Scottish Premiership Top scorers - Scotland 2016/2017
The winning top scorer in Scottish Premiership (SPFL), Scotland during the season 2016/2017 was Liam Boyce with 23 goals scored. Below you find the list of the highest goal scorers during the season. You can also find all hat-tricks scored during the season.
SPFL best goal scorers 2016/2017
Below is the final top scorer list for the Scottish Premiership 2016/2017, including the 22 players who scored the most goals during the season.
| # | Player, Team | Nationality | Age | % team's goals | GoalsGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Liam Boyce Ross County |
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26 | 47.9% | 23 |
| 2. |
Scott Sinclair Celtic |
England | 28 | 19.8% | 21 |
| 3. |
Moussa Dembélé Celtic |
France | 20 | 16.0% | 17 |
| 4. |
Louis Moult Motherwell |
England | 25 | 32.6% | 15 |
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Stuart Armstrong Celtic |
Scotland | 25 | 14.2% | 15 |
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| 6. |
Kris Doolan Partick Thistle |
Scotland | 30 | 36.8% | 14 |
| 7. |
Adam Rooney Aberdeen |
Ireland | 29 | 16.2% | 12 |
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Jamie Walker Hearts |
Scotland | 23 | 21.8% | 12 |
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Leigh Griffiths Celtic |
Scotland | 26 | 11.3% | 12 |
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| 10. |
Kenny Miller Rangers |
Scotland | 37 | 19.6% | 11 |
| 11. |
Danny Swanson St Johnstone |
Scotland | 30 | 20.0% | 10 |
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Niall McGinn Aberdeen |
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29 | 13.5% | 10 |
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| 13. |
Jonny Hayes Aberdeen |
Ireland | 29 | 12.2% | 9 |
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Marcus Haber Dundee |
Canada | 28 | 23.7% | 9 |
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Patrick Roberts Celtic |
England | 20 | 8.5% | 9 |
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Scott McDonald Motherwell |
Australia | 33 | 19.6% | 9 |
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Steven MacLean St Johnstone |
Scotland | 34 | 18.0% | 9 |
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| 18. |
Alex Fisher Inverness |
England | 26 | 18.2% | 8 |
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Ali Crawford Hamilton Academical |
Scotland | 25 | 21.6% | 8 |
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Callum Paterson Hearts |
Scotland | 22 | 14.5% | 8 |
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Kris Boyd Kilmarnock |
Scotland | 33 | 22.2% | 8 |
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Souleymane Coulibaly Kilmarnock |
Ivory Coast | 22 | 22.2% | 8 |
Scored hat-tricks in Scottish Premiership, season 2016/2017
In total there were 9 scored hat-tricks during the season 2016/2017 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Wright Aberdeen |
Partick Thistle - Aberdeen 0-6 Sun 21 may 2017 |
3 11', 17', 51' |
Ross County |
Ross County - Inverness 4-0 Fri 28 april 2017 |
4 21', 34', 49', 60' |
| Scott Sinclair Celtic |
Hearts - Celtic 0-5 Sun 2 april 2017 |
3 24', 27', 84' |
| Andrew Considine Aberdeen |
Dundee - Aberdeen 0-7 Fri 31 march 2017 |
3 17', 39', 83' |
| Adam Rooney Aberdeen |
Aberdeen - Motherwell 7-2 Wed 15 february 2017 |
3 34', 64', 69' |
| Moussa Dembélé Celtic |
St Johnstone - Celtic 2-5 Sun 5 february 2017 |
3 61', 75', 85' |
| Louis Moult Motherwell |
Motherwell - Hamilton Academical 4-2 Sat 17 september 2016 |
4 8', 13', 21', 50' |
| Moussa Dembélé Celtic |
Celtic - Rangers 5-1 Sat 10 september 2016 |
3 33', 42', 83' |
Ross County |
Inverness - Ross County 2-3 Sat 13 august 2016 |
3 7', 26', 46' |
The Scottish Premiership season of 2016/2017 lasted between the dates 6 August 2016 and 21 May 2017. More information and the winning top scorers in Scottish Premiership between the seasons 1999/2000-2023/2024 here.