Top Goalscorers
The top goalscorers in English football for every season from 1888 to date.
| Season
|
Top Goalscorer |
Club |
Goals |
| 1888/1889 |
John Goodall |
Preston North End |
21 |
| 1889/1890 |
Jimmy Ross |
Preston North End |
24 |
| 1890/1891 |
Jack Southworth |
Blackburn Rovers |
26 |
| 1891/1892 |
John Campbell |
Sunderland |
32 |
| 1892/1893 |
John Campbell |
Sunderland |
31 |
| 1893/1894 |
Jack Southworth |
Everton |
27 |
| 1894/1895 |
John Campbell |
Sunderland |
22 |
| 1895/1896 |
Johnny Campbell |
Aston Villa |
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Steve Bloomer |
Derby County |
20 |
| 1896/1897 |
Steve Bloomer |
Derby County |
22 |
| 1897/1898 |
Fred Wheldon |
Aston Villa |
21 |
| 1898/1899 |
Steve Bloomer |
Derby County |
23 |
| 1899/1900 |
Billy Garraty |
Aston Villa |
27 |
| 1900/1901 |
Steve Bloomer |
Derby County |
23 |
| 1901/1902 |
Jimmy Settle |
Everton |
18 |
| 1902/1903 |
Sam Raybould |
Liverpool |
31 |
| 1903/1904 |
Steve Bloomer |
Derby County |
20 |
| 1904/1905 |
Arthur Brown |
Sheffield United |
22 |
| 1905/1906 |
Albert Shepherd |
Bolton Wanderers |
26 |
| 1906/1907 |
Alex Young |
Everton |
30 |
| 1907/1908 |
Enoch West |
Nottingham Forest |
27 |
| 1908/1909 |
Bert Freeman |
Everton |
38 |
| 1909/1910 |
Jack Parkinson |
Liverpool |
30 |
| 1910/1911 |
Albert Shepherd |
Newcastle United |
25 |
| 1911/1912 |
Harry Hampton |
Aston Villa |
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George Holley |
Sunderland |
|
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David McLean |
The Wednesday |
25 |
| 1912/1913 |
David McLean |
The Wednesday |
30 |
| 1913/1914 |
George Elliot |
Middlesbrough |
32 |
| 1914/1915 |
Bobby Parker |
Everton |
35 |
| 1919/1920 |
Fred Morris |
West Bromwich Albion |
37 |
| 1920/1921 |
Joe Smith |
Bolton Wanderers |
38 |
| 1921/1922 |
Andy Wilson |
Middlesbrough |
31 |
| 1922/1923 |
Charlie Buchan |
Sunderland |
30 |
| 1923/1924 |
Wilf Chadwick |
Everton |
28 |
| 1924/1925 |
Frank Roberts |
Manchester City |
31 |
| 1925/1926 |
Ted Harper |
Blackburn Rovers |
43 |
| 1926/1927 |
Jimmy Trotter |
The Wednesday |
37 |
| 1927/1928 |
Dixie Dean |
Everton |
60 |
| 1928/1929 |
Dave Halliday |
Sunderland |
43 |
| 1929/1930 |
Vic Watson |
West Ham United |
41 |
| 1930/1931 |
Tom Waring |
Aston Villa |
49 |
| 1931/1932 |
Dixie Dean |
Everton |
44 |
| 1932/1933 |
Jack Bowers |
Derby County |
35 |
| 1933/1934 |
Jack Bowers |
Derby County |
34 |
| 1934/1935 |
Ted Drake |
Arsenal |
42 |
| 1935/1936 |
W. G. Richardson |
West Bromwich Albion |
39 |
| 1936/1937 |
Freddie Steele |
Stoke City |
33 |
| 1937/1938 |
Tommy Lawton |
Everton |
28 |
| 1938/1939 |
Tommy Lawton |
Everton |
35 |
| 1946/1947 |
Dennis Westcott |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
37 |
| 1947/1948 |
Ronnie Rooke |
Arsenal |
33 |
| 1948/1949 |
Willie Moir |
Bolton Wanderers |
25 |
| 1949/1950 |
Dickie Davis |
Sunderland |
25 |
| 1950/1951 |
Stan Mortensen |
Blackpool |
30 |
| 1951/1952 |
George Robledo |
Newcastle United |
33 |
| 1952/1953 |
Charlie Wayman |
Preston North End |
24 |
| 1953/1954 |
Jimmy Glazzard |
Huddersfield Town |
29 |
| 1954/1955 |
Ronnie Allen |
West Bromwich Albion |
27 |
| 1955/1956 |
Nat Lofthouse |
Bolton Wanderers |
33 |
| 1956/1957 |
John Charles |
Leeds United |
38 |
| 1957/1958 |
Bobby Smith |
Tottenham Hotspur |
36 |
| 1958/1959 |
Jimmy Greaves |
Chelsea |
33 |
| 1959/1960 |
Dennis Viollet |
Manchester United |
32 |
| 1960/1961 |
