10 Top Premier League Goal Scorers

So who are the ten top premier league goal scorers ever?Luis Suarez has ended the Premier League season with an astonishing 31 goals and comfortably won the Golden Boot Award.But,does he even come near to the top Goal Scorers of All-Time in the Premier League? Dont worry this slideshow will provide you the answer to the question and you will get to know who all are really the Greatest in terms of the number of Goals scored. There have been many great players who have graced the Premier League,but these 10 players stand tall above all,just because of the number of goals they scored in the EPL

#10 Robin Van Persie

RVP has 134 league goals to his name.He scored 96 of them while playing for Arsenal before his controversial move to Manchester United in 2012.He has won the Golden boot award twice and probably if not for injuries,he would have been much higher on this list.

#9 Teddy Sheringham

Sheringham had a very good goal scoring record throughout his 24-year long career.With 147 league goals he is at number 9 on this list.He is currently the premier leagues oldest goal scorer at 40 years 266 days.

#8 Les Ferdinand

Les Ferdinand became the first player to score for 6 different premier league clubs.He scored 149 league goals in spells at QPR,Newcastle,Tottenham,Leicester City,West Ham,Bolton and Reading.He spent most of the 2013-2014 season serving as Assistant to Tim Sherwood at Tottenham

#7 Michael Owen

Being the youngest player to score 100 league goals,Owen ended with 150 league goals.His best days were with Liverpool,playing for whom he won the 2001 Ballon dOr.He left Liverpool for Real Madrid in 2004 before returing to the Premier League in a year later with Newcastle United.After 4 injury ravaged seasons with Newcastle he would go on to play for Manchester United and Stoke City before retiring in 2013.

#6 Robbie Fowler

Known for being a poacher in front of Goal, Fowler scored 163 league goals.He is best known for is eight years with Liverpool from1993-2001 where he was affectionately called GOD.He holds the record for scoring the fastest hat-trick n the premier league,when he scored it in 4 minutes 33 seconds in a match against Arsenal in the 94-95 season.He also played for the likes of Manchester City,Leeds United,Cardiff City etc. before retiring in 2012.

#5 Frank Lampard

Tied for 4this Frank Lampard with 171 goals in 564 appearances.These figures are astonishing considering hes a midfielder(the only midfielder in this list).he is known for his trademark late runs into the box.He started his career at West Ham before moving to Chelsea in 2001.He is now Chelseas all time leading scorer in all competitions with 211 goals.

#4 Wayne Rooney

Since making his debut as 16 year old in 2002, Wayne Rooney has scored 171 league goals for Everton and Manchester United combined.His goal against Arsenal in 2002 made hime the youngest ever premier league scorer at that time.(Overtaken by James Milner and James Vaughan).Considering he is only 28,he is expected to cross Shearers tally of 260 goals.

#3 Thierry Henry

Speed,Dribbling,Finishing,Power Thierry Henry possesed all the attributes needed for a Striker.He joined Arsenal in 1999 and in the next eight years he tormented the defenders in the league.It can be simply said that He came ,He saw ,He Conquered And He left.He did come back to Arsenal for a 2ndtime on loan in 2012 and in his last league appearance scored the winner against Sunderland.Henry scored 175 league goals for Arsenal and holds the record for scoring most BPL goals for a single club.He currently plays for New York Red Bulls.

#2 Andy Cole

Andy Cole scored 189 league goals in 408 apperances playing for 7 different top flight clubs- Newcastle United,Manchester United,Blackburn,Fulham,Manchester City,Portsmouth and Sunderland.But he is mainly remembered for his 6 year spell with Manchester United with whom he won the treble in 1999.

#1 Alan Shearer

Arguably the Greatest Ever BPL Striker, Alan Shearer amassed 260 goals in 434 Premier League appearances playing for Blackburn and Newcastle United.He jointly holds the record (along with Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suarez) for most goals in a single premier league season (31 goals).But,he won only one major trophy in his career-the 94-95 premier league title with Blackburn in which he scored 34 goals(42-game season).

Edited by Staff Editor
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