Premier League Golden Boot winners: List of past winners of top goal scorer prize

Brad Cox

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The Premier League has now seen over 30 years' worth of goals since its breakaway from the Football League and a thrilling Golden Boot race is reaching its conclusion.

Erling Haaland set the record for the most goals in a Premier League campaign in the 2022/23 season as he bagged 36, eclipsing the record of 34 set by Alan Shearer and Andy Cole in the 1990s.

Shearer and Thierry Henry are the only two players to have won the award in three consecutive seasons.

The Sporting News takes a look at the entire list of winners by year.

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Premier League Golden Boot winners by year

There are some incredibly memorable campaigns on this list. Liverpool are the club with the most Golden Boot triumphs to their name thanks to Michael Owen, Luis Suarez, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane.

Throughout the history of the competition there have been 26 different players to win the award, a true testament to the league's competitive landscape.

SeasonPlayerClubGoals
1992/93Teddy SheringhamNottingham Forest / Tottenham Hotspur22*
1993/94Andrew ColeNewcastle34*
1994/95Alan ShearerBlackburn34*
1995/96Alan ShearerBlackburn31
1996/97Alan ShearerNewcastle25
1997/98Dion DublinCoventry18
 Michael OwenLiverpool18
 Chris SuttonBlackburn18
1998/99Michael OwenLiverpool18
 Dwight YorkeManchester United18
 Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkLeeds United18
1999/00Kevin PhillipsSunderland30
2000/01Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkChelsea23
2001/02Thierry HenryArsenal24
2002/03Ruud van NistelrooyManchester United25
2003/04Thierry HenryArsenal30
2004/05Thierry HenryArsenal25
2005/06Thierry HenryArsenal27
2006/07Didier DrogbaChelsea20
2007/08Cristiano RonaldoManchester United31
2008/09Nicolas AnelkaChelsea19
2009/10Didier DrogbaChelsea29
2010/11Carlos TevezMan City20
 Dimitar BerbatovManchester United20
2011/12Robin van PersieArsenal30
2012/13Robin van PersieManchester United26
2013/14Luis SuarezLiverpool31
2014/15Sergio AgueroMan City26
2015/16Harry KaneTottenham Hotspur25
2016/17Harry KaneTottenham Hotspur29
2017/18Mohamed SalahLiverpool32
2018/19Pierre-Emerick AubameyangArsenal22
 Sadio ManeLiverpool22
 Mohamed SalahLiverpool22
2019/20Jamie VardyLeicester City23
2020/21Harry KaneTottenham Hotspur23
2021/22Mohamed SalahLiverpool23
 Son Heung-minTottenham Hotspur23
2022/23Erling HaalandMan City36

*42-match season

Premier League Golden Boot race 2023/24

Haaland leads the way once again heading into he final few matches but the battle for glory is closer this time around.

The Sporting News will be updating the table below during every matchday of the 2023/24 Premier League season through to the final matches on May 19, 2024.

Updated on Saturday, May 11, 2024.

RankPlayerClubGoals (PKs)AssistsMatchesMins
1.Erling HaalandMan City25 (6)5292349
2.Cole PalmerChelsea21 (9)9312356
=Alexander IsakNewcastle20 (5)1282095
4.Ollie WatkinsAston Villa19 (0)12353063
=Dominic SolankeBournemouth19 (2)3373300
6.Mohamed SalahLiverpool18 (5)10302355
7.Son Heung-minTottenham17 (2)9332768
=Phil FodenMan City17 (0)8322685
9.Jarrod BowenWest Ham16 (0)6343020
=Bukayo SakaArsenal16 (5)9332851

MORE: Premier League's all-time top scorers

List of Premier League winners

The two Manchester clubs have dominated the Premier League era, winning 20 titles between them. That means the title has ended up in Manchester more often than not since the Premier League's inception in 1992.

Blackburn Rovers, Arsenal, Chelsea, Leicester City and Liverpool are the only other clubs to have won the top-flight title in the Premier League era.

SeasonPremier League winnerManager
1992/93Manchester UnitedSir Alex Ferguson
1993/94Manchester UnitedSir Alex Ferguson
1994/95Blackburn RoversKenny Dalglish
1995/96Manchester UnitedSir Alex Ferguson
1996/97Manchester UnitedSir Alex Ferguson
1997/98ArsenalArsene Wenger
1998/99Manchester UnitedSir Alex Ferguson
1999/2000Manchester UnitedSir Alex Ferguson
2000/01Manchester UnitedSir Alex Ferguson
2001/02ArsenalArsene Wenger
2002/03Manchester UnitedSir Alex Ferguson
2003/04ArsenalArsene Wenger
2004/05ChelseaJose Mourinho
2005/06ChelseaJose Mourinho
2006/07Manchester UnitedSir Alex Ferguson
2007/08Manchester UnitedSir Alex Ferguson
2008/09Manchester UnitedSir Alex Ferguson
2009/10ChelseaCarlo Ancelotti
2010/11Manchester UnitedSir Alex Ferguson
2011/12Manchester CityRoberto Mancini
2012/13Manchester UnitedSir Alex Ferguson
2013/14Manchester CityManuel Pellegrini
2014/15ChelseaJose Mourinho
2015/16Leicester CityClaudio Ranieri
2016/17ChelseaAntonio Conte
2017/18Manchester CityPep Guardiola
2018/19Manchester CityPep Guardiola
2019/20LiverpoolJurgen Klopp
2020/21Manchester CityPep Guardiola
2021/22Manchester CityPep Guardiola
2022/23Manchester CityPep Guardiola

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Brad is a content producer for The Sporting News and has previously worked for the likes of Squawka and The Athletic. His career highlight to date is reporting from the 2022 UEFA Champions League Final in Paris.