Chelsea players that have won the English premier league golden boot awards.
At the end of every England premier League season, a golden
boot award is presented to the player, or players with most
Goals for that season. A good number of times, Chelsea
players has been named the winner of that award.
This award has been in existence since the beginning of the
England premier League in the year 1992/1993. The award is
proudly sponsored by Coca-Cola, which is the official drink of
premier League.
Before Coca-Cola took over the sponsorship, Carling was the
official sponsor of the award from 1994-2001, Barclaycard
took over till 2005. Barclay took over from 2005-2016, and in
the year 2017, the award was presented by Cadbury.
Harry Kane is the current winner of the golden boot award
after he finished the 2020/2021 season with 23 goals. The
Tottenham Hotspur striker became the third player to win the
award for the 3rd time in the England premier League history.
Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry won the award for four times
and three straight times before leaving England premier
League to Spanish La Liga (2004,2005,2006). Another person
the won the award for three straight times was Alan Shearer,
he collected the award for 2 times in Blackburn Rovers before
moving to Newcastle and collected the award that same
season (1995,1996,1997).
Some notable Chelsea strikers with exceptional qualities has
been able to win this award, this prestigious individual award
always act as a morale booster for any player who won the
award.
Only three Chelsea players have been able to win this award
for 42 seasons, although one of the players won the award
twice.
Chelsea Players That Won The EPL Golden Boot Award In The
History Of The Club.
1. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
Chelsea signed the player from Atletico Madrid in the year
1999, for a fee worth €22.50 million.
Following his arrival, the Dutch international scored 23 goals
for Chelsea that season, which earned him the Golden Boot
Award in the 2001.
2. Didier Drogba
The Chelsea legend won the prestigious premier League
golden Boot Award twice before he left Chelsea.
In the year 2007, he won the award after he scored 20 goals
that season, and picked the award the second time in 2010
when he finished the season with 29 goals.
3. Nicolas Anelka
The France International was presented with the Golden Boot
Award in the year 2009 after he scored 29 goals for Chelsea in
EPL that season.
The striker was an outstanding player in the team, his
attacking prowess is rated 100%.
