Fastest Scottish Premiership goals: 8 of the quickest strikes ever after Owen Elding's 13 second goal for Hibs

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Published 6th Apr 2026, 12:33 GMT

Where does Owen Elding’s 13 second strike for Hibs rank in the fastest Scottish Premiership goals ever?

Owen Elding’s 13-second opener for Hibs during their 3-0 win over Kilmarnock at the weekend was comfortably the fastest goal scored in the Scottish Premiership this season.

At this late juncture, with just six games left to play, it feels like the teenager may have also secured a little bit of history for himself, a mere two months after his arrival from Shelbourne. But where does he rank on the list of fastest goals scored in Scottish Premiership history?

Of course, the fastest goal in Scottish football history is widely recognized as having been scored in 2.1 seconds by Gavin Stokes while playing for Maryhill against Clydebank in 2017, while Maria McAneny’s goal for Celtic against Hibs in the Scottish Women’s Premier League earlier this season set a Guinness World Record for the fastest goal in women's football history, scoring in just 4.1 seconds.

Gordon Durie also scored Rangers’ fastest goal in their history, opening the scoring after just 11 seconds in a 2-0 win over Dundee United at Tannadice in 1995. However, the strike was before the formation of the Scottish Premiership (or Scottish Premier League).

Here, we look at 8 of the fastest goals ever scored in Scottish Premiership history, from 8-1.

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One of the fastest ever Old Firm derby goals, Maeda's ricocheted shot flew beyond Jack Butland in the Rangers goal to open the scoring after just 21 seconds. The score ended 3-3 on a chaotic after at Ibrox in January 2024.

1. Daizen Maeda (Rangers vs Celtic, April 2024)

One of the fastest ever Old Firm derby goals, Maeda's ricocheted shot flew beyond Jack Butland in the Rangers goal to open the scoring after just 21 seconds. The score ended 3-3 on a chaotic after at Ibrox in January 2024. | SNS Group

The Lithuanian winger scored a long-range effort for the Jambos at Love Street to opening the scoring in a 2-2 draw against St Mirren back in 2006 after just 18 seconds.

2. Saulius Mikoliunas (St Mirren vs Hearts, 2006)

The Lithuanian winger scored a long-range effort for the Jambos at Love Street to opening the scoring in a 2-2 draw against St Mirren back in 2006 after just 18 seconds. | SNS Group 0141 221 3602

Sutton's opener against Rangers at Ibrox in 2002 came after just 16.9 seconds. While often reported in similar timeframes, this is cited as the definitive time, setting a record for the fastest ever Old Firm derby goal.

3. Chris Sutton (Rangers vs Celtic, 2002)

Sutton's opener against Rangers at Ibrox in 2002 came after just 16.9 seconds. While often reported in similar timeframes, this is cited as the definitive time, setting a record for the fastest ever Old Firm derby goal. | SNS Group 0141 221 3602

He scored a slightly more important goal about nine-and-half years later, but Scotland international McLean holds the record for the fastest goal by a St Mirren player in the Scottish Premiership after he bagged against Hibs after just 13 seconds.

4. Kenny McLean (St Mirren vs Hibs, 2014)

He scored a slightly more important goal about nine-and-half years later, but Scotland international McLean holds the record for the fastest goal by a St Mirren player in the Scottish Premiership after he bagged against Hibs after just 13 seconds. | SNS Group

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