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