Football League1889 J.Goodall Preston NE 211890 J.Ross Preston NE 241891 J.Southwarth Blackburn R 261892 J.Campbell Sunderland 32 Division One Division Two1893 J.Campbell Sunderland 31 G.Wheldon Small Heath 241894 J.Southwarth Everton 27 F.Mobley Small Heath 231895 J.Campbell Sunderland 22 D.Skea Leicester F 221896 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 221898 G.Wheldon Aston Villa 21 H.Boyd Newton Heath 231899 S.Bloomer Derby County 23 W.Abbott Small Heath 331900 W.Garraty Aston Villa 27 J.Wright The Wednesday 241901 S.Bloomer Derby County 23 A.Swann Barnsley 181902 J.Settle Everton 18 C.Simmons West Brom Alb 231903 S.Raybould Liverpool 31 W.Gillespie Manchester C 301904 S.Bloomer Derby County 20 P.Smith Preston NE 261905 A.Brown Sheffield Utd 22 S.Marsh Bolton Wand 271906 W.White Bolton Wand 26 W.Maxwell Bristol City 271907 A.Young Everton 28 F.Shinton West Brom Alb 281908 E.West Nottm Forest 27 J.Smith Hull City 301909 B.Freeman Everton 38 A.Bentley Derby County 241910 J.Parkinson Liverpool 30 J.Smith Hull City 321911 A.Shepherd Newcastle Utd 25 R.Whittingham Chelsea 311912 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 311914 G.Elliott Middlesbrough 32 S.Stevens Hull City 28 H.Peart Notts County 281915 R.Parker Everton 35 J.Lane Blackpool 28
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Division One Division Two1920 F.Morris West Brom Alb 37 S.Taylor Huddersfield 351921 J.Smith Bolton Wand 38 S.Puddefoot West Ham Utd 291922 A.Wilson Middlesbrough 31 J.Broad Stoke 251923 C.Buchan Sunderland 30 H.Bedford Blackpool 321924 W.Chadwick Everton 28 H.Bedford Blackpool 341925 F.Roberts Manchester C 31 A.Chandler Leicester C 331926 E.Harper Blackburn R 43 J.Trotter The Wednesday 371927 J.Trotter The Wednesday 37 G.Camsell Middlesbrough 591928 W.Dean Everton 60 J.Cookson West Brom Alb 381929 D.Halliday Sunderland 43 J.Hampson Blackpool 401930 V.Watson West Ham Utd 41 J.Hampson Blackpool 451931 T.Waring Aston Villa 49 W.Dean Everton 391932 W.Dean Everton 44 C.Pearce Swansea Town 351933 J.Bowers Derby County 35 E.Harper Preston NE 371934 J.Bowers Derby County 34 E.Glover Grimsby Town 421935 E.Drake Arsenal 42 J.Milson Bolton Wand 311936 W.G. Richardson West Brom Alb 39 R.Finan Blackpool 34 E.Dodds Sheffield Utd 341937 F.Steel Stoke City 33 J.Bowers Leicester C 331938 T.Lawton Everton 38 G.Henson Bradford PA 271939 T.Lawton Everton 35 H.Billington Luton Town 28
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1947 D.Westcott Wolves 37 C.Wayman Newcastle Utd 301948 R.Rooke Arsenal 33 E.Quigley Sheff Wed 231949 W.Moir Bolton Wand 25 C.Wayman Southampton 321950 D.Davies Sunderland 25 T.Briggs Grimsby Town 351951 S.Mortensen Blackpool 30 J.McCormack Burnley 331952 G.Robledo Newcastle Utd 33 D.Dooley Sheff Wed 461953 C.Wayman Preston NE 24 A.Rowley Leicester C 391954 J.Glazzard Huddersfield 29 J.Charles Leeds United 421955 R.Allen West Brom Alb 27 T.Briggs Blackburn R 331956 N.Lofthouse Bolton Wand 33 W.Gardiner Leicester C 341957 J.Charles Leeds United 38 A.Rowley Leicester C 441958 R.Smith Tottenham H 36 T.Johnston Leyton Orient/ Blackburn R 431959 J.Greaves Chelsea 33 B.Clough Middlesbrough 