List_of_footballers_in_England_by_number_of_league_goals

List of footballers in England by number of league goals

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The following is a list of footballers who have scored at least 200 domestic league goals in English league football. This includes the appearances and goals of former players in the Premier League and The Football League.

Players who came up just short of the 200 mark include Clive Allen, Chris Chilton, Peter Doherty, Gary Lineker, Jack Smith, Freddie Steele and Andrew Wilson.

Due to the close connections between English and Scottish football, several players have played for clubs in England and in the Scottish Football League and its successors and amassed over 200 goals across the two systems, including David McLean (over 160 goals in both), Joe Baker (over 140 in both), Neil Martin (over 110 in both) and Kenny Dalglish (over 110 in both).

Horace Barnes, Tony Brown and Bobby Charlton are the only midfielders to have scored over 200 goals in English football.

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[2] Also scored 10 League of Ireland goals in 7 matches for Sligo Rovers.

[oneleague-4] As of 2021, among 39 players to have scored over 300 goals in one top-level national league.^[4]

[5] Also scored 9 Serie A goals in 12 matches for Milan.

[10] Also scored 33 La Liga goals in 63 matches for Real Sociedad.

[17] Also scored 91 Scottish Football League goals in 111 matches for Airdrieonians.

[29] Also scored 13 North American Soccer League goals in 89 matches for Los Angeles Aztecs (12) and Seattle Sounders (1).

[31] Also scored 13 Swedish Division 2 goals in 21 matches for Djurgårdens IF.

[34] Also scored 39 North American Soccer League goals in 63 matches for Vancouver Whitecaps.

[38] Also scored 4 K League 1 goals in 21 matches for Busan IPark.

[45] Also scored 9 North American Soccer League goals in 19 matches for Detroit Express.

[49] Also scored 2 Scottish Football League goals in 9 matches for Aberdeen.

[60] Also scored 7 Serie A goals in 29 matches for Juventus.

[64] Also scored 92 Scottish Football League goals in 139 matches for St Mirren (2) and Dundee (90).

[70] Also scored 17 Scottish Football League goals in 19 matches for Kilmarnock.

[74] Also scored 3 Scottish Premier League goals in 8 matches for Celtic.

[76] Also scored 21 North American Soccer League goals in 47 matches for Philadelphia Fury (10) and Tampa Bay Rowdies (11), and 4 Allsvenskan goals in 12 matches for Mjällby AIF.

[78] Also scored 3 National Soccer League goals in 4 matches for Newcastle KB United, and played in South Africa – statistics uncertain.

[85] Also scored 17 North American Soccer League goals in 63 matches for New England Tea Men (8) and Jacksonville Tea Men (9).

[91] Also scored 9 Bundesliga goals in 8 matches for FC Bayern Munich.

[95] Also scored 14 Liga Perdana goals in 24 matches for Selangor FA.

[98] Also scored 4 Alpha Ethniki goals in 11 matches for Panionios.

[101] Also scored 4 Welsh Football League goals in 6 matches for Cwmbrân Town.

[105] Also scored 17 Irish Football League goals in 76 matches for Distillery, and 7 North American Soccer League goals in 17 matches for Los Angeles Wolves (3) and Kansas City Spurs (4).

[109] Also scored 33 Nationalliga A goals in 66 matches for Servette.

[114] Also scored 4 NPSL goals in 12 matches and 3 North American Soccer League goals in 22 matches for Baltimore Bays, and 5 Irish Football League goals in 11 matches for Linfield.

[117] Also scored 4 National Soccer League goals in 4 matches for Brisbane Lions, and 13 Eerste Divisie goals in 16 matches for NAC Breda.

[120] Also scored 10 Serie A goals in 27 matches for Torino.

[123] Also scored 3 USL Second Division goals in 9 matches for Bermuda Hogges and 1 Bermudian Premier Division goal in 7 matches for North Village Rams.

[131] Also scored 23 Major League Soccer goals in 48 matches for D.C. United.

[143] Also scored 28 North American Soccer League goals in 73 matches for Vancouver Whitecaps.

