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.
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.
| 1992/93 | Teddy Sheringham | Nottingham Forest / Tottenham Hotspur | 22* |
| 1993/94 | Andrew Cole | Newcastle | 34* |
| 1994/95 | Alan Shearer | Blackburn | 34* |
| 1995/96 | Alan Shearer | Blackburn | 31 |
| 1996/97 | Alan Shearer | Newcastle | 25 |
| 1997/98 | Dion Dublin | Coventry | 18 |
| Michael Owen | Liverpool | 18 | |
| Chris Sutton | Blackburn | 18 | |
| 1998/99 | Michael Owen | Liverpool | 18 |
| Dwight Yorke | Manchester United | 18 | |
| Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | Leeds United | 18 | |
| 1999/00 | Kevin Phillips | Sunderland | 30 |
| 2000/01 | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | Chelsea | 23 |
| 2001/02 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | 24 |
| 2002/03 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Manchester United | 25 |
| 2003/04 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | 30 |
| 2004/05 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | 25 |
| 2005/06 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | 27 |
| 2006/07 | Didier Drogba | Chelsea | 20 |
| 2007/08 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | 31 |
| 2008/09 | Nicolas Anelka | Chelsea | 19 |
| 2009/10 | Didier Drogba | Chelsea | 29 |
| 2010/11 | Carlos Tevez | Man City | 20 |
| Dimitar Berbatov | Manchester United | 20 | |
| 2011/12 | Robin van Persie | Arsenal | 30 |
| 2012/13 | Robin van Persie | Manchester United | 26 |
| 2013/14 | Luis Suarez | Liverpool | 31 |
| 2014/15 | Sergio Aguero | Man City | 26 |
| 2015/16 | Harry Kane | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 |
| 2016/17 | Harry Kane | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 |
| 2017/18 | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 32 |
| 2018/19 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Arsenal | 22 |
| Sadio Mane | Liverpool | 22 | |
| Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 22 | |
| 2019/20 | Jamie Vardy | Leicester City | 23 |
| 2020/21 | Harry Kane | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 |
| 2021/22 | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 23 |
| Son Heung-min | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | |
| 2022/23 | Erling Haaland | Man City | 36 |
*42-match season
Premier League Golden Boot race 2023/24
Haaland leads the way once again heading into he final few match weeks but the battle for glory is much 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 Thursday May 2, 2024.
| 1. | Erling Haaland | Man City | 21 (4) | 5 | 27 | 2185 |
| 2. | Cole Palmer | Chelsea | 20 (7) | 10 | 30 | 2267 |
| 3. | Ollie Watkins | Aston Villa | 19 (0) | 12 | 34 | 2973 |
| = | Alexander Isak | Newcastle | 19 (5) | 1 | 26 | 1950 |
| 5. | Dominic Solanke | Bournemouth | 18 (2) | 3 | 35 | 3120 |
| 6. | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 17 (5) | 9 | 28 | 2254 |
| 7. | Son Heung-min | Tottenham | 16 (2) | 9 | 31 | 2388 |
| = | Phil Foden | Man City | 16 (0) | 7 | 31 | 2523 |
| = | Jarrod Bowen | West Ham | 16 (0) | 6 | 32 | 2840 |
| 10. | Bukayo Saka | Arsenal | 15 (4) | 9 | 33 | 2765 |
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.
| Season | Premier League winner | Manager |
| 1992/93 | Manchester United | Sir Alex Ferguson |
| 1993/94 | Manchester United | Sir Alex Ferguson |
| 1994/95 | Blackburn Rovers | Kenny Dalglish |
| 1995/96 | Manchester United | Sir Alex Ferguson |
| 1996/97 | Manchester United | Sir Alex Ferguson |
| 1997/98 | Arsenal | Arsene Wenger |
| 1998/99 | Manchester United | Sir Alex Ferguson |
| 1999/2000 | Manchester United | Sir Alex Ferguson |
| 2000/01 | Manchester United | Sir Alex Ferguson |
| 2001/02 | Arsenal | Arsene Wenger |
| 2002/03 | Manchester United | Sir Alex Ferguson |
| 2003/04 | Arsenal | Arsene Wenger |
| 2004/05 | Chelsea | Jose Mourinho |
| 2005/06 | Chelsea | Jose Mourinho |
| 2006/07 | Manchester United | Sir Alex Ferguson |
| 2007/08 | Manchester United | Sir Alex Ferguson |
| 2008/09 | Manchester United | Sir Alex Ferguson |
| 2009/10 | Chelsea | Carlo Ancelotti |
| 2010/11 | Manchester United | Sir Alex Ferguson |
| 2011/12 | Manchester City | Roberto Mancini |
| 2012/13 | Manchester United | Sir Alex Ferguson |
| 2013/14 | Manchester City | Manuel Pellegrini |
| 2014/15 | Chelsea | Jose Mourinho |
| 2015/16 | Leicester City | Claudio Ranieri |
| 2016/17 | Chelsea | Antonio Conte |
| 2017/18 | Manchester City | Pep Guardiola |
| 2018/19 | Manchester City | Pep Guardiola |
| 2019/20 | Liverpool | Jurgen Klopp |
| 2020/21 | Manchester City | Pep Guardiola |
| 2021/22 | Manchester City | Pep Guardiola |
| 2022/23 | Manchester City | Pep Guardiola |
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