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:
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 1973/74 Héctor Yazalde Sporting CP (Portugal) 46 1974/75 Dudu Georgescu Dinamo Bucuresti (Romania) 33 1975/76 Sotiris Kaiafas Omonia (Nicosia) (Cyprus) 39 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 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 From 1990/91 until 1995/96 no Golden Boot was awarded. The European top scorers in those seasons were: season player club (country) goals 1990/91 Darko Pancev Crvena zvezda (Beograd) (Yugoslavia) 34 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 is one, 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 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)
Season 1967-68 1.EUSÉBIO Ferreira da Silva - Benfica 42 goals 2.Antal DUNAI - Újpest Dózsa 36 goals 3.Robert LENNOX - Celtic 32 goals Season 1968-69 1.Petar JEKOV - CSKA Sofia 36 goals 2.Giorgios SIDERIS - Olympiakos 35 goals 3.Antal DUNAI - Újpest Dózsa 31 goals Helmut KÖGLBERGER - FK Austria Wien 31 goals Season 1969-70 1.Gerd MÜLLER - FC Bayern München 38 goals 2.Carlo DEVILLET - CA Spora Luxembourg 31 goals (22 matches) 3.Petar JEKOV - CSKA Sofia 31 goals (30 matches) Season 1970-71 1.Josip SKOBLAR - Olympique Marseille 44 goals 2.Salif KEITA - AS Saint-Etienne 42 goals 3.Giorgios DEDES - Panionios 28 goals Season 1971-72 1.Gerd MÜLLER - FC Bayern München 40 goals 2.Antonis ANTONIADIS - Panathinaikos 39 goals 3.Joseph HARPER - Aberdeen 33 goals Francis LEE - Manchester City 33 goals Slobodan SANTRAC - OFK Beograd 33 goals Season 1972-73 1.EUSÉBIO Ferreira da Silva - Benfica 40 goals 2.Gerd MÜLLER - FC Bayern München 36 goals 3.Petar JEKOV - CSKA Sofia 29 goals Season 1973-74 1.Héctor Casimiro YAZALDE - Sporting CP (Lisboa) 46 goals 2.Hans KRANKL - SK Rapid Wien 36 goals 3.Carlos BIANCHI - Stade de Reims 30 goals Jupp HEYNCKES - Borussia M'Gladbach 30 goals Gerd MÜLLER - FC Bayern München 30 goals Season 1974-75 1.Dudu GEORGESCU - Dinamo Bucuresti 33 goals 2.Ruud GEELS - Ajax 30 goals Delio ONNIS - AS Monaco 30 goals Héctor Casimiro YAZALDE - Sporting CP (Lisboa) 30 goals Season 1975-76 1.Sotiris KAIAFAS - Omonia Nicosia 39 goals 2.Carlos BIANCHI - Stade de Reims 34 goals 3.Peter RISI - FC Zürich 33 goals Season 1976-77 1.Dudu GEORGESCU - Dinamo Bucuresti 47 goals 2.Béla VÁRADY - Vasas SC 36 goals 3.Ruud GEELS - Ajax 34 goals Dieter MÜLLER - 1.FC Köln 34 goals Season 1977-78 1.Hans KRANKL - SK Rapid Wien 41 goals 2.Carlos BIANCHI - Paris Saint-Germain 37 goals 3.Ruud GEELS - Ajax 32 goals Season 1978-79 1.Kees KIST - AZ'67 (Alkmaar) 34 goals 2.László FEKETE - Újpest Dózsa 31 goals Thomas MAVROS - AEK (Athinai) 31 goals Season 1979-80 1.Erwin VANDENBERGH - Lierse SK 39 goals 2.László FAZEKAS - Újpest Dózsa 36 goals 3.Walter SCHACHNER - FK Austria Wien 34 goals Season 1980-81 1.Georgi SLAVKOV - FK Trakia Plovdiv 31 goals 2.Tibor NYILASI - Ferencvárosi TC 30 goals 3.Karl-Heinz RUMMENIGGE - FC Bayern München 29 goals Season 1981-82 1.Wim KIEFT - Ajax 32 goals 2.Kees KIST - AZ'67 (Alkmaar) 29 goals Delio ONNIS - FC Tours 29 goals Season 1982-83 1.Fernando Mendes Soares GOMES - FC Porto 36 goals 2.Peter HOUTMAN - Feyenoord 30 goals 3.Nikos ANASTOPOULOS - Olympiakos 29 goals Charles NICHOLAS - Celtic 29 goals Season 1983-84 1.Ian RUSH - Liverpool 32 goals 2.Marco VAN BASTEN - Ajax 28 goals 3.Nico CLAESEN - RFC Séraing 27 goals Season 1984-85 1.Fernando Mendes Soares GOMES - FC Porto 39 goals 2.Martin McCAUGHEY - Linfield 34 goals 3.Vahid HALILHODZIC - FC Nantes-Atlantique 28 goals Season 1985-86 1.Marco VAN BASTEN - Ajax 37 goals 2.Oleg PROTASOV - Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk 36 goals 3.TANJU Çolak - Samsunspor Kulübü 