Top Division English League Goal Scorers 1888-2024

1	Jimmy Greaves	357	1957	1970	Tottenham	220	Chelsea	124	West Ham	13
2	Dixie Dean	310	1924	1937	Everton	310
3	Steve Bloomer	309	1892	1913	Derby	248	Middlesbro	61
4	Gordon Hodgson	287	1925	1938	Liverpool	232	Leeds	51	Aston Villa	4
5	Alan Shearer	283	1987	2005	Newcastle	148	Blackburn	112	Southampton	23
6	Charlie Buchan	258	1910	1927	Sunderland	209	Arsenal	49
7	Nat Lofthouse	255	1946	1960	Bolton	255
8	David Jack	255	1920	1933	Bolton	144	Arsenal	111
9	Joe Bradford	248	1921	1934	Birmingham	248
10	Hughie Gallacher	247	1925	1937	Newcastle	134	Chelsea	72	Derby	38	+3
11	Joe Smith	243	1911	1926	Bolton	243
12	George Brown	240	1921	1936	Huddersfield	142	Aston Villa	79	Leeds	19
13	George Camsell	235	1927	1938	Middlesbro	235
14	Ian Rush	232	1981	1996	Liverpool	229	Leeds	3
15	David Herd	222	1954	1969	Man United	114	Arsenal	97	Stoke	11
16	Harry Hampton	219	1904	1921	Aston Villa	215	Birmingham	4
17	Tony Cottee	214	1982	1999	West Ham	115	Everton	72	Leicester	27
18	Billy Walker	214	1919	1932	Aston Villa	214
19	Harry Kane	213	2013	2022	Tottenham	213
20	Geoff Hurst	211	1961	1974	West Ham	181	Stoke	30
21	Wayne Rooney	208	2002	2017	Man United	183	Everton	25
22	Bobby Gurney	208	1925	1938	Sunderland	208
23	Dave Halliday	207	1925	1933	Sunderland	151	Man City	47	Arsenal	9
24	Ronnie Allen	206	1949	1960	WBA	206
25	Arthur Chandler	204	1925	1934	Leicester	204
26	Denis Law	201	1960	1973	Man United	171	Man City	30
27	Harry Johnson	201	1919	1930	Sheff United	201
28	Andrew Wilson	201	1900	1914	Sheff Wed	201
29	Vic Watson	200	1923	1931	West Ham	200
30	George Elliott	200	1909	1923	Middlesbro	200
31	Bobby Charlton	199	1956	1972	Man United	199
32	Bobby Smith	199	1950	1963	Tottenham	176	Chelsea	23
33	Stan Mortensen	197	1946	1955	Blackpool	197
34	Peter Harris	193	1946	1958	Portsmouth	193
35	Ray Charnley	190	1957	1966	Blackpool	190
36	Dennis Viollet	190	1951	1966	Man United	159	Stoke	31
37	Tommy Thompson	188	1948	1960	Preston	117	Aston Villa	67	Newcastle	4
38	Andrew Cole	187	1993	2006	Man United	93	Newcastle	43	Blackburn	27	+24
39	Jack Bowers	186	1928	1938	Derby	167	Leicester	19
40	Sergio Aguero	184	2011	2020	Man City	184
41	Teddy Sheringham	180	1988	2006	Tottenham	98	Man United	31	Millwall	20	+31
42	Lee Chapman	179	1979	1994	Sheff Wed	64	Leeds	50	Stoke	34	+31
43	Frank Lampard	177	1997	2014	Chelsea	147	West Ham	24	Man City	6
44	Tony Brown	177	1965	1979	WBA	177
45	Ginger Richardson	177	1931	1937	WBA	177
46	Thierry Henry	175	1999	2011	Arsenal	175
47	Derek Dougan	175	1957	1974	Wolves	87	Leicester	35	Blackburn	25	+28
48	Billy Hibbert	175	1906	1922	Bury	99	Newcastle	46	Bradford Cty	26	+4
49	Jack Rowley	173	1938	1954	Man United	173
50	Peter Dobing	172	1958	1971	Stoke	81	Blackburn	60	Man City	31
51	Jack Weddle	171	1927	1936	Portsmouth	171
52	Les Ferdinand	169	1989	2004	QPR	80	Newcastle	41	Tottenham	33	+15
