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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[3]
1	Teddy Sheringham	Nottingham Forest / Tottenham Hotspur	22
2	Les Ferdinand	Queens Park Rangers	20
3	Dean Holdsworth	Wimbledon	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
	Eric Cantona	Leeds United / Manchester United
	Brian Deane	Sheffield United
	Mark Hughes	Manchester United
	Matt Le Tissier	Southampton
	Mark Robins	Norwich City
	Ian Wright	Arsenal

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
	Dean Saunders	Aston Villa
	Chris Sutton	Blackburn Rovers

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
	Stan Collymore	Liverpool
	Dion Dublin	Coventry City

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
	Steve Claridge	Leicester City
	Stan Collymore	Liverpool
	Juninho	Middlesbrough

1997–98

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Dion Dublin	Coventry City	18
	Michael Owen	Liverpool
	Chris Sutton	Blackburn Rovers
4	Dennis Bergkamp	Arsenal	16
	Kevin Gallacher	Blackburn Rovers
	Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink	Leeds United
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
	Michael Owen	Liverpool
	Dwight Yorke	Manchester United
4	Nicolas Anelka	Arsenal	17
4	Andy Cole	Manchester United	17
6	Hamilton Ricard	Middlesbrough	15
7	Dion Dublin	Aston Villa	14
	Robbie Fowler	Liverpool
	Julian Joachim	Aston Villa
	Alan Shearer	Newcastle United

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
	Steffen Iversen	Tottenham Hotspur
	Niall Quinn	Sunderland

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
	Jonatan Johansson	Charlton Athletic
	Frédéric Kanouté	West Ham United
	Gustavo Poyet	Chelsea
	Alan Smith	Leeds United

2001–02

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Thierry Henry	Arsenal	24
2	Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink	Chelsea	23
	Ruud van Nistelrooy	Manchester United
	Alan Shearer	Newcastle United
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^[4]
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
	Robert Pires	Arsenal
	Paul Scholes	Manchester United
	Gianfranco Zola	Chelsea

2003–04

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[5]
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
	Juan Pablo Ángel	Aston Villa
	Michael Owen	Liverpool
	Yakubu	Portsmouth
10	James Beattie	Southampton	14

2004–05

Rank	Player	Team	Goals^[6]
1	Thierry Henry	Arsenal	25
2	Andy Johnson	Crystal Palace	21
3	Robert Pires	Arsenal	14
4	Jermain Defoe	Tottenham Hotspur	13
	Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink	Middlesbrough
	Frank Lampard	Chelsea
	Yakubu	Portsmouth
8	Andy Cole	Fulham	12
	Peter Crouch	Southampton
	Eiður Guðjohnsen	Chelsea

2005–06

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[7]
1	Thierry Henry	Arsenal	27
2	Ruud van Nistelrooy	Manchester United	21
3	Darren Bent	Charlton Athletic	18
4	Robbie Keane	Tottenham Hotspur	16
	Frank Lampard	Chelsea
	Wayne Rooney	Manchester United
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^[8]
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
	Dirk Kuyt	Liverpool
	Yakubu	Middlesbrough

2007–08

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[9]
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
	Dimitar Berbatov	Tottenham Hotspur
	Robbie Keane	Tottenham Hotspur
	Yakubu	Everton
9	Carlos Tevez	Manchester United	14
10	John Carew	Aston Villa	13

2008–09

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[10]
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
	Darren Bent	Tottenham Hotspur
	Kevin Davies	Bolton Wanderers
	Dirk Kuyt	Liverpool
	Frank Lampard	Chelsea
	Wayne Rooney	Manchester United

2009–10

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[11]^[12]
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^[13]
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
	Andy Carroll	Newcastle United / Liverpool
	Javier Hernández	Manchester United
	Dirk Kuyt	Liverpool
	Florent Malouda	Chelsea
	Rafael van der Vaart	Tottenham Hotspur

2011–12

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[14]
1	Robin van Persie	Arsenal	30
2	Wayne Rooney	Manchester United	27
3	Sergio Agüero	Manchester City	23
4	Clint Dempsey	Fulham	17
	Emmanuel Adebayor	Tottenham Hotspur
	Yakubu	Blackburn
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^[15]
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
	Dimitar Berbatov	Fulham
	Rickie Lambert	Southampton
	Frank Lampard	Chelsea

2013–14

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[16]
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
	Edin Džeko	Manchester City
	Olivier Giroud	Arsenal
9	Romelu Lukaku	Everton	15
9	Jay Rodriguez	Southampton	15

2014–15

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[17]
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
	Olivier Giroud	Arsenal
	Eden Hazard	Chelsea
9	Christian Benteke	Aston Villa	13
10	Graziano Pellè	Southampton	12
	Wayne Rooney	Manchester United
	David Silva	Manchester City

2015–16

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[18]
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
	Jermain Defoe	Sunderland
	Christian Benteke	Crystal Palace

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

2018–19

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[19]
1	Mohamed Salah	Liverpool	22
	Sadio Mané	Liverpool
	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Arsenal
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
	Paul Pogba	Manchester United
	Richarlison	Everton
	Gylfi Sigurðsson	Everton
	Glenn Murray	Brighton & Hove Albion
	Raúl Jiménez	Wolverhampton Wanderers

2019–20

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[19]
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
	Anthony Martial	Manchester United
	Marcus Rashford	Manchester United

2020–21

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[19]
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^[19]
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
	Diogo Jota	Liverpool
	Jamie Vardy	Leicester City
9	Wilfried Zaha	Crystal Palace	14
10	Raheem Sterling	Manchester City	13

2022–23

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[19]
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
	Martin Ødegaard	Arsenal
	Ollie Watkins	Aston Villa
10	Aleksandar Mitrović	Fulham	14
10	Bukayo Saka	Arsenal	14

2023–24

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

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