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.^[1] The award, colloquially known as the golden boot or PSL 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.^[2]

Wilfred Mugeyi was the first recipient of the award after he scored 22 goals for Bush Bucks in the inaugural Premier Division season.^[3] He is one of only four players to have scored 20 or more goals in a season alongside Pollen Ndlanya, Collins Mbesuma and Siyabonga Nomvethe.^[3] Mbesuma holds the record for the most goals scored in a single season following his return of 25 goals for Kaizer Chiefs in the 2004–05 season.^[4] 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.^[4]

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.^[5] 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.^[5] Players from Moroka Swallows and Kaizer Chiefs have won the award the most times, with each club having four unique winners.^[3] The award has been won on fourteen occasions by South African nationals, the most by any nation.

Winners

Bernard Parker (pictured here during his time with Dutch side Twente) holds the record for the fewest number of goals needed to win the award. His tally of 10 goals for Kaizer Chiefs earned him the Golden Boot in 2014.

Key

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

Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot winners

Season	Player	Nationality	Club	Goals	Ref
1996–97	Wilfred Mugeyi	Zimbabwe	Bush Bucks	22	[3]
1997–98	Keryn Jordan	South Africa	Manning Rangers	11	[3]
1998–99	Pollen Ndlanya	South Africa	Kaizer Chiefs	21	[3]
1999–00	Dennis Lota	Zambia	Orlando Pirates	18	[3]
2000–01	Gilbert Mushangazhike	Zimbabwe	Manning Rangers	19	[3]
2001–02	Ishmael Maluleke	South Africa	Manning Rangers	18	[3]
2002–03	Lesley Manyathela	South Africa	Orlando Pirates	18	[3]
2003–04	Jackie Ledwaba	South Africa	Zulu Royals	14	[3]
2004–05	Collins Mbesuma	Zambia	Kaizer Chiefs	25	[4]
2005–06	Mame Niang	Senegal	Moroka Swallows	14	[6]
2006–07	Christopher Katongo	Zambia	Jomo Cosmos	15	[7]
2007–08	James Chamanga	Zambia	Moroka Swallows	14	[8]
2008–09	Richard Henyekane	South Africa	Golden Arrows	19	[9]
2009–10	Katlego Mphela	South Africa	Mamelodi Sundowns	17	[3]
2010–11	Knowledge Musona	Zimbabwe	Kaizer Chiefs	17	[3]
2011–12	Siyabonga Nomvethe	South Africa	Moroka Swallows	20	[10]
2012–13	Katlego Mashego	South Africa	Moroka Swallows	13	[11]
2013–14	Bernard Parker	South Africa	Kaizer Chiefs	10	[12]
2014–15	Moeketsi Sekola	South Africa	Free State Stars	14	[13]
2015–16	Collins Mbesuma (2)	Zambia	Mpumalanga Black Aces	14	[14]
2016–17	Lebogang Manyama	South Africa	Cape Town City	13	[15]
2017–18	Rodney Ramagalela	South Africa	Polokwane City	11	[16]
2017–18	Percy Tau	South Africa	Mamelodi Sundowns	11	[16]

Awards won by nationality

Country	Total
South Africa	7001140000000000000♠14
Zambia	7000500000000000000♠5
Zimbabwe	7000300000000000000♠3
Senegal	7000100000000000000♠1

Awards by club

References