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Club Records

First match Records

 
Date
Opposition
Venue
Score
Ever
06-10-1877
Britannia
Shortroods
1-0
League
23-08-1890
Renton*1
Tontine Park
2-2
Official League
30-08-1890
Cowlairs
Westmarch
5-2
Scottish Cup
04-09-1880
Johnstone Athletic
Thistle Park
3-0
League Cup
21-09-1946
Rangers
Ibrox
0-4
Europe
17-09-1980
IF Elfsborg
Ryavallen Stadium
2-1
Floodlit Match
13-02-1959
Peebles Rovers
Love Street
10-0

*1 - Renton expelled from league. match declared void.
Club Records

Record Home Attendance
Love Street - 47,438
Greenhill Road - 7,542
League Cup V Celtic, 20-08-1949
SPL V Kilmarnock, 31-01-09 (1st match at GHR) 
Highest ever attendance
127,940
Scottish Cup Final V Rangers, Hampden Park, 21-04-1962
Most Points in Season
62 (2 pts a win)
76 (3 pts a win)
Second Division 1967-68 + First Division 1976-77
First Division 1999-2000 + First Division 2005-06
Most league wins in a season
27
Second Division 1967-68
Most league Defeats in a season
31
1st Division 1920-21.
(All time record for old 1st Division) 
Most league draws in a season
16
Premier League 2011-12
Most Consecutive league wins
16
Division 2 - From 18/11/1967 - 30/03/1968
Most consecutive league Defeats in a season
8
1st Division from 21/08/1920 until 21/09/1920
Most Consecutive league draws
6
Division 1 - From 12/01/1907 - 30/03/1907
Longest Unbeaten League Run
34
18/11/1967(Division 2) - 16/11/1968(Division 1) 
Most Goals in a Season
114
Second Division 1935-36
Most Goals Conceded in a Season
92
First Division 1920-21
Most Clean Sheets in a Season
20 (from 36)
Craig Hinchcliffe, First Division, 2004-05
Most consecutive clean sheets
8 Games, (838 Mins)
Craig Hinchcliffe, Division 1, 01/03/05 - 16/04/05
Record Transfer Fee paid
£400,000
To Bayer Uerdingan for Tomas Stickroth. March 1990
Record Transfer Fee Received
£850,000
From Rangers for Ian Ferguson. February 1988
Oldest first team player
42 Years, 282 days
Andy Millen v St Johnstone, Scottish Cup, 18-03-08 
Youngest first team player*
16 years 60 days
Jimmy Cowan V Dumbarton, Southern League, 15-08-1942
Youngest first team player (official)
16 years 61 days
Scott Gemmill V Raith Rovers, 1st Division, 09-08-2003
Most league appearances
403
Hugh Murray 1996-2012
Most European appearances
8
Campbell Money, 1985-1988
Most competitive appearances*
504
Willie Telfer 1943 - 1957
Competitive appearances (official)
468
Hugh Murray 1996-2012
Most capped Scot (with club)
7 Caps
Billy Thomson
Iain Munro
Most capped Scot (to play for club)
57 Caps (1 with Saints)
Roy Aitken
Most capped foreign player
5 with Saints (21 total)
Therolf Beck (Iceland)
Most capped player (to play for club)
79 Caps (none with Saints)
Mo Camara (Guinea)

*- Jimmy Cowan's debut was during 'war-time' regulations and therefore deemed 'unofficial'.

* - Willie Telfers matches between 1943 + 1946 were during 'war-time' regulations and therefore deemed 'unofficial'.
Scoring Records

 
Date
Player
Opposition
Venue
Score
1st Scorer
06-10-1877
John Goold
Britannia
Shortroods
1-0
1st League Scorer
30-08-1890
John Douglas
Cowlairs
Westmarch
5-2
1st League Hattrick
30-08-1890
James Morrison
Cowlairs
Westmarch
5-2

Top Scorers

 
Player
Date
Goals
Comment
All competitions
Davie McCrae
1923-1934
251
 
League
Davie McCrae
1923-1934
222
 
Season
Dunky Walker
1921-22
45 League + 11 Scottish Cup
Top scorer in Europe
Match
Gerry Baker
30-01-1960
10
V Glasgow University
Europe
Brian Gallacher
1985-86
4
 

Record Victories/Defeats

Record
Score
Date
Opposition
Venue
Victory
15-0
30-01-1960
V Glasgow University
Love Street
Defeat
0-9
04-12-1897
Rangers
Ibrox
League Victory
8-0
8-0
04-01-1936
11-03-2000
Dumbarton
Clydebank
Love Street
Love Street
League Defeat
0-9
04-12-1897
Rangers
Ibrox
Scottish Cup Victory
15-0
30-01-1960
V Glasgow University
Love Street
Scottish Cup Defeat
0-6
02-02-1927
Rangers
Ibrox
League Cup Victory 
7-0
26-08-2008
Dumbarton
Love Street
League Cup Defeat
1-8
16-08-1947
Queen of the South
Palmerston
European Victory 
3-0
02-10-1985
Slavia Prague
Love Street
European Defeat
0-2
0-2
0-2
05-11-1980
28-09-1983
21-10-1987
St Etienne
Feyenoord
KV Mechelen
Stade Geoffroy Guichard
De Kuip
Love Street
Away Victory
7-1
05-11-1899
Dundee
Dens Park
Home Defeat
0-7
0-7
0-7
05-03-1960
03-11-1962
27-10-1964
Stirling Albion
Rangers
Celtic
Love Street
Love Street
Love Street