Although the Championship is the second tier of England' league, the players who win the Championship Golden Boot also have a certain quality, and after receiving such an honour, their careers are often not smooth. Let's take a look at what have been the Championship Golden Boots in the last ten seasons? How has their careers changed since then?
Lambert (11-12 season)
Lambert scored 27 Championship goals for Southampton that season and helped the team advance to the Premier League. Since then, he has scored in double figures in both Premier League seasons, which has also made him popular with Liverpool, but he has only been at Liverpool for one season and has only scored 3 goals, which is obviously Lambert is not suitable for the life of the giants.
Glenn Murray (12-13 season)
Murray scored 30 goals for Crystal Palace that season and the team also managed to advance, but Murray suffered a serious injury in the promotion play-offs and did not recover until nine months later, and his competitive form was also affected, and it was not until the 16-17 season when he played in Brighton that his total Premier League goals reached double digits. Last summer, Murray announced his retirement at Watford.
Ross McCormack (13-14)
McCormack scored 28 goals for Leeds United that season, and in the end Leeds United only ranked 15th in the Championship, with a total of only 59 goals, and McCormack alone was almost half of it. At the end of the season he moved to Fulham, who had just been relegated from the Premier League, and later played for Aston Villa, both in the Championship, and he had never played in the Premier League.
Darryl Murphy (14-15)
The Irish goalscorer scored 27 goals for Ipswich that season, the most goalscored season of his career. He later played for Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest, scoring no goals in a single season. The current 38-year-old plays for Watford in the Irish Premier League.
Andre Gray (15-16 season)
Gray scored 25 goals in the Championship that season, for Brentford and Burnley. He was promoted to the Premier League with Burnley at the end of the season and later played for Watford. He was loaned to Queens Park Rangers in the Championship this season and has scored four goals so far.
Chris Wood (16-17 season)
The New Zealand striker scored 27 goals for Leeds United that season before moving to Burnley at the end of the season, scoring in double figures in the Premier League for four consecutive seasons. Newcastle United signed Wood for €30 million a few days ago, and Wood's next task is to help the team relegate.
Videla (17-18 season)
The Czech forward scored 21 goals for Derby County that season, the fewest goals scored in the Championship Golden Boot in a decade. He moved to Burnley at the end of the season and has been playing ever since, but has always been a substitute and has scored just one goal this season.
Pukee (18-19 season)
The Finnish goalscorer scored 29 goals for Norwich that season, his first season with Norwich. After a successful promotion to the Premier League, a season has been relegated, this season Norwich is back in the Premier League, Puki has now scored 5 Premier League goals, Norwich currently has only 10 goals.
Mitrovic (19-20 season)
The Serbian goalscorer scored 26 goals for Fulham that season to help the team advance to the Premier League, but they were relegated again last season. Fulham are currently at the top of the Championship this season, with Mitrovic also topping the top scorers list with 27 goals and are hopeful of winning the Championship Golden Boot again.
Ivan Tony (20-21)
Last season's Championship Golden Boot was Brentford striker Tony, who scored 31 goals and Brentford was also promoted through the play-offs. Tony has scored four goals in the Premier League this season, which is also the highest in the team. Liverpool and Arsenal are all watching the striker's movements.