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
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      Blackburn Rovers 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
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
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
1938/40 György Sárosi        Ferencvárosi TC (Hungary)             23
1940/41 György Sárosi        Ferencvárosi TC (Hungary)             29
1941/42 Correia Diaz         FC Porto (Portugal)                   36
1942/43 Martín               FC Barcelona (Spain)                  32
1943/44 Gyula Zsengellér     Újpesti TE (Hungary)                  33                                 
        Karl Decker          First Vienna FC (Austria)             33
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 Hans Schöne          Rotation Babelsberg)                  38
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     
 
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