Player Honours

NPL Victoria Men's Golden Boot

It's difficult to know when the Golden Boot was first officially awarded by the Victorian Soccer Federation, but records are clear enough to identify the top-flight competition's leading scorers as far back as 1965. There were many great forwards prior to this era, with Hall of Fame legend Frank McIver and Alec Forrest likely to have scored in excess of 300 goals between them in their illustrious careers. Jimmy Armstrong scored 152 in his Victorian State League career, finishing leading scorer on three separate occasions with Hakoah and South Melbourne. In the modern era, Sash Becvinovski leads all comers with 205 goals in a durable career which doesn't include his NSL records (14 goals) or his time in the Victorian second tier (20 goals). Becvinovski's four wins are only matched by Milos Lujic who claimed them in successive years between 2013 and 2016.

Season Player Club Goals
1965 Peter Laraman Slavia 17
1966 Con Nestorides South Melbourne Hellas 21
1967 Attila Abonyi Melbourne 20
1968 Jimmy Armstrong Hakoah 19
1969 Wim Spiekerman Ringwood City 18
1970 Steve Clarey Hakoah 16
1971 Slobodan Zoraja Footscray J.U.S.T. 17
1972 Jimmy Armstrong South Melbourne Hellas 17
1973 Joe Cunningham George Cross 23
1974 Jimmy Armstrong South Melbourne Hellas 22
1975 Frank Donachie Fitzroy United Alexander 17
1976 Graham French Mooroolbark 21
1977 Ken Reed George Cross 24
1978 Jamie Paton Mooroolbark 17
1979 Gsry Ward Preston 15
1980 Bobby McGuinness Juventus 17
1981 Charlie Egan Frankston City 22
1982 Paul Lewis Green Gully 23
1983 Paul Lewis Green Gully 31
1984 Steve Smith 1 Box Hill 23
1984 Janusz Przybyla 1 Polonia 23
1985 Graham French Croydon City 21
1986 Iain Stirton Morwell Falcons 19
1987 Dennis Morovic St Albans 18
1988 Ivan Kelic St Albans 17
1989 Kon Pappas Caulfield City 20
1990 Paul Lewis Heidelberg United 21
1991 Sash Becvinovski Green Gully 17
1992 Sash Becvinovski Green Gully 17
1993 Carlos Retre Fawkner 22
1994 Peter Psarros Port Melbourne Sharks 23
1995 Nick Tsaltas Port Melbourne Sharks 18
1996 Bobby Despotovski Heidelberg United 25
1997 Sash Markovski Sunshine Georgies 25
1998 Sash Becvinovski Altona Magic 23
1999 Peter Kakos Port Melbourne Sharks 23
2000 Danny Gnjidic Bulleen Zebras 18
2001 Peter Psarros 1 Port Melbourne Sharks 15
2001 Zoran Todorovski 1 Altona Magic 15
2002 Juan Nilo Bentleigh Greens 13
2003 Joe Tricarico Whittlesea Stallions 16
2004 Michael Curcija Essendon Royals 17
2005 Michael Curcija Essendon Royals 15
2006 Sash Becvinovski Altona Magic 17
2007 Esala Masi Oakleigh Cannons 15
2008 Pablo Cardozo Richmond 20
2009 Joey Di Iorio Dandenong Thunder 16
2010 Trent Rixon Northcote City 19
2011 Richie Cardozo Hume City 19
2012 Luke Sherbon Dandenong Thunder 17
2013 Milos Lujic Northcote City 18
2014 Milos Lujic South Melbourne 22
2015 Milos Lujic South Melbourne 21
2016 Milos Lujic South Melbourne 25
2017 Kenny Athiu Heidelberg United 21
2018 Brandon Barnes Dandenong Thunder 22
2019 Liam Boland Avondale 22
2020 Not awarded    
2021 Not awarded    
2022 Harrison Sawyer South Melbourne 17
2023 Jonas Markovski Altona Magic 19


Notes:

  1. Dual winners.
Milos Lujic, NPL Golden Boot winner for a fourth time in 2016.
Milos Lujic, NPL Golden Boot winner for a fourth time in 2016.