[149] Also scored 1 League of Ireland goal in 4 matches for Waterford, and 3 National Soccer League goals in 5 matches for Perth Azzurri (2) and Blacktown City (1).

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Rank	Player	Goals	Apps	Ratio	Years	Clubs	Notes
1	Arthur Rowley	434	619	0.70	1946–1965	West Bromwich Albion (4), Fulham (27), Leicester City (251), Shrewsbury Town (152)	^[1]
2	Dixie Dean †	379	438	0.87	1923–1939	Tranmere Rovers (27), Everton (349), Notts County (3)	^{[lower-alpha 1]}^[2]^{[lower-alpha 2]}
3	Jimmy Greaves †	357	516	0.69	1957–1971	Chelsea (124), Tottenham Hotspur (220), West Ham United (13)	^{[lower-alpha 3]}^[3]^{[lower-alpha 2]}
4	Steve Bloomer †	352	599	0.59	1892–1914	Derby County (293), Middlesbrough (59)	^[5]^{[lower-alpha 2]}
5	George Camsell	345	439	0.78	1924–1939	Durham City (20), Middlesbrough (325)	^[6]
6	John Aldridge	329	620	0.53	1979–1998	Newport County (69), Oxford United (72), Liverpool (50), Tranmere Rovers (138)	^{[lower-alpha 4]}^[7]
7	Joe Smith	315	519	0.61	1908–1929	Bolton Wanderers (254), Stockport County (61)	^[8]
8	John Atyeo	314	597	0.53	1950–1966	Portsmouth (0), Bristol City (314)	^[9]
9	Vic Watson	312	498	0.63	1920–1936	West Ham United (298), Southampton (14)	^[10]
10	Harry Bedford	308	488	0.63	1919–1934	Nottingham Forest (8), Blackpool (112), Derby County (142), Newcastle United (17), Sunderland (2), Bradford Park Avenue (15), Chesterfield (12)	^[11]
11	Harry Johnson	305	476	0.64	1919–1935	Sheffield United (201), Mansfield Town (104)	^[12]
12	Hughie Gallacher †‡	296	434	0.68	1925–1939	Newcastle United (133), Chelsea (72), Derby County (38), Notts County (32), Grimsby Town (3), Gateshead (18)	^{[lower-alpha 5]}^[13]
13	Gordon Hodgson	295	469	0.63	1926–1938	Liverpool (233), Aston Villa (11), Leeds United (51)	^[14]
14	Cliff Holton	293	570	0.51	1950–1968	Arsenal (83), Watford (96), Northampton Town (50), Crystal Palace (40), Charlton Athletic (7), Leyton Orient (17)	^[15]
15	Jimmy Hampson	290	425	0.68	1925–1938	Nelson (42), Blackpool (248)	^[16]
16	Harry Morris	289	421	0.69	1919–1934	Fulham (2), Brentford (29), Millwall (30), Swansea Town (5), Swindon Town (215), Clapton Orient (8)	^[17]
16	Ray Crawford	289	476	0.61	1957–1971	Portsmouth (9), Ipswich Town (143), Wolverhampton Wanderers (39), West Bromwich Albion (6), Ipswich Town (61), Charlton Athletic (7), Colchester United (24)	^[18]
18	Ernie Hine	288	609	0.47	1921–1938	Barnsley (124), Leicester City (148), Huddersfield Town (4), Manchester United (12)	^[19]
19	Tom Keetley	284	366	0.78	1919–1933	Bradford Park Avenue (5), Doncaster Rovers (180), Notts County (94), Lincoln City (5)
20	Alan Shearer	283	559	0.51	1988–2006	Southampton (23), Blackburn Rovers (112), Newcastle United (148)	^[20]
21	Arthur Chandler	281	481	0.58	1920–1936	Queens Park Rangers (16), Leicester City (259), Notts County (6)	^[21]
22	George Brown	276	445	0.62	1921–1938	Huddersfield Town (142), Aston Villa (79), Burnley (24), Leeds United (19), Darlington (12)	^[22]
22	Ronnie Allen	276	638	0.43	1946–1965	Port Vale (34), West Bromwich Albion (208), Crystal Palace (34)	^[23]
