List of English football first tier top scorers
A list of English football first tier top scorers from 1888 (as the Football League First Division) to the present (as the Premier League).
Top scorers[]
By season[]
Dixie Dean holds the record for the most goals in a season, with 60 in 1927–28. Two players finished as joint top scorers on nine occasions, while three players finished level on four occasions. In 2018–19, two players from the same club both finished as top scorers for the first time (Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah of Liverpool).[1]
Player (X) | Name of the player and number of times they were top scorer at that point (if more than one) |
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Indicates multiple top scorers in the same season | |
Indicates player also won the European Golden Shoe in the same season (since 1967–68) | |
§ | Denotes the club were English champions in the same season |
By number of seasons as top scorer[]
Rank | Player | Nationality | Titles | Club(s) | Years | Ref. |
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1 | Jimmy Greaves | 6
|
Chelsea 1959, 1961, Tottenham Hotspur 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969 | 1958–59, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1968–69 | [3] | |
2 | Steve Bloomer | 5
|
Derby County | 1895–96, 1896–97, 1898–99, 1900–01, 1903–04 | [4] | |
3 | Thierry Henry | 4
|
Arsenal | 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06 | [5] | |
4 | John Campbell | 3
|
Sunderland | 1891–92, 1892–93, 1894–95 | ||
4 | Gary Lineker | 3
|
Leicester City 1985, Everton 1986, Tottenham Hotspur 1990 | 1984–85, 1985–86, 1989–90 | ||
4 | Alan Shearer | 3
|
Blackburn Rovers 1995, 1996, Newcastle United 1997 | 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97 | [6] | |
4 | Harry Kane | 3
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 2015–16, 2016–17, 2020–21 | [7] | |
8 | Jack Southworth | 2
|
Blackburn Rovers 1891, Everton 1894 | 1890–91, 1893–94 | ||
8 | Albert Shepherd | 2
|
Bolton Wanderers 1906, Newcastle United 1911 | 1905–06, 1910–11 | ||
8 | David McLean | 2
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 1911–12, 1912–13 | ||
8 | Dixie Dean | 2
|
Everton | 1927–28, 1931–32 | ||
8 | Jack Bowers | 2
|
Derby County | 1932–33, 1933–34 | ||
8 | Tommy Lawton | 2
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Everton | 1937–38, 1938–39 | ||
8 | Ron Davies | 2
|
Southampton | 1966–67, 1967–68 | ||
8 | Malcolm Macdonald | 2
|
Newcastle United 1975, Arsenal 1977 | 1974–75, 1976–77 | ||
8 | Alan Smith | 2
|
Arsenal | 1988–89, 1990–91 | ||
8 | Michael Owen | 2
|
Liverpool | 1997–98, 1998–99 | [8] | |
8 | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 2
|
Leeds United 1999, Chelsea 2001 | 1998–99, 2000–01 | [8] | |
8 | Didier Drogba | 2
|
Chelsea | 2006–07, 2009–10 | [8] | |
8 | Robin van Persie | 2
|
Arsenal 2012, Manchester United 2013 | 2011–12, 2012–13 | [9][10] | |
8 | Mohamed Salah | 2
|
Liverpool | 2017–18, 2018–19 | ||
22 | John Goodall | 1
|
Preston North End | 1888–89 | ||
22 | Jimmy Ross | 1
|
Preston North End | 1889–90 | ||
22 | John Campbell | 1
|
Aston Villa | 1895–96 | ||
22 | Fred Wheldon | 1
|
Aston Villa | 1897–98 | ||
22 | Billy Garraty | 1
|
Aston Villa | 1899–1900 | ||
22 | Jimmy Settle | 1
|
Everton | 1901–02 | ||
22 | Sam Raybould | 1
|
Liverpool | 1902–03 | ||
22 | Arthur Brown | 1
|
Sheffield United | 1904–05 | ||
22 | Alex Young | 1
|
Everton | 1906–07 | ||
22 | Enoch West | 1
|
Nottingham Forest | 1907–08 | ||
22 | Bert Freeman | 1
|
Everton | 1908–09 | ||
22 | Jack Parkinson | 1
|
Liverpool | 1909–10 | ||
22 | George Holley | 1
|
Sunderland | 1911–12 | ||
22 | Harry Hampton | 1
|
Aston Villa | 1911–12 | ||
22 | George Elliott | 1
|
Middlesbrough | 1913–14 | ||
22 | Bobby Parker | 1
|
Everton | 1914–15 | ||
22 | Fred Morris | 1
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West Bromwich Albion | 1919–20 | ||
22 | Joe Smith | 1
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Bolton Wanderers | 1920–21 | ||
22 | Andy Wilson | 1
