Quickest goals (against)
Quickest goals (against)
compiled from our All Games criteria
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1 Ken Eadie 22.01.1997 Airdrieonians [a] D1-1 (SFL First Division - game 24) (0-1, 11 secs)
2 Bobby Lennox 31.08.1968 Celtic [h] L1-6 (League Cup Section 4 - game 6) (0-1, 15 secs)
3 Vic Davidson 01.04.1972 Celtic [a] L1-3 (SFL First Division - game 30) (0-1, 16 secs)
4 Eddie Annand 25.02.1998 Dundee [h] L1-2 (SFL First Division - game 26) (0-1, 17 secs)
5 Max Anderson 23.12.2023 Inverness Caledonian Thistle [h] D1-1 (SPFL Championship - game 17) (0-1, 19 secs)
6 Jay Henderson 09.01.2026 Ross County [a] L0-2 (SPFL Championship - game 22) (0-1, 19 secs)
7 Tommy Tait 15.11.1997 Stirling Albion [a] D2-2 (SFL First Division - game 13) (0-1, 24 secs)
8 John Gray 28.03.1896 Clyde [a] L2-5 (Friendly) (0-1, 30 secs)
9 Alexander Fleming 17.10.1925 Clydebank FC [a] L2-3 (SFL First Division - game 9) (0-1, 30 secs)
10 Jimmy Balfour 12.12.1931 Dundee [a] L1-3 (SFL First Division - game 21) (0-1, 30 secs)
11 Peter Curran 15.09.1945 Queen of the South [h] W2-1 (Southern League, Division A - game 6) (0-1, og 30 secs)
12 Joe Gilroy 17.09.1966 Clyde [h] L0-1 (SFL First Division - game 2) (0-1, 30 secs)
13 Mike Jackson 26.04.1967 Clyde [a] L1-4 (SFL First Division - game 32) (0-1, 30 secs)
14 Joe Gilroy 20.08.1969 Dundee [h] L0-1 (League Cup Section 3 - game 4) (0-1, 30 secs)
15 Alan Gordon 17.08.1963 Heart of Midlothian [h] D2-2 (League Cup Section 1 - game 3) (0-1, 35 secs)
16 Owen Coyle 04.10.1986 Dumbarton [a] D2-2 (SFL First Division - game 12) (0-1, 35 secs)
17 Kevin Christie 07.01.1997 East Fife [a] W3-1 (SFL First Division - game 21) (0-1, 37 secs)
18 Gary Mackay-Steven 11.02.2015 Celtic [h] L0-3 (SPFL Premiership - game 24) (0-1, 38 secs)
19 Scott Arfield 08.02.2025 Falkirk [a] L2-5 (SPFL Championship - game 24) (0-1, 39 secs)‎
20 Patrick Allan 10.10.1914 Clyde [n] D1-1 (Glasgow Cup Final) (0-1, 40 secs)
21 Willie Bauld 29.08.1956 Heart of Midlothian [a] D2-2 (League Cup Section 4 - game 5) (0-1, 40 secs)
22 Adrian Sprott 23.08.1983 Meadowbank Thistle [a] L1-2 (League Cup 2nd Round, 1st leg) (0-1, 40 secs)
23 Johnny Brooks 01.03.1958 Tottenham Hotspur [a] L1-4 (Friendly) (0-1, 50 secs)
24 Alex Wright 18.01.1986 Montrose [a] L1-3 (SFL First Division - game 22) (0-1, 50 secs)
25 Michael Renwick 10.12.2005 Stenhousemuir [a] W4-1 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round) (0-1, 55 secs)
26 Ian McPhee 16.08.1969 St Johnstone [h] L1-8 (League Cup Section 3 - game 3) (0-1, 60 secs)
27 Scrimmage 21.01.1882 Partick [h] W5-2 (Friendly) (0-1, 1 min)
28 McKinnon 13.10.1883 Morton [a] L2-5 (Friendly) (0-1, 1 min)
29 ? 17.10.1885 Cowlairs [a] D1-1 (Friendly) (0-1, 1 min)
30 Hastings 26.02.1887 Airdrieonians [h] W3-2 (Friendly) (0-1, 1 min)
31 Robert Scott 11.05.1889 Airdrieonians [h] W5-2 (Friendly) (0-1, 1 min)
32 Robert Martin 15.04.1893 Port Glasgow Athletic [a] L0-8 (Friendly) (0-1, 1 min)
33 Thomas McDonald 17.10.1896 Linthouse [a] L1-3 (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final) (0-1, 1 min)
34 Andrew Wilson 15.08.1899 Clyde [h] L3-4 (Friendly) (0-1, 1 min)
35 James McNeilly 25.08.1900 St Mirren [a] L2-5 (SFL First Division - game 3) (0-1, 1 min)
36 Patrick Callaghan 20.12.1902 Hibernian [h] L0-2 (SFL First Division - game 18) (0-1, 1 min)
37 George Wilson 31.10.1903 Heart of Midlothian [a] L1-4 (SFL First Division - game 12) (0-1, 1 min)
38 Alex Macfarlane 06.02.1904 Dundee [h] W6-1 (SFL First Division - game 22) (0-1, 1 min)
