Top rated First Division players 1980/81

7,16 Frans Thijssen (Ipswich, left)
7,09 Osvaldo Ardiles (Tottenham)
7,08 Alan Evans (Aston Villa)
7,05 Arnold Mühren (Ipswich, right)
7,04 Jimmy Rimmer, Dennis Mortimer (Aston Villa), Mick Channon (Southampton)
7,03 Mark Wallington (Leicester), Tommy Hutchison (Man City), Graeme Souness (Liverpool)
7,01 Gerald Gow (Man City)
7,00 Jeffrey Wealands (Birmingham), Russel Osman, Alan Brazil (Ipswich), Steve Hunt (Coventry), Brian Horton (Brighton)

Memory Lane: First Division topscorers, 1970-74.

1969-70
25; Jeff Astle (West Bromwich)
23: Joe Royle (Everton), Peter Osgood (Chelsea)
22: Pop Robson (Newcastle)
20: Hugh Curran (Wolves)
17: Allan Clarke (Leeds), Steve Kindon (Burnley)
16: Geoff Hurst (West Ham), Ian Hutchinson (Chelsea)
15: Mick Channon (Southampton), Mick Jones (Leeds), George Best (Man United)

1970-71
28: Tony Brown (West Bromwich)
21: Martin Chivers (Tottenham)
19: Allan Clarke (Leeds), Ray Kennedy (Arsenal)
18: Mick Channon (Southampton), George Best (Man United), Ian Storey-Moore (Nott'm Forest)
17: Ron Davies (Southampton)
16: Bobby Gould & Hugh Curran (Wolves)
15: Geoff Hurst (West Ham), Denis Law (Man United), Joe Royle (Everton), John Radford (Arsenal)

1971-72
33: Francis Lee -photo- (Man City)
25: Martin Chivers (Tottenham)
23: Peter Lorimer (Leeds), Malcolm McDonald (Newcastle)
18: George Best (Man United), Ian Storey-Moore (Nott'm Forest/Man Utd), Peter Osgood (Chelsea)
17: Tony Brown (West Bromwich), Clyde Best (West Ham)
16: Billy Dearden (Sheffield United)
15: Derek Dougan (Wolves), Alan Hinton (Derby), Alan Woodward (Sheffield United)

1972/73
28: Pop Robson (West Ham)
27: John Richards (Wolves)
20: Billy Dearden (Sheffield United)
19: Bob Latchford (Birmingham)
18: Allan Clarke (Leeds), John Tudor (Newcastle)
17: Martin Chivers (Tottenham), Malcolm McDonald (Newcastle)
16: Mick Channon (Southampton), Jimmy Greenhoff (Stoke)
15: Martin Peters (Tottenham), Peter Lorimer (Leeds), John Radford (Arsenal)

1973/74
21: Mick Channon (Southampton)
20: Frank Worthington (Leicester)
19: Kevin Hector (Derby), Stan Bowles (QPR)
17: Bob Latchford (Birmingham/Everton), Martin Chivers (Tottenham), Alan Woodward (Sheffield United)
16: Bryan Hamilton (Ipswich)
15: Malcolm McDonald (Newcastle)

Per club
6 : Leeds
5 : Newcastle, Wolves, Southampton, Tottenham
4 : West Ham, Man United
3 : West Bromwich, Chelsea, Arsenal  

Per player
4 : Channon, Chivers
3 : A. Clarke, G. Best, M. McDonald
2 : Royle, Osgood, P. Robson, Curran, Hurst, T. Brown, Storey-Moore, Radford, Lorimer, Dearden, Woodward, Latchford

England: National team topscorers during 50 years.

1962: Ron Flowers & Jimmy Greaves, 6
1963: Jimmy Greaves, 7
1964: Johnny Byrne & Jimmy Greaves, 6
1965: Bobby Charlton, Jimmy Greaves, John Connelly & Joe Baker, 2
1966: Roger Hunt, 8
1967: Alan Ball, 3
1968: Martin Peters & Bobby Charlton, 3
1969: Geoff Hurst, 7
1970: Martin Peters, 5
1971: Martin Chivers, 7
1972: Colin Bell, 2
1973: Alan Clarke & Martin Chivers, 6
1974: Mick Channon, 4
1975: Malcolm MacDonald, 6
1976: Mick Channon, 5
1977: Mick Channon, 4
1978: Kevin Keegan, Bob Latchford & Phil Neal, 3
1979: Kevin Keegan, 5
1980: Paul Mariner & Tony Woodcock, 4
1981: Trevor Brooking, 2
1982: Bryan Robson, Trevor Francis & Paul Mariner, 5
1983: Bryan Robson, 3
1984: Bryan Robson & Tony Woodcock, 4
1985: Gary Lineker, 6
1986: Gary Lineker, 8
1987: Gary Lineker, 9
1988: Gary Lineker & Tony Adams, 3
1989: Bryan Robson, 4
1990: Gary Lineker, 8
1991: Gary Lineker, 9
1992: David Platt, 5
1993: David Platt, 8
1994: David Platt, 4
1995: Darren Anderton, David Platt, Teddy Sheringham & Steve Stone, 2
1996: Alan Shearer, 8
1997: Ian Wright, 4
1998: Alan Shearer, 6
1999: Alan Shearer, 6
2000: Michael Owen, 3
2001: Michael Owen, 6
2002: Michael Owen, 5
2003: Michael Owen, 5
2004: Frank Lampard & Wayne Rooney, 6
2005: Michael Owen, 7
2006: Peter Crouch, 11
2007: Michael Owen, 4
2008: Wayne Rooney, 5
2009: Wayne Rooney & Frank Lampard, 6
2010: Peter Crouch & Jermain Defoe, 4
2011: Ashley Young, 4
2012: Wayne Rooney & Danny Welbeck, 4

6 times topscorer: Gary Lineker & Michael Owen
4 times: Jimmy Greaves, Bryan Robson, David Platt & Wayne Rooney
3 times:  Mick Channon & Alan Shearer
twice: Bobby Charlton, Martin Peters, Martin Chivers, Kevin Keegan, Paul Mariner, Tony Woodcock, Frank Lampard & Peter Crouch.