List of English football first tier top scorers

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The top tier in English football today is the Premier League, replacing the Football League Division 1 for the 1992-1993 inaugural season. Since the 1888-89 season, the first year of top flight football, 109 different individual players have been named top scorer. Players from Tottenham have been named top scorer more than players from any other club, appearing 13 times on this list. 18 different nationalities are represented and although the vast majority of players are English, there were 16 times where the top scorer in the First Division was Scottish. Since the Premier League started, the player (or players) is awarded the Golden Boot Trophy, for the most league goals in the season. In the Premier League era, Thierry Henry has won the Golden Boot more times than anyone else, winning this accolade four times, all with Arsenal.[1] Wayne Rooney, the Premier League's second highest goal scorer, does not appear on this list at all. Once a rarity a more widespread assortment of nationalities has achieved this success in recent years, in the 2018-19 season, it was shared between three players from different African countries, then last season Son Heung-Min from South Korea, finished level with Egypt’s Mohamed Salah. Since the turn of the millennium only three Englishmen have won the award. In the 1999-2000 season Kevin Phillips won with 30 goals for Sunderland.[2] Tottenham’s Harry Kane won the golden boot in successive seasons when he scored 25 in 2015-16 and then 29 in the 2016-17 season. He won it again in the 2020-21 season.[1] The third is Jamie Vardy, the Leicester City striker scored 23 goals in the 2019-20 season.[1] The last home nation top scorer was John Aldridge, the Republic of Ireland international scored 26 goals for Liverpool in the 1987-88 season.[3]

Top Scorers

By season

Jorge Robledo was the first foreign player to score the most goals in a season, 33 for Newcastle United in the 1951/52 season.

On six occasions Jimmy Greaves was the league top scorer, twice with Chelsea and later four with Tottenham, however Steve Bloomer[4] with 5 holds the record for one team. Thierry Henry is the record Premier League winner with 4. Gary Lineker has won the honour three times, all with different clubs, the only player to do so.

In the 1951-52 season, Chile international Jorge ‘George’ Robledo became the first foreign player to score the most goals in a season, topping the list with 33 goals for Newcastle United.[5] He stood alone on this list for 47 years. For two consecutive years the award was won by the lowest total of goals ever, 18.[2] Englishmen Michael Owen, Dion Dublin and Chris Sutton won in the 97-98 season.[6] Owen again won in the 98-99 season,[6] but this time he was joined by Dutchman Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Dwight Yorke,[6] Trinidad & Tobago, the duo becoming the first foreign league top scorers since Robledo. Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast) became the first African to win it in 2006-07 season[6] and later Carlos Tevez, Luis Suarez and Sergio Aguero would add to the South American winners.[6] In 2018–19, two players from the same club both finished as top scorers for the first time, Sadio Mané, Senegal, and Mohamed Salah, Egypt, of Liverpool.[7] finished in another three way tie, joined by Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, Gabon. Last season saw Son Heung Min become the first Asian winner, the South Korean scored 22 goals to finish level with Mohamed Salah.[2]

From the start of the Premier League, a golden boot trophy is presented to the top goalscorer. The first player to win this trophy was Teddy Sheringham,[6] then playing for Tottenham Hotspur. In the 1993-94 season Andy Cole scored 34 goals for Newcastle United, the highest number of goals in the Premier League era to win the award.[2] The following season Alan Shearer equaled it while playing for Blackburn Rovers. Both these seasons were over a 42 match season, 22 teams back then. Since the Premier League was reduced to 20 teams, Mohamed Salah holds the record with 32 in 38 matches.[8][9] However all these totals are dwarfed by the all time record holder, Everton legend Dixie Dean, who still holds the record for the most goals in a season with 60[10] set in the 1927–28 season.

