Marriott one of Posh’s goalscoring greats

Posh top scorer Jack Marriott is racking up some impressive numbers in his first season at the club.

He’s the first Posh player since Britt Assombalonga in 201314 to score 30 goals in all competitions in a single season. Marriott reached 30 goals in 51 appearances, one fewer than Assombalonga.

Aaron Mclean also took 51 appearances to reach 30 Posh goals, but most of his were scored in League Two matches.

And Mclean is in danger of dropping down a place in the Posh pecking order as far as Football League goals in a single season are concerned.

Mclean scored 29 League goals in the 2007-08 League Two promotion-winning campaign which is the second-best tally in Posh’s Football League era, alongside the 29 scored by Terry Bly way back in the 196162 season. Bly’s 52 goals in the 1960-61 campaign will never be beaten, but becoming the second man to score 30 Football League goals in a season is a worthy aim for Marriott.

He has 25 goals so far with six games remaining which is two more than Assombalonga managed and one more than Craig Mackail-Smith scored in the 2008-09 season. MackailSmith’s 27 League goals in 2009-10 is also a realistic target for Marriott.

Marriottisamongthenominations for League One player-of-the-month for March. It’s his third nomination of the season. He won the award for August and was nominated again in December.

Marriott scored five goals in five games in March including crucial last-gasp efforts at Bury and Rotherham.

His rivals for the March award are Fleetwood goalkeeper Alex Cairns, Portsmouth striker Brett Pitman and Wigan centre-back Chey Dunkley.