24	Ron Davies	275	549	0.50	1959–1976	Chester (44), Luton Town (21), Norwich City (58), Southampton (134), Portsmouth (18), Manchester United (0), Millwall (0)	^{[lower-alpha 6]}^[24]
24	Teddy Sheringham †	275	734	0.38	1984–2008	Millwall (93), Aldershot (0), Nottingham Forest (14), Tottenham Hotspur (97), Manchester United (31), Portsmouth (9), West Ham United (28), Colchester United (3)	^{[lower-alpha 7]}^[25]
26	Roger Hunt	268	480	0.56	1959–1972	Liverpool (244), Bolton Wanderers (24)	^[26]
26	Kevin Hector	268	662	0.40	1962–1982	Bradford Park Avenue (113), Derby County (155)	^{[lower-alpha 8]}^[27]
28	Ken Wagstaff	266	559	0.48	1960–1976	Mansfield Town (93), Hull City (173)	^[28]
29	Pop Robson	265	674	0.39	1964–1986	Newcastle United (82), West Ham United (94), Sunderland (60), Carlisle United (26), Chelsea (3)	^[29]
30	Jamie Cureton	264	760	0.35	1992–2016	Norwich City (22), Bournemouth (0), Bristol Rovers (72), Reading (51), Queens Park Rangers (6), Swindon Town (7), Colchester United (27), Barnsley (2), Shrewsbury Town (0), Exeter City (39), Leyton Orient (1), Cheltenham Town (11), Dagenham & Redbridge (26)	^{[lower-alpha 9]}^[30]
31	Ted Harper	263	327	0.80	1923–1934	Blackburn Rovers (121), Sheffield Wednesday (13), Tottenham Hotspur (62), Preston North End (67)	^[31]
32	David Jack	260	490	0.53	1920–1934	Plymouth Argyle (3), Bolton Wanderers (144), Arsenal (113)	^[32]
33	Charlie Buchan †	258	481	0.54	1911–1928	Sunderland (209), Arsenal (49)	^[33]
34	Jimmy Cookson	256	292	0.88	1925–1938	Chesterfield (85), West Bromwich Albion (103), Plymouth Argyle (37), Swindon Town (31)	^[34]
	Tommy Briggs		390	0.66	1947–1959	Grimsby Town (87), Coventry City (7), Birmingham City (22), Blackburn Rovers (140)	^[35]
	Ted MacDougall		535	0.48	1967–1981	York City (34), AFC Bournemouth (119), Manchester United (5), West Ham United (5), Norwich City (51), Southampton (42), Blackpool (0)	^{[lower-alpha 10]}^[36]
37	Nat Lofthouse †	255	452	0.56	1946–1961	Bolton Wanderers	^[37]
38	Charlie Wayman	254	382	0.66	1946–1958	Newcastle United (32), Southampton (73), Preston North End (104), Middlesbrough (31), Darlington (14)	^[38]
38	Keith Edwards	254	544	0.47	1975–1991	Sheffield United (143), Hull City (86), Leeds United (6), Stockport County (10), Huddersfield Town (8), Plymouth Argyle (1)	^{[lower-alpha 11]}^[39]
40	Tommy Tynan	253	629	0.40	1975–1992	Swansea City (2), Sheffield Wednesday (31), Lincoln City (1), Newport County (66), Plymouth Argyle (126), Rotherham United (13), Torquay United (13), Doncaster Rovers (1)	^[40]
41	Brian Clough	251	274	0.92	1955–1965	Middlesbrough (197), Sunderland (54)	^[41]
	Steve Bull		479	0.52	1985–1999	West Bromwich Albion (2), Wolverhampton Wanderers (249)	^[42]
	Ivor Allchurch †		694	0.36	1949–1968	Swansea Town (166), Newcastle United (46), Cardiff City (39)	^[43]
44	Joe Bradford	250	419	0.60	1920–1936	Birmingham City (249), Bristol City (1)	^[44]
44	Kevin Phillips	250	583	0.43	1994–2014	Watford (24), Sunderland (116), Southampton (23), Aston Villa (4), West Bromwich Albion (38), Birmingham (19), Blackpool (18), Crystal Palace (6), Leicester City (2)	^[45]
