LAWRENCE SHANKLAND has set a new record today.
The Hearts captain was back on top form at Tynecastle as the Jambos won 3-0 over Falkirk.
And with Celtic drawing 0-0 at home to Hibernian, the result means Derek McInnes‘ side are LEADING the Premiership standings.
Shankland scores his team’s second goal on the day, hitting the back of the net in the 41st minute after Alexandros Kyziridis had put the men in maroon ahead with a wonderstrike after 22 minutes.
Craig Halkett added the third just after half-time.
Shankland’s goal has saw him reach a massive career milestone.
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He is now on 163 league goals – the most in the SPFL era.
The Scotland star leapfrogs Peterhead legend Rory McAllister, who was on 162 SPFL goals (McAllister still has more overall but he played prior to the SPFL era).
In 2013/14, the setup of Scottish football changed as the Scottish Football League (Divisions One, Two and Three) re-aligned with the Scottish Premier League.
The names then changed to the Premiership, Championship, League One and League Two.
Shankland’s exploits now means he is the top scorer in the 13 years since the beginning of the SPFL era.
Prior to his stint at Hearts – for whom he now has 60 league goals – Shankland was prolific for Dundee United and Ayr United, for whom he scored 32 and 50 times respectively.
He also bagged goals for Dunfermline, St Mirren and Morton (21 in total).
He never scored for Aberdeen and his strikes for Queen‘s Park came prior to the SPFL era.
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