Key
Player (X) Name of the player and number of times they were top scorer at that point (if more than one)
dagger Indicates multiple top scorers in the same season
double-dagger 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
Steve Bloomer was the first player to score over 300 goals. Holds the record of most top scorer awards with one club with 5.
Season Player(s) Nationality Club(s) Goals
1888–89 John Goodall  England Preston North End§ 21
1889–90 Jimmy Ross  Scotland Preston North End§ 24
1890–91 Jack Southworth  England Blackburn Rovers 26
1891–92 John Campbell  Scotland Sunderland§ 32
1892–93 John Campbell (2)  Scotland Sunderland§ 31
1893–94 Jack Southworth (2)  England Everton 27
1894–95 John Campbell (3)  Scotland Sunderland§ 22
1895–96dagger Steve Bloomer  England Derby County 20
John Campbell  Scotland Aston Villa§ 20
1896–97 Steve Bloomer (2)  England Derby County 22
1897–98 Fred Wheldon  England Aston Villa 21
1898–99 Steve Bloomer (3)  England Derby County 23
1899–1900 Billy Garraty  England Aston Villa§ 27
1900–01 Steve Bloomer (4)  England Derby County 23
1901–02 Jimmy Settle  England Everton 18
1902–03 Sam Raybould  England Liverpool 31
1903–04 Steve Bloomer (5)  England Derby County 20
1904–05 Arthur Brown  England Sheffield United 22
1905–06 Albert Shepherd  England Bolton Wanderers 26
1906–07 Alex Young  Scotland Everton 28
1907–08 Enoch West  England Nottingham Forest 27
1908–09 Bert Freeman  England Everton 38
1909–10 Jack Parkinson  England Liverpool 30
1910–11 Albert Shepherd (2)  England Newcastle United 25
1911–12dagger Harry Hampton  England Aston Villa 25
George Holley  England Sunderland 25
David McLean  Scotland Sheffield Wednesday 25
1912–13 David McLean (2)  Scotland Sheffield Wednesday 30
1913–14 George Elliott  England Middlesbrough 32
1914–15 Bobby Parker  Scotland Everton§ 35
1919–20 Fred Morris  England West Bromwich Albion§ 37
1920–21 Joe Smith  England Bolton Wanderers 38
1921–22 Andrew Wilson  Scotland Middlesbrough 31
1922–23 Charlie Buchan  England Sunderland 30
1923–24 Wilf Chadwick  England Everton 28
1924–25 Frank Roberts  England Manchester City 31
1925–26 Ted Harper  England Blackburn Rovers 43
1926–27 Jimmy Trotter  England Sheffield Wednesday 37
1927–28 Dixie Dean  England Everton§ 60
1928–29 Dave Halliday  Scotland Sunderland 43
1929–30 Vic Watson  England West Ham United 41
1930–31 Tom Waring  England Aston Villa 49
1931–32 Dixie Dean (2)  England Everton§ 44
1932–33 Jack Bowers  England Derby County 35
1933–34 Jack Bowers (2)  England Derby County 34
1934–35 Ted Drake  England Arsenal§ 42
1935–36 W. G. Richardson  England West Bromwich Albion 39
1936–37 Freddie Steele  England Stoke City 33
1937–38 Tommy Lawton  England Everton 38
1938–39 Tommy Lawton (2)  England Everton§ 35
1946–47 Dennis Westcott  England Wolverhampton Wanderers 37
1947–48 Ronnie Rooke  England Arsenal§ 33
1948–49 Willie Moir  Scotland Bolton Wanderers 25
1949–50 Dickie Davis  England Sunderland 25
1950–51 Stan Mortensen  England Blackpool 30
1951–52 George Robledo  Chile Newcastle United 33
1952–53 Charlie Wayman  England Preston North End 24
1953–54 Jimmy Glazzard  England Huddersfield Town 29
1954–55 Ronnie Allen  England West Bromwich Albion 27
1955–56 Nat Lofthouse  England Bolton Wanderers 33
1956–57 John Charles  Wales Leeds United 38
1957–58 Bobby Smith  England Tottenham Hotspur 36
1958–59 Jimmy Greaves  England Chelsea 33
1959–60 Dennis Viollet  England Manchester United 32
1960–61 Jimmy Greaves (2)  England Chelsea 41
1961–62dagger Ray Crawford  England Ipswich Town§ 33
Derek Kevan  England West Bromwich Albion 33
1962–63 Jimmy Greaves (3)  England Tottenham Hotspur 37
1963–64 Jimmy Greaves (4)  England Tottenham Hotspur 35
1964–65dagger Jimmy Greaves (5)  England Tottenham Hotspur 29
Andy McEvoy  Republic of Ireland Blackburn Rovers 29
1965–66dagger Roger Hunt  England Liverpool§ 29
Willie Irvine  Northern Ireland Burnley 29
1966–67 Ron Davies  Wales Southampton 37
1967–68dagger George Best  Northern Ireland Manchester United 28
Ron Davies (2)  Wales Southampton 28
1968–69 Jimmy Greaves (6)  England Tottenham Hotspur 27
1969–70 Jeff Astle  England West Bromwich Albion 25
1970–71 Tony Brown  England West Bromwich Albion 28
1971–72 Francis Lee  England Manchester City 33
1972–73 Pop Robson  England West Ham United 28
1973–74 Mick Channon  England Southampton 21
1974–75 Malcolm Macdonald  England Newcastle United 21
1975–76 Ted MacDougall  Scotland Norwich City 23
1976–77dagger Andy Gray  Scotland Aston Villa 25
Malcolm Macdonald (2)  England Arsenal 25
1977–78 Bob Latchford  England Everton 30
1978–79 Frank Worthington  England Bolton Wanderers 24
1979–80 Phil Boyer  England Southampton 23
1980–81dagger Steve Archibald  Scotland Tottenham Hotspur 20
Peter Withe  England Aston Villa§ 20
1981–82 Kevin Keegan  England Southampton 26
1982–83 Luther Blissett  England Watford 27
1983–84 Ian Rushdouble-dagger  Wales Liverpool§ 32
1984–85dagger Kerry Dixon  England Chelsea 24
Gary Lineker  England Leicester City 24
1985–86 Gary Lineker (2)  England Everton 30
1986–87 Clive Allen  England Tottenham Hotspur 33
1987–88 John Aldridge  Republic of Ireland Liverpool§ 26
1988–89 Alan Smith  England Arsenal§ 23
1989–90 Gary Lineker (3)  England Tottenham Hotspur 24
1990–91 Alan Smith (2)  England Arsenal§ 22
1991–92 Ian Wright  England
29[a]
1992–93 Teddy Sheringham  England
22[b]
1993–94 Andy Cole  England Newcastle United 34
1994–95 Alan Shearer  England Blackburn Rovers§ 34
1995–96 Alan Shearer (2)  England Blackburn Rovers 31
1996–97 Alan Shearer (3)  England Newcastle United 25
1997–98dagger Dion Dublin  England Coventry City 18
Michael Owen  England Liverpool 18
Chris Sutton  England Blackburn Rovers 18
1998–99dagger Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink  Netherlands Leeds United 18
Michael Owen (2)  England Liverpool 18
Dwight Yorke  Trinidad and Tobago Manchester United§ 18
1999–2000 Kevin Phillipsdouble-dagger  England Sunderland 30
2000–01 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (2)  Netherlands Chelsea 23
2001–02 Thierry Henry  France Arsenal§ 24
2002–03 Ruud van Nistelrooy  Netherlands Manchester United§ 25
2003–04 Thierry Henrydouble-dagger (2)  France Arsenal§ 30
2004–05 Thierry Henrydouble-dagger (3)  France Arsenal 25
2005–06 Thierry Henry (4)  France Arsenal 27
2006–07 Didier Drogba  Ivory Coast Chelsea 20
2007–08 Cristiano Ronaldodouble-dagger  Portugal Manchester United§ 31
2008–09 Nicolas Anelka  France Chelsea 19
2009–10 Didier Drogba (2)  Ivory Coast Chelsea§ 29
2010–11dagger Dimitar Berbatov  Bulgaria Manchester United§ 20
Carlos Tevez  Argentina Manchester City 20
2011–12 Robin van Persie  Netherlands Arsenal 30
2012–13 Robin van Persie (2)  Netherlands Manchester United§ 26
2013–14 Luis Suárezdouble-dagger  Uruguay Liverpool 31
2014–15 Sergio Agüero  Argentina Manchester City 26
2015–16 Harry Kane  England Tottenham Hotspur 25
2016–17 Harry Kane (2)  England Tottenham Hotspur 29
2017–18 Mohamed Salah  Egypt Liverpool 32
2018–19dagger Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang  Gabon Arsenal 22
Sadio Mané  Senegal Liverpool 22
Mohamed Salah (2)  Egypt Liverpool 22
2019–20 Jamie Vardy  England Leicester City 23
2020–21 Harry Kane (3)  England Tottenham Hotspur 23
2021–22dagger Mohamed Salah (3)  Egypt Liverpool 23
Son Heung-min  South Korea Tottenham Hotspur 23

By number of seasons as top scorer

[11]