33 goals Anton POLSTER - FK Austria Wien 33 goals Season 1986-87 1.Rodion Doru Gorun CAMATARU - Dinamo Bucuresti 44 goals 2.Anton POLSTER - FK Austria Wien 39 goals 3.Nashko SIRAKOV - Vitosha Sofia 36 goals Season 1987-88 1.TANJU Çolak - Galatasaray SK 39 goals 2.John ERIKSEN - Servette FC 36 goals 3.Victor PITURCA - Steaua Bucuresti 34 goals Season 1988-89 1.Dorin MATEUT - Dinamo Bucuresti 43 goals 2.Marcel CORAS - Victoria Bucuresti 36 goals 3.BALTAZAR Maria de Morais Jr. - Atlético de Madrid 35 goals Season 1989-90 1.Hugo SÁNCHEZ Marquez - Real Madrid 38 goals Hristo STOITCHKOV - CSKA Sofia 38 goals 3.Gerhard RODAX - Admira/Wacker Wien 35 goals Season 1990-91 1.Darko PANCEV - FK Crvena zvezda 34 goals 2.TANJU Çolak - Galatasaray SK 31 goals 3.Václav DANEK - FC Tirol Innsbruck 29 goals Kliton BOZGO - Tomori Berat 29 goals NB: apparently France Football decide to make the competition unofficial during the 1990/91 season because of suspect scoring sprees in Cyprus. Pancev was never awarded the prize. From 1991/92 until 1995/96 no Golden Boot was awarded. The European top 3 scorers in those seasons were: Season 1991-92 1.Ally McCOIST - Rangers 34 goals 2.Richard "Ricky" OWUBUKIRI - FC Boavista (Porto) 30 goals 3.Zoran UBAVIC - Olimpija Ljubljana 29 goals Ian WRIGHT - Cr. Palace / Arsenal 29 goals NB: in Georgia, Otar KORGALIDZE of Guria Lanchkhuti scored 40 goals, and Mikhail DZHISHKARIANI of Tskhumi Sukhumi 35; however, usually neither is included in this (unofficial) ranking. Season 1992-93 1.Ally McCOIST - Rangers 34 goals 2.Vassilis DIMITRIADIS - AEK (Athinai) 33 goals 3.Krzysztof WARZYCHA - Panathinaikos 32 goals NB: in Georgia, Merab MEGRELADZE of Samgurali Tshkaltubo scored 41 goals; in Armenia, Vage YAGMURYAN of Ararat Yerevan scored 38 and Ashot BARSEGYAN of Banants Kotaik 34; and in Macedonia Sasa CIRIC of Vardar Skopje scored 36 goals; however, usually none of them are included in this (unofficial) ranking. Season 1993-94 1.David TAYLOR - Porthmadog CPD 43 goals 2.Andy COLE - Newcastle United 34 goals 3.Alan SHEARER - Blackburn Rovers 31 goals Josip WEBER - Cercle Brugge 31 goals NB: in Azerbaijan, Musa KURBANOV of Turan Tauz scored 35 goals, and in Georgia, Merab MEGRELADZE of Margveti Zestafoni scored 31, but usually neither is included in this (unofficial) ranking. Season 1994-95 1.Arsen AVETISYAN - Homenmen Yerevan 39 goals 2.Sasa CIRIC - Vardar Skopje 35 goals 3.Alan SHEARER - Blackburn Rovers 34 goals Season 1995-96 1.Zviad ENDELADZE - Margveti Zestafoni 40 goals 2.Ken McKENNA - Conwy United 38 goals 3.Vladimir GAVRILIUC - Zimbru Chisinau 34 goals Since 1996/97 the ESM (European Sports Magazines), of which France Football is one, 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. Season 1996-97 1.RONALDO Luis Názario de Lima - FC Barcelona 34 goals - 68 points 2.Mário JARDEL Almeida Ribeiro - FC Porto 30 goals - 60 points 3.Hakan SÜKÜR - Galatasaray SK 38 goals - 57 points Season 1997-98 1.Nikos MAHLAS - Vitesse 34 goals - 68 points 2.Marco NEGRI - Rangers 32 goals - 64 points 3.Oliver BIERHOFF - Udinese 27 goals - 54 points Season 1998-99 1.Mário JARDEL Almeida Ribeiro - FC Porto 36 goals - 72 points 2.Ruud VAN NISTELROOIJ - PSV 31 goals - 62 points 3.RAÚL González Blanco - Real Madrid 25 goals - 59 points Season 1999-00 1.Kevin PHILLIPS - Sunderland 30 goals - 60 points 2.Ruud VAN NISTELROOIJ - PSV 29 goals - 58 points 3.Mário JARDEL Almeida Ribeiro - FC Porto 38 goals - 57 points Season 2000-01 1.Henrik LARSSON - Celtic FC 35 goals - 52.5 points 2.Hernán CRESPO - SS Lazio 26 goals - 52 points 3.Mateja KEZMAN - PSV 24 goals - 48 points RAÚL González Blanco - Real Madrid 24 goals - 48 points Andriy SHEVCHENKO - Milan AC 24 goals - 48 points