List of top Premier League goal scorers by season

Summary

This is a list of footballers who have scored the most goals in each season in the Premier League since its inception in 1992.[1]

1992–93 edit

The top goalscorer in the Premier League's inaugural season was Teddy Sheringham, who scored one goal for Nottingham Forest before his early-season transfer followed by 21 for Tottenham Hotspur for a total of 22.[2]

Rank Player Club Goals[3]
1   Teddy Sheringham Nottingham Forest / Tottenham Hotspur 22
2   Les Ferdinand Queens Park Rangers 20
3   Dean Holdsworth Wimbledon 19
4   Micky Quinn Coventry City 17
5   Alan Shearer Blackburn Rovers 16
  David White Manchester City
7   Chris Armstrong Crystal Palace 15
  Eric Cantona Leeds United / Manchester United
  Brian Deane Sheffield United
  Mark Hughes Manchester United
  Matt Le Tissier Southampton
  Mark Robins Norwich City
  Ian Wright Arsenal

1993–94 edit

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Andy Cole Newcastle United 34
2   Alan Shearer Blackburn Rovers 31
3   Matt Le Tissier Southampton 25
  Chris Sutton Norwich City
5   Ian Wright Arsenal 23
6   Peter Beardsley Newcastle United 20
7   Mark Bright Sheffield Wednesday 19
8   Eric Cantona Manchester United 18
9   Dean Holdsworth Wimbledon 17
  Rod Wallace Leeds United

1994–95 edit

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Alan Shearer Blackburn Rovers 34
2   Robbie Fowler Liverpool 25
3   Les Ferdinand Queens Park Rangers 24
4   Stan Collymore Nottingham Forest 22
5   Andy Cole Newcastle United / Manchester United 21
  Jürgen Klinsmann Tottenham Hotspur
7   Matt Le Tissier Southampton 19
8   Teddy Sheringham Tottenham Hotspur 18
  Ian Wright Arsenal
10   Uwe Rösler Manchester City 15
  Dean Saunders Aston Villa
  Chris Sutton Blackburn Rovers

1995–96 edit

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Alan Shearer Blackburn Rovers 31
2   Robbie Fowler Liverpool 28
3   Les Ferdinand Newcastle United 25
4   Dwight Yorke Aston Villa 17
5   Andrei Kanchelskis Everton 16
  Teddy Sheringham Tottenham Hotspur
7   Chris Armstrong Tottenham Hotspur 15
  Ian Wright Arsenal
9   Eric Cantona Manchester United 14
  Stan Collymore Liverpool
  Dion Dublin Coventry City

1996–97 edit

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Alan Shearer Newcastle United 25
2   Ian Wright Arsenal 23
3   Robbie Fowler Liverpool 18
  Ole Gunnar Solskjær Manchester United
5   Dwight Yorke Aston Villa 17
6   Les Ferdinand Newcastle United 16
  Fabrizio Ravanelli Middlesbrough
8   Dion Dublin Coventry City 13
  Matt Le Tissier Southampton
10   Dennis Bergkamp Arsenal 12
  Steve Claridge Leicester City
  Stan Collymore Liverpool
  Juninho Middlesbrough

1997–98 edit

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Dion Dublin Coventry City 18
  Michael Owen Liverpool
  Chris Sutton Blackburn Rovers
4   Dennis Bergkamp Arsenal 16
  Kevin Gallacher Blackburn Rovers
  Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Leeds United
7   Andy Cole Manchester United 15
  John Hartson West Ham United
9   Darren Huckerby Coventry City 14
10   Paulo Wanchope Derby County 13

1998–99 edit

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Leeds United 18
  Michael Owen Liverpool
  Dwight Yorke Manchester United
4   Nicolas Anelka Arsenal 17
  Andy Cole Manchester United
6   Hamilton Ricard Middlesbrough 15
7   Dion Dublin Aston Villa 14
  Robbie Fowler Liverpool
  Julian Joachim Aston Villa
  Alan Shearer Newcastle United