Rank Player Nationality Titles Club(s) Years Ref.
1 Jimmy Greaves England
6
 Chelsea 1959, 1961, Tottenham Hotspur 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969 1958–59, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1968–69 [12]
2 Steve Bloomer England
5
 Derby County 1895–96, 1896–97, 1898–99, 1900–01, 1903–04 [4]
3 Thierry Henry France
4
 Arsenal 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06 [13]
4 John Campbell Scotland
3
 Sunderland 1891–92, 1892–93, 1894–95
4 Gary Lineker England
3
 Leicester City 1985, Everton 1986, Tottenham Hotspur 1990 1984–85, 1985–86, 1989–90
4 Alan Shearer England
3
 Blackburn Rovers 1995, 1996, Newcastle United 1997 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97 [14]
4 Harry Kane England
3
 Tottenham Hotspur 2015–16, 2016–17, 2020–21 [15]
4 Mohamed Salah Egypt
3
 Liverpool 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22
9 Jack Southworth England
2
 Blackburn Rovers 1891, Everton 1894 1890–91, 1893–94
9 Albert Shepherd England
2
 Bolton Wanderers 1906, Newcastle United 1911 1905–06, 1910–11
9 David McLean Scotland
2
 Sheffield Wednesday 1911–12, 1912–13
9 Dixie Dean England
2
 Everton 1927–28, 1931–32
9 Jack Bowers England
2
 Derby County 1932–33, 1933–34
9 Tommy Lawton England
2
 Everton 1937–38, 1938–39
9 Ron Davies Wales
2
 Southampton 1966–67, 1967–68
9 Malcolm Macdonald England
2
 Newcastle United 1975, Arsenal 1977 1974–75, 1976–77
9 Alan Smith England
2
 Arsenal 1988–89, 1990–91
9 Michael Owen England
2
 Liverpool 1997–98, 1998–99 [16]
9 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Netherlands
2
 Leeds United 1999, Chelsea 2001 1998–99, 2000–01 [16]
9 Didier Drogba Ivory Coast
2
 Chelsea 2006–07, 2009–10 [16]
9 Robin van Persie Netherlands
2
 Arsenal 2012, Manchester United 2013 2011–12, 2012–13 [17][18]
22 John Goodall England
1
 Preston North End 1888–89
22 Jimmy Ross Scotland
1
 Preston North End 1889–90
22 John Campbell Scotland
1
 Aston Villa 1895–96
22 Fred Wheldon England
1
 Aston Villa 1897–98
22 Billy Garraty England
1
 Aston Villa 1899–1900
22 Jimmy Settle England
1
 Everton 1901–02
22 Sam Raybould England
1
 Liverpool 1902–03
22 Arthur Brown England
1
 Sheffield United 1904–05
22 Alex Young Scotland
1
 Everton 1906–07
22 Enoch West England
1
 Nottingham Forest 1907–08
22 Bert Freeman England
1
 Everton 1908–09
22 Jack Parkinson England
1
 Liverpool 1909–10
22 George Holley England
1
 Sunderland 1911–12
22 Harry Hampton England
1
 Aston Villa 1911–12
22 George Elliott England
1
 Middlesbrough 1913–14
22 Bobby Parker Scotland
1
 Everton 1914–15
22 Fred Morris England
1
 West Bromwich Albion 1919–20
22 Joe Smith England
1
 Bolton Wanderers 1920–21
22 Andy Wilson Scotland
1
 Middlesbrough 1921–22
22 Charlie Buchan England
1
 Sunderland 1922–23
22 Wilf Chadwick England
1
 Everton 1923–24
22 Frank Roberts England
1
 Manchester City 1924–25
22 Ted Harper England
1
 Blackburn Rovers 1925–26
22 Jimmy Trotter England
1
 Sheffield Wednesday 1926–27
22 Dave Halliday Scotland
1
 Sunderland 1928–29
22 Vic Watson England
1
 West Ham United 1929–30
22 Tom Waring England
1
 Aston Villa 1930–31
22 Ted Drake England
1
 Arsenal 1934–35
22 W. G. Richardson England
1
 West Bromwich Albion 1935–36
22 Freddie Steele England
1
 Stoke City 1936–37
22 Dennis Westcott England
1
 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1946–47
22 Ronnie Rooke England
1
 Arsenal 1947–48
22 Willie Moir Scotland
1
 Bolton Wanderers 1948–49
22 Dickie Davis England
1
 Sunderland 1949–50
22 Stan Mortensen England
1
 Blackpool 1950–51
22 George Robledo Chile
1
 Newcastle United 1951–52
22 Charlie Wayman England
1
 Preston North End 1952–53
22 Jimmy Glazzard England
1
 Huddersfield Town 1953–54
22 Ronnie Allen England
1
 West Bromwich Albion 1954–55
22 Nat Lofthouse England
1
 Bolton Wanderers 1955–56
22 John Charles Wales
1
 Leeds United 1956–57
22 Bobby Smith England
1
 Tottenham Hotspur 1957–58
22 Dennis Viollet England
1
 Manchester United 1959–60
22 Derek Kevan England
1
 West Bromwich Albion 1961–62
22 Ray Crawford England
1
 Ipswich Town 1961–62
22 Andy McEvoy Republic of Ireland
1
 Blackburn Rovers 1964–65
22 Willie Irvine Northern Ireland
1
 Burnley 1965–66
22 Roger Hunt England
1
 Liverpool 1965–66 [19]
22 George Best Northern Ireland
1
 Manchester United 1967–68
22 Jeff Astle England
1
 West Bromwich Albion 1969–70
22 Tony Brown England
1
 West Bromwich Albion 1970–71
22 Francis Lee England
1
 Manchester City 1971–72
22 Pop Robson England
1
 West Ham United 1972–73
22 Mick Channon England
1
 Southampton 1973–74
22 Ted MacDougall Scotland
1
 Norwich City 1975–76
22 Andy Gray Scotland
1
 Aston Villa 1976–77
22 Bob Latchford England
1
 Everton 1977–78
22 Frank Worthington England
1
 Bolton Wanderers 1978–79
22 Phil Boyer England
1
 Southampton 1979–80
22 Peter Withe England
1
 Aston Villa 1980–81
22 Steve Archibald Scotland
1
 Tottenham Hotspur 1980–81
22 Kevin Keegan England
1
 Southampton 1981–82
22 Luther Blissett England
1
 Watford 1982–83
22 Ian Rush Wales
1
 Liverpool 1983–84
22 Kerry Dixon England
1
 Chelsea 1984–85
22 Clive Allen England
1
 Tottenham Hotspur 1986–87
22 John Aldridge Republic of Ireland
1
 Liverpool 1987–88
22 Ian Wright England
1
 Crystal Palace & Arsenal 1991–92
22 Teddy Sheringham England
1
 Tottenham Hotspur 1992–93 [14]
22 Andrew Cole England
1
 Newcastle United 1993–94
22 Chris Sutton England
1
 Blackburn Rovers 1997–98
22 Dion Dublin England
1
 Coventry City 1997–98
22 Dwight Yorke Trinidad and Tobago
1
 Manchester United 1998–99
22 Kevin Phillips England
1
 Sunderland 1999–2000
22 Ruud van Nistelrooy Netherlands
1
 Manchester United 2002–03 [20]
22 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal
1
 Manchester United 2007–08 [21]
22 Nicolas Anelka France
1
 Chelsea 2008–09 [22]
22 Dimitar Berbatov Bulgaria
1
 Manchester United 2010–11 [23]
22 Carlos Tevez Argentina
1
 Manchester City 2010–11 [23]
22 Luis Suárez Uruguay
1
 Liverpool 2013–14 [24]
22 Sergio Agüero Argentina
1
 Manchester City 2014–15 [25]
22 Sadio Mané Senegal
1
 Liverpool 2018–19
22 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Gabon
1
 Arsenal 2018–19
22 Jamie Vardy England
1
 Leicester City 2019–20
22 Son Heung-min South Korea
1
 Tottenham Hotspur 2021–22
  • 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
1 Tottenham Hotspur
13
 1957–58, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1968–69, 1980–81, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1992–93, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2020–21 , 2021–22
2 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
2 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
3 Liverpool
11
 1902–03, 1909–10, 1965-66, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19 , 2021–22
4 Sunderland
8
 1891–92, 1892–93, 1894–95, 1911–12, 1922–23, 1928–29, 1949–50, 1999–2000
5 Derby County
7
 1895–96, 1896–97, 1898–99, 1900–01, 1903–04, 1932–33, 1933–34
5 Aston Villa
7
 1895–96, 1897–98, 1899–1900, 1911–12, 1930–31, 1976–77, 1980–81
5 Chelsea
7
 1958–59, 1960–61, 1984–85, 2000–01, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10
5 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
 England
90
 Scotland
16
 France
5
 Netherlands
5
 Wales
4
 Egypt
3
 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
 South Korea
1

