List of footballers in England and Scotland 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 and/or Scottish league football. This includes the appearances and goals of former players, in the following domestic league competitions only:

List of players

Name Nationality Goals[1] Games[2] Position Seasons[3] Clubs[4] Notes
Rowley, Arthur  England 433 619 FW 19 4 [5]
McGrory, Jimmy  Scotland 408 408 FW 16 2 [6]
McLean, David  Scotland 401 584 FW 25 7 [6]
Gallacher, Hughie  Scotland 387 545 FW 17 7 [6]
Dean, Dixie  England 379 438 FW 16 3 [7]
Ferguson, Hughie  Scotland 363 422 FW 14 3 [6]
Greaves, Jimmy  England 357 516 FW 13 3 [8]
Bloomer, Steve  England 352 600 FW 22 3 [7]
Camsell, George  England 345 440 FW 14 2 [7]
Halliday, Dave  Scotland 336 449 FW 15 6 [7]
Aldridge, John  Republic of Ireland 329 560 FW 17 4 [9]
Richardson, W.G.  England 321* 439 FW 23 2 [7]
Smith, Jimmy  Scotland 316* 315 FW 19 2 [10]
Smith, Joe  England 315 519 FW 21 2 [7]
Atyeo, John  England 314 597 FW 16 2 [11]
Watson, Vic  England 312 498 FW 16 2 [7]
Bedford, Harry  England 308 485 FW 15 7 [7]
McPhail, Bob  Scotland 308* 468 FW 17 2 [12]
Johnson, Harry  England 305 476 FW 19 2 [7]
Rowley, Jack  England 303* 532 FW 22 3 [13][14]
Doherty, Peter  Northern Ireland 300* 530 FW 20 5 [15][16]
Liddell, Billy  Scotland 299* 643 FW 22 1 [17][18]
Hodgson, Gordon  England 295 468 FW 14 3 [7]
Baker, Joe  England 294 488 FW 16 5 [19]
Holton, Cliff  England 293 570 FW 18 7 [20]
Hampson, Jimmy  England 290 425 FW 12 2 [7]
McCoist, Ally  Scotland 290 584 FW 20 4 [21]
Crawford, Ray  England 289 476 FW 14 7 [22]
Morris, Abe  England 289 ? FW 14 6 [7]
Hine, Ernie  England 288 609 FW 16 4 [7]
Keetley, Tom  England 284 371 FW 15 5 [7]
Shearer, Alan  England 283 559 FW 18 3 [23]
Chandler, Arthur  England 281 471 FW 16 3 [7]
McFadyen, Willie  Scotland 278 ? FW 17 5 [6]
Brown, George  England 276 445 FW 16 5 [7]
Allen, Ronnie  England 276 638 FW 19 3 [24]
Sheringham, Teddy  England 276 734 FW 24 8 [25]
Davies, Ron  Wales 275 549 FW 17 7 [26]
Reid, Willie  Scotland 275 385 FW 19 4 [6]
Barnes, Horace  England 274* 467 MF 18 4 [27]
Smith, Jack  England 269* 365 FW 16 4
Hunt, Roger  England 269 480 FW 13 2 [28]
Hector, Kevin  England 268 662 FW 18 2 [29]
McColl, Jimmy  Scotland 268 ? FW 19 6 [30][31]
Jack, David  England 267 521 FW 15 3 [7]
Wagstaff, Ken  England 266 559 FW 16 2 [32]
Robson, Pop  England 265 674 FW 22 5 [33]
Wallace, Gordon  Scotland 264 536 FW 17 4 [34]
Harper, Ted  England 263 336 FW 11 4 [7]
Mortensen, Stan  England 260* 435 FW 14 3 [35]
Buchan, Charlie  England 258 472 FW 17 2 [7]
Johnston, Tommy  Scotland 256 425 FW 13 9 [36]
Edwards, Keith  England 256 533 FW 16 7 [37]
MacDougall, Ted  Scotland 256 535 FW 14 8 [38]
