season player club (country) goals
1889 John Goodall Preston North End (England) 21
1890 James D. Ross Preston North End (England) 24
1891 Jack Southworth Blackburn Rovers (England) 26
1892 John M. Campbell Sunderland FC (England) 32
1893 John M. Campbell Sunderland FC (England) 31
1894 Jack Southworth Everton Liverpool (England) 27
1895 John M. Campbell Sunderland FC (England) 22
1896 Stephen Bloomer Derby County (England) 20
John M. Campbell Aston Villa Birmingham (England) 20
1897 Stephen Bloomer Derby County (England) 22
1898 Georghe F. Wheldon Aston Villa Birmingham (England) 21
1899 Robert C. Hamilton Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) 25
1900 William Garraty Aston Villa Birmingham (England) 27
1901 Stephen Bloomer Derby County (England) 24
1902 Charles Simmons West Bromwich Albion (England) 23
1903 Alec Reybould Liverpool FC (England) 31
1904 Robert Cumming Hamilton Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) 28
1905 Samuel Marsh Bolton Wanderers FC (England) 26
1906 Albert Shepherd Bolton Wanderers FC (England) 26
William Jones Birmingham City FC (England) 26
William Maxwell Bristol City FC (England) 26
1907 Alf Young Everton Liverpool (England) 30
1908 John (Jock) Simpson Falkirk FC (Scotland) 32
1909 Bert Freeman Everton Liverpool (England) 38
1910 John Smith Hull City FC (England) 32
1911 Imre Schlosser Ferencvárosi TC (Hungary) 42
1912 Imre Schlosser Ferencvárosi TC (Hungary) 40
1913 Imre Schlosser Ferencvárosi TC (Hungary) 42
1914 Imre Schlosser Ferencvárosi TC (Hungary) 36
1915 Thomas Gracie Heart of Midlothian FC (Scotland) 29
James Richardson Ayr United FC (Scotland) 29
1916 James McColl Celtic Glasgow (Scotland) 34
1917 Bert Yarnall Airdrieonians FC (Scotland) 39
1918 Alfréd Schaffer MTK Budapest (Hungary) 42
1919 Alfréd Schaffer MTK Budapest (Hungary) 41
1920 Fred Morris West Bromwich Albion FC (England) 37
1921 Hugh Ferguson Motherwell FC (Scotland) 43
1922 Duncan Walker Saint Mirren FC (Scotland) 45
1923 Charlie Bucham Sunderland FC (England) 30
John White Heart of Midlothian FC (Scotland) 30
1924 Dave Halliday Dundee United FC (Scotland) 38
1925 Archie Stark Bethlehem Steel (USA) 67
1926 Andy Stevens New Bedford Whalers (USA) 44
1927 David Brown New York Giants (USA) 52
1928 William Dean Everton Liverpool (England) 60
1929 Evelyn Morrison Falkirk FC (Scotland) 43
Dave Halliday Sunderland FC (England) 43
Werner Nilsen Boston Wonder Workers (USA) 43
Janos Nehadoma Brooklyn Wanderers (USA) 43
Joe Bambrick Linfield FC (Northern Ireland) 43
1930 Joe Bambrick Linfield FC (Northern Ireland) 50
1931 Frederick Roberts Glentoran FC (Northern Ireland) 55
1932 William McFadyen Motherwell FC (Scotland) 52
1933 William McFadyen Motherwell FC (Scotland) 45
1934 James Smith Rangers FC (Scotland) 41
1935 Edward Drake Arsenal FC (England) 42
1936 James Edward McGrory Celtic FC (Scotland) 50
1937 Arsenio Erico Independiente B.A. (Argentina) 47
1938 Arsenio Erico Independiente B.A. (Argentina) 43
1939 Guyla Zsengellér Újpesti TE Budapest (Hungaty) 56
1940 Josef Bican Slavia Praha (Bohemia & Moravia) 50