Top 50 All-time Top Scorers

All time record goal scorer Jimmy Greaves who scored 357 goals in 516 matches. Record holder of top scorer awards with 6 and record goalscorer for Tottenham Hotspur with 220.

The Football League Division One from 1888 through to the end of the 1991-1992 season and now the Premier League, make up the top tier in English football. During these 134 years three players have scored over 300 goals, with another 24 ending their careers in the 200 bracket. A further three players were a goal shy, finishing on 199 goals. The first was Sheffield Wednesday’s Andrew Wilson[26] whose career was interrupted by World War I but went onto make 501 appearances. In the mid-sixties, Bobby Smith[27] retired after scoring 23 in 74 for Chelsea and 176 in 271 for Tottenham, and finally ten years later, England legend Sir Bobby Charlton,[28] left Manchester United after making 606 appearances.

Derby County forward Steve Bloomer was the first player to score over 300 goals, his record of 314 stood for over half a century. In 14 years, he scored 240 goals in 376 matches in his first stint at Derby County before moving to Middlesbrough where he scored 59 in 125 games for the Boro.[4][29] After five years on Teesside, he returned to Derby who were in the second division then. He spent two years in the second division scoring 38 goals before the Rams won promotion. In his final two seasons he scored a further 15 goals in 34 matches, a total of 255 in 410 appearances for Derby County. Everton striker Dixie Dean came very close to breaking the record, he scored 349 league goals all for Everton, however 39 were scored in the second division, leaving him 4 goals behind. Bloomers’ achievement was finally surpassed when Jimmy Greaves broke the record scoring 357 goals, playing for Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United. For Chelsea he scored 124 goals in 157 appearances, only Frank Lampard 147,[30] Roy Bentley 130,[30] and Bobby Tambling 129[30] have scored more top flight goals for Chelsea. Greaves moved on to Tottenham Hotspur where, to this day, remains Tottenham’s top league goalscorer after scoring 220 goals in 321 appearances.[31] His top flight career ended at West Ham United, where he scored 13 in 38 matches.[32]

In the Premier League era, Alan Shearer[2] sits top, but even with his full tally of 283 goals, he is still left trailing. Three more “modern day” players, who have played in the Premier League make the list, Wayne Rooney,[2] the second highest Premier League goalscorer with 208 goals for Everton and Manchester United, is 22nd. Liverpool legend Ian Rush[2] is the 14th highest scorer in the history of top flight football, but his Premier League tally is only 48 goals, ranking him 130. Another player to lose goals is Tony Cottee,[2] who sits in 18th place. His last 78 goals gives him a current PL ranking of 55. Apart from these three, a further 20 players, who have scored 100 or more goals, have lesser totals. Ranked 44th, Lee Chapman[33] scored 177 goals, the same as Frank Lampard and two more than Thierry Henry, but his last 23 goals sees him in 314th place in the Premier League.[2] Peter Beardsley[34] and Matt Le Tissier[35] (ranked 72 and 73) respectively, both scored 161 goals, 11 more than Michael Owen who is tenth on the PL list. Beardsley is in 86th position with 58 goals in the Premier League while a lack of centurion’s, assists Le Tissier’s ranking. Losing 61 goals actually improves his overall position, ranked 33rd in the Premier League with 100 goals.[2]

The current top active player is Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane,[2] who is currently on 193 goals, 3rd in the Premier League. Kane this season has overtaken such players as Dennis Viollet,[36] Ray Charnley[37] who both had 190 goals, and Peter Harris,[38] who scored 192 goals for Portsmouth. Kane, now ranked 33rd, trails Stan Mortensen[39] who scored 197 goals for Blackpool and George Elliott[40] who scored 198 goals for Middlesbrough. The three players mentioned above who all finished on 199 goals, then stand between Kane and the elite 200 club.