421960 D.Viollet Manchester U 32 B.Clough Middlesbrough 391961 J.Greaves Chelsea 41 R.Crawford Ipswich Town 391962 R.Crawford Ipswich Town 33 R.Hunt Liverpool 41 D.Kevan West Brom Alb 33 1963 J.Greaves Tottenham H 37 R.Tambling Chelsea 351964 J.Greaves Tottenham H 35 R.Saunders Portsmouth 331965 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 291967 R.Davies Southampton 37 R.Gould Coventry City 241968 G.Best Manchester U 28 J.Hickton Middlesbrough 24 R.Davies Southampton 28 1969 J.Greaves Tottenham H 27 J.Toshack Cardiff City 221970 J.Astle West Brom Alb 25 J.Hickton Middlesbrough 241971 A.Brown West Brom Alb 28 J.Hickton Middlesbrough 251972 F.Lee Manchester C 33 R.Latchford Birmingham C 231973 B.Robson West Ham Utd 28 D.Givens QPR 231974 M.Channon Southampton 21 D.McKenzie Nottm Forest 261975 M.Macdonald Newcastle Utd 21 B.Little Aston Villa 201976 E.MacDougall Norwich City 23 D.Hales Charlton Ath 281977 M.Macdonald Arsenal 25 M.Walsh Blackpool 26 A.Gray Aston Villa 25 1978 B.Latchford Everton 30 R.Hatton Blackpool 221979 F.Worthington Bolton Wand 24 B.Robson West Ham Utd 241980 P.Boyer Southampton 23 C.Allen QPR 281981 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 221983 L.Blissett Watford 27 G.Lineker Leicester C 261984 I.Rush Liverpool 32 K.Dixon Chelsea 281985 K.Dixon Chelsea 24 J.Aldridge Oxford United 30 G.Lineker Leicester C 24 1986 G.Lineker Everton 30 K.Drinkell Norwich City 221987 C.Allen Tottenham H 33 M.Quinn Portsmouth 221988 J.Aldridge Liverpool 26 D.Currie Barnsley 281989 A.Smith Arsenal 23 K.Edwards Hull City 261990 G.Lineker Tottenham H 24 M.Quinn Newcastle Utd 321991 A.Smith Arsenal 22 E.Sheringham Millwall 381992 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 One1993 E.Sheringham Nottm Forest/ G.Whittingham Portsmouth 42 Tottenham H 22 1994 A.Cole Newcastle Utd 34 J.McGinlay Bolton Wand 251995 A.Shearer Blackburn R 34 J.Aldridge Tranmere Rov 241996 A.Shearer Blackburn R 31 J.Aldridge Tranmere Rov 271997 A.Shearer Newcastle U 25 J.McGinlay Bolton Wand 241998 D.Dublin Coventry C 18 P.van Hooijdonk Nottm Forest 29 M.Owen Liverpool 18 K.Phillips Sunderland 29 C.Sutton Blackburn R 181999 D.Yorke Manchester U 18 L.Hughes West Bromwich 31 M.Owen Liverpool 18 J.F.Hasselbaink Leeds U 182000 K.Phillips Sunderland 30 A.Hunt Charlton 242001 J.F.Hasselbaink Chelsea 23 L.Saha Fulham 272002 T.Henry Arsenal 24 S.Goater Manchester C 282003 R.v.Nistelrooij Manchester U 25 S.Todorov Portsmouth 262004 T.Henry Arsenal 30 A.Johnson Cr Palace 27
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2005 T.Henry Arsenal 25 N.Ellington Wigan 242006 T.Henry Arsenal 27 M.King Watford 212007 D.Drogba Chelsea 20 J.Cureton Colchester U 232008 C.Ronaldo Manchester U 31 S.Ebanks Blake Wolverhampton 232009 N.Anelka Chelsea 19 S.Ebanks Blake Wolverhampton 252010 D.Drogba Chelsea 29 P.Whittingham Cardiff City 20 N.Maynard Bristol City 202011 C.Tevez Manchester C 20 D.Graham Watford 24 D.Berbatov Manchester U 202012 R.van Persie Arsenal 30 R.Lambert Southampton 272013 R.van Persie Manchester U 26 G.Murray Crystal Pal. 302014 L.Suarez Liverpool 31 R.McCormack Leeds United 282015 S.Aguero Manchester