European Topscorers before 1967/68
From 1967/68 onwards, France Football awarded a "Golden Boot" to the topscorer in all European leagues that season. This file lists topscorers of European leagues before introduction of that award.
season player club (country) goals
JOHN GOODALL
1888/89 John Goodall Preston North End FC (England) 21
1889/90 James Ross Preston North End FC (England) 24
1890/91 Jack Southworth Blackburn Rovers FC (England) 26
1891/92 Johnny Campbell Sunderland FC (England) 32
1892/93 Johnny Campbell Sunderland FC (England) 31
1893/94 Jack Southworth Everton FC (England) 27
1894/95 Johnny Campbell Sunderland FC (England) 22
1895/96 Stephen Bloomer Derby County FC (England) 20
Johnny Campbell Aston Villa FC (England) 20
JOHNNY CAMPBELL
1896/97 Stephen Bloomer Derby County FC (England) 22
1897/98 Georghe Wheldon Aston Villa FC (England) 21
1898/99 Robert Hamilton Rangers FC (Scotland) 25
1899/00 William Garraty Aston Villa FC (England) 27
1900/01 Stephen Bloomer Derby County FC (England) 24
1901/02 Charles Simmons West Bromwich Albion FC (England) 23
1902/03 Alec Reybould Liverpool FC (England) 31
1903/04 Robert Cumming Hamilton Rangers FC (Scotland) 28
1904/05 Samuel Marsh Bolton Wanderers FC (England) 26
1905/06 Albert Shepherd Bolton Wanderers FC (England) 26
William Jones Birmingham City FC (England) 26
William Maxwell Bristol City FC (England) 26
1906/07 Alf Young Everton FC (England) 30
1907/08 John (Jock) Simpson Falkirk FC (Scotland) 32
1908/09 Bert Freeman Everton FC (England) 38
1909/10 John Smith Hull City FC (England) 32
1910/11 Imre Schlosser Ferencvárosi TC (Hungary) 42
IMRE SCHLOSSER
1911/12 Imre Schlosser Ferencvárosi TC (Hungary) 40
1912/13 Imre Schlosser Ferencvárosi TC (Hungary) 42
1913/14 Imre Schlosser Ferencvárosi TC (Hungary) 36
1914/15 Thomas Gracie Heart of Midlothian FC (Scotland) 29
James Richardson Ayr United FC (Scotland) 29
1915/16 James McColl Celtic FC (Scotland) 34
1916/17 Bert Yarnall Airdrieonians FC (Scotland) 39
1917/18 Alfréd Schaffer MTK (Hungary) 42
1918/19 Alfréd Schaffer MTK (Hungary) 41
1919/20 Fred Morris West Bromwich Albion FC (England) 37
1920/21 Hugh Ferguson Motherwell FC (Scotland) 43
1921/22 Duncan Walker Saint Mirren FC (Scotland) 45
1922/23 Charlie Bucham Sunderland FC (England) 30
John White Heart of Midlothian FC (Scotland) 30
1923/24 Dave Halliday Dundee United FC (Scotland) 38
1924/25 Willie Devlin Cowdenbeath FC (Scotland) 33
1925/26 Ted Harper Blackburn Rovers FC (England) 43
1926/27 Jimmy McGrory Celtic FC (Scotland) 49
1927/28 William Dean Everton FC (England) 60
1928/29 Evelyn Morrison Falkirk FC (Scotland) 43
Dave Halliday Sunderland FC (England) 43
1929/30 Vic Watson West Ham United FC (England) 41
1930/31 Joe Bambrick Linfield FC (Northern Ireland) 50
1931/32 Fred Roberts Glentoran FC (Northern Ireland) 55
1932/33 Willie McFadyen Motherwell FC (Scotland) 45
1933/34 Jimmy Smith Rangers FC (Scotland) 41
1934/35 Edward Drake Arsenal FC (England) 42
1935/36 Jimmy McGrory Celtic FC (Scotland) 50
1936/37 László Cseh II Hungária Budapest (Hungary) 36
1937/38 Andy Black Heart of Midlothian FC (Scotland) 40
1938/39 Guyla Zsengellér Újpesti TE Budapest (Hungaty) 56
JOSEF BICAN
1939/40 Josef Bican Slavia Praha (Bohemia & Moravia) 50
