Previous top scorer winners Premier League, England
Here you will find all the history of winning top scorers in Premier League (EPL), England between the seasons 1888/1889 and 2024/2025. Alan Shearer have scored most goals ever in Premier League, in total 260 goals.
Premier League is sometimes also called English Premier League or EPL. The league has not always been called Premier League, old names for the league are FA Premier League, FA Carling Premiership and Barclays Premier League.
Top scorer winners the seasons 1989/1990 and 2024/2025
These are all the golden boot winners during the seasons we have the full top list of the best scorers. All the historical winners between the seasons 1888/1889 and 1988/1989 you can find here.
| Season | Player, team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 29 |
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| 2023/2024 | 27 |
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| 2022/2023 | 36 |
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| 2021/2022 | 23 |
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| 2020/2021 | 23 |
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| 2019/2020 | 23 |
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| 2018/2019 | 22 |
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| 2017/2018 | 32 |
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| 2016/2017 | 29 |
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| 2015/2016 | 25 |
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| 2014/2015 | 26 |
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| 2013/2014 | 31 |
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| 2012/2013 | 26 |
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| 2011/2012 | 30 |
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| 2010/2011 | 20 |
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| 2009/2010 | 29 |
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| 2008/2009 | 19 |
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| 2007/2008 | 31 |
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| 2006/2007 | 20 |
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| 2005/2006 | 27 |
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| 2004/2005 | 25 |
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| 2003/2004 | 30 |
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| 2002/2003 | 25 |
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| 2001/2002 | 24 |
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| 2000/2001 | 23 |
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| 1999/2000 | 30 |
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| 1998/1999 | 18 |
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| 1997/1998 | 18 |
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| 1996/1997 | 25 |
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| 1995/1996 | 31 |
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| 1994/1995 | 34 |
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| 1993/1994 | 34 |
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| 1992/1993 | 22 |
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| 1991/1992 | 29 |
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| 1990/1991 | 22 |
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| 1989/1990 | 24 |
Historical top scorers 1888/1889 and 1988/1989
Here you find all the historical best scorers in Premier League starting from 1888, between the seasons 1888/1889 and 1988/1989. Note that during these seasons the league name was not Premier League, but First Division.
| Season | Player, team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1988/1989 | Alan Smith, Arsenal |
23 |
| 1987/1988 | John Aldridge, Liverpool |
26 |
| 1986/1987 | Clive Allen, Tottenham |
33 |
| 1985/1986 | Gary Lineker, Everton |
30 |
| 1984/1985 | Gary Lineker, Leicester Kerry Dixon, Chelsea |
24 |
| 1983/1984 |  |
32 |
| 1982/1983 | Luther Blissett, Watford |
27 |
| 1981/1982 | Kevin Keegan, Southampton |
26 |
| 1980/1981 | Peter Withe, Aston Villa Steve Archibald, Tottenham |
20 |
| 1979/1980 | Phil Boyer, Southampton |
23 |
| 1978/1979 | Frank Worthington, Bolton |
24 |
