Top Division English League Goal Scorers 1946-2009

1	Jimmy Greaves	357	1957	1970	Tottenham	220	Chelsea	124	West Ham	13
2	Alan Shearer	283	1987	2005	Newcastle	148	Blackburn	112	Southampton	23
3	Nat Lofthouse	255	1946	1960	Bolton	255
4	Ian Rush	232	1981	1996	Liverpool	229	Leeds	3
5	David Herd	222	1954	1969	Man United	114	Arsenal	97	Stoke	11
6	Tony Cottee	214	1982	1999	West Ham	115	Everton	72	Leicester	27
7	Geoff Hurst	212	1961	1974	West Ham	182	Stoke	30
8	Ronnie Allen	206	1949	1960	WBA	206
9	Denis Law	201	1960	1973	Man United	171	Man City	30
10	Bobby Charlton	199	1956	1972	Man United	199
11	Bobby Smith	199	1950	1963	Tottenham	176	Chelsea	23
12	Stan Mortensen	197	1946	1955	Blackpool	197
13	Peter Harris	193	1946	1958	Portsmouth	193
14	Ray Charnley	190	1957	1966	Blackpool	190
15	Dennis Viollet	190	1951	1966	Man United	159	Stoke	31
16	Andrew Cole	189	1992	2006	Man United	95	Newcastle	43	Blackburn	27	+24
17	Tommy Thompson	188	1948	1960	Preston	117	Aston Villa	67	Newcastle	4
18	Teddy Sheringham	180	1988	2006	Tottenham	98	Man United	31	Millwall	20	+31
19	Lee Chapman	179	1979	1994	Sheff Wed	64	Leeds	50	Stoke	34	+31
20	Tony Brown	177	1965	1979	WBA	177
21	Derek Dougan	175	1957	1974	Wolves	87	Leicester	35	Blackburn	25	+28
22	Thierry Henry	174	1999	2006	Arsenal	174
23	Peter Dobing	172	1958	1971	Stoke	81	Blackburn	60	Man City	31
24	Les Ferdinand	169	1989	2004	QPR	80	Newcastle	41	Tottenham	33	+15
25	John Ritchie	169	1963	1974	Stoke	135	Sheff Wed	34
26	Bob Latchford	168	1972	1984	Everton	105	Swansea	32	Birmingham	29	+2
27	Martin Peters	168	1962	1979	West Ham	80	Tottenham	46	Norwich	42
28	Roger Hunt	168	1962	1969	Liverpool	168
29	Alan Clarke	167	1965	1977	Leeds	110	Fulham	45	Leicester	12
30	Mick Channon	166	1967	1984	Southampton	126	Man City	24	Norwich	16
31	Ian Wright	165	1989	1998	Arsenal	128	C Palace	28	West Ham	9
32	Pop Robson	165	1965	1983	West Ham	83	Newcastle	74	Sunderland	8
33	Trevor Ford	165	1946	1956	Sunderland	67	Aston Villa	59	Cardiff	39
34	Tom Finney	164	1946	1959	Preston	164
35	Robbie Fowler	163	1993	2006	Liverpool	128	Man City	21	Leeds	14
36	Francis Lee	163	1960	1975	Man City	112	Bolton	26	Derby	25
37	Jack Rowley	163	1946	1954	Man United	163
38	Matthew Le Tissier	161	1986	2000	Southampton	161
39	Peter Beardsley	161	1984	1997	Newcastle	87	Liverpool	47	Everton	25	+2
40	Alan Ball	159	1963	1982	Everton	68	Arsenal	45	Blackpool	41	+5
41	Jimmy Murray	158	1955	1966	Wolves	156	Man City	2
42	Johnny Hancocks	158	1946	1955	Wolves	158
43	Derek Kevan	157	1955	1962	WBA	157
44	Peter Lorimer	151	1965	1977	Leeds	151
45	Frank Worthington	150	1970	1983	Leicester	72	Birmingham	25	Bolton	24	+29
46	Joe Royle	150	1966	1980	Everton	100	Man City	23	Bristol City	18	+9
47	Jackie Milburn	150	1948	1956	Newcastle	150
48	Martin Chivers	149	1966	1978	Tottenham	118	Southampton	27	Norwich	4
49	Mark Hughes	148	1983	2001	Man United	119	Chelsea	25	Southampton	2	+2
