A comprehensive list of Preston's top scorers in a season dating back to the inception of the league.
| Season | Top Scorer | Total |
| 1888/89 | John Goddall (1) | 22 |
| 1889/90 | Nick Ross (1) | 24 |
| 1890/91 | Hugh Gallagher (1) | 6 |
| 1891/92 | Jimmy Ross (1) | 18 |
| 1892/93 | Frank Becton (1) | 23 |
| 1893/94 | Jimmy Ross (2) | 24 |
| 1894/95 | David Smith (1) | 12 |
| Adam Henderson (1) | 12 | |
| 1895/96 | Jackie Pierce (1) | 8 |
| 1896/97 | David Boyd (1) | 14 |
| 1897/98 | Alexander Brown (1) | 11 |
| 1898/99 | Tom Pratt (1) | 17 |
| 1899/1900 | Adam Henderson (2) | 13 |
| 1900/01 | Adam Gara (1) | 11 |
| 1901/02 | Harry Wilcox (1) | 14 |
| 1902/03 | Frank Pearson (1) | 18 |
| 1903/04 | Percy Smith (1) | 26 |
| 1904/05 | Percy Smith (2) | 14 |
| 1905/06 | Dickie Bond (1) | 17 |
| 1906/07 | Charlie Dawson (1) | 11 |
| 1907/08 | Percy Smith (3) | 12 |
| 1908/09 | James Wilson (1) | 11 |
| 1909/10 | David McLean (1) | 19 |
| 1910/11 | David McLean (2) | 7 |
| James Bannister (1) | 7 | |
| 1911/12 | William Kirby (1) | 14 |
| 1912/13 | Ben Green (1) | 13 |
| 1913/14 | Fred Osborn (1) | 26 |
| 1914/15 | Fred Osborn (2) | 17 |
| 1919/20 | Tommy Roberts (1) | 29 |
| 1920/21 | Tommy Roberts (2) | 25 |
| 1921/22 | Tommy Roberts (3) | 25 |
| 1922/23 | Tommy Roberts (4) | 29 |
| 1923/24 | Tommy Roberts (5) | 26 |
| 1924/25 | Rowland Woodhouse (1) | 9 |
| 1925/26 | Alex James (1) | 14 |
| 1926/27 | Tommy Roberts (6) | 30 |
| 1927/28 | Norman Robson (1) | 19 |
| 1928/29 | Alex Hair (1) | 19 |
| 1929/30 | James McCelland (1) | 10 |
| George Smithies (1) | 10 | |
| 1930/31 | George Bargh (1) | 14 |
| Tom Scott (1) | 14 | |
| 1931/32 | Ted Harper (1) | 26 |
| 1932/33 | Ted Harper (2) | 37 |
| 1933/34 | George Stephenson (1) | 16 |
| 1934/35 | Bud Maxwell (1) | 26 |
| 1935/36 | Bud Maxwell (2) | 19 |
| 1936/37 | Frank O'Donnell (1) | 27 |
| 1937/38 | George Mutch (1) | 18 |
| 1938/39 | Jimmy Dougal (1) | 19 |
| 1946/47 | Willie McIntosh (1) | 32 |
| 1947/48 | Andy McLaren (1) | 18 |
| 1948/49 | Bobby Langton (1) | 12 |
| 1949/50 | Edwin Brown (1) | 13 |
| 1950/51 | Charlie Wayman (1) | 29 |
| 1951/52 | Charlie Wayman (2) | 24 |
| 1952/53 | Charlie Wayman (3) | 26 |
| 1953/54 | Charlie Wayman (4) | 32 |
| 1954/55 | Jimmy Baxter (1) | 17 |
| 1955/56 | Tommy Thompson (1) | 24 |
| 1956/57 | Tommy Thompson (2) | 29 |
| 1957/58 | Tommy Thompson (3) | 34 |
| 1958/59 | Tommy Thompson (4) | 21 |
| 1959/60 | Tom Finney (1) | 21 |
| 1960/61 | Peter Thompson (1) | 12 |
| 1961/62 | Alfie Biggs (1) | 22 |
| 1962/63 | Alex Dawson (1) | 27 |
| 1963/64 | Alex Dawson (2) | 36 |
| 1964/65 | Alex Dawson (3) | 27 |
| 1965/66 | Brian Godfrey (1) | 20 |
| 1966/67 | Alex Dawson (4) | 13 |
| 1967/68 | Derek Temple (1) | 8 |
| 1968/69 | Willie Irvine (1) | 20 |
| 1969/70 | Archie Gemmill (1) | 6 |
| 1970/71 | Gerry Ingham (1) | 24 |
| 1971/72 | Hugh McIlmoyle (1) | 13 |
| 1972/73 | Alex Bruce (1) | 13 |
| 1973/74 | Alex Bruce (2) | 9 |
| 1974/75 | Mel Holden (1) | 22 |
| 1975/76 | Mike Elwiss (1) | 16 |
| 1976/77 | Alex Bruce (3) | 26 |
| 1977/78 | Alex Bruce (4) | 30 |
| 1978/79 | Alex Bruce (5) | 26 |
| 1979/80 | Steve Elliott (1) | 23 |
| 1980/81 | Alex Bruce (6) | 15 |
| 1981/82 | Alex Bruce (7) | 19 |
| 1982/83 | Steve Elliott (1) | 23 |
| 1983/84 | Steve Elliott (2) | 20 |
| 1984/85 | Peter Houghton (1) | 9 |
| 1985/86 | John Thomas (1) | 18 |
| Gary Brazil (1) | 18 | |
| 1986/87 | John Thomas (2) | 28 |
| 1987/88 | Gary Brazil (2) | 20 |
| 1988/89 | Tony Ellis (1) | 20 |
| 1989/90 | Warren Joyce (1) | 13 |
| 1990/91 | Graham Shaw (1) | 15 |
| 1991/92 | Graham Shaw (2) | 17 |
| 1992/93 | Tony Ellis (1) | 25 |
| 1993/94 | Tony Ellis (2) | 31 |
| 1994/95 | Mike Conroy (1) | 11 |
| 1995/96 | Andy Saville (1) | 30 |
| 1996/97 | David Reeves (1) | 14 |
| 1997/98 | Lee Ashcroft (1) | 16 |
| 1998/99 | Kurt Nogan (1) | 21 |
| 1999/2000 | Jon Macken (1) | 25 |
| 2000/01 | Jon Macken (2) | 22 |
| 2001/02 | Richard Cresswell (1) | 16 |
| 2002/03 | Richard Cresswell (2) | 16 |
| 2003/04 | Ricardo Fuller (1) | 19 |
| 2004/05 | Richard Cresswell (3) | 20 |
| 2005/06 | David Nugent (1) | 11 |
| 2006/07 | David Nugent (2) | 17 |
| 2007/08 | Neil Mellor (1) | 10 |
| 2008/09 | Neil Mellor (2) | 12 |
| 2009/10 | Jon Parkin (1) | 13 |
| 2010/11 | Iain Hume (1) | 12 |