39 Archie Kyle 03.01.1905 Rangers [h] L1-4 (SFL First Division - game 20) (0-1, 1 min)
40 William Davidson 25.03.1905 Queen's Park [h] L0-1 (Glasgow League - game 2) (0-1, 1 min)
41 James Maxwell 01.09.1906 Kilmarnock [a] L1-3 (SFL First Division - game 4) (0-1, 1 min)
42 Samuel Hill 20.02.1909 Motherwell [a] D3-3 (SFL First Division - game 24) (0-1, 1 min)
43 Willie Bulloch 09.09.1911 Celtic [a] D3-3 (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final) (0-1, og 1 min)
44 Archie Kyle 10.04.1915 Hamilton Academical [h] L1-4 (SFL First Division - game 36) (0-1, 1 min)
45 William McNamee 19.10.1918 Hamilton Academical [h] W6-3 (SFL - game 10) (0-1, 1 min)
46 Jimmy McGrory 04.01.1926 Celtic [a] L0-3 (SFL First Division - game 22) (0-1, 1 min)
47 Willie Tennant 31.03.1928 Motherwell [a] W3-1 (SFL First Division - game 34) (0-1, 1 min)
48 David Wilson 04.10.1930 Hamilton Academical [h] D1-1 (SFL First Division - game 9) (0-1, 1 min)
49 Alan Morton 17.09.1932 Rangers [a] L0-3 (SFL First Division - game 7) (0-1, 1 min)
50 John McSorland 22.04.1933 St Mirren [a] D1-1 (SFL First Division - game 37) (0-1, 1 min)
51 Charles Rodger 10.03.1934 Ayr United [h] W5-1 (SFL First Division - game 31) (0-1, 1 min)
52 George Gilmour 20.03.1935 Hamilton Academical [a] L1-2 (SFL First Division - game 33) (0-1, 1 min)
53 Alex Venters 29.03.1937 Rangers [a] L1-3 (SFL First Division - game 34) (0-1, 1 min)
54 Robert Fisher 06.04.1942 Celtic [h] L1-3 (Southern League - game 29) (0-1, 1 min)
55 Willie Peat 28.04.1945 Hibernian [h] W5-1 (Southern League - game 30) (0-1, 1 min)
56 Jackie Henderson 17.11.1945 Falkirk [a] L1-2 (Southern League, Division A - game 15) (0-1, 1 min)
57 Alex Stott 23.04.1949 Dundee [a] L2-4 (SFL Division A - game 30) (0-1, 1 min)
58 Peter Rice 14.03.1953 St Mirren [a] W3-2 (Friendly) (0-1, 1 min)
59 Derek Grierson 05.09.1953 Rangers [a] L0-3 (SFL Division A - game 1) (0-1, 1 min)
60 Jim Patterson 29.09.1956 Queen of the South [a] L0-3 (SFL First Division - game 3) (0-1, 1 min)
61 Max Murray 26.01.1957 Rangers [h] L0-3 (SFL First Division - game 21) (0-1, 1 min)
62 Willie Telfer 17.08.1957 St Mirren [a] L0-1 (League Cup Section 2 - game 3) (0-1, pen 1 min)
63 Tommy Preston 19.12.1959 Hibernian [h] L2-10 (SFL First Division - game 17) (0-1, 1 min)
64 Bobby Craig 02.04.1963 Celtic [h] L1-5 (SFL First Division - game 24) (0-1, 1 min)
65 Andy Penman 27.03.1965 Dundee [h] D4-4 (SFL First Division - game 29) (0-1, 1 min)
66 Gordon Crammond 17.04.1971 Montrose [a] D2-2 (SFL Second Division - game 34) (0-1, 1 min)
67 Johnny Graham 07.10.1972 Ayr United [a] L1-2 (SFL First Division - game 6) (0-1, 1 min)
68 Bobby Thomson 16.08.1975 St Johnstone [a] W4-2 (League Cup Section 4 - game 3) (0-1, 1 min)
69 Donald Park 25.08.1976 Heart of Midlothian [a] D3-3 (League Cup Section 1 - game 4) (0-1, 1 min)
70 Stewart Auld 21.01.1989 Clydebank [a] L2-3 (SFL First Division - game 25) (0-1, 1 min)
71 Alex Mathie 10.08.1991 Morton [a] L1-2 (SFL First Division - game 1) (0-1, 1 min)
72 Scott Crabbe 13.02.1993 Dundee United [h] L0-4 (SFL Premier Division - game 29) (0-1, pen 1 min)
73 Jason Scotland 09.09.2006 St Johnstone [h] L1-5 (SFL First Division - game 5) (0-1, 1 min)
74 Eric Paartalu 13.01.2007 Gretna [h] D2-2 (SFL First Division - game 21) (0-1, 1 min)
75 Darren Young 09.05.2009 Dundee [a] L0-4 (SFL First Division - game 36) (0-1, 1 min)
76 Colin McMenamin 13.01.2007 Gretna [h] D2-2 (SFL First Division - game 21) (0-2, 70 secs)

notes:

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