The 2023/24 Scottish Premiership season is in full swing - but which players have racked up the most disciplinary points this century?
Scottish football’s top-flight has always made for a great spectacle over the years. Renowned for its physicality and very competitive nature, few players will shirk tackles and willing to put their bodies on the line for their team.
However, as the following top 20 list proves, this doesn’t necessarily mean it is always the tough-tackling players who receive the most red and yellow cards. 7 current and former Celtic and Rangers players feature in the table.
Using updated data compiled by Transfermarkt, we take a look at which players have racked up the most disciplinary offences spanning back to season 1999/2000 to now. The points total breakdown is based on yellow cards count (1 point), a second yellow card (3 points) and a red card (5 points):
1. Top 20 Scottish Premiership dirtiest players this century - including seven Celtic and Rangers stars - gallery
2. 20 - Richard Foster (Aberdeen, Rangers, St Johnstone & Ross County)
69 points: 56 yellow cards, 3 sending-offs.
3. 19 - Steven Hammell (Motherwell)
70 points: 65 yellow cards, 1 sending-offs.
4. 18 - Ryan Jack (Aberdeen & Rangers)
71 points: 40 yellow cards, 7 sending-offs.