First Division/Premier League Top 50 Goalscorers.[11][41]

Rank Player Years Goals Apps Ratio Club Goals/Appearances
1 England Jimmy Greaves 1957–1972 357 516 0.69 Chelsea 124/157 - Tottenham Hotspur 220/321 - West Ham Utd 13/38
2 England Steve Bloomer 1892–1914 314 535 0.59 Derby County 255/410 - Middlesbrough 59/125
3 England Dixie Dean 1924–1938 310 362 0.86 Everton
4 England Gordon Hodgson 1925–1940 288 455 0.63 Liverpool 233/359 - Aston Villa 4/15 - Leeds United 51/81
5 England Alan Shearer 1988–2006 283 559 0.51 Southampton 23/118 - Blackburn Rovers 112/138 - Newcastle Utd 148/303
6 England Charlie Buchan 1912–1928 258 481 0.53 Sunderland 209/379 - Arsenal 49/102
7 England David Jack 1920–1934 257 476 0.54 Bolton Wanderers 144/295 - Arsenal 113/181
8 England Nat Lofthouse 1946–1960 255 452 0.56 Bolton Wanderers
9 England Joe Bradford 1921–1935 248 410 0.60 Birmingham City
10 Scotland Hughie Gallacher 1925–1938 246 355 0.69 Newcastle Utd 133/160 - Chelsea 72/132 - Derby Co. 38/51 - Grimsby Town 3/12
11 England Joe Smith 1908–1927 243 416 0.59 Bolton Wanderers
12 England George Brown 1921–1935 240 366 0.65 Huddersfield Town 142/213 - Aston Villa 79/116 - Leeds United 19/37
13 England George Camsell 1921–1939 233 337 0.69 Middlesbrough
14 Wales Ian Rush 1980–1998 232 515 0.45 Liverpool 229/469 - Leeds United 3/36 - Newcastle United 0/10
15 Scotland David Herd 1954–1970 222 412 0.53 Arsenal 97/166 - Manchester United 114/202 - Stoke City 11/44
16 England Harry Hampton 1904–1922 219 357 0.61 Aston Villa 215/339 - Birmingham City 4/18
17 England Billy Walker 1919–1933 214 478 0.44 Aston Villa
England Tony Cottee 1982–2001 214 548 0.39 West Ham United 115/279 - Everton 72/184 - Leicester City 27/85
19 Scotland Dave Halliday 1925–1933 211 257 0.82 Sunderland 156/166 - Arsenal 8/15 - Manchester City 47/76
20 England Geoff Hurst 1959–1975 210 519 0.40 West Ham United 180/411 - Stoke City 30/108
21 England Ronnie Allen 1950–1961 208 415 0.50 West Bromwich Albion
England Wayne Rooney 2002–2018 208 491 0.42 Everton 25/98 - Manchester United 183/393
23 England Bobby Gurney 1926–1944 205 348 0.59 Sunderland
24 England Arthur Chandler 1925–1935 203 309 0.66 Leicester City
England Vic Watson 1923–1936 203 295 0.68 West Ham United
26 England Harry Johnson 1919–1931 201 313 0.64 Sheffield United
Scotland Denis Law 1960–1974 201 377 0.53 Manchester City 30/68 - Manchester United 171/309
28 Scotland Andrew Wilson 1900–1920 199 501 0.40 Sheffield Wednesday
England Bobby Smith 1950–1965 199 345 0.58 Chelsea 23/74 - Tottenham Hotspur 176/271
England Bobby Charlton 1956–1975 199 606 0.33 Manchester United
31 England George Elliott 1909–1925 198 327 0.61 Middlesbrough
32 England Stan Mortensen 1946–1959 197 317 0.62 Blackpool
33 England Harry Kane 2012– 193 295 0.65 Tottenham Hotspur 193/292 - Norwich City 0/3
34 England Peter Harris 1946–1960 192 468 0.41 Portsmouth
35 England Dennis Viollet 1953–1967 190 391 0.49 Manchester United 159/259 - Stoke City 31/132
England Ray Charnley 1954–1972 190 359 0.53 Blackpool
37 England Tommy Thompson 1947–1964 187 354 0.53 Newcastle United 4/16 - Aston Villa 67/149 - Preston North End 116/189
England Andy Cole 1992–2007 187 415 0.45 Played for 8 clubs - see stats below
39 England Jack Bowers 1928–1939 186 255 0.73 Derby County 167/203 - Leicester City 19/52
40 Argentina Sergio Aguero 2011–2021 184 275 0.67 Manchester City
41 England Tony Brown 1963–1980 179 459 0.39 West Brom
England Teddy Sheringham 1988–2007 179 521 0.34 Millwall 20/64 - Nott'm Forest 14/42 - Spurs 97/236 - Man Utd 31/104 - Portsmouth 9/32 - West Ham 8/43
43 England Ginger Richardson 1928–1946 178 269 0.66 West Brom
44 England Lee Chapman 1979–1995 177 508 0.35 Played for 8 clubs - see stats below
England Frank Lampard 1995–2015 177 609 0.29 West Ham United 24/148 - Chelsea 147/429 - Manchester City 6/32
46 England Billy Hibbert 1906–1922 175 387 0.45 Bury 99/178 - Newcastle United 46/139 - Bradford City 26/53 - Oldham Athletic 4/17
Northern Ireland Derek Dougan 1957–1975 175 458 0.38 Blackburn R. 26/59 - Leicester City 35/68 - Wolves 86/247 - Portsmouth 9/33 - Aston Villa 19/51
France Thierry Henry 1994–2012 175 258 0.68 Arsenal
49 England Jack Rowley 1937–1957 173 351 0.49 Manchester United
England Peter Dobing 1955–1973 173 509 0.34 Blackburn R. 60/120 - Manchester City 31/82 - Stoke City 82/307
Andy Cole Arsenal 0/1 - Newcastle United 43/58 - Manchester United 93/195 - Blackburn Rovers 27/83 - Fulham 12/31 - Manchester City 9/22 - Portsmouth 3/18 - Sunderland 0/7
Lee Chapman Stoke City 34/99 - Arsenal 4/23 - Sunderland 3/15 - Sheffield Wednesday 63/149 - Nottingham Forest 15/48 - Leeds United 50/118 - West Ham United 7/40 - Ipswich Town 1/16

As shown below in the player records, Lee Chapman holds the record of most top flight clubs scored for with 8. Andy Cole played for 8 clubs also, but you can see he scored for only 6. Marcus Bent is another player to play for 8 different top flight clubs, he also only scored for 6.[42] Steve Claridge has played for sixteen different league clubs, but only with Leicester City has he played in the top division, scoring 12 in 49 appearances.[43] A name that also does not appear on the top scorer list is Arthur Rowley, the record holder for the most goals in league football, scoring 434 goals in 619 league games. Arthur's brother Jack Rowley scored 173 goals for Manchester United and you can see him ranked 49 in the top scorers list above. Arthur though didn't play much top flight football in his career, but he did score 51 goals in 95 matches. In one season he scored 8 in 34 appearances for Fulham and then later hit 43 in 61 appearances over two seasons for Leicester City.[44]

Top Five Scorers by Nationality

Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah is the highest African goal scorer and currently the third highest scorer still playing with 124 goals, behind England duo Harry Kane, 193 and Jamie Vardy, 134, in the Premier League

