English football first tier top scorers

A list of English Football First Tier Top Scorers from 1888 (as the Football League First Division[1]) to current (as the Premier League)

List of winners

See List of English football champions

Top Scorers

By Player

[2]

Rank Player Country Titles Seasons Ref
1Jimmy Greaves England
6
1958/1959, 1960/1961, 1962/1963, 1963/1964, 1964/1965, 1968/1969[3]
2Steve Bloomer England
5
1895/1896, 1896/1897, 1898/1899, 1900/1901, 1903/1904[4]
3Thierry Henry France
4
2001/2002, 2003/2004, 2004/2005, 2005/2006[5]
4John Campbell Scotland
3
1891/1892, 1892/1893, 1894/1895
4Gary Lineker England
3
1984/1985, 1985/1986, 1989/1990
4Alan Shearer England
3
1994/1995, 1995/1996, 1996/1997[6]
7Jack Southworth England
2
1890/1891, 1893/1894
7Albert Shepherd England
2
1905/1906, 1910/1911
7David McLean Scotland
2
1911/1912, 1912/1913
7Dixie Dean England
2
1927/1928, 1931/1932
7Jack Bowers England
2
1932/1933, 1933/1934
7Tommy Lawton England
2
1937/1938, 1938/1939
7Ron Davies Wales
2
1966/1967, 1967/1968
7Malcolm Macdonald England
2
1974/1975, 1976/1977
7Alan Smith England
2
1988/1989, 1990/1991
7Michael Owen England
2
1997/1998, 1998/1999[7]
7Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Netherlands
2
1998/1999, 2000/2001[8]
7Didier Drogba Ivory Coast
2
2006/2007, 2009/2010[9]
7Robin van Persie Netherlands
2
2011/2012, 2012/2013[10][11]
20John Goodall England
1
1888/1889
20Jimmy Ross Scotland
1
1889/1890
20John Campbell Scotland
1
1895/1896
20Fred Wheldon England
1
1897/1898
20Billy Garraty England
1
1899/1900
20Jimmy Settle England
1
1901/1902
20Sam Raybould England
1
1902/1903
20Arthur Brown England
1
1904/1905
20Alex Young Scotland
1
1906/1907
20Enoch West England
1
1907/1908
20Bert Freeman England
1
1908/1909
20Jack Parkinson England
1
1909/1910
20George Holley England
1
1911/1912
20Harry Hampton England
1
1911/1912
20George Elliott England
1
1913/1914
20Bobby Parker Scotland
1
1914/1915
20Fred Morris England
1
1919/1920
20Joe Smith England
1
1920/1921
20Andy Wilson Scotland
1
1921/1922
20Charlie Buchan England
1
1922/1923
20Jimmy Trotter England
1
1926/1927
20Wilf Chadwick England
1
1923/1924
20Frank Roberts England
1
1924/1925
20Ted Harper England
1
1925/1926
20Dave Halliday Scotland
1
1928/1929
20Vic Watson England
1
1929/1930
20Tom Waring Scotland
1
1930/1931
20Ted Drake England
1
1934/1935
20W. G. Richardson England
1
1935/1936
20Freddie Steele England
1
1936/1937
20Mick Channon England
1
1973/1974
20Dennis Westcott England
1
1946/1947
20Ronnie Rooke England
1
1947/1948
20Willie Moir Scotland
1
1948/1949
20Dickie Davis England
1
1949/1950
20Stan Mortensen England
1
1950/1951
20George Robledo Chile
1
1951/1952
20Charlie Wayman England
1
1952/1953
20Jimmy Glazzard England
1
1953/1953
20Ronnie Allen England
1
1954/1955
20Nat Lofthouse England
1
1955/1956
20John Charles Wales
1
1956/1957
20Bobby Smith England
1
1957/1958
20Dennis Viollet England
1
1959/1960
20Derek Kevan England
1
1961/1962
20Ray Crawford England
1
1961/1962
20Andy McEvoy Ireland
1
1964/1965
20Willie Irvine Northern Ireland
1
1965/1966
20George Best Northern Ireland
1
1967/1968
20Jeff Astle England
1
1969/1970
20Tony Brown England
1
1970/1971
20Francis Lee England
1
1971/1972
20Pop Robson England
1
1972/1973
20Ted MacDougall Scotland
1
1975/1976
20Andy Gray Scotland
1
1976/1977
20Bob Latchford England
1
1977/1978
20Frank Worthington England
1
1978/1979
20Kevin Keegan England
1
1979/1980
20Phil Boyer England
1
1979/1980
20Peter Withe England
1
1980/1981
20Steve Archibald Scotland
1
1980/1981
20Luther Blissett England
1
1982/1983
20Ian Rush Wales
1
1983/1984
20Kerry Dixon England
1
1984/1985
20Clive Allen England
1
1986/1987
20John Aldridge Ireland
1
1987/1988
20Ian Wright England
1
1991/1992
20Teddy Sheringham England
1
1992/1993[12]
20Andrew Cole England
1
1993/1994
20Chris Sutton England
1
1997/1998
20Dion Dublin England
1
1997/1998
20Dwight Yorke Trinidad and Tobago
1
1998/1999
20Kevin Phillips England
1
1999/2000
20Ruud van Nistelrooy Netherlands
1
2002/2003[13]
20Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal
1
2007/2008[14]
20Nicolas Anelka France
1
2008/2009[15]
20Dimitar Berbatov Bulgaria
1
2010/2011[16]
20Carlos Tévez Argentina
1
2010/2011[17]
20Luis Suárez Uruguay
1
2013/2014[18]

