Premier League top scorers - England 2011/2012
The leading goalscorers in Premier League (EPL) in the 2011/2012 season, as well as the players with the most assists and all hat-tricks.
Quick overview
- Top scorer list winner: Robin van Persie, Arsenal - 30 goals
- Most assists: David Silva, Manchester City - 17 assists
- Number of hat-tricks: 19
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EPL best goalscorers 2011/2012
Below is the final top scorer list for the Premier League 2011/2012, including the 26 players who scored the most goals during the season. If you want to see each players' goal progression per round during the season you can find it here.
| # | Player, Team | Nationality | Age | % team's goals | GoalsGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Robin van Persie Arsenal |
Netherlands | 28 | 40.5% | |
| 2. |
Wayne Rooney Manchester United |
England | 26 | 30.3% | |
| 3. |
Sergio Agüero Manchester City |
Argentina | 23 | 24.7% | |
| 4. |
Clint Dempsey Fulham |
United States | 29 | 35.4% | |
|
Emmanuel Adebayor Tottenham |
 |
28 | 25.8% | ||
|
Yakubu Blackburn |
Nigeria | 29 | 35.4% | ||
| 7. |
Demba Ba Newcastle |
Senegal | 26 | 28.6% | |
| 8. |
Grant Holt Norwich |
England | 31 | 28.8% | |
| 9. |
Edin Dzeko Manchester City |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26 | 15.1% | |
| 10. |
Mario Balotelli Manchester City |
Italy | 21 | 14.0% | |
|
Papiss Cissé Newcastle |
Senegal | 26 | 23.2% | ||
| 12. |
Danny Graham Swansea |
England | 26 | 27.3% | |
|
Steven Fletcher Wolverhampton |
Scotland | 25 | 30.0% | ||
| 14. |
Daniel Sturridge Chelsea |
England | 22 | 16.9% | |
|
Frank Lampard Chelsea |
England | 33 | 16.9% | ||
|
Jermain Defoe Tottenham |
England | 29 | 16.7% | ||
|
Luis Suárez Liverpool |
Uruguay | 25 | 23.4% | ||
|
Rafael Van der Vaart Tottenham |
Netherlands | 29 | 16.7% | ||
| 19. |
Gareth Bale Tottenham |
 |
22 | 15.2% | |
|
Javier Hernandez Manchester United |
Mexico | 23 | 11.2% | ||
|
Peter Crouch Stoke |
England | 31 | 27.8% | ||
|
Peter Odemwingie West Bromwich |
Nigeria | 30 | 22.2% | ||
| 23. |
Danny Welbeck Manchester United |
England | 21 | 10.1% | |
|
Darren Bent Aston Villa |
England | 28 | 24.3% | ||
|
Nikica Jelavic Everton |
Croatia | 26 | 18.0% | ||
|
Steve Morison Norwich |
|
28 | 17.3% |
TIP! Click on the number of goals to see the matches in which the player scored.
- Sources: Historical statistics are based on data from our providers and checked against archived season records when needed. Read more in our About Us section.
- Methodology: We count league goals, including knockout rounds when they are part of the same competition. Qualification, promotion and relegation playoffs are not included.
The age of the players is when the season ended at 13 May 2012
Most assists in the Premier League 2011/2012
This is the list of the players that assisted to most goals the Premier League during the 2011/2012 season.
| # | Player, team | Nationality | Age | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
David Silva Manchester City |
Spain | 26 | 17 |
| 2. |
Antonio Valencia Manchester United |
Ecuador | 26 | 14 |
| 3. |
Gareth Bale Tottenham |
|
22 | 13 |
|
Juan Mata Chelsea |
Spain | 24 | 13 |
|
| 5. |
Emmanuel Adebayor Tottenham |
|
28 | 12 |
|
Robin van Persie Arsenal |
Netherlands | 28 | 12 |
|
| 7. |
Theo Walcott Arsenal |
England | 23 | 11 |
|
Alex Song Arsenal |
Cameroon | 24 | 11 |
|
| 9. |
Nani Manchester United |
Portugal | 25 | 10 |
|
Ashley Young Manchester United |
England | 26 | 10 |
Scored hat-tricks in Premier League, season 2011/2012
In total there were 19 scored hat-tricks during the season 2011/2012 in Premier League, England. All players scoring these hat-tricks (or more than 3 goals), and the matches they scored it in, are listed here.
| Player, Team | Match | GoalsGoals |
|---|---|---|
| Fernando Torres Chelsea |
Chelsea - Queens Park Rangers 6-1 Sun 29 April 2012 |
3 19', 25', 64' |
| Luis Suárez Liverpool |
Norwich - Liverpool 0-3 Sat 28 April 2012 |
3 24', 28', 82' |
| Carlos Tevez Manchester City |
Norwich - Manchester City 1-6 Sat 14 April 2012 |
3 18', 73', 80' |
| Steven Gerrard Liverpool |
Liverpool - Everton 3-0 Tue 13 March 2012 |
3 34', 51', 90+3' |
| Pavel Pogrebnyak Fulham |
Fulham - Wolverhampton 5-0 Sun 4 March 2012 |
3 36', 44', 61' |
| Peter Odemwingie West Bromwich |
Wolverhampton - West Bromwich 1-5 Sun 12 February 2012 |
3 34', 77', 88' |
| Robin van Persie Arsenal |
Arsenal - Blackburn 7-1 Sat 4 February 2012 |
3 2', 38', 62' |
| Clint Dempsey Fulham |
Fulham - Newcastle 5-2 Sat 21 January 2012 |
3 59', 65', 89' |
| Dimitar Berbatov Manchester United |
Manchester United - Wigan 5-0 Mon 26 December 2011 |
3 41', 58', 78' |
| Yakubu Blackburn |
Blackburn - Swansea 4-2 Sat 3 December 2011 |
4 20', 45+2', 57', 82' |
| Demba Ba Newcastle |
Stoke - Newcastle 1-3 Mon 31 October 2011 |
3 12', 40', 81' |
| Robin van Persie Arsenal |
Chelsea - Arsenal 3-5 Sat 29 October 2011 |
3 36', 85', 90+2' |
| Frank Lampard Chelsea |
Bolton - Chelsea 1-5 Sun 2 October 2011 |
3 15', 27', 59' |
| Andrew Johnson Fulham |
Fulham - Queens Park Rangers 6-0 Sun 2 October 2011 |
3 2', 38', 59' |
| Demba Ba Newcastle |
Newcastle - Blackburn 3-1 Sat 24 September 2011 |
3 27', 30', 54' |
| Sergio Agüero Manchester City |
Manchester City - Wigan 3-0 Sat 10 September 2011 |
3 13', 63', 69' |
| Wayne Rooney Manchester United |
Bolton - Manchester United 0-5 Sat 10 September 2011 |
3 20', 25', 68' |
| Edin Dzeko Manchester City |
Tottenham - Manchester City 1-5 Sun 28 August 2011 |
4 34', 41', 55', 90+3' |
| Wayne Rooney Manchester United |
Manchester United - Arsenal 8-2 Sun 28 August 2011 |
3 42', 64', 87' |
13 August 2011 was the starting date for the Premier League season 2011/2012, and the final games were played 13 May 2012.