Scottish Premier League Golden Boot Explained

Scottish Premier League Golden Boot
Awarded For:	The leading goalscorer in a given SPL season.
Sponsor:	Clydesdale Bank
Country:	Scotland
Presenter:	Scottish Premier League
Year:	1999
Year2:	2013
Most Awards:	Henrik Larsson (5)

The Scottish Premier League Golden Boot was a football award presented to the leading goalscorer at every end of season of the Scottish Premier League (SPL). The Scottish Premier League (SPL) replaced the Scottish Premier Division as the top flight of Scottish football for the 1998–99 season, but was replaced by the Scottish Premiership as the top division by the end of the 2012–13 season, after the merger of the Scottish Premier League (SPL) and Scottish Football League (SFL) to form the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL).

Winners

Player

Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)
Games	The number of SPL season league games played by the winner that season
Rate	The winner's goals-to-games ratio that regular season
	Indicates multiple award winners in the same season
§	Denotes the club were SPL champions in the same season

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Player	Nationality	Club	Goals	Games	Rate	Ref(s)
1998–99	Henrik Larsson		Celtic	29	35	0.83	^[1] ^[2] ^[3]
1999–2000	Mark Viduka		Celtic	25	28	0.89
2000–01	Henrik Larsson (2)		Celtic	35	37	0.95
2001–02	Henrik Larsson (3)		Celtic	29	33	0.88
2002–03	Henrik Larsson (4)		Celtic	28	35	0.80
2003–04	Henrik Larsson (5)		Celtic	30	37	0.81
2004–05	John Hartson		Celtic	25	38	0.66
2005–06	Kris Boyd		Kilmarnock Rangers	32	36	0.89
2006–07	Kris Boyd (2)		Rangers	20	32	0.63
2007–08	Scott McDonald		Celtic	25	36	0.69
2008–09	Kris Boyd (3)		Rangers	27	35	0.77
2009–10	Kris Boyd (4)		Rangers	23	31	0.74	^[4]
2010–11	Kenny Miller		Rangers	21	18	1.12	^[5] ^[6]
2011–12	Gary Hooper		Celtic	24	37	0.65	^[7]
2012–13	Michael Higdon		Motherwell	26	37	0.70	^[8] ^[9]

Awards won by nationality

Country	Total
	5
	5
	2
	2
	1

Awards won by club

Club	Total
Celtic	9
Rangers	5
Kilmarnock	1
Motherwell	1

See also

• Scottish Premier League Yearly Awards

Notes and References

1. Web site: Golden Boot for Hooper . . 13 May 2012 . 23 May 2017.
2. Web site: Scotland - List of Topscorers . 7 July 2018 . . 9 May 2019.
3. Web site: Scottish Premier League Highest Goalscorers . My Football Facts . 9 May 2019.
4. Web site: TOP SCORER AWARD FOR BOYD . . 9 May 2010 . 11 May 2011.
5. Web site: Golden Boot for Miller . . 25 May 2011 . 23 May 2017.
6. Web site: Ex-Rangers striker Kenny Miller collects golden boot . . 24 May 2011 . 23 May 2017.
7. Web site: Inside Celtic: Gary Hooper delighted with Golden Boot & Neil Lennon praises the Hoops support . Goal.com . 22 May 2012 . 23 May 2017.
8. Web site: Golden Boot for Higdon . . 21 May 2013 . 23 May 2017.
9. Web site: Higdon scoops 'Golden Boot' award . . 21 May 2013 . 23 May 2017.