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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. The award, colloquially known as the PSL Golden Boot or simply the 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.

Wilfred Mugeyi was the first recipient of the award after he scored 22 goals for Bush Bucks in the inaugural Premier Division season. He is one of five players to have scored 20 or more goals in a season alongside Pollen Ndlanya, Collins Mbesuma, Siyabonga Nomvethe and Peter Shalulile. Mbesuma holds the record for the most goals scored in a single campaign following his return of 25 goals for Kaizer Chiefs in the 2004–05 season. He was also the first 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, while Shalulile equalled this record in 2022, and broke it the following year. In doing so, the latter also became the only player to have won the award in back-to-back seasons.

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. The award has been shared three times in the Premier Division's history, an occurrence which first took place in the 2017–18 season after Rodney Ramagalela of Polokwane City and Percy Tau of Mamelodi Sundowns both ended the campaign on 11 goals. Players from Moroka Swallows and Kaizer Chiefs have won the award the most times, with each club having four unique winners.

Winners

Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot winners

Season	Player	Nationality	Club	Goals	Ref
1996–97	Wilfred Mugeyi	Zimbabwe	Bush Bucks	22
1997–98	Keryn Jordan	South Africa	Manning Rangers	11
1998–99	Pollen Ndlanya	South Africa	Kaizer Chiefs	21
1999–2000	Dennis Lota	Zambia	Orlando Pirates	18
2000–01	Gilbert Mushangazhike	Zimbabwe	Manning Rangers	19
2001–02	Ishmael Maluleke	South Africa	Manning Rangers	18
2002–03	Lesley Manyathela	South Africa	Orlando Pirates	18
2003–04	Jackie Ledwaba	South Africa	Zulu Royals	14
2004–05	Collins Mbesuma	Zambia	Kaizer Chiefs	25§
2005–06	Mame Niang	Senegal	Moroka Swallows	14
2006–07	Christopher Katongo	Zambia	Jomo Cosmos	15
2007–08	James Chamanga	Zambia	Moroka Swallows	14
2008–09	Richard Henyekane	South Africa	Golden Arrows	19
2009–10	Katlego Mphela	South Africa	Mamelodi Sundowns	17
2010–11	Knowledge Musona	Zimbabwe	Kaizer Chiefs	17
2011–12	Siyabonga Nomvethe	South Africa	Moroka Swallows	20
2012–13	Katlego Mashego	South Africa	Moroka Swallows	13
2013–14	Bernard Parker	South Africa	Kaizer Chiefs	10¢
2014–15	Moeketsi Sekola	South Africa	Free State Stars	14
2015–16	Collins Mbesuma (2)	Zambia	Mpumalanga Black Aces	14
2016–17	Lebogang Manyama	South Africa	Cape Town City	13
2017–18	Rodney Ramagalela	South Africa	Polokwane City	11
2017–18	Percy Tau	South Africa	Mamelodi Sundowns	11
2018–19	Mwape Musonda	Zambia	Black Leopards	16
2019–20	Gabadinho Mhango	Malawi	Orlando Pirates	16
2019–20	Peter Shalulile	Namibia	Highlands Park	16
2020–21	Bradley Grobler	South Africa	SuperSport United	16
2021–22	Peter Shalulile (2)	Namibia	Mamelodi Sundowns	23
2022–23	Peter Shalulile (3)	Namibia	Mamelodi Sundowns	12
2022–23	Khanyisa Mayo	South Africa	Cape Town City	12
2023–24	Tshegofatso Mabasa	South Africa	Orlando Pirates	16

Awards won by nationality

Country	Total
South Africa	17
Zambia	6
Zimbabwe	3
Namibia	3
Senegal	1
Malawi	1

Awards by club

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