1971 – Brown (West Bromwich) 28
1972 – Lee (Manchester City) 33
1973 – Robson (West Ham U.) 28
1974 – Channon (Southampton) 21
1975 – Macdonald (Newcastle United) 21
1976 – MacDougall (Norwich C.) 23
1977 – Gray (Aston Villa), Macdonald (Arsenal) 25
1978 – Latchford (Everton) 30
1979 – Worthington (Bolton Wanderers) 24
1980 – Boyer (Southampton) 23
1981 – Archibald (Tottenham), Withe (Aston Villa) 20
1982 – Keegan (Southampton) 26
1983 – Blissett (Watford) 27
1984 – Rush (Liverpool) 32
1985 – Dixon (Chelsea) 24
1986 – Lineker (Everton) 30
1987 – Allen (Tottenham) 33
1988 – Aldridge (Liverpool) 26
1989 – Smith (Arsenal) 23
1990 – Lineker (Tottenham) 24
1991 – Smith (Arsenal) 23
1992 – Wright (Crystal Palace/Arsenal) 29
1993 – Sheringham (Tottenham) 22
1994 – Cole (Newcastle United) 34
1995 — Shearer (Blackburn Rovers) 34