We identified 206 real signings across the 13 clubs of Premiership; 203 are included in the hit-rate calculation (3 youth investments set aside). Signings without relevant game time are classified as unsuccessful. League average hit rate: 42%.
Hit rate by club
1º Dundee Utd (9th in the league · 16 eval.)
2º ST Mirren (5th in the league · 17 eval.)
3º Hibernian (3rd in the league · 16 eval.)
4º ST Johnstone (6th in the league · 20 eval.)
5º Hamilton Academical (12th in the league · 16 eval.)
6º Aberdeen (4th in the league · 20 eval.)
7º Motherwell (8th in the league · 25 eval.)
8º Ross County (10th in the league · 20 eval.)
9º Livingston (7th in the league · 20 eval.)
10º Kilmarnock (11th in the league · 17 eval.)
11º Celtic (2nd in the league · 9 eval.)
12º Rangers (1st in the league · 6 eval.)
13º Dundee (13th in the league · 1 eval.)
Detailed ranking
| Club | League position | Signings | Evaluated | Successful | Fair | Unsuccessful | Hit rate % |
|---|
| 1º | Dundee Utd | 9º | 16 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 62% |
| 2º | ST Mirren | 5º | 18 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 62% |
| 3º | Hibernian | 3º | 16 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 59% |
| 4º | ST Johnstone | 6º | 20 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 50% |
| 5º | Hamilton Academical | 12º | 16 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 50% |
| 6º | Aberdeen | 4º | 20 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 45% |
| 7º | Motherwell | 8º | 25 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 44% |
| 8º | Ross County | 10º | 21 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 42% |
| 9º | Livingston | 7º | 20 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 40% |
| 10º | Kilmarnock | 11º | 17 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 35% |
| 11º | Celtic | 2º | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 33% |
| 12º | Rangers | 1º | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 25% |
| 13º | Dundee | 13º | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
Season Highlights
| Player | Club | Min | G+A | Nota | Rating |
|---|
| Jamie McGrath | ST Mirren | 2838 | 10+1 | 7.21 | Excellent |
| David Wotherspoon | ST Johnstone | 2499 | 3+4 | 7.21 | Excellent |
| Christian Doidge | Hibernian | 2708 | 7+2 | 6.94 | Excellent |
| Ross Callachan | Hamilton Academical | 2832 | 10+3 | 6.88 | Excellent |
| Jon Guthrie | Livingston | 3246 | 5+2 | 7.07 | Excellent |
Methodology
Only genuine signings for the first-team squad are considered — academy promotions, loan returns and internal moves are excluded. Each evaluated signing is classified into five tiers from a score that combines match ratings, attacking output adjusted for game time and consistency over the season, in comparison with the other players in the competition. Successful signings count as a full point; Fair ones, half a point.
Appendix — Signings by club
* Youth investment (under-23, no game time) — outside the calculation.
