Football League
1889 J.Goodall Preston NE 21
1890 J.Ross Preston NE 24
1891 J.Southwarth Blackburn R 26
1892 J.Campbell Sunderland 32
Division One Division Two
1893 J.Campbell Sunderland 31 G.Wheldon Small Heath 24
1894 J.Southwarth Everton 27 F.Mobley Small Heath 23
1895 J.Campbell Sunderland 22 D.Skea Leicester F 22
1896 J.Campbell Aston Villa 20 G.Allan Liverpool 26
S.Bloomer Derby County 20
1897 S.Bloomer Derby County 22 T.Boucher Notts County 22
J.Murphy Notts County 22
1898 G.Wheldon Aston Villa 21 H.Boyd Newton Heath 23
1899 S.Bloomer Derby County 23 W.Abbott Small Heath 33
1900 W.Garraty Aston Villa 27 J.Wright The Wednesday 24
1901 S.Bloomer Derby County 23 A.Swann Barnsley 18
1902 J.Settle Everton 18 C.Simmons West Brom Alb 23
1903 S.Raybould Liverpool 31 W.Gillespie Manchester C 30
1904 S.Bloomer Derby County 20 P.Smith Preston NE 26
1905 A.Brown Sheffield Utd 22 S.Marsh Bolton Wand 27
1906 W.White Bolton Wand 26 W.Maxwell Bristol City 27
1907 A.Young Everton 28 F.Shinton West Brom Alb 28
1908 E.West Nottm Forest 27 J.Smith Hull City 30
1909 B.Freeman Everton 38 A.Bentley Derby County 24
1910 J.Parkinson Liverpool 30 J.Smith Hull City 32
1911 A.Shepherd Newcastle Utd 25 R.Whittingham Chelsea 31
1912 H.Hampton Aston Villa 25 B.Freeman Burnley 32
G.Holley Sunderland 25
D.McLean The Wednesday 25
1913 D.McLean The Wednesday 30 B.Freeman Burnley 31
1914 G.Elliott Middlesbrough 32 S.Stevens Hull City 28
H.Peart Notts County 28
1915 R.Parker Everton 35 J.Lane Blackpool 28
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Div 1/2 2005
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Division One Division Two
1920 F.Morris West Brom Alb 37 S.Taylor Huddersfield 35
1921 J.Smith Bolton Wand 38 S.Puddefoot West Ham Utd 29
1922 A.Wilson Middlesbrough 31 J.Broad Stoke 25
1923 C.Buchan Sunderland 30 H.Bedford Blackpool 32
1924 W.Chadwick Everton 28 H.Bedford Blackpool 34
1925 F.Roberts Manchester C 31 A.Chandler Leicester C 33
1926 E.Harper Blackburn R 43 J.Trotter The Wednesday 37
1927 J.Trotter The Wednesday 37 G.Camsell Middlesbrough 59
1928 W.Dean Everton 60 J.Cookson West Brom Alb 38
1929 D.Halliday Sunderland 43 J.Hampson Blackpool 40
1930 V.Watson West Ham Utd 41 J.Hampson Blackpool 45
1931 T.Waring Aston Villa 49 W.Dean Everton 39
1932 W.Dean Everton 44 C.Pearce Swansea Town 35
1933 J.Bowers Derby County 35 E.Harper Preston NE 37
1934 J.Bowers Derby County 34 E.Glover Grimsby Town 42
1935 E.Drake Arsenal 42 J.Milson Bolton Wand 31
1936 W.G. Richardson West Brom Alb 39 R.Finan Blackpool 34
E.Dodds Sheffield Utd 34
1937 F.Steel Stoke City 33 J.Bowers Leicester C 33
1938 T.Lawton Everton 38 G.Henson Bradford PA 27
1939 T.Lawton Everton 35 H.Billington Luton Town 28
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1947 D.Westcott Wolves 37 C.Wayman Newcastle Utd 30
1948 R.Rooke Arsenal 33 E.Quigley Sheff Wed 23
1949 W.Moir Bolton Wand 25 C.Wayman Southampton 32