Jimmy Greaves |
Chelsea |
41 |
| 1961/1962 |
Ray Crawford |
Ipswich Town |
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Derek Kevan |
West Bromwich Albion |
33 |
| 1962/1963 |
Jimmy Greaves |
Tottenham Hotspur |
37 |
| 1963/1964 |
Jimmy Greaves |
Tottenham Hotspur |
35 |
| 1964/1965 |
Andy McEvoy |
Blackburn Rovers |
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Jimmy Greaves |
Tottenham Hotspur |
29 |
| 1965/1966 |
Willie Irvine |
Burnley |
29 |
| 1966/1967 |
Ron Davies |
Southampton |
37 |
| 1967/1968 |
George Best |
Manchester United |
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Ron Davies |
Southampton |
28 |
| 1968/1969 |
Jimmy Greaves |
Tottenham Hotspur |
27 |
| 1969/1970 |
Jeff Astle |
West Bromwich Albion |
25 |
| 1970/1971 |
Tony Brown |
West Bromwich Albion |
28 |
| 1971/1972 |
Francis Lee |
Manchester City |
33 |
| 1972/1973 |
Bryan 'Pop' Robson |
West Ham United |
28 |
| 1973/1974 |
Mick Channon |
Southampton |
21 |
| 1974/1975 |
Malcolm Macdonald |
Newcastle United |
21 |
| 1975/1976 |
Ted MacDougall |
Norwich City |
23 |
| 1976/1977 |
Malcolm Macdonald |
Arsenal |
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Andy Gray |
Aston Villa |
25 |
| 1977/1978 |
Bob Latchford |
Everton |
30 |
| 1978/1979 |
Frank Worthington |
Bolton Wanderers |
24 |
| 1979/1980 |
Phil Boyer |
Southampton |
23 |
| 1980/1981 |
Peter Withe |
Aston Villa |
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Steve Archibald |
Tottenham Hotspur |
20 |
| 1981/1982 |
Kevin Keegan |
Southampton |
26 |
| 1982/1983 |
Luther Blissett |
Watford |
27 |
| 1983/1984 |
Ian Rush |
Liverpool |
32 |
| 1984/1985 |
Kerry Dixon |
Chelsea |
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Gary Lineker |
Leicester City |
24 |
| 1985/1986 |
Gary Lineker |
Everton |
30 |
| 1986/1987 |
Clive Allen |
Tottenham Hotspur |
33 |
| 1987/1988 |
John Aldridge |
Liverpool |
26 |
| 1988/1989 |
Alan Smith |
Arsenal |
23 |
| 1989/1990 |
Gary Lineker |
Tottenham Hotspur |
24 |
| 1990/1991 |
Alan Smith |
Arsenal |
22 |
| 1991/1992 |
Ian Wright |
Crystal Palace / Arsenal |
29 |
| 1992/1993 |
Teddy Sheringham |
Notts Forest / Tottenham |
22 |
| 1993/1994 |
Andrew Cole |
Newcastle United |
34 |
| 1994/1995 |
Alan Shearer |
Blackburn Rovers |
34 |
| 1995/1996 |
Alan Shearer |
Blackburn Rovers |
31 |
| 1996/1997 |
Alan Shearer |
Newcastle United |
25 |
| 1997/1998 |
Chris Sutton |
Blackburn Rovers |
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Dion Dublin |
Coventry City |
|
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Michael Owen |
Liverpool |
18 |
| 1998/1999 |
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
Leeds United |
|
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Michael Owen |
Liverpool |
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Dwight Yorke |
Manchester United |
18 |
| 1999/2000 |
Kevin Phillips |
Sunderland |
30 |
| 2000/2001 |
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
Chelsea |
23 |
| 2001/2002 |
Thierry Henry |
Arsenal |
24 |
| 2002/2003 |
Ruud van Nistelrooy |
Manchester United |
25 |
| 2003/2004 |
Thierry Henry |
Arsenal |
30 |
| 2004/2005 |
Thierry Henry |
Arsenal |
25 |
| 2005/2006 |
Thierry Henry |
Arsenal |
27 |
| 2006/2007 |
Didier Drogba |
Chelsea |
20 |
| 2007/2008 |
Cristiano Ronaldo |
Manchester United |
31 |
| 2008/2009 |
Nicolas Anelka |
Chelsea |
19 |
| 2009/2010 |
Didier Drogba |
Chelsea |
29 |
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