season player club (country) goals
1888/89 John Goodall Preston North End FC (England) 21
1889/90 James Ross Preston North End FC (England) 24
1890/91 Jack Southworth Blackburn Rovers FC (England) 26
1891/92 Johnny Campbell Sunderland FC (England) 32
1892/93 Johnny Campbell Sunderland FC (England) 31
1893/94 Jack Southworth Everton FC (England) 27
1894/95 Johnny Campbell Sunderland FC (England) 22
1895/96 Stephen Bloomer Derby County FC (England) 20
Johnny Campbell Aston Villa FC (England) 20
1896/97 Stephen Bloomer Derby County FC (England) 22
1897/98 Georghe Wheldon Aston Villa FC (England) 21
1898/99 Robert Hamilton Rangers FC (Scotland) 25
1899/00 William Garraty Aston Villa FC (England) 27
1900/01 Stephen Bloomer Derby County FC (England) 24
1901/02 Charles Simmons West Bromwich Albion FC (England) 23
1902/03 Alec Reybould Liverpool FC (England) 31
1903/04 Robert Cumming Hamilton Rangers FC (Scotland) 28
1904/05 Samuel Marsh Bolton Wanderers FC (England) 26
1905/06 Albert Shepherd Bolton Wanderers FC (England) 26
William Jones Birmingham City FC (England) 26
William Maxwell Bristol City FC (England) 26
1906/07 Alf Young Everton FC (England) 30
1907/08 John (Jock) Simpson Falkirk FC (Scotland) 32
1908/09 Bert Freeman Everton FC (England) 38
1909/10 John Smith Hull City FC (England) 32
1910/11 Imre Schlosser Ferencvárosi TC (Hungary) 42
1911/12 Imre Schlosser Ferencvárosi TC (Hungary) 40
1912/13 Imre Schlosser Ferencvárosi TC (Hungary) 42
1913/14 Imre Schlosser Ferencvárosi TC (Hungary) 36
1914/15 Thomas Gracie Heart of Midlothian FC (Scotland) 29
James Richardson Ayr United FC (Scotland) 29
1915/16 James McColl Celtic FC (Scotland) 34
1916/17 Bert Yarnall Airdrieonians FC (Scotland) 39
1917/18 Alfréd Schaffer MTK (Hungary) 42
1918/19 Alfréd Schaffer MTK (Hungary) 41
1919/20 Fred Morris West Bromwich Albion FC (England) 37
1920/21 Hugh Ferguson Motherwell FC (Scotland) 43
1921/22 Duncan Walker Saint Mirren FC (Scotland) 45
1922/23 Charlie Bucham Sunderland FC (England) 30
John White Heart of Midlothian FC (Scotland) 30
1923/24 Dave Halliday Dundee United FC (Scotland) 38
1924/25 Willie Devlin Cowdenbeath FC (Scotland) 33
1925/26 Ted Harper Blackburn Rovers FC (England) 43
1926/27 Jimmy McGrory Celtic FC (Scotland) 49
1927/28 William Dean Everton FC (England) 60
1928/29 Evelyn Morrison Falkirk FC (Scotland) 43
Dave Halliday Sunderland FC (England) 43
Joe Bambrick Linfield FC (Northern Ireland) 43
1929/30 Joe Bambrick Linfield FC (Northern Ireland) 50
1930/31 Fred Roberts Glentoran FC (Northern Ireland) 55
1931/32 Willie McFadyen Motherwell FC (Scotland) 52
1932/33 Willie McFadyen Motherwell FC (Scotland) 45
1933/34 Jimmy Smith Rangers FC (Scotland) 41
1934/35 Edward Drake Arsenal FC (England) 42
1935/36 Jimmy McGrory Celtic FC (Scotland) 50
1936/37 László Cseh II Hungária Budapest (Hungary) 36
1937/38 Andy Black Heart of Midlothian FC (Scotland) 40
1938/39 Guyla Zsengellér Újpesti TE Budapest (Hungaty) 56
1939/40 Josef Bican Slavia Praha (Bohemia & Moravia) 50
1940/41 Josef Bican Slavia Praha (Bohemia & Moravia) 38
1941/42 Josef Bican Slavia Praha (Bohemia & Moravia) 45
1942/43 Josef Bican Slavia Praha (Bohemia & Moravia) 39
1943/44 Josef Bican Slavia Praha (Bohemia & Moravia) 57
1944/45 Gyula Zsengellér Újpesti TE (Hungary) 36
1945/46 Ferenc Déak Szentlorinci (Hungary) 66
1946/47 Ferenc Déak Szentlorinci (Hungary) 48
1947/48 Ferenc Puskás Kispest Budapest (Hungary) 50
1948/49 Ferenc Déak Ferencvárosi TC (Hungary) 59
1949/50 Jef Mermans RSC Anderlecht (Belgium) 37
1950/51 Refik Resmja Partizani Tirana (Albania) 59
1951/52 Sándor Kocsis Honvéd (Hungary) 36
1952/53 Rik Coppens Beerschot (Belgium) 35
1953/54 Sándor Kocsis Honvéd (Hungary) 33
1954/55 Rik Coppens Beerschot (Belgium) 35
1955/56 Piet Hollink Helmondia (Netherlands) 37
1956/57 Coen Dillen PSV (Netherlands) 43
1957/58 Just Fontaine Stade Reims (France) 34
1958/59 Leo Canjels NAC (Netherlands) 34
1959/60 Joe Baker Hibernian FC (Scotland) 42
1960/61 Alex Harley Third Lanark FC (Scotland) 42
1961/62 Ray Crawford Ipswich Town FC (England) 33
Derek Kevan West Bromwich Albion FC (England) 33