Cookson, Jimmy  England 256 292 FW 12 4 [7]
Briggs, Tommy  England 256 390 FW 12 4 [39]
Lofthouse, Nat  England 255 452 FW 15 1 [40]
Ferrier, Bob  England 255 626 MF 20 1 [6]
Wayman, Charlie  England 254 382 FW 12 5 [41]
Morris, Harry  England 254 ? FW 11 3 [7]
Wilson, David  England 254 330 FW 11 1 [6]
Tynan, Tommy  England 253 633 FW 21 9 [42]
Bull, Steve  England 252 478 FW 14 2 [43]
Clough, Brian  England 251 274 FW 10 2 [44]
Allchurch, Ivor  Wales 251 694 FW 19 3 [45]
Wallace, William  Scotland 251 544 FW 18 6 [46]
Bradford, Joe  England 249 419 FW 16 2 [7]
Hampton, Harry  England 248 412 FW 19 3 [7]
Rush, Ian  Wales 246 570 FW 20 6 [47]
Coyle, Owen  Republic of Ireland 246 666 FW 22 10 [48]
Lewis, Reg  England 246* 284 FW 13 1 [49]
Moss, Ernie  England 245 747 FW 20 11 [50]
Bamford, Tommy  Wales 245 338 FW 11 3 [7]
Smith, Gordon  Scotland 245* 558 FW 24 3 [51]
Waring, Tom  England 243 363 FW 12 6 [7]
Turner, Gordon  England 243 406 FW 14 1 [52]
Beel, George  England 243 458 FW 14 6 [7]
Bradford, Geoff  England 242 461 FW 15 1 [53]
McNeil, Dixie  England 239 521 FW 17 6 [54]
Cunningham, Andy  England 239 546 FW 20 2 [7]
Wright, Ian  England 238 501 FW 15 6 [55]
Kevan, Derek  England 235 440 FW 16 8 [56]
Worthington, Frank  England 234 757 FW 22 11 [57]
Fleming, Jimmy  Scotland 233 ? FW 13 3 [6]
Harper, Joe  Scotland 232 432 FW 17 5 [58]
Channon, Mick  England 232 718 FW 21 6 [59]
Lawton, Tommy  England 231 390 FW 21 6 [60]
Dixon, Kerry  England 231 594 FW 19 8 [61]
Cole, Andrew  England 230 509 FW 19 13 [62]
Dalglish, Kenny  Scotland 230 559 FW 22 2 [63]
Eadie, Ken  Scotland 230 510 FW 20 6 [64]
Brown, Tony  England 229 619 MF 20 2 [65]
Herd, Alex  England 229* 521 FW 20 3 [66]
Bourton, Clarrie  England 228 360 FW 11 5 [7]
Herd, David  Scotland 228 427 FW 20 4 [67]
Lee, Francis  England 228 500 FW 16 3 [68]
Sewell, Jackie  England 228 509 FW 15 4 [69]
Martin, Neil  Scotland 226 511 FW 17 8 [70]
McBride, Joe  Scotland 226 383 FW 15 9 [71]
Cottee, Tony  England 225 578 FW 19 7 [72]
Robertson, John  Scotland 225 570 FW 19 4 [73]
Thompson, Tommy  England 224 443 FW 17 5 [72]
McCrae, David  Scotland 224 310 FW 12 2 [6]
Clarke, Allan  England 223 514 FW 17 5 [74]
Gabbiadini, Marco  England 223 659 FW 20 10 [75]
White, Steve  England 223 646 FW 21 8 [76]
Johnson, Tommy  England 222 511 FW 17 3 [7]
Dougan, Derek  Northern Ireland 222 546 FW 18 6 [77]
Wright, Keith  Scotland 222 637 FW 20 6 [78]
Ardron, Wally  England 221 305 FW 18 2 [79]
Brogan, John  Scotland 221 549 FW 21 6 [80]
Chivers, Martin  England 220 469 FW 18 4 [81]
Hamilton, Robert  Scotland 219 330 FW 17 4 [6]
Bowers, Jack  England 219 282 FW 11 2 [82]
Smith, Bobby  England 218 376 FW 15 3 [83]
