Season trivia for Scottish Premiership 2019/2020
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 2019/2020 Scottish Premiership season in Scotland.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, in other words two players where one scored the goal and the other player assisted to it, were Odsonne Edouard and James Forrest. Together they were behind 7 goals for Celtic in the 2019/2020 season.
Fastest goalscorer
Billy McKay, playing in Ross County, was the fastest scorer this season. In the match between Hamilton Academical-Ross County, he scored in the very first minute of the match.
Fastest hat-trick
Lyndon Dykes, playing for Livingston, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 32 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Livingston-Ross County.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In November 2019, Christian Doidge (Hibernian) scored 6 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2019/2020 season.
Most braces by player
Odsonne Edouard in Celtic scored (at least) two goals in a match five times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2019/2020 season.
Most first goals in a match
The first goal of a match means a lot, and these players each scored it in a total of six matches during the season:
Christian Doidge (Hibernian)
Odsonne Edouard (Celtic)
Most last goals in a match
In total, there were three players who scored the last goal of the match the most times, four times to be precise, and the players who did it were these:
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2019/2020 season was Steven Lawless, in total he scored four penalties for his Livingston.
Most penalty goals by team
Hamilton Academical was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2019/2020 season, in total they scored six of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
James Forrest was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2019/2020 season, in total he scored two stoppage time goals for his Celtic.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Celtic was the best team, in total they scored five goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2019/2020 season was Christophe Berra, as he held the somewhat dubious honour of scoring the most own goals of any player in Scottish Premiership, which he did three times.
Most own goals by team
Hearts scored five own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2019/2020 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Christian Doidge in Hibernian scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2019/2020 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Callum McGregor in Celtic who had the longest streak of matches in a row with at least one assist, achieving this in 4 consecutive matches.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Odsonne Edouard in Celtic who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 10 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Odsonne Edouard in Celtic scored a total of 12 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Scottish Premiership during the 2019/2020 season.
Most consecutive wins
Celtic was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2019/2020 season, with a total of 11 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Rangers were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2019/2020 season, playing 17 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Kilmarnock had a streak of 7 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Scottish Premiership during the 2019/2020 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Hamilton Academical managed the feat of not winning a single match in 11 consecutive matches during the 2019/2020 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 Celtic were best at during the 2019/2020 season, they came back to win four matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Motherwell have managed this in six matches during the 2019/2020 season, more than any other team in Scottish Premiership.