List of footballers in Scotland by number of league goals

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The following is a list of footballers who have scored at least 200 domestic league goals in Scottish league football. This includes the appearances and goals of former players, in the following domestic league competitions only:

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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.

PlayerNationalityGoals [lower-alpha 1] Games [lower-alpha 2] PositionSeasons [lower-alpha 3] Clubs [lower-alpha 4] Notes
Jimmy McGrory Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 408408FW162 [1] [lower-alpha 5]
Bob McPhail Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 305468FW172 [3] [lower-alpha 5]
Hughie Ferguson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 286305FW102 [lower-alpha 6] [1]
Ally McCoist Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 282528FW183 [lower-alpha 7] [4]
Willie Reid Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 270367FW195 [1] [5]
Gordon Wallace Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 264487FW174 [lower-alpha 8] [6]
Jimmy McColl Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 263455+FW185 [lower-alpha 9] [1] [7] [8]
Bob Ferrier Flag of England.svg  England 255626MF201 [lower-alpha 10] [1]
David Wilson Flag of England.svg  England 255329FW111 [lower-alpha 11] [1] [9]
Willie MacFadyen Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 256410FW173 [lower-alpha 12] [1] [10] [5]
Willie Wallace Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 247505FW175. [lower-alpha 13] [11]
Jimmy Smith Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 241249FW192 [lower-alpha 14] [12] [5]
Andy Cunningham Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 236534FW212. [lower-alpha 15] [1]
Owen Coyle Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 236612FW2010 [lower-alpha 16] [13]
Jimmy Fleming Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 235339FW143 [1] [5]
Ken Eadie Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 230510FW206 [14]
David McCrae Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 229333FW123 [lower-alpha 17] [1] [5]
John Robertson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 229558FW183 [lower-alpha 18] [15]
Kris Boyd Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 225478FW162 [lower-alpha 19] [16]
Keith Wright Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 222637FW206 [17]
Robert Hamilton Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 221325FW154 [lower-alpha 20] [1] [5]
John Brogan Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 221549FW216 [18]
Phil Weir Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 218404FW142 [1] [5]
Joe McBride Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 217358FW147 [lower-alpha 21] [19]
Joe Harper Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 216361FW173 [lower-alpha 22] [20]
Jimmy Wardhaugh Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 210315FW152 [1] [21]
Colin McGlashan Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 210609FW209 [22]
Patsy Gallacher Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 207562FW212 [1]
Tommy Coyne Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 204522FW207 [lower-alpha 23] [23]
Willie Irvine Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 201571FW199 [lower-alpha 24] [24]
Jim Patterson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 200361FW141 [lower-alpha 25] [25]

Notes

  1. ↑ Number of League goals only.
  2. ↑ Number of League games only.
  3. ↑ Number of League seasons only.
  4. ↑ Number of different League clubs only; two spells with the same club should only be counted once.
  5. 1 2 As of 2021, among 39 players to have scored over 300 goals in one national league. [2]
  6. ↑ Also scored 77 English Football League goals in 117 matches.
  7. ↑ Also scored 8 goals in 56 EFL matches.
  8. ↑ Also scored 20 goals in 45 North American Soccer League matches.
  9. ↑ Also scored 5 EFL goals in 27 matches.
  10. ↑ Motherwell
  11. ↑ Hamilton Academical
  12. ↑ Also scored 18+ EFL goals in 48+ matches.
  13. ↑ Also scored 4 EFL goals in 39 matches
  14. ↑ Also scored goals in unofficial wartime competitions.
  15. ↑ Also scored 1 EFL goal in 15 matches
  16. ↑ Also scored 12 EFL goals in 54 matches.
  17. ↑ Also scored at least 2 EFL goals in an uncertain number of matches.
  18. ↑ Also played in 12 EFL matches without scoring.
  19. ↑ Also scored 12 EFL goals in 37 matches and 7 Major League Soccer goals in 26 matches.
  20. ↑ Also scored 11 EFL goals in 29 matches.
  21. ↑ Also scored 9 EFL goals in 25 matches.
  22. ↑ Also scored 16 EFL goals in 71 matches.
  23. ↑ Also scored 1 EFL goal in 12 matches.
  24. ↑ Also had spell in Tippeligaen (Norway), statistics uncertain.
  25. ↑ Queen of the South

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Scotland – All-Time Topscorers, RSSSF
  2. ↑ "New one league world goal scorer record for Lionel Messi". International Federation of Football History & Statistics. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  3. ↑ Rangers player McPhail, Bob, FitbaStats
  4. ↑ Ally McCoist, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 [A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players], John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012
  6. ↑ Gordon Wallace, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
  7. ↑ Celtic player McColl, James, FitbaStats
  8. ↑ Hibernian player McColl, Jimmy, FitbaStats
  9. ↑ Wilson, David, Hamilton Academical Memory Bank, 24 February 2011
  10. ↑ Willie McFadyen, MotherWELLnet
  11. ↑ Willie Wallace, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
  12. ↑ Rangers player Smith, Jimmy, FitbaStats
  13. ↑ Owen Coyle, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
  14. ↑ Ken Eadie, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
  15. ↑ John Robertson, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
  16. ↑ "Kris Boyd". National-Football-Teams.com.
  17. ↑ Keith Wright, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
  18. ↑ John Brogan, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
  19. ↑ Joe McBride, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
  20. ↑ Joe Harper, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
  21. ↑ Jimmy Wardhaugh, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
  22. ↑ Colin McGlashan, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
  23. ↑ Tommy Coyne, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
  24. ↑ Willie Irvine, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
  25. ↑ Queen of the South 1946/47 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
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