Proven 25 goal a season players...

[dingobruce]

OK, got some time on my hands so done some research on 25 goal a season hit men from the Championship, League 1, and League 2 over the last few seasons. Have included goals in all competitions. Looking at these players it becomes clear that if we want a PROVEN 25 goal a season striker we will have to pay BIG money. However, there is also proof that lower league players can step up and we will need to trust in Gus to pick out the next Gary Hooper or Grant Holt, whether from the UK or abroad.

Season 2009-2010

CHAMPIONSHIP

25 goals Peter Whitingham - Cardiff City (25 year old midfielder)
Signed for £350k in Jan 2007 from Aston Villa (Had 6 months left on contract.)
Previously had unconvincing loan spells at Burnley and Derby in 2005

21 goals Nicky Maynard - Bristol City (23 year old forward)
Signed for £2.25 million in June 2008 from Crewe Alexandra.
During the 07-08 campaign had injury plagued season but still managed to score 15 goals in 28 appearances.

21 goals Michael Chopra - Cardiff City (26 year old forward)
Signed for £3 million in July 2009 from Sunderland.
Had fallen out of favour at Sunderland making only 4 appearances in 08-09 and spending the second half of the season on loan at Cardiff scoring 9 goals in 27 appearances.

20 goals Gary Hooper - Scunthorpe United (22 year old forward)
Signed for £125k + in July 2008 from Southend United.
Spent first half of 2008 bench warming at Southend, and the second half on loan at Hereford where he scored 11 goals in 19 appearances.

19 goals Charlie Adam - Blackpool (24 year old midfielder)
Signed for £500k in August 2009 from Rangers.
Spent 5 years bench warming at Rangers and kicking around the lower leagues in Scotland before spending the second half of the 08-09 season on loan at Blackpool where he scored 2 goals in 13 appearances.


LEAGUE ONE

37 goals Ricky Lambert - Southampton (28 year old forward)
Signed for £1 million + in August 2010 from Bristol Rovers.
Had highly successful 08-09 with Bristol Rovers scoring 29 goals in 45 appearances.

31 goals Jermaine Beckford - Leeds (26 year old forward)
Signed for £45k in March 2006 from Wealdstone.
Had highly successful 05-06 scoring 35 goals in 40 appearances.

30 goals Grant Holt - Norwich (29 year old forward)
Signed for £400k in July 2009 from Shrewsbury Town.
In 08-09 scored 28 goals in 43 games for the Shrews.

29 goals Billy Paynter - Swindon (25 year old forward)
Signed for an undisclosed fee in August 2007 from Southend United.
Had spent previous two seasons bench warming at Southend and on loan at Bradford City scoring 4 goals in 15 appearances.

26 goals Lee Barnard - Southampton (25 year old forward)
Signed for a rumoured £175k in January 2010 from Southend United.
Scored 17 goals in 28 appearances for Southend United in the first half of the 09-10 season.


LEAGUE TWO

31 goals Lee Hughes - Notts County (34 year old forward)
Signed on a free transfer from Oldham Athletic in July 2009

29 goals Adam Le Fondre - Rotheram (23 year old forward)
Signed for a rumoured £100k in August 2009 from Rochdale

28 goals Brett Pitman - Bournemouth (22 year old forward)
Came through the ranks since signing as a 16 year old

22 goals Chris O'Grady - Rochdale (24 year old forward)
Signed on a rumoured free transfer in January 2010 from Oldham Athletic

22 goals Shaun Harrad - Burton (25 year old forward)
Signed on a free transfer in July 2005 from Notts County



2008-2009 Season (Age during season)

CHAMPIONSHIP

25 goals Sylvan Ebanks Blake - Wolves (23 year old forward)
09/10 only 2 goals in 23 appearances for Wolves

24 goals Jason Scotland - Swansea (30 year old forward)
09/10 signed for Wigan for £2 million, 1 goal in 32 appearances

23 goals Ross McCormack - Cardiff (22 year old forward)
09/10 5 goals in 41 appearances

18 goals Kevin Doyle - Reading (25 year old forward)
09/10 signed for Wolves for £6.5 million, 9 goals in 37 appearances

17 goals Tommy Smith - Watford (30 year old forward)
09/10 signed for Pompey for £1.8 million, 1 goal in 12 appearances


LEAGUE ONE

33 goals Jermaine Beckford - Leeds (25 year old forward)
09/10 31 goals in 48 appearances

32 goals Simon Cox - Swindon (22 year old forward)
09/10 signed for West Brom for £1.5 million scoring 9 goals in 28 appearances.