53	Martin Peters	169	1962	1979	West Ham	81	Tottenham	46	Norwich	42
54	John Ritchie	169	1963	1974	Stoke	135	Sheff Wed	34
55	Bob Latchford	168	1972	1984	Everton	105	Swansea	32	Birmingham	29	+2
56	Roger Hunt	168	1962	1969	Liverpool	168
57	Jack Devey	168	1891	1901	Aston Villa	168
58	Alan Clarke	167	1965	1977	Leeds	110	Fulham	45	Leicester	12
59	Joe Bache	167	1900	1914	Aston Villa	167
60	Mick Channon	166	1967	1984	Southampton	126	Man City	24	Norwich	16
61	Ian Wright	165	1989	1998	Arsenal	128	C Palace	28	West Ham	9
62	Pop Robson	165	1965	1983	West Ham	83	Newcastle	74	Sunderland	8
63	Trevor Ford	165	1946	1956	Sunderland	67	Aston Villa	59	Cardiff	39
64	Horace Barnes	165	1912	1924	Man City	120	Derby	37	Preston	8
65	Tom Finney	164	1946	1959	Preston	164
66	Tommy Johnson	164	1919	1935	Man City	114	Everton	42	Liverpool	8
67	Mohamed Salah	163	2013	2024	Liverpool	161	Chelsea	2
68	Francis Lee	163	1960	1975	Man City	112	Bolton	26	Derby	25
69	Frank Roberts	163	1914	1930	Man City	84	Bolton	79
70	Jermain Defoe	162	2001	2017	Tottenham	91	Sunderland	34	West Ham	18	+19
71	Robbie Fowler	162	1993	2006	Liverpool	128	Man City	20	Leeds	14
72	Pongo Waring	162	1927	1936	Aston Villa	159	Wolves	3
73	Matthew Le Tissier	161	1986	2000	Southampton	161
74	Peter Beardsley	161	1984	1997	Newcastle	87	Liverpool	47	Everton	25	+2
75	Alan Ball	159	1963	1982	Everton	68	Arsenal	45	Blackpool	41	+5
76	Jimmy Murray	158	1955	1966	Wolves	156	Man City	2
77	Derek Kevan	157	1955	1962	WBA	157
78	Johnny Hancocks	157	1946	1955	Wolves	157
79	Jimmy Dunne	153	1927	1935	Sheff United	143	Arsenal	10
80	Ernie Hine	153	1925	1932	Leicester	149	Huddersfield	4
81	David McLean	153	1909	1920	Sheff Wed	88	Bradford PA	40	Preston	25
82	Albert Shepherd	153	1905	1914	Newcastle	76	Bolton	67	Bradford Cty	10
83	Grenville Morris	153	1898	1910	Nottm Forest	153
84	Raich Carter	152	1932	1947	Sunderland	118	Derby	34
85	Peter Lorimer	151	1965	1977	Leeds	151
86	Enoch West	151	1905	1914	Nottm Forest	79	Man United	72
87	Michael Owen	150	1996	2012	Liverpool	118	Newcastle	26	Man United	5	+1
88	Frank Worthington	150	1970	1983	Leicester	72	Birmingham	25	Bolton	24	+29
89	Joe Royle	150	1966	1980	Everton	100	Man City	23	Bristol City	18	+9
90	Jackie Milburn	150	1948	1956	Newcastle	150
91	Cliff Bastin	150	1929	1938	Arsenal	150
92	Martin Chivers	149	1966	1978	Tottenham	118	Southampton	27	Norwich	4
93	Mark Hughes	148	1983	2001	Man United	119	Chelsea	25	Southampton	2	+2
94	Tommy Browell	148	1911	1925	Man City	122	Everton	26
95	George Holley	148	1904	1914	Sunderland	148
96	Micky Fenton	147	1932	1948	Middlesbro	147
97	Alan Smith	146	1983	1994	Arsenal	86	Leicester	60
98	Jackie Mudie	146	1949	1963	Blackpool	143	Stoke	3
99	Gary Lineker	145	1980	1991	Tottenham	67	Leicester	48	Everton	30
100	Eric Brook	145	1929	1938	Man City	145

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