50	Michael Owen	147	1996	2009	Liverpool	118	Newcastle	26	Man United	3
51	Alan Smith	146	1983	1994	Arsenal	86	Leicester	60
52	Jackie Mudie	146	1949	1963	Blackpool	143	Stoke	3
53	Gary Lineker	145	1980	1991	Tottenham	67	Leicester	48	Everton	30
54	Trevor Francis	144	1972	1991	Birmingham	91	Nottm Forest	28	Man City	12	+13
55	Roy Vernon	144	1958	1968	Everton	100	Blackburn	22	Stoke	22
56	Cyrille Regis	143	1977	1992	WBA	84	Coventry	47	Aston Villa	12
57	Joe Hayes	143	1954	1962	Man City	143
58	Bobby Tambling	141	1958	1971	Chelsea	129	C Palace	12
59	John Barnes	140	1982	1998	Liverpool	82	Watford	52	Newcastle	6
60	Mick Jones	140	1962	1973	Leeds	77	Sheff United	63
61	Graeme Sharp	139	1981	1993	Everton	111	Oldham	28
62	Brian Kidd	138	1967	1979	Man United	52	Man City	44	Arsenal	30	+12
63	Malcolm McDonald	137	1971	1978	Newcastle	95	Arsenal	42
64	George Best	137	1963	1973	Man United	137
65	Dwight Yorke	136	1990	2007	Aston Villa	73	Man United	48	Blackburn	12	+3
66	Frank Stapleton	136	1975	1987	Arsenal	75	Man United	60	Derby	1
67	Jeff Astle	136	1964	1972	WBA	136
68	Joe Baker	136	1962	1969	Arsenal	93	Nottm Forest	41	Sunderland	2
69	Cliff Jones	136	1957	1968	Tottenham	136
70	Len White	136	1953	1960	Newcastle	136
71	John Wark	135	1976	1994	Ipswich	107	Liverpool	28
72	John Fantham	135	1959	1968	Sheff Wed	135
73	Ron Davies	134	1966	1972	Southampton	134
74	Johnny Dixon	131	1946	1960	Aston Villa	131
75	Roy Bentley	131	1947	1959	Chelsea	129	Fulham	2
76	Ray Crawford	130	1957	1968	Ipswich	76	Wolves	39	Portsmouth	9	+6
77	John Richards	129	1970	1981	Wolves	129
78	Doug Reid	129	1946	1954	Portsmouth	129
79	Frank Lampard	128	1997	2009	Chelsea	105	West Ham	23
80	Jimmy Hasselbaink	128	1997	2006	Chelsea	69	Leeds	34	Middlesbro	23	+2
81	Peter Broadbent	128	1950	1963	Wolves	128
82	Jimmy McIlroy	126	1950	1964	Burnley	116	Stoke	10
83	Doug Lishman	126	1948	1955	Arsenal	126
84	Stan Pearson	124	1946	1953	Man United	124
85	Mick Harford	123	1981	1996	Luton	69	Birmingham	23	Derby	12	+19
86	Jimmy Greenhoff	123	1964	1979	Stoke	76	Man United	26	Leeds	21
87	Harry Burrows	123	1960	1971	Stoke	69	Aston Villa	54
88	Fred Pickering	122	1960	1970	Blackburn	59	Everton	56	Blackpool	7
89	Robbie Keane	121	1999	2009	Tottenham	91	Leeds	13	Coventry	12	+5
90	Bill Perry	120	1950	1961	Blackpool	120
91	Kenny Dalglish	118	1977	1986	Liverpool	118
92	Ray Pointer	118	1957	1964	Burnley	118
93	Willie Moir	118	1946	1954	Bolton	118
94	Nicolas Anelka	116	1997	2009	Man City	37	Chelsea	31	Arsenal	23	+25
95	Ian Storey-Moore	116	1963	1973	Nottm Forest	105	Man United	11
96	Dean Saunders	115	1986	1999	Derby	42	Aston Villa	37	Oxford	18	+18
97	Paul Mariner	114	1976	1984	Ipswich	96	Arsenal	14	Portsmouth	4
98	Clive Allen	113	1978	1993	Tottenham	60	QPR	18	Man City	16	+19
99	Colin Bell	113	1966	1977	Man City	113
100	John Radford	112	1964	1975	Arsenal	112

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