AN extremely simple statement – but it is always fair to say that goals win football matches. Therefore goal scorers are particularly sought after. And in this blog I analyse the possible leading marksmen listed in 2026/27 EFL League One odds.
Will anyone match the excellent count of 23 League One goals delivered by Leyton Orient marksman Dom Ballard last season?
A truly remarkable achievement when playing for a struggling team which eventually filled 20th spot thereby avoiding relegation by three points. Ballard has since secured a reported £5 million transfer to Championship outfit Bristol City.
League One Top Scorer Odds 2026/27:
Punters can bet on the top goal scorer in the 2026/27 League One at William Hill and here is the current state of the market:
- Jack Marriott – 6/1
- Aribim Pepple – 10/1
- Harry Leonard – 14/1
- Kyle Wootton – 14/1
- Louie Barry – 14/1
- Admir Bristric – 14/1
- Bar – 16/1
Here is my considered analysis of the foremost 2026/27 League One contenders to assist your football betting…
Jack Marriott
- Age: 31
- Team: Reading
- Current 2026/27 goalscoring tally: 3 in the EFL League One.
Marriott notched an opening day 38 minute hat-trick in the pulsating home game against Luton Town. But he still finished on the losing side due to a 4-3 defeat. His career total of League goals is 128.
Admir Bristric
- Age: 23
- Team: Leicester City
- Current 2026/27 goalscoring tally: 0.
Bristric moved to Leicester City on 11th August from Slovenian team NK Olimpija Ljubljana.
He said: “I am very proud and excited to be joining such a big club. I want to show the fans what I can do and sincerely hope we can make great things happen together.” Bristric awaits his first goal in this country though.
Aribim Pepple
- Age: 23
- Team: Plymouth Argyle
- Current 2026/27 goalscoring tally: 1 in the League Cup.
Pepple is looking to build on his commendable 2025/26 catalogue of 16 League goals for Plymouth Argyle.
His early input amongst the present campaign was scoring an injury time strike in their 2-0 home triumph over local Devon rivals Exeter City on League Cup First Round duties.
Harry Leonard
- Age: 22
- Team: Peterborough United
- Current 2026/27 goalscoring tally: 1 in the EFL League One and 3 in the League Cup.
Having joined Peterborough 12 months ago from Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee, Leonard immediately became a Posh favourite courtesy of 16 EFL League goals across last season.
He’s carried on in similar fashion for 2026/27 most notably hitting a brace in the shock 5-1 hammering of Watford at Vicarage Road in League Cup combat on Tuesday night.
Kyle Wootton
- Age: 29
- Team: Stockport County
- Current 2026/27 goalscoring tally: 1 in the EFL League One and 1 in the League Cup.
Wootton’s 19 EFL strikes last season formed a big part of Stockport’s push to the League One Play-Off Final at Wembley Stadium where they lost 4-1 to Bolton Wanderers. Overall, he has nabbed 116 League goals in his career.
*Odds subject to change – prices accurate at the time of writing*
