List of top scorers in the Scottish Premier Division

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The list of top scorer in the Scottish Premier Division lists all top scorers in the Scottish Premier Division from its establishment in 1975 to 1998. The following section lists the most successful players, clubs and nations. The top scorer is the player who scores the most goals in a season.

List of top scorers

  • Season : Name the season in which the player was the top scorer.
  • Player : Provides the player name of the top scorer.
  • Nationality : states the nationality of the top scorer.
  • Club : Name the club the player played for that season. Clubs marked in green were able to win the championship.
  • Goals : The number of goals the player has scored during the season.
season player nationality society Gates
1975/76 Kenny Dalglish Scotland Scotland Celtic Glasgow 24
1976/77 Willie Pettigrew Scotland Scotland Motherwell FC 21st
1977/78 Derek Johnstone Scotland Scotland Glasgow Rangers 25th
1978/79 Andy Ritchie Scotland Scotland Greenock Morton 22nd
1979/80 Doug Somner Scotland Scotland FC St. Mirren 25th
1980/81 Frank McGarvey Scotland Scotland Celtic Glasgow 23
1981/82 George McCluskey Scotland Scotland Celtic Glasgow 21st
1982/83 Charlie Nicholas Scotland Scotland Celtic Glasgow 29
1983/84 Brian McClair Scotland Scotland Celtic Glasgow 23
1984/85 Frank McDougall Scotland Scotland Aberdeen FC 22nd
1985/86 Ally McCoist Scotland Scotland Glasgow Rangers 24
1986/87 Brian McClair Scotland Scotland Celtic Glasgow 35
1987/88 Tommy Coyne Ireland Ireland Dundee FC 33
1988/89 Mark McGhee / Charlie Nicholas Scotland Scotland Celtic Glasgow / Aberdeen FC 16
1989/90 John Robertson Scotland Scotland Heart of Midlothian 17th
1990/91 Tommy Coyne Ireland Ireland Celtic Glasgow 18th
1991/92 Ally McCoist Scotland Scotland Glasgow Rangers 34
1992/93 Ally McCoist Scotland Scotland Glasgow Rangers 34
1993/94 Mark Hateley England England Glasgow Rangers 22nd
1994/95 Tommy Coyne Ireland Ireland Motherwell FC 16
1995/96 Pierre van Hooijdonk Netherlands Netherlands Celtic Glasgow 26th
1996/97 Jorge Cadete Portugal Portugal Celtic Glasgow 25th
1997/98 Marco Negri Italy Italy Glasgow Rangers 32

Leaderboards

Title wins by player

  • Rank : The ranking of the player, which is based on the number of awards he has won. If the number is the same, it is sorted alphabetically according to the family name.
  • Player : Give the name of the player.
  • Number : The number of titles won by the top scorer.
  • Playing times : states the playing time in which the player was the top scorer.
rank player number Playing times
1. Tommy Coyne 3 1987/88, 1990/91, 1994/95
Ally McCoist 3 1985/86, 1991/92, 1992/93
3. Brian McClair 2 1983/84, 1986/87
Charlie Nicholas 2 1982/83, 1988/89
5. Jorge Cadete 1 1996/97
Kenny Dalglish 1 1975/76
Mark Hateley 1 1993/94
Derek Johnstone 1 1977/78
George McCluskey 1 1981/82
Frank McDougall 1 1984/85
Frank McGarvey 1 1980/81
Mark McGhee 1 1988/89
Marco Negri 1 1997/98
Willie Pettigrew 1 1976/77
Andy Ritchie 1 1978/79
John Robertson 1 1989/90
Doug Somner 1 1979/80
Pierre van Hooijdonk 1 1995/96

Title wins by club

  • Rank : The ranking of the club, which is based on the number of title holders. If the number is the same, it is sorted alphabetically by the club name.
  • Club : gives the name of the club.
  • Number : states the number of seasons in which one of the club's players was the top scorer.
  • Playing times : states the seasons in which one of the club's players was the top scorer.
rank society number Playing times
1. Celtic Glasgow Celtic Glasgow 10 1975/76, 1980/81, 1981/82, 1982/83, 1983/84, 1986/87, 1988/89, 1990/91, 1995/96, 1996/97
2. Glasgow Rangers Glasgow Rangers 6th 1977/78, 1985/86, 1991/92, 1992/93, 1993/94, 1997/98
3. Aberdeen FC Aberdeen FC 2 1984/85, 1988/89
Coats of arms of None.svg Motherwell FC 2 1976/77, 1994/95
5. Dundee FC Dundee FC 1 1987/88
FC St. Mirren FC St. Mirren 1 1979/80
Coats of arms of None.svg Greenock Morton 1 1978/79
Heart of Midlothian Heart of Midlothian 1 1989/90

Title wins by nationality

  • Rank : states the nation's ranking based on the number of titleholders. If the number is the same, it is sorted alphabetically.
  • Nation : Name the nation.
  • Number : states the number of seasons in which an actor of nationality was the top scorer.
  • Playing times : states the seasons in which an actor of nationality was the top scorer.
rank nation number Playing times
1. Scotland Scotland 16 1975/76, 1976/77, 1977/78, 1978/79, 1979/80, 1980/81, 1981/82, 1982/83, 1983/84, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1988 / 89, 1989/90, 1991/92, 1992/93
2. Ireland Ireland 3 1987/88, 1990/91, 1994/95
3. England England 1 1993/94
Italy Italy 1 1997/98
Netherlands Netherlands 1 1995/96
Portugal Portugal 1 1996/97

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