Scottish League Top Goalscorers 1890-91 to 1997-98
Top Goalscorers in the Scottish League Season by Season from 1890-91 to 1997-98
| Season | Player | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890-91 | John Bell |  | Dumbarton | 20 |
| 1891-92 | John Bell | | Dumbarton | 23 |
| 1892-93 | Alexander McMahon |  | Celtic | 11 |
| John Campbell | | Celtic | 11 | |
| 1893-94 | Alexander McMahon | | Celtic | 16 |
| 1894-95 | James Miller |  | Clyde | 12 |
| 1895-96 | Allan Martin | | Celtic | 19 |
| 1896-97 | William Taylor |  | Heart of Midlothian | 12 |
| 1897-98 | Robert C.Hamilton |  | Rangers | 19 |
| 1898-99 | Robert C.Hamilton | | Rangers | 25 |
| 1899-00 | Robert C.Hamilton | | Rangers | 15 |
| William Michael | | Heart of Midlothian | 15 | |
| 1900-01 | Robert C.Hamilton | | Rangers | 20 |
| 1901-02 | William Maxwell |  | Third Lanark | 10 |
| 1902-03 | David Reid |  | Hibernian | 14 |
| 1903-04 | Robert C.Hamilton | | Rangers | 28 |
| 1904-05 | Robert C.Hamilton | | Rangers | 19 |
| James Quinn | | Celtic | 19 | |
| 1905-06 | James Quinn | | Celtic | 22 |
| 1906-07 | James Quinn | | Celtic | 27 |
| 1907-08 | John Simpson |  | Falkirk | 33 |
| 1908-09 | John B.Hunter |  | Dundee | 28 |
| 1909-10 | James Quinn | | Celtic | 25 |
| 1910-11 | William Reid | | Rangers | 38 |
| 1911-12 | William Reid | | Rangers | 33 |
| 1912-13 | James G.Reid |  | Airdrieonians | 30 |
| 1913-14 | James G.Reid | | Airdrieonians | 27 |
| 1914-15 | Thomas Gracie | | Heart of Midlothian | 29 |
| James Richardson |  | Ayr United | 29 | |
| 1915-16 | James McColl | | Celtic | 34 |
| 1916-17 | Bert Yarnall | | Airdrieonians | 39 |
| 1917-18 | Hugh Ferguson |  | Motherwell | 35 |
| 1918-19 | David P.McLean | | Rangers | 29 |
| 1919-20 | Hugh Ferguson | | Motherwell | 33 |
| 1920-21 | Hugh Ferguson | | Motherwell | 43 |
| 1921-22 | Duncan Walker |  | St Mirren | 45 |
| 1922-23 | John White | | Heart of Midlothian | 30 |
| 1923-24 | David Halliday | | Dundee | 38 |
| 1924-25 | William Devlin |  | Cowdenbeath | 33 |
| 1925-26 | William Devlin | | Cowdenbeath | 40 |
| 1926-27 | James McGrory | | Celtic | 49 |
| 1927-28 | James McGrory | | Celtic | 47 |
| 1928-29 | Evelyn Morrison | | Falkirk | 43 |
| 1929-30 | Benjamin Yorston |  | Aberdeen | 38 |
| 1930-31 | Bernard Battles | | Heart of Midlothian | 44 |
| 1931-32 | William MacFadyen | | Motherwell | 52 |
| 1932-33 | William MacFadyen | | Motherwell | 45 |
| 1933-34 | James Smith | | Rangers | 41 |
| 1934-35 | James Smith | | Rangers | 36 |
| 1936-36 | James McGrory | | Celtic | 50 |
| 1936-37 | David Wilson |  | Hamilton Academical | 34 |
| 1937-38 | Andrew Black | | Heart of Midlothian | 40 |
| 1938-39 | Alexander Venters | | Rangers | 35 |
| 1946-47 | Robert Mitchell | | Third Lanark | 22 |
| 1947-48 | Archie Aikman | | Falkirk | 20 |
| 1948-49 | Alexander Stott | | Dundee | 30 |
