List of footballers in Scotland by number of league goals
More than 30 players have scored at least 200 domestic league goals in Scottish league football. This includes the appearances and goals of former players, in domestic league competitions only, specifically the Scottish Premier League (1998–2013), Scottish Football League (1890–2013) and Scottish Professional Football League (2013–present).
Due to the close connections between English and Scottish football, several players have played for clubs in Scotland and in the English Football League and/or Premier League and amassed over 200 goals across the two systems, including David McLean (over 160 goals in both), Joe Baker (over 140 in both), Neil Martin (over 110 in both) and Kenny Dalglish (over 110 in both).
List of players
Bold = All goals scored in top division.
Player | Nationality | Goals[a] | Games[b] | Position | Seasons[c] | Clubs[d] | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jimmy McGrory | ![]() | 408 | 408 | FW | 16 | 2 | [1][e] |
Bob McPhail | ![]() | 305 | 468 | FW | 17 | 2 | [3][e] |
Hughie Ferguson | ![]() | 286 | 305 | FW | 10 | 2 | [f][1] |
Ally McCoist | ![]() | 282 | 528 | FW | 18 | 3 | [g][4] |
Willie Reid | ![]() | 270 | 367 | FW | 19 | 5 | [1][5] |
Gordon Wallace | ![]() | 264 | 487 | FW | 17 | 4 | [h][6] |
Jimmy McColl | ![]() | 263 | 455+ | FW | 18 | 5 | [i][1][7][8] |
Bob Ferrier | ![]() | 255 | 626 | MF | 20 | 1[j] | [1] |
David Wilson | ![]() | 255 | 329 | FW | 11 | 1[k] | [1][9] |
Willie MacFadyen | ![]() | 256 | 410 | FW | 17 | 3 | [l][1][10][5] |
Willie Wallace | ![]() | 247 | 505 | FW | 17 | 5 | .[m][11] |
Jimmy Smith | ![]() | 241 | 249 | FW | 19 | 2 | [n][12][5] |
Andy Cunningham | ![]() | 236 | 534 | FW | 21 | 2 | .[o][1] |
Owen Coyle | ![]() | 236 | 612 | FW | 20 | 10 | [p][13] |
Jimmy Fleming | ![]() | 235 | 339 | FW | 14 | 3 | [1][5] |
Ken Eadie | ![]() | 230 | 510 | FW | 20 | 6 | [14] |
David McCrae | ![]() | 229 | 333 | FW | 12 | 3 | [q][1][5] |
John Robertson | ![]() | 229 | 558 | FW | 18 | 3 | [r][15] |
Kris Boyd | ![]() | 225 | 478 | FW | 16 | 2 | [s][16] |
Keith Wright | ![]() | 222 | 637 | FW | 20 | 6 | [17] |
Robert Hamilton | ![]() | 221 | 325 | FW | 15 | 4 | [t][1][5] |
John Brogan | ![]() | 221 | 549 | FW | 21 | 6 | [18] |
Phil Weir | ![]() | 218 | 404 | FW | 14 | 2 | [1][5] |
Joe McBride | ![]() | 217 | 358 | FW | 14 | 7 | [u][19] |
Joe Harper | ![]() | 216 | 361 | FW | 17 | 3 | [v][20] |
Jimmy Wardhaugh | ![]() | 210 | 315 | FW | 15 | 2 | [1][21] |
Colin McGlashan | ![]() | 210 | 609 | FW | 20 | 9 | [22] |
Patsy Gallacher | ![]() | 207 | 562 | FW | 21 | 2 | [1] |
Tommy Coyne | ![]() | 204 | 522 | FW | 20 | 7 | [w][23] |
Willie Irvine | ![]() | 201 | 571 | FW | 19 | 9 | [x][24] |
Jim Patterson | ![]() | 200 | 361 | FW | 14 | 1[y] | [25] |
Notes
- ^ Number of League goals only.
- ^ Number of League games only.
- ^ Number of League seasons only.
- ^ Number of different League clubs only; two spells with the same club should only be counted once.
- ^ a b As of 2021, among 39 players to have scored over 300 goals in one national league.[2]
- ^ Also scored 77 English Football League goals in 117 matches.
- ^ Also scored 8 goals in 56 EFL matches.
- ^ Also scored 20 goals in 45 North American Soccer League matches.
- ^ Also scored 5 EFL goals in 27 matches.
- ^ Motherwell
- ^ Hamilton Academical
- ^ Also scored 18+ EFL goals in 48+ matches.
- ^ Also scored 4 EFL goals in 39 matches
- ^ Also scored goals in unofficial wartime competitions.
- ^ Also scored 1 EFL goal in 15 matches
- ^ Also scored 12 EFL goals in 54 matches.
- ^ Also scored at least 2 EFL goals in an uncertain number of matches.
- ^ Also played in 12 EFL matches without scoring.
- ^ Also scored 12 EFL goals in 37 matches and 7 Major League Soccer goals in 26 matches.
- ^ Also scored 11 EFL goals in 29 matches.
- ^ Also scored 9 EFL goals in 25 matches.
- ^ Also scored 16 EFL goals in 71 matches.
- ^ Also scored 1 EFL goal in 12 matches.
- ^ Also had spell in Tippeligaen (Norway), statistics uncertain.
- ^ Queen of the South
See also
- List of footballers in England by number of league appearances
- List of footballers in Scotland by number of league appearances
- List of footballers in England by number of league goals
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Scotland – All-Time Topscorers, RSSSF
- ^ "New one league world goal scorer record for Lionel Messi". International Federation of Football History & Statistics. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ Rangers player McPhail, Bob, FitbaStats
- ^ Ally McCoist, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
- ^ a b c d e f g [A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players], John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012
- ^ Gordon Wallace, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
- ^ Celtic player McColl, James, FitbaStats
- ^ Hibernian player McColl, Jimmy, FitbaStats
- ^ Wilson, David Archived 23 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine, Hamilton Academical Memory Bank, 24 February 2011
- ^ Willie McFadyen, MotherWELLnet
- ^ Willie Wallace, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
- ^ Rangers player Smith, Jimmy, FitbaStats
- ^ Owen Coyle, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
- ^ Ken Eadie, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
- ^ John Robertson, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
- ^ "Kris Boyd". National-Football-Teams.com.
- ^ Keith Wright, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
- ^ John Brogan, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
- ^ Joe McBride, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
- ^ Joe Harper, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
- ^ Jimmy Wardhaugh, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
- ^ Colin McGlashan, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
- ^ Tommy Coyne, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
- ^ Willie Irvine, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
- ^ Queen of the South 1946/47 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
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