Rules of the Golden Boot Game
Please Note
This page sets out the rules for the Golden Boot fantasy football game. The rules which govern your participation in the game are covered in our terms and conditions. Please make sure you understand both these rules and the terms and conditions before you register to play the Golden Boot Game.
Team Selection
- The Premier League season 2010 - 2011 is divided into 41 game weeks. Each week begins at midnight on Friday night and ends at midnight the following Friday night. All times are UK standard times (GMT or BST as appropriate).
- The Premier League matches that take place in each game week will contribute to the scoring for that week. All weeks 1 to 41 will form the Golden Boot Game.
- For changes to your team to be effective for any game week they must be made before 11:00 am on the first day of that game week (Saturday). Any changes made after that time will not become active until the following game week.
- You can change any number of strikers for the next game week. Any strikers left unchanged will be carried forward from the previous game week. Only strikers who are active for a game week can score points for your team during that week.
- If you make more than one set of team changes during a week the changes will be taken in the order that they were submitted. So the latest team change will be effective at the start of the next game week.
- If you inadvertently end up with the same striker in more than one position, only the higher scoring position will count for scoring purposes. The lower position(s) will effectively be vacant and will not score any points.
Points Scoring
- Each team will consist of 8 strikers chosen from any of the squad members registered for any of the English Premier League clubs.
- The strikers in each team are ranked in order according to their selected position in the team: striker 1, striker 2, striker 3 etc. up to striker 8.
- For each premier league goal scored by a striker in your team you will score points depending on the players position. Striker 1 scores 8 points per goal, striker 2 scores 7 points per goal etc. down to striker 8 who scores 1 point per goal.
- Only goals scored in English Premier League games will count towards points scoring. Own goals will not be counted for the Golden Boot Game.
- Goal scorers will be taken from the BBC Sport web site on the day after each match. Any subsequent revision or re-allocation of goal scorers will NOT be taken into account for the Golden Boot Game.
- Goals, except own goals, which count in the For & Against columns in the Premier League table will count in the Golden Boot game. Other goals (e.g. in abandoned matches) will not count towards the game.
Team Rankings
- Teams will be ranked by the total number of points scored during the period of the game. For the Golden Boot Game this will be Weeks 1 to 41 of the Premier League season 2010 - 2011.
- If two or more teams are level on points the total number of goals scored by each team will decide the order
- If there is still a tie the number of 8 point goals scored will decide the order, followed by the number of 7 point goals, the number of 6 point goals, and so on until there is a winner.
- If both teams have identical records the position will be tied and any prizes for the tied position(s) will be shared
- A team ranked in a particular position will win the prize (if any) for that position. No exchanges or cash equivalents will be provided for any prize. All prizes are strictly non-transferable.