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Middlesbrough | 1921–22 | ||
22 | Charlie Buchan | 1
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Sunderland | 1922–23 | ||
22 | Wilf Chadwick | 1
|
Everton | 1923–24 | ||
22 | Frank Roberts | 1
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Manchester City | 1924–25 | ||
22 | Ted Harper | 1
|
Blackburn Rovers | 1925–26 | ||
22 | Jimmy Trotter | 1
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 1926–27 | ||
22 | Dave Halliday | 1
|
Sunderland | 1928–29 | ||
22 | Vic Watson | 1
|
West Ham United | 1929–30 | ||
22 | Tom Waring | 1
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Aston Villa | 1930–31 | ||
22 | Ted Drake | 1
|
Arsenal | 1934–35 | ||
22 | W. G. Richardson | 1
|
West Bromwich Albion | 1935–36 | ||
22 | Freddie Steele | 1
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Stoke City | 1936–37 | ||
22 | Dennis Westcott | 1
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1946–47 | ||
22 | Ronnie Rooke | 1
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Arsenal | 1947–48 | ||
22 | Willie Moir | 1
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Bolton Wanderers | 1948–49 | ||
22 | Dickie Davis | 1
|
Sunderland | 1949–50 | ||
22 | Stan Mortensen | 1
|
Blackpool | 1950–51 | ||
22 | George Robledo | 1
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Newcastle United | 1951–52 | ||
22 | Charlie Wayman | 1
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Preston North End | 1952–53 | ||
22 | Jimmy Glazzard | 1
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Huddersfield Town | 1953–54 | ||
22 | Ronnie Allen | 1
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West Bromwich Albion | 1954–55 | ||
22 | Nat Lofthouse | 1
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Bolton Wanderers | 1955–56 | ||
22 | John Charles | 1
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Leeds United | 1956–57 | ||
22 | Bobby Smith | 1
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Tottenham Hotspur | 1957–58 | ||
22 | Dennis Viollet | 1
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Manchester United | 1959–60 | ||
22 | Derek Kevan | 1
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West Bromwich Albion | 1961–62 | ||
22 | Ray Crawford | 1
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Ipswich Town | 1961–62 | ||
22 | Andy McEvoy | 1
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Blackburn Rovers | 1964–65 | ||
22 | Willie Irvine | 1
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Burnley | 1965–66 | ||
22 | Roger Hunt | 1
|
Liverpool | 1965–66 | [11] | |
22 | George Best | 1
|
Manchester United | 1967–68 | ||
22 | Jeff Astle | 1
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West Bromwich Albion | 1969–70 | ||
22 | Tony Brown | 1
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West Bromwich Albion | 1970–71 | ||
22 | Francis Lee | 1
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Manchester City | 1971–72 | ||
22 | Pop Robson | 1
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West Ham United | 1972–73 | ||
22 | Mick Channon | 1
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Southampton | 1973–74 | ||
22 | Ted MacDougall | 1
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Norwich City | 1975–76 | ||
22 | Andy Gray | 1
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Aston Villa | 1976–77 | ||
22 | Bob Latchford | 1
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Everton | 1977–78 | ||
22 | Frank Worthington | 1
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Bolton Wanderers | 1978–79 | ||
22 | Phil Boyer | 1
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Southampton | 1979–80 | ||
22 | Peter Withe | 1
|
Aston Villa | 1980–81 | ||
22 | Steve Archibald | 1
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 1980–81 | ||
22 | Kevin Keegan | 1
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Southampton | 1981–82 | ||
22 | Luther Blissett | 1
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Watford | 1982–83 | ||
22 | Ian Rush | 1
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Liverpool | 1983–84 | ||