31 goals Matt Fryatt - Leicester City (18 year old forward)
09/10 scored 13 goals in 35 appearances

30 goals Gary Hooper - Scunthorpe United (21 year old forward)
09/10 scored 20 goals in 33 appearances

29 goals Ricky Lambert - Britsol Rovers (27 year old forward)
09/10 signed for Southampton for £1 million scoring 29 goals in 45 appearances


LEAGUE TWO

28 goals Grant Holt - Shrewsbury (28 year old forward)
09/10 signed for Norwich for £400k scored 30 goals in 44 appearances

23 goals Jack Lester - Chesterfield (33 year old forward)
09/10 scored 12 goals in 33 appearances

22 goals Paul Benson - Dagenham & Redbridge (29 year old forward)
09/10 scored 22 goals in 50 appearances

21 goals Simeon Jackson - Gillingham (22 year old forward)
09/10 scored 17 goals in 39 appearances

19 goals Rueben Reid - Rotherham (20 year old midfielder)
09/10 signed for West Brom for £300k hardly played and loaned to Peterborough

 

[MikeySmall]

The one thing to learn from this is that the Southend scouts can spot a goalscorer. Sign them up.

 

[SeagullSam]

Theres nothing very impressive about naming the top goalscorers in all the divisions for the past two years.

 

[hastings]

And more importantly you forgot Charlie Austin, signed for £15k

 

[dingobruce]

And more importantly you forgot Charlie Austin, signed for £15k

Charlie Austin scored 20 this season, I've only listed the top 5 scorers

Theres nothing very impressive about naming the top goalscorers in all the divisions for the past two years.

I've tried to put in more information than that if you bother to read it, like how much they were signed for, who from and how they'd performed the season before they were signed.

Bloody hell some of you lot are a right miserable bunch!

 

[The French Mistress]

Not learned that yet ??

 

[SeagullSam]

 

[severnside gull]

I thought it was quite useful actually in showing that good strikers can be unearthed at our level and not always for a fortune...................here's hoping

 

[Spun Cuppa]

Taking Bobby Zamora as an example...

For BHA

Season 2000/2001

Scored 28 League goals and 2 FA Cup goals (30)

Season 2001/2002

Scored 28 League, 2 Worthington Cup and 2 FA Cup goals (32)...

Giving us back to back promotions...

Compare this with his record for Bristol Rovers in the 1999/2000 season...

4 sub appearances and no goals...

My (and your) point is GP will have to pull a similar trick if we are to get a diamond in the rough for not too much wonga

 

[SeagullSam]

It is a bit of an obvious statement to make though, to say wouldn't it be great if we could find a 25 goal a season striker for hardly any money. He has tried to do this in Hollroyd but failed unfortunatly

 

[AmsterdamAlbion]

Thanks interesting stats

 

[Spun Cuppa]

It is a bit of an obvious statement to make though, to say wouldn't it be great if we could find a 25 goal a season striker for hardly any money. He has tried to do this in Hollroyd but failed unfortunatly

Looking at the Calderon example, there might be a nugget of a striker abroad we could pick up cheap, but seem to remember a certain South American forward we signed a few seasons ago that was a bit of a disaster after being highly recommended...

Don't know what to suggest tbh

 

[highway61]

Thanks interesting stats

yes agreed, thanks for giving your time to doing it mate

 

[SeagullSam]

Time wasted

 

[severnside gull]

wouldn't it be great if we could find a 25 goal a season striker for hardly any money. He has tried to do this in Hollroyd but failed unfortunatly

bit early to completely write the lad off yet and the stats offered rather reinforce that - especially those of Bobby Z.

let's wait until the lad has a pre-season behind him and maybe has a chance in a side which is set up to play to his strengths.................

 

[portslade seagull]

bit early to completely write the lad off yet and the stats offered rather reinforce that - especially those of Bobby Z.

let's wait until the lad has a pre-season behind him and maybe has a chance in a side which is set up to play to his strengths.................

or lets not if we want any chance of being at the top of the div

 

[poidy]

Ricky Lambert wasnt signed from Bristol Rovers in Aug 2010

 

[crodonilson]

The point that needs to be emphasised is simple.

If we want to sign a proven goalscorer we will have to pay big bucks for them, but the list shows all of those players started somewhere, Gus can unearth a few gems in the summer, and I am sure he can find a striker who he can make into a goalscorer.

 

[Spun Cuppa]

Ricky Lambert wasnt signed from Bristol Rovers in Aug 2010

I think that might be a typo

 

[SeagullSam]

I think it would take a lot more than a pre-season under Holroyds belt to make him score 25 goals in one season