European Golden Shoe
In football (soccer), the European Golden Boot has been awarded to the highest goalscorer in all the top European divisions each season since 1967/68.
Lately, the award has depended on a complicated system of points, giving, for example, a 25-goal player from Serie A a higher ranking than a 25-goal player from the League of Wales. However, before this, the award was simply given to Europe's top goalscorer, regardless of which league he participated in.
Golden Boot 1968-90
Between 1968 and 1990, the European Golden Boot was given to the highest goalscorer in any European league.
Between 1991 and 1996, no Boot was awarded, but the top European scorers (and therefore those who would have taken the prize) were:
| Season | Name | Club (Country) | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-91 | Darko Pancev | Crvena Zvezda (Yugoslavia) | 34 |
| 1991-92 | Ally McCoist | Rangers (Scotland) | 34 |
| 1992-93 | Ally McCoist | Rangers (Scotland) | 34 |
| 1993-94 | David Taylor | Porthmadog (Wales) | 43 |
| 1994-95 | Arsen Avitisyan | Homenhem (Armenia) | 39 |
| 1995-96 | Zviad Endeladze | Margveti (Georgia) | 40 |
Golden Boot 1996-
Since the 1996-97 season, European Sports Magazines have awarded the Golden Boot based on a points system that allows those in tougher leagues to win even if they score less goals than someone in a poor league. In this table, the winner and the continent's top-scorer (in italics) have been listed for each season.
| Season | Name | Club (League) | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | Ronaldo | Barcelona (Spain) | 34 |
| Tony Bird | Barry Town (Wales) | 42 | |
| 1997-98 | Nikos Machlas | Vitesse Arnhem (Netherlands) | 34 |
| Rainer Rauffmann | Omonia (Cyprus) | 42 | |
| 1998-99 | Mário Jardel (actual topscorer) | Porto (Portugal) | 36 |
| 1999-00 | Kevin Phillips | Sunderland (England) | 30 |
| Mário Jardel | Porto (Portugal) | 38 | |
| 2000-01 | Henrik Larsson | Celtic (Scotland) | 35 |
| 2001-02 | Mário Jardel | Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) | 42 |
| Marc Lloyd Williams | Bangor City (Wales) | 47 | |
| 2002-03 | Roy Makaay | Deportivo (Spain) | 29 |
| Andrei Krolov | Tallina VMK (Estonia) | 37 | |
| 2003-04 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal (England) | 30 |
| Ara Hakobian | Banants Yerevan (Armenia) | 45 | |
| 2004-05 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal (England) | 25 |
| Diego Forlán | Villarreal CF (Spain) | 25 | |
| Marc Lloyd Williams | Total Network Solutions (Wales) | 30 |
Top scorers pre-1968
Although the award was not given before 1968, this is a list of the top goalscorers in Europe for seasons before this and is therefore a list of those who would have obtained the award if it had existed at the time.
| Season | Name | Club (Country) | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1888-89 | John Goodall | Preston North End (England) | 21 |
| 1889-90 | James Ross | Preston North End (England) | 24 |
| 1890-91 | Jack Southworth | Blackburn Rovers (England) | 26 |
| 1891-92 | Johnny Campbell | Sunderland (England) | 32 |
| 1892-93 | Johnny Campbell | Sunderland (England) | 31 |
| 1893-94 | Jack Southworth | Everton (England) | 27 |
| 1894-95 | Johnny Campbell | Sunderland (England) | 22 |
| 1895-96 | Steve Bloomer, Johnny Campbell | Derby, Aston Villa (England) | 20 |
| 1896-97 | Steve Bloomer | Derby (England) | 22 |
| 1897-98 | George Wheldon | Aston Villa (England) | 21 |
| 1898-99 | Robert Hamilton | Rangers (Scotland) | 25 |
| 1899-00 | William Garraty | Aston Villa (England) | 27 |
| 1900-01 | Steve Bloomer | Derby (England) | 24 |
| 1901-02 | Charles Simmons | West Bromwich Albion (England) | 23 |
| 1902-03 | Alec Raybould | Liverpool (England) | 31 |
| 1903-04 | Robert Cumming Hamilton | Rangers (Scotland) | 28 |