1999–2000 edit

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Kevin Phillips Sunderland 30
2   Alan Shearer Newcastle United 23
3   Dwight Yorke Manchester United 20
4   Michael Bridges Leeds United 19
  Andy Cole Manchester United
6   Thierry Henry Arsenal 17
7   Paolo Di Canio West Ham United 16
8   Chris Armstrong Tottenham Hotspur 14
  Steffen Iversen Tottenham Hotspur
  Niall Quinn Sunderland

2000–01 edit

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Chelsea 23
2   Marcus Stewart Ipswich Town 19
3   Thierry Henry Arsenal 17
  Mark Viduka Leeds United
5   Michael Owen Liverpool 16
6   Teddy Sheringham Manchester United 15
7   Emile Heskey Liverpool 14
  Kevin Phillips Sunderland
9   Alen Bokšić Middlesbrough 12
10   James Beattie Southampton 11
  Jonatan Johansson Charlton Athletic
  Frédéric Kanouté West Ham United
  Gustavo Poyet Chelsea
  Alan Smith Leeds United

2001–02 edit

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Thierry Henry Arsenal 24
2   Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Chelsea 23
  Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United
  Alan Shearer Newcastle United
5   Michael Owen Liverpool 19
6   Ole Gunnar Solskjær Manchester United 17
7   Robbie Fowler Liverpool / Leeds United 15
8   Eiður Guðjohnsen Chelsea 14
  Marians Pahars Southampton
10   Andy Cole Manchester United 13

2002–03 edit

Rank Player Club Goals[4]
1   Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United 25
2   Thierry Henry Arsenal 24
3   James Beattie Southampton 23
4   Mark Viduka Leeds United 20
5   Michael Owen Liverpool 19
6   Alan Shearer Newcastle United 17
7   Nicolas Anelka Manchester City 15
8   Harry Kewell Leeds United 14
  Robert Pires Arsenal
  Paul Scholes Manchester United
  Gianfranco Zola Chelsea

2003–04 edit

Rank Player Club Goals[5]
1   Thierry Henry Arsenal 30
2   Alan Shearer Newcastle United 22
3   Louis Saha Manchester United / Fulham 20
  Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United
5   Mikael Forssell Birmingham City 17
6   Nicolas Anelka Manchester City 16
  Juan Pablo Ángel Aston Villa
  Michael Owen Liverpool
  Yakubu Portsmouth
10   James Beattie Southampton 14

2004–05 edit

Rank Player Team Goals[6]
1   Thierry Henry Arsenal 25
2   Andy Johnson Crystal Palace 21
3   Robert Pires Arsenal 14
4   Jermain Defoe Tottenham Hotspur 13
  Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Middlesbrough
  Frank Lampard Chelsea
  Yakubu Portsmouth
8   Andy Cole Fulham 12
  Peter Crouch Southampton
  Eiður Guðjohnsen Chelsea

2005–06 edit

Rank Player Club Goals[7]
1   Thierry Henry Arsenal 27
2   Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United 21
3   Darren Bent Charlton Athletic 18
4   Robbie Keane Tottenham Hotspur 16
  Frank Lampard Chelsea
  Wayne Rooney Manchester United
7   Marlon Harewood West Ham United 14
8   Craig Bellamy Blackburn Rovers 13
  Yakubu Middlesbrough
10   Henri Camara Wigan Athletic 12
  Didier Drogba Chelsea

2006–07 edit

Rank Player Club Goals[8]
1   Didier Drogba Chelsea 20
2   Benni McCarthy Blackburn Rovers 18
3   Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United 17
4   Wayne Rooney Manchester United 14
  Mark Viduka Middlesbrough
6   Darren Bent Charlton Athletic 13
  Kevin Doyle Reading
8   Dimitar Berbatov Tottenham Hotspur 12
  Dirk Kuyt Liverpool
  Yakubu Middlesbrough

