Season 2026-27

Premier League Top Scorers 2011-2012

Final figures 2026-2027 top scorers

Robin van Persie topped the Premier League 2011-2012 scoring charts with 30 goals in 38 appearances, 3 ahead of Wayne Rooney. Best rate per 90 minutes (at least 1,140 minutes played): Mario Balotelli, 0.89.

Goals: season total

# Player Apps Mins Goals /90
1 Robin van PersieArsenal 38 ~3,333 30 0.81
2 Wayne RooneyManchester Utd 34 ~2,838 27 0.86
3 Sergio AgueroManchester City 34 ~2,598 23 0.80
4 Yakubu AiyegbeniBlackburn 30 ~2,454 17 0.62
4 Emmanuel AdebayorTottenham 33 ~2,839 17 0.54
4 Clint DempseyFulham 37 ~3,325 17 0.46
7 Demba BaNewcastle 34 ~2,732 16 0.53
8 Grant HoltNorwich 36 ~2,245 15 0.60
9 Edin DzekoManchester City 30 ~1,507 14 0.84
10 Papiss CisseNewcastle 14 ~1,113 13 –
10 Mario BalotelliManchester City 23 ~1,314 13 0.89
12 Steven FletcherWolves 32 ~2,353 12 0.46
12 Danny GrahamSwansea 36 ~2,848 12 0.38
14 Jermain DefoeTottenham 25 ~1,285 11 0.77
14 Frank LampardChelsea 30 ~2,251 11 0.44
14 Daniel SturridgeChelsea 30 ~2,267 11 0.44
14 Rafael van der VaartTottenham 33 ~2,338 11 0.42
14 Luis SuarezLiverpool 31 ~2,555 11 0.39
19 ChicharitoManchester Utd 28 ~1,477 10 0.61
19 Peter OdemwingieWest Brom 30 ~2,289 10 0.39
21 Nikica JelavicEverton 13 ~957 9 –
21 Darren BentAston Villa 22 ~1,862 9 0.44
21 Danny WelbeckManchester Utd 30 ~2,017 9 0.40
21 Steve MorisonNorwich 34 ~2,097 9 0.39
21 Peter CrouchStoke 33 ~2,781 9 0.29
21 Gareth BaleTottenham 36 ~3,217 9 0.25
27 Heidar HelgusonQPR 16 ~1,155 8 0.62
27 Ivan KlasnicBolton 29 ~1,497 8 0.48
27 Anthony PilkingtonNorwich 30 ~1,971 8 0.37
27 NaniManchester Utd 29 ~2,112 8 0.34
27 Shane LongWest Brom 32 ~2,185 8 0.33
27 Nicklas BendtnerSunderland 29 ~2,243 8 0.32
27 Theo WalcottArsenal 35 ~2,748 8 0.26
27 Matthew JarvisWolves 37 ~2,819 8 0.26
27 Scott SinclairSwansea 38 ~3,122 8 0.23
36 Dimitar BerbatovManchester Utd 12 ~512 7 –
36 Gylfi SigurdssonSwansea 18 ~1,500 7 0.42
36 Franco Di SantoWigan 32 ~2,037 7 0.31
36 Jamie MackieQPR 31 ~2,185 7 0.29
36 Bobby ZamoraQPR 29 ~2,378 7 0.26
36 Mikel ArtetaArsenal 31 ~2,600 7 0.24
36 Sebastian LarssonSunderland 32 ~2,709 7 0.23
36 Junior HoilettBlackburn 34 ~2,956 7 0.21
36 Stephane SessegnonSunderland 36 ~3,133 7 0.20
36 Jonathan WaltersStoke 38 ~3,336 7 0.19
46 Djibril CisseQPR 8 ~536 6 –
46 Pavel PogrebnyakFulham 12 ~952 6 –
46 Adam JohnsonManchester City 26 ~1,138 6 –
46 Craig BellamyLiverpool 27 ~1,240 6 0.44
46 Ashley YoungManchester Utd 25 ~1,572 6 0.34

Players level on goals share a position and are listed by fewer minutes played. Club: the player's latest club this season. Per-90 figures are shown for players with at least 1,140 minutes. ~ Minutes before 2024-25 are estimated from lineups and substitutions.