1941 Josef Bican Slavia Praha (Bohemia & Moravia) 38
1942 Josef Bican Slavia Praha (Bohemia & Moravia) 45
1943 Josef Bican Slavia Praha (Bohemia & Moravia) 39
1944 Josef Bican Slavia Praha (Bohemia & Moravia) 57
1945 Roberto Aballay Asturias (Mexico) 40
1946 Ferenc Déak Szentlorinci (Hungary) 66
1947 Ferenc Déak Szentlorinci (Hungary) 48
1948 Ferenc Puskás Kispest Budapest (Hungary) 50
1949 Ferenc Déak Ferencvárosi TC (Hungary) 59
1950 Jef Mermans RSC Anderlecht (Belgium) 37
1951 Refik Resmja Partizani Tirana (Albania) 59
1952 Sándor Kocsis Honvéd Budapest (Hungary) 36
1953 Rik Coppens Beerschot (Belgium) 35
1954 Sándor Kocsis Honvéd Budapest (Hungary) 33
1955 Rik Coppens Beerschot (Belgium) 35
1956 Piet Hollink Helmondia (Netherlands) 37
1957 Coen Dillen PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) 43
1958 José Americo Montanini Atlético Bucaramanga (Colombia) 36
1959 Felipe Marino Cúcuta Medellín (Colombia) 35
1960 Joe Baker Hibernian FC (Scotland) 42
1961 Alex Harley Third Lanark FC (Scotland) 42
1962 José Omar Verdún Cúcuta Deportivo (Colombia) 36
1963 Oktay Metin Galatasaray SK (Turkey) 38
1964 Jimmy Greaves Tottenham Hotspur FC (England) 35
1965 Perfecto Rodríguez Independiente Medellín (Colombia) 38
1966 Philippe Gondet FC Nantes (France) 36
1967 Errol Daniels Alajuelense (Costa Rica) 42
1968 Eusébio da Silva Benfica Lisboa (Portugal) 42
1969 Petar Jekov CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria) 36
1970 Gerd Müller Bayern München (Germany) 38
1971 Josip Skoblar Olympique Marseille (France) 44
1972 Gerd Müller Bayern München (Germany) 40
1973 Eusébio da Silva Benfica Lisboa (Portugal) 40
1974 Héctor Yazalde Sporting CP (Portugal) 46
1975 Héctor Horace Scotta San Lorenzo Buenos Aires (Argentina) 60
1976 Sotiris Kaiafas Omonia (Nicosia) (Cyprus) 39
1977 Dudu Georgescu Dinamo Bucuresti (Romania) 47
1978 Hans Krankl SK Rapid Wien (Austria) 41
1979 Juan José Irigoyén Millonarios Bogotá (Colombia) 36
1980 Diego Armando Maradona Argentinos Juniors B.A. (Argentina) 42
1981 Georgi Slavkov Trakia (Plovdiv) (Bulgaria) 31
1982 Carlos Morete Talleres Córdoba / Independiente
Avellaneda (Argentina) 37
1983 Fernando Gomez FC Porto (Portugal) 36
1984 Victor Hugo Antelo Oriente Petrolero Santa Cruz (Bolivia) 38
1985 Fernando Gomez FC Porto (Portugal) 39
1986 Marco van Basten Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) 37
1987 Rodion Camataru Dinamo Bucuresti (Romania) 44
1988 Tanju Çolak Galatasaray SK Istanbul (Turkey) 39
1989 Dorin Mateut Dinamo Bucuresti (Romania) 43
1990 Hugo Sanchez Real Madrid (Spain) 38
Hristo Stoitchkov CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria) 38
1991 Darko Pancev Crvena Zvezda Beograd (Yugoslavia) 34
1992 Otar Kogralidze Gurija Lanchkhuti (Georgia) 40
1993 Merab Megreladze Samgurali Tshkaltubo (Georgia) 41
1994 David Taylor Porthmadog FC (Wales) 43
1995 Arsen Avetisyan Homenmen Yerevan (Armenia) 39
1996 Zviad Endeladze Margveti Zestafoni (Georgia) 40
1997 Tony Bird Barry Town FC (Wales) 42
1998 Jaime Iván Kaviedes Emelec Guayaquil (Ecuador) 43
1999 Mário Jardel FC Porto (Portugal) 36
