Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot
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 five players to have scored 20 or more goals in a season alongside Pollen Ndlanya, Collins Mbesuma, Siyabonga Nomvethe and Peter Shalulile. 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 was also the first 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, while Shalulile equalled this record in 2022, and broke it the following year. In doing so, the latter also became the only player to have won the award in back-to-back seasons.
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 been shared three times in the Premier Division's history, an occurrence which first took place in 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
![Bernard Parker holds the record for the lowest number of goals needed to win the award.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Bernard_Parker_FC_Twente.jpg/220px-Bernard_Parker_FC_Twente.jpg)
Player (X) | Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one) |
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† | Indicates multiple award winners in the same season |
‡ | Denotes the club were South African Premier Division champions in the same season |
§ | Denotes the record for the most goals scored in a South African Premier Division season |
¢ | Denotes the record for the less goals scored in a South African Premier Division season |
Awards won by nationality
Country | Total |
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17 |
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6 |
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3 |
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3 |
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1 |
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1 |
Awards by club
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