Every year, the Premier League’s top goal scorer is awarded the Golden Boot. This prestigious accolade, given to the highest goal scorer in the league each season, has had various sponsored names over the years: the Carling Boot (1994–2001), Barclaycard Boot (2002–2004), Barclays Golden Boot (2005–2016), Cadbury Golden Boot (2017–2020), and Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Boot (2021).
Since 2022, it has been known as the Castrol Boot. In addition to the trophy, winners typically receive £1,000 per goal scored during the season, which is donated to a charity of their choice. Notably, Robin van Persie earned £30,000 for scoring 26 goals in the 2012–13 season.
Thierry Henry holds the record for the most Golden Boot wins, having claimed the award four times. The first non-English and non-European winners were Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Dwight Yorke, respectively. Both Henry and Alan Shearer won the award three consecutive times.
Several players, including Kevin Phillips, Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo, Luis Suárez, and Erling Haaland, have also won the European Golden Shoe in the same season they claimed the Premier League Golden Boot. Henry achieved this feat twice more in 2004 and 2005. Only three players — Shearer, Hasselbaink, and Van Persie — have won the Golden Boot with two different clubs.
Premier League Golden Boot: List of all winners
| Season | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 1992–93 | Teddy Sheringham |
| 1993–94 | Andy Cole |
| 1994–95 | Alan Shearer |
| 1995–96 | Alan Shearer |
| 1996–97 | Alan Shearer |
| 1997–98 | Chris Sutton, Dion Dublin, Michael Owen |
| 1998–99 | Michael Owen, Dwight Yorke, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
| 1999–00 | Kevin Phillips |
| 2000–01 | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
| 2001–02 | Thierry Henry |
| 2002–03 | Ruud van Nistelrooy |
| 2003–04 | Thierry Henry |
| 2004–05 | Thierry Henry |
| 2005–06 | Thierry Henry |
| 2006–07 | Didier Drogba |
| 2007–08 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 2008–09 | Nicolas Anelka |
| 2009–10 | Didier Drogba |
| 2010–11 | Carlos Tevez, Dimitar Berbatov |
| 2011–12 | Robin van Persie |
| 2012–13 | Robin van Persie |
| 2013–14 | Luis Suárez |
| 2014–15 | Sergio Agüero |
| 2015–16 | Harry Kane |
| 2016–17 | Harry Kane |
| 2017–18 | Mohamed Salah |
| 2018–19 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Sadio Mané, Mohamed Salah |
| 2019–20 | Jamie Vardy |
| 2020–21 | Harry Kane |
| 2021–22 | Mohamed Salah, Son Heung-min |
| 2022–23 | Erling Haaland |
| 2023–24 | Erling Haaland |
