List of League of Ireland top scorers
A list of League of Ireland top scorers.A Division">League of Ireland">A Division
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| Season | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1985-86 |  Tommy Gaynor | Limerick F.C. | 15 |
| 1986-87 | Mick Byrne | Shamrock Rovers | 12 |
| 1987-88 |  Jonathan Speak | Derry City | 24 |
| 1988-89 | Billy Hamilton | Limerick F.C. | 21 |
| 1989-90 | Mark Ennis | St. Patrick's Athletic | 19 |
| 1990-91 | Peter Hanrahan | Dundalk | 18 |
| 1991-92 | John Caulfield | Cork City | 16 |
| 1992-93 | Pat Morley | Cork City | 20 |
| 1993-94 | Stephen Geoghegan | Shamrock Rovers | 23 |
| 1994-95 | John Caulfield | Cork City | 16 |
| 1995-96 | Stephen Geoghegan | Shelbourne | 19 |
| 1996-97 | Tony Cousins | Shamrock Rovers | 16 |
| Stephen Geoghegan | Shelbourne | 16 |
| 1997-98 | Stephen Geoghegan | Shelbourne | 17 |
| 1998-99 | Trevor Molloy | St. Patrick's Athletic | 15 |
| 1999-00 | Pat Morley | Cork City | 20 |
| 2000-01 | Glen Crowe | Bohemians | 25 |
| 2001-02 | Glen Crowe | Bohemians | 21 |
| 2002-03 | Glen Crowe | Bohemians | 18 |
| 2003 | Jason Byrne | Shelbourne | 21 |
| 2004 | Jason Byrne | Shelbourne | 25 |
| 2005 | Jason Byrne | Shelbourne | 22 |
| 2006 | Jason Byrne | Shelbourne | 15 |
| 2007 | David Mooney | Longford Town | 19 |
| 2008 | David Mooney | Longford Town | 15 |
| Mark Farren | Derry City | 15 |
| Mark Quigley | St Patrick's Athletic | 15 |
| 2009 |  Gary Twigg | Shamrock Rovers | 24 |
| 2010 | Gary Twigg | Shamrock Rovers | 20 |
| 2011 |  Éamon Zayed | Derry City | 22 |
| 2012 | Gary Twigg | Shamrock Rovers | 22 |
| 2013 | Rory Patterson | Derry City | 18 |
| 2014 | Christy Fagan | St Patrick's Athletic | 20 |
| Patrick Hoban | Dundalk | 20 |
| 2015 | Richie Towell | Dundalk | 25 |
| 2016 | Sean Maguire | Cork City | 18 |
| 2017 | Sean Maguire | Cork City | 20 |
| 2018 | Patrick Hoban | Dundalk | 29 |
First Division">League of Ireland First Division">First Division
| Season | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1985–86 | Con McLoughlin | Finn Harps | 11 |
| Harry McLoughlin | Sligo Rovers | 11 |
| 1986–87 |  Aleksandar Krstić | Derry City | 18 |
| 1987–88 | Con McLoughlin | Finn Harps | 19 |
| 1988–89 | Pat O'Connor | Home Farm | 14 |
| 1989–90 | John Ryan | Bray Wanderers | 16 |
| 1990–91 | Jim Barr | Monaghan United | 12 |
| Con McLoughlin | Finn Harps | 12 |
| 1991–92 | Con McLoughlin | Finn Harps | 12 |
| Barry Ryan | Limerick City | 12 |
| 1992–93 | Mick Byrne | Monaghan United | 15 |
| Richie Parsons | Longford Town | 15 |
| 1993–94 | Karl Gannon | Home Farm | 16 |
| 1994–95 | Michael O'Byrne | UCD | 14 |
| 1994–95 | Philip Power | Home Farm | 14 |
| 1995–96 | Jonathan Speak | Finn Harps | 17 |
