The Edinburgh Goal Kings
They Scored Over 100 Competitive Goals for Hearts or HibsThe list includes goals scored in Wartime games
From Bobby Walker to John Robertson here is the list of the players from the 2 Edinburgh rivals who have scored over 100 goals for the 2 clubs.Gordon Smith's Goals by Team
There are 14 from Hearts and 12 from Hibs. Fittingly Gordon Smith, who played for both, tops the list.
Alan Gordon joins the list with 139 goals for both clubs.
10 of the 27 names come from the 'golden age' of the late 40s and 50s.
Derek Riordon may become the 28th and likely last member of the club if he continues his goal scoring ratio.
John Roberrtson's goals by team
Hearts Players by Goals Scored Hibs Players by Goals Scored
Rank Player First Last Total 1 Willie Bauld Oct 9 1948 Feb 7 1962 277 2 John Robertson Oct 9 1982 Apr 11 1998 271 2 Jimmy Wardhaugh Aug 21 1946 Aug 12 1959 271 4 Tommy Walker Sep 3 1932 Sep 4 1946 206 5 Jock White Dec 17 1921 Feb 21 1934 182 6 Alfie Conn Snr Oct 14 1944 Mar 8 1958 166 7 Barney Battles Jnr Aug 11 1928 Apr 1 1936 152 8 Donald Ford Oct 3 1964 Aug 16 1975 143 9 Bobby Walker Oct 3 1896 Apr 16 1913 141 10 Andy Black Aug 31 1935 Feb 2 1946 136 11 Willie Wallace May 2 1961 Oct 22 1966 128 12 Willie Gibson Jan 26 1974 Jan 1 1981 112 13 Johnny Hamilton Dec 17 1955 Apr 9 1966 110 14 Alex Young Aug 27 1955 Nov 5 1960 101
Rank Player First Last Total 1 Gordon Smith Apr 28 1941 Jan 31 1959 280 2 Lawrie Reilly Nov 24 1945 Apr 21 1958 235 3 Eddie Turnbull Oct 26 1946 Feb 21 1959 197 4 Willie Ormond Dec 7 1946 Feb 11 1961 189 5 Joe Baker Oct 12 1957 Apr 8 1972 158 6 Jimmy McColl Oct 21 1922 Feb 7 1931 143 7 Bobby Johnstone Sep 17 1949 Aug 20 1960 138 8 Jimmy O' Rourke Dec 15 1962 Feb 23 1974 119 9 John Cuthbertson Oct 21 1939 Apr 23 1949 117 10 Arthur Duncan Jan 17 1970 Nov 19 1983 110 11 Bobby Combe Apr 28 1941 Jan 28 1956 105 12 Jimmy Dunn Nov 6 1920 Mar 17 1928 103 By date of First Goal
Rank Player First Last Total 1 Bobby Walker Oct 3 1896 Apr 16 1913 141 2 Jock White Dec 17 1921 Feb 21 1934 182 3 Barney Battles Jnr Aug 11 1928 Apr 1 1936 152 4 Tommy Walker Sep 3 1932 Sep 4 1946 206 5 Andy Black Aug 31 1935 Feb 2 1946 136 6 Alfie Conn Snr Oct 14 1944 Mar 8 1958 166 7 Jimmy Wardhaugh Aug 21 1946 Aug 12 1959 271 8 Willie Bauld Oct 9 1948 Feb 7 1962 277 9 Alex Young Aug 27 1955 Nov 5 1960 101 10 Johnny Hamilton Dec 17 1955 Apr 9 1966 110 11 Willie Wallace May 2 1961 Oct 22 1966 128 12 Donald Ford Oct 3 1964 Aug 16 1975 143 13 Willie Gibson Jan 26 1974 Jan 1 1981 112 14 John Robertson Oct 9 1982 Apr 11 1998 271
Rank Player First Last Total 1 Jimmy Dunn Nov 6 1920 Mar 17 1928 103 2 Jimmy McColl Oct 21 1922 Feb 7 1931 143 3 John Cuthbertson Oct 21 1939 Apr 23 1949 117 4 Gordon Smith Apr 28 1941 Jan 31 1959 280 4 Bobby Combe Apr 28 1941 Jan 28 1956 105 6 Lawrie Reilly Nov 24 1945 Apr 21 1958 235 7 Eddie Turnbull Oct 26 1946 Feb 21 1959 197 8 Willie Ormond Dec 7 1946 Feb 11 1961 189 9 Bobby Johnstone Sep 17 1949 Aug 20 1960 138 10 Joe Baker Oct 12 1957 Apr 8 1972 158 11 Jimmy O' Rourke Dec 15 1962 Feb 23 1974 119 12 Arthur Duncan Jan 17 1970 Nov 19 1983 110
