Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths has been voted Ladbrokes Premiership Player of the Month for August after an excellent start to the season.
The 25-year-old Scotland internationalist topped the scoring charts with five league goals last month, one more than Liam Boyce (Ross County), Juanma Delgado (Heart of Midlothian) and Adam Rooney (Aberdeen).
Griffiths scored Celtic’s first goal of the season in a 2-0 home win over Ross County and also netted against Kilmarnock, Inverness Caley Thistle, Dundee United and St Johnstone as Ronny Deila’s side ended August at the top of the table.
The Ladbrokes monthly awards are voted for by members of the Scottish media, with a Manager and a Player of the Month selected for each of the four divisions.
Edinburgh born Griffiths moved to Celtic after two successful loan spells with boyhood heroes Hibs.
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John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
