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List of top Premier League goal scorers by season

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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]

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 England Teddy Sheringham Nottingham Forest / Tottenham Hotspur 22
2 England Les Ferdinand Queens Park Rangers 20
3 England Dean Holdsworth Wimbledon 19
4 England Micky Quinn Coventry City 17
5 England Alan Shearer Blackburn Rovers 16
England David White Manchester City
7 England Chris Armstrong Crystal Palace 15
France Eric Cantona Leeds United / Manchester United
England Brian Deane Sheffield United
Wales Mark Hughes Manchester United
England Matt Le Tissier Southampton
England Mark Robins Norwich City
England Ian Wright Arsenal
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Andy Cole Newcastle United 34
2 England Alan Shearer Blackburn Rovers 31
3 England Matt Le Tissier Southampton 25
England Chris Sutton Norwich City
5 England Ian Wright Arsenal 23
6 England Peter Beardsley Newcastle United 20
7 England Mark Bright Sheffield Wednesday 19
8 France Eric Cantona Manchester United 18
9 England Dean Holdsworth Wimbledon 17
England Rod Wallace Leeds United
10 England Tony Cottee Everton 16
England Les Ferdinand Queens Park Rangers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Alan Shearer Blackburn Rovers 34
2 England Robbie Fowler Liverpool 25
3 England Les Ferdinand Queens Park Rangers 24
4 England Stan Collymore Nottingham Forest 22
5 England Andy Cole Newcastle United / Manchester United 21
Germany Jürgen Klinsmann Tottenham Hotspur
7 England Matt Le Tissier Southampton 19
8 England Teddy Sheringham Tottenham Hotspur 18
England Ian Wright Arsenal
10 Germany Uwe Rösler Manchester City 15
Wales Dean Saunders Aston Villa
England Chris Sutton Blackburn Rovers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Alan Shearer Blackburn Rovers 31
2 England Robbie Fowler Liverpool 28
3 England Les Ferdinand Newcastle United 25
4 Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke Aston Villa 17
5 Russia Andrei Kanchelskis Everton 16
England Teddy Sheringham Tottenham Hotspur
7 England Chris Armstrong Tottenham Hotspur 15
England Ian Wright Arsenal
9 France Eric Cantona Manchester United 14
England Stan Collymore Liverpool
England Dion Dublin Coventry City
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Alan Shearer Newcastle United 25
2 England Ian Wright Arsenal 23
3 England Robbie Fowler Liverpool 18
Norway Ole Gunnar Solskjær Manchester United
5 Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke Aston Villa 17
6 England Les Ferdinand Newcastle United 16
Italy Fabrizio Ravanelli Middlesbrough
8 England Dion Dublin Coventry City 13
England Matt Le Tissier Southampton
10 Netherlands Dennis Bergkamp Arsenal 12
England Steve Claridge Leicester City
England Stan Collymore Liverpool
Brazil Juninho Middlesbrough
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Dion Dublin Coventry City 18
England Michael Owen Liverpool
England Chris Sutton Blackburn Rovers
4 Netherlands Dennis Bergkamp Arsenal 16
Scotland Kevin Gallacher Blackburn Rovers
Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Leeds United
7 England Andy Cole Manchester United 15
Wales John Hartson West Ham United
9 England Darren Huckerby Coventry City 14
10 Costa Rica Paulo Wanchope Derby County 13
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Leeds United 18
England Michael Owen Liverpool
Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke Manchester United
4 France Nicolas Anelka Arsenal 17
England Andy Cole Manchester United
6 Colombia Hamilton Ricard Middlesbrough 15
7 England Dion Dublin Aston Villa 14
England Robbie Fowler Liverpool
England Julian Joachim Aston Villa
England Alan Shearer Newcastle United
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Kevin Phillips Sunderland 30
2 England Alan Shearer Newcastle United 23
3 Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke Manchester United 20
