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Scottish League Top Goalscorers List

Below is listed every Scottish league top goalscore since the League began in 1890.  Rangers players are listed in bold. 1890/91 - John Bell 20 1891/92 - John Bell Dumbarton 23 1892/93 - Alexander McMahon / John Campbell Celtic 11 1893/94 - Alexander McMahon Celtic 16 1894/95 - James Miller Clyde 12 1895/96 - Allan Martin Celtic 19 1896/97 - William Taylor Hearts 12 1897/98 - Robert C.Hamilton Rangers 18 1898/99 - Robert C.Hamilton Rangers 25 (Also Europe's Top Scorer) 1899/00  -Robert C.Hamilton Rangers / William Michael Hearts 15 1900/01 - Robert C.Hamilton Rangers 20 1901/02 - William Maxwell Third Lanark 10 1902/03 - David Reid Hibernian 14 1903/04 - Robert C.Hamilton Rangers 28 (Also Europe's Top Scorer) 1904/05 - Robert C.Hamilton Rangers / James Quinn Celtic 19 1905/06 - James Quinn Celtic 20 1906/07 - James Quinn Celtic 29 1907/08 - John Simpson Falkirk 32 1908/09 - John B.Hunter Dundee 29 1909/10 - James Quinn Celtic / John Simpson Falkirk 24 1910/11 - William Reid Rangers 38 1911/12 - William Reid Rangers 33 1912/13 - James G.Reid Airdrieonians 30 1913/14 - James G.Reid Airdrieonians 27 1914/15 - Thomas Gracie Hearts / James Richardson Ayr United 29 1915/16 - James McColl Celtic 34 1916/17 - Bert Yarnall Airdrieonians 39 1917/18 - Hugh Ferguson Motherwell 35 1918/19 - David P.McLean Rangers 29 1919/20 - Hugh Ferguson Motherwell 33 1920/21 - Hugh Ferguson Motherwell 43 1921/22 - Duncan Walker St Mirren 45 1922/23 - John White Hearts 30 1923/24 - David Halliday Dundee 38 1924/25 - William Devlin Cowdenbeath 33 1925/26 - William Devlin Cowdenbeath 40 1926/27 - James McGrory Celtic 49 1927/28 - James McGrory Celtic 47 1928/29 - Evelyn Morrison Falkirk 43 1929/30 - Benjamin Yorston Aberdeen 38 1930/31 - Bernard Battles Hearts 44 1931/32 - William MacFadyen Motherwell 52 1932/33 - William MacFadyen Motherwell 45 1933/34 - James Smith Rangers 41 (Also Europe's Top Scorer) 1934/35 - James Smith Rangers 36 1936/36 - James McGrory Celtic 50 1936/37 - David Wilson Hamilton Accies 34 1937/38 - Andrew Black Hearts 40 1938/39 - Alexander Venters Rangers 35 1946/47 - Robert Mitchell Third Lanark 22 1947/48 - Archie Aikman Falkirk 20 1948/49 - Alexander Stott Dundee 30 1949/50 - William Bauld Hearts 30 1950/51 - Lawrence Reilly Hibernian 22 1951/52 - Lawrence Reilly Hibernian 27 1952/53 - Lawrence Reilly Hibernian / Charles Fleming East Fife 30 1953/54 - James Wardhaugh Hearts 27 1954/55 - William Bauld Hearts 21 1955/56 - James Wardhaugh Hearts 28 1956/57 - Hugh Baird Airdrieonians 33 1957/58 - James Wardhaugh / James Murray Hearts 28 1958/59 - Joseph Baker Hibernian 25 1959/60 - Joseph Baker Hibernian 42 1960/61 - Alexander Harley Third Lanark 42 1961/62 - Alan Gilzean Dundee 24 1962/63 - James Millar Rangers 27 1963/64 - Alan Gilzean Dundee 32 1964/65 - James Forrest Rangers 30 (Also Europe's Top Scorer) 1965/66 - Joseph McBride Celtic / Alexdander Ferguson Dunfermline Ath 31 1966/67 - Stephen Chalmers Celtic 21 1967/68 - Robert Lennox Celtic 32 1968/69 - Kenneth Cameron Dundee United 26 1969/70 - Colin Stein Rangers 24 1970/71 - Henry A.Hood Celtic 22 1971/72 - Joseph M.Harper Aberdeen 33 1972/73 - Alan Gordon Hibernian 27 1973/74 - John (Dixie) Deans Celtic 26 1974/75 - Andrew Gray Dundee United / William Pettigrew Motherwell 20 1975/76 - Kenneth Dalglish Celtic 24 1976/77 - William Pettigrew Motherwell 21 1977/78 - Derek Johnstone Rangers 25 1978/79 - Andrew Ritchie Morton 22 1979/80 - Douglas Somner St Mirren 25 1981/82 - George McCluskey Celtic 21 1982/83 - Charles Nicholas Celtic 29 1983/84 - Brian McClair Celtic 23 1984/85 - Frank McDougall Aberdeen 22 1985/86 - Alistair McCoist Rangers 24 1986/87 - Brian McClair Celtic 35 1987/88 - Thomas Coyne Dundee 33 1988/89 - Mark McGhee Celtic / Charles Nicholas Aberdeen 16 1989/90 - John Robertson Hearts 17 1990/91 - Thomas Coyne Celtic 18 1991/92 - Alistair McCoist Rangers 34 (Also Europe's Top Scorer) 1992/93 - Alistair McCoist Rangers 34 (Also Europe's Top Scorer) 1993/94 - Mark Hateley Rangers 22 1994/95 - Thomas Coyne Motherwell 16 1995/96 - Pierre van Hooijdonk Celtic 26 1996/97 - Jorge Cadete Celtic 25 1997/98 - Marco Negri Rangers 29 1998/99 - Henrik Larsson Celtic 29 1999/00 - Marko Viduka Celtic 25 2000/01 - Henrik Larsson Celtic 35 2001/02 - Henrik Larsson Celtic 29 2002/03 - Henrik Larsson Celtic 28 2003/04 - Henrik Larsson Celtic 29 2004/05 - John Hartson Celtic 25 2005/06 - Kris Boyd Rangers 32