{"id":1426089,"date":"2026-01-23T09:10:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T09:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&#038;p=1426089"},"modified":"2026-01-23T15:44:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T15:44:36","slug":"premier-league-champions-lowest-goalscorers","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/premier-league-champions-lowest-goalscorers\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Premier League champions have had the lowest top scorer?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/arsenal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arsenal<\/a> appear set to end their agonising 22-year wait for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Premier League<\/a> title. But it has been built upon a rock-solid defence rather than a thrilling attack.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Gunners have finished runners-up in each of the past three seasons. And many pointed at the lack of an out-and-out goalscorer as one of the main reasons for their heartbreaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Viktor Gyokeres was identified as that \u201c20 goals a season\u201d striker needed to get Mikel Arteta\u2019s men over the line. But that has not proven to be the case with the goals instead being spread out across the team.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"article-page__title\">Dabble sign-up offer: <b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">Bet \u00a310+ &amp; Receive \u00a310 In Free Bets<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<p><strong>Not signed up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/dabble-sign-up-offer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dabble<\/a> yet? 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Stake not returned. Promotional Terms Apply.\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"http:\/\/gambleaware.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"http:\/\/GambleAware.org\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">GambleAware.org<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arsenal are the second-highest scorers in the Premier League this season on 40 goals, five fewer than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/manchester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Manchester City<\/a>. Gyokeres and Leandro Trossard are Arsenal&#8217;s top scorers, but they&#8217;ve only scored five goals each. For context, 20 players have scored more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the Gunners win the league but no single player steps up and gets into double figures, it will make English top flight history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But which teams have won the Premier League title with the lowest top scorers? Here\u2019s the top five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-manchester-united-2000-01\">=5. Manchester United (2000-01)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Top scorer: <\/strong>Teddy Sheringham (15 goals)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teddy Sheringham\u2019s four-year stint at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Manchester United<\/a> saw the striker reach the highest of highs in 1999 when he scored the equaliser in <em>that<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/champions-league-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Champions League<\/a> final just days after opening the scoring in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/fa-cup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FA Cup<\/a> final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, in both games, he came off the bench, which was his role for both the treble season and the campaign afterwards. If Ruud van Nistelrooy\u2019s move to Old Trafford was not delayed a year by injury, it is likely the England international would have left in 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, he stayed and had a final year to remember, winning a third consecutive league title and picking up all the individual honours. Man Utd scored 79 goals with Sheringham hitting 15 \u2013 one fewer than the three previous seasons combined \u2013 in just 23 starts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eleven of those goals came before December, but nobody could keep up with Golden Boot winner Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-man-utd-1992-93\">=5. Man Utd (1992-93)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Top scorer: <\/strong>Mark Hughes (15 goals)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In what was the very first season of the new league, coincidentally Sheringham was the top scorer with 22 goals (one for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/nottingham-forest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nottingham Forest<\/a>, 21 for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/tottenham-hotspur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Man Utd claimed the first title and kickstarted their dominance under Sir Alex Ferguson. But it didn&#8217;t come via a flurry of goals, with fourth-placed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/blackburn-rovers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blackburn Rovers<\/a> scoring more than the eventual champions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eric Cantona\u2019s mid-season arrival was the catalyst for everything and his influence far exceeded his nine goals, but it was his strike partner Mark Hughes who top-scored with 15 from 41 starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-man-utd-1995-96\">3. Man Utd (1995-96)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Top scorer: <\/strong>Eric Cantona (14 goals)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cantona\u2019s Man Utd career looked over after his eight-month ban for his kung-fu kick at Selhurst Park. But it only set the stage for arguably the best comeback in English football history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Frenchman scored from the spot in his first game back against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/liverpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Liverpool<\/a> in October but it would be in the New Year that he came to the fore. He scored in six straight games, starting with the only goal in a crucial win at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/newcastle-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Newcastle United<\/a>, to pip the Magpies to the title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cantona ended the season with 14 goals, as well as 11 assists, as Man Utd did the double. Cantona \u2013 of course \u2013 scoring the winner in the FA Cup final against Liverpool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His tally was a massive 17 off top scorer Alan Shearer and it would not be until 1999-2000 that United won the title with a player scoring 20 goals \u2013 Dwight Yorke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-man-city-2020-21\">=1. Man City (2020-21)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Top scorer: <\/strong>Ilkay Gundogan (13 goals)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was a very weird time for football. And it extended to Man City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sergio Aguero was on his way out, playing just 12 league games for Man City in the 2020-21 season. But Erling Haaland wouldn&#8217;t arrive for a few more years. So other players had to step up. Raheem Sterling scored 10 while Gabriel Jesus, Riyad Mahrez and Phil Foden all got one less as Man City got a total of 83 goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Man City\u2019s top scorer was the unlikely figure of Ilkay Gundogan, who didn\u2019t even score his first goal until mid-December. After missing the start of the season, the German midfielder went on a remarkable run of 11 in 12 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It helped Man City move clear at the top of the table and kickstarted their four-in-a-row dominance. Harry Kane top scored with 23 and Guardiola tried to sign him right after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-chelsea-2004-05\">=1. Chelsea (2004-05)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frank Lampard 2004\/05<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Top scorer: <\/strong>Frank Lampard (13 goals)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frank Lampard missed just seven minutes in the 2004-25 Premier League campaign as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chelsea<\/a> won their first league title in 50 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jose Mourinho\u2019s side were incredibly strong at the back \u2013 conceding a farcical 15 goals \u2013 but their attack was still formidable even if Arsenal ironically scored 15 more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While no Blues player could compete with Thierry Henry\u2019s 25 league strikes, they had goals from everywhere. Eidur Gudjohnsen and Didier Drogba shared duties up front, scoring 12 and 10 respectively, while Joe Cole, Arjen Robben and Damien Duff combined for 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lampard was their leading light though, scoring 13 \u2013 including two to clinch the title at Bolton Wanderers \u2013 in what was the best scoring season of his career to date.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/\"><strong>Latest football news<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football betting tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best betting sites<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/best-free-bet-offers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best free bet offers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/accumulator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football accumulator tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal appear set to end their agonising 22-year wait for the Premier League title. 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