Kris Boyd – The Most Lethal Striker You’ve Never Heard Of

Since Henrik Larsson’s free transfer from Celtic in June 2004, Scottish football has been crying out for a new headline act. Bagging 242 goals in 315 matches for the Glaswegian club, Larsson departed Great Britain a Scottish football icon and the SPL’s all-time leading goalscorer with 158 strikes. Considering Larsson suffered a double fracture to his leg that saw him miss the 99/00 season, the Swedish frontman’s scoring exploits during his seven-year stint north of the border stand head and shoulders above his contemporaries. But barely five-and-a-half-years since Larsson bagged a brace against Dundee United (his last league goals), Glasgow and Scotland have a new hero. Step forward Kris Boyd, the most lethal striker you’ve never heard of.

On Wednesday, Kris Boyd smashed Larsson’s SPL goal record, scoring 5 times and taking his career league tally to 160. His opponents on the wrong end of the thrashing? None other than Dundee United. But unfortunately for Celtic fans, Scottish football’s new striking sensation plays in royal blue. Kris Boyd signed for Glasgow Rangers in January 2006 and in the same season went on to win the European Golden Boot with 36 strikes in all; 17 scored for Kilmarnock before his mid-season transfer to Ibrox. Boyd notched an impressive 27 league goals last season and has never finished below the 14 mark in his three-and-a-half years in Scotland’s second city. With 19 strikes to his name already this campaign, Boyd is on course to break another of Larsson’s coveted records: 35 SPL goals in a single season – set back in 2000/01. So why is Boyd, the most prolific striker in SPL history, not the pin-up we’ve always hoped for?

Record-setting Kris Boyd can't shake off Larsson's legend

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