1950 D.Davies Sunderland 25 T.Briggs Grimsby Town 35
1951 S.Mortensen Blackpool 30 J.McCormack Burnley 33
1952 G.Robledo Newcastle Utd 33 D.Dooley Sheff Wed 46
1953 C.Wayman Preston NE 24 A.Rowley Leicester C 39
1954 J.Glazzard Huddersfield 29 J.Charles Leeds United 42
1955 R.Allen West Brom Alb 27 T.Briggs Blackburn R 33
1956 N.Lofthouse Bolton Wand 33 W.Gardiner Leicester C 34
1957 J.Charles Leeds United 38 A.Rowley Leicester C 44
1958 R.Smith Tottenham H 36 T.Johnston Leyton Orient/
Blackburn R 43
1959 J.Greaves Chelsea 33 B.Clough Middlesbrough 42
1960 D.Viollet Manchester U 32 B.Clough Middlesbrough 39
1961 J.Greaves Chelsea 41 R.Crawford Ipswich Town 39
1962 R.Crawford Ipswich Town 33 R.Hunt Liverpool 41
D.Kevan West Brom Alb 33
1963 J.Greaves Tottenham H 37 R.Tambling Chelsea 35
1964 J.Greaves Tottenham H 35 R.Saunders Portsmouth 33
1965 A.McEvoy Blackburn R 29 G.O'Brien Southampton 34
J.Greaves Tottenham H 29
1966 W.Irvine Burnley 29 M.Chivers Southampton 30
R.Hunt Liverpool 29
1967 R.Davies Southampton 37 R.Gould Coventry City 24
1968 G.Best Manchester U 28 J.Hickton Middlesbrough 24
R.Davies Southampton 28
1969 J.Greaves Tottenham H 27 J.Toshack Cardiff City 22
1970 J.Astle West Brom Alb 25 J.Hickton Middlesbrough 24
1971 A.Brown West Brom Alb 28 J.Hickton Middlesbrough 25
1972 F.Lee Manchester C 33 R.Latchford Birmingham C 23
1973 B.Robson West Ham Utd 28 D.Givens QPR 23
1974 M.Channon Southampton 21 D.McKenzie Nottm Forest 26
1975 M.Macdonald Newcastle Utd 21 B.Little Aston Villa 20
1976 E.MacDougall Norwich City 23 D.Hales Charlton Ath 28
1977 M.Macdonald Arsenal 25 M.Walsh Blackpool 26
A.Gray Aston Villa 25
1978 B.Latchford Everton 30 R.Hatton Blackpool 22
1979 F.Worthington Bolton Wand 24 B.Robson West Ham Utd 24
1980 P.Boyer Southampton 23 C.Allen QPR 28
1981 P.Withe Aston Villa 20 D.Cross West Ham Utd 22
S.Archibald Tottenham H 20
1982 K.Keegan Southampton 26 R.Moore Rotherham Utd 22
1983 L.Blissett Watford 27 G.Lineker Leicester C 26
1984 I.Rush Liverpool 32 K.Dixon Chelsea 28
1985 K.Dixon Chelsea 24 J.Aldridge Oxford United 30
G.Lineker Leicester C 24
1986 G.Lineker Everton 30 K.Drinkell Norwich City 22
1987 C.Allen Tottenham H 33 M.Quinn Portsmouth 22
1988 J.Aldridge Liverpool 26 D.Currie Barnsley 28
1989 A.Smith Arsenal 23 K.Edwards Hull City 26
1990 G.Lineker Tottenham H 24 M.Quinn Newcastle Utd 32
1991 A.Smith Arsenal 22 E.Sheringham Millwall 38
1992 I.Wright Crystal Pal/ D.Shearer Swindon Town/
Arsenal 29 Blackburn R 23
D.Speedie Blackburn R 23
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Premier League Division One
1993 E.Sheringham Nottm Forest/ G.Whittingham Portsmouth 42
Tottenham H 22
1994 A.Cole Newcastle Utd 34 J.McGinlay Bolton Wand 25
1995 A.Shearer Blackburn R 34 J.Aldridge Tranmere Rov 24
1996 A.Shearer Blackburn R 31 J.Aldridge Tranmere Rov 27
1997 A.Shearer Newcastle U 25 J.McGinlay Bolton Wand 24
1998 D.Dublin Coventry C 18 P.van Hooijdonk Nottm Forest 29