C 26 D.Murphy Ipswich Town 272016 H.Kane Tottenham H 25 A.Gray Burnley 252017 H.Kane Tottenham H 29 C.Wood Leeds United 272018 M.Salah Liverpool 32 M.Vydra Derby County 212019 P.E.Aubameyang Arsenal 22 T.Pukki Norwich City 29 S.Mané Liverpool 22 M.Salah Liverpool 222020 J.Vardy Leicester 23 A.Mitrovic Fulham 262021 H.Kane Tottenham H 23 I.Toney Brentford 312022 M.Salah Liverpool 23 A.Mitrovic Fulham 43 H.M.Son Tottenham H 232023 E.Haaland Manchester C 36 C.Akpom Middlesbrough 282024 E.Haaland Manchester C 27 S.Szmodics Blackburn R. 27
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Division Three1921 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 311923 G.Beel Chesterfield 23 F.Pagnam Watford 30 J.Carmichael Grimsby Town 23 1924 D.Brown Darlington 27 W.P.Haines Portsmouth 281925 D.Brown Darlington 39 J.Fowler Swansea Town 281926 J.Cookson Chesterfield 44 J.Cock Plymouth Arg 321927 A.Whitehurst Rochdale 44 D.Morris Swindon Town 471928 J.Smith Stockport Co 38 D.Morris Swindon Town 381929 J.McConnell Carlisle Utd 42 A.Rennie Luton Town 431930 F.Newton Stockport Co 36 G.Goddard QPR 371931 J.McConnel Carlisle Utd 37 P.Simpson Crystal Pal 461932 B.Hall Lincoln City 42 C.Bourton Coventry City 491933 W.McNaughton Hull City 39 C.Bourton Coventry City 401934 A.Lythgoe Stockport Co 46 A.Dawes Northampton T/ Crystal Pal 271935 J.Alsop Walsall 39 R.Allen Charlton Ath 321936 R.Bell Tranmere Rov 33 A.Dawes Crystal Pal 381937 E.Hartson Mansfield T 55 J.Payne Luton Town 551938 J.Roberts Port Vale 28 H.Crawshaw Mansfield T 251939 S.Hunt Carlisle Utd 32 G.Morton Swindon Town 28
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1947 C.Jordan Doncaster Rov 41 D.Clarke Bristol City 361948 J.Hutchinson Lincoln City 32 C.Townsend Bristol City 291949 W.Ardron Rotherham Utd 29 D.McGibbon Bournemouth 301950 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 361952 A.Graver Lincoln City 36 R.Blackman Reading 391953 J.Whitehouse Carlisle Utd 29 G.Bradford Bristol Rov 331954 G.Ashman Carlisle Utd 30 J.English Northampton T 281955 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 401957 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 Four1959 E.Towers Brentford 32 A.Rowley Shrewsbury T 37* * other sources list Rowley with 38 goals1960 D.Reeves Southampton 39 C.Holton Watford 421961 A.Richards Walsall 36 T.Bly Peterborough 521962 C.Holton Watford/ R.R.Hunt Colchester U 37 Northampton T 37 1963 G.Hudson Coventry City 30 K.Wagstaff Mansfield T 341964 A.Biggs Bristol Rov 30 H.McIlmoyle Carlisle Utd 391965 K.Wagstaff Mansfield T/ A.Jeffrey Doncaster Rov 36 Hull City 35 1966 L.Allen QPR 30 K.Hector Bradford PA 441967 R.Marsh QPR 30 E.Phythian Hartlepools U 231968 D.Rogers Swindon Town 25 L.Massie Halifax Town 25 R.Chapman Port Vale 251969 D.Rogers Swindon Town 22 G.Talbot Chester 221970 G.Jones Bury 26 A.Kinsey Wrexham 271971 G.Ingram Preston NE 22 E.MacDougall Bournemouth 42 D.Roberts Mansfield T 22 1972 E.MacDougall Bournemouth 35 P.Price Peterborough 281973 A.Horsfield Charlton Ath 26 F.Binney Exeter City 271974 W.Jennings Watford 26 B.Yeo Gillingham 311975 R.McNeil Hereford Utd 31 R.Clarke Mansfield T 281976 