Scottish Premiership Top scorers - Scotland 2012/2013
The winning top scorer in Scottish Premiership (SPFL), Scotland during the season 2012/2013 was Michael Higdon with 26 goals scored. Below you find the list of the highest goal scorers during the season. Furthermore, see all the seasons hat-tricks, as well as the final standings.
SPFL best goal scorers 2012/2013
Below is the final top scorer list for the Scottish Premiership 2012/2013, including the 23 players who scored the most goals during the season.
# | Player, Team | Nationality | Age | % team's goals | GoalsGoals |
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1. |
Michael Higdon Motherwell |
England | 29 | 38.8% | 26 |
2. |
Billy McKay Inverness |
24 | 35.9% | 23 |
|
Leigh Griffiths Hibernian |
Scotland | 22 | 46.9% | 23 |
|
4. |
Niall McGinn Aberdeen |
25 | 48.8% | 20 |
|
5. |
Gary Hooper Celtic |
England | 25 | 20.7% | 19 |
6. |
Johnny Russell Dundee United |
Scotland | 23 | 25.5% | 13 |
Steven Thompson St Mirren |
Scotland | 34 | 27.7% | 13 |
|
8. |
Andrew Shinnie Inverness |
Scotland | 23 | 18.8% | 12 |
9. |
Kris Commons Celtic |
Scotland | 29 | 12.0% | 11 |
10. |
Eoin Doyle Hibernian |
Ireland | 25 | 20.4% | 10 |
Jon Daly Dundee United |
Ireland | 30 | 19.6% | 10 |
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12. |
Cillian Sheridan Kilmarnock |
Ireland | 24 | 17.3% | 9 |
Georgios Samaras Celtic |
Greece | 28 | 9.8% | 9 |
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Paul Heffernan Kilmarnock |
Ireland | 31 | 17.3% | 9 |
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Richard Brittain Ross County |
Scotland | 29 | 19.1% | 9 |
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16. |
John Sutton Hearts |
England | 29 | 20.0% | 8 |
Richie Foran Inverness |
Ireland | 32 | 12.5% | 8 |
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18. |
Iain Vigurs Ross County |
Scotland | 25 | 14.9% | 7 |
Joe Ledley Celtic |
26 | 7.6% | 7 |
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Liam Craig St Johnstone |
Scotland | 26 | 15.6% | 7 |
|
Murray Davidson St Johnstone |
Scotland | 25 | 15.6% | 7 |
|
Nigel Hasselbaink St Johnstone |
Netherlands | 22 | 15.6% | 7 |
|
Rowan Vine St Johnstone |
England | 30 | 15.6% | 7 |
Scored hat-tricks in Scottish Premiership, season 2012/2013
In total there were 8 scored hat-tricks during the season 2012/2013 in Scottish Premiership, Scotland. All players scoring these hat-tricks (or more than 3 goals), and the matches they scored it in, are listed here.
Player, Team | Match | GoalsGoals |
---|---|---|
Inverness |
Inverness - Motherwell 4-3 Sat 4 may 2013 |
3 3', 27', 84' |
Paul Heffernan Kilmarnock |
Hearts - Kilmarnock 0-3 Sat 16 february 2013 |
3 42', 65', 71' |
Michael Higdon Motherwell |
Motherwell - St Johnstone 3-2 Sun 20 january 2013 |
3 8', 20', 69' |
Johnny Russell Dundee United |
Kilmarnock - Dundee United 2-3 Sat 19 january 2013 |
3 43', 63', 88' |
Aberdeen |
Dundee - Aberdeen 1-3 Sat 29 december 2012 |
3 46', 69', 89' |
Inverness |
Dundee United - Inverness 4-4 Sat 15 december 2012 |
3 25', 27', 62' |
Cillian Sheridan Kilmarnock |
Hearts - Kilmarnock 1-3 Sat 29 september 2012 |
3 32', 51', 62' |
Michael Higdon Motherwell |
Motherwell - Inverness 4-1 Sun 2 september 2012 |
3 12', 72', 79' |
League table Scottish Premiership - Championship Round 2012/2013
# | Team | Matches | WinsW | DrawsD | LossesL | Goals | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Celtic | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 92-35 | 79 |
2. | Motherwell | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 67-51 | 63 |
3. | St Johnstone | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 45-44 | 56 |
4. | Inverness | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 64-60 | 54 |
5. | Ross County | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 47-48 | 53 |
6. | Dundee United | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 51-62 | 47 |
League table Scottish Premiership - Relegation 2012/2013
# | Team | Matches | WinsW | DrawsD | LossesL | Goals | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Hibernian | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 49-52 | 51 |
2. | Aberdeen | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 41-43 | 48 |
3. | Kilmarnock | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 52-53 | 45 |
4. | Hearts | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 40-49 | 44 |
5. | St Mirren | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 47-60 | 41 |
6. | Dundee | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 28-66 | 30 |
League table Scottish Premiership - Regular Season 2012/2013
# | Team | Matches | WinsW | DrawsD | LossesL | Goals | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Celtic | 33 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 78-30 | 69 |
2. | Motherwell | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 56-43 | 54 |
3. | Inverness | 33 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 58-49 | 51 |
4. | St Johnstone | 33 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 39-38 | 46 |
5. | Ross County | 33 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 42-43 | 45 |
6. | Dundee United | 33 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 48-52 | 44 |
7. | Kilmarnock | 33 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 47-43 | 42 |
8. | Aberdeen | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 38-41 | 41 |
9. | Hibernian | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 40-47 | 40 |
10. | Hearts | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 34-45 | 37 |
11. | St Mirren | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 40-51 | 36 |
12. | Dundee | 33 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 22-60 | 23 |
4 August 2012 was the starting date for the Scottish Premiership season 2012/2013, and the final games were played 19 May 2013. More information and the winning top scorers in Scottish Premiership between the seasons 1999/2000-2024/2025 here.