Top Flight Highest Goalscorers

By Paul Yarden · 1 min read

All-Time English Football Leagues Top Flight Highest Goalscorers by Seasons 1888-89 to 2025-26

Explore our list of England Top Flight Highest Goalscorers Season by Season 1888-89 to 2025-26 from Football League, League One and Premier League. Top Division Football Leagues are as follows: Football League from 1888-89, which was formed by 12 original members. Football League Division One from 1892-93 to 1991-92, after a Second League was formed Premier League from 1992-93.
Dixie Dean is the player with the most goals in Top Flight English football, having scored 60 goals in 42 games, for Everton in 1927-28. Erling Haaland is the player with the most goals in a single Premier League Season. Click for Premier League Top Scorers and Premier League Top Scorers by Season

Top Flight English League Top Scorers by Season

Search this table

Season	Player	Nat		Club	Goals	Games
1888–89	John Goodall			Preston North End	21	22
1889–90	Jimmy Ross			Preston North End	24	22
1890–91	Jack Southworth			Blackburn Rovers	26	22
1891–92	John Campbell			Sunderland	32	26
1892–93	John Campbell			Sunderland	31	30
1893–94	Jack Southworth			Everton	27	30
1894–95	John Campbell			Sunderland	22	30
1895–96	Johnny Campbell			Aston Villa	20	30
	Steve Bloomer			Derby County
1896–97	Steve Bloomer			Derby County	22	30
1897–98	Fred Wheldon			Aston Villa	21	30
1898–99	Steve Bloomer			Derby County	23	34
1899–1900	Billy Garraty			Aston Villa	27	34
1900–01	Steve Bloomer			Derby County	23	34
1901–02	Jimmy Settle			Everton	18	34
1902–03	Sam Raybould			Liverpool	31	34
1903–04	Steve Bloomer			Derby County	20	34
1904–05	Arthur Brown			Sheffield United	22	34
1905–06	Albert Shepherd			Bolton Wanderers	26	38
1906–07	Alex Young			Everton	30	38
1907–08	Enoch West			Nottingham Forest	27	38
1908–09	Bert Freeman			Everton	38	38
1909–10	Jack Parkinson			Liverpool	30	38
1910–11	Albert Shepherd			Newcastle United	25	38
1911–12	Harry Hampton			Aston Villa	25	38
	George Holley			Sunderland
	David McLean			The Wednesday
1912–13	David McLean			The Wednesday	30	38
1913–14	George Elliot			Middlesbrough	32	38
1914–15	Bobby Parker			Everton	35	38
1919–20	Fred Morris			West Bromwich Albion	37	42
1920–21	Joe Smith			Bolton Wanderers	38	42
1921–22	Andy Wilson			Middlesbrough	31	42
1922–23	Charlie Buchan			Sunderland	30	42
1923–24	Wilf Chadwick			Everton	28	42
1924–25	Frank Roberts			Manchester City	31	42
1925–26	Ted Harper			Blackburn Rovers	43	42
1926–27	Jimmy Trotter			The Wednesday	37	42
1927–28	Dixie Dean			Everton	60	42
1928–29	Dave Halliday			Sunderland	43	42
1929–30	Vic Watson			West Ham United	41	42
1930–31	Tom 'Pongo' Waring			Aston Villa	49	42
1931–32	Dixie Dean			Everton	44	42
1932–33	Jack Bowers			Derby County	35	42
1933–34	Jack Bowers			Derby County	34	42
1934–35	Ted Drake			Arsenal	42	42
1935–36	W. G. Richardson			West Bromwich Albion	39	42
1936–37	Freddie Steel			Stoke City	33	42
1937–38	Tommy Lawton			Everton	28	42
1938–39	Tommy Lawton			Everton	35	42
1946–47	Dennis Westcott			Wolverhampton Wanderers	37	42
1947–48	Ronnie Rooke			Arsenal	33	42
1948–49	Willie Moir			Bolton Wanderers	25	42
1949–50	Dickie Davis			Sunderland	25	42
1950–51	Stan Mortensen			Blackpool	30	42
1951–52	George Robledo			Newcastle United	33	42
1952–53	Charlie Wayman			Preston North End	24	42
1953–54	Jimmy Glazzard			Huddersfield Town	29	42
1954–55	Ronnie Allen			West Bromwich Albion	27	42
1955–56	Nat Lofthouse			Bolton Wanderers	33	42
1956–57	John Charles			Leeds United	38	42
1957–58	Bobby Smith			Tottenham Hotspur	36	42
1958–59	Jimmy Greaves			Chelsea	33	42
1959–60	Dennis Viollet			Manchester United	32	42
1960–61	Jimmy Greaves			Chelsea	41	42
1961–62	Ray Crawford			Ipswich Town	33	42
	Derek Kevan			West Bromwich Albion
1962–63	Jimmy Greaves			Tottenham Hotspur	37	42
1963–64	Jimmy Greaves			Tottenham Hotspur	35	42
1964–65	Andy McEvoy			Blackburn Rovers	29	42
	Jimmy Greaves			Tottenham Hotspur
1965–66	Willie Irvine			Burnley	29	42
1966–67	Ron Davies			Southampton	37	42
1967–68	George Best			Manchester United	28	42
	Ron Davies			Southampton
1968–69	Jimmy Greaves			Tottenham Hotspur	27	42
1969–70	Jeff Astle			West Bromwich Albion	25	42
1970–71	Tony Brown			West Bromwich Albion	28	42
1971–72	Francis Lee			Manchester City	33	42
1972–73	Bryan 'Pop' Robson			West Ham United	28	42
1973–74	Mick Channon			Southampton	21	42
1974–75	Malcolm Macdonald			Newcastle United	21	42
1975–76	Ted MacDougall			Norwich City	23	42
1976–77	Malcolm Macdonald			Arsenal	25	42
	Andy Gray			Aston Villa
1977–78	Bob Latchford			Everton	30	42
1978–79	Frank Worthington			Bolton Wanderers	24	42
1979–80	Phil Boyer			Southampton	23	42
1980–81	Peter Withe			Aston Villa	20	42
	Steve Archibald			Tottenham Hotspur
1981–82	Kevin Keegan			Southampton	26	42
1982–83	Luther Blissett			Watford	27	42
1983–84	Ian Rush			Liverpool	32	42
1984–85	Kerry Dixon			Chelsea	24	42
	Gary Lineker			Leicester City
1985–86	Gary Lineker			Everton	30	42
1986–87	Clive Allen			Tottenham Hotspur	33	42
1987–88	John Aldridge			Liverpool	26	40
1988–89	Alan Smith			Arsenal	23	38
1989–90	Gary Lineker			Tottenham Hotspur	24	38

Show all 147 rows

Top Flight English League Top Scorers by Number of Titles

All-Time Top Flight Goals 1888-89 to 2026-27

All-Time Premier League

English Football League

About the author: Paul Yarden

Paul Yarden founded MyFootballFacts (MFF) in April 2009, after decades of collecting football data and statistics. A devout football fan, Paul follows the beautiful game around the world. As MFF’s main statistician and chief editor, he creates data reviews, daily football quizzes, and writes numerous articles. Renowned for his ability to spot trends, Paul is often described as a walking…

More from Paul Yarden