You’d be forgiven not knowing Jamie Cureton’s name. But the 50-year striker made history over the weekend, and not for his longevity (which is also remarkable).
With a cracking volley from 35 yards out on Sunday playing for Kings Park Rangers in the Eastern Counties League Division One North, Cureton became the first player in English league history to score a goal in all ten levels of the English soccer pyramid. Let that sink in. You can watch his goal on the KPRFC X account.
Cureton’s career has spanned 38 years and over 1000 senior club appearances. Data on his early years and achievements in the lower divisions is spotty, but with some research we were able to compile a list with the year of his first goal, by division, by team.
Goals by Pyramid
- Premier League: Norwich City (1994)
- Championship (as First Division): Norwich City (1995); Reading (2000)
- League One (as Second Division): Bristol Rovers (1996)
- League Two (as Third Division): Exeter City (2012)
- Note: He played 12 games for Shrewsbury in 2010 but did not score.
- National League: Eastleigh (2016)
- National League South: St. Albans City (2016)
- Isthmian League Division One North: Farnborough (2016)
- Essex Senior League: Enfield Town (2019)
- Eastern Counties League Premier Division: Enfield Town (2019)
- Eastern Counties League Division One North: Kings Park Rangers (2025)
Club History
This is fairly accurate list of Cureton’s club history that was assembled by Wikipedia, along with goals scored. As with any statistics, take this with a grain of salt. Legends are legends, even if the facts sometimes get in the way.
