That record was absolutely smashed recently by Erling Haaland, the Man City striker. He scored a ridiculous 36 goals in the 2022/2023 season. It was just wild watching him, every time City played you expected him to score at least one, often he got two or three.
What makes it so impressive is that for ages the record was 34 goals, which was actually set by two players back when the league season was 42 games long, not 38 like it is now. Andy Cole did it first in 1993/94 for Newcastle, and then Alan Shearer matched him the very next season in 1994/95 for Blackburn. People thought those 34-goal seasons were the untouchable benchmark because they had four extra games to play.
When the league dropped to 38 games, the record for that format was Alan Shearer’s 31 goals in 95/96, which was then equaled by Cristiano Ronaldo in 07/08 and Luis Suárez in 13/14. Then Mohamed Salah broke the 38-game record with 32 goals in 2017/18, which was huge at the time.
But Haaland just blew everyone out of the water. Thirty-six goals in a 38-game season is an insane scoring rate. You have to be talking over a goal a game basically when you factor in games he didn’t play or played limited minutes. It’s a proper modern record that might stick around for a while, unless he or another machine like him decides to go even crazier.
Haaland is the guy, 36 goals. It’s pretty funny because for years everyone debated the 42-game seasons versus the 38-game seasons, and Cole and Shearer’s 34 was always the number everyone aimed for from the early days. Salah had the “modern” record with 32, but 36 is just ridiculous. Think of all the legendary strikers who played in the Prem and didn’t get near that number.
The current Premier League record for most goals in a single season is held by Erling Haaland. He netted 36 goals for Man City during the 2022/2023 campaign. He completely obliterated the record that had stood for years. I honestly don’t see anyone touching that any time soon, his finishing is just on another level.
Just to be clear for your assignment, the absolute highest is Erling Haaland with 36 goals. That happened in the 2022-2023 season. Before him, the record was shared by Andy Cole (1993-94) and Alan Shearer (1994-95), both with 34 goals, but that was back when the league had 42 matches in a season. If you’re looking for the best in a 38-game season, Haaland has that one too, obviously.
Erling Haaland. He scored 36 goals. He’s a machine. What a season that was to watch, honestly it felt like every highlight package was just him scoring another goal. He’s way out in front now, it’s gonna take some serious performance to beat that 36 mark. Maybe a penalty taker with an amazing season could get close, but from open play it’s just insane.
Definitely Haaland, 36 goals, 2022-23 season. It was a crazy debut season for him, wasn’t it? He just slotted right into that City team and started scoring for fun. I thought Salah’s 32 was going to be the highest for ages in the 38-game format, but Haaland just makes scoring look easy.
That record was absolutely smashed recently by Erling Haaland, the Man City striker. He scored a ridiculous 36 goals in the 2022/2023 season. It was just wild watching him, every time City played you expected him to score at least one, often he got two or three.
What makes it so impressive is that for ages the record was 34 goals, which was actually set by two players back when the league season was 42 games long, not 38 like it is now. Andy Cole did it first in 1993/94 for Newcastle, and then Alan Shearer matched him the very next season in 1994/95 for Blackburn. People thought those 34-goal seasons were the untouchable benchmark because they had four extra games to play.
When the league dropped to 38 games, the record for that format was Alan Shearer’s 31 goals in 95/96, which was then equaled by Cristiano Ronaldo in 07/08 and Luis Suárez in 13/14. Then Mohamed Salah broke the 38-game record with 32 goals in 2017/18, which was huge at the time.
But Haaland just blew everyone out of the water. Thirty-six goals in a 38-game season is an insane scoring rate. You have to be talking over a goal a game basically when you factor in games he didn’t play or played limited minutes. It’s a proper modern record that might stick around for a while, unless he or another machine like him decides to go even crazier.
Haaland is the guy, 36 goals. It’s pretty funny because for years everyone debated the 42-game seasons versus the 38-game seasons, and Cole and Shearer’s 34 was always the number everyone aimed for from the early days. Salah had the “modern” record with 32, but 36 is just ridiculous. Think of all the legendary strikers who played in the Prem and didn’t get near that number.
The current Premier League record for most goals in a single season is held by Erling Haaland. He netted 36 goals for Man City during the 2022/2023 campaign. He completely obliterated the record that had stood for years. I honestly don’t see anyone touching that any time soon, his finishing is just on another level.
Just to be clear for your assignment, the absolute highest is Erling Haaland with 36 goals. That happened in the 2022-2023 season. Before him, the record was shared by Andy Cole (1993-94) and Alan Shearer (1994-95), both with 34 goals, but that was back when the league had 42 matches in a season. If you’re looking for the best in a 38-game season, Haaland has that one too, obviously.
Erling Haaland. He scored 36 goals. He’s a machine. What a season that was to watch, honestly it felt like every highlight package was just him scoring another goal. He’s way out in front now, it’s gonna take some serious performance to beat that 36 mark. Maybe a penalty taker with an amazing season could get close, but from open play it’s just insane.
Definitely Haaland, 36 goals, 2022-23 season. It was a crazy debut season for him, wasn’t it? He just slotted right into that City team and started scoring for fun. I thought Salah’s 32 was going to be the highest for ages in the 38-game format, but Haaland just makes scoring look easy.