Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot


The Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot is an annual association football award presented by the Premier Soccer League to the leading goalscorer in the South African Premier Division. The award, colloquially known as the PSL Golden Boot or simply the Golden Boot, has been presented since the inception of the post-apartheid format of the league in 1996. It was named in 2003 in honour of Lesley Manyathela, a South African international footballer and former recipient of the award who died in a motor vehicle collision in August of that year.
Wilfred Mugeyi was the first recipient of the award after he scored 22 goals for Bush Bucks in the inaugural Premier Division season. He is one of four players to have scored 20 or more goals in a season alongside Pollen Ndlanya, Collins Mbesuma, and Siyabonga Nomvethe. Mbesuma holds the record for the most goals scored in a single campaign following his return of 25 goals for Kaizer Chiefs in the 2004–05 season. He is also the only player to have won the award more than once, having claimed the trophy for a second time during his spell with Mpumalanga Black Aces in 2016.
Bernard Parker holds the record for the fewest goals needed to win the award, with his return of 10 goals for Kaizer Chiefs in the 2013–14 season earning him the accolade. The award has only been shared once in the Premier Division's history, an occurrence which took place after the 2017–18 season after Rodney Ramagalela of Polokwane City and Percy Tau of Mamelodi Sundowns both ended the campaign on 11 goals. Players from Moroka Swallows and Kaizer Chiefs have won the award the most times, with each club having four unique winners.

Winners

Player Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point
Indicates multiple award winners in the same season
Denotes the club were South African Premier Division champions in the same season

SeasonPlayerNationalityClubGoals
1996–97Bush Bucks22
1997–98Manning Rangers11
1998–99Kaizer Chiefs21
1999–00Orlando Pirates18
2000–01Manning Rangers19
2001–02Manning Rangers18
2002–03Orlando Pirates18
2003–04Zulu Royals14
2004–05Kaizer Chiefs25
2005–06Moroka Swallows14
2006–07Jomo Cosmos15
2007–08Moroka Swallows14
2008–09Golden Arrows19
2009–10Mamelodi Sundowns17
2010–11Kaizer Chiefs17
2011–12Moroka Swallows20
2012–13Moroka Swallows13
2013–14Kaizer Chiefs10
2014–15Free State Stars14
2015–16 Mpumalanga Black Aces14
2016–17Cape Town City13
2017–18Polokwane City11
2017–18Mamelodi Sundowns11
2018–19Black Leopards16

Awards won by nationality

Awards by club

ClubTotal
Moroka Swallows4
Kaizer Chiefs4
Manning Rangers3
Mamelodi Sundowns2
Orlando Pirates2
Bush Bucks1
Cape Town City1
Free State Stars1
Golden Arrows1
Jomo Cosmos1
Mpumalanga Black Aces1
Polokwane City1
Zulu Royals1
Black Leopards1