30-goal heroes: Seven stars who have reached the landmark

Tuesday 10 Feb 2015
Ian Wright breached the 30-goal barrier four times

Harry Kane is on course to become only the eighth Englishman in the Premier League era to score 30 goals in a season in all competitions.

The Tottenham Hotspur striker has already notched 22 goals this season, with 12 of those efforts coming in the top flight.

Here, we look at the other Englishmen who have broken the 30-goal barrier in all competitions during the Premier League era.

ANDY COLE (1993-94, 41 goals)

Andy Cole in action for Newcastle United in 1994

Cole became a Tyneside hit after starting his career at Arsenal and enjoying a short, profitable spell with Bristol City. He scored 34 Premier League goals and 41 in all competitions for the Magpies in the 1993-94 season to break Hughie Gallacher's club record set nearly 70 years earlier. 

Cole's goals helped Newcastle to third place in their first Premier League campaign before he joined Manchester United for £7m in 1995.

ALAN SHEARER (1993-94, 41 goals; 1994-95, 37 goals; 1995-96, 37 goals; 1999-2000, 30 goals) 

Alan Shearer passed the 30-goal mark four times during his 18-year career

Shearer passed the 30-goal mark four times – three at Blackburn and once with Newcastle – in a career which saw him become the Premier League's all-time top marksman with 260 goals. 

The former England captain won the title with Rovers in 1994-95, before moving to boyhood favourites Newcastle for a world-record £15m transfer fee in July 1996. 

He went on to notch 30 goals for the Magpies in 1999-2000, including a five-goal haul against Sheffield Wednesday in September 1999.

KEVIN PHILLIPS (1999-2000, 30 goals) 

Kevin Phillips celebrates a strike against Derby County in 2000 - one of 30 goals he scored that season

The Sunderland striker became the only Englishman to win the European Golden Shoe when he scored 30 Premier League goals in the 1999-2000 term. 

Struck up a potent 'little and large' partnership with Niall Quinn as the Black Cats finished seventh in the Premier League a year after being promoted.

ROBBIE FOWLER (1995-96, 36 goals, 1996-97, 31 goals) 

Robbie Fowler puts Liverpool ahead against Newcastle in April 1996 - a game that would go down in Premier League history

The England striker's 28-goal haul in the league saw him end the 1995-96 season as the country's second highest scorer behind Shearer. 

Liverpool finished third and reached The FA Cup Final, where they were beaten by Eric Cantona's late goal for Manchester United. 

Also passed the 30-goal milestone the following campaign, although the Reds – who had topped the table for much of the season – had to settle for fourth spot.

WAYNE ROONEY (2009-10, 33 goals; 2011-12, 34 goals)

Wayne Rooney celebrates his sensational strike against Manchester City in 2011

The England captain has passed the 30 mark on two occasions, but had to wait until his sixth season at Old Trafford to achieve the feat. 

His 26 league goals in 2009-10 – including his 100th Premier League goal – earned him the Professional Footballers' Association and Football Writers' Association player of the year awards. 

Two years later, he had the best scoring season of his career with 34 including 27 in the league, but had only a Community Shield winners' medal to show for it.

MATTHEW LE TISSIER (1994-95, 30 goals)

Matt Le Tissier celebrates a strike for Southampton at The Dell

Le Tissier notched 30 goals including 19 in the league as Saints, having narrowly avoided relegation the previous campaign, achieved their highest top-flight finish (10th) since 1990. 

Named the club's player of the year for the third time in a season which also saw the south-coast club reach the Fifth Round of The FA Cup and the Third Round of the League Cup.

IAN WRIGHT (1992-93, 30 goals; 1993-94, 34 goals; 1994-95, 30 goals; 1996-97 30 goals) 

Ian Wright celebrates with Lee Dixon after scoring against Bolton in 1997

Having joined Arsenal for a then club-record fee of £2.5m in 1991, Wright's goalscoring exploits played a big part in the Gunners' success. 

He was the club's top scorer for six straight seasons and helped them win both The FA Cup and League Cup in 1993 and a 1997-98 Premier League and FA Cup double.

By FA Staff