The European Golden Shoe is an association football team.
 Thus, goals scored in higher ranked leagues will count for more than those scored in weaker leagues
 Thierry Henry (200304 and 200405), Messi (201112 and 201213; 201617, 201718 and 201819), Cristiano Ronaldo (201314 and 201415), Robert Lewandowski (202021 and 202122) and Ally McCoist (199192 and 199293) have won the award in consecutive seasons