| 1904-05 | Samuel Marsh | Bolton Wanderers (England) | 26 |
| 1905-06 | Albert Shepherd, William Jones, William Maxwell | Bolton Wanderers, Birmingham, Bristol City (England) | 26 |
| 1906-07 | Alf Young | Everton (England) | 30 |
| 1907-08 | John (Jock) Simpson | Falkirk (Scotland) | 32 |
| 1908-09 | Bert Freeman | Everton (England) | 38 |
| 1909-10 | John Smith | Hull City (England) | 32 |
| 1910-11 | Imre Schlosser | Ferencváros (Hungary) | 42 |
| 1911-12 | Imre Schlosser | Ferencváros (Hungary) | 40 |
| 1912-13 | Imre Schlosser | Ferencváros (Hungary) | 42 |
| 1913-14 | Imre Schlosser | Ferencváros (Hungary) | 36 |
| 1914-15 | Thomas Gracie, James Richardson | Hearts, Ayr United (Scotland) | 29 |
| 1915-16 | James McColl | Celtic (Scotland) | 34 |
| 1916-17 | Bery Yarnall | Airdrieonians (Scotland) | 39 |
| 1917-18 | Alfréd Schaffer | MTK Hungária FC (Hungary) | 42 |
| 1918-19 | Alfréd Schaffer | MTK Hungária FC (Hungary) | 41 |
| 1919-20 | Fred Morris | West Bromwich Albion (England) | 37 |
| 1920-21 | Hugh Ferguson | Motherwell (Scotland) | 43 |
| 1921-22 | Duncan Walker | St. Mirren (Scotland) | 45 |
| 1922-23 | Charlie Buchan, John White | Sunderland (England), Hearts (Scotland) | 30 |
| 1923-24 | Dave Halliday | Dundee Utd. (Scotland) | 38 |
| 1924-25 | Willie Devlin | Cowdenbeath (Scotland) | 33 |
| 1925-26 | Ted Harper | Blackburn Rovers (England) | 43 |
| 1926-27 | Jimmy McGrory | Celtic (Scotland) | 49 |
| 1927-28 | William Dean | Everton (England) | 60 |
| 1928-29 | Evelyn Morrison, Dave Halliday | Falkirk (Scotland), Sunderland (England) | 43 |
| 1929-30 | Vic Watson | West Ham (England) | 41 |
| 1930-31 | Joe Bambrick | Linfield (Northern Ireland) | 50 |
| 1931-32 | Fred Roberts | Glentoran (Northern Ireland) | 55 |
| 1932-33 | Willie McFadyen | Motherwell (Scotland) | 45 |
| 1933-34 | Jimmy Smith | Rangers (Scotland) | 41 |
| 1934-35 | Ted Drake | Arsenal (England) | 42 |
| 1935-36 | Jimmy McGrory | Celtic (Scotland) | 50 |
| 1936-37 | László Cseh II | Hungária Budapest (Hungary) | 36 |
| 1937-38 | Andy Black | Hearts (Scotland) | 40 |
| 1938-39 | Gyula Zsengellér | Újpesti TE (Hungary) | 56 |
| 1939-40 | Josef Bican | Slavia Prague (Czechoslovakia) | 50 |
| 1940-41 | Josef Bican | Slavia Prague (Czechoslovakia) | 38 |
| 1941-42 | Josef Bican | Slavia Prague (Czechoslovakia) | 45 |
| 1942-43 | Josef Bican | Slavia Prague (Czechoslovakia) | 39 |
| 1943-44 | Josef Bican | Slavia Prague (Czechoslovakia) | 57 |
| 1944-45 | Gyula Zsengellér | Újpesti TE (Hungary) | 36 |
| 1945-46 | Ferenc Deák | Szentlőrinci (Hungary) | 66 |
| 1946-47 | Ferenc Deák | Szentlőrinci (Hungary) | 48 |
| 1947-48 | Ferenc Puskás | Kispest Budapest (Hungary) | 50 |
| 1948-49 | Ferenc Deák | Ferencváros (Hungary) | 59 |
| 1949-50 | Jef Mermans | Anderlecht (Belgium) | 37 |
| 1950-51 | Refik Resmja | Partizani Tirana (Albania) | 59 |
| 1951-52 | Sándor Kocsis | Kispest Budapest (Hungary) | 36 |
| 1952-53 | Rik Coppens | Beerschot (Belgium) | 35 |
| 1953-54 | Sándor Kocsis | Kispest Budapest (Hungary) | 33 |
| 1954-55 | Rik Coppens | Beerschot (Belgium) | 35 |
| 1955-56 | Piet Hollink | Helmondia (Netherlands) | 37 |
| 1956-57 | Coen Dillen | PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) | 43 |
| 1957-58 | Just Fontaine | Stade de Reims (France) | 34 |
| 1958-59 | Leo Canjels | NAC Breda (Netherlands) | 34 |
| 1959-60 | Joe Baker | Hibs (Scotland) | 42 |
| 1960-61 | Alex Harley | Third Lanark (Scotland) | 42 |
| 1961-62 | Ray Crawford, Derek Kevan | Ipswich, West Bromwich Albion (England) | 33 |
| 1962-63 | Oktay Metin | Galatasaray (Turkey) | 38 |
| 1963-64 | Jimmy Greaves | Tottenham (England) | 35 |
| 1964-65 | Jim Forrest | Rangers (Scotland) | 30 |
| 1965-66 | Philippe Gondet | Nantes (France) | 36 |
| 1966-67 | Antal Dunai II | Újpesti Dózsa (Hungary) | 36 |
See also
