European Golden Shoe Winners European Golden Shoe winners

| Season | Nationality | Player | Club | League | Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983–84 | Wales | Ian Rush Category:Articles with hCards | Liverpool | English First Division | 32 | — |
| 1984–85 | Portugal | Fernando Gomes Category:Articles with hCards | Porto | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 39 | — |
| 1985–86 | Netherlands | Marco van Basten Category:Articles with hCards | Ajax | Dutch Eredivisie | 37 | — |
| 1986–87 | Romania | Rodion Cămătaru | Dinamo Bucharest | Romanian Divizia A | 44 | — |
| 1986–87 | Austria | Toni Polster | Austria Wien | Austrian Bundesliga | 39 | — |
| 1987–88 | Turkey | Tanju Çolak Category:Articles with hCards | Galatasaray | Süper Lig | 39 | — |
| 1988–89 | Romania | Dorin Mateuţ Category:Articles with hCards | Dinamo Bucharest | Romanian Divizia A | 43 | — |
| 1989–90 | Mexico | Hugo Sánchez Category:Articles with hCards | Real Madrid | Spanish La Liga | 38 | — |