R.McNeil Hereford Utd 35 R.Moore Tranmere Rov 341977 P.Ward Brighton & HA 32 B.Joicey Barnsley 251978 A.Bruce Preston NE 27 S.Philips Brentford 32 A.Curtis Swansea City 321979 R.Jenkins Watford 29 J.Dungworth Aldershot 261980 T.Curran Sheff Wed 22 C.Garwood Aldershot/ Portsmouth 271981 A.Kellow Exeter City 25 A.Cork Wimbledon 231982 G.Davies Fulham 24 K.Edwards Hull City/ Sheffield Utd 361983 K.Dixon Reading 26 S.Cammack Scunthorpe U 251984 K.Edwards Sheffield Utd 33 T.Senior Reading 361985 T.Tynan Plymouth Arg 31 J.Clayton Tranmere Rov 311986 T.Senior Reading 27 S.Taylor Rochdale 25 R.Cadette Southend Utd 251987 A.Jones Port Vale 29 R.Hill Northampton T 281988 D.Crown Southend Utd 26 S.Bull Wolves 341989 S.Bull Wolves 37 P.Stant Hereford Utd 281990 B.Taylor Bristol City 27 B.Angell Stockport Co 231991 B.Angell Southend Utd 26 J.Allon Hartlepool U 35 A.Philliskirk Bolton Wand 26 S.Norris Halifax Town 351992 D.Holdsworth Brentford 24 D.Bamber Blackpool 26 I.Roberts Huddersfield 24 P.Stant Mansfield T 26
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Division Two Division Three1993 B.Taylor West Brom Alb 30 D.Foreman Scarborough 27 C.Griffiths Shrewsbury T 271994 J.Quinn Reading 35 T.Ellis Preston NE 261995 G.Bennett Wrexham 29 D.Freedman Barnet 241996 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 311998 B.Hayles Bristol Rov 23 Gary Jones Notts County 281999 J.Cureton Bristol Rov 25 M.Gabbiadini Darlington 232000 A.Payton Burnley 27 M.Gabbiadini Darlington 242001 N.Harris Millwall 27 B.Zamora Brighton 282002 B.Zamora Brighton 28 S.Howard Luton 242003 R.Earnshaw Cardiff City 31 A.Morrell Wrexham 342004 L.Knight Brighton 25 S.Maclean Scunthorpe 23 S.McPhee Port Vale 25
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Division One Division Two2005 S Elliot Hull City 27 P.Jevons Yeovil Town 27 D.Windass Bradford City 272006 F.Eastwood Southend 23 K.Hawley Carlisle 22 B.Sharp Scunthorpe 23 R.Lambert Rochdale 222007 B.Sharp Scunthorpe 30 R.Barker Hartlepool 21 I.McLeod MK Dons 21
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PlayerTotalClub(s) withSeasonWilliam 'Dixie' Dean60Everton1927-28George Camsell59Middlesbrough1926-27Ted Harston55Mansfield Town1936-37Joe Payne55Luton Town1936-37Terry Bly52 Peterborough United1960-61Clarrie Bourton49Coventry City1931-32Tom 'Pongo' Waring49Aston Villa1930-31David 'Harry Abe' Morris47Swindon Town1926-27Alf Lythgoe46Stockport County1933-34Derek Dooley46Sheffield Wednesday1951-52Peter Simpson46Crystal Palace1930-31Jimmy Hampson 45Blackpool1929-30Kevin Hector44Bradford Park Avenue1965-66Arthur Rowley44Leicester City1956-57Tom Bamford44Wrexham 1933-34William 'Dixie' Dean44Everton1931-32Albert Whitehurst44Rochdale1926-27Jimmy Cookson44Chesterfield1925-26Brian Clough 43 [1]Middlesbrough1958-59Tommy Johnston 43Leyton Orient/Blackburn Rovers1957-58Frank Newton43Fulham1931-32David Halliday43Sunderland1928-29Andrew Rennie43Luton Town1928-29Ted Harper43Blackburn Rovers1925-26[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 byJames M. Ross for theRec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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