22 | Kerry Dixon | 1
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Chelsea | 1984–85 | ||
22 | Clive Allen | 1
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 1986–87 | ||
22 | John Aldridge | 1
|
Liverpool | 1987–88 | ||
22 | Ian Wright | 1
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Crystal Palace & Arsenal | 1991–92 | ||
22 | Teddy Sheringham | 1
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Tottenham Hotspur | 1992–93 | [6] | |
22 | Andrew Cole | 1
|
Newcastle United | 1993–94 | ||
22 | Chris Sutton | 1
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Blackburn Rovers | 1997–98 | ||
22 | Dion Dublin | 1
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Coventry City | 1997–98 | ||
22 | Dwight Yorke | 1
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Manchester United | 1998–99 | ||
22 | Kevin Phillips | 1
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Sunderland | 1999–2000 | ||
22 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | 1
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Manchester United | 2002–03 | [12] | |
22 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 1
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Manchester United | 2007–08 | [13] | |
22 | Nicolas Anelka | 1
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Chelsea | 2008–09 | [14] | |
22 | Dimitar Berbatov | 1
|
Manchester United | 2010–11 | [15] | |
22 | Carlos Tevez | 1
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Manchester City | 2010–11 | [15] | |
22 | Luis Suárez | 1
|
Liverpool | 2013–14 | [16] | |
22 | Sergio Agüero | 1
|
Manchester City | 2014–15 | [17] | |
22 | Sadio Mané | 1
|
Liverpool | 2018–19 | ||
22 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 1
|
Arsenal | 2018–19 | ||
22 | Jamie Vardy | 1
|
Leicester City | 2019–20 |
- Bold shows players currently playing in the Premier League.
- Italics show players still playing professional football.
By club[]
Coventry City and Stoke City are the only clubs with top league scorers whose teams have never finished in the top three.
Rank | Club | Titles | Seasons |
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1 | Everton | 12 |
1893–94, 1901–02, 1906–07, 1908–09, 1914–15, 1923–24, 1927–28, 1931–32, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1977–78, 1985–86 |
1 | Arsenal | 12 |
1934–35, 1947–48, 1976–77, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2011–12, 2018–19 |
1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 |
1957–58, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1968–69, 1980–81, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1992–93, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2020–21 |
4 | Liverpool | 9 |
1902–03, 1909–10, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19 |
5 | Sunderland | 8 |
1891–92, 1892–93, 1894–95, 1911–12, 1922–23, 1928–29, 1949–50, 1999–2000 |
6 | Derby County | 7 |
1895–96, 1896–97, 1898–99, 1900–01, 1903–04, 1932–33, 1933–34 |
6 | Aston Villa | 7 |
1895–96, 1897–98, 1899–1900, 1911–12, 1930–31, 1976–77, 1980–81 |
6 | Chelsea | 7 |
1958–59, 1960–61, 1984–85, 2000–01, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10 |
6 | Manchester United | 7 |
1959–60, 1967–68, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2012–13 |
10 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 |
1919–20, 1935–36, 1954–55, 1961–62, 1969–70, 1970–71 |
10 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 |
1890–91, 1925–26, 1964–65, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98 |
12 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 |
1905–06, 1920–21, 1948–49, 1955–56, 1978–79 |
12 | Southampton | 5 |
1966–67, 1967–68, 1973–74, 1979–80, 1981–82 |
12 | Newcastle United | 5 |
1910–11, 1951–52, 1974–75, 1993–94, 1996–97 |
15 | Manchester City | 4 |
1924–25, 1971–72, 2010–11, 2014–15 |
16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 |
1911–12, 1912–13, 1926–27 |
16 | Preston North End | 3 |
1888–89, 1889–90, 1952–53 |
18 | Middlesbrough | 2 |
1913–14, 1921–22 |
18 | West Ham United | 2 |
1929–30, 1972–73 |
