Frank Lampard's injury-time winner has taken him one step closer to sixth place on Chelsea's list of all-time goalscorers. In fact, some stats enthusiasts may believe he has already drawn level with 1920s/30s striker George Mills on 123.

However, recent evidence uncovered by supporter and researcher Derek Webster has prompted a review of several pre-war players' data. This includes the number of goals actually scored by Mills, centring on Chelsea's matches against Huddersfield Town on 16 January 1932 and on 15 April 1933 at Everton.

In the previously accepted Ron Hockings/Scott Cheshire statistics of these encounters, own goals are recorded. (Incidentally, the Football League did not keep official statistics of these matches.)

Chelsea's official statistician Paul Dutton and official historian Rick Glanvill have carefully re-examined the evidence in several newspaper descriptions of the goals, as well as articles in Chelsea's programme, and have agreed that these should now be credited to Mills.

The club's view is that where historic archives and newspapers conflict in their recording of doubtful goalscorers, and where Chelsea's programmes and handbooks of the time are quite explicit who did score, the latter view should hold sway. This is precisely the case with George Mills' strikes against Huddersfield and Everton.

The decision removes two own goals from our club records, and takes Mills' official tally up to 125 - two ahead of Frank.

Several other early goalscorers and appearance data have been brought into doubt by Derek's excellent research. These will be checked thoroughly, and reported on in due course.

THE 100 CLUB
Bobby Tambling 202 goals, 366+4 games
Kerry Dixon 193 goals, 413+7 games
Roy Bentley 150 goals, 367 games
Peter Osgood 150 goals, 376+4 games
Jimmy Greaves 132 goals, 169 games
George Mills 125 goals, 239 games
Frank Lampard 123 goals, 378+22 games
George Hilsdon 107 goals, 164 games

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