Many different nationalities have played in English top flight football throughout the years. The tables below show the top five highest scorers from their respective country. As shown in the list above, the top English and Scottish goal scorers can be seen. The four Scotsmen, Gallacher, Herd, Halliday and Law, are joined by Andrew Wilson, mentioned above who scored 199, make the Scottish top five. Apart from English players, the Republic of Ireland top scorers' features Robbie Keane, who is the only home nations player to score all his goals in the Premier League, as Niall Quinn and Mark Hughes both scored nearly half their goals in either Division 1 or the Premier League. Of the home nation countries, Premier League players are well short of the overall records. Northern Ireland's top Premier League scorer is Iain Dowie who scored 33 of his 57 goals in the Premier League.[2] After Keane the top Irish Republic scorer is Shane Long, who managed 56 goals.[2] The top Welsh goal scorer is Ryan Giggs who scored 114 goals, 109 in the Premier League while Duncan Ferguson with 68 goals is the top Scottish goal scorer in the Premier League.[2] A different story with the rest of the world, made up predominately of Premier League players only. South American Jorge Robledo’s record remains from the fifties, currently the third highest goalscorer. Craig Johnston has been overtaking by Premier League Oceanic players while Lindy Delapenha also, has lost his Caribbean record. However, South African duo Stuart Leary and Berry Nieuwenhuys records remain intact from decades ago. American Roy Wegerle has dropped to second in the USA & Canada scorers. The European and African top scorers are all from the Premier League era.

Cristiano Ronaldo[2] who currently has 103 goals, is the closest European to Romelu Lukaku, 121.

Riyad Mahrez[2] who currently has 78 goals, is the closest African to Yakubu, 95.

Gabriel Jesus[2] who currently has 63 goals, is the closest South American to Luis Suarez, 69.

As of 30th October 2022

Northern Ireland

Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio Years Clubs ref
1 Derek Dougan 175 458 0.38 1957–1975 Blackburn Rovers (26/59), Leicester City (35/68), Wolves (86/247), Portsmouth (9/33) Aston Villa (19/51) [45]
2 Jimmy Dunne 153 201 0.76 1926–1937 Sheffield United (143/173), Arsenal (10/28) [46]
3 George Best 137 361 0.38 1963–1977 Manchester United [47]
4 Billy Gillespie 127 448 0.28 1910–1933 Sheffield United [48]
5 Jimmy McIlroy 126 519 0.24 1950–1967 Burnley (116/439), Stoke City (10/80) [49]

Republic of Ireland[50]

Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio Years Clubs ref
1 Frank Stapleton 136 458 0.30 1974–1995 Arsenal (75/225), Manchester United (60/223), Derby County (1/10) [51]
2 Robbie Keane 126 349 0.36 1997–2012 Coventry City (12/31), Leeds Utd (13/46), Spurs (91/238), Liverpool (5/19), West Ham Utd (2/9), Aston Villa (3/6) [52]
3 Niall Quinn 109 399 0.27 1983–2002 Arsenal (14/67), Manchester City (66/193), Sunderland (29/139) [53]
4 Johnny Giles 91 479 0.19 1959–1976 Manchester Utd (10/99), Leeds United (80/343), West Brom (1/37) [54]
5 John Aldridge 88 147 0.60 1985–1989 Oxford United (38/64), Liverpool (50/83) [55]

Wales

Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio Years Clubs ref
1 Ian Rush 232 515 0.45 1980–1998 Liverpool (229/469), Leeds United (3/36), Newcastle United (0/10) [56]
2 Trevor Ford 169 324 0.52 1946–1961 Aston Villa (60/120), Sunderland (67/108), Cardiff City (42/96) [57]
3 Grenville Morris 152 332 0.38 1897–1913 Nottingham Forest [58]
4 Mark Hughes 149 531 0.28 1980–2002 Manchester Utd (120/345), Chelsea (25/95), Southampton (2/52), Everton (1/18), Blackburn Rovers (1/21) [59]
5 Roy Vernon 145 315 0.46 1955–1970 Blackburn Rovers (22/51), Everton (101/176), Stoke City (22/88) [60]

European

Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio Years Clubs ref
1 France Thierry Henry 175 258 0.68 1994–2012 Arsenal [2]
2 Netherlands Robin Van Persie 144 280 0.37 2004–2015 Arsenal (96/194), Manchester United (48/86) [2]
3 Netherlands Jimmy F Hasselbaink 127 288 0.44 1997–2007 Leeds Utd (34/69), Chelsea (69/136), Middlesbrough (22/58), Charlton Ath. (2/25) [2]
4 France Nicolas Anelka 125 364 0.34 1996–2014 Arsenal (23/65), Man City (37/89), Chelsea (38/125), Liverpool (4/20), Bolton (21/53), WBA (2/12) [2]
5 Belgium Romelu Lukaku 121 278 0.44 2011–2022 West Brom (17/35), Everton (68/141), Manchester United (28/66), Chelsea (8/36) [2]

South America

Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio Years Clubs ref
1 Argentina Sergio Aguero 184 275 0.67 2011–2021 Manchester City [2]
2 Argentina Carlos Tevez 84 202 0.42 2006–2013 West Ham Utd (7/26), Manchester United (19/63), Manchester City (58/113) [2]
3 Chile Jorge Robledo 82 146 0.56 1949–1953 Newcastle United [5]
4 Brazil Roberto Firmino 77 242 0.32 2015– Liverpool [2]
5 Uruguay Luis Suarez 69 110 0.63 2011–2014 Liverpool [2]

Africa[61]

Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio Years Clubs ref
1 Egypt Mohamed Salah 124 205 0.60 2013– Chelsea (2/13), Liverpool (122/192) [2]
2 Senegal Sadio Mané 111 263 0.42 2014–2022 Southampton (21/67), Liverpool (90/196) [2]
3 Ivory Coast Didier Drogba 104 254 0.41 2004–2012 Chelsea [2]
4 Togo Emmanuel Adebayor 97 242 0.40 2005–2016 Arsenal (46/104), Manchester City (15/34), Tottenham H. (35/92), Crystal Palace (1/12) [2]
5 Nigeria Yakubu 95 252 0.38 2003–2012 Portsmouth (28/67), Middlesbrough (25/73), Everton (25/82), Blackburn Rovers (17/30) [2]

Oceania

Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio Years Clubs ref
1 Australia Mark Viduka 92 240 0.38 2000–2009 Leeds United (59/130), Middlesbrough (26/72), Newcastle Utd (7/38) [2]
2 Australia Harry Kewell 57 274 0.21 2014–2022 Leeds United (45/181), Liverpool (12/93) [2]
3 Australia Tim Cahill 56 226 0.25 2004–2012 Everton [2]
4 New Zealand Chris Wood 52 183 0.28 2009– West Brom (0/3), Leicester City (1/7), Burnley (49/144), Newcastle Utd (2/29), [2]
5 Australia Craig Johnston 46 254 0.18 1977–1988 Middlesbrough (16/64), Liverpool (30/190) [62]

