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Guy Whittingham insists he won't be disappointed if Aleksandar Mitrovic beats his goal record this season - he just hopes the Fulham man has a happier ending than he did.

Former Portsmouth striker Whittingham tore up the record books in the second tier almost 30 years ago.

He scored a whopping 42 goals for Pompey in the 1992-93 season. Despite that mammoth tally, it wasn't quite enough to seal an automatic promotion spot as the South Coast side fell a solitary goal short of second-place West Ham (in the days when goals scored was used to separate sides as opposed to goal difference).

And there was further heartbreak to follow as Jim Smith's men also missed out in the play-offs.

Mitrovic is enjoying a similar purple patch this season, as he bids to lead Fulham to an immediate top-flight return.

The Serbian is on 31 already. Last weekend saw him tie level with Ivan Toney's Championship record.

Despite many believing that tally to be the all-time highest number of goals scored in the second tier, it only covers the campaigns from 2004-05 onwards (when the competition was revamped).

Whittingham's 42 remains the highest figure in the Premier League era.

Despite proudly holding that record for nearly three