Championship top scorer odds: Top scorer odds for Championship betting for the 2025/26 season
The Golden Boot is awarded to the player who scores the most goals each season, and top scorer betting has become one of the most popular individual football betting markets in the UK, offering an alternative betting angle to punters seeking alternatives to team-based wagers.
Top scorer odds are available from all major betting sites, which open the betting in pre-season and run a market throughout the campaign.
This page will detail Championship top scorer odds for the 2025/26 season. We use the latest Championship top goal scorer odds from the best football betting sites to offer readers optimum value on wagering on this popular market.
Readers will find the best prices for Championship top scorer betting on this page, with odds updated automatically throughout the season as and when betting sites make their alterations.
All top Championship scorer odds come from recommended bookmakers, all of which are licensed by the UK Gambling Commission.
Championship top scorer betting
Championship top scorer betting involves placing a wager on the player who will score the most goals in the league across the full season.
Note that only goals scored in the league count, with any goals netted in the cup competitions not counting towards the prize.
Of course, strikers and attacking midfielders tend to dominate this market, with a tally of around 25+ usually proving enough to win the golden boot. Nevertheless, there are outliers, with Aleksandar Mitrovic scoring 43 in 2021/22 and Joel Piroe winning with just 19 last season.
In addition, top scorers do not necessarily come from the most successful sides. For example, Sammie Szmodics top scored in 2023/24 – when Blackburn finished 19th – and Chuba Akpom top scored in 2022/23.
The volatility in the market makes it a good chance to target players with higher odds. Make sure to consider previous goal tallies, penalty duties, and team attacking stats before making any wager on the top scorer odds Championship market.
Championship top scorer odds explained
Bettors can wager on an outright winner in this market, or they can place each-way bets.
Outright betting is simply a yes or no on whether a player will win the award. Each-way betting differs in that you can place a wager on a player to either win the award or to finish in the top three or four places, meaning that there's a greater chance of 'winning' the bet.
In this market, most bookies will pay out each-way at 1/4 of the odds, so an each-way wager is better used on players with longer Championship odds.
Note that odds will fluctuate throughout the season based on form, injuries, team performance and more.
Championship top scorer betting: What happens if there's a tie?
If two or more players finish level on goals, the Golden Boot is shared. Most bookmakers apply dead-heat rules for these bets, which means winnings are split based on the number of tied players.
Dead-heat rules usually state that if two players finish tied for the award, you will get paid half of your stake at the full odds. If three players finish tied, you get a third of your stake at the full price, and so on.
Past Championship top scorers
Below, we've produced a table showing the Championship top scorers from the past 10 seasons.
Keep in mind that it's not common for a player to win the award in two seasons due to the likelihood of the winning player being promoted (see Aleksandar Mitrovic) or even signed for a side in the Premier League (as happened when promoted Ipswich signed Sammie Szmodics from Blackburn).
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