Expelled, released, doubted: Josh Fowler’s rise from trouble maker to top goalscorer

St Johnstone striker Josh Fowler has opened up about his unconventional journey from being expelled from school and playing junior football to becoming the Scottish Premiership joint-top goalscorer. Nine games into his debut top-flight campaign, the 24-year-old forward is currently tied with Celtic's Benjamin Nygren at the top of the division's scoring charts.

Fowler trained in joinery after leaving school and had stints with Johnstone Burgh, Beith, Gulf United, Dubai City, and St Albans Dinamo before returning to Scotland with Queen's Park. Now working under manager Simo Valakari at McDiarmid Park, Fowler credited past doubts for driving his career forward and revealed his ambition to earn a Scotland call-up.