Harry Kane Shatters 95-Year-Old Goal Record and Sets His Sights on Cristiano Ronaldo

Harry Kane has become the first English player since 1931 to net 50 goals for a top-flight club, achieving a scoring rate that even Cristiano Ronaldo has only sustained on one occasion throughout his entire career.

Kane reached the milestone during Bayern Munich's thrilling 4–3 win against Real Madrid in the Champions League quarterfinal second leg, notching his half-century in just 42 appearances spanning the Bundesliga, DFB Pokal, DFL Supercup and Europe's premier club competition.

It is a remarkable benchmark for an English footballer. Wayne Rooney, England's all-time leading scorer before Kane surpassed him, managed 34 goals twice, underscoring just how challenging it is to reach 50 goals while competing in a major league.

Every English Player to Score 50 Goals in One Season

In fact, an Englishman playing for a top-flight club has surpassed 50 goals in a single season on only one occasion. Dixie Dean famously holds the all-time record, plundering an extraordinary 63 goals in just 41 matches on the way to the First Division championship.

While undeniably impressive, Dean, Watson and Waring all benefited from a revision to the offside rule in 1925 that triggered a surge in high-scoring matches. All three reached their personal bests within four years of one another, with Waring being the last to do so back in 1931.

With as many as 10 matches still remaining across all competitions, Kane will be targeting a tally above Watson and Waring. He may even have his eye on Dean's record of 63, though even that lofty figure could prove just out of reach for Bayern's prolific striker.

Nevertheless, Kane has every reason to set his sights on the next landmark of 60 goals in a single campaign. Only eight players in history have ever reached that figure for a top European club—with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo the only two to have done so twice.

Ronaldo first crossed the 60-goal threshold in 2011–12 with Real Madrid, then went one better in 2014–15 by finishing on 61—the highest total of his career. Should Kane maintain his current scoring pace, 61 goals is a realistic target.

Remarkably, even if Kane were to reach 61, he would still fall short of Bayern's own club record for goals by a single player in one season. That distinction belongs to the iconic Gerd Müller, who concluded the 1972–73 campaign with an astonishing 66 goals.

That tally of 66, matched by Hungarian legend Ferenc Deák, is surpassed only by the 73 goals Messi scored for Barcelona in 2011–12.

Every Player to Score 60 Goals in One European Season