| 1996–97 | Richie Hale | Kilkenny City | 13 |
| Tony Izzi | Cobh Ramblers | 13 |
| 1997–98 | Fergal Coleman | Galway United | 13 |
| 1998–99 | Tony Izzi | Cobh Ramblers | 13 |
| 1999–00 | Robbie Farrell | Home Farm Fingal | 17 |
| Andrew Myler | Monaghan United | 17 |
| Keith O'Connor | Longford Town | 17 |
| 2000–01 | Andrew Myler ' | Athlone Town | 29 |
| 2001–02 | Kevin McHugh ' | Finn Harps | 27 |
| 2002–03 | Willie Bruton | Cobh Ramblers | 14 |
| Kevin McHugh | Finn Harps | 14 |
| 2003 | Alan Murphy | Galway United | 21 |
| 2004 | Kevin McHugh | Finn Harps | 24 |
| 2005 | Kieran O'Reilly | Cobh Ramblers | 17 |
| 2006 | Philip Hughes | Dundalk | 21 |
| 2007 | Conor Gethins | Finn Harps | 15 |
| 2008 | Robbie Doyle | Sporting Fingal | 17 |
| 2009 | Conan Byrne | Sporting Fingal | 21 |
| 2010 | Graham Cummins | Cork City | 18 |
| Mark Farren | Derry City | 18 |
| Willie John Kiely | Waterford United | 18 |
| 2011 | Graham Cummins | Cork City | 24 |
| 2012 | Sean Maguire | Waterford United | 13 |
| Kevin McHugh | Finn Harps | 13 |
| Danny Furlong | Wexford Youths | 13 |
| 2013 | David O'Sullivan | Longford Town | 21 |
| 2014 | David O'Sullivan | Longford Town | 21 |
| 2015 | Daniel Furlong | Wexford Youths | 30 |
| 2016 | Gary O'Neil | UCD | 13 |
| 2017 | Georgie Kelly | UCD | 17 |
| 2018 | David O'Sullivan | Shelbourne | 15 |
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- Including 2 goals in playoffs
- Including 3 goals in playoffs
All–Time
| Player | Goals |
| 1 | Brendan Bradley | 235 |
| 2 | Jason Byrne | 217 |
| 3 | Pat Morley | 182 |
| 4 | Turlough O'Connor | 178 |
| 5 | Kevin McHugh | 173 |
| 6 | Donal Leahy | 162 |
| 7 | Glen Crowe | 159 |
| 8 | Stephen Geoghegan | 158 |
| 9 |  Johnny Matthews | 156 |
| 10 | Alfie Hale | 153 |
| 11 | Paul McGee | 143 |
| 12 | Eric Barber | 141 |
| 13 | Philip Hughes | 138 |
| 14 |  Sean McCarthy | 135 |
| Jonathan Speak | 135 |
| 16 | Mick Leech | 132 |
| 17 | Andrew Myler | 131 |
| 18 | Eugene Davis | 130 |
| Jack Fitzgerald | 130 |
| 20 | John Caulfield | 129 |
| Austin Noonan | 129 |
| 22 | Declan O'Brien | 128 |
| 23 | Éamon Zayed | 127 |
| 24 | Paddy Coad | 126 |
| 25 | Shay Gibbons | 120 |
| 26 | Paddy O'Leary | 118 |
| Derek Swan | 118 |
| 28 | Mick Byrne | 117 |
| Des Kennedy | 117 |
| Michael O'Connor | 117 |
| 31 | David Byrne | 115 |
| 32 | Dessie Glynn | 111 |
| 33 | Con McLoughlin | 110 |
| 34 | Paddy Ambrose | 109 |
| Ronnie Whelan Snr. | 109 |
| 36 | Barry O'Connor | 107 |
| Trevor Vaughan | 107 |
| 38 | Gary Hulmes | 106 |
| 39 | Tim O'Keefe | 105 |
| 40 | Paul Newe | 103 |
| Danny Furlong | 103 |
| 41 | Terry Eviston | 101 |
| 42 | Richie Parsons | 100 |
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