The 18 players who've scored more goals in an English season than Aleksandar Mitrovic

Aleksandar Mitrovic’s 2021/22 campaign is now forever etched into footballing folklore.

Following Fulham‘s final match of the season away at Sheffield United on Saturday afternoon, which they lost 4-0, the former Newcastle striker has finished on 43 Championship goals.

To score that number of goals in the modern era is frankly absurd, especially when you remember that the previous record in the division was 31 goals, set by Brentford‘s Ivan Toney in 2020/21.

Mitrovic’s enormous tally will likely not be equalled by another player for a long, long time.

So, the question that remains is; who has managed to score more goals during a single season in one of England’s top four divisions?

Well, the answer is quite a few players.

According to a detailed document by the folks over at RSSSF, 18 players in the long history of the English game have rippled the back of the net 44 or more times in a season.

Let’s take a look at who they are…

Jimmy Cookson (Chesterfield, 1925/26) – 44 goals

Albert Whitehurst (Rochdale, 1926/27) – 44 goals

Dixie Dean (Everton, 1931-32) – 44 goals

Tom Bamford (Wrexham, 1933/34) – 44 goals

Arthur Rowley (Leicester City, 1956/57) – 44 goals

Kevin Hector (Bradford Park Avenue, 1965/66) – 44 goals

Jimmy Hampson (Blackpool, 1929/30) – 45 goals

Peter Simpson (Crystal Palace, 1930/31) – 46 goals

Derek Dooley (Sheffield Wednesday, 1951/52) – 46 goals

Alf Lythgoe (Stockport County, 1933/34) – 46 goals

David Morris (Swindon Town, 1926/27) – 47 goals

Tom Waring (Aston Villa, 1930/31) – 49 goals

Clarrie Bourton (Coventry City, 1931/32) – 49 goals

Terry Bly (Peterborough United, 1960/61) – 52 goals

Joe Payne (Luton Town, 1936/37) – 55 goals

Ted Harston (Mansfield Town, 1936/37) – 55 goals

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