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Monday 25th May 2015

Weekend in numbers

@splstats looks at some of the numbers behind the weekend games:

@splstats looks at some of the numbers behind the weekend games:

407 Russell Anderson made his final appearance for Aberdeen in their 1-0 defeat to St Johnstone on Sunday. Anderson made his debut for the club in a 2-0 loss to Dunfermline in January 1997, before going on to make a total of 407 appearances across two spells. He sits in sixth place in Aberdeen's all-time appearance list, with only Willie Miller, Alex McLeish, Bobby Clark, Stewart McKimmie and Jim Leighton playing more games for the club.

5 Champions Celtic finished off their season in style by defeating Inverness CT 5-0 at Celtic Park. Leigh Griffiths scored one of those goals to ensure he finished as the club's top scorer, with 20 goals from 40 appearances in all competitions. The Bhoys ended their campaign with six consecutive home wins, racking up an aggregate scoreline of 23-1. Ronny Deila's side only conceded 17 goals in their 38 league matches this season - their lowest goals-against tally since 1916/17, when they also conceded 17.

4 St Johnstone's 1-0 victory over the Dons handed them fourth spot in the SPFL Premiership and potentially a fourth year in a row playing European football. Tommy Wright's side will play in next season's Europa League if Inverness CT win the Scottish Cup on Saturday. Young striker Chris Kane picked the perfect time to score his first goal for Saints, having previously netted 15 times in two loan spells with Dumbarton.

15 Hamilton Accies rounded off their first season back in the top flight with a 1-0 victory over St Mirren at New Douglas Park. Accies finished the season in seventh place, equalling their best top-flight finish since World War II. Only twice in their history have Hamilton finished higher – they were fourth in 1934/35 and sixth in 1935/36. Saturday's victory was their 15th of the Premiership season – the last time they managed more than that in the top tier was 1938/39, when they picked up 18 wins.

98 Partick Thistle handed a debut to 16-year-old Neil McLaughlin during Saturday's 0-0 draw with Motherwell. McLaughlin became the youngest player to appear for the club in the top flight in the post-war era. He was born in November 1998, making him the first top-flight player to be born after Scotland's last major tournament appearance - the 1998 World Cup in France. Let's hope that Gordon Strachan and his boys ensure there aren't many more.