By Club

Coventry City and Stoke City are the only clubs with top league scorers whose teams have never finished in the top three.

Club Titles Seasons
1Everton
12
1893/1894, 1901/1902, 1906/1907, 1908/1909, 1914/1915, 1923/1924, 1927/1928, 1931/1932, 1937/1938, 1938/1939, 1977/1978, 1985/1986
2Arsenal
11
1934/1935, 1947/1948, 1976/1977, 1988/1989, 1990/1991, 1991/1992, 2001/2002, 2003/2004, 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2011/2012
3Tottenham Hotspur
9
1957/1958, 1962/1963, 1963/1964, 1964/1965, 1968/1969, 1980/1981, 1986/1987, 1989/1990, 1992/1993
4Sunderland
8
1891/1892, 1892/1893, 1894/1895, 1911/1912, 1922/1923, 1928/1929, 1949/1950, 1999/2000
5Derby County
7
1895/1896, 1896/1897, 1898/1899, 1900/1901, 1903/1904, 1932/1933, 1933/1934
5Aston Villa
7
1895/1896, 1897/1898, 1899/1900, 1911/1912, 1930/1931, 1976/1977, 1980/1981
5Chelsea
7
1958/1959, 1960/1961, 1984/1985, 2000/2001, 2006/2007, 2008/2009, 2009/2010
5Manchester United
7
1959/1960, 1967/1968, 1998/1999, 2002/2003, 2007/2008, 2010/2011, 2012/2013
5Liverpool
7
1902/1903, 1909/1910, 1983/1984, 1987/1988, 1997/1998, 1998/1999, 2013/2014
9West Bromwich Albion
6
1919/1920, 1937/1936, 1954/1955, 1961/1962, 1969/1970, 1970/1971
9Blackburn Rovers
6
1890/1891, 1925/1926, 1964/1965, 1994/1995, 1995/1996, 1997/1998
12Bolton Wanderers
5
1905/1906, 1920/1921, 1948/1949, 1955/1956, 1978/1979
12Southampton
5
1966/1967, 1967/1968, 1973/1974, 1979/1980, 1981/1982
12Newcastle United
5
1910/1911, 1951/1952, 1974/1975, 1993/1994, 1996/1997
15Sheffield Wednesday
3
1911/1912, 1912/1913, 1926/1927
15Preston North End
3
1888/1889, 1889/1890, 1952/1953
15Manchester City
3
1924/1925, 1971/1972, 2011/2012
18Middlesbrough
2
1913/1914, 1921/1922
18West Ham United
2
1929/1930, 1972/1973
18Norwich City
2
1946/1947, 1975/1976
18Nottingham Forest
2
1907/1908, 1992/1993
18Leeds United
2
1956/1957, 1998/1999
23Sheffield United
1
1904/1905
23Stoke City
1
1936/1937
23Blackpool
1
1950/1951
23Huddersfield Town
1
1953/1954
23Ipswich Town
1
1961/1962
23Burnley
1
1965/1966
23Watford
1
1982/1983
23Leicester City
1
1984/1985
23Crystal Palace
1
1991/1992
23Coventry City
1
1997/1998

