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Contents 1 Individual records 1.1 Most goals in a season 1.2 Most Ballon d'Or ( 1956 -- 2009, 2016 -- ) + FIFA Ballon d'Or ( 2010 -- 2015 ) 2 Club records 2.1 Most consecutive national league titles 2.2 Longest unbeaten run across all competitions 2.3 Most consecutive wins across all competitions 2.4 Longest unbeaten league run 2.5 Most consecutive wins in domestic league 2.6 Longest run of games scored in 2.7 Highest attendance at a European domestic match 3 Highest goal margin ( aggregate ) in European Cup 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External links Individual records Most goals in a season This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( February 2016 ) Rank Player Nationality Goals Club Season League Cup International Other Golden Shoe Lionel Messi Argentina 73 Barcelona 2011 -- 12 50 14 6 Yes Gerd Müller Germany 67 Bayern Munich 1972 -- 73 36 7 12 12 No Ferenc Deák Hungary 66 Szentlőrinci 1945 -- 46 66 * * * - Yes Arthur Ceuleers Belgium 66 Beerschot 1940 -- 41 15 - * 51 5 Gyula Zsengellér Hungary 65 Újpest 1938 -- 39 56 * * 9 - 6 Dixie Dean England 63 Everton 1927 -- 28 60 * - Jimmy McGrory Scotland 63 Celtic 1927 -- 28 48 6 * 9 Marc Lloyd - Williams Wales 63 Bangor City 2001 -- 02 47 13 - No 9 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal 61 Real Madrid 2014 -- 15 48 10 Yes 10 William MacFadyen Scotland 60 Motherwell 1932 -- 33 45 15 * - Isidro Lángara Spain 60 Real Oviedo 1933 -- 34 27 9 * 24 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal 60 Real Madrid 2011 -- 12 46 10 No Lionel Messi Argentina 60 Barcelona 2012 -- 13 46 8 Yes 14 Fred Roberts Northern Ireland 59 Glentoran 1930 -- 31 55 * - Ferenc Deák Hungary 59 Ferencváros 1948 -- 49 59 * * * - Refik Resmja Albania 60 + ? Partizani Tirana 1950 -- 51 59 ? * - Yes Luis Suárez Uruguay 59 Barcelona 2015 -- 16 40 5 8 6 Yes 18 Jimmy McGrory Scotland 58 Celtic 1926 -- 27 47 9 * Lionel Messi Argentina 58 Barcelona 2014 -- 15 43 5 10 - No 20 Joe Bambrick Northern Ireland 57 Linfield 1929 -- 30 50 7 * - Josef Bican Czech Republic 57 + ? Slavia Prague 1943 -- 44 57 ? * ? Fernando Peyroteo Portugal 57 Sporting CP 1945 -- 46 37 9 * 11 23 Duncan Walker Scotland 56 St Mirren 1921 -- 22 45 11 - - Werner Baßler Germany 56 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1948 -- 49 - * * * 56 Jim Forrest Scotland 56 Rangers 1964 -- 65 30 6 17 Rhys Griffiths Wales 56 Llanelli 2007 -- 08 40 7 6 No Aleksandrs Čekulajevs Latvia 56 Narva Trans 2011 46 10 - - No 28 Fernando Peyroteo Portugal 55 Sporting CP 1937 -- 38 34 9 * 12 Henk Groot Netherlands 55 Ajax 1960 -- 61 41 14 - - Mário Jardel Brazil 55 Sporting CP 2001 -- 02 42 7 6 - Yes Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal 55 Real Madrid 2012 -- 13 34 7 12 No All records happened while the players ' clubs in top - flight domestic league * : No European football competition before 1955 * * : No domestic cup competition held ^ : No Golden Shoe Award before 1967 Most Ballon d'Or ( 1956 -- 2009, 2016 -- ) + FIFA Ballon d'Or ( 2010 -- 2015 ) This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( February 2016 ) Active players are marked in bold. Rank Player Club ( s ) Awards Years Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United, Real Madrid 5 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 Lionel Messi Barcelona 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 Johan