46	Billy Sharp	249	630	0.40	2004–	Sheffield United (117), Rushden & Diamonds (9), Scunthorpe United (53), Doncaster Rovers (44), Southampton (9), Nottingham Forest (10), Reading (2), Leeds United (5), Hull City (0)	^[46]
47	Harry Hampton	248	412	0.60	1904–1923	Aston Villa (215), Birmingham (31), Newport County (2)	^[47]
48	Tommy Bamford	246	341	0.72	1929–1939	Wrexham (175), Manchester United (53), Swansea Town (18)	^[48]
48	Ian Rush	246	572	0.43	1979–1999	Chester City (14), Liverpool (229), Leeds United (3), Newcastle United (0), Sheffield United (0), Wrexham (0)	^{[lower-alpha 12]}^[49]
50	Tom Waring	245	363	0.67	1926–1939	Tranmere Rovers (66), Aston Villa (159), Barnsley (7), Wolverhampton Wanderers (3), Accrington Stanley (10)	^[50]
50	Ernie Moss	245	747	0.33	1968–1988	Chesterfield (162), Peterborough United (9), Mansfield Town (21), Port Vale (23), Lincoln City (2), Doncaster Rovers (15), Stockport County (7), Scarborough (4), Rochdale (2)	^[51]
52	Dave Halliday	244	312	0.78	1925–1935	Sunderland (156), Arsenal (8), Manchester City (47), Clapton Orient (33)	^{[lower-alpha 13]}^[52]
52	George Beel	244	458	0.53	1919–1933	Lincoln City (12), Merthyr Town (22), Chesterfield (23), Burnley (179), Rochdale (8)	^[53]
54	Gordon Turner	243	406	0.60	1950–1964	Luton Town	^[54]
55	Geoff Bradford	242	461	0.52	1949–1964	Bristol Rovers	^[55]
56	Dixie McNeil	239	522	0.46	1966–1983	Exeter City (11), Northampton Town (33), Lincoln City (53), Hereford United (88), Wrexham (54)	^[56]
57	Tommy Johnston	238	406	0.59	1951–1962	Darlington (9), Oldham Athletic (3), Norwich City (28), Newport County (46), Leyton Orient (121), Blackburn Rovers (21), Gillingham (10)	^{[lower-alpha 14]}^[57]
58	Jack Cock	235	394	0.60	1914–1930	Huddersfield Town (9), Brentford (1), Chelsea (47), Everton (29), Plymouth Argyle (72), Millwall (77)	^[58]
	Derek Kevan		440	0.53	1952–1967	Bradford Park Avenue (8), West Bromwich Albion (157), Chelsea (1), Manchester City (48), Crystal Palace (5), Peterborough United (2), Luton Town (4), Stockport County (10)	^[59]
	Ian Wright †		493	0.48	1985–2000	Crystal Palace (89), Arsenal (128), West Ham United (9), Nottingham Forest (5), Burnley (4)	^{[lower-alpha 15]}^[60]
61	Frank Worthington	234	757	0.31	1966–1988	Huddersfield Town (41), Leicester City (72), Bolton Wanderers (35), Birmingham City (29), Leeds United (14), Sunderland (2), Southampton (4), Brighton & Hove Albion (7), Tranmere Rovers (21), Preston North End (3), Stockport County (6)	^{[lower-alpha 16]}^[61]
62	Mick Channon	232	718	0.32	1965–1986	Southampton (185), Manchester City (24), Newcastle United (1), Bristol Rovers (0), Norwich City (16), Portsmouth (6)	^{[lower-alpha 17]}^[62]
63	Tommy Lawton †	231	390	0.59	1935–1956	Burnley (16), Everton (65), Chelsea (30), Notts County (90), Brentford (17), Arsenal (13)	^[63]
63	Kerry Dixon	231	593	0.39	1980–1998	Reading (51), Chelsea (147), Southampton (2), Luton Town (19), Millwall (9), Watford (0), Doncaster Rovers (3)	^[64]