| 1949-50 | William Bauld | | Heart of Midlothian | 30 |
| 1950-51 | Lawrence Reilly | | Hibernian | 22 |
| 1951-52 | Lawrence Reilly | | Hibernian | 27 |
| 1952-53 | Lawrence Reilly | | Hibernian | 30 |
| Charles Fleming |  | East Fife | 30 | |
| 1953-54 | James Wardhaugh | | Heart of Midlothian | 27 |
| 1954-55 | William Bauld | | Heart of Midlothian | 21 |
| 1955-56 | James Wardhaugh | | Heart of Midlothian | 28 |
| 1956-57 | Hugh Baird | | Airdrieonians | 33 |
| 1957-58 | James Wardhaugh | | Heart of Midlothian | 28 |
| James Murray | | Heart of Midlothian | 28 | |
| 1958-59 | Joseph Baker | | Hibernian | 25 |
| 1959-60 | Joseph Baker | | Hibernian | 42 |
| 1960-61 | Alexander Harley | | Third Lanark | 42 |
| 1961-62 | Alan Gilzean | | Dundee | 24 |
| 1962-63 | James Millar | | Rangers | 27 |
| 1963-64 | Alan Gilzean | | Dundee | 32 |
| 1964-65 | James Forrest | | Rangers | 30 |
| 1965-66 | Joseph McBride | | Celtic | 31 |
| Alexander Ferguson |  | Dunfermline Athletic | 31 | |
| 1966-67 | Stephen Chalmers | | Celtic | 21 |
| 1967-68 | Robert Lennox | | Celtic | 32 |
| 1968-69 | Kenneth Cameron |  | Dundee United | 26 |
| 1969-70 | Colin Stein | | Rangers | 24 |
| 1970-71 | Henry Hood | | Celtic | 22 |
| 1971-72 | Joseph Harper | | Aberdeen | 33 |
| 1972-73 | Alan Gordon | | Hibernian | 27 |
| 1973-74 | John Deans | | Celtic | 26 |
| 1974-75 | Andy Gray | | Dundee United | 20 |
| William Pettigrew | | Motherwell | 20 | |
| 1975-76 | Kenny Dalglish | | Celtic | 24 |
| 1976-77 | William Pettigrew | | Motherwell | 21 |
| 1977-78 | Derek Johnstone | | Rangers | 25 |
| 1978-79 | Andrew Ritchie |  | Morton | 22 |
| 1979-80 | Douglas Somner | | St Mirren | 25 |
| 1980-81 | Frank McGarvey | | Celtic | 23 |
| 1981-82 | George McCluskey | | Celtic | 21 |
| 1982-83 | Charlie Nicholas | | Celtic | 29 |
| 1983-84 | Brian McClair | | Celtic | 23 |
| 1984-85 | Frank McDougall | | Aberdeen | 22 |
| 1985-86 | Alistair McCoist | | Rangers | 24 |
| 1986-87 | Brian McClair | | Celtic | 35 |
| 1987-88 | Thomas Coyne | | Dundee | 33 |
| 1988-89 | Mark McGhee | | Celtic | 16 |
| Charlie Nicholas | | Aberdeen | 16 | |
| 1989-90 | John Robertson | | Heart of Midlothian | 17 |
| 1990-91 | Thomas Coyne | | Celtic | 18 |
| 1991-92 | Alistair McCoist | | Rangers | 34 |
| 1992-93 | Alistair McCoist | | Rangers | 34 |
| 1993-94 | Mark Hateley | | Rangers | 22 |
| 1994-95 | Thomas Coyne | | Motherwell | 16 |
| 1995-96 | Pierre van Hooijdonk | | Celtic | 26 |
| 1996-97 | Jorge Cadete | | Celtic | 25 |
| 1997-98 | Marco Negri | | Rangers | 32 |
| 1890-91 to 1892-93 Scottish League |
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| 1893-94 to 1974-75 Scottish League Division One |
| 1975-76 to 1997-98 Premier Division of the Scottish League |
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