Premier League Golden Boot facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Premier League Golden Boot
Thierry Henry has won the most Golden Boot awards.
Awarded for	The leading goalscorer in a given Premier League season.
Presented by	Premier League
Country	England
First awarded	1993
Currently held by	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Sadio Mané Mohamed Salah

The Premier League Golden Boot is a special award given every year to the footballer who scores the most goals in a Premier League season. It's like being the top scorer in the biggest football league in England! The winners also get £1000 for each goal they scored that season.

The first player to win this award was Teddy Sheringham in the 1992-93 season. Thierry Henry from Arsenal F.C. has won the award a record 4 times. He and Alan Shearer are the only players to win it three years in a row (back-to-back). Most recently, in the 2018-19 season, the award was shared by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Sadio Mané, and Mohamed Salah. They all scored 22 goals!

The first international players to win the Premier League Golden Boot were Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Dwight Yorke in the 1998-99 season.

Who Has Won the Golden Boot?

This section shows all the amazing players who have won the Premier League Golden Boot.

Key to the Winners Table

Player (X)	The player's name and how many Golden Boots they have won (if more than one).
Games	The number of Premier League matches the winner played in that season.
Rate	This is the average number of goals scored per game by the player (total goals divided by total games).
	Shows that more than one player shared the award that year.
§	Shows that the player's team also won the Premier League title that season.

Golden Boot Winners List

Premier League Golden Boot winners

Season	Player	Nationality	Club	Goals	Games	Rate	Ref(s)
1992–93	Sheringham, TeddyTeddy Sheringham	England	Tottenham Hotspur	22	41	0.54
1993–94	Cole, AndyAndy Cole	England	Newcastle United	34	40	0.85
1994–95	Shearer, AlanAlan Shearer	England	Blackburn Rovers§	34	42	0.81
1995–96	Shearer, AlanAlan Shearer (2)	England	Blackburn Rovers	31	35	0.89
1996–97	Shearer, AlanAlan Shearer (3)	England	Newcastle United	25	31	0.81
1997–98	Sutton, ChrisChris Sutton	England	Blackburn Rovers	18	35	0.51
1997–98	Dublin, DionDion Dublin	England	Coventry City	18	36	0.50
1997–98	Owen, MichaelMichael Owen	England	Liverpool	18	36	0.50
1998–99	Owen, MichaelMichael Owen (2)	England	Liverpool	18	30	0.60
1998–99	Yorke, DwightDwight Yorke	Trinidad and Tobago	Manchester United§	18	33	0.55
1998–99	Hasselbaink, Jimmy FloydJimmy Floyd Hasselbaink	Netherlands	Leeds United	18	36	0.50
1999–2000	Phillips, KevinKevin Phillips	England	Sunderland	30	36	0.83
2000–01	Hasselbaink, Jimmy FloydJimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (2)	Netherlands	Chelsea	23	35	0.66
2001–02	Henry, ThierryThierry Henry	France	Arsenal§	24	33	0.73
2002–03	Nistelrooy, Ruud vanRuud van Nistelrooy	Netherlands	Manchester United§	25	34	0.74
2003–04	Henry, ThierryThierry Henry (2)	France	Arsenal§	30	37	0.81
2004–05	Henry, ThierryThierry Henry (3)	France	Arsenal	25	32	0.78
2005–06	Henry, ThierryThierry Henry (4)	France	Arsenal	27	32	0.84
2006–07	Drogba, DidierDidier Drogba	Ivory Coast	Chelsea	20	36	0.56
2007–08	Ronaldo, CristianoCristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	Manchester United§	31	34	0.91
2008–09	Anelka, NicolasNicolas Anelka	France	Chelsea	19	36	0.53
2009–10	Drogba, DidierDidier Drogba (2)	Ivory Coast	Chelsea§	29	32	0.91
2010–11	Tevez, CarlosCarlos Tevez	Argentina	Manchester City	20	31	0.65
2010–11	Berbatov, DimitarDimitar Berbatov	Bulgaria	Manchester United§	20	32	0.63
2011–12	Persie, Robin vanRobin van Persie	Netherlands	Arsenal	30	38	0.79
2012–13	Persie, Robin vanRobin van Persie (2)	Netherlands	Manchester United§	26	38	0.68
2013–14	Suarez, LuisLuis Suárez	Uruguay	Liverpool	31	33	0.94
2014–15	Aguero, SergioSergio Agüero	Argentina	Manchester City	26	33	0.79
2015–16	Kane, HarryHarry Kane	England	Tottenham Hotspur	25	38	0.65
2016–17	Kane, HarryHarry Kane (2)	England	Tottenham Hotspur	29	30	0.97
2017–18	Salah, MohamedMohamed Salah	Egypt	Liverpool	32	36	0.89
2018–19	Aubameyang, Pierre-EmerickPierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Gabon	Arsenal	22	36	0.61
2018–19	Mane, SadioSadio Mané	Senegal	Liverpool	22	36	0.61
2018–19	Salah, MohamedMohamed Salah (2)	Egypt	Liverpool	22	38	0.58

Golden Boot Winners by Country

This table shows which countries the Golden Boot winners come from.

Country	Total Awards
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Netherlands	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05
France	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05
Argentina	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02
Egypt	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02
Ivory Coast	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02
Bulgaria	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01
Gabon	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01
Portugal	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01
Senegal	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01
Trinidad and Tobago	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01
Uruguay	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01

Golden Boot Winners by Club

This table shows which football clubs have had players win the Golden Boot.

Who Sponsors the Golden Boot?

The Golden Boot award has had different sponsors over the years. From 1994 to 2001, it was sponsored by Carling. Then, Barclaycard took over from 2001 to 2005. After that, Barclays became the sponsor for both the award and the Premier League itself. Right now, the award is sponsored by Cadbury.

Images for kids

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  Teddy Sheringham won the first Premier League Golden Boot in 1993.

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  Cristiano Ronaldo, the 2008 winner, also won the European Golden Shoe in the same year.

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  Dwight Yorke, who shared the award in 1999, was the first Golden Boot winner from outside Europe.

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Bota de Oro de la Premier League para niños