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 player
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everton | 1893/1894, 1901/1902, 1906/1907, 1908/1909, 1914/1915, 1923/1924, 1927/1928, 1931/1932, 1937/1938, 1938/1939, 1977/1978, 1985/1986 | |
| 2 | Arsenal | 1934/1935, 1947/1948, 1976/1977, 1988/1989, 1990/1991, 1991/1992, 2001/2002, 2003/2004, 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2011/2012 | |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1957/1958, 1962/1963, 1963/1964, 1964/1965, 1968/1969, 1980/1981, 1986/1987, 1989/1990, 1992/1993, 2015/2016 | |
| 4 | Sunderland | 1891/1892, 1892/1893, 1894/1895, 1911/1912, 1922/1923, 1928/1929, 1949/1950, 1999/2000 | |
| 5 | Derby County | 1895/1896, 1896/1897, 1898/1899, 1900/1901, 1903/1904, 1932/1933, 1933/1934 | |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 1895/1896, 1897/1898, 1899/1900, 1911/1912, 1930/1931, 1976/1977, 1980/1981 | |
| 5 | Chelsea | 1958/1959, 1960/1961, 1984/1985, 2000/2001, 2006/2007, 2008/2009, 2009/2010 | |
| 5 | Manchester United | 1959/1960, 1967/1968, 1998/1999, 2002/2003, 2007/2008, 2010/2011, 2012/2013 | |
| 5 | Liverpool | 1902/1903, 1909/1910, 1983/1984, 1987/1988, 1997/1998, 1998/1999, 2013/2014 | |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 1919/1920, 1937/1936, 1954/1955, 1961/1962, 1969/1970, 1970/1971 | |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 1890/1891, 1925/1926, 1964/1965, 1994/1995, 1995/1996, 1997/1998 | |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 1905/1906, 1920/1921, 1948/1949, 1955/1956, 1978/1979 | |
| 12 | Southampton | 1966/1967, 1967/1968, 1973/1974, 1979/1980, 1981/1982 | |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 1910/1911, 1951/1952, 1974/1975, 1993/1994, 1996/1997 | |
| 15 | Manchester City | 1924/1925, 1971/1972, 2011/2012, 2014/2015 | |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1911/1912, 1912/1913, 1926/1927 | |
| 16 | Preston North End | 1888/1889, 1889/1890, 1952/1953 | |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 1913/1914, 1921/1922 | |
| 18 | West Ham United | 1929/1930, 1972/1973 | |
| 18 | Norwich City | 1946/1947, 1975/1976 | |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 1907/1908, 1992/1993 | |
| 18 | Leeds United | 1956/1957, 1998/1999 | |
| 23 | Sheffield United | 1904/1905 | |
| 23 | Stoke City | 1936/1937 | |
| 23 | Blackpool | 1950/1951 | |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 1953/1954 | |
| 23 | Ipswich Town | 1961/1962 | |
| 23 | Burnley | 1965/1966 | |
| 23 | Watford | 1982/1983 | |
| 23 | Leicester City | 1984/1985 | |
| 23 | Crystal Palace | 1991/1992 | |
| 23 | Coventry City | 1997/1998 |
By nationality
| Country | Titles |
|---|---|
 England | |
 Scotland | |
 France | |
 Netherlands | |
 Wales | |
 Ireland | |
 Northern Ireland | |
 Ivory Coast | |
 Argentina | |
 Chile | |
 Trinidad and Tobago | |
 Portugal | |
 Bulgaria | |
 Uruguay |
All-time topscorers
Only goals in first level of championship (First Division then Premiership) are considered.[1]
| Rank | Name | Years | Matches | Goals | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Greaves | 1957–1972 | 516 | 357 | 0.69 |
| 2 | Steve Bloomer | 1892–1910 | 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 | Charlie Buchan | 1912–1928 | 482 | 257 | 0.53 |
| 7 | Nat Lofthouse | 1946–1960 | 452 | 255 | 0.56 |
| 8 | Joe Bradford | 1921–1935 | 410 | 248 | 0.60 |
| 9 | Hughie Gallacher | 1925–1938 | 355 | 246 | 0.72 |
| 10 | Joe Smith | 1908–1927 | 410 | 243 | 0.59 |
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)
See also
References
- 1 2 http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engtops-allt.html
- ↑ Lanigan, Adam (27 September 2013). "Sporting memories - Jimmy Greaves breaks the British transfer record". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ http://www.myfootballfacts.com/SteveBloomer.html
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20071023013128/http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=193&pn=Thierry_Daniel_Henry
- 1 2 http://thetoptenner.com/top-10-premier-league-golden-boot-winners-per-average/
- 1 2 3 http://www.napit.co.uk/viewus/infobank/football/awards/premiership_golden_boot.php
- ↑ http://www.espnfc.com/barclays-premier-league/23/statistics/scorers?season=2011
- ↑ http://www.espnfc.com/barclays-premier-league/23/statistics/scorers?season=2012
- ↑ http://www.espnfc.com/barclays-premier-league/23/statistics/scorers?season=2002
- ↑ http://www.espnfc.com/barclays-premier-league/23/statistics/scorers?season=2007
- ↑ http://www.espnfc.com/barclays-premier-league/23/statistics/scorers?season=2008
- 1 2 http://www.espnfc.com/barclays-premier-league/23/statistics/scorers?season=2010
- ↑ http://www.espnfc.com/barclays-premier-league/23/statistics/scorers?season=2013
- ↑ http://www.espnfc.com/barclays-premier-league/23/statistics/scorers?season=2014
- ↑ http://www.espnfc.com/barclays-premier-league/23/statistics/scorers?season=2015
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