Season trivia for Scottish Premiership 2013/2014
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 2013/2014 Scottish Premiership season in Scotland.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2013/2014 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Anthony Stokes, playing for Celtic, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 19 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Celtic-Inverness.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2013/2014 was 6 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Kris Commons (Celtic) - January 2014
Kris Commons (Celtic) - March 2014
Most braces by player
Kris Commons in Celtic scored (at least) two goals in a match 7 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2013/2014 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2013/2014 season was Kris Commons in Celtic, in total he did it 11 times.
Most last goals in a match
In total, there were 2 players who scored the last goal of the match the most times, 9 times to be precise, and the players who did it were these:
Kris Commons (Celtic)
Kris Boyd (Kilmarnock)
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2013/2014 season was Kris Commons, in total he scored 5 penalties for his Celtic.
Most penalty goals by team
Celtic was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2013/2014 season, in total they scored 7 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 5 players scored 2 goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Kris Commons (Celtic)
Amido Baldé (Celtic)
Anthony Stokes (Celtic)
Kris Boyd (Kilmarnock)
John Sutton (Motherwell)
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Celtic was the best team, in total they scored 11 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 7 players who scored in 4 consecutive matches during the 2013/2014 season, and the players who achieved this were:
Kris Boyd (Kilmarnock)
Anthony Stokes (Celtic)
Niall McGinn (Aberdeen)
Nigel Hasselbaink (St Johnstone)
John Sutton (Motherwell)
Lionel Ainsworth (Motherwell)
Adam Rooney (Aberdeen)
Players with most goals in the first half
It was John Sutton in Motherwell who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 12 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Kris Commons in Celtic scored a total of 16 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Scottish Premiership during the 2013/2014 season.
Most consecutive wins
Celtic was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2013/2014 season, with a total of 15 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Celtic were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2013/2014 season, playing 26 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Hibernian had a streak of 6 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Scottish Premiership during the 2013/2014 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Hearts managed the feat of not winning a single match in 10 consecutive matches during the 2013/2014 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 2013/2014 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 Kilmarnock have managed this in 5 matches during the 2013/2014 season, more than any other team in Scottish Premiership.
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