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(C) Copyright Hernán Speroni and RSSSF 2001