridge (3-3 draw v Leeds United - 17 August 1996)
Everton - Barry Horne (1-1 draw v Sheffield Wednesday - 15 August 1992)
Fulham - Louis Saha (2-3 loss v Manchester United - 19 August 2001)
Huddersfield Town - Steve Mounie (3-0 win v Crystal Palace - 12 August 2017)
Hull City - Geovanni (2-1 v Fulham - 16 August 2008)
Ipswich Town - Gavin Johnson (1-1 draw v Aston Villa - 15 August 1992)
Leeds United - Lee Chapman (2-1 win v Wimbledon - 15 August 1992)
Leicester City - Julian Joachim (1-3 loss v Newcastle United - 21 August 1994)
Liverpool - Mark Walters (2-1 win v Sheffield United - 19 August 1992)
Luton Town - Carlton Morris (1-4 loss v Brighton & Hove Albion - 12 August 2023)
Manchester City - David White (1-1 draw v Queens Park Rangers - 17 August 1992)
Manchester United - Mark Hughes (1-2 loss v Sheffield United - 15 August 1992)
Middlesbrough - Paul Wilkinson (1-2 loss v Coventry City - 15 August 1992)
Newcastle United - Andy Cole (1-1 draw v Manchester United - 21 August 1993)
Norwich City - Mark Robins (4-2 win v Arsenal - 15 August 1992)
Nottingham Forest - Teddy Sheringham (1-0 win v Liverpool - 16 August 1992)
Oldham Athletic - Nick Henry (1-1 draw v Chelsea - 15 August 1992)
Portsmouth - Teddy Sheringham (2-1 win v Aston Villa - 16 August 2003)
Queens Park Rangers - Andy Sinton (1-1 draw v Manchester City - 17 August 1992)
Reading - Dave Kitson (3-2 win v Middlesbrough - 19 August 2006)
Sheffield United - Brian Deane (2-1 win v Manchester United - 15 August 1992)
Sheffield Wednesday - Nigel Pearson (1-1 draw v Everton - 15 August 1992)
Southampton - Matt Le Tissier (1-3 loss v Queens Park Rangers - 19 August 1992)
Stoke City - Ricardo Fuller (1-3 loss v Bolton Wanderers - 16 August 2008)
Sunderland - Michael Gray (4-1 win v Nottingham Forest - 21 August 1996)
Swansea City - Scott Sinclair (3-0 win v West Bromwich Albion - 17 September 2011)
Swindon Town - John Moncur (1-3 loss v Sheffield United - 14 August 1993)
Tottenham Hotspur - Gordon Durie (2-2 draw v Crystal Palace - 22 August 1992)
Watford - Peter Kennedy (2-3 loss v Wimbledon - 7 August 1999)
West Bromwich Albion - Lee Marshall (1-3 loss v Leeds United - 24 August 2002)
West Ham United - Dale Gordon (1-1 draw v Coventry City - 21 August 1993)
Wigan Athletic - Jason Roberts (1-0 win v Sunderland - 27 August 2005)
Wimbledon - Warren Barton (1-2 loss v Leeds United - 15 August 1992)
Wolverhampton Wanderers - Steffen Iversen (1-5 loss v Blackburn Rovers - 16 August 2003)
