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SPORTS
Club Football - England
*Old First Division*
Most Goals Scored in a Season (Player)
This list features the players that have scored the most goals in a single campaign in the history of the old English First Division.
RANK | PLAYERS | GOALS SCORED | CLUB | YEAR |
1 | Dixie Dean | 60 | Everton | 1927–28 |
2 | Tom Waring | 49 | Aston Villa | 1930–31 |
3 | Dixie Dean | 44 | Everton | 1931–32 |
4 | Ted Harper | 43 | Blackburn Rovers | 1925–26 |
5 | Dave Halliday | 43 | Sunderland | 1928–29 |
6 | Ted Drake | 42 | Arsenal | 1934–35 |
7 | Vic Watson | 41 | West Ham United | 1929–30 |
8 | Jimmy Dunne | 41 | Sheffield United | 1930–31 |
9 | Jimmy Greaves | 41 | Chelsea | 1960–61 |
10 | W. G. Richardson | 39 | West Bromwich Albion | 1935–36 |
11 | Bert Freeman | 38 | Everton | 1908–09 |
12 | Joe Smith | 38 | Bolton Wanderers | 1920–21 |
13 | Dave Halliday | 38 | Sunderland | 1925–26 |
14 | Tommy Johnson | 38 | Manchester City | 1928–29 |
15 | Jack Lambert | 38 | Arsenal | 1930–31 |
16 | John Charles | 38 | Leeds United | 1956–57 |
References
Wikipedia. (2025). List of English football first tier top scorers – By season. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_football_first_tier_top_scorers#By_season (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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