How many boro players have scored 20 goals in the league in the last 50 years?

I think Hamilton Ricard came close one season with 18 league goals.
I may be wrong, but I think he still holds the record of being our top Premier league goal scorer with 31 goals. I’m sure someone will correct me if I’m way off the mark!
Took Hamilton for a ride on a steam loco at the NYMR, I was the driver.
 

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How many boro players have scored 20 goals in the league in the last 50 years​


I doubt Fletcher could even manage that.
 
Wikis telling me Hickton got 24 in 1967-68, the same again 1969-70 and 25 in 1970-71.

Wow, Cloughie got 42 in the 1958-59 season and 39 the next year. Would bookies even take bets on him to score back then?
 
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Wikis telling me Hickton got 24 in 1967-68, the same again 1969-70 and 25 in 1970-71.

Wow, Cloughie got 42 in the 1958-59 season and 39 the next year. Would bookies even take bets on him to score back then?
I don't think making bets on an individual player to score was a thing back then.

As the article below points out:

it was only in the early 1990's that the trebles rule was lifted on football betting. This stipulated all football bets must be multiple bets with 3 or more selections up to this point.

History Of Gambling, Betting And Bookmakers In The UK

And when it talks about "3 or more selections" as far as I know, that referred to games and meant you couldn't even bet on the results of individual matches, let alone individual scorers.
 
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Paul Wilkinson scored 24 goals in 1991/92 season but only 15 of them were in the league. The next season he also got 15 league goals in the inaugural season of the Premier league which was an excellent return. Wilko had a proper partnership with John Hendrie and they both scored lots of goals. Just like Chiba and Archer.
 
So if Akpom had taken the second pen and scored he’s our highest league scorer since the 60s?

Needs to get to 26 for that. Sorry my post above probably isn't very clear, I was a having too nice a time yesterday evening. Hickton got 25 in 1971 and Akpoms on 21 now. 5 more before the end of the season and yes, he's top man since 1960 (I think?).

Topics like this are why we really need Erimus back on the board.
 
Needs to get to 26 for that. Sorry my post above probably isn't very clear, I was a having too nice a time yesterday evening. Hickton got 25 in 1971 and Akpoms on 21 now. 5 more before the end of the season and yes, he's top man since 1960 (I think?).

Topics like this are why we really need Erimus back on the board.
Ok thanks. Was it clough in 1960?
 
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