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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
	David White	Manchester City
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
	Chris Sutton	Norwich City
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
	Rod Wallace	Leeds United
10	Tony Cottee	Everton	16
	Les Ferdinand	Queens Park Rangers

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
	Jürgen Klinsmann	Tottenham Hotspur
7	Matt Le Tissier	Southampton	19
8	Teddy Sheringham	Tottenham Hotspur	18
	Ian Wright	Arsenal
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
	Teddy Sheringham	Tottenham Hotspur
7	Chris Armstrong	Tottenham Hotspur	15
	Ian Wright	Arsenal
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
	Ole Gunnar Solskjær	Manchester United
5	Dwight Yorke	Aston Villa	17
6	Les Ferdinand	Newcastle United	16
	Fabrizio Ravanelli	Middlesbrough
8	Dion Dublin	Coventry City	13
	Matt Le Tissier	Southampton
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
	John Hartson	West Ham United
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
	Andy Cole	Manchester United
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
	Andy Cole	Manchester United
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
	Mark Viduka	Leeds United
5	Michael Owen	Liverpool	16
6	Teddy Sheringham	Manchester United	15
7	Emile Heskey	Liverpool	14
	Kevin Phillips	Sunderland
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
	Marians Pahars	Southampton
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
	Robert Pires	Arsenal
	Paul Scholes	Manchester United
	Gianfranco Zola	Chelsea

2003–04

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Thierry Henry	Arsenal	30
2	Alan Shearer	Newcastle United	22
3	Louis Saha	Manchester United / Fulham	20
	Ruud van Nistelrooy	Manchester United
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
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
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
	Yakubu	Middlesbrough
10	Henri Camara	Wigan Athletic	12
	Didier Drogba	Chelsea

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
	Mark Viduka	Middlesbrough
6	Darren Bent	Charlton Athletic	13
	Kevin Doyle	Reading
8	Dimitar Berbatov	Tottenham Hotspur	12
	Dirk Kuyt	Liverpool
	Yakubu	Middlesbrough

2007–08

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United	31
2	Emmanuel Adebayor	Arsenal	24
	Fernando Torres	Liverpool
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
1	Nicolas Anelka	Chelsea	19
2	Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United	18
3	Steven Gerrard	Liverpool	16
4	Robinho	Manchester City	14
	Fernando Torres	Liverpool
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
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
	Fernando Torres	Liverpool
8	Cesc Fàbregas	Arsenal	15
9	Emmanuel Adebayor	Manchester City	14
10	Gabriel Agbonlahor	Aston Villa	13
	Louis Saha	Everton

2010–11

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Dimitar Berbatov	Manchester United	20
	Carlos Tevez	Manchester City
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
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
	Papiss Cissé	Newcastle United

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
	Dimitar Berbatov	Fulham
	Rickie Lambert	Southampton
	Frank Lampard	Chelsea

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
	Wayne Rooney	Manchester United
6	Wilfried Bony	Swansea City	16
	Edin Džeko	Manchester City
	Olivier Giroud	Arsenal
9	Romelu Lukaku	Everton	15
	Jay Rodriguez	Southampton

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

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
	Sergio Agüero	Manchester City
6	Dele Alli	Tottenham Hotspur	18
7	Zlatan Ibrahimović	Manchester United	17
8	Joshua King	Bournemouth	16
	Eden Hazard	Chelsea
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
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
	Raheem Sterling	Manchester City
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
1	Jamie Vardy	Leicester City	23
2	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Arsenal	22
	Danny Ings	Southampton
4	Raheem Sterling	Manchester City	20
5	Mohamed Salah	Liverpool	19
6	Harry Kane	Tottenham Hotspur	18
	Sadio Mané	Liverpool
8	Raúl Jiménez	Wolverhampton Wanderers	17
	Anthony Martial	Manchester United
	Marcus Rashford	Manchester United

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
	Son Heung-min	Tottenham Hotspur
6	Dominic Calvert-Lewin	Everton	16
7	Jamie Vardy	Leicester City	15
8	Ollie Watkins	Aston Villa	14
9	İlkay Gündoğan	Manchester City	13
	Alexandre Lacazette	Arsenal

2021–22

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Mohamed Salah	Liverpool	23
	Son Heung-min	Tottenham Hotspur
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
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
	Bukayo Saka	Arsenal

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
	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

See also

• Premier League Golden Boot
• List of footballers with 100 or more Premier League goals

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