English Football: League Winner and Top Goal Scorer per Year

Chris
April 15, 2021

Explore the History of English Football

Use the slide bar to pick the year. The app will display:

  • The league winner
  • The name of the person who scored the most goals
  • The top goal scorer's club and the number of goals that were scored

Information comes from https://www.worldfootball.net/

Sample: League Winner Table (2014 to 2020)

# A tibble: 8 x 2
   Year Winner           
  <int> <chr>            
1  2020 Liverpool FC     
2  2019 Manchester City  
3  2018 Manchester City  
4  2017 Chelsea FC       
5  2016 Leicester City   
6  2015 Chelsea FC       
7  2014 Manchester City  
8  2013 Manchester United

Sample: Top Goal Scorer Table (1889 to 1895)

# A tibble: 7 x 4
  Season TopScorer       Team              Goals
  <chr>  <chr>           <chr>             <chr>
1 1895   Johnny Campbell Sunderland AFC    22   
2 1894   Jack Southworth Everton FC        27   
3 1893   Johnny Campbell Sunderland AFC    31   
4 1892   Johnny Campbell Sunderland AFC    32   
5 1891   Jack Southworth Blackburn Rovers  26   
6 1890   Jimmy Ross      Preston North End 21   
7 1889   John Goodall    Preston North End 21   

To Peak Your Interest

  • Number of clubs who have won the league 25
  • Top club Manchester United with 20 top finishes
  • Most top scorer (golden boot) finishes Jimmy Greaves. 6 times
  • Most goals scored in a season 60 by Dixie Dean in 1928