Scottish Premiership top scorers - Scotland 2015/2016
The leading goalscorers in Scottish Premiership (SPFL) in the 2015/2016 season, as well as the players with the most assists and all hat-tricks.
Quick overview
- Top scorer list winner: Leigh Griffiths, Celtic - 31 goals
- Most assists: Niall McGinn, Aberdeen and Jonny Hayes, Aberdeen - 10 assists
- Number of hat-tricks: 4
SPFL best goalscorers 2015/2016
Below is the final top scorer list for the Scottish Premiership 2015/2016, including the 25 players who scored the most goals during the season.
| # | Player, Team | Nationality | Age | % team's goals | GoalsGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Leigh Griffiths Celtic |
Scotland | 25 | 33.3% | |
| 2. |
Kane Hemmings Dundee |
England | 25 | 39.6% | |
| 3. |
Adam Rooney Aberdeen |
Ireland | 28 | 32.3% | |
| 4. |
Liam Boyce Ross County |
 |
25 | 27.3% | |
|
Louis Moult Motherwell |
England | 24 | 31.9% | ||
| 6. |
Kris Doolan Partick Thistle |
Scotland | 29 | 34.1% | |
|
Steven MacLean St Johnstone |
Scotland | 33 | 24.1% | ||
| 8. |
Billy McKay Dundee United |
|
27 | 26.7% | |
|
Juanma Hearts |
Spain | 25 | 20.3% | ||
| 10. |
Miles Storey Inverness |
England | 22 | 20.4% | |
| 11. |
Josh Magennis Kilmarnock |
|
25 | 24.4% | |
|
Niall McGinn Aberdeen |
|
28 | 16.1% | ||
|
Scott McDonald Motherwell |
Australia | 32 | 21.3% | ||
| 14. |
David Wotherspoon St Johnstone |
Scotland | 26 | 15.5% | |
|
Greg Stewart Dundee |
Scotland | 26 | 17.0% | ||
|
Osman Sow Hearts |
Sweden | 26 | 15.3% | ||
|
Rory Loy Dundee |
Scotland | 28 | 17.0% | ||
| 18. |
Carlton Morris Hamilton Academical |
England | 20 | 19.0% | |
|
Graham Cummins St Johnstone |
Ireland | 28 | 13.8% | ||
|
Greg Tansey Inverness |
England | 27 | 14.8% | ||
|
Jamie Walker Hearts |
Scotland | 22 | 13.6% | ||
|
Tom Rogic Celtic |
Australia | 23 | 8.6% | ||
| 23. |
Craig Curran Ross County |
England | 26 | 12.7% | |
|
Simon Murray Dundee United |
Scotland | 24 | 15.6% | ||
|
Stephen Pearson Motherwell |
Scotland | 33 | 14.9% |
TIP! Click on the number of goals to see the matches in which the player scored.
- Sources: Historical statistics are based on data from our providers and checked against archived season records when needed. Read more in our About Us section.
- Methodology: We count league goals, including knockout rounds when they are part of the same competition. Qualification, promotion and relegation playoffs are not included.
The age of the players is when the season ended at 22 May 2016
Most assists in the Scottish Premiership 2015/2016
This is the list of the players that assisted to most goals the Scottish Premiership during the 2015/2016 season.
| # | Player, team | Nationality | Age | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Niall McGinn Aberdeen |
|
28 | 10 |
|
Jonny Hayes Aberdeen |
Ireland | 28 | 10 |
|
| 3. |
Greg Stewart Dundee |
Scotland | 26 | 9 |
| 4. |
Kallum Higginbotham Kilmarnock |
England | 26 | 8 |
| 5. |
Graham Cummins St Johnstone |
Ireland | 28 | 7 |
|
Scott Fraser Dundee United |
Scotland | 21 | 7 |
|
|
Tom Rogic Celtic |
Australia | 23 | 7 |
|
|
Ali Crawford Hamilton Academical |
Scotland | 24 | 7 |
|
| 9. |
Mikael Lustig Celtic |
Sweden | 29 | 6 |
|
Callum McGregor Celtic |
Scotland | 22 | 6 |
Scored hat-tricks in Scottish Premiership, season 2015/2016
In total there were 4 scored hat-tricks during the season 2015/2016 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Leigh Griffiths Celtic |
Celtic - Hamilton Academical 8-1 Tue 19 January 2016 |
3 22', 34', 54' |
Ross County |
Ross County - Dundee 5-2 Sat 26 December 2015 |
3 29', 69', 85' |
| Kane Hemmings Dundee |
Dundee - Hamilton Academical 4-0 Sat 19 December 2015 |
3 5', 21', 26' |
| Steven MacLean St Johnstone |
St Johnstone - Hamilton Academical 4-1 Sat 12 September 2015 |
3 25', 43', 54' |
The Scottish Premiership season of 2015/2016 lasted between the dates 1 August 2015 and 22 May 2016.