Top 10 players with the Most goals in a single season

Consistency is a big part of football and this is what separates the good from the greats. Players tend to provide their best nearly every day to have a good overall season. In this listicle, presented in collaboration with mybettingsites.com/ca, we bring you the top players with the most goals in a single season.

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Top 10 players with the most goals in a season:

10. Cristiano Ronaldo (61)

One of the best in this era and a successful footballer overall featuring at no.10 in this list. Cristiano Ronaldo scored 61 goals in the 2014-15 season, 48 out of which came in the league. However, 10 of his goals came in the international arena. He also went on to win the Golden Boot that season.

=9. Marc Lloyd-Williams (63)

Marc Lloyd Williams is a Welsh former footballer. He is also the Welsh Premier League's all-time top scorer, with 319 goals. He scored 63 goals for Bangor City in the 2001-02 season. Williams scored 47 goals on the league stage. However, he failed to win the Golden Boot.

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=9. Jimmy McGrory (63)

James Edward McGrory was a Scottish International football player, who played for Celtic and Clydebank as a forward. He then went on to manage Kilmarnock, before returning to Celtic as manager after the end of the Second World War. Jimmy's name is on the list after he scored 63 goals for Celtic in the 1927-28 season. He also went on to win the Golden Boot for his prolific goal-scoring season.

=9. Dixie Dean (63)

William Ralph "Dixie" Dean was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward. He is regarded as one of the greatest centre-forwards of his generation and was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002. He also scored 63 goals in the 1927-28 season however, 60 of his goals came in the league playing for Everton and the other 3 came in the cup game. Dixie was also the Golden Boot winner in that season.

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=9. Josef Bican (63)

Josef "Pepi" Bican was an Austrian-Czech professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the second-most prolific goalscorer in official matches in recorded history according to Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF), with over 948 goals scored in 621 matches. However, FIFA recognises a lower total of 805 goals. He scored 63 goals for Slavia Prague in the 1941-42 season. Bican scored 45 league goals and 18 cup goals and was also the winner of the Golden Boot.

5. Gyula Zsengellér (65)

Gyula Zsengellér was a Hungarian footballer who played as a striker. A legend of Újpest FC, he is most famous for his part in taking the Hungarian national team to the 1938 World Cup Final. He was that tournament's second-highest scorer, behind Leonidas of Brazil. Meanwhile, he had a great club season after a brilliant international season. He scored 65 goals in the 1938-39 season with 56 club goals and 9 goals for Hungary. He also won the Golden Boot that season.

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=4. Arthur Ceuleers (66)

Arthur Tuur Albert Ceuleers was a Belgian footballer who played for Beerschot VAC as a striker. He scored 66 goals in the 1940-41 season with just 15 goals in the league and the rest 51 goals came in other competitions. He also won the Golden Boot for his goal-scoring numbers that season.

=4. Ferenc Deák (66)

Ferenc Deák was a Hungarian footballer who played as a striker for teams such as Szentlőrinci AC, Ferencváros and Budapesti Dózsa. With over 794 goals scored during his career, the bulk of which came during WWII, Deák is the fourth top goalscorer of all time. He scored 66 goals in the 1945-46 season and booked his place jointly at number 4 in the list of players with the most goals in a single season. He also bagged the Golden Boot in that season.

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2. Gerd Müller (67)

Gerhard "Gerd" Müller is a German former professional footballer. A prolific striker renowned for his clinical finishing, especially in and around the six-yard box. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest goalscorers in the history of the sport. He scored 67 goals in the 1972-73 season for Bayern Munich and Germany. Muller scored 36 league goals and 19 goals in other competitions. Moreover, he scored 12 goals for the German National team. However, he was not able to win the Golden Boot award in that season.

1. Lionel Messi (73)

In the 2011–12 season, Lionel Messi became the player with the most goals scored in a single season with 73 goals for Barcelona. He passed Gerd Müller's tally of 67 goals from the 1972–73 season. Messi also scored 14 goals in the international arena and became the player with the most goals in a calendar year with 91 goals. Both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi scored 55 goals or more in a club season at least three times each. Lionel Messi also bagged the Golden Boot Award for his prolific goal-scoring that season.