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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

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Bold = All goals scored in top division.

Player Nationality Goals[a] Games[b] Position Seasons[c] Clubs[d] Notes
Jimmy McGrory  Scotland 408 408 FW 16 2 [1][e]
Bob McPhail  Scotland 305 468 FW 17 2 [3][e]
Hughie Ferguson  Scotland 286 305 FW 10 2 [f][1]
Ally McCoist  Scotland 282 528 FW 18 3 [g][4]
Willie Reid  Scotland 270 367 FW 19 5 [1][5]
Gordon Wallace  Scotland 264 487 FW 17 4 [h][6]
Jimmy McColl  Scotland 263 455+ FW 18 5 [i][1][7][8]
Bob Ferrier  England 255 626 MF 20 1[j] [1]
David Wilson  England 255 329 FW 11 1[k] [1][9]
Willie MacFadyen  Scotland 256 410 FW 17 3 [l][1][10][5]
Willie Wallace  Scotland 247 505 FW 17 5 .[m][11]
Jimmy Smith  Scotland 241 249 FW 19 2 [n][12][5]
Andy Cunningham  Scotland 236 534 FW 21 2 .[o][1]
Owen Coyle  Republic of Ireland 236 612 FW 20 10 [p][13]
Jimmy Fleming  Scotland 235 339 FW 14 3 [1][5]
Ken Eadie  Scotland 230 510 FW 20 6 [14]
David McCrae  Scotland 229 333 FW 12 3 [q][1][5]
John Robertson  Scotland 229 558 FW 18 3 [r][15]
Kris Boyd  Scotland 225 478 FW 16 2 [s][16]
Keith Wright  Scotland 222 637 FW 20 6 [17]
Robert Hamilton  Scotland 221 325 FW 15 4 [t][1][5]
John Brogan  Scotland 221 549 FW 21 6 [18]
Phil Weir  Scotland 218 404 FW 14 2 [1][5]
Joe McBride  Scotland 217 358 FW 14 7 [u][19]
Joe Harper  Scotland 216 361 FW 17 3 [v][20]
Jimmy Wardhaugh  Scotland 210 315 FW 15 2 [1][21]
Colin McGlashan  Scotland 210 609 FW 20 9 [22]
Patsy Gallacher  Ireland 207 562 FW 21 2 [1]
Tommy Coyne  Republic of Ireland 204 522 FW 20 7 [w][23]
Willie Irvine  Scotland 201 571 FW 19 9 [x][24]
Jim Patterson  Scotland 200 361 FW 14 1[y] [25]

Notes

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  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. ^ a b 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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n 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. ^ a b c d e f g [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 Archived 23 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine, 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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