Cruyff Ajax, Barcelona 1971, 1973, 1974 Michel Platini Juventus 1983, 1984, 1985 Marco van Basten Milan 1988, 1989, 1992 6 Franz Beckenbauer Bayern Munich 1972, 1976 Alfredo Di Stéfano Real Madrid 1957, 1959 Kevin Keegan Hamburger SV 1978, 1979 Ronaldo Internazionale, Real Madrid 1997, 2002 Karl - Heinz Rummenigge Bayern Munich 1980, 1981 Club records Most consecutive National League titles Source : 14 - Skonto Riga ( LVA ) ( 1991 -- 2004 ), Lincoln ( GIB ) ( 2003 -- 16 ) 13 - Rosenborg ( NOR ) ( 1992 -- 2004 ) 12 - BATE Borisov ( BLR ) ( 2006 -- 17 ) 11 - Dinamo Zagreb ( CRO ) ( 2006 -- 16 ) Longest unbeaten run across all competitions Source : 62 - Celtic ( SCO ) 1915 -- 17 ( all league matches ) 60 - Union SG ( BEL ) 1933 -- 35 ( all league matches ) After the introduction of European club tournaments : 48 - Benfica ( POR ) 1963 -- 65 45 - Dinamo Zagreb ( CRO ) 2014 -- 15 45 - Rijeka ( CRO ) 2016 -- 17 43 - Juventus ( ITA ) 2011 -- 12 42 - Milan ( ITA ) 1991 -- 92 42 - Ajax ( NED ) 1995 -- 96 40 - Nottingham Forest ( ENG ) 1978 40 - Real Madrid ( ESP ) 2016 -- 17 Most consecutive wins across all competitions Italic denotes record that was not achieved in country 's top tier ( unofficial record for nonprofessional leagues ). 32 - South Shields in 2016 -- 17 30 - East Kilbride in 2016 -- 17 27 - Hereford FC in 2015 -- 16 27 - The New Saints in 2016 -- 17 26 - Ajax in 1971 -- 72 ( Ajax also has 25 consecutive wins achieved during 1995 -- 96 ) 26 - Salisbury City reserves in 2007 -- 08 22 - Real Madrid in 2014 -- 15 Longest unbeaten League run Source : 104 - Steaua București ( ROM ) ( 1986 -- 89 ) 63 - Sheriff Tiraspol ( MOL ) ( 2006 -- 08 ) 62 - Celtic ( SCO ) ( 1915 -- 17 ) 61 - Levadia ( EST ) ( 2008 -- 09 ) 60 - Union Saint - Gilloise ( BEL ) ( 1933 -- 35 ) 59 - Shirak ( ARM ) ( 1993 -- 95 ) 59 - Pyunik ( ARM ) ( 2002 -- 04 ) 58 - Milan ( ITA ) ( 1991 -- 93 ) 58 - Olympiacos ( GRE ) ( 1972 -- 74 ) 58 - Skonto ( LAT ) ( 1993 -- 96 ) 56 - Benfica ( POR ) ( 1976 -- 78 ) 56 - Celtic ( SCO ) ( 2016 -- 17 ) 55 - Porto ( POR ) ( 2010 -- 12 ) 55 - Shakhtar Donetsk ( UKR ) ( 2000 -- 02 ) Most consecutive wins in domestic League Source : Italic denotes record that was not achieved in country 's top tier ( unofficial record for non-professional leagues ). 30 - Tiverton Town F.C. between 1995 -- 96 and 1996 -- 97 29 - Benfica, between 1971 -- 72 and 1972 -- 73 28 - Dinamo Zagreb in 2006 -- 07 25 - Dinamo Tirana, between 1951 and 1952 25 - Celtic in 2003 -- 04 24 - Red Star Belgrade in 2015 -- 16 23 - Dresdner SC in 1942 -- 43 23 - Malmö FF between 1948 -- 49 and 1949 -- 50 22 - Ferencváros in 1931 -- 32 22 - PSV Eindhoven in 1987 -- 88 22 - The New Saints in 2016 -- 17 19 - Hereford FC in 2015 -- 16 Longest run of games scored in Real Madrid -- 73 games, 6 April 2016 -- 20 September 2017 Bayern Munich -- 61, 16 March 2013 -- 5 April 2014 Highest attendance at a European domestic match 149,433 - 1937 Scottish Cup Final, Celtic and Aberdeen in 1937 at Hampden Park in Glasgow Highest goal margin ( aggregate ) in European Cup 18 - Benfica against Stade Dudelange in European Cup 1965 -- 66 1st leg score : Stade Dudelange 0 -- 8 Benfica 2nd leg score : Benfica 10 -- 0 Stade Dudelange Aggregate score : Benfica 18 -- 0 Stade Dudelange See also European Golden Shoe References Jump up ^ UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup etc Jump up ^ League Cup etc Jump up ^ Most goals in a La Liga season ( at