List of footballers in England and Scotland by number of league goals

The following is a list of footballers who have scored at least 200 domestic league goals in English and/or Scottish league football. This includes the appearances and goals of former players, in the following domestic league competitions only:

List of players

Name Nationality Goals[1] Games[2] Position Seasons[3] Clubs[4] Notes
Rowley, Arthur  England 433 619 FW 19 4 [5]
McGrory, Jimmy  Scotland 408 408 FW 16 2 [6]
Gallacher, Hughie  Scotland 406 554 FW 18 8 [6]
McLean, David  Scotland 401 584 FW 25 7 [6]
Dean, Dixie  England 379 438 FW 16 3 [7]
Ferguson, Hughie  Scotland 363 422 FW 14 3 [6]
Greaves, Jimmy  England 357 516 FW 13 3 [8]
Bloomer, Steve  England 352 600 FW 22 3 [7]
Camsell, George  England 345 440 FW 14 2 [7]
Halliday, Dave  Scotland 336 449 FW 15 6 [7]
Aldridge, John  Republic of Ireland 329 560 FW 17 4 [9]
Doherty, Peter  Northern Ireland 319 555 FW 20 5 [10][11]
Smith, Joe  England 315 519 FW 21 2 [7]
Atyeo, John  England 314 597 FW 16 2 [12]
Watson, Vic  England 312 498 FW 16 2 [7]
Bedford, Harry  England 308 485 FW 15 7 [7]
Rowley, Jack  England 308 536 FW 22 3 [13][14]
Johnson, Harry  England 305 476 FW 19 2 [7]
McPhail, Bob  Scotland 305 463 FW 17 2 [6]
Liddell, Billy  Scotland 299 643 FW 22 1 [15][16]
Hodgson, Gordon  England 295 468 FW 14 3 [7]
Baker, Joe  England 294 488 FW 16 5 [17]
Holton, Cliff  England 293 570 FW 18 7 [18]
Hampson, Jimmy  England 290 425 FW 12 2 [7]
McCoist, Ally  Scotland 290 584 FW 20 4 [19]
Crawford, Ray  England 289 476 FW 14 7 [20]
Morris, Abe  England 289 ? FW 14 6 [7]
Hine, Ernie  England 288 540 FW 16 5 [7]
Keetley, Tom  England 284 ? FW 15 5 [7]
Shearer, Alan  England 283 559 FW 18 3 [21]
Chandler, Arthur  England 281 471 FW 16 3 [7]
McFadyen, Willie  Scotland 278 ? FW 17 5 [22]
Brown, George  England 276 445 FW 16 5 [7]
Allen, Ronnie  England 276 638 FW 19 3 [23]
Sheringham, Teddy  England 276 734 FW 24 8 [24]
Davies, Ron  Wales 275 549 FW 17 7 [25]
Reid, Willie  Scotland 275 385 FW 19 4 [6]
Hunt, Roger  England 269 480 FW 13 2 [26]
Hector, Kevin  England 268 662 FW 18 2 [27]
Jack, David  England 267 521 FW 15 3 [7]
Wagstaff, Ken  England 266 559 FW 16 2 [28]
McColl, Jimmy  Scotland 265 ? FW 19 6 [6]
Robson, Pop  England 265 674 FW 22 5 [29]
Wallace, Gordon  Scotland 264 536 FW 17 4 [30]
Buchan, Charlie  England 258 472 FW 17 2 [7]
Johnston, Tommy  Scotland 256 425 FW 13 9 [31]
Edwards, Keith  Scotland 256 533 FW 16 7 [32]
MacDougall, Ted  Scotland 256 535 FW 14 8 [33]
Cookson, Jimmy  England 256 ? FW 12 4 [7]
Briggs, Tommy  England 256 390 FW 12 4 [34]
Lofthouse, Nat  England 255 452 FW 15 1 [35]
Ferrier, Bob  England 255 626 MF 20 1 [6]
Wayman, Charlie  England 254 382 FW 12 5 [36]
Morris, Harry  England 254 ? FW 11 3 [7]
Wilson, David  England 254 330 FW 11 1 [6]
Tynan, Tommy  England 253 633 FW 21 9 [37]
Bull, Steve  England 252 478 FW 14 2 [38]
Clough, Brian  England 251 274 FW 10 2 [39]
Allchurch, Ivor  Wales 251 694 FW 19 3 [40]
Wallace, William  Scotland 251 544 FW 18 6 [41]
Bradford, Joe  England 249 419 FW 16 2 [7]
Hampton, Harry  England 248 412 FW 19 3 [7]
Rush, Ian  Wales 246 570 FW 20 6 [42]
Coyle, Owen  Scotland 246 666 FW 22 10 [43]
Moss, Ernie  England 245 747 FW 20 11 [44]
Bamford, Tommy  Wales 245 ? FW 11 3 [7]
Waring, Tom  England 243 363 FW 12 6 [7]
Turner, Gordon  England 243 406 FW 14 1 [45]
Beel, George  England 243 458 FW 14 6 [7]
Bradford, Geoff  England 242 461 FW 15 1 [46]
Smith, Jimmy  Scotland 242 ? FW 18 2 [6]
McNeil, Dixie  England 239 521 FW 17 6 [47]
Cunningham, Andy  England 239 546 FW 20 2 [7]
Wright, Ian  England 238 501 FW 15 6 [48]
Kevan, Derek  England 235 440 FW 16 8 [49]
