Glenn Murray is on the threshold of an all-time Albion record which would leave even the legendary Peter Ward and Bobby Zamora trailing.

But do not expect the unassuming marksman to shout from the rooftops if he becomes the club's greatest ever second tier goalscorer.

That honour is within reach of Murray, who has spearheaded the Seagulls' promotion to the Premier League with 22 goals.

He is just one behind Bill Curry's club-high tally at Championship level, achieved in 1959-60.

Murray has two more matches, tonight's potential title-clincher against Bristol City at the Amex and at Aston Villa on May 7, to eclipse the mark set by England under-23 international Curry, who was signed for a then-record £13,000 from Newcastle.

Murray is worth a lot more than that. He has already upstaged a collection of the Seagulls' most potent strikers, including Ward and Zamora (below) - both on the club's long guest list for today's game.

The Argus: They each scored 14 goals in a season at Championship level, Ward in 1977-78 and Zamora in 2002-03 when he was hampered by a knee injury.

Ward hit ten in 1978-79, when Albion were promoted to the top flight under Alan Mullery, before helping the Seagulls stay up with 16 the following year.

Dean Saunders, Garry Nelson, Mike Small and current team-mate Tomer Hemed are among the other frontmen who have been prolific in the second tier for Albion - but not as prolific as Murray.

The 33-year-old has Curry's total in his sights after emulating his tally in his first spell with Albion, when they won the League One title in 2010-11.

He said: "Twenty is the number that everybody likes to hit, so to get 20 and then 22, which was what I got last time I was at the club, it was nice to get that again.

"But you always want more, as many as possible."

Keeping Murray off the scoresheet is the biggest task faced by title party poopers Bristol City as the curtain comes down on a memorable season at the Amex (5.30pm).

He has bagged 19 of his 22 goals at home, 21 in 25 appearances at the stadium overall taking into account playing there also for former clubs Crystal Palace and Reading.

"It's not only that I enjoy playing there, I think we play slightly differently away from home," Murray said.

"We try to be harder to beat away from home and we're maybe not as attack-minded, whereas at the Amex I think we play our best football and therefore that benefits me."

Despite Curry's best efforts, Albion finished only 14th in the table 57 years ago.

It was no surprise to see Murray contrastingly on target again at the Amex against Wigan on Easter Monday in the win which effectively ended Albion's 34-year wait to return to the top flight.

Two key figures were conspicuous by their prominent absences from all the jubilant images as fans swarmed onto the pitch and the players celebrated in the press box - boss Chris Hughton (below) and his talismanic target man.

The Argus: Although the healthy goal difference contributed to so significantly by Murray made the Seagulls uncatchable, promotion was not officially confirmed until Huddersfield subsequently conceded a late equaliser at Derby.

So where was the reluctant goal hero hiding? Murray joked: "I think it's just your photographer, he must have got the wrong angle. He missed me I think! I was there at the back.

"It was good, a momentous day for the club. To see all the fans on the pitch showed what it really meant to the city.

"We weren't mathematically up and football has a tendency to bite you, so sometimes you maybe just need to keep a lid on it, but we didn't and the result went our way an hour later.

"It was a relief to complete the project the club set out five years ago."

Murray does a nice line in self-deprecation. Looking ahead to Albion's prospects in the Premier League and the summer recruitment drive, he said: "I'm sure the club are going to invest in a good centre-forward."

Strengthening of the strike force is sure to happen - but having Murray signed up for the next two seasons is not a bad starting point.