By Country

Country Titles
 England
87
 Scotland
16
 France
5
 Netherlands
5
 Wales
4
 Ireland
2
 Northern Ireland
2
 Ivory Coast
2
 Chile
1
 Trinidad and Tobago
1
 Portugal
1
 Argentina
1
 Bulgaria
1
 Uruguay
1

All-Time Topscorers[19]

Only goals in first level of championship (First Division then Premiership) are considered.

Rank Name Years Matches Goals (%)
1 Jimmy Greaves 1957–1972 516 357 69%
2 Steve Bloomer 1892–1910 536 317 59%
3 Dixie Dean 1924–1938 362 310 86%
4 Gordon Hodgson 1925–1940 456 287 63%
5 Alan Shearer 1988–2006 559 283 51%
6 Charlie Buchan 1912–1928 482 257 53%
7 Nat Lofthouse 1946–1960 452 255 56%
8 Joe Bradford 1921–1935 410 248 60%
9 Hughie Gallacher 1925–1938 355 246 72%
10 Joe Smith 1925–1938 410 243 59%

Records

See also

References

  1. ↑ Football League First Division
  2. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engtops-allt.html
  3. ↑ ref name="sdp">Lanigan, Adam (27 September 2013). "Sporting memories - Jimmy Greaves breaks the British transfer record". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  4. ↑ http://www.myfootballfacts.com/SteveBloomer.html
  5. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20071023013128/http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=193&pn=Thierry_Daniel_Henry
  6. ↑ http://thetoptenner.com/top-10-premier-league-golden-boot-winners-per-average/
  7. ↑ http://www.napit.co.uk/viewus/infobank/football/awards/premiership_golden_boot.php
  8. ↑ http://www.napit.co.uk/viewus/infobank/football/awards/premiership_golden_boot.php
  9. ↑ http://www.napit.co.uk/viewus/infobank/football/awards/premiership_golden_boot.php
  10. ↑ http://www.espnfc.com/barclays-premier-league/23/statistics/scorers?season=2011
  11. ↑ http://www.espnfc.com/barclays-premier-league/23/statistics/scorers?season=2012
  12. ↑ http://thetoptenner.com/top-10-premier-league-golden-boot-winners-per-average/
  13. ↑ http://www.espnfc.com/barclays-premier-league/23/statistics/scorers?season=2002
  14. ↑ http://www.espnfc.com/barclays-premier-league/23/statistics/scorers?season=2007
  15. ↑ http://www.espnfc.com/barclays-premier-league/23/statistics/scorers?season=2008
  16. ↑ http://www.espnfc.com/barclays-premier-league/23/statistics/scorers?season=2010
  17. ↑ http://www.espnfc.com/barclays-premier-league/23/statistics/scorers?season=2010
  18. ↑ http://www.espnfc.com/barclays-premier-league/23/statistics/scorers?season=2013
  19. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engtops-allt.html

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