UpdatedMonday, January 23, 2017
English premier league, officially known as Barclay Premier League is the most-watched football league in the world. After FIFA world cup it is most viewed championship of soccer. BPL is an English professional league for men’s association clubs founded in 1888.
Former English footballer Alan Shearer is the leading goal scorer in Barclay Primer League with 260 goals in 441 appearances. He played for Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United in BPL from 1992-2006. He was widely regarded as one of the world’s best strikers; being both Newcastle’s and the Premier League’s record goal-scorer. England striker Wayne Rooney is at no. 3 position with 181 goals in 390 matches. Here is the list if top 10 English Premier League Top Goal Scorers of All Time.
Alan Shearer 260
| Rank |
Nation |
Club |
Appearances |
Goals |
Goal ratio |
| 1 |
England |
Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United |
441 |
260 |
0.58 |
Wayne Rooney* 195
| Rank |
Nation |
Club |
Appearances |
Goals |
Goal ratio |
| 3 |
England |
Everton, Manchester United |
436 |
185 |
0.46 |
Andrew Cole 187
| Rank |
Nation |
Club |
Appearances |
Goals |
Goal ratio |
| 2 |
England |
Newcastle United, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Fulham, Manchester City, Portsmouth |
414 |
187 |
0.45 |
Frank Lampard 177
| Rank |
Nation |
Club |
Appearances |
Goals |
Goal ratio |
| 4 |
England |
West Ham United, Chelsea, Manchester City |
597 |
176 |
0.29 |
Thierry Henry 175
| Rank |
Nation |
Club |
Appearances |
Goals |
Goal ratio |
| 5 |
France |
Arsenal |
258 |
175 |
0.67 |
Robbie Fowler 162
| Rank |
Nation |
Club |
Appearances |
Goals |
Goal ratio |
| 6 |
England |
Liverpool, Leeds United, Manchester City |
379 |
162 |
0.42 |
Jermain Defoe* 155
| Rank |
Nation |
Club |
Appearances |
Goals |
Goal ratio |
| 7 |
England |
West Ham United, Bournemouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth, Toronto, Sunderland |
451 |
155 |
0.33 |
Michael Owen 150
| Rank |
Nation |
Club |
Appearances |
Goals |
Goal ratio |
| 8 |
England |
Liverpool, Newcastle United, Manchester United, Stoke City |
326 |
150 |
0.46 |
Les Ferdinand 149
| Rank |
Nation |
Club |
Appearances |
Goals |
Goal ratio |
| 9 |
England |
Queens Park Rangers, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers |
351 |
149 |
0.42 |
Teddy Sheringham 147
| Rank |
Nation |
Club |
Appearances |
Goals |
Goal ratio |
| 10 |
England |
Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Portsmouth, West Ham United |
418 |
147 |
0.35 |
Robin van Persie 144
| Rank |
Nation |
Club |
Appearances |
Goals |
Goal ratio |
| 11 |
Netherland |
Arsenal, Manchester United |
276 |
144 |
0.52 |
