Since in the earlier days of Maltese football, reporting of matches was sometimes very poor and scorers were sometimes left out. Therefore it is very difficult to identify the top scorers for each championship, especially for the leagues in the pre-war era.
| 1909/10 | Salvu Samuele (Floriana) | 4 |
| 1928/29 | P. Friggieri (Floriana) | 4 |
| 1930/31 | C. Cauchi (Floriana) | 4 |
| 1933/34 | A. Brincat (Sliema W.) | 2 |
| 1934/35 | Tony Nicholl (Sliema W.) | 11 |
| 1935/36 | Mayerhoffer (Floriana) | 3 |
| 1936/37 | George Bond (Floriana) | 4 |
| 1937/38 | Tony Nicholl (Sliema W.); C. Cauchi (Floriana) | 5 |
| 1938/39 | Tony Nicholl (Sliema W.) | 8 |
| 1939/40 | Tony Nicholl (Sliema W.) | 18 |
| 1944/45 | Tony Nicholl (Sliema W.) | 6 |
| 1946/47 | Maurice Decesare (Melita); Carmel Galea (Floriana) | 11 |
| 1947/48 | Freddie Landolina (Hamrun S.) | 16 |
| 1948/49 | Salvinu Schembri (Valletta) | 14 |
| 1949/50 | Leli Pace (Valletta) | 16 |
| 1950/51 | Pullu Demanuele (Floriana) | 14 |
| 1951/52 | Lolly Borg (Floriana) | 18 |
| 1952/53 | Joe Pace (Valletta) | 9 |
| 1953/54 | Tony Nicholl (Sliema W.) | 12 |
| 1954/55 | Lolly Borg (Floriana); Tony Cauchi (Floriana) | 13 |
| 1955/56 | Sammy Nicholl (Sliema W.) | 15 |
| 1956/57 | Sammy Nicholl (Sliema W.) | 14 |
| 1957/58 | Pullu Demanuele (Floriana) | 14 |
| 1958/59 | Alfred Cassar (Hamrun S.) | 11 |
| 1959/60 | Frankie Zammit (Valletta); Mario Azzopardi (Valletta) | 12 |
| 1960/61 | Tony Cauchi (Floriana) | 12 |
| 1961/62 | Tony Cauchi (Floriana) | 17 |
| 1962/63 | Mario Azzopardi (Valletta) | 20 |
| 1963/64 | Alfred Borg (Valletta) | 11 |
| 1964/65 | Joe Cini (Sliema W.) | 12 |
| 1965/66 | John Bonnet (Sliema W.); Ronnie Cocks (Sliema W.) | 6 |
| 1966/67 | Alfred Delia (Hibs) | 8 |
| 1967/68 | Joe Cini (Sliema W.) | 10 |
| 1968/69 | Victor Cassar (Hibs) | 9 |
| 1969/70 | Joe Cini (Sliema W.); Ronnie Cocks (Sliema W.) | 7 |
| 1970/71 | Raymond Xuereb (Floriana) | 5 |
| 1971/72 | Tony Giglio (Valletta) | 9 |
| 1972/73 | Charles Borg (Hamrun S.) | 10 |
| 1973/74 | Toninu Camilleri (Sliema W.) | 9 |
| 1974/75 | Raymond Xuereb (Floriana) | 17 |
| 1975/76 | Richard Aquilina (Sliema W.) | 9 |
| 1976/77 | Raymond Xuereb (Floriana) | 16 |
| 1977/78 | Leonard Farrugia (Valletta) | 16 |
| 1978/79 | Charles Brincat (Marsa) | 11 |
| 1979/80 | Leli Fabri (Sliema) Leonard Farrugia (Valletta); Alfred Cristiano (Valletta) | 15 |
| 1980/81 | Ernest Spiteri Gonzi (Hibs) | 13 |
| 1981/82 | Ernest Spiteri Gonzi (Hibs) | 12 |
| 1982/83 | Leo Refalo (Hamrun S.) | 7 |
| 1983/84 | Georgi Ivanov (Hamrun S.); Charles Muscat (Zurrieq) | 7 |
| 1984/85 | Leonard Farrugia (Valletta) | 9 |
| 1985/86 | Gianluca De Ponti (Zurrieq) | 8 |
| 1986/87 | Carmel Busuttil (Rabat Ajax) | 10 |
| 1987/88 | Barry Gallagher (Hamrun S.) | 7 |
| 1988/89 | Joe Zarb (Valletta) | 11 |
| 1989/90 | Joe Zarb (Valletta) | 17 |
| 1990/91 | Joe Zarb (Valletta) | 12 |
| 1991/92 | Stefan Sultana (Hamrun S.) | 22 |
| 1992/93 | Carl Zachhau (Hibs) | 22 |
| 1993/94 | Carl Zachhau (Hibs); Joe Zarb (Valletta) | 17 |
| 1994/95 | Carl Saunders (Sliema W.) | 18 |
| 1995/96 | Aldrin Muscat (Sliema W.) | 18 |
| 1996/97 | Danilo Doncic (Valletta) | 32 |
| 1997/98 | Joe Brincat (Birkirkara) | 19 |
| 1998/99 | Gilbert Agius (Valletta) | 20 |
| 1999/2000 | Michael Mifsud (Sliema W.) | 21 |
| 2000/01 | Michael Mifsud (Sliema W.) | 30 |
| 2001/02 | Danilo Doncic (Sliema W.) | 32 |
| 2002/03 | Adrian Mifsud (Hibernians); Danilo Doncic (Sliema W.); Michael Galea (Birkirkara) | 18 |
| 2003/04 | Danilo Doncic (Sliema W.) | 19 |
| 2004/05 | Andrew Cohen (Hibernians) | 21 |
| 2005/06 | Michael Galea (Birkirkara) | 19 |
| 2006/07 | Daniel Bogdanovic (Marsaxlokk) | 31 |
| 2007/08 | Sebastian Monesterolo (Valletta) | 19 |
| 2008/09 | Terence Scerri (Hibernians) | 26 |
| 2009/10 | Camilo Da Silva Sanvezzo (Qormi) | 24 |
| 2010/11 | Alfred Effiong (Marsaxlokk) | 17 |
| 2011/12 | Obinna Obiefule (Mosta) | 34 |
| 2012/13 | Jose Luis Armario Negrin (Rabat) | 22 |
| 2013/14 | Edison Luis dos Santos (Hibernians); Stanley Ohawuchi (Sliema) and Jhonnattann Benites da Conceicao (Birkirkara) | 21 |
| 2014/15 | Edison Luis dos Santos and Jorge Pereira da Silva (Hibernians) | 25 |
| 2015/16 | Mario Fontanella (Floriana) | 20 |
| 2016/17 | Bojan Kaljevic (Balzan) | 23 |
| 2017/18 | Amadou Samb (Gzira United) | 21 |
| 2018/19 | Taylon Nicolas Correa Marcolino (Hibernians) | 18 |
| 2019/20 | Kristian Keqi (Floriana) | 14 |
| 2020/21 | Kevin Ante Rosero (Santa Lucia) | 17 |
| 2021/22 | Maxuell Maia da Silva (Gzira United) | 17 |
| 2022/23 | Jefferson de Assis (Gzira United) | 20 |