Jamie Vardy Receives Guinness World Record Certificate For His sensational Premier League scoring run

This wasn’t the kind of season him and his club were hoping for, having the highest goal scorer in the league and been at the top of the table Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy have really taken the Premier League and the English Football world by storm.

The man of the moment Jamie Vardy has today been officially presented with his Guinness World Records certificate in honour of his 11 game record goal-scoring run in the Barclays Premier League. The England player received the award at Leicester City's training ground today ahead of his side's important fixture away to Swansea in the Premier League.

Accepting his Guinness World Records title, Vardy said: “I'm delighted to have broken the record, but the most important thing is that the team is getting positive results. I've managed to get on the end of things, but it's my team-mates that have got me into the positions and all of our hard work that is making the difference. The record is a nice thing to have, but I don't mind who is scoring the goals, as long as we keep picking up points in every time we go on the pitch.'

The historic came when Vardy notched his 14th goal of the season during the 1-1 draw against Manchester United at the King Power Stadium in Leicester last Saturday. His goal at Old Trafford ended former Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy's 12 year old record of scoring in 10 consecutive games Vardy's unprecedented goal scoring run has been stretched across three months from 29 August to 28 November.

Guinness World Records Editor in-Chief Craig Glenday had this to say about the record and the holder, “Jamie Vardy's incredible goal scoring run has been one of the most talked about personal achievements in English football. His journey has been much discussed and has proved that anything can be achieved with heart, determination and human endeavour. We welcome him with delight in to our record breaking family”.

If he scores this weekend he would draw level with English record holder Jimmy Dunne, who netted in 12 consecutive matches for Sheffield United between October 24, 1931 and January 1, 1932.

Below is a quick look at how Jamie Vardy broke and created the record

29 August: Bournemouth 1-1 Leicester

13 September: Leicester 3-2 Aston Villa

19 September: Stoke 2-2 Leicester

26 September: Leicester 2-5 Arsenal

3 October: Norwich 1-2 Leicester

17 October: Southampton 2-2 Leicester

24 October: Leicester 1-0 Crystal Palace

31 October: West Brom 2-3 Leicester

7 November: Leicester 2-1 Watford

21 November: Newcastle 0-3 Leicester

28 November: Leicester 1-1 Man United