1900 Mário Jardel FC Porto (Portugal) 38
2001 José Alfredo Castillo Oriente Petrolero Santa Cruz (Bolivia) 42
2002 Joaquín Botero Bolívar La Paz (Bolivia) 49
2003 José Saturnino Cardozo CD Toluca (Mexico) 58
2004 Ara Hakobian Banants Yerevan (Armenia) 45
2005 Marc Lloyd-Williams TNS Llansantffraid (Wales) 34
Goals - Player Club (Country) Season 67 - Archibald McPherson STARK Bethlehem Steel (USA) 1924/25 66 - Ferenc DEÁK Szentlörinci AC (Hungary) 1945/46 60 - William Ralph DEAN Everton Liverpool (England) 1927/28 60 - Héctor Horace SCOTTA San Lorenzo Buenos Aires (Argentina) 1975 59 - Refik RESMJA Partizani Tirana (Albania) 1951 59 - Ferenc DEÁK Ferencvárosi Budapest (Hungary) 1948/49 58 – PELÉ - Edson Arantes do Nascimento FC Santos (Brazil) * 1958 58 - José Saturnino CARDOZO CD Toluca (Mexico) 2002/03 57 - Josef BICAN Slavia Praha (Bohemia & Moravia) 1943/44 56 - Guyla ZSENGELLÉR Újpesti Budapest (Hungaty) 1938/39 55 - Frederick ROBERTS Glentoran Belfast (Northern Ireland) 1930/31 52 - David BROWN New York Giants (USA) 1926/27 52 – William MacFADYEN Motherwell (Sotland) 1931/32 51 - Guyla ZSENGELLÉR Újpesti Budapest (Hungaty) 1945/46 50 - Joseph Absolom BAMBRICK Linfield Belfast (Northern Ireland) 1930/31 50 - James Edward McGRORY Celtic Glasgow (Scotland) 1935/36 50 - Josef BICAN Slavia Praha (Bohemia & Moravia) 1939/40 50 - Ferenc PUSKÁS Bíró Kispest Budapest (Hungary) 1947/48 50 – Giorgio CHINAGLIA New York Cosmos (USA) *** 1980 49 - James Edward McGRORY Celtic Glasgow (Scotland) 1926/27 49 - Archibald McPherson STARK Bethlehem Steel (USA) 1928/29 49 – Thomas WARING Aston Villa Birmingham (England) 1930/31 49 – Ladislau BONYHÁDI IT Arad (Romania) 1947/48 49 – Uwe SEELER Hamburger SV Hamburg (Germany) ** 1959/60 49 – PELÉ - Edson Arantes do Nascimento FC Santos (Brazil) * 1965 49 - Joaquín BOTERO Bolívar La Paz (Bolivia) 2002 48 - Ferenc DEÁK Szentlörinci AC (Hungary) 1946/47 47 - James Edward McGRORY Celtic Glasgow (Scotland) 1927/28 47 - Arsenio Pastor ERICO Independiente Avellaneda (Argentina) 1937 47 – PELÉ - Edson Arantes do Nascimento FC Santos (Brazil) * 1961 47 - Dudu GEORGESCU Dinamo Bucuresti (Romania) 1976/77 46 - Ferenc PUSKÁS Bíró Kispest Budapest (Hungary) 1948/49 46 - Héctor Casimiro YAZALDE Sporting Lisboa (Portugal) 1973/74 45 - Duncan WALKER Saint Mirren FC (Scotland) 1921/22 45 - William Ralph DEAN Everton Liverpool (England) 1927/28 45 – William MacFADYEN Motherwell (Sotland) 1932/33 45 - Josef BICAN Slavia Praha (Bohemia & Moravia) 1941/42 45 – Ferenc SZUSZA Újpesti Budapest (Hungary) 1945/46 45 – PELÉ - Edson Arantes do Nascimento FC Santos (Brazil) * 1959 45 - Ara HAKOBIAN Banants Yerevan (Armenia) 2003/04 * - "Campeonato Paulista" competitions (Brazil) ** - "Oberliga Nord" competitions (Germany) *** - with play-off phase - NASL league (USA)
Thanks to Georgios Terzis for some corrections
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Author: Jaroslaw Owsianski
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Last updated: 18 Feb 2021
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