Aberdeen (20 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Joe Lewis | 35 | 3159 | 0 | 0 | Good |
| Tommie Hoban | 37 | 3069 | 2 | 0 | Good |
| Jonny Hayes | 34 | 2888 | 2 | 3 | Excellent |
| Ash Taylor | 32 | 2489 | 1 | 0 | Good |
| Ross McCrorie | 29 | 2471 | 1 | 0 | Good |
| Matthew Kennedy | 34 | 2109 | 1 | 2 | Fair |
| Ryan Hedges | 28 | 2085 | 5 | 3 | Excellent |
| Niall McGinn | 35 | 1033 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Florian Kamberi | 11 | 896 | 0 | 1 | Fair |
| Marley Watkins | 9 | 732 | 2 | 1 | Fair |
| Curtis Main | 16 | 712 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Dylan McGeouch | 23 | 620 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Funso Ojo | 22 | 553 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Callum Hendry | 12 | 532 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Greg Leigh | 11 | 452 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Shaleum Logan | 30 | 445 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Ryan Edmondson | 17 | 365 | 2 | 2 | Below expectations |
| Scott McKenna | 4 | 320 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Ronald Hernández | 12 | 155 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Craig Bryson | 2 | 96 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
Celtic (9 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| David Turnbull | 33 | 2077 | 8 | 6 | Excellent |
| Vasilis Barkas | 31 | 1353 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Shane Duffy | 27 | 1337 | 3 | 1 | Fair |
| Jonjoe Kenny | 14 | 1260 | 0 | 2 | Good |
| Diego Laxalt | 28 | 1230 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Ismaila Soro | 32 | 1027 | 1 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Albian Ajeti | 30 | 872 | 6 | 1 | Fair |
| Patryk Klimala | 29 | 452 | 3 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Luca Connell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Dundee (1 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Tom Field | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Dundee Utd (16 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Jamie Robson | 37 | 2951 | 0 | 2 | Good |
| Mark Reynolds | 38 | 2906 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| Benjamin Siegrist | 33 | 2880 | 0 | 0 | Good |
| Lawrence Shankland | 33 | 2708 | 8 | 3 | Excellent |
| Ian Harkes | 38 | 2665 | 1 | 2 | Good |
| Liam Smith | 30 | 2560 | 1 | 2 | Excellent |
| Calum Butcher | 30 | 2361 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Mark Connolly | 31 | 2141 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Ryan Edwards | 31 | 2102 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Nicky Clark | 36 | 2030 | 8 | 1 | Good |
| Marc McNulty | 26 | 1644 | 3 | 1 | Good |
| Luke Bolton | 34 | 1628 | 1 | 3 | Fair |
| Peter Pawlett | 29 | 1380 | 1 | 1 | Fair |
| Adrian Spörle | 34 | 1303 | 4 | 2 | Fair |
| Dillon Powers | 24 | 573 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Paul McMullan | 15 | 323 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Hamilton Academical (16 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Hakeem Odofin | 37 | 3315 | 3 | 0 | Excellent |
| Scott McMann | 36 | 3230 | 1 | 4 | Excellent |
| Ross Callachan | 33 | 2832 | 10 | 3 | Excellent |
| Lee Hodson | 34 | 2818 | 1 | 1 | Good |
| Ryan Fulton | 29 | 2497 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| David Moyo | 38 | 2066 | 3 | 2 | Fair |
| Scott Martin | 24 | 1878 | 2 | 0 | Good |
| Marios Ogboe | 20 | 1290 | 3 | 1 | Good |
| Bruce Anderson | 13 | 1075 | 2 | 2 | Good |
| Callum Smith | 33 | 832 | 2 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Charlie Trafford | 31 | 815 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Tunde Owolabi | 16 | 223 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Justin Johnson | 15 | 138 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Markus Fjortoft | 3 | 102 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Rick | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Ciaran McKenna | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Hibernian (16 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Paul McGinn | 38 | 3348 | 3 | 2 | Excellent |
| Paul Hanlon | 38 | 3197 | 1 | 1 | Excellent |
| Martin Boyle | 37 | 3157 | 12 | 6 | Excellent |
| Ofir Marciano | 32 | 2852 | 0 | 0 | Good |
| Christian Doidge | 36 | 2708 | 7 | 2 | Excellent |
| Joe Newell | 33 | 2681 | 1 | 3 | Excellent |
| Kevin Nisbet | 35 | 2570 | 14 | 2 | Excellent |
