RANK

PLAYERS

GOALS SCORED

CLUB

YEAR

1

Willie MacFadyen

52

Motherwell

1931–32

2

Jimmy McGrory

50

Celtic

1935–36

3

Jimmy McGrory

49

Celtic

1926–27

4

Jimmy McGrory

47

Celtic

1927–28

5

Duncan Walker

45

St Mirren

1921–22

6

Willie MacFadyen

45

Motherwell

1932–33

7

Barney Battles, Jr.

44

Heart of Midlothian

1930–31

8

Hughie Ferguson

43

Motherwell

1920–21

9

Evelyn Morrison

43

Falkirk

1928–29

10

Joe Baker

42

Hibernian

1959–60

11

Alex Harley

42

Third Lanark

1960–61

12

Jimmy Smith

41

Rangers

1933–34

13

William Devlin

40

Cowdenbeath

1925–26

14

Andy Black

40

Heart of Midlothian

1937–38

15

Bert Yarnall

39

Airdrieonians

1916–17

16

Willie Reid

38

Rangers

1910–11

17

Dave Halliday

38

Dundee

1923–24

18

Benny Yorston

38

Aberdeen

1929–30

19

Jimmy Smith

36

Rangers

1934–35

20

Hughie Ferguson

35

Motherwell

1917–18

21

Alex Venters

35

Rangers

1938–39

22

Brian McClair

35

Celtic

1986–87

23

Henrik Larsson

35

Celtic

2000–01

24

Jimmy McColl

34

Celtic

1915–16

25

David Wilson

34

Hamilton Academical

1936–37

26

Ally McCoist

34

Rangers

1991–92

27

Ally McCoist

34

Rangers

1992–93

28

Willie Reid

33

Rangers

1911–12

29

Hughie Ferguson

33

Motherwell

1919–20

30

William Devlin

33

Cowdenbeath

1924–25

31

Hugh Baird

33

Airdrieonians

1956–57

32

Joe Harper

33

Aberdeen

1971–72

33

Tommy Coyne

33

Dundee

1987–88