65	Andy Cole	230	511	0.45	1989–2008	Arsenal (0), Fulham (3), Bristol City (20), Newcastle United (56), Manchester United (93), Blackburn Rovers (27), Fulham (12), Manchester City (9), Portsmouth (3), Birmingham City (1), Sunderland (0), Burnley (6), Nottingham Forest (0)	^[65]
66	Brian Bedford	229	399	0.57	1954–1967	Reading (1), Southampton (2), Bournemouth (32), Queens Park Rangers (161), Scunthorpe United (23), Brentford (10)	^[66]
	Pat Terry		495	0.46	1953–1969	Charlton Athletic (1), Newport County (30), Swansea City (9), Gillingham (62), Millwall (41), Northampton Town (10), Reading (41), Swindon Town (23), Brentford (12)	^[67]
	Tony Brown		619	0.37	1963–1983	West Bromwich Albion (218), Torquay United (11)	^{[lower-alpha 18]}^[68]
69	Clarrie Bourton	228	360	0.63	1928–1939	Bristol City (15), Blackburn Rovers (37), Coventry City (173), Plymouth Argyle (3)
	David Herd		427	0.53	1950–1970	Stockport County (6), Arsenal (97), Manchester United (114), Stoke City (11)	^[69]
	Francis Lee †		500	0.46	1960–1976	Bolton Wanderers (92), Manchester City (112), Derby County (24)	^[70]
	Jackie Sewell		509	0.45	1946–1961	Notts County (97), Sheffield Wednesday (87), Aston Villa (36), Hull City (8)	^[71]
	Micky Quinn		515	0.44	1979–1995	Wigan Athletic (19), Stockport County (39), Oldham Athletic (34), Portsmouth (54), Newcastle United (57), Coventry City (25), Plymouth Argyle (0), Watford (0)	^[72]
74	Harry Kane	227	373	0.61	2011–2023	Tottenham Hotspur (213), Leyton Orient (5), Millwall (7), Norwich City (0), Leicester City (2)	^{[lower-alpha 19]}^[73]
75	Horace Barnes	226	429	0.53	1908–1926	Derby County (74), Manchester City (120), Preston North End (16), Oldham Athletic (16)	^[74]
76	Stan Mortensen †	225	395	0.57	1946–1958	Blackpool (197), Hull City (18), Southport (10)	^[75]
76	Tony Cottee	225	581	0.39	1982–2001	West Ham United (115), Everton (72), Leicester City (27), Birmingham City (1), Norwich City (1), Barnet (9), Millwall (0)	^{[lower-alpha 20]}^[76]
78	Tommy Thompson	224	443	0.51	1947–1964	Newcastle United (6), Aston Villa (67), Preston North End (117), Stoke City (18), Barrow (16)	^[77]
78	Marco Gabbiadini	224	662	0.34	1985–2004	York City (15), Sunderland (74), Crystal Palace (5), Derby County (50), Birmingham City (0), Oxford United (1), Stoke City (0), Darlington (49), Northampton Town (25), Hartlepool United (5)	^{[lower-alpha 21]}^[78]
80	Allan Clarke	223	514	0.43	1963–1980	Walsall (41), Fulham (45), Leicester City (12), Leeds United (110), Barnsley (15)	^[79]
80	Steve White	223	646	0.35	1977–1998	Bristol Rovers (44), Luton Town (25), Charlton Athletic (12), Lincoln City (0), Swindon Town (83), Hereford United (44), Cardiff City (15)	^{[lower-alpha 22]}^[80]
82	Grenville Morris	222	452	0.49	1896–1913	Swindon Town (23), Nottingham Forest (199)	^[81]
	Tommy Johnson		510	0.44	1919–1936	Manchester City (158), Everton (56), Liverpool (8)	^[82]
	Derek Dougan		546	0.41	1957–1975	Portsmouth (9), Blackburn Rovers (26), Aston Villa (19), Peterborough United (38), Leicester City (35), Wolverhampton Wanderers (95)	^{[lower-alpha 23]}^[83]
85	Wally Ardron	221	305	0.72	1938–1956	Rotherham United (98), Nottingham Forest (123)	^[84]
