#8 Michael Ricketts
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After leading Bolton into the Premier League by managing a spectacular 19 goals in the 2000-01 Championship, Ricketts went on to score an impressive 12 goals in his first campaign in the Premier League with Bolton Wanderers.
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The strong performances also earned him a call-up to the England squad. A 45-minute cameo in his debut against Netherlands was the farthest his career went as the fall was steep.
His scoring rate dropped in the prime years of his career and he failed to score for Bolton that season after his international debut. Interestingly, he went on to retire without reaching double digits in a campaign ever again.
Edited by Shyam Kamal