1962/63 Oktay Metin Galatasaray SK (Turkey) 38
1963/64 Jimmy Greaves Tottenham Hotspur FC (England) 35
1964/65 Jim Forrest Rangers FC (Scotland) 30
1965/66 Philippe Gondet FC Nantes (France) 36
1966/67 Antal Dunai II Újpesti Dózsa (Hungary) 36
1967/68 Eusébio SL Benfica (Portugal) 42 Golden Boot
1968/69 Petar Jekov CSKA (Sofia) (Bulgaria) 36 Golden Boot
1969/70 Gerd Müller FC Bayern München (Germany) 38 Golden Boot
1970/71 Josip Skoblar Olympique Marseille (France) 44 Golden Boot
1971/72 Gerd Müller FC Bayern München (Germany) 40 Golden Boot
1972/73 Eusébio SL Benfica (Portugal) 40 Golden Boot
1973/74 Héctor Yazalde Sporting CP (Portugal) 46 Golden Boot
1974/75 Dudu Georgescu Dinamo Bucuresti (Romania) 33 Golden Boot
1975/76 Sotiris Kaiafas Omonia (Nicosia) (Cyprus) 39 Golden Boot
1976/77 Dudu Georgescu Dinamo Bucuresti (Romania) 47 Golden Boot
1977/78 Hans Krankl SK Rapid (Wien) (Austria) 41 Golden Boot
1978/79 Kees Kist AZ '67 (Alkmaar) (Netherlands) 34 Golden Boot
1979/80 Erwin Vandenbergh Lierse SK (Belgium) 39 Golden Boot
1980/81 Georgi Slavkov Trakia (Plovdiv) (Bulgaria) 31 Golden Boot
1981/82 Wim Kieft Ajax (Netherlands) 32 Golden Boot
1982/83 Fernando Gomez FC Porto (Portugal) 36 Golden Boot
1983/84 Ian Rush Liverpool FC (England) 32 Golden Boot
1984/85 Fernando Gomez FC Porto (Portugal) 39 Golden Boot
1985/86 Marco van Basten Ajax (Netherlands) 37 Golden Boot
1986/87 Anton Polster FK Austria (Wien) (Austria) 39 Golden Boot
1987/88 Tanju Çolak Galatasaray SK (Turkey) 39 Golden Boot
1988/89 Dorin Mateut Dinamo Bucuresti (Romania) 43 Golden Boot
1989/90 Hugo Sanchez Real Madrid (Spain) 38 Golden Boot
Hristo Stoitchkov CSKA (Sofia) (Bulgaria) 38 Golden Boot
1990/91 Darko Pancev Crvena zvezda (Beograd) (Yugoslavia) 34 Golden Boot
1991/92 Otar Korgalidze Guria Lanchkhuti (Georgia) 40
1992/93 Merab Megreladze Samgurali Tshkaltubo (Georgia) 41
1993/94 David Taylor Porthmadog FC (Wales) 43
1994/95 Arsen Avetisyan Homenetmen (Yerevan) (Armenia) 39
1995/96 Zviad Endeladze Margveti (Zestafoni) (Georgia) 40
1996/97 Tony Bird Barry Town FC (Wales) 42
1997/98 Rainer Rauffmann Omonia (Nicosia) (Cyprus) 42
1998/99 Mário Jardel FC Porto (Portugal) 36 Golden Boot
1999/00 Mário Jardel FC Porto (Portugal) 38
2000/01 Henrik Larsson Celtic FC (Scotland) 35 Golden Boot
2001/02 Marc Lloyd Williams Bangor City FC (Wales) 47
2002/03 Andrei Krőlov Tallina VMK (Estonia) 37
2003/04 Ara Hakobian Banants Yerevan (Armenia) 45
2004/05 Marc Lloyd-Williams TNS Llansantffraid (Wales) 34
2005/06 Tarmo Neemelo FC TVMK Tallinn (Estonia) 41
2006/07 Afonso Alves SC Heerenveen (Netherlands) 34
Eduardo da Silva Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) 34
2007/08 Rhys Griffiths Llanelli (Wales) 40
2008/09 Marc Janko Salzburg (Austria) 39
2009/10 Luis Suárez Ajax (Netherlands) 35
2010/11 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid (Spain) 40 Golden Boot
2011/12 Lionel Messi Barcelona (Spain) 50 Golden Boot
2012/13 Lionel Messi Barcelona (Spain) 46 Golden Boot
2013/14 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid (Spain) 31 Golden Boot
Luis Suárez Liverpool (England) 31 Golden Boot
Jonathan Soriano Salzburg (Austria) 31
2014/15 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid (Spain) 48 Golden Boot
2015/16 Luis Suárez Barcelona (Spain) 40 Golden Boot
2016/17 Lionel Messi Barcelona (Spain) 37 Golden Boot
2017/18 Lionel Messi Barcelona (Spain) 34 Golden Boot
Jonas Gonçalves O. Benfica (Portugal) 34
2018/19 Lionel Messi Barcelona (Spain) 36 Golden Boot
2019/20 Ciro Immobile Lazio (Italy) 36 Golden Boot
2020/21 Robert Lewandowski FC Bayern München (Germany) 41 Golden Boot
2021/22 Robert Lewandowski FC Bayern München (Germany) 35 Golden Boot
2022/23 Erling Haaland Manchester City (England) 36 Golden Boot
2023/24 Harry Kane FC Bayern München (Germany) 36 Golden Boot
Sources included: [gue]
With thanks to Alan Brown, Jarek Owsianski and Georgios Terzis for additions and corrections
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Authors: Hernán Speroni and Roberto Di Maggio
Last updated: 9 Feb 2025
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