M.Owen Liverpool 18 K.Phillips Sunderland 29
C.Sutton Blackburn R 18
1999 D.Yorke Manchester U 18 L.Hughes West Bromwich 31
M.Owen Liverpool 18
J.F.Hasselbaink Leeds U 18
2000 K.Phillips Sunderland 30 A.Hunt Charlton 24
2001 J.F.Hasselbaink Chelsea 23 L.Saha Fulham 27
2002 T.Henry Arsenal 24 S.Goater Manchester C 28
2003 R.v.Nistelrooij Manchester U 25 S.Todorov Portsmouth 26
2004 T.Henry Arsenal 30 A.Johnson Cr Palace 27
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2005 T.Henry Arsenal 25 N.Ellington Wigan 24
2006 T.Henry Arsenal 27 M.King Watford 21
2007 D.Drogba Chelsea 20 J.Cureton Colchester U 23
2008 C.Ronaldo Manchester U 31 S.Ebanks Blake Wolverhampton 23
2009 N.Anelka Chelsea 19 S.Ebanks Blake Wolverhampton 25
2010 D.Drogba Chelsea 29 P.Whittingham Cardiff City 20
N.Maynard Bristol City 20
2011 C.Tevez Manchester C 20 D.Graham Watford 24
D.Berbatov Manchester U 20
2012 R.van Persie Arsenal 30 R.Lambert Southampton 27
2013 R.van Persie Manchester U 26 G.Murray Crystal Pal. 30
2014 L.Suarez Liverpool 31 R.McCormack Leeds United 28
2015 S.Aguero Manchester C 26 D.Murphy Ipswich Town 27
2016 H.Kane Tottenham H 25 A.Gray Burnley 25
2017 H.Kane Tottenham H 29 C.Wood Leeds United 27
2018 M.Salah Liverpool 32 M.Vydra Derby County 21
2019 P.E.Aubameyang Arsenal 22 T.Pukki Norwich City 29
S.Mané Liverpool 22
M.Salah Liverpool 22
2020 J.Vardy Leicester 23 A.Mitrovic Fulham 26
2021 H.Kane Tottenham H 23 I.Toney Brentford 31
2022 M.Salah Liverpool 23 A.Mitrovic Fulham 43
H.M.Son Tottenham H 23
2023 E.Haaland Manchester C 36 C.Akpom Middlesbrough 28
2024 E.Haaland Manchester C 27 S.Szmodics Blackburn R. 27
2025 M.Salah Liverpool 29 J.Piroe Leeds United 19
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Division Three
1921 J.Connor Crystal Pal 28
E.Simms Luton Town 28
G.Whitworth Northampton T 28
Division Three (North) Division Three (South)
1922 J.Carmichael Grimsby Town 37 F.Richardson Plymouth Arg 31
1923 G.Beel Chesterfield 23 F.Pagnam Watford 30
J.Carmichael Grimsby Town 23
1924 D.Brown Darlington 27 W.P.Haines Portsmouth 28
1925 D.Brown Darlington 39 J.Fowler Swansea Town 28
1926 J.Cookson Chesterfield 44 J.Cock Plymouth Arg 32
1927 A.Whitehurst Rochdale 44 D.Morris Swindon Town 47
1928 J.Smith Stockport Co 38 D.Morris Swindon Town 38
1929 J.McConnell Carlisle Utd 42 A.Rennie Luton Town 43
1930 F.Newton Stockport Co 36 G.Goddard QPR 37
1931 J.McConnel Carlisle Utd 37 P.Simpson Crystal Pal 46
1932 B.Hall Lincoln City 42 C.Bourton Coventry City 49
1933 W.McNaughton Hull City 39 C.Bourton Coventry City 40
1934 A.Lythgoe Stockport Co 46 A.Dawes Northampton T/
Crystal Pal 27
1935 J.Alsop Walsall 39 R.Allen Charlton Ath 32
1936 R.Bell Tranmere Rov 33 A.Dawes Crystal Pal 38
1937 E.Hartson Mansfield T 55 J.Payne Luton Town 55
1938 J.Roberts Port Vale 28 H.Crawshaw Mansfield T 25
1939 S.Hunt Carlisle Utd 32 G.Morton Swindon Town 28
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1947 C.Jordan Doncaster Rov 41 D.Clarke Bristol City 36
