Scottish Premiership Top scorers - Scotland 2016/2017
The winning top scorer in Scottish Premiership (SPFL), Scotland during the season 2016/2017 was Liam Boyce with 23 goals scored. Below you find the list of the highest goal scorers during the season. The most assists this season have been made by Jonny Hayes. You can also find all hat-tricks scored during the season.
SPFL best goal scorers 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 |
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26 | 47.9% | 23 |
| 2. |
Scott Sinclair Celtic |
England | 28 | 19.8% | 21 |
| 3. |
Moussa Dembélé Celtic |
France | 20 | 16.0% | 17 |
| 4. |
Louis Moult Motherwell |
England | 25 | 32.6% | 15 |
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Stuart Armstrong Celtic |
Scotland | 25 | 14.2% | 15 |
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| 6. |
Kris Doolan Partick Thistle |
Scotland | 30 | 36.8% | 14 |
| 7. |
Adam Rooney Aberdeen |
Ireland | 29 | 16.2% | 12 |
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Jamie Walker Hearts |
Scotland | 23 | 21.8% | 12 |
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Leigh Griffiths Celtic |
Scotland | 26 | 11.3% | 12 |
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| 10. |
Kenny Miller Rangers |
Scotland | 37 | 19.6% | 11 |
| 11. |
Danny Swanson St Johnstone |
Scotland | 30 | 20.0% | 10 |
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Niall McGinn Aberdeen |
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29 | 13.5% | 10 |
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Steven MacLean St Johnstone |
Scotland | 34 | 20.0% | 10 |
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| 14. |
Jonny Hayes Aberdeen |
Ireland | 29 | 12.2% | 9 |
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Patrick Roberts Celtic |
England | 20 | 8.5% | 9 |
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Scott McDonald Motherwell |
Australia | 33 | 19.6% | 9 |
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| 17. |
Alex Fisher Inverness |
England | 26 | 18.2% | 8 |
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Ali Crawford Hamilton Academical |
Scotland | 25 | 21.6% | 8 |
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Callum Paterson Hearts |
Scotland | 22 | 14.5% | 8 |
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Kris Boyd Kilmarnock |
Scotland | 33 | 22.2% | 8 |
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Marcus Haber Dundee |
Canada | 28 | 21.1% | 8 |
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Martyn Waghorn Rangers |
England | 27 | 14.3% | 8 |
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Souleymane Coulibaly Kilmarnock |
Ivory Coast | 22 | 22.2% | 8 |
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| 24. |
Alexandre D'Acol Hamilton Academical |
Brazil | 30 | 18.9% | 7 |
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Esmaël Goncalves Hearts |
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25 | 12.7% | 7 |
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Greg Tansey Inverness |
England | 28 | 15.9% | 7 |
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Joe Garner Rangers |
England | 29 | 12.5% | 7 |
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Ryan Christie Celtic/Aberdeen |
Scotland | 22 | - | 7 |
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Tom Rogic Celtic |
Australia | 24 | 6.6% | 7 |
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 |
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Leigh Griffiths Celtic |
Scotland | 26 | 8 |
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| 6. |
Stuart Armstrong Celtic |
Scotland | 25 | 7 |
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Scott Sinclair Celtic |
England | 28 | 7 |
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Kenny Miller Rangers |
Scotland | 37 | 7 |
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| 9. |
Graeme Shinnie Aberdeen |
Scotland | 25 | 6 |
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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. More information and the winning top scorers in Scottish Premiership between the seasons 1999/2000-2024/2025 here.