4 England Michael Bridges Leeds United 19
England Andy Cole Manchester United
6 France Thierry Henry Arsenal 17
7 Italy Paolo Di Canio West Ham United 16
8 England Chris Armstrong Tottenham Hotspur 14
Norway Steffen Iversen Tottenham Hotspur
Republic of Ireland Niall Quinn Sunderland
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Chelsea 23
2 England Marcus Stewart Ipswich Town 19
3 France Thierry Henry Arsenal 17
Australia Mark Viduka Leeds United
5 England Michael Owen Liverpool 16
6 England Teddy Sheringham Manchester United 15
7 England Emile Heskey Liverpool 14
England Kevin Phillips Sunderland
9 Croatia Alen Bokšić Middlesbrough 12
10 England James Beattie Southampton 11
Finland Jonatan Johansson Charlton Athletic
Mali Frédéric Kanouté West Ham United
Uruguay Gustavo Poyet Chelsea
England Alan Smith Leeds United
Rank Player Club Goals
1 France Thierry Henry Arsenal 24
2 Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Chelsea 23
Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United
England Alan Shearer Newcastle United
5 England Michael Owen Liverpool 19
6 Norway Ole Gunnar Solskjær Manchester United 17
7 England Robbie Fowler Liverpool / Leeds United 15
8 Iceland Eiður Guðjohnsen Chelsea 14
Latvia Marians Pahars Southampton
10 England Andy Cole Manchester United 13
Rank Player Club Goals[4]
1 Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United 25
2 France Thierry Henry Arsenal 24
3 England James Beattie Southampton 23
4 Australia Mark Viduka Leeds United 20
5 England Michael Owen Liverpool 19
6 England Alan Shearer Newcastle United 17
7 France Nicolas Anelka Manchester City 15
8 Australia Harry Kewell Leeds United 14
France Robert Pires Arsenal
England Paul Scholes Manchester United
Italy Gianfranco Zola Chelsea
Rank Player Club Goals[5]
1 France Thierry Henry Arsenal 30
2 England Alan Shearer Newcastle United 22
3 France Louis Saha Manchester United / Fulham 20
Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United
5 Finland Mikael Forssell Birmingham City 17
6 France Nicolas Anelka Manchester City 16
Colombia Juan Pablo Ángel Aston Villa
England Michael Owen Liverpool
Nigeria Yakubu Portsmouth
10 England James Beattie Southampton 14
Rank Player Team Goals[6]
1 France Thierry Henry Arsenal 25
2 England Andy Johnson Crystal Palace 21
3 France Robert Pires Arsenal 14
4 England Jermain Defoe Tottenham Hotspur 13
Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Middlesbrough
England Frank Lampard Chelsea
Nigeria Yakubu Portsmouth
8 England Andy Cole Fulham 12
England Peter Crouch Southampton
Iceland Eiður Guðjohnsen Chelsea
Rank Player Club Goals[7]
1 France Thierry Henry Arsenal 27
2 Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United 21
3 England Darren Bent Charlton Athletic 18
4 Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane Tottenham Hotspur 16
England Frank Lampard Chelsea
England Wayne Rooney Manchester United
7 England Marlon Harewood West Ham United 14
8 Wales Craig Bellamy Blackburn Rovers 13
Nigeria Yakubu Middlesbrough
10 Senegal Henri Camara Wigan Athletic 12
Ivory Coast Didier Drogba Chelsea
Rank Player Club Goals[8]
1 Ivory Coast Didier Drogba Chelsea 20
2 South Africa Benni McCarthy Blackburn Rovers 18
3 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United 17
4 England Wayne Rooney Manchester United 14
Australia Mark Viduka Middlesbrough
6 England Darren Bent Charlton Athletic 13
Republic of Ireland Kevin Doyle Reading
8 Bulgaria Dimitar Berbatov Tottenham Hotspur 12
Netherlands Dirk Kuyt Liverpool
Nigeria Yakubu Middlesbrough
Rank Player Club Goals[9]
1 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United 31
2 Togo Emmanuel Adebayor Arsenal 24
Spain Fernando Torres Liverpool
4 Paraguay Roque Santa Cruz Blackburn Rovers 19
5 Zimbabwe Benjani Portsmouth / Manchester City 15
Bulgaria Dimitar Berbatov Tottenham Hotspur
Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane Tottenham Hotspur
Nigeria Yakubu Everton