Combined list by goals
Nb Includes the 15 goals scored by Gordon Smith at Hearts
ans Alan Gordon's 63 and 76 goals at Hearts & Hibs
Rank Player Team First Last Total 1 Gordon Smith Hibernian Apr 28 1941 Oct 26 1960 295 2 Willie Bauld Heart Of Midlothian Oct 9 1948 Feb 7 1962 277 3 Jimmy Wardhaugh Heart Of Midlothian Aug 21 1946 Aug 12 1959 271 3 John Robertson Heart Of Midlothian Oct 9 1982 Apr 11 1998 271 5 Lawrie Reilly Hibernian Nov 24 1945 Apr 21 1958 235 6 Tommy Walker Heart Of Midlothian Sep 3 1932 Sep 4 1946 206 7 Eddie Turnbull Hibernian Oct 26 1946 Feb 21 1959 197 8 Willie Ormond Hibernian Dec 7 1946 Feb 11 1961 189 9 Jock White Heart Of Midlothian Dec 17 1921 Feb 21 1934 182 10 Alfie Conn Snr Heart Of Midlothian Oct 14 1944 Mar 8 1958 166 11 Joe Baker Hibernian Oct 12 1957 Apr 8 1972 158 12 Barney Battles Jnr Heart Of Midlothian Aug 11 1928 Apr 1 1936 152 13 Jimmy McColl Hibernian Oct 21 1922 Feb 7 1931 143 13 Donald Ford Heart Of Midlothian Oct 3 1964 Aug 16 1975 143 15 Bobby Walker Heart Of Midlothian Oct 3 1896 Apr 16 1913 141 16 Alan Gordon Both Nov 25 1961 Nov 9 1974 139 17 Bobby Johnstone Hibernian Sep 17 1949 Aug 20 1960 138 18 Andy Black Heart Of Midlothian Aug 31 1935 Feb 2 1946 136 19 Willie Wallace Heart Of Midlothian May 2 1961 Oct 22 1966 128 20 Jimmy O' Rourke Hibernian Dec 15 1962 Feb 23 1974 119 21 John Cuthbertson Hibernian Oct 21 1939 Apr 23 1949 117 22 Willie Gibson Heart Of Midlothian Jan 26 1974 Jan 1 1981 112 23 Johnny Hamilton Heart Of Midlothian Dec 17 1955 Apr 9 1966 110 23 Arthur Duncan Hibernian Jan 17 1970 Nov 19 1983 110 25 Bobby Combe Hibernian Apr 28 1941 Jan 28 1956 105 26 Jimmy Dunn Hibernian Nov 6 1920 Mar 17 1928 103 27 Alex Young Heart Of Midlothian Aug 27 1955 Nov 5 1960 101
Combined list by date
Rank Player Team First Last Total 1 Bobby Walker Heart Of Midlothian Oct 3 1896 Apr 16 1913 141 2 Jimmy Dunn Hibernian Nov 6 1920 Mar 17 1928 103 3 Jock White Heart Of Midlothian Dec 17 1921 Feb 21 1934 182 4 Jimmy McColl Hibernian Oct 21 1922 Feb 7 1931 143 5 Barney Battles Jnr Heart Of Midlothian Aug 11 1928 Apr 1 1936 152 6 Tommy Walker Heart Of Midlothian Sep 3 1932 Sep 4 1946 206 7 Andy Black Heart Of Midlothian Aug 31 1935 Feb 2 1946 136 8 John Cuthbertson Hibernian Oct 21 1939 Apr 23 1949 117 9 Gordon Smith Hibernian Apr 28 1941 Oct 26 1960 295 9 Bobby Combe Hibernian Apr 28 1941 Jan 28 1956 105 11 Alfie Conn Snr Heart Of Midlothian Oct 14 1944 Mar 8 1958 166 12 Lawrie Reilly Hibernian Nov 24 1945 Apr 21 1958 235 13 Jimmy Wardhaugh Heart Of Midlothian Aug 21 1946 Aug 12 1959 271 14 Eddie Turnbull Hibernian Oct 26 1946 Feb 21 1959 197 15 Willie Ormond Hibernian Dec 7 1946 Feb 11 1961 189 16 Willie Bauld Heart Of Midlothian Oct 9 1948 Feb 7 1962 277 17 Bobby Johnstone Hibernian Sep 17 1949 Aug 20 1960 138 18 Alex Young Heart