| Alexander Gogić | 32 | 2390 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| Jackson Irvine | 15 | 1200 | 0 | 3 | Good |
| Melker Hallberg | 38 | 1100 | 0 | 2 | Did not deliver |
| Drey Wright | 33 | 947 | 1 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Christopher Cadden | 11 | 645 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Stephen Mallan | 17 | 519 | 1 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Daryl Horgan | 5 | 279 | 0 | 2 | Fair |
| Rick | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Greg Docherty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Kilmarnock (17 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Alan Power | 32 | 2814 | 1 | 3 | Excellent |
| Chris Burke | 37 | 2493 | 9 | 4 | Excellent |
| Danny Rogers | 35 | 2385 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Gary Dicker | 27 | 2229 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Nicke Kabamba | 33 | 2045 | 5 | 2 | Excellent |
| Rory McKenzie | 34 | 1983 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Brandon Haunstrup | 35 | 1978 | 0 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Ross Millen | 22 | 1637 | 0 | 4 | Fair |
| Mitchell Pinnock | 36 | 1579 | 4 | 3 | Fair |
| Aaron McGowan | 31 | 1394 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Clevid Dikamona | 19 | 802 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Kyle Lafferty | 9 | 732 | 8 | 2 | Fair |
| Zech Medley | 13 | 666 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Eamonn Brophy | 17 | 636 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Danny Whitehall | 31 | 486 | 2 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Brandon Pierrick | 5 | 89 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Jake Eastwood | 2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Livingston (20 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Scott Pitman | 38 | 3328 | 6 | 2 | Excellent |
| Jon Guthrie | 36 | 3246 | 5 | 2 | Excellent |
| Nicky Devlin | 36 | 3135 | 2 | 2 | Excellent |
| Marvin Bartley | 35 | 2781 | 1 | 1 | Good |
| Jason Holt | 32 | 2402 | 1 | 4 | Good |
| Craig Sibbald | 36 | 2194 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| Max Stryjek | 31 | 1986 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Alan Forrest | 38 | 1836 | 4 | 1 | Fair |
| Julien Serrano | 30 | 1807 | 1 | 3 | Fair |
| Jack Fitzwater | 30 | 1734 | 1 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Efe Eric Ambrose | 35 | 1570 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Scott Robinson | 29 | 1483 | 4 | 1 | Good |
| Robby McCrorie | 31 | 1440 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Matej Poplatnik | 26 | 612 | 0 | 2 | Below expectations |
| Aaron Taylor-Sinclair | 26 | 431 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Lyndon Dykes | 3 | 270 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Lars Lokotsch | 7 | 183 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Salim Kouider-Aissa | 4 | 66 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Robbie Crawford | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Aymen Souda | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Motherwell (25 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Allan Campbell | 34 | 2960 | 4 | 0 | Good |
| Stephen O'Donnell | 34 | 2945 | 1 | 2 | Good |
| Declan Gallagher | 32 | 2461 | 1 | 1 | Good |
| Ricky Lamie | 33 | 2449 | 0 | 1 | Good |
| Tony Watt | 35 | 2388 | 3 | 5 | Excellent |
| Devante Cole | 28 | 2029 | 11 | 5 | Excellent |
| Bevis Mugabi | 28 | 1875 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Robbie Crawford | 30 | 1692 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Christopher Long | 31 | 1647 | 4 | 2 | Good |
| Liam Kelly | 18 | 1620 | 0 | 0 | Good |
| Liam Polworth | 29 | 1546 | 0 | 3 | Fair |
| Nathan McGinley | 28 | 1184 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Liam David Grimshaw | 18 | 1072 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Callum Lang | 17 | 1042 | 3 | 1 | Good |
| Trevor Carson | 12 | 995 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Tyler Magloire | 13 | 782 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Jordan White | 20 | 512 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Sherwin Seedorf | 18 | 499 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Jordan Roberts | 10 | 453 | 1 | 1 | Below expectations |