U.S.A & Canada

Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio Years Clubs ref
1 United States Clint Dempsey 57 218 0.26 2007–2013 Fulham (50/189), Tottenham H. (7/29), [2]
2 United States Roy Wegerle 55 274 0.21 1986–1995 Luton Town (10/45), Q.P.R (29/75), Coventry City (9/53), Chelsea (3/23), Blackburn R. (4/22) [63]
3 United States Brian McBride 36 148 0.24 2002–2008 Everton (4/8), Fulham (32/140) [2]
4 Canada Tomasz Radzinski 35 194 0.18 2001–2007 Everton (25/91), Fulham (10/103) [2]
5 United States Christian Pulisic 20 85 0.24 2018– Chelsea [2]

Caribbean

Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio Years Clubs ref
1 Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke 136 423 0.32 1989–2009 Aston Villa (73/231), Man Utd (48/92), Blackburn R. (12/60), Birmingham City (2/13), Sunderland (1/27) [2]
2 Jamaica Robbie Earle 59 283 0.21 1991–2000 Wimbledon [2]
3 Jamaica Michal Antonio 58 208 0.28 2008– West Ham Utd [2]
4 Jamaica Jason Euell 56 261 0.21 1995–2007 Wimbledon (22/105), Charlton Athletic (34/139), Middlesbrough (0/17) [2]
5 Jamaica Lindy Delapenha 50 151 0.33 1948–1958 Middlesbrough (50/144), Portsmouth (0/7) [64]

South Africa

Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio Years Clubs ref
1 Stuart Leary 76 173 0.44 1951–1957 Charlton Athletic [65]
2 Berry Nieuwenhuys 74 236 0.31 1933–1947 Liverpool [66]
3 Benni McCarthy 37 120 0.31 2006–2011 Blackburn Rovers (37/109), West Ham Utd (0/11) [2]
4 Shaun Bartlett 24 123 0.20 2000–2006 Charlton Athletic [2]
5 Stephen Pienaar 20 214 0.09 2007–2017 Everton (20/189), Tottenham H. (0/10), Sunderland (0/15) [2]

Central America

Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio Years Clubs ref
1 Mexico Javier Hernandez 53 158 0.34 2010–2019 Man Utd (37/103), West Ham Utd (16/55) [2]
2 Costa Rica Paulo Wanchope 50 156 0.32 1997–2004 Derby County (23/72), West Ham Utd (12/35), Manchester City (15/49) [2]
3 Bermuda Clyde Best 47 186 0.25 1969–1976 West Ham Utd [67]
4 Mexico Raul Jimenez 40 123 0.33 2018– Wolverhampton Wanderers [2]
5 Guyana Carl Cort 28 111 0.25 1996–2004 Wimbledon (16/73), Newcastle United (7/22), Wolverhampton Wanderers (5/16) [2]

Forgotten Centurions

File:John Wark (born 4 August 1957) — Scotland NFT Midfielder (1979–1984).jpg
John Wark scored 107 goals in 397 appearances for Ipswich Town and 28 goals in 70 appearances for Liverpool. 135 goals would rank him 14th in the Premier League Top Scorers list.

Twenty four players who played either side of the 1992 rebranding of the top tier in English football, scored a century of goals in their careers. However, 17 of them have all but faded into a distant memory. These players would be the last group to join the list of forgotten centurions. A total of 255 players, during the 134 year history of football in England, have scored 100 or more goals in the top flight.[68] Son Heung Min will soon make it 256, who currently has 96 goals, all for Tottenham.[2] That figure includes the 33 players in the Premier League 100 club. Of them 33, 7 players had scored previously in the first division before 1992, losing goals but still keeping enough to remain in the Premier League’s history and keeping their careers alive. The other 17 players, who all scored over 100 goals shown in the table below, will never be seen among the easily available Premier League records. Football before 1992 spawned many legends so they are not completely forgotten, they're legends for their respective clubs. Any Liverpool fan will tell you who Roger Hunt or Gordon Hodgson were just like Everton fans with Dixie Dean. The same at Manchester United with Denis Law and Dennis Viollet, Jimmy Greaves at Tottenham, Nat Lofthouse at Bolton and even Steve Bloomer at Derby County. They will always be remembered by their own fans, but internet searches will bury you with Premier League facts, goals, assists and various other records and statistics, including the 33 centurions, because they came after 1992. Unfortunately, internet searches for all football pre 1992, are not as easily available as the Premier League. Football was not invented in 1992, but every record shown on Sky Sports is only since then, meaning 104 years of records ignored, including the other 222 players who have all scored 100 or more goals.

Not every player is as lucky as Matt Le Tissier, losing 61 goals hikes him up to 33rd in the Premier League. The career of Manchester United stalwart Bryan Robson is very nearly entirely erased, the same with Alan Smith, the Leicester City and Arsenal striker. John Wark, the Ipswich Town and Liverpool midfielder scored 135 goals, which would make him the 14th highest goal scorer in the Premier League. The Scottish midfielder is ahead of Paul Scholes and Steven Gerrard while Robson would be sitting alongside Dion Dublin and Sadio Mane, just outside the top 20. Many other player records also fail to show their full career statistics because of the changeover. These include Manchester United forward Brian McClair who lost 70 of his 88 goals.[69] Paul Goddard scored 82 goals but is shot down to only 3[70] while England midfielder Steve Hodge has 3 goals also, not his full 79.[71] Gary Bannister also lost 70 goals, 78 reduced to 8 goals.[72] Former England left back Stuart Pearce is shown with 20 goals and not the 63 he scored, mostly at Nottingham Forest.[73] David Platt does not have his 45 goals he scored for Aston Villa included, only the 13 he scored for Arsenal.[74] Chris Waddle loses his entire career records for both Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur, his 10 goals for Sheffield Wednesday and his solitary Sunderland goal are all that's included.[75]

17 players who all scored 100 or more goals, scoring in both Division 1 & Premier League

Player Total Years Div.1 Prem ref
Goals Matches
Ian Rush 232 515 1980-1998 184 48 [56]
Tony Cottee 214 548 1982-2001 136 78 [76]
Lee Chapman 177 508 1979-1995 154 23 [33]
Peter Beardsley 161 470 1979-1999 103 58 [34]
Mark Hughes 149 531 1980-2002 85 64 [59]
Alan Smith 149 425 1982-1995 141 8 [77]
John Barnes 142 538 1981-1999 114 28 [78]
Graeme Sharp 139 419 1980-1997 123 16 [79]
John Wark 135 467 1975-1997 122 13 [80]
Mick Harford 123 389 1980-1998 104 19 [81]
Dean Saunders 114 386 1982-2001 69 45 [82]
Bryan Robson 111 527 1975-1997 109 2 [83]
Nigel Clough 111 378 1984-1997 91 20 [84]
Niall Quinn 109 399 1983-2002 50 59 [85]
John Fashanu 106 282 1978-1995 86 20 [86]
Kevin Campbell 106 394 1988-2007 23 83 [87]
Rod Wallace 101 359 1987-2004 56 45 [88]