| 1977/1978 | Bob Latchford, Everton |
30 |
| 1976/1977 | Malcolm Macdonald, Arsenal Andy Gray, Aston Villa |
25 |
| 1975/1976 | Ted MacDougall, Norwich |
23 |
| 1974/1975 | Malcolm Macdonald, Newcastle |
21 |
| 1973/1974 | Mick Channon, Southampton |
21 |
| 1972/1973 | Pop Robson, West Ham |
28 |
| 1971/1972 | Francis Lee, Manchester City |
33 |
| 1970/1971 | Tony Brown, West Bromwich |
28 |
| 1969/1970 | Jeff Astle, West Bromwich |
25 |
| 1968/1969 | Jimmy Greaves, Tottenham |
27 |
| 1967/1968 |  |
28 |
| 1966/1967 | |
37 |
| 1965/1966 | Roger Hunt, Liverpool |
29 |
| 1964/1965 | Andy McEvoy, Blackburn Jimmy Greaves, Tottenham |
29 |
| 1963/1964 | Jimmy Greaves, Tottenham |
35 |
| 1962/1963 | Jimmy Greaves, Tottenham |
37 |
| 1961/1962 | Derek Kevan, West Bromwich Ray Crawford, Ipswich |
33 |
| 1960/1961 | Jimmy Greaves, Chelsea |
41 |
| 1959/1960 | Dennis Viollet, Manchester United |
32 |
| 1958/1959 | Jimmy Greaves, Chelsea |
33 |
| 1957/1958 | Bobby Smith, Tottenham |
36 |
| 1956/1957 | |
38 |
| 1955/1956 | Nat Lofthouse, Bolton |
33 |
| 1954/1955 | Ronnie Allen, West Bromwich |
27 |
| 1953/1954 | Jimmy Glazzard, Huddersfield |
29 |
| 1952/1953 | Charlie Wayman, Preston North End |
24 |
| 1951/1952 | George Robledo, Newcastle |
33 |
| 1950/1951 | Stan Mortensen, Blackpool |
30 |
| 1949/1950 | Dickie Davis, Sunderland |
25 |
| 1948/1949 | Willie Moir, Bolton |
25 |
| 1947/1948 | Ronnie Rooke, Arsenal |
33 |
| 1946/1947 | Dennis Westcott, Wolverhampton |
37 |
| 1938/1939 | Tommy Lawton, Everton |
35 |
| 1937/1938 | Tommy Lawton, Everton |
34 |
| 1936/1937 | Freddie Steele, Stoke |
33 |
| 1935/1936 | William Richardson, West Bromwich |
39 |
| 1934/1935 | Ted Drake, Arsenal |
42 |
| 1933/1934 | Jack Bowers, Derby |
34 |
| 1932/1933 | Jack Bowers, Derby |
35 |
| 1931/1932 | Dixie Dean, Everton |
44 |
| 1930/1931 | Tom Waring, Aston Villa |
49 |
| 1929/1930 | Vic Watson, West Ham |
41 |
| 1928/1929 | Dave Halliday, Sunderland |
43 |
| 1927/1928 | Dixie Dean, Everton |
60 |
| 1926/1927 | Jimmy Trotter, Sheffield Wednesday |
37 |
| 1925/1926 | Ted Harper, Blackburn |
43 |
| 1924/1925 | Frank Roberts, Manchester City |
31 |
| 1923/1924 | Wilf Chadwick, Everton |
28 |
| 1922/1923 | Charlie Buchan, Sunderland |
30 |
| 1921/1922 | Andrew Wilson, Middlesbrough |
31 |
| 1920/1921 | Joe Smith, Bolton |
38 |
| 1919/1920 | Fred Morris, West Bromwich |
37 |
| 1914/1915 | Bobby Parker, Everton |
35 |
| 1913/1914 | George Elliott, Middlesbrough |
32 |
| 1912/1913 | David McLean, Sheffield Wednesday |
30 |
| 1911/1912 | George Holley, Sunderland Harry Hampton, Aston Villa David McLean, Sheffield Wednesday |
25 |
| 1910/1911 | Albert Shepherd, Newcastle |
25 |
| 1909/1910 | Jack Parkinson, Liverpool |
30 |
| 1908/1909 | Bert Freeman, Everton |
38 |
| 1907/1908 | Enoch West, Nottingham Forest |
27 |
| 1906/1907 | Alex Young, Everton |
28 |
| 1905/1906 | Albert Shepherd, Bolton |
26 |
| 1904/1905 | Arthur Brown, Sheffield United |
22 |
| 1903/1904 | Steve Bloomer, Derby |
20 |
| 1902/1903 | Sam Raybould, Liverpool |
31 |
| 1901/1902 | Jimmy Settle, Everton |
18 |
| 1900/1901 | Steve Bloomer, Derby |
23 |
| 1899/1900 | Billy Garraty, Aston Villa |
27 |
| 1898/1899 | Steve Bloomer, Derby |
23 |
| 1897/1898 | Fred Wheldon, Aston Villa |
21 |
| 1896/1897 | Steve Bloomer, Derby |
22 |
| 1895/1896 | John Campbell, Aston Villa Steve Bloomer, Derby |
20 |
| 1894/1895 | John Campbell, Sunderland |
22 |
| 1893/1894 | Jack Southworth, Everton |
27 |
| 1892/1893 | John Campbell, Sunderland |
31 |
| 1891/1892 | John Campbell, Sunderland |
32 |
| 1890/1891 | Jack Southworth, Blackburn |
26 |
| 1889/1890 | Jimmy Ross, Preston North End |
22 |
| 1888/1889 | John Goodall, Preston North End |
21 |
Information and facts about Premier League, England
League founded
20 February 1992
Current champions
Liverpool
Most champion titles
Manchester United - 13 titles
Most played games
Gareth Barry - 653 games
Most scored goals
Alan Shearer - 260 goals
Other names of the league
EPL or English Premier League
Old names of the league
FA Premier League, FA Carling Premiership or Barclays Premier League
Home page
Home page Premier League
Source: Wikipedia
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