Scottish Premiership top scorers - Scotland 2016/2017
The leading goalscorers in Scottish Premiership (SPFL) in the 2016/2017 season, as well as the players with the most assists and all hat-tricks.
Quick overview
- Top scorer list winner: Liam Boyce, Ross County - 23 goals
- Most assists: Jonny Hayes, Aberdeen - 14 assists
- Number of hat-tricks: 9
SPFL best goalscorers 2016/2017
Below is the final top scorer list for the Scottish Premiership 2016/2017, including the 29 players who scored the most goals during the season.
| # | Player, Team | Nationality | Age | % team's goals | GoalsGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Liam Boyce Ross County |
 |
26 | 47.9% | |
| 2. |
Scott Sinclair Celtic |
England | 28 | 19.8% | |
| 3. |
Moussa Dembélé Celtic |
France | 20 | 16.0% | |
| 4. |
Louis Moult Motherwell |
England | 25 | 32.6% | |
|
Stuart Armstrong Celtic |
Scotland | 25 | 14.2% | ||
| 6. |
Kris Doolan Partick Thistle |
Scotland | 30 | 36.8% | |
| 7. |
Adam Rooney Aberdeen |
Ireland | 29 | 16.2% | |
|
Jamie Walker Hearts |
Scotland | 23 | 21.8% | ||
|
Leigh Griffiths Celtic |
Scotland | 26 | 11.3% | ||
| 10. |
Kenny Miller Rangers |
Scotland | 37 | 19.6% | |
| 11. |
Danny Swanson St Johnstone |
Scotland | 30 | 20.0% | |
|
Niall McGinn Aberdeen |
|
29 | 13.5% | ||
|
Steven MacLean St Johnstone |
Scotland | 34 | 20.0% | ||
| 14. |
Jonny Hayes Aberdeen |
Ireland | 29 | 12.2% | |
|
Patrick Roberts Celtic |
England | 20 | 8.5% | ||
|
Scott McDonald Motherwell |
Australia | 33 | 19.6% | ||
| 17. |
Alex Fisher Inverness |
England | 26 | 18.2% | |
|
Ali Crawford Hamilton Academical |
Scotland | 25 | 21.6% | ||
|
Callum Paterson Hearts |
Scotland | 22 | 14.5% | ||
|
Kris Boyd Kilmarnock |
Scotland | 33 | 22.2% | ||
|
Marcus Haber Dundee |
Canada | 28 | 21.1% | ||
|
Martyn Waghorn Rangers |
England | 27 | 14.3% | ||
|
Souleymane Coulibaly Kilmarnock |
Ivory Coast | 22 | 22.2% | ||
| 24. |
Alexandre D'Acol Hamilton Academical |
Brazil | 30 | 18.9% | |
|
Esmaël Goncalves Hearts |
 |
25 | 12.7% | ||
|
Greg Tansey Inverness |
England | 28 | 15.9% | ||
|
Joe Garner Rangers |
England | 29 | 12.5% | ||
|
Ryan Christie Celtic/Aberdeen |
Scotland | 22 | - | ||
|
Tom Rogic Celtic |
Australia | 24 | 6.6% |
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 21 May 2017
Most assists in the Scottish Premiership 2016/2017
This is the list of the players that assisted to most goals the Scottish Premiership during the 2016/2017 season.
| # | Player, team | Nationality | Age | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Jonny Hayes Aberdeen |
Ireland | 29 | 14 |
| 2. |
Patrick Roberts Celtic |
England | 20 | 10 |
| 3. |
Greg Tansey Inverness |
England | 28 | 9 |
| 4. |
Danny Swanson St Johnstone |
Scotland | 30 | 8 |
|
Leigh Griffiths Celtic |
Scotland | 26 | 8 |
|
| 6. |
Stuart Armstrong Celtic |
Scotland | 25 | 7 |
|
Scott Sinclair Celtic |
England | 28 | 7 |
|
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Kenny Miller Rangers |
Scotland | 37 | 7 |
|
| 9. |
Graeme Shinnie Aberdeen |
Scotland | 25 | 6 |
|
Kieran Tierney Celtic |
Scotland | 19 | 6 |
|
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James Forrest Celtic |
Scotland | 25 | 6 |
|
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Callum McGregor Celtic |
Scotland | 23 | 6 |
|
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Moussa Dembélé Celtic |
France | 20 | 6 |
|
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Adam Rooney Aberdeen |
Ireland | 29 | 6 |
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', 47' |
The Scottish Premiership season of 2016/2017 lasted between the dates 6 August 2016 and 21 May 2017.