<P> The Premier League was founded in 1992, when the clubs of the First Division left the Football League and established a new commercially independent league that negotiated its own broadcast and sponsorship agreements . The newly formed league had no sponsor for its inaugural season until Carling agreed to a four - year £ 12 million deal that started the following season, and it was simply known as the Premier League in its first year . As a result, the award was called the "Premier League Golden Boot" when Teddy Sheringham received the inaugural award in 1993 . Originally consisting of 22 teams, the league contracted to 20 teams after the 1994--95 season; this reduced the number of games played from 42 to 38 . </P> <P> Thierry Henry has won the Golden Boot on four occasions, more than any other player . Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Dwight Yorke were the first non-English and non-European winners, respectively, when they shared the award with Michael Owen in 1999 . Alan Shearer is the only player other than Henry to win the award in three consecutive seasons . Phillips, Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suárez won the European Golden Shoe in the same season as the Premier League Golden Boot, with Henry achieving this on two occasions (2004 and 2005). Shearer, Hasselbaink and Van Persie are the only players to win the Golden Boot with two clubs . </P> <P> Andy Cole and Shearer--with 34 goals in 1993--94 and 1994--95, respectively--scored the most goals to win the Golden Boot, while Nicolas Anelka scored the fewest to clinch the award outright, with 19 goals in 2008--09 . The all - time record for lowest number of goals scored to be bestowed the award, however, is 18 goals; this was achieved during the 1997--98 and 1998--99 seasons, when the award was shared between three players both times . The latter season marked the last time the Golden Boot was shared until 2010--11, when Dimitar Berbatov and Carlos Tevez both scored 20 goals that season to tie for the award . Harry Kane recorded the highest goals - to - games ratio to win the award, scoring 29 goals in 30 games in 2016--17 for a rate of 0.97 . </P> <Table> Key <Tr> <Th> Player (X) </Th> <Td> Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Games </Th> <Td> The number of Premier League games played by the winner that season </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rate </Th> <Td> The winner's goals - to - games ratio that season </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Indicates multiple award winners in the same season </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Indicates player also won the European Golden Shoe in the same season </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> § </Th> <Td> Denotes the club were Premier League champions in the same season </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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