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MOST (AND LEAST) PROLIFIC GOALSCORERS

The following are the most, and least, prolific goalscorers in competitive games for Forest, providing that they scored at least 5 goals.

Sam Widdowson is only just in the lead in this list; his 19 goals in 23 games is just 0.01 games/goal more than AH Smith who scored 9 goals in 11 games.

At the other end of the scale we have Bob McKinlay who scored 10 goals but it took him 688 games over 18 years!

Most Prolific
Our 50 most prolific goalscorers, ordered by those with the most games/goal
(Minimum 5 goals)

Player	Games/Goal	Years	Goals	Games
Sam Widdowson	1.21	1868-88	19	23
AH Smith	1.22	1873-92	9	11
Joe Heathcock	1.31	1928-30	16	21
George Tutin	1.33	1884-90	6	8
Wally Ardron	1.54	1949-55	124	191
Stan Collymore	1.56	1993-95	50	78
Tinsley Lindley	1.67	1882-92	15	25
Johnny Dent	1.70	1929-37	122	207
Jim Barrett	1.71	1954-60	69	118
Sam Jennings	1.71	1928-29	17	29
Doug Lishman	1.73	1955-57	22	38
Alex Higgins	1.78	1890-94	36	64
Enoch West	1.78	1905-10	104	185
Boy Martin	1.83	1936-39	46	84
Pierre van Hooijdonk	1.88	1996-99	41	77
Billy Dickinson	1.92	1928-34	74	142
Tom Peacock	1.94	1933-46	62	120
Roy Dwight	2.00	1958-60	27	54
John Brodie	2.00	1893-94	6	12
Kris Boyd	2.00	2010-11	6	12
Buster Brown	2.00	1929-31	5	10
Ian Wright	2.00	1998-05	5	10
George Burditt	2.00	1934-36	10	20
Meynell Burgin	2.00	1936-38	11	22
Grenville Morris	2.11	1898-13	218	461
Frank O'Donnell	2.20	1945-47	5	11
Darren Huckerby	2.20	2002-03	5	11
Hugh McLaren	2.20	1953-55	15	33
Harry Bedford	2.22	1918-21	9	20
Arthur Green	2.24	1906-09	17	38
Albert Carnelly	2.24	1894-96	25	56
Tommy Capel	2.24	1949-54	72	161
Chris Wood	2.27	2022-25	26	59
Britt Assombalonga	2.30	2014-17	30	69
Tucker Johnson	2.35	1948-52	31	73
Ian Storey-Moore	2.35	1962-72	117	275
Geoff Vowden	2.38	1959-65	45	107
Colin Booth	2.39	1959-62	41	98
James Graham	2.43	1932-35	14	34
Fred Spencer	2.44	1895-00	18	44
Len Julians	2.44	1960-64	25	61
Harold Crawshaw	2.44	1938-39	9	22
Herbert Whitchurch	2.45	1905-10	11	27
Tommy Wilson	2.46	1951-61	89	219
Tim Coleman	2.50	1914-15	16	40
Trevor Francis	2.51	1978-82	37	93
Colin Addison	2.52	1960-67	69	174
Peter Davenport	2.53	1981-86	58	147
Peter Withe	2.56	1976-79	39	100
Robert Earnshaw	2.58	2008-11	43	111

Least Prolific
Our 50 least prolific goalscorers, ordered by those with the most games/goal
(Minimum 5 goals)

Player	Games/Goal	Years	Goals	Games
Bob McKinlay	68.80	1951-70	10	688
Tommy Graham	56.00	1927-42	7	392
Jack Armstrong	45.80	1905-23	10	458
Peter Hindley	41.90	1961-74	10	419
Jeff Whitefoot	40.71	1958-68	7	285
Steve Chettle	37.79	1985-05	14	529
Gerry Morgan	36.67	1922-29	6	220
Jack Burkitt	36.07	1947-62	14	505
Eric Lichaj	31.67	2013-18	6	190
Jon Olav Hjelde	31.67	1997-05	6	190
Terry Hennessey	30.83	1965-70	6	185
John McGovern	30.45	1974-82	11	335
Bill Morley	29.60	1944-59	10	296
Edwin Hughes	29.17	1905-11	6	175
George Needham	29.00	1905-19	10	290
Wes Morgan	28.86	2002-12	14	404
Billy McKinlay	27.46	1927-37	13	357
Fred Parker	27.33	1919-26	6	164
Joe Mercer	26.33	1910-15	6	158
Horace Gager	24.55	1947-55	11	270
Harry Jones	24.00	1911-24	10	240
Jackie Belton	21.75	1914-28	16	348
Riccardo Scimeca	20.88	1999-05	8	167
John Thompson	20.86	1999-07	7	146
Viv Anderson	19.55	1973-84	22	430
Sammy Chapman	19.05	1963-77	22	419
George Henderson	19.00	1901-06	6	114
David Prutton	18.56	1998-07	9	167
Chris Cohen	17.76	2007-18	17	302
Gareth Williams	17.33	1988-04	9	156
Larry Lloyd	16.77	1976-81	13	218
Jack Colback	16.75	2017-23	8	134
Henry Newton	16.68	1963-71	19	317
Adlene Guedioura	16.67	2011-19	6	100
James Perch	15.86	2002-10	14	222
Tommy Jackson	15.83	1970-75	6	95
Michael Dawson	15.38	2000-21	8	123
Frank Gray	14.75	1979-81	8	118
Matt Mills	14.33	2015-18	6	86
Colin Foster	14.33	1986-92	6	86
Ben Osborn	14.31	2010-20	16	229
Julian Bennett	13.88	2005-11	8	111
Robert Pugh	13.84	1930-39	19	263
Percy Barratt	13.53	1917-30	17	230
Eoin Jess	13.29	2002-05	7	93
Terry Wilson	13.09	1986-93	11	144
Kenny Burns	13.07	1977-82	15	196
Andy Johnson	12.80	1997-02	10	128
Alfe-Inge Haaland	12.71	1993-97	7	89
Paul Anderson	11.91	2008-12	11	131

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