9 Argentina Carlos Tevez Manchester United 14
10 Norway John Carew Aston Villa 13
Rank Player Club Goals[10]
1 France Nicolas Anelka Chelsea 19
2 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United 18
3 England Steven Gerrard Liverpool 16
4 Brazil Robinho Manchester City 14
Spain Fernando Torres Liverpool
6 England Gabriel Agbonlahor Aston Villa 12
England Darren Bent Tottenham Hotspur
England Kevin Davies Bolton Wanderers
Netherlands Dirk Kuyt Liverpool
England Frank Lampard Chelsea
England Wayne Rooney Manchester United
Rank Player Club Goals[11][12]
1 Ivory Coast Didier Drogba Chelsea 29
2 England Wayne Rooney Manchester United 26
3 England Darren Bent Sunderland 24
4 Argentina Carlos Tevez Manchester City 23
5 England Frank Lampard Chelsea 22
6 England Jermain Defoe Tottenham Hotspur 18
Spain Fernando Torres Liverpool
8 Spain Cesc Fàbregas Arsenal 15
9 Togo Emmanuel Adebayor Manchester City 14
10 England Gabriel Agbonlahor Aston Villa 13
France Louis Saha Everton
Rank Player Club Goals[13]
1 Bulgaria Dimitar Berbatov Manchester United 20
Argentina Carlos Tevez Manchester City
3 Netherlands Robin van Persie Arsenal 18
4 England Darren Bent Sunderland / Aston Villa 17
5 Nigeria Peter Odemwingie West Bromwich Albion 15
6 England DJ Campbell Blackpool 13
England Andy Carroll Newcastle United / Liverpool
Mexico Javier Hernández Manchester United
Netherlands Dirk Kuyt Liverpool
France Florent Malouda Chelsea
Netherlands Rafael van der Vaart Tottenham Hotspur
Rank Player Club Goals[14]
1 Netherlands Robin van Persie Arsenal 30
2 England Wayne Rooney Manchester United 27
3 Argentina Sergio Agüero Manchester City 23
4 United States Clint Dempsey Fulham 17
Togo Emmanuel Adebayor Tottenham Hotspur
Nigeria Yakubu Blackburn
7 Senegal Demba Ba Newcastle United 16
8 England Grant Holt Norwich City 15
9 Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Džeko Manchester City 14
10 Italy Mario Balotelli Manchester City 13
Senegal Papiss Cissé Newcastle United
Rank Player Club Goals[15]
1 Netherlands Robin van Persie Manchester United 26
2 Uruguay Luis Suárez Liverpool 23
3 Wales Gareth Bale Tottenham Hotspur 21
4 Belgium Christian Benteke Aston Villa 19
5 Spain Michu Swansea City 18
6 Belgium Romelu Lukaku West Bromwich Albion 17
7 Senegal Demba Ba Chelsea / Newcastle United 15
Bulgaria Dimitar Berbatov Fulham
England Rickie Lambert Southampton
England Frank Lampard Chelsea
Rank Player Club Goals[16]
1 Uruguay Luis Suárez Liverpool 31
2 England Daniel Sturridge Liverpool 21
3 Ivory Coast Yaya Touré Manchester City 20
4 Argentina Sergio Agüero Manchester City 17
England Wayne Rooney Manchester United
6 Ivory Coast Wilfried Bony Swansea City 16
Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Džeko Manchester City
France Olivier Giroud Arsenal
9 Belgium Romelu Lukaku Everton 15
England Jay Rodriguez Southampton
Rank Player Club Goals[17]
1 Argentina Sergio Agüero Manchester City 26
2 England Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur 21
3 Spain Diego Costa Chelsea 20
4 England Charlie Austin Queens Park Rangers 18
5 Chile Alexis Sánchez Arsenal 16
6 England Saido Berahino West Bromwich Albion 14
France Olivier Giroud Arsenal
Belgium Eden Hazard Chelsea
9 Belgium Christian Benteke Aston Villa 13
10 Italy Graziano Pellè Southampton 12
England Wayne Rooney Manchester United
Spain David Silva Manchester City
Rank Player Club Goals[18]
1 England Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur 25
2 Argentina Sergio Agüero Manchester City 24
England Jamie Vardy Leicester City
4 Belgium Romelu Lukaku Everton 18
5 Algeria Riyad Mahrez Leicester City 17
6 France Olivier Giroud Arsenal 16
7 England Jermain Defoe Sunderland 15
Nigeria Odion Ighalo Watford
9 England Troy Deeney Watford 13
Chile Alexis Sánchez Arsenal
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur 29
2 Belgium Romelu Lukaku Everton 25
3 Chile Alexis Sánchez Arsenal 24
4 Spain Diego Costa Chelsea 20
Argentina Sergio Agüero Manchester City
6 England Dele Alli Tottenham Hotspur 18