85	Ginger Richardson	221	349	0.63	1928–1940	Hartlepools United (19), West Bromwich Albion (202)	^[85]
87	Martin Chivers	220	469	0.47	1962–1980	Southampton (97), Tottenham Hotspur (118), Norwich City (4), Brighton & Hove Albion (1)	^{[lower-alpha 24]}^[86]
88	Jack Bowers	219	282	0.78	1928–1939	Derby County (167), Leicester City (52)	^[87]
88	Jordan Rhodes	219	554	0.40	2007–	Ipswich Town (1), Rochdale (2), Brentford (7), Huddersfield Town (81), Blackburn Rovers (83), Middlesbrough (6), Sheffield Wednesday (18), Norwich City (6), Blackpool (15)	^[88]
90	Bobby Smith	218	376	0.58	1950–1965	Chelsea (23), Tottenham Hotspur (176), Brighton & Hove Albion (19)	^[89]
	Dennis Viollet		441	0.49	1952–1967	Manchester United (159), Stoke City (59)	^{[lower-alpha 25]}^[90]
	Len White		442	0.49	1950–1966	Rotherham United (15), Newcastle United (142), Huddersfield Town (37), Stockport County (24)	^[91]
	Bob Latchford		530	0.41	1968–1986	Birmingham City (68), Everton (106), Swansea City (35), Coventry City (2), Lincoln City (2), Newport County (5)	^{[lower-alpha 26]}^[92]
	Rickie Lambert		607	0.36	1998–2017	Blackpool (0), Macclesfield Town (8), Stockport County (18), Rochdale (28), Bristol Rovers (51), Southampton (106), Liverpool (2), West Bromwich Albion (1), Cardiff City (4)	^[93]
95	Denis Law †‡	217	458	0.47	1956–1974	Huddersfield Town (16), Manchester City (30), Manchester United (171)	^{[lower-alpha 27]}^[94]
	Ray Charnley		465	0.47	1957–1970	Blackpool (193), Preston North End (4), Wrexham (5), Bradford Park Avenue (15)	^[95]
	Shaun Goater		552	0.39	1989–2006	Rotherham United (70), Notts County (0), Bristol City (40), Manchester City (84), Reading (12), Coventry City (0), Southend United (11)	^{[lower-alpha 28]}^[96]
	Brian Clark		611	0.36	1960–1979	Bristol City (83), Huddersfield Town (11), Cardiff City (76), Bournemouth (12), Millwall (17), Newport County (18)	^[97]
99	Tony Richards	215	397	0.54	1954–1966	Walsall (184), Port Vale (30)	^[98]
	Billy Liddell †‡		492	0.44	1946–1961	Liverpool	^[99]
	Bob Hatton		617	0.35	1966–1983	Wolverhampton Wanderers (7), Bolton Wanderers (2), Northampton Town (7), Carlisle United (37), Birmingham City (58), Blackpool (32), Luton Town (29), Sheffield United (34), Cardiff City (9)	^[100]
102	Raich Carter †	214	447	0.48	1932–1952	Sunderland (122), Derby County (34), Hull City (48)	^[101]
	Billy Walker		478	0.45	1919–1933	Aston Villa	^[102]
	Wayne Rooney		521	0.41	2002–2020	Everton (25), Manchester United (183), Derby County (6)	^{[lower-alpha 29]}^[103]
105	Alfie Biggs	213	513	0.42	1953–1969	Bristol Rovers (178), Preston North End (22), Walsall (9), Swansea Town (4)	^[104]
106	Alex Dawson	212	394	0.54	1956–1971	Manchester United (45), Preston North End (114), Bury (21), Brighton & Hove Albion (26), Brentford (6)	^[105]
	Geoff Hurst †		529	0.40	1959–1976	West Ham United (180), Stoke City (30), West Bromwich Albion (2)	^[106]
	Tony Adcock		591	0.36	1980–1999	Colchester United (126), Manchester City (5), Northampton Town (40), Bradford City (6), Peterborough United (35), Luton Town (0)	^[107]
