List of English football first tier top scorers

A list of English football first tier top scorers from 1888 to the present.

Top scorers

By number of seasons as top scorer

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

Bold shows players currently playing in the Premier League.
Italics show players still playing professional football.
By club

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	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
1	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	Tottenham Hotspur	11	1957–58, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1968–69, 1980–81, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1992–93, 2015–16, 2016–17
4	Liverpool	9	1902–03, 1909–10, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19
5	Sunderland	8	1891–92, 1892–93, 1894–95, 1911–12, 1922–23, 1928–29, 1949–50, 1999–2000
6	Derby County	7	1895–96, 1896–97, 1898–99, 1900–01, 1903–04, 1932–33, 1933–34
6	Aston Villa	7	1895–96, 1897–98, 1899–1900, 1911–12, 1930–31, 1976–77, 1980–81
6	Chelsea	7	1958–59, 1960–61, 1984–85, 2000–01, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10
6	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

All-time top scorers with over 200 goals

Only goals in first level of championship are considered.

Rank	Name	Years	Matches	Goals	Ratio
1	Jimmy Greaves		516	357	0.69
2	Steve Bloomer	1892-1914	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=	David Jack	1920-1934	476	257	0.54
6=	Charlie Buchan	1912-1928	482	257	0.53
8	Nat Lofthouse	1946-1960	452	255	0.56
9	Joe Bradford	1921-1935	410	248	0.60
10	Hughie Gallacher	1925-1938	355	246	0.69
11	Joe Smith	1908-1927	410	243	0.59
12	George Brown	1921-1935	366	240	0.65
13	George Camsell	1921-1939	337	233	0.69
14	Ian Rush	1980-1998	515	232	0.45
15	David Herd	1954-1970	412	222	0.53
16	Harry Hampton	1904-1922	357	219	0.61
17=	Billy Walker	1919-1933	478	214	0.44
17=	Tony Cottee	1982-2000	548	214	0.39
19	Dave Halliday	1925-1933	257	211	0.82
20	Geoff Hurst	1959-1975	519	210	0.40
21=	Ronnie Allen	1950-1961	415	208	0.50
21=	Wayne Rooney	2002-2018	476	208	0.44
23	Bobby Gurney	1926-1944	348	205	0.59
24	Arthur Chandler	1925-1935	309	204	0.66
25	Vic Watson	1923-1932	295	203	0.68
26=	Denis Law	1960-1974	377	201	0.53
26=	Harry Johnson	1919-1931	313	201	0.64

Records

Most goals in a season: 60
* Dixie Dean 1927–28
Most consecutive wins: 3
* Jimmy Greaves
* Alan Shearer
* Thierry Henry
Most separate clubs to win with: 3
* Gary Lineker
Fastest player to 100 English top flight goals
* Dave Halliday - 101 games
Players to score over 30 league goals in four consecutive seasons
* Dave Halliday - 1925–26 to 1928–29. Halliday in fact scored at least 35 goals in each of those four seasons

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