Goals per 90 minutes

# Player Mins G /90
1 Mario BalotelliManchester City ~1,314 13 0.89
2 Wayne RooneyManchester Utd ~2,838 27 0.86
3 Edin DzekoManchester City ~1,507 14 0.84
4 Robin van PersieArsenal ~3,333 30 0.81
5 Sergio AgueroManchester City ~2,598 23 0.80
6 Jermain DefoeTottenham ~1,285 11 0.77
7 Yakubu AiyegbeniBlackburn ~2,454 17 0.62
7 Heidar HelgusonQPR ~1,155 8 0.62
9 ChicharitoManchester Utd ~1,477 10 0.61
10 Grant HoltNorwich ~2,245 15 0.60
11 Emmanuel AdebayorTottenham ~2,839 17 0.54
12 Demba BaNewcastle ~2,732 16 0.53
13 Ivan KlasnicBolton ~1,497 8 0.48
14 Clint DempseyFulham ~3,325 17 0.46
14 Steven FletcherWolves ~2,353 12 0.46
16 Frank LampardChelsea ~2,251 11 0.44
16 Daniel SturridgeChelsea ~2,267 11 0.44
16 Darren BentAston Villa ~1,862 9 0.44
16 Craig BellamyLiverpool ~1,240 6 0.44
20 Rafael van der VaartTottenham ~2,338 11 0.42
20 Gylfi SigurdssonSwansea ~1,500 7 0.42
22 Danny WelbeckManchester Utd ~2,017 9 0.40
23 Luis SuarezLiverpool ~2,555 11 0.39
23 Peter OdemwingieWest Brom ~2,289 10 0.39
23 Steve MorisonNorwich ~2,097 9 0.39
26 Danny GrahamSwansea ~2,848 12 0.38
27 Anthony PilkingtonNorwich ~1,971 8 0.37
27 Steven GerrardLiverpool ~1,213 5 0.37
29 NaniManchester Utd ~2,112 8 0.34
29 Ashley YoungManchester Utd ~1,572 6 0.34
31 Shane LongWest Brom ~2,185 8 0.33
32 Nicklas BendtnerSunderland ~2,243 8 0.32
33 Franco Di SantoWigan ~2,037 7 0.31
33 Leon BestNewcastle ~1,166 4 0.31
33 Paul ScholesManchester Utd ~1,169 4 0.31
36 Didier DrogbaChelsea ~1,480 5 0.30
36 Hatem Ben ArfaNewcastle ~1,512 5 0.30
38 Peter CrouchStoke ~2,781 9 0.29
38 Jamie MackieQPR ~2,185 7 0.29
38 Steven PienaarEverton ~1,253 4 0.29
41 Fernando TorresChelsea ~1,903 6 0.28
42 Theo WalcottArsenal ~2,748 8 0.26
42 Matthew JarvisWolves ~2,819 8 0.26
42 Bobby ZamoraQPR ~2,378 7 0.26
45 Gareth BaleTottenham ~3,217 9 0.25
45 Kevin DaviesBolton ~1,782 5 0.25
45 Jordi GomezWigan ~1,805 5 0.25
48 Mikel ArtetaArsenal ~2,600 7 0.24
48 James McCleanSunderland ~1,843 5 0.24
50 Scott SinclairSwansea ~3,122 8 0.23

Players with at least 1,140 minutes: a third of the minutes available over the season, so short cameos don't top the list. ~ Minutes before 2024-25 are estimated from lineups and substitutions.

Team rankings

Goals

  1. 1Manchester City38 matches93
  2. 2Manchester Utd38 matches89
  3. 3Arsenal38 matches74
  4. 4Tottenham38 matches66
  5. 5Chelsea38 matches65
  6. 6Newcastle38 matches56
  7. 7Norwich38 matches52
  8. 8Everton38 matches50
  9. 9Blackburn38 matches48
  10. 9Fulham38 matches48

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