109	Barrie Thomas	211	338	0.62	1954–1968	Leicester City (3), Mansfield Town (48), Scunthorpe United (93), Newcastle United (48), Barnsley (19)	^[108]
	Jimmy Murray		401	0.53	1955–1969	Wolverhampton Wanderers (155), Manchester City (43), Walsall (13)	^[109]
	Tony Hateley		434	0.49	1958–1974	Notts County (109), Aston Villa (68), Chelsea (6), Liverpool (17), Coventry City (4), Birmingham City (6), Oldham Athletic (1)	^[110]
112	Dennis Westcott	210	321	0.65	1935–1953	New Brighton (10), Wolverhampton Wanderers (105), Blackburn Rovers (37), Manchester City (37), Chesterfield (21)	^[111]
112	Jimmy Quinn	210	578	0.36	1981–2000	Swindon Town (47), Blackburn Rovers (17), Leicester City (6), Bradford City (14), West Ham United (18), Bournemouth (19), Reading (71), Peterborough United (25)	^[112]
114	Frank Large	209	569	0.37	1958–1974	Halifax Town (50), Queens Park Rangers (5), Northampton Town (88), Swindon Town (4), Carlisle United (18), Oldham Athletic (18), Leicester City (8), Fulham (3), Chesterfield (15)	^[113]
	Peter Beardsley †		658	0.32	1979–1999	Carlisle United (22), Newcastle United (108), Liverpool (46), Everton (25), Bolton Wanderers (2), Manchester City (0), Fulham (4), Hartlepool United (2)	^{[lower-alpha 30]}^[114]
	Scott McGleish		699	0.30	1994–2012	Charlton Athletic (0), Leyton Orient (37), Peterborough United (0), Colchester United (44), Cambridge United (7), Barnet (37), Northampton Town (43), Wycombe Wanderers (34), Bristol Rovers (7)	^[115]
117	Jack Rowley	208	458	0.45	1937–1957	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic (12), Manchester United (182), Plymouth Argyle (14)	^[116]
118	Tommy Browell	207	387	0.53	1910–1930	Hull City (32), Everton (26), Manchester City (122), Blackpool (27)	^[117]
	Luther Blissett		554	0.37	1975–1994	Watford (148), Bournemouth (56), West Bromwich Albion (1), Bury (1), Mansfield Town (1)	^[118]
	Bobby Charlton †		644	0.32	1956–1975	Manchester United (199), Preston North End (8)	^{[lower-alpha 31]}^[119]
121	Sammy Collins	206	369	0.56	1946–1958	Bristol City (2), Torquay United (204)	^[120]
122	Bobby Gurney	205	348	0.59	1924–1950	Sunderland	^[121]
123	George Elliott	203	344	0.59	1913–1925	Middlesbrough	^[122]
124	Iwan Roberts	202	647	0.31	1988–2005	Watford (9), Huddersfield Town (50), Leicester City (41), Wolverhampton Wanderers (12), Norwich City (84), Gillingham (3), Cambridge United (3)	^[123]
125	Peter Dobing	201	568	0.35	1955–1973	Blackburn Rovers (88), Manchester City (31), Stoke City (82)	^[124]
126	Roy Chapman	200	415	0.48	1953–1970	Aston Villa (8), Lincoln City (76), Mansfield Town (78), Port Vale (35), Chester (3)	^[125]
	Steve Phillips		562	0.36	1971–1988	Birmingham City (1), Torquay United (11), Northampton Town (38), Brentford (65), Southend United (66), Peterborough United (16), Exeter City (1), Chesterfield (2)	^[126]
	Bob Taylor		577	0.35	1986–2004	Leeds United (9), Bristol City (50), West Bromwich Albion (113), Bolton Wanderers (21), Cheltenham Town (7)	^[127]

List_of_footballers_in_England_by_number_of_league_goals

List of footballers in England by number of league goals

List of players

See also

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