7 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Manchester United 17
8 Norway Joshua King Bournemouth 16
Belgium Eden Hazard Chelsea
10 Spain Fernando Llorente Swansea City 15
England Jermain Defoe Sunderland
Belgium Christian Benteke Crystal Palace
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Egypt Mohamed Salah Liverpool 32
2 England Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur 30
3 Argentina Sergio Agüero Manchester City 21
4 England Jamie Vardy Leicester City 20
5 England Raheem Sterling Manchester City 18
6 Belgium Romelu Lukaku Manchester United 16
7 Brazil Roberto Firmino Liverpool 15
8 France Alexandre Lacazette Arsenal 14
9 Brazil Gabriel Jesus Manchester City 13
10 Belgium Eden Hazard Chelsea 12
Algeria Riyad Mahrez Leicester City
England Glenn Murray Brighton & Hove Albion
South Korea Son Heung-min Tottenham Hotspur
Rank Player Club Goals[19]
1 Egypt Mohamed Salah Liverpool 22
Senegal Sadio Mané Liverpool
Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Arsenal
4 Argentina Sergio Agüero Manchester City 21
5 England Jamie Vardy Leicester City 18
6 England Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur 17
England Raheem Sterling Manchester City
8 Belgium Eden Hazard Chelsea 16
9 England Callum Wilson Bournemouth 14
10 France Alexandre Lacazette Arsenal 13
France Paul Pogba Manchester United
Brazil Richarlison Everton
Iceland Gylfi Sigurðsson Everton
England Glenn Murray Brighton & Hove Albion
Mexico Raúl Jiménez Wolverhampton Wanderers
Rank Player Club Goals[19]
1 England Jamie Vardy Leicester City 23
2 Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Arsenal 22
England Danny Ings Southampton
4 England Raheem Sterling Manchester City 20
5 Egypt Mohamed Salah Liverpool 19
6 England Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur 18
Senegal Sadio Mané Liverpool
8 Mexico Raúl Jiménez Wolverhampton Wanderers 17
France Anthony Martial Manchester United
England Marcus Rashford Manchester United
Rank Player Club Goals[19]
1 England Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur 23
2 Egypt Mohamed Salah Liverpool 22
3 Portugal Bruno Fernandes Manchester United 18
4 England Patrick Bamford Leeds United 17
South Korea Son Heung-min Tottenham Hotspur
6 England Dominic Calvert-Lewin Everton 16
7 England Jamie Vardy Leicester City 15
8 England Ollie Watkins Aston Villa 14
9 Germany İlkay Gündoğan Manchester City 13
France Alexandre Lacazette Arsenal
Rank Player Club Goals[19]
1 Egypt Mohamed Salah Liverpool 23
South Korea Son Heung-min Tottenham Hotspur
3 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United 18
4 England Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur 17
5 Senegal Sadio Mané Liverpool 16
6 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City 15
Portugal Diogo Jota Liverpool
England Jamie Vardy Leicester City
9 Ivory Coast Wilfried Zaha Crystal Palace 14
10 England Raheem Sterling Manchester City 13
Rank Player Club Goals[19]
1 Norway Erling Haaland Manchester City 36
2 England Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur 30
3 England Ivan Toney Brentford 20
4 Egypt Mohamed Salah Liverpool 19
5 England Callum Wilson Newcastle United 18
6 England Marcus Rashford Manchester United 17
7 Brazil Gabriel Martinelli Arsenal 15
Norway Martin Ødegaard Arsenal
England Ollie Watkins Aston Villa
10 Serbia Aleksandar Mitrović Fulham 14
England Bukayo Saka Arsenal
Rank Player Club Goals[19]
1 Norway Erling Haaland Manchester City 27
2 England Cole Palmer Chelsea 22
3 Sweden Alexander Isak Newcastle United 21
4 England Phil Foden Manchester City 19
England Dominic Solanke Bournemouth
England Ollie Watkins Aston Villa
7 Egypt Mohamed Salah Liverpool 18
8 South Korea Son Heung-min Tottenham Hotspur 17
9 England Jarrod Bowen West Ham United 16
France Jean-Philippe Mateta Crystal Palace
England Bukayo Saka Arsenal

See also

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References

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