Of Midlothian Aug 27 1955 Nov 5 1960 101 19 Johnny Hamilton Heart Of Midlothian Dec 17 1955 Apr 9 1966 110 20 Joe Baker Hibernian Oct 12 1957 Apr 8 1972 158 21 Willie Wallace Heart Of Midlothian May 2 1961 Oct 22 1966 128 22 Alan Gordon Both Nov 25 1961 Nov 9 1974 139 23 Jimmy O' Rourke Hibernian Dec 15 1962 Feb 23 1974 119 24 Donald Ford Heart Of Midlothian Oct 3 1964 Aug 16 1975 143 25 Arthur Duncan Hibernian Jan 17 1970 Nov 19 1983 110 26 Willie Gibson Heart Of Midlothian Jan 26 1974 Jan 1 1981 112 27 John Robertson Heart Of Midlothian Oct 9 1982 Apr 11 1998 271
Gordon Smith's 280 goals for Hibs by Team and Season
1 Third Lanark 25 8.93% 2 St Mirren 20 7.14% 2 Falkirk 20 7.14% 4 Airdrieonians 18 6.43% 4 Motherwell 18 6.43% 6 Queen of the South 17 6.07% 6 Clyde 17 6.07% 8 Heart Of Midlothian 15 5.36% 9 Aberdeen 13 4.64% 9 Albion Rovers 13 4.64% 9 Partick Thistle 13 4.64% 12 Rangers 11 3.93% 13 Queens Park 10 3.57% 14 Raith Rovers 9 3.21% 14 Dundee 9 3.21% 16 Hamilton Accies 8 2.86% 16 Celtic 8 2.86% 18 Dumbarton 7 2.50% 18 Morton 7 2.50% 20 Stirling Albion 6 2.14% 21 Kilmarnock 5 1.79% 22 East Fife 4 1.43% 23 Dunfermline Athletic 2 0.71% 23 Arbroath 2 0.71% 25 Ayr United 1 0.36% 25 Hamilton Academical 1 0.36% 25 Stenhousemuir 1 0.36%
18 1940-41 3 1.07% 4 1941-42 22 7.86% 2 1942-43 28 10.00% 9 1943-44 17 6.07% 5 1944-45 21 7.50% 9 1945-46 17 6.07% 11 1946-47 13 4.64% 3 1947-48 27 9.64% 7 1948-49 18 6.43% 1 1949-50 29 10.36% 7 1950-51 18 6.43% 12 1951-52 9 3.21% 6 1952-53 19 6.79% 12 1953-54 9 3.21% 12 1954-55 9 3.21% 12 1955-56 9 3.21% 16 1956-57 5 1.79% 16 1957-58 5 1.79% 19 1958-59 2 0.71%
By way of contrast with John Robertson's goals for Hearts. The playing of 4 league games a season boosted the number of games John Robertson had the oppurtunity to score in against individual teams.
John Robertson's 271 goals for Hearts by Team and Season
1 Hibernian 27 9.96% 1 Motherwell 27 9.96% 3 Rangers 24 8.86% 4 St Mirren 22 8.12% 5 Falkirk 20 7.38% 6 Dundee United 18 6.64% 6 Celtic 18 6.64% 8 Aberdeen 15 5.54% 9 Dunfermline Athletic 14 5.17% 10 Dundee 12 4.43% 11 Clydebank-2 10 3.69% 12 St Johnstone 9 3.32% 13 Partick Thistle 6 2.21% 13 Raith Rovers 6 2.21% 15 Hamilton Academical 5 1.85% 16 Airdrieonians 4 1.48% 16 Queens Park 4 1.48% 16 Kilmarnock 4 1.48% 19 Cowdenbeath 3 1.11% 19 Dniepr 3 1.11% 19 Clyde 3 1.11% 19 Dumbarton 3 1.11% 23 Brechin City 2 0.74% 23 Morton 2 0.74% 23 Paris St Germain 2 0.74% 23 Stranraer 2 0.74% 27 Montrose 1 0.37% 27 Huntly 1 0.37% 27 Inverness Caledonian 1 0.37% 27 Dukla Prague 1 0.37% 27 Alloa Athletic 1 0.37% 27 Athletico Madrid 1 0.37%
4 1982-83 21 7.75% 5 1983-84 20 7.38% 13 1984-85 13 4.80% 2 1985-86 25 9.23% 7 1986-87 19 7.01% 1 1987-88 31 11.44% 16 1988-89 4 1.48% 3 1989-90 22 8.12% 9 1990-91 16 5.90% 5 1991-92 20 7.38% 10 1992-93 15 5.54% 14 1993-94 12 4.43% 11 1994-95 14 5.17% 11 1995-96 14 5.17% 7 1996-97 19 7.01% 15 1997-98 6 2.21%
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