least 30 goals ) Jump up ^ `` 68 Tore in einer Saison Messi bricht Rekord von Gerd Müller ''. spiegel.de. Der Spiegel. Retrieved 10 April 2018. Jump up ^ `` Ferenc Deák 1945 - 1946 Hungary League ''. Jump up ^ `` Gyula Zsengellér 1938 - 1939 Hungary League ''. Jump up ^ `` Ferenc Deák 1948 - 1949 Hungary League ''. Jump up ^ `` Josef Bican 1943 - 1944 Národní League ''. Jump up ^ UEFA.com. `` Cristiano Ronaldo retains Ballon d'Or to match Messi ''. Jump up ^ Johan Cruyff was signed by Barcelona from Ajax mid-way through 1973. Jump up ^ Ronaldo was signed by Internazionale from Barcelona mid-way through 1997. Jump up ^ Ronaldo was signed by Real Madrid from Internazionale mid-way through 2002. Jump up ^ Stokkermans, Karel ( 14 January 2016 ). `` Consecutive National Championships ''. Trivia on Winning Domestic Championships. RSSSF. Retrieved 29 November 2017. Jump up ^ UEFA ( 16 January 2016 ). `` Europe 's longest unbeaten runs in all competitions ''. UEFA. Retrieved 29 November 2017. Jump up ^ https://southshieldsfc.co.uk/south-shields-4-0-marske-finnigan-hat-trick-in-another-win/ Jump up ^ Brown, Tom. `` Welsh Premier League : Champions New Saints break Ajax world record ''. BBC Sport. ^ Jump up to : `` Results 2015 / 16 ''. bullsnews.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` New Saints ' world - record run of victories is ended by 3 - 3 draw with Newtown ''. BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 January 2017. Jump up ^ http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/97751-most-consecutive-association-football-victories-all-competitions Jump up ^ http://sportslens.com/the-longest-winning-streaks-in-football-history/6000/ Jump up ^ http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/97751-most-consecutive-association-football-victories-all-competitions Jump up ^ UEFA ( 13 January 2017 ). `` Longest unbeaten league runs ''. UEFA. Retrieved 12 February 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Europe 's longest domestic winning streaks ''. UEFA. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016. Jump up ^ http://fchd.info/lghist/west1996.htm Jump up ^ http://fchd.info/lghist/west1997.htm Jump up ^ `` Red Stars 24th win a row ''. b92. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Unbeaten ''. Jump up ^ `` Hungary - List of Final Tables 1931 - 1940 ''. Jump up ^ `` Real Madrid equal Santos ' run of 73 consecutive games scoring - MARCA in English ''. Jump up ^ `` Real Madrid match historic Bayern Munich record thanks to Isco strike - Goal.com ''. Jump up ^ Robertson & Ross, p. 72. Jump up ^ Stokkermans, Karel ( 30 April 2015 ). `` Champions ' Cup / Champions League Trivia ''. RSSSF. Retrieved 14 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` UEFA Champions League 1965_66 - History - Stade Dudelange - Benfica Lineups ''. uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 5 December 2014. Jump up ^ `` UEFA Champions League 1965_66 - History - Benfica - Stade Dudelange Lineups ''. uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 5 December 2014. Jump up ^ Stokkermans, Karel ( 30 April 2015 ). `` Champions ' Cup / Champions League Trivia ''. RSSSF. Retrieved 20 February 2016. Further reading Robertson, Forrest ; Ross, David. The First 100 Years of Hampden. First Press Publishing. ISBN 1 - 901603 - 18 - 0. 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Question: who scored the most goals in a year
Answer: Lionel Messi