1940/41 Josef Bican Slavia Praha (Bohemia & Moravia) 38
1941/42 Josef Bican Slavia Praha (Bohemia & Moravia) 45
1942/43 Josef Bican Slavia Praha (Bohemia & Moravia) 39
1943/44 Josef Bican Slavia Praha (Bohemia & Moravia) 57
1944/45 Gyula Zsengellér Újpesti TE (Hungary) 36
1945/46 Ferenc Déak Szentlorinci (Hungary) 66
1946/47 Ferenc Déak Szentlorinci (Hungary) 48
1947/48 Ferenc Puskás Kispest Budapest (Hungary) 50
1948/49 Ferenc Déak Ferencvárosi TC (Hungary) 59
1949/50 Jef Mermans RSC Anderlecht (Belgium) 37
1950/51 Refik Resmja Partizani Tirana (Albania) 59
1951/52 Sándor Kocsis Honvéd (Hungary) 36
1952/53 Rik Coppens Beerschot (Belgium) 35
1953/54 Sándor Kocsis Honvéd (Hungary) 33
1954/55 Rik Coppens Beerschot (Belgium) 35
1955/56 Piet Hollink Helmondia (Netherlands) 37
1956/57 Coen Dillen PSV (Netherlands) 43
1957/58 Just Fontaine Stade Reims (France) 34
1958/59 Leo Canjels NAC (Netherlands) 34
1959/60 Joe Baker Hibernian FC (Scotland) 42
1960/61 Alex Harley Third Lanark FC (Scotland) 42
1961/62 Ray Crawford Ipswich Town FC (England) 33
Derek Kevan West Bromwich Albion FC (England) 33
1962/63 Oktay Metin Galatasaray SK (Turkey) 38
1963/64 Jimmy Greaves Tottenham Hotspur FC (England) 35
1964/65 Jim Forrest Rangers FC (Scotland) 30
1965/66 Philippe Gondet FC Nantes (France) 36
1966/67 Antal Dunai II Újpesti Dózsa (Hungary) 36
ANTAL DUNAI
Golden Boot ("Soulier d'Or") Awards
From 1967/68 onwards, France Football awarded a "Golden Boot" to the topscorer in all European leagues that season (or the spring-fall season before in relevant countries). It was awarded 25 times:
List of Winners
season player club (country) goals
1967/68 Eusébio SL Benfica (Portugal) 42
1968/69 Petar Jekov CSKA (Sofia) (Bulgaria) 36
1969/70 Gerd Müller FC Bayern München (Germany) 38
1970/71 Josip Skoblar Olympique Marseille (France) 44
1971/72 Gerd Müller FC Bayern München (Germany) 40
1972/73 Eusébio SL Benfica (Portugal) 40
YAZALDE
1973/74 Héctor Yazalde Sporting CP (Portugal) 46
1974/75 Dudu Georgescu Dinamo Bucuresti (Romania) 33
1975/76 Sotiris Kaiafas Omonia (Nicosia) (Cyprus) 39
DUDU GEORGESCU
1976/77 Dudu Georgescu Dinamo Bucuresti (Romania) 47
1977/78 Hans Krankl SK Rapid (Wien) (Austria) 41
1978/79 Kees Kist AZ '67 (Alkmaar) (Netherlands) 34
1979/80 Erwin Vandenbergh Lierse SK (Belgium) 39
1980/81 Georgi Slavkov Trakia (Plovdiv) (Bulgaria) 31
1981/82 Wim Kieft Ajax (Netherlands) 32
1982/83 Fernando Gomez FC Porto (Portugal) 36
1983/84 Ian Rush Liverpool FC (England) 32
1984/85 Fernando Gomez FC Porto (Portugal) 39
1985/86 Marco van Basten Ajax (Netherlands) 37
RODION CAMATARU
1986/87 Rodion Camataru Dinamo Bucuresti (Romania) 44
1987/88 Tanju Çolak Galatasaray SK (Turkey) 39
1988/89 Dorin Mateut Dinamo Bucuresti (Romania) 43
1989/90 Hugo Sanchez Real Madrid (Spain) 38
Hristo Stoitchkov CSKA (Sofia) (Bulgaria) 38
1990/91 Darko Pancev Crvena zvezda (Beograd) (Yugoslavia) 34
NB: Darko Pancev got his prize only in 2006, following a protest from
Cyprus where a player supposedly scored 40 goals (though the official
topscorers for the season, Besirevic and Xiourouppas, are both listed
with 19 goals). Due to this affair, France Football decide to make
the competition unofficial.
