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Club Football - England
*EFL Cup*

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Most Goals Scored Overall (Player)

This list features the players that have scored the most goals in the history of the English Football League Cup.

RANK

PLAYERS

APPEARANCES

GOALS SCORED

CLUB(s)

YEARS

1

Ian Rush

81

49

Liverpool, Leeds United, Newcastle United

1980-1998

2

Geoff Hurst

43

42

West Ham United, Stoke City

1958-1975

3

Robbie Fowler

44

33

Liverpool, Manchester City, Cardiff City

1993-2008

4

Alan Shearer

50

32

Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United

1988-2006

5

Ian Wright

37

30

Crystal Palace, Arsenal

1985-1998

6

Kenny Dalglish

59

27

Liverpool

1977-1990

7

Tony Cottee

49

26

West Ham United, Everton, Leicester City

1982-2000

8

Matt Le Tissier

45

23

Southampton

1986-2002

9

Teddy Sheringham

46

23

Millwall, Nottingham Forest, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth, West Ham United

1983-2007

10

Bob Latchford

28

22

Birmingham City, Everton

1968-1981

11

Jermain Defoe

37

22

West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland

1999-2017

12

Frank Lampard

49

22

West Ham United, Chelsea, Manchester City

1995-2015

13

Martin Peters

50

22

West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City

1959-1980


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References

Transfermarkt. (2025). EFL Cup – All‑time top goalscorers. Available at: https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/efl-cup/ewigetorschuetzenliste/pokalwettbewerb/CGB (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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