2007–08 edit

Rank Player Club Goals[9]
1   Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United 31
2   Emmanuel Adebayor Arsenal 24
  Fernando Torres Liverpool
4   Roque Santa Cruz Blackburn Rovers 19
5   Benjani Portsmouth / Manchester City 15
  Dimitar Berbatov Tottenham Hotspur
  Robbie Keane Tottenham Hotspur
  Yakubu Everton
9   Carlos Tevez Manchester United 14
10   John Carew Aston Villa 13

2008–09 edit

Rank Player Club Goals[10]
1   Nicolas Anelka Chelsea 19
2   Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United 18
3   Steven Gerrard Liverpool 16
4   Robinho Manchester City 14
  Fernando Torres Liverpool
6   Gabriel Agbonlahor Aston Villa 12
  Darren Bent Tottenham Hotspur
  Kevin Davies Bolton Wanderers
  Dirk Kuyt Liverpool
  Frank Lampard Chelsea
  Wayne Rooney Manchester United

2009–10 edit

Rank Player Club Goals[11][12]
1   Didier Drogba Chelsea 29
2   Wayne Rooney Manchester United 26
3   Darren Bent Sunderland 24
4   Carlos Tevez Manchester City 23
5   Frank Lampard Chelsea 22
6   Jermain Defoe Tottenham Hotspur 18
  Fernando Torres Liverpool
8   Cesc Fàbregas Arsenal 15
9   Emmanuel Adebayor Manchester City 14
10   Gabriel Agbonlahor Aston Villa 13
  Louis Saha Everton

2010–11 edit

Rank Player Club Goals[13]
1   Dimitar Berbatov Manchester United 20
  Carlos Tevez Manchester City
3   Robin van Persie Arsenal 18
4   Darren Bent Sunderland / Aston Villa 17
5   Peter Odemwingie West Bromwich Albion 15
6   DJ Campbell Blackpool 13
  Andy Carroll Newcastle United / Liverpool
  Javier Hernández Manchester United
  Dirk Kuyt Liverpool
  Florent Malouda Chelsea
  Rafael van der Vaart Tottenham Hotspur

2011–12 edit

Rank Player Club Goals[14]
1   Robin van Persie Arsenal 30
2   Wayne Rooney Manchester United 27
3   Sergio Agüero Manchester City 23
4   Clint Dempsey Fulham 17
  Emmanuel Adebayor Tottenham Hotspur
  Yakubu Blackburn
7   Demba Ba Newcastle United 16
8   Grant Holt Norwich City 15
9   Edin Džeko Manchester City 14
10   Mario Balotelli Manchester City 13
  Papiss Cissé Newcastle United

2012–13 edit

Rank Player Club Goals[15]
1   Robin van Persie Manchester United 26
2   Luis Suárez Liverpool 23
3   Gareth Bale Tottenham Hotspur 21
4   Christian Benteke Aston Villa 19
5   Michu Swansea City 18
6   Romelu Lukaku West Bromwich Albion 17
7   Demba Ba Chelsea / Newcastle United 15
  Dimitar Berbatov Fulham
  Rickie Lambert Southampton
  Frank Lampard Chelsea

2013–14 edit

Rank Player Club Goals[16]
1   Luis Suárez Liverpool 31
2   Daniel Sturridge Liverpool 21
3   Yaya Touré Manchester City 20
4   Sergio Agüero Manchester City 17
  Wayne Rooney Manchester United
6   Wilfried Bony Swansea City 16
  Edin Džeko Manchester City
  Olivier Giroud Arsenal
9   Romelu Lukaku Everton 15
  Jay Rodriguez Southampton

2014–15 edit

Rank Player Club Goals[17]
1   Sergio Agüero Manchester City 26
2   Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur 21
3   Diego Costa Chelsea 20
4   Charlie Austin Queens Park Rangers 18
5   Alexis Sánchez Arsenal 16
6   Saido Berahino West Bromwich Albion 14
  Olivier Giroud Arsenal
  Eden Hazard Chelsea
9   Christian Benteke Aston Villa 13
10   Graziano Pellè Southampton 12
  Wayne Rooney Manchester United
  David Silva Manchester City