Total Goals of players included in the Premier League 100 club

Player Total Years Div.1 Prem ref
Goals Matches
Alan Shearer 283 559 1988-2006 23 260 [89]
Teddy Sheringham 179 521 1988-2007 33 146 [90]
Les Ferdinand 169 401 1986-2005 20 149 [91]
Ian Wright 165 315 1985-1999 52 113 [92]
Matt Le Tissier 161 443 1986-2002 61 100 [93]
Dwight Yorke 136 423 1989-2009 13 123 [94]
Ryan Giggs 114 672 1990-2014 5 109 [95]

Records

Titles

Most League titles: 20 Manchester United[96] – 19 Liverpool

Most consecutive League titles: 3

Huddersfield Town: 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26

Arsenal: 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35

Liverpool: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84

Manchester United, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01 and 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09

Most seasons in top flight overall: 120 seasons Everton[97]

Most consecutive seasons in top flight: 96 seasons Arsenal[98] (since 1919. League suspended between 1939–46 World War II)

Wins

Most wins in the top-flight overall: 2,020 Liverpool[99]

Most consecutive wins from start of a top-flight season: 11 Tottenham Hotspur[100] 1960–61)

Draws

Most draws overall in the top flight: 1,164 Everton[99]

Most draws in a season:

42 matches – 23 Norwich City 1978–79[101]

38 matches – 17[102]

Losses

Most losses overall in the top flight: 1,600 Everton[99]

Most losses in a season:

42 matches – 31 Stoke City 1984-85[103]

38 matches - 29[102]

Fewest losses in a season: 0:[104]

Preston North End 1888–89 - final record P22 W18 D4 L0

Arsenal 2003–04 - final record P38 W26 D12 L0

Most consecutive losses in a season: 15 Sunderland 2002–03

Points

Most points overall in the top flight (mixed 3pts for a win and 2pts for win): 7,115, Liverpool[99]

Most points in a season for a top-flight team (2 pts for a win in 42 matches): 68 (30 wins 8 draws), Liverpool 1978–79)[105]

Most points in a season for a top-flight team (3 pts for a win in 38 matches): 100 points (32 wins 4 draws), Manchester City 2017–18)[106]

Fewest points in a season (3 points for a win): 11 Derby County 2007–08[107]

Fewest points in a season (2 points for a win): 18 Leeds United 1946–47 & Queens Park Rangers 1968-69[103]

Goals

Most top-flight goals scored in total: 7,172 Everton in 4,645 matches.[99] (Liverpool 7,138 in 4,260)

Most top-flight goals scored in a season:

42 matches - 128 Aston Villa 1930–31[108]

38 matches - 106 Manchester City 2017–18[102]

Player Records

Most top-flight goals: 357 - Jimmy Greaves in 516 matches for Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United between 1957 & 1971)[109]

Most goals in a season:

Most goals in a match: 7 Ted Drake for Arsenal v Aston Villa (away) 14 December 1935[112]

Most top flight hat-tricks: 30 Dixie Dean Everton 1923–1937[113]

Most hat-tricks in one season: 8 Dixie Dean 1931-32[114]

Youngest top-flight goalscorer: Jason Dozzell 16 years and 57 days for Ipswich Town v Coventry City, February 1984)[115]

Youngest hat-trick goalscorer: Alan Shearer 17yrs 240 days Southampton v Arsenal April 8, 1988.[116] (Trevor Francis 16 years and 317 days was in Division 2)

Oldest top-flight goalscorer: Billy Meredith, 47 years, 8 months, 17 days. Manchester City v Burnley (a) April 15, 1922.[117] Also FA Cup oldest goalscorer, aged 49.[118]

Most consecutive top flight league matches scored in: 15 Stan Mortensen for Blackpool 1950-51[119]

Most top flight clubs scored for: 8 Lee Chapman[33] (Stoke City, Sheffield Wed. Leeds Utd, Arsenal, Sunderland, Nott'm Forest, West Ham Utd, Ipswich Town)

Consecutive Hat-tricks: 3[120]

  • Frank Osborne, Tottenham Hotspur 1925 v Liverpool, Leicester City, West Ham United
  • Tom Jennings, Leeds United 1926 v Arsenal, Liverpool (4), Blackburn Rovers
  • Dixie Dean, Everton 1927/28 1928/29 v Burnley (4), Arsenal, Bolton Wanderers (2 end of season,1 opening day of new season)
  • Jack Balmer, Liverpool 1946 v Portsmouth, Derby County (4), Arsenal

Most Hat-tricks for one team in a match: 3 Alf Spouncer, Enoch West and Bill Hooper Nott'm Forest, in their record breaking 12-0 home win over Leicester City on April 21, 1909.[121]

Most Penalties scored in 1 season: 13 Francis Lee, Manchester City 1971/72[122]

Hat-trick of Penalties: 3

Most own goals in one season: 5 Bobby Stuart (Middlesbrough 1934–35)[126]

Fastest goal by a substitute: 6 seconds, Nicklas Bendtner for Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur, 22 December 2007)[127]

Most consecutive Top Scorer awards: 3

Most Top Scorer awards with different clubs: 3 Gary Lineker (Leicester City 1985, Everton 1986, Tottenham Hotspur 1990)

Fastest player to 100 English top flight goals: Dave Halliday in 101 games[128]

Players to score over 30 league goals in four consecutive seasons: Dave Halliday, 1925–26 to 1928–29.[128] Halliday scored at least 35 goals in each of those four seasons[128]

Most league appearances: Peter Shilton 849 (1966 to 1997)[129]

Most league appearances by an outfield player: John Hollins 714 (1963-1983)[130] (Chelsea, Q.P.R, Arsenal)

Most league appearances at one club: Ryan Giggs 672 for Manchester United, 2 March 1991 to 6 May 2014)[131]

Most titles won by an individual player: 13 Ryan Giggs[131]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 5 goals in 8 appearances for Crystal Palace, 24 goals in 30 appearances for Arsenal
  2. ^ 1 goal in 3 appearances for Nottingham Forest, 21 goals in 38 appearances for Tottenham Hotspur

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