The incredible SPFL Top Six Penalty Table

Connor Goldson was missing but even without the former Shrewsbury starlet Micky Beale’s side made it through to 54 SPFL Premiership matches without conceding a penalty.

There were no real scares in the 3-1 win over Hibs yesterday but judging by his performance elsewhere on the pitch there was little prospect of Alan Muir pointing to the penalty spot.

On Wednesday night John Beaton has the chance to raise the bar to a historic #55 with the Bellshill man well versed on what is expected of him.

Apparently refereeing decisions balance themselves out over the course of a season… Strangely the team in third place in the SPFL Premiership have had 13 penalties awarded against them with the club a place above within two matches of completing the season without having a penalty awarded against them.

SPFL champions Celtic have had seven penalties awarded against them in 36 matches, basically one a month, every month through the season.

Kevin Clancy in January 2022 was the last referee to award a penalty against the Ibrox club with Lewis Ferguson scoring for Aberdeen in a 1-1 draw at Pittodrie.

Two days later Sky Sports published a leaked letter of complaint sent to the SFA about Clancy, since then Crawford Allan’s team of referees have complied in fulL.

In 10 UEFA matches this season Giovanni van Brockhorst’s side had four penalties awarded against them.