18 | Leeds United | 2 |
1956–57, 1998–99 |
18 | Leicester City | 2 |
1984–85, 2019–20 |
22 | Sheffield United | 1 |
1904–05 |
22 | Nottingham Forest | 1 |
1907–08 |
22 | Stoke City | 1 |
1936–37 |
22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 |
1946-47 |
22 | Blackpool | 1 |
1950–51 |
22 | Huddersfield Town | 1 |
1953–54 |
22 | Ipswich Town | 1 |
1961–62 |
22 | Burnley | 1 |
1965–66 |
22 | Norwich City | 1 |
1975-76 |
22 | Watford | 1 |
1982–83 |
22 | Coventry City | 1 |
1997–98 |
By nationality[]
Country | Titles |
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England | 90
|
Scotland | 16
|
France | 5
|
Netherlands | 5
|
Wales | 4
|
Egypt | 2
|
Republic of Ireland | 2
|
Northern Ireland | 2
|
Ivory Coast | 2
|
Argentina | 2
|
Chile | 1
|
Trinidad and Tobago | 1
|
Portugal | 1
|
Bulgaria | 1
|
Uruguay | 1
|
Senegal | 1
|
Gabon | 1
|
All-time top scorers with over 200 goals[]
Only goals in first level of championship (First Division then Premier League) are considered.[2]
Rank | Player | Years | Matches | Goals | Ratio |
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1 | Jimmy Greaves | 1957–1972 | 516 | 357 | 0.69 |
2 | Steve Bloomer | 1892–1914 | 536 | 314 | 0.59 |
3 | Dixie Dean | 1924–1938 | 362 | 310 | 0.86 |
4 | Gordon Hodgson | 1925–1940 | 456 | 287 | 0.63 |
5 | Alan Shearer | 1988–2006 | 559 | 283 | 0.51 |
6 | David Jack | 1920–1934 | 476 | 257 | 0.54 |
Charlie Buchan | 1912–1928 | 482 | 257 | 0.53 | |
8 | Nat Lofthouse | 1946–1960 | 452 | 255 | 0.56 |
9 | Joe Bradford | 1921–1935 | 410 | 248 | 0.60 |
10 | Hughie Gallacher | 1925–1938 | 355 | 246 | 0.69 |
11 | Joe Smith | 1908–1927 | 410 | 243 | 0.59 |
12 | George Brown | 1921–1935 | 366 | 240 | 0.65 |
13 | George Camsell | 1921–1939 | 337 | 233 | 0.69 |
14 | Ian Rush | 1980–1998 | 515 | 232 | 0.45 |
15 | David Herd | 1954–1970 | 412 | 222 | 0.53 |
16 | Harry Hampton | 1904–1922 | 357 | 219 | 0.61 |
17 | Billy Walker | 1919–1933 | 478 | 214 | 0.44 |
Tony Cottee | 1982–2000 | 548 | 214 | 0.39 | |
19 | Dave Halliday | 1925–1933 | 257 | 211 | 0.82 |
20 | Geoff Hurst | 1959–1975 | 519 | 210 | 0.40 |
21 | Ronnie Allen | 1950–1961 | 415 | 208 | 0.50 |
Wayne Rooney | 2002–2018 | 476 | 208 | 0.44 | |
23 | Bobby Gurney | 1926–1944 | 348 | 205 | 0.59 |
24 | Arthur Chandler | 1925–1935 | 309 | 204 | 0.66 |
25 | Vic Watson | 1923–1932 | 295 | 203 | 0.68 |
26 | Denis Law | 1960–1974 | 377 | 201 | 0.53 |
Harry Johnson | 1919–1931 | 313 | 201 | 0.64 |
Records[]
- Most goals in a season: 60
- Most consecutive wins: 3
- Jimmy Greaves (1963, 1964, 1965)
- Alan Shearer (1995, 1996, 1997)
- Thierry Henry (2004, 2005, 2006)
- Most separate clubs to win with: 3
- Gary Lineker (Leicester City 1985, Everton 1986, Tottenham Hotspur 1990)
- Fastest player to 100 English top flight goals
- Dave Halliday – 101 games[18]
- Players to score over 30 league goals in four consecutive seasons
- Dave Halliday – 1925–26 to 1928–29.[18] Halliday in fact scored at least 35 goals in each of those four seasons[18]
See also[]
- Premier League Golden Boot
- List of footballers with 100 or more Premier League goals
- Football records and statistics in England
- List of footballers in England by number of league goals
Notes[]
References[]
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- ^ a b "England - All-Time Topscorers". www.rsssf.com.
- ^ Lanigan, Adam (27 September 2013). "Sporting memories - Jimmy Greaves breaks the British transfer record". The Sunday Post. Archived from the original on 2014-08-13. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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- ^ "HENRY (Thierry Daniel Henry) - FC Barcelona and France". 23 October 2007. Archived from the original on 23 October 2007.
- ^ a b "Top 10 Premier League Golden Boot Winners Average Goals Per Game - The Top Tenner". 12 January 2014.
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- ^ Wood, Chris. Arnie Baldursson (ed.). "Sir Roger loses a goal but gains a record". LFCHistory.net. LFChistory. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
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