The League One season starts in just a few days and strikers are on the agenda for every club. For some, they will believe they have the marksman to fire them to their goals. For others, it is the focus of their transfer business with little more than five weeks left in the window.
It sounds obvious, but goalscorers matter. The past two League One seasons have seen the top scorer come from one of the two sides to win automatic promotion. Jonson Clarke-Harris powered Peterborough United's second-place finish in 2020/21 with 31 goals and the golden boot, and Will Keane won the same prize a year later, with his tally of 26 leading Wigan Athletic to the title.
They are just as valuable at the other end of the table, too. Alfie May scored 23 for Cheltenham Town as they earned their highest ever third-tier finish, well clear of the relegation zone, while an immediate return to League Two would have been certain for Morecambe if not for the 23 goals belonging to Cole Stockton.
