⚽ Club Scorers
Recorded season-leading scorers
A player appears only in seasons they were entered as this club's top scorer. Goal totals are those seasons alone, not a full career tally. Predecessor clubs are included with the modern club.
Leicester City
Most seasons on top
Seasons as the club's leading scorer. Ties fall to goals, then best haul, then name.
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Jamie Vardy
9 seasons · 155 goals
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David Nugent
3 seasons · 49 goals
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Iwan Roberts
3 seasons · 41 goals
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Iain Hume
3 seasons · 32 goals
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Tony Cottee
2 seasons · 23 goals
Most goals
Goals in seasons they led the scoring. Ties fall to seasons, then best haul, then name.
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Jamie Vardy
155 goals · 9 seasons
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David Nugent
49 goals · 3 seasons
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Iwan Roberts
41 goals · 3 seasons
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Iain Hume
32 goals · 3 seasons
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Matty Fryatt
27 goals · 1 season
Best single season
Biggest haul in one season. Ties fall to the later season, then name.
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Matty Fryatt
27 in 2008-09
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Jamie Vardy
24 in 2015-16
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David Nugent
20 in 2013-14
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Iwan Roberts
19 in 1995-96
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Paul Dickov
17 in 2002-03
Goalscorers by decade
2020s
| # | Player | Goals | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Vardy | 57 | 4 |
| 2 | Harvey Barnes | 13 | 1 |
| 3 | Jordan James | 11 | 1 |
| 4 | None | 0* | 1 |
2010s
| # | Player | Goals | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Vardy | 98 | 5 |
| 2 | David Nugent | 49 | 3 |
| 3 | Andy King | 15 | 1 |
| 4 | Leonardo Ulloa | 11 | 1 |
2000s
| # | Player | Goals | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iain Hume | 32 | 3 |
| 2 | Matty Fryatt | 27 | 1 |
| 3 | Paul Dickov | 17 | 1 |
| 4 | David Connolly | 13 | 1 |
| 5 | Les Ferdinand | 12 | 1 |
| 6 | Martyn Waghorn | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | Ade Akinbiyi | 9 | 1 |
| 8 | Brian Deane | 6 | 1 |
1990s
| # | Player | Goals | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iwan Roberts | 41 | 3 |
| 2 | Tony Cottee | 23 | 2 |
| 3 | Steve Walsh | 15 | 1 |
| 4 | Steve Claridge | 11 | 1 |
| 5 | Emile Heskey | 10 | 1 |
All-time leading scorers
| Player | Seasons | Goals | Best season | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Vardy | 9 | 155 | 24 (2015-16) | 2015-16 – 2024-25 |
| David Nugent | 3 | 49 | 20 (2013-14) | 2011-12 – 2013-14 |
| Iwan Roberts | 3 | 41 | 19 (1995-96) | 1993-94 – 1995-96 |
| Iain Hume | 3 | 32 | 13 (2006-07) | 2005-06 – 2007-08 |
| Tony Cottee | 2 | 23 | 13 (1999-00) | 1998-99 – 1999-00 |
| Matty Fryatt | 1 | 27 | 27 (2008-09) | 2008-09 |
| Paul Dickov | 1 | 17 | 17 (2002-03) | 2002-03 |
| Andy King | 1 | 15 | 15 (2010-11) | 2010-11 |
| Steve Walsh | 1 | 15 | 15 (1992-93) | 1992-93 |
| David Connolly | 1 | 13 | 13 (2004-05) | 2004-05 |
| Harvey Barnes | 1 | 13 | 13 (2022-23) | 2022-23 |
| Les Ferdinand | 1 | 12 | 12 (2003-04) | 2003-04 |
| Martyn Waghorn | 1 | 12 | 12 (2009-10) | 2009-10 |
| Jordan James | 1 | 11 | 11 (2025-26) | 2025-26 |
| Leonardo Ulloa | 1 | 11 | 11 (2014-15) | 2014-15 |
| Steve Claridge | 1 | 11 | 11 (1996-97) | 1996-97 |
| Emile Heskey | 1 | 10 | 10 (1997-98) | 1997-98 |
| Ade Akinbiyi | 1 | 9 | 9 (2000-01) | 2000-01 |
| Brian Deane | 1 | 6 | 6 (2001-02) | 2001-02 |
| None | 1 | 0* | — | 2026-27 |
* At least one of those seasons was saved without a goal total, so the figure is a minimum. The season still counts.