Viollet, Dennis  England 218 441 FW 17 2 [84]
White, Len  England 218 442 FW 16 4 [85]
Latchford, Bob  England 218 530 FW 18 4 [86]
Goater, Shaun  Bermuda 217 552 FW 16 7 [87]
Law, Denis  Scotland 217 458 FW 18 4 [88]
Charnley, Ray  England 217 465 FW 13 4 [89]
Clark, Brian  England 217 611 FW 19 6 [90]
Hatton, Bob  England 215 617 FW 17 9 [91]
Richards, Tony  England 215 397 FW 12 2 [92]
Weir, Phil  Scotland 215 ? FW 14 2 [6]
Walker, Tommy  Scotland 209* 447 FW 17 2 [93][94]
Walker, Billy  England 214 478 FW 15 1 [7]
Carter, Raich  England 214 444 FW 15 3 [95]
Biggs, Alfie  England 213 513 FW 16 4 [96]
McKay, Peter  Scotland 212 279 FW 11 3 [97]
Morris, Grenvillle  England 212 454 FW 16 2 [7]
Adcock, Tony  England 212 591 FW 19 6 [98]
Hurst, Geoff  England 212 529 FW 17 3 [99]
Murray, Jimmy  England 211 401 FW 14 3 [100]
Hateley, Tony  England 211 434 FW 16 8 [101]
Smith, George  England 211* 484 FW 18 2 [102]
Wardhaugh, Jimmy  Scotland 210 315 FW 15 2 [6][103]
Westcott, Dennis  England 210 321 FW 18 3 [104]
McGlashan, Colin  Scotland 210 609 FW 20 9 [105]
Walker, Tommy  Scotland 209* 447 FW 17 2 [106][107]
Beardsley, Peter  England 209 658 FW 21 9 [108]
Blissett, Luther  England 208 554 FW 19 5 [109]
Gurney, Bobby  England 208 348 FW 15 1 [110]
Browell, Tommy  England 207 387 FW 20 4 [7]
Charlton, Bobby  England 207 644 MF 19 2 [111]
Gallagher, Patsy  Northern Ireland 207 562 FW 21 2 [6]
Wilson, Andrew  Scotland 207 519 FW 16 2 [7]
Gilzean, Alan  Scotland 206 477 FW 15 2 [112]
Collins, Sammy  England 206 370 FW 11 2 [113]
Coyne, Tommy  Scotland 205 522 FW 20 9 [114]
Boyd, Kris  Scotland 204 406 FW 15 2 [115]
Elliott, George  England 203 344 FW 12 1 [7]
Roberts, Iwan  Wales 202 647 FW 20 7 [116]
Irvine, Willie  Scotland 201 571 FW 20 9 [117]
McClair, Brian  Scotland 201 551 FW 18 3 [118]
Dobing, Peter  England 201 568 FW 18 3 [119]
Chapman, Roy  England 200 415 FW 17 6 [120]
Phillips, Steve  England 200 562 FW 17 9 [121]
Windass, Dean  England 200 636 FW 19 10 [122]
Taylor, Bob  England 200 577 FW 19 5 [123]
Payton, Andy  England 200 510 FW 16 7 [124]
Paterson, Jimmy  Scotland 200 361 FW 14 1 [125]
  • *:Includes goals and matches Wartime League(1915-1919,1939-1946)

See also

References

  1. Number of League goals only
  2. Number of League games only
  3. Number of League seasons only
  4. Number of different League clubs only; two spells with the same club should only be counted once
  5. Arthur Rowley career at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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  8. Jimmy Greaves career at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  9. John Aldridge career statistics at Soccerbase
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