# List of top Premier League goal scorers by season

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

## 1992–93

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

## 1993–94

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Andy Cole | Newcastle United | 34 |
| 2 | Alan Shearer | Blackburn Rovers | 31 |
| 3 | Matt Le Tissier | Southampton | 25 |
| 3 | Chris Sutton | Norwich City | 25 |
| 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 |
| 9 | Rod Wallace | Leeds United | 17 |
| 10 | Tony Cottee | Everton | 16 |
| 10 | Les Ferdinand | Queens Park Rangers | 16 |

## 1994–95

| 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 |
| 5 | Jürgen Klinsmann | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 |
| 7 | Matt Le Tissier | Southampton | 19 |
| 8 | Teddy Sheringham | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 |
| 8 | Ian Wright | Arsenal | 18 |
| 10 | Uwe Rösler | Manchester City | 15 |
| 10 | Dean Saunders | Aston Villa | 15 |
| 10 | Chris Sutton | Blackburn Rovers | 15 |

## 1995–96

| 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 |
| 5 | Teddy Sheringham | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 |
| 7 | Chris Armstrong | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 |
| 7 | Ian Wright | Arsenal | 15 |
| 9 | Eric Cantona | Manchester United | 14 |
| 9 | Stan Collymore | Liverpool | 14 |
| 9 | Dion Dublin | Coventry City | 14 |

## 1996–97

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

## 1997–98

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

## 1998–99

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

## 1999–2000

| 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 |
| 4 | Andy Cole | Manchester United | 19 |
| 6 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | 17 |
| 7 | Paolo Di Canio | West Ham United | 16 |
| 8 | Chris Armstrong | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 |
| 8 | Steffen Iversen | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 |
| 8 | Niall Quinn | Sunderland | 14 |

## 2000–01

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

## 2001–02

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

## 2002–03

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 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 |
| 8 | Robert Pires | Arsenal | 14 |
| 8 | Paul Scholes | Manchester United | 14 |
| 8 | Gianfranco Zola | Chelsea | 14 |

## 2003–04

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

## 2004–05

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

## 2005–06

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

## 2006–07

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

## 2007–08

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

## 2008–09

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

## 2009–10

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 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 |
| 6 | Fernando Torres | Liverpool | 18 |
| 8 | Cesc Fàbregas | Arsenal | 15 |
| 9 | Emmanuel Adebayor | Manchester City | 14 |
| 10 | Gabriel Agbonlahor | Aston Villa | 13 |
| 10 | Louis Saha | Everton | 13 |

## 2010–11

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Dimitar Berbatov | Manchester United | 20 |
| 1 | Carlos Tevez | Manchester City | 20 |
| 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 |
| 6 | Andy Carroll | Newcastle United / Liverpool | 13 |
| 6 | Javier Hernández | Manchester United | 13 |
| 6 | Dirk Kuyt | Liverpool | 13 |
| 6 | Florent Malouda | Chelsea | 13 |
| 6 | Rafael van der Vaart | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 |

## 2011–12

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

## 2012–13

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 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 |
| 7 | Dimitar Berbatov | Fulham | 15 |
| 7 | Rickie Lambert | Southampton | 15 |
| 7 | Frank Lampard | Chelsea | 15 |

## 2013–14

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

## 2014–15

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 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 |
| 6 | Olivier Giroud | Arsenal | 14 |
| 6 | Eden Hazard | Chelsea | 14 |
| 9 | Christian Benteke | Aston Villa | 13 |
| 10 | Graziano Pellè | Southampton | 12 |
| 10 | Wayne Rooney | Manchester United | 12 |
| 10 | David Silva | Manchester City | 12 |

## 2015–16

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

## 2016–17

| 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 |
| 4 | Sergio Agüero | Manchester City | 20 |
| 6 | Dele Alli | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 |
| 7 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Manchester United | 17 |
| 8 | Joshua King | Bournemouth | 16 |
| 8 | Eden Hazard | Chelsea | 16 |
| 10 | Fernando Llorente | Swansea City | 15 |
| 10 | Jermain Defoe | Sunderland | 15 |
| 10 | Christian Benteke | Crystal Palace | 15 |

## 2017–18

| 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 |
| 10 | Riyad Mahrez | Leicester City | 12 |
| 10 | Glenn Murray | Brighton & Hove Albion | 12 |
| 10 | Son Heung-min | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 |

## 2018–19

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

## 2019–20

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

## 2020–21

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

## 2021–22

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

## 2022–23

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 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 |
| 7 | Martin Ødegaard | Arsenal | 15 |
| 7 | Ollie Watkins | Aston Villa | 15 |
| 10 | Aleksandar Mitrović | Fulham | 14 |
| 10 | Bukayo Saka | Arsenal | 14 |

## 2023–24

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Erling Haaland | Manchester City | 27 |
| 2 | Cole Palmer | Chelsea | 22 |
| 3 | Alexander Isak | Newcastle United | 21 |
| 4 | Phil Foden | Manchester City | 19 |
| 4 | Dominic Solanke | Bournemouth | 19 |
| 4 | Ollie Watkins | Aston Villa | 19 |
| 7 | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 18 |
| 8 | Son Heung-min | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 |
| 9 | Jarrod Bowen | West Ham United | 16 |
| 9 | Jean-Philippe Mateta | Crystal Palace | 16 |
| 9 | Bukayo Saka | Arsenal | 16 |