1948 J.Hutchinson Lincoln City 32 C.Townsend Bristol City 29
1949 W.Ardron Rotherham Utd 29 D.McGibbon Bournemouth 30
1950 R.Philips Crewe A 26 T.Lawton Notts County 31
P.Doherty Doncaster Rov 26
1951 J.Shaw Rotherham Utd 37 W.Ardron Nottm Forest 36
1952 A.Graver Lincoln City 36 R.Blackman Reading 39
1953 J.Whitehouse Carlisle Utd 29 G.Bradford Bristol Rov 33
1954 G.Ashman Carlisle Utd 30 J.English Northampton T 28
1955 D.Travis Oldham Ath 30 E.Morgan Gillingham 31
J.Connor Stockport Co 30
A.Bottom York City 30
1956 R.Crosbie Grimsby Town 36 R.Collins Torquay Utd 40
1957 R.Straw Derby County 37 E.Philips Ipswich Town 42
37
1958 A.Ackerman Carlisle Utd 35 D.Reeves Southampton 31
S.McGrory Southend Utd 31
Division Three Division Four
1959 E.Towers Brentford 32 A.Rowley Shrewsbury T 37*
* other sources list Rowley with 38 goals
1960 D.Reeves Southampton 39 C.Holton Watford 42
1961 A.Richards Walsall 36 T.Bly Peterborough 52
1962 C.Holton Watford/ R.R.Hunt Colchester U 37
Northampton T 37
1963 G.Hudson Coventry City 30 K.Wagstaff Mansfield T 34
1964 A.Biggs Bristol Rov 30 H.McIlmoyle Carlisle Utd 39
1965 K.Wagstaff Mansfield T/ A.Jeffrey Doncaster Rov 36
Hull City 35
1966 L.Allen QPR 30 K.Hector Bradford PA 44
1967 R.Marsh QPR 30 E.Phythian Hartlepools U 23
1968 D.Rogers Swindon Town 25 L.Massie Halifax Town 25
R.Chapman Port Vale 25
1969 D.Rogers Swindon Town 22 G.Talbot Chester 22
1970 G.Jones Bury 26 A.Kinsey Wrexham 27
1971 G.Ingram Preston NE 22 E.MacDougall Bournemouth 42
D.Roberts Mansfield T 22
1972 E.MacDougall Bournemouth 35 P.Price Peterborough 28
1973 A.Horsfield Charlton Ath 26 F.Binney Exeter City 27
1974 W.Jennings Watford 26 B.Yeo Gillingham 31
1975 R.McNeil Hereford Utd 31 R.Clarke Mansfield T 28
1976 R.McNeil Hereford Utd 35 R.Moore Tranmere Rov 34
1977 P.Ward Brighton & HA 32 B.Joicey Barnsley 25
1978 A.Bruce Preston NE 27 S.Philips Brentford 32
A.Curtis Swansea City 32
1979 R.Jenkins Watford 29 J.Dungworth Aldershot 26
1980 T.Curran Sheff Wed 22 C.Garwood Aldershot/
Portsmouth 27
1981 A.Kellow Exeter City 25 A.Cork Wimbledon 23
1982 G.Davies Fulham 24 K.Edwards Hull City/
Sheffield Utd 36
1983 K.Dixon Reading 26 S.Cammack Scunthorpe U 25
1984 K.Edwards Sheffield Utd 33 T.Senior Reading 36
1985 T.Tynan Plymouth Arg 31 J.Clayton Tranmere Rov 31
1986 T.Senior Reading 27 S.Taylor Rochdale 25
R.Cadette Southend Utd 25
1987 A.Jones Port Vale 29 R.Hill Northampton T 28
1988 D.Crown Southend Utd 26 S.Bull Wolves 34
1989 S.Bull Wolves 37 P.Stant Hereford Utd 28
1990 B.Taylor Bristol City 27 B.Angell Stockport Co 23
1991 B.Angell Southend Utd 26 J.Allon Hartlepool U 35
A.Philliskirk Bolton Wand 26 S.Norris Halifax Town 35
1992 D.Holdsworth Brentford 24 D.Bamber Blackpool 26
I.Roberts Huddersfield 24 P.Stant Mansfield T 26
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Division Two Division Three
1993 B.Taylor West Brom Alb 30 D.Foreman Scarborough 27
