Ross McCormack is proof that possessing a goal-machine doesn’t guarantee you promotion to the Premier League.

While a 20-goal-a-season player can help, only half of the teams to have won the Championship over the past 10 years have had a player achieve this.

Both QPR and Brentford finished above Fulham last season, despite neither having a top finisher in their ranks in 2015/16.

Last season, QPR finished 12th, with the top goal scorers being Tjaronn Chery on 10 and Matt Phillips, who has since joined West Brom, scoring eight goals.

Brentford’s Alan Judge and Lasse Vibe netted 14 goals each last season to see the Bees take ninth place.

Back in 2010-11, QPR’s Adel Taarabt scored 19 for his team when they won the league, showing a top goal scorer can pay dividends.

Reading won the league in 2011-12 with top scorer Adam Le Fondre scoring just 12 goals.

Bees boy: Alan Judge goes for goal
Sharpshooter: Tjaronn Chery
Ross McCormack of Fulham
Hitman: Ross McCormack of Fulham

In contrast, in the 2006-07 season, Sunderland’s David Connolly’s 13 goals which was not enough to save The Black Cats from relegation.

Sone Aluko will be looking to catch up with Ross McCormack’s goal count next season as the Hull City forward joins the Whites.

QPR’s Conor Washington will be looking to get the goals flowing at Loftus Road next term after enjoying his first pre-season with the club.

As will new Brentford hope Romaine Sawyers, who has signed from Walsall with six goals to his name in 2015-16.

Only four clubs to be promoted as runners-up over the past 10 seasons have had player scoring 20 or more goals.

The average goals scored by a top scorer for the league winners is 17.8 and for runners-up 16.2 goals.

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