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Top 5 Players with most Golden Boots in Premier League History

The Premier League Golden Boot which is also known as the EPL Golden Boot is an annual award presented to the top goal scorer in the league. Who are the players with the most awards? The EPL Golden Boot has been awarded to some of the most finest names in the league’s history which includes French forward Thierry Henry to English football legend Alan Shearer. Here is the list of the top 5 players with the most Golden Boots in Premier League history:

the most Golden Boots in Premier League history are:

5.Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink – Golden Boots – 2 times

He was the first player from The Netherlands to emerge top scorer of the Premier League. He was also the first European and mainly not an English footballer to be awarded the trophy. Hasselbaink scored 18 goals in the 1998-99 season to emerge top scorer of the league. Moving to Chelsea in the 2000-01 season, Hasselbaink 23 goals to finish the season as the top scorer for the second time.

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4.Michael Owen – Golden Boots – 2 times

He was the sixth Englishman to win the award and the second to win the Golden Boot . Owen received his first award in the 1997-98 season when he scored 18 goals representing Liverpool FC. He made it two consecutive wins the following season with the same 18 goals for the Reds.

3.Harry Kane – Golden Boots – 3 times

Tottenham Hotspur forward and captain Harry Kane is the first player in the current EPL era to be awarded three Golden Boots. Kane received his first award in a Tottenham Hotspur shirt in the 2015-16 season, when he scored 25 goals. The English forward made it consecutive awards 6 years later, Kane returned to his form after scoring 23 goals in the 2020-21 season. Harry Kane is currently one of the best strikers in the English Premier League. He has so far won three English Premier League Golden Boot as a Tottenham Hotspur player. His performance took Spurs to fourth in the Premier League table.

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2.Alan Shearer- Golden Boots – 3 times

Alan Shearer was the first player to score up to thirty goals in a Premier League season. His performance helped Blackburn Rovers to win their first EPL title. Shearer went on to win three consecutive golden boot awards, thus becoming the first player to win the award consecutively. He was an outstanding player in the Premier League and could be ranked as one of the finest strikers in Premier League History. While in Newcastle United he emerged Premier League Golden Boot winner twice. He scored a total of 148 goals in 303 league appearances. Alan Shearer currently leads the EPL Golden Boot all-time winners list with 260 goals.

1.Thierry Henry – Golden Boots – 4 times

Arsenal and France legend Thierry Henry is the player with the most Premier League Golden Boot awards which stood at four. The French international won all four awards during his time with The Gunners. He won his first award in the 2001-02 season with 24 goals. His contributions helped Arsenal win the 2001-02 English Premier League title. He returned to his best form once again in the 2003-04 season when Arsenal went unbeaten throughout the season and won the league title. He scored 30 goals. Henry went on to win three consecutive awards in 2003-04, 2004-05, and 2005-06.

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Top 5 players with most Golden Boots in Premier League history:

       Number         Name     Team name    Golden Boots
           1Thierry HenryArsenal            4
           2Alan ShearerBlackburn, Newcastle Utd            3
           3Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur            3
           4Michael OwenLiverpool FC            2
           5Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkChelsea            2

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