C.Griffiths Shrewsbury T 27
1994 J.Quinn Reading 35 T.Ellis Preston NE 26
1995 G.Bennett Wrexham 29 D.Freedman Barnet 24
1996 M.Stewart Bristol Rov 21 S.White Hereford Utd 29
G.Martindale Peterborough/ A.Saville Preston NE 29
Notts County 21
1997 T.Thorpe Luton 28 Graeme Jones Wigan 31
1998 B.Hayles Bristol Rov 23 Gary Jones Notts County 28
1999 J.Cureton Bristol Rov 25 M.Gabbiadini Darlington 23
2000 A.Payton Burnley 27 M.Gabbiadini Darlington 24
2001 N.Harris Millwall 27 B.Zamora Brighton 28
2002 B.Zamora Brighton 28 S.Howard Luton 24
2003 R.Earnshaw Cardiff City 31 A.Morrell Wrexham 34
2004 L.Knight Brighton 25 S.Maclean Scunthorpe 23
S.McPhee Port Vale 25
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Index
Division One Division Two
2005 S Elliot Hull City 27 P.Jevons Yeovil Town 27
D.Windass Bradford City 27
2006 F.Eastwood Southend 23 K.Hawley Carlisle 22
B.Sharp Scunthorpe 23 R.Lambert Rochdale 22
2007 B.Sharp Scunthorpe 30 R.Barker Hartlepool 21
I.McLeod MK Dons 21
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Player Total Club(s) with Season
William 'Dixie' Dean 60 Everton 1927-28
George Camsell 59 Middlesbrough 1926-27
Ted Harston 55 Mansfield Town 1936-37
Joe Payne 55 Luton Town 1936-37
Terry Bly 52 Peterborough United 1960-61
Clarrie Bourton 49 Coventry City 1931-32
Tom 'Pongo' Waring 49 Aston Villa 1930-31
David 'Harry Abe' Morris 47 Swindon Town 1926-27
Alf Lythgoe 46 Stockport County 1933-34
Derek Dooley 46 Sheffield Wednesday 1951-52
Peter Simpson 46 Crystal Palace 1930-31
Jimmy Hampson 45 Blackpool 1929-30
Kevin Hector 44 Bradford Park Avenue 1965-66
Arthur Rowley 44 Leicester City 1956-57
Tom Bamford 44 Wrexham 1933-34
William 'Dixie' Dean 44 Everton 1931-32
Albert Whitehurst 44 Rochdale 1926-27
Jimmy Cookson 44 Chesterfield 1925-26
Brian Clough 43 [1] Middlesbrough 1958-59
Tommy Johnston 43 Leyton Orient/Blackburn Rovers 1957-58
Frank Newton 43 Fulham 1931-32
David Halliday 43 Sunderland 1928-29
Andrew Rennie 43 Luton Town 1928-29
Ted Harper 43 Blackburn Rovers 1925-26
[1] Some books show that Brian Clough scored 42 goals in the 1958-59 season, The
book by Breedon Publishing 'The Complete Record of Middlesbrough FC' shows
that Clough scored 43 league goals in season 1958-59.
Notes: The most recent player to get close to 43 goals in a season was Guy
Whittingham for Portsmouth with 42 goals in the 1992-93 season. The highest
total in the Premiership is Andy Cole and Alan Shearer both with 34 goals.
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Updates Premiership thanks to Roberto Di Maggio; updates lower divisions and corrections thanks to Neilson Kaufman, Simon Preston, Jim Brown, Jamie Crompton and Danny Morris; List of best seasonal records thanks to Neilson Kaufman (neil@essentialpublishing.co.za)
Prepared by James M. Ross for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: James M. Ross
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