They appear to be optimistic flutters as his goal in last weekend’s 3-1 win at Leicester City was just Leonard’s second in League One this season, although he has scored eight goals in all competitions.

But Chris Rogers a spokesman for betting comparison side Oddschecker said: “Harry Leonard has been well backed this week to top the League One goalscoring charts. The former Blackburn youth product is 33/1, cut from 50/1 to outscore the competition this season. Over half (53%) of top scorer bets this week favoured the 23-year-old."

Injured Reading striker Jack Marriott currently leads the division’s scoring charts with eight goals, followed by Kyle Wootton of Stockport who has seven.

Leonard took until November 8 to score his first League One goals last season, but finished up with 16 despite missing a month of the season after having a hernia operation.

Dominic Ballard of Leyton Orient won the Golden Boot last season with 23 goals to earn a move into the Championship with Bristol City.

Other Golden Boots odds: 3-1 Wootton, Joe Taylor (Huddersfield); 10-1 Marriott, Bim Pepple (Plymouth); 16-1 Jayden Wareham (Wycombe), Jamal Lowe (Sheff Wed); 25-1 Mark Harris (Oxford).