| David Turnbull | 5 | 430 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| Jordan Archer | 7 | 360 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Sam Foley | 6 | 260 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Jermaine Hylton | 7 | 101 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Liam Donnelly | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Harry Robinson | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Rangers (7 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Kemar Roofe | 26 | 1569 | 14 | 3 | Good |
| Leon Balogun | 27 | 1343 | 0 | 2 | Below expectations |
| Jon McLaughlin | 37 | 996 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Cédric Itten | 35 | 786 | 4 | 2 | Fair |
| Jack Simpson | 9 | 383 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Bongani Zungu | 17 | 230 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Scott Wright * | 12 | 189 | 1 | 0 | Investment |
Ross County (21 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Alex Iacovitti | 36 | 2990 | 2 | 0 | Good |
| Ross Laidlaw | 38 | 2974 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Coll Donaldson | 33 | 2295 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| Iain Vigurs | 32 | 2245 | 2 | 1 | Good |
| Michael Gardyne | 36 | 1824 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Keith Watson | 30 | 1770 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Jordan Tillson | 37 | 1704 | 0 | 2 | Fair |
| Ross Stewart | 19 | 1654 | 2 | 1 | Good |
| Billy McKay | 35 | 1299 | 5 | 1 | Fair |
| Oli Shaw | 32 | 1279 | 6 | 1 | Fair |
| Charlie Lakin | 23 | 1236 | 3 | 1 | Fair |
| Ross Draper | 28 | 1180 | 2 | 1 | Fair |
| Regan Charles-Cook | 30 | 1037 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Jordan White | 12 | 1018 | 4 | 5 | Excellent |
| Connor Randall | 17 | 935 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Jermaine Hylton | 28 | 791 | 1 | 2 | Below expectations |
| Carl Tremarco | 21 | 622 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Blair Spittal | 9 | 547 | 1 | 1 | Fair |
| Lee Erwin | 4 | 192 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Joshua Mullin | 6 | 163 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Ross Doohan * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Investment |
ST Johnstone (20 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Jamie McCart | 37 | 3334 | 0 | 0 | Good |
| Liam Gordon | 36 | 3156 | 1 | 1 | Good |
| Jason Kerr | 32 | 2715 | 1 | 0 | Good |
| David Wotherspoon | 37 | 2499 | 3 | 4 | Excellent |
| Zander Clark | 29 | 2430 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Scott Tanser | 32 | 2066 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Dan McNamara | 22 | 1913 | 1 | 0 | Good |
| Shaun Rooney | 34 | 1861 | 2 | 1 | Fair |
| Stevie May | 34 | 1711 | 5 | 4 | Excellent |
| Liam Craig | 35 | 1628 | 3 | 3 | Fair |
| Craig Conway | 35 | 1627 | 3 | 2 | Fair |
| Chris Kane | 30 | 1572 | 4 | 1 | Fair |
| Callum Booth | 31 | 1372 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Murray Davidson | 22 | 1192 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| Craig Bryson | 27 | 1174 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Michael O'Halloran | 30 | 1102 | 1 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Elliot Parish | 36 | 814 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| James Brown | 14 | 369 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Glenn Middleton | 12 | 339 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Charlie Gilmour | 12 | 84 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
ST Mirren (18 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Conor McCarthy | 37 | 3330 | 0 | 1 | Good |
| Marcus Fraser | 37 | 3270 | 1 | 0 | Good |
| Jak Alnwick | 34 | 3006 | 0 | 0 | Good |
| Joe Shaughnessy | 33 | 2892 | 1 | 1 | Good |
| Jamie McGrath | 35 | 2838 | 10 | 1 | Excellent |
| Richard Tait | 36 | 2627 | 1 | 2 | Good |
| Jonathan Obika | 34 | 2063 | 5 | 1 | Good |
| Ilkay Durmus | 34 | 1987 | 3 | 2 | Good |
| Dylan Connolly | 31 | 1615 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Lee Erwin | 31 | 1526 | 3 | 0 | Fair |
| Sam Foley | 20 | 859 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Ryan Flynn | 25 | 696 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Junior Morias | 18 | 673 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Kristian Dennis | 20 | 596 | 3 | 1 | Fair |
| Nathan Sheron | 13 | 538 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Eamonn Brophy | 6 | 294 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Collin Quaner | 7 | 216 | 1 | 1 | Fair |
| Akin Famewo * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Investment |