NEW YORK (October 26, 2014) – With 27 goals, New York Red Bulls forward Bradley Wright-Phillips has won the 2014 Budweiser Golden Boot, an award recognizing the League’s top goal scorer at the end of the regular season. Wright-Phillips’ tally ties him for the MLS all-time single-season goals scored record along with Roy Lassiter (1996) and Chris Wondolowski (2012). Wright-Phillips capped off his season by scoring two goals in tonight’s match against Sporting Kansas City at Sporting Park.
On the road to the top of the goal scoring charts, Wright-Phillips matched and surpassed a series of other club and league records. With three hat-tricks to his name, Wright-Phillips tied the single-season MLS record which has been set three times previously. The English forward broke the club’s single-season scoring record surpassing Colombian forward Juan Pablo Angel who previously set the bar at 19 goals. This is also the first time in the club’s history that a player has received the Budweiser Golden Boot award.
On the road to the top of the goal scoring charts, Wright-Phillips matched and surpassed a series of other club and league records. With three hat-tricks to his name, Wright-Phillips tied the single-season MLS record which has been set three times previously. The English forward broke the club’s single-season scoring record surpassing Colombian forward Juan Pablo Angel who previously set the bar at 19 goals. This is also the first time in the club’s history that a player has received the Budweiser Golden Boot award.
Top Goal Scorers in Each Season:
2014: 27 goals – Bradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls)
2013: 22 goals – Camilo Sanvezzo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
2012: 27 goals – Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
2011: 16 goals – Dwayne De Rosario (D.C. United)
2010: 18 goals – Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
2009: 17 goals – Jeff Cunningham (FC Dallas)
2008: 20 goals – Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy)
2007: 20 goals – Luciano Emilio (D.C. United)
2006: 16 goals – Jeff Cunningham (Real Salt Lake)
2005: 17 goals – Taylor Twellman (New England Revolution)
2004: 12 goals – Eddie Johnson (Dallas Burn); Brian Ching (San Jose Earthquakes)
2003: 15 goals – Carlos Ruiz (Los Angeles Galaxy); Taylor Twellman (New England Revolution)
2002: 24 goals – Carlos Ruiz (Los Angeles Galaxy)
2001: 19 goals – Alex Pineda Chacon (Miami Fusion)
2000: 26 goals – Mamadou Diallo (Tampa Bay Mutiny)
1999: 18 goals – Stern John (Columbus Crew); Roy Lassiter (D.C. United); Jason Kreis (Dallas Burn)
1998: 26 goals – Stern John (Columbus Crew)
1997: 16 goals – Jaime Moreno (D.C. United)
1996: 27 goals – Roy Lassiter (Tampa Bay Mutiny)
2014: 27 goals – Bradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls)
2013: 22 goals – Camilo Sanvezzo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
2012: 27 goals – Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
2011: 16 goals – Dwayne De Rosario (D.C. United)
2010: 18 goals – Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
2009: 17 goals – Jeff Cunningham (FC Dallas)
2008: 20 goals – Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy)
2007: 20 goals – Luciano Emilio (D.C. United)
2006: 16 goals – Jeff Cunningham (Real Salt Lake)
2005: 17 goals – Taylor Twellman (New England Revolution)
2004: 12 goals – Eddie Johnson (Dallas Burn); Brian Ching (San Jose Earthquakes)
2003: 15 goals – Carlos Ruiz (Los Angeles Galaxy); Taylor Twellman (New England Revolution)
2002: 24 goals – Carlos Ruiz (Los Angeles Galaxy)
2001: 19 goals – Alex Pineda Chacon (Miami Fusion)
2000: 26 goals – Mamadou Diallo (Tampa Bay Mutiny)
1999: 18 goals – Stern John (Columbus Crew); Roy Lassiter (D.C. United); Jason Kreis (Dallas Burn)
1998: 26 goals – Stern John (Columbus Crew)
1997: 16 goals – Jaime Moreno (D.C. United)
1996: 27 goals – Roy Lassiter (Tampa Bay Mutiny)
By: Editor
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