Worthington, Frank  England 234 757 FW 22 11 [50]
Fleming, Jimmy  Scotland 233 ? FW 13 3 [6]
Harper, Joe  Scotland 232 432 FW 17 5 [51]
Channon, Mick  England 232 718 FW 21 6 [52]
Lawton, Tommy  England 231 390 FW 21 6 [53]
Dixon, Kerry  England 231 594 FW 19 8 [54]
Cole, Andrew  England 230 509 FW 19 13 [55]
Dalglish, Kenny  Scotland 230 559 FW 22 2 [56]
Eadie, Ken  Scotland 230 510 FW 20 6 [57]
Brown, Tony  England 229 619 MF 20 2 [58]
Herd, David  Scotland 228 427 FW 20 4 [59]
Lee, Francis  England 228 500 FW 16 3 [60]
Sewell, Jackie  England 228 509 FW 15 4 [61]
Martin, Neil  Scotland 226 511 FW 17 8 [62]
McBride, Joe  Scotland 226 383 FW 15 9 [63]
Cottee, Tony  England 225 578 FW 19 7 [64]
Robertson, John  Scotland 225 570 FW 19 4 [65]
Mortensen, Stan  England 225 395 FW 12 3 [66]
Thompson, Tommy  England 224 443 FW 17 5 [64]
McCrae, David  Scotland 224 310 FW 12 2 [6]
Clarke, Allan  England 223 514 FW 17 5 [67]
Gabbiadini, Marco  England 223 659 FW 20 10 [68]
White, Steve  England 223 646 FW 21 8 [69]
Johnson, Tommy  England 222 511 FW 17 3 [7]
Dougan, Derek  Northern Ireland 222 546 FW 18 6 [70]
Wright, Keith  Scotland 222 637 FW 20 6 [71]
Ardron, Wally  England 221 305 FW 18 2 [72]
Richardson, W.G.  England 221 349 FW 17 2 [7]
Brogan, John  Scotland 221 549 FW 21 6 [73]
Chivers, Martin  England 220 469 FW 18 4 [74]
Hamilton, Robert  Scotland 219 330 FW 17 4 [6]
Bowers, Jack  England 219 282 FW 11 2 [75]
Smith, Bobby  England 218 376 FW 15 3 [76]
Barnes, Horace  England 218 410 MF 14 4 [77]
Viollet, Dennis  England 218 441 FW 17 2 [78]
White, Len  England 218 442 FW 16 4 [79]
Latchford, Bob  England 218 530 FW 18 4 [80]
Goater, Shaun  Bermuda 217 552 FW 16 7 [81]
Law, Denis  Scotland 217 458 FW 18 4 [82]
Charnley, Ray  England 217 465 FW 13 4 [83]
Clark, Brian  England 217 611 FW 19 6 [84]
Hatton, Bob  England 215 617 FW 17 9 [85]
Richards, Tony  England 215 397 FW 12 2 [86]
Weir, Phil  Scotland 215 ? FW 14 2 [6]
Walker, Billy  England 214 478 FW 15 1 [7]
Carter, Raich  England 214 444 FW 15 3 [87]
Biggs, Alfie  England 213 513 FW 16 4 [88]
McKay, Peter  Scotland 212 279 FW 11 3 [89]
Morris, Grenvillle  England 212 454 FW 16 2 [7]
Adcock, Tony  England 212 591 FW 19 6 [90]
Hurst, Geoff  England 212 529 FW 17 3 [91]
Murray, Jimmy  England 211 401 FW 14 3 [92]
Hateley, Tony  England 211 434 FW 16 8 [93]
Wardhaugh, Jimmy  Scotland 210 315 FW 15 2 [6][94]
Westcott, Dennis  England 210 321 FW 18 3 [95]
McGlashan, Colin  Scotland 210 609 FW 20 9 [96]
Beardsley, Peter  England 209 658 FW 21 9 [97]
Blissett, Luther  Jamaica 208 554 FW 19 5 [98]
Gurney, Bobby  England 208 348 FW 15 1 [99]
Browell, Tommy  England 207 387 FW 20 4 [7]
Charlton, Bobby  England 207 644 MF 19 2 [100]
Gallagher, Patsy  Northern Ireland 207 562 FW 21 2 [6]
Wilson, Andrew  Scotland 207 519 FW 16 2 [7]
Gilzean, Alan  Scotland 206 477 FW 15 2 [101]
Collins, Sammy  England 206 370 FW 11 2 [102]
Coyne, Tommy  Scotland 205 522 FW 20 9 [103]
Elliott, George  England 203 344 FW 12 1 [7]
Eyre, Ron  England 202 ? FW 9 1 [7]
Irvine, Willie  Scotland 201 571 FW 20 9 [104]
McClair, Brian  Scotland 201 551 FW 18 3 [105]
Dobing, Peter  England 201 568 FW 18 3 [106]
Chapman, Roy  England 200 415 FW 17 6 [107]
Phillips, Steve  England 200 562 FW 17 9 [108]
Windass, Dean  England 200 636 FW 19 10 [109]
Taylor, Bob  England 200 577 FW 19 5 [110]
Payton, Andy  England 200 510 FW 16 7 [111]
Paterson, Jimmy  Scotland 200 361 FW 14 1 [112]

See also

References

  1. ^ Number of League goals only
  2. ^ Number of League games only
  3. ^ Number of League seasons only
  4. ^ Number of different League clubs only; two spells with the same club should only be counted once
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