2015–16 edit

Rank Player Club Goals[18]
1   Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur 25
2   Sergio Agüero Manchester City 24
  Jamie Vardy Leicester City
4   Romelu Lukaku Everton 18
5   Riyad Mahrez Leicester City 17
6   Olivier Giroud Arsenal 16
7   Jermain Defoe Sunderland 15
  Odion Ighalo Watford
9   Troy Deeney Watford 13
  Alexis Sánchez Arsenal

2016–17 edit

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur 29
2   Romelu Lukaku Everton 25
3   Alexis Sánchez Arsenal 24
4   Diego Costa Chelsea 20
  Sergio Agüero Manchester City
6   Dele Alli Tottenham Hotspur 18
7   Zlatan Ibrahimović Manchester United 17
8   Joshua King Bournemouth 16
  Eden Hazard Chelsea
10   Fernando Llorente Swansea City 15
  Jermain Defoe Sunderland
  Christian Benteke Crystal Palace

2017–18 edit

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Mohamed Salah Liverpool 32
2   Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur 30
3   Sergio Agüero Manchester City 21
4   Jamie Vardy Leicester City 20
5   Raheem Sterling Manchester City 18
6   Romelu Lukaku Manchester United 16
7   Roberto Firmino Liverpool 15
8   Alexandre Lacazette Arsenal 14
9   Gabriel Jesus Manchester City 13
10   Eden Hazard Chelsea 12
  Riyad Mahrez Leicester City
  Glenn Murray Brighton & Hove Albion
  Son Heung-min Tottenham Hotspur

2018–19 edit

Rank Player Club Goals[19]
1   Mohamed Salah Liverpool 22
  Sadio Mané Liverpool
  Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Arsenal
4   Sergio Agüero Manchester City 21
5   Jamie Vardy Leicester City 18
6   Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur 17
  Raheem Sterling Manchester City
8   Eden Hazard Chelsea 16
9   Callum Wilson Bournemouth 14
10   Alexandre Lacazette Arsenal 13
  Paul Pogba Manchester United
  Richarlison Everton
  Gylfi Sigurðsson Everton
  Glenn Murray Brighton & Hove Albion
  Raúl Jiménez Wolverhampton Wanderers

2019–20 edit

Rank Player Club Goals[19]
1   Jamie Vardy Leicester City 23
2   Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Arsenal 22
  Danny Ings Southampton
4   Raheem Sterling Manchester City 20
5   Mohamed Salah Liverpool 19
6   Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur 18
  Sadio Mané Liverpool
8   Raúl Jiménez Wolverhampton Wanderers 17
  Anthony Martial Manchester United
  Marcus Rashford Manchester United

2020–21 edit

Rank Player Club Goals[19]
1   Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur 23
2   Mohamed Salah Liverpool 22
3   Bruno Fernandes Manchester United 18
4   Patrick Bamford Leeds United 17
  Son Heung-min Tottenham Hotspur
6   Dominic Calvert-Lewin Everton 16
7   Jamie Vardy Leicester City 15
8   Ollie Watkins Aston Villa 14
9   İlkay Gündoğan Manchester City 13
  Alexandre Lacazette Arsenal

2021–22 edit

Rank Player Club Goals[19]
1   Mohamed Salah Liverpool 23
  Son Heung-min Tottenham Hotspur
3   Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United 18
4   Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur 17
5   Sadio Mané Liverpool 16
6   Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City 15
  Diogo Jota Liverpool
  Jamie Vardy Leicester City
9   Wilfried Zaha Crystal Palace 14
10   Raheem Sterling Manchester City 13

2022–23 edit

Rank Player Club Goals[19]
1   Erling Haaland Manchester City 36
2   Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur 30
3   Ivan Toney Brentford 20
4   Mohamed Salah Liverpool 19
5   Callum Wilson Newcastle United 18
6   Marcus Rashford Manchester United 17
7   Gabriel Martinelli Arsenal 15
  Martin Ødegaard Arsenal
  Ollie Watkins Aston Villa
10   Aleksandar Mitrović Fulham 14
  Bukayo Saka Arsenal

See also edit

References edit

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