From 1991/92 until 1995/96 no Golden Boot was awarded. The European
top scorers in those seasons were:
season player club (country) goals
1991/92 Ally McCoist Rangers FC (Glasgow) (Scotland) 34 [1]
1992/93 Ally McCoist Rangers FC (Glasgow) (Scotland) 34 [2]
1993/94 David Taylor Porthmadog FC (Wales) 43
1994/95 Arsen Avetisyan Homenmen (Yerevan) (Armenia) 39
1995/96 Zviad Endeladze Margveti (Zestafoni) (Georgia) 40
[1] Otar Korgalidze of Guria Lanchkhuti (Georgia) scored 40 goals, but
is usually ignored in this (unofficial) ranking
[2] Merab Megreladze of Samgurali Tshkaltubo (Georgia) scored 41 goals,
but (as three other players) is usually ignored in this (unofficial)
ranking
Since 1996/97 the ESM (European Sports Magazines), of which France
Football originally was part, award the Golden Boot again, with the
modification that goals in leagues ranked 1st-8th according to the
UEFA coefficient list (which determines the number of entries in the
UEFA Cup) are multiplied by a factor 2, those in leagues ranked
9th-21st by a factor 1.5. After the winner, also the best scorer
regardless of those multiplications is indicated (in italics).
season player club (country) goals
1996/97 Ronaldo FC Barcelona (Spain) 34 (68 pts)
Tony Bird Barry Town FC (Wales) 42
1997/98 Nikos Mahlas Vitesse (Netherlands) 34 (68 pts)
Rainer Rauffmann Omonia (Nicosia) (Cyprus) 42
1998/99 Mário Jardel FC Porto (Portugal) 36 (72 pts)
Mário Jardel FC Porto (Portugal) 36
MARIO JARDEL
1999/00 Kevin Phillips Sunderland FC (England) 30 (60 pts)
Mário Jardel FC Porto (Portugal) 38
2000/01 Henrik Larsson Celtic FC (Scotland) 35 (52.5 pts)
2001/02 Mário Jardel Sporting CP (Portugal) 42 (63 pts)
Marc Lloyd Williams Bangor City FC (Wales) 47
2002/03 Roy Makaay RC Deportivo (Spain) 29 (58 pts)
Andrei Krõlov Tallina VMK (Estonia) 37
2003/04 Thierry Henry Arsenal FC (England) 30 (60 pts)
Ara Hakobian Banants Yerevan (Armenia) 45
2004/05 Diego Forlán Villarreal CF (Spain) 25 (50 pts)
Thierry Henry Arsenal FC (England) 25 (50 pts)
Marc Lloyd-Williams TNS Llansantffraid (Wales) 34
2005/06 Luca Toni AC Fiorentina (Italy) 31 (62 pts)
Tarmo Neemelo FC TVMK Tallinn (Estonia) 41
2006/07 Francesco Totti AS Roma (Italy) 26 (52 pts)
Afonso Alves SC Heerenveen (Netherlands) 34
Eduardo da Silva Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) 34
2007/08 Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United (England) 31 (62 pts)
Rhys Griffiths Llanelli (Wales) 40
2008/09 Diego Forlán Atlético Madrid (Spain) 32 (64 pts)
Marc Janko Salzburg (Austria) 39
2009/10 Lionel Messi Barcelona (Spain) 34 (68 pts)
Luis Suárez Ajax (Netherlands) 35
LUIS SUAREZ
