Season trivia for Scottish Premiership 2012/2013
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2012/2013 Scottish Premiership season in Scotland.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2012/2013 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Paul Heffernan, playing for Kilmarnock, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 29 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Hearts-Kilmarnock.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2012/2013 was 6 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Michael Higdon (Motherwell) - September 2012
Billy McKay (Inverness) - December 2012
Most braces by player
Billy McKay in Inverness scored (at least) two goals in a match 6 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2012/2013 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2012/2013 season was Michael Higdon in Motherwell, in total he did it 9 times.
Most last goals in a match
In total, there were 2 players who scored the last goal of the match the most times, 8 times to be precise, and the players who did it were these:
Leigh Griffiths (Hibernian)
Billy McKay (Inverness)
Most penalty goals by player
The title of the league's best penalty taker in 2012/2013 was shared between 2 players, all of whom scored 5 penalties each, and these were Leigh Griffiths (Hibernian) and Billy McKay (Inverness).
Most penalty goals by team
Inverness was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2012/2013 season, in total they scored 8 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Jon Daly was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2012/2013 season, in total he scored 2 stoppage time goals for his Dundee United.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Dundee United was the best team, in total they scored 6 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by team
Hearts scored 3 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2012/2013 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Niall McGinn in Aberdeen scored in 7 consecutive matches during the 2012/2013 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Michael Higdon in Motherwell who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 14 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Billy McKay in Inverness scored a total of 15 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Scottish Premiership during the 2012/2013 season.
Most consecutive wins
Celtic was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2012/2013 season, with a total of 6 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Ross County were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2012/2013 season, playing 11 straight matches without losing.
Most matches in a row without a win
Dundee managed the feat of not winning a single match in 14 consecutive matches during the 2012/2013 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something Motherwell were best at during the 2012/2013 season, they came back to win 5 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Ross County have managed this in 4 matches during the 2012/2013 season, more than any other team in Scottish Premiership.
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