Season trivia for Scottish Premiership 2016/2017
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 2016/2017 Scottish Premiership season in Scotland.
Best scoring couple
The players who were behind the most goals for their team in the 2016/2017 season were the players Kenny Miller - Joe Garner (Rangers) and Patrick Roberts - Scott Sinclair (Celtic). Together they scored 6 goals for their teams, where one of the players scored the goal and the other one assisted to it.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2016/2017 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Louis Moult, playing for Motherwell, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 13 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Motherwell-Hamilton Academical.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2016/2017 was 6 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Moussa Dembélé (Celtic) - February 2017
Liam Boyce (Ross County) - April 2017
Scott Sinclair (Celtic) - April 2017
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored 5 times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Liam Boyce (Ross County)
Moussa Dembélé (Celtic)
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 8 matches during the season:
Liam Boyce (Ross County)
Kris Doolan (Partick Thistle)
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Liam Boyce in Ross County during the 2016/2017 season, in total he did this 8 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2016/2017 season was Danny Swanson, in total he scored 6 penalties for his St Johnstone.
Most penalty goals by team
Celtic was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2016/2017 season, in total they scored 10 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 2 players scored 2 goals in added time, and the players who did so were Ryan Christie (Celtic/Aberdeen) and Scott Sinclair (Celtic).
Most own goals by team
St Johnstone scored 3 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2016/2017 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Scott Sinclair in Celtic scored in 6 consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Leigh Griffiths 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 goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Scott Sinclair in Celtic scored or assisted in 9 consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Liam Boyce in Ross County who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 11 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Scott Sinclair in Celtic scored a total of 13 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Scottish Premiership during the 2016/2017 season.
Most consecutive wins
Celtic was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2016/2017 season, with a total of 22 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Partick Thistle were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2016/2017 season, playing 8 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Dundee had a streak of 7 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Scottish Premiership during the 2016/2017 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Inverness managed the feat of not winning a single match in 14 consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Kilmarnock have managed this in 4 matches during the 2016/2017 season, more than any other team in Scottish Premiership.
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