2021–22 St Johnstone F.C. season
2021–22 season | |||
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Chairman | Steve Brown | ||
Manager | Callum Davidson | ||
Stadium | McDiarmid Park | ||
Premiership | 12th | ||
League Cup | Semi-finals | ||
Scottish Cup | Fourth round | ||
Europa League | Third qualifying round | ||
Conference League | Play-off round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Chris Kane (3) All: Chris Kane (4) | ||
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All statistics correct as of 20 November 2021. |
The 2021–22 season is St Johnstone's ninth season in the Scottish Premiership and their eleventh consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football. St Johnstone are also competing in the Scottish Cup, the League Cup, and the UEFA Europa League, having won both domestic cups the previous season.
Season summary[]
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Results[]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Scottish Premiership[]
31 July 2021 1 | Ross County | 0–0 | St Johnstone | Dingwall |
15:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,990 Referee: Colin Steven |
8 August 2021 2 | St Johnstone | 1–1 | Motherwell | Perth |
15:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: McDiarmid Park Referee: Nick Walsh |
21 August 2021 3 | St Johnstone | 0–1 | Dundee United | Perth |
15:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 5,716 Referee: Don Robertson |
28 August 2021 4 | St Mirren | 0–0 | St Johnstone | Paisley |
15:00 BST |
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Report |
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Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 4,326 Referee: David Dickinson |
11 September 2021 5 | St Johnstone | 1–2 | Rangers | Perth |
12:30 BST |
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Report |
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Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 7,319 Referee: Willie Collum |
18 September 2021 6 | Aberdeen | 0–1 | St Johnstone | Aberdeen |
15:00 BST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 13,007 Referee: Bobby Madden |
26 September 2021 7 | Hibernian | 1–0 | St Johnstone | Edinburgh |
15:00 BST | Boyle ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 13,263 Referee: John Beaton |
2 October 2021 8 | St Johnstone | 3–1 | Dundee | Perth |
15:00 | Kane ![]() May ![]() |
Report | Sweeney ![]() |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 5,097 Referee: Greg Aitken |
16 October 2021 9 | St Johnstone | 0–3 | Livingston | Perth |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: McDiarmid Park Referee: Grant Irvine |
23 October 2021 10 | Celtic | 2–0 | St Johnstone | Glasgow |
15:00 BST | Giakoumakis ![]() Juranović ![]() |
BBC Sport Celtic Report |
Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Nick Walsh |
27 October 2021 11 | St Johnstone | 1–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Perth |
19:45 BST | Gordon ![]() |
BBC Sport | Ginnelly ![]() |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 6,083 Referee: Steven McLean |
30 October 2021 12 | Dundee United | 0–1 | St Johnstone | Dundee |
15:00 BST | BBC Sport | Ali Crawford ![]() |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 7,580 Referee: Grant Irvine |
6 November 2021 13 | St Johnstone | 0–0 | St Mirren | Perth |
15:00 GMT | Kane ![]() ![]() |
BBC Sport | Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 3,482 Referee: Greg Aitken |
27 November 2021 14 | St Johnstone | 1–2 | Hibernian | Perth |
15:00 GMT | Porteous ![]() Bryson ![]() ![]() |
BBC Sport | Nisbet ![]() Murphy ![]() |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 3,362 Referee: Euan Anderson |
1 December 2021 15 | Dundee | 1–0 | St Johnstone | Dundee |
19:45 GMT | Mullen ![]() |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 5,196 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
11 December 2021 16 | St Johnstone | 0–1 | Aberdeen | Perth |
15:00 GMT | BBC Sport | Jenks ![]() |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 3,791 Referee: Greg Aitken |
15 December 2021 17 | Rangers | 2–0 | St Johnstone | Glasgow |
19:45 GMT | Morelos ![]() Kent ![]() |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 47,561 Referee: Euan Anderson |
18 December 2021 18 | Motherwell | 2–0 | St Johnstone | Motherwell |
15:00 GMT | Cornelius ![]() van Veen ![]() |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,920 Referee: Nick Walsh |
22 December 2021 19 | St Johnstone | 1–2 | Ross County | Perth |
19:45 GMT | Butterfield ![]() |
BBC Sport | Charles-Cook ![]() Callachan ![]() |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Referee: Willie Collum |
26 December 2021 20 | St Johnstone | 1–3 | Celtic | Perth |
19:45 GMT | Kane ![]() |
BBC Sport | Abada ![]() Bitton ![]() |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 500 Referee: Bobby Madden |
Scottish League Cup[]
15 August 2021 Second round | Arbroath | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | St Johnstone | Arbroath |
14:00 | BBC Sport | Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 1,842 Referee: Colin Steven | ||
Penalties | ||||
22 September 2021 Quarter-finals | Dundee | 0–2 | St Johnstone | Dundee |
19:45 | BBC Sport | Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 4,707 Referee: Steven McLean |
20 November 2021 Semi-finals | Celtic | 1–0 | St Johnstone | Glasgow |
17:15 |
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BBC Sport | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 42,298 Referee: Nick Walsh |
Scottish Cup[]
22 January 2022 Fourth Round | Kelty Hearts | v | St Johnstone | Kelty |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: New Central Park |
UEFA Europa League[]
Third qualifying round[]
5 August 2021 First leg | Galatasaray ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul |
20:00 (21:00 TRT) |
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Report | Attendance: 6,216[1] Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland) |
12 August 2021 Second leg | St Johnstone ![]() | 2–4 (3–5 agg.) | ![]() | McDiarmid Park, Perth |
20:45 (19:45 BST) |
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Report |
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Attendance: 9,106[2] Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
UEFA Europa Conference League[]
Play-off round[]
19 August 2021 First leg | LASK ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt |
21:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 550[3] Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden) |
26 August 2021 Second leg | St Johnstone ![]() | 0–2 (1–3 agg.) | ![]() | McDiarmid Park, Perth |
20:45 (19:45 BST) | Report | Attendance: 8,845[4] Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
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8 | Livingston | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 20 | |
9 | St Mirren | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 31 | −13 | 19 | |
10 | Ross County | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 18 | |
11 | Dundee | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 37 | −19 | 16 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
12 | St Johnstone | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 14 | Relegation to the Championship |
Updated to match(es) played on 26 December 2021. Source: [5][6]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[7]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[7]
Notes:
- ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
Results by round[]
Updated to match(es) played on 26 December 2021. Source: SPFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Competitions[]
Overall record[]
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Premiership | 31 July 2021 | May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 15.00 | |
Scottish Cup | TBD | Fourth round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
League Cup | 15 August 2021 | 20 November 2021 | Second round | Semi-finals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 33.33 |
UEFA Europa League | 5 August 2021 | 12 August 2021 | Third qualifying round | Third qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0.00 |
UEFA Europa Conference League | 19 August 2021 | 26 August 2021 | Play-off round | Play-off round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
Total | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 34 | −15 | 14.81 |
Last updated: 22 December 2021
Source: Soccerway
Squad statistics[]
Appearances[]
- As of 26 December 2021[8]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europa League | Conference League | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Zander Clark | 25 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
James Brown | 16 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Reece Devine | 10 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
Jamie McCart | 26 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Lars Dendoncker | 6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
Liam Gordon | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
7 | FW | ![]() |
Stevie May | 24 | 2 | 9+9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Murray Davidson | 15 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Chris Kane | 21 | 4 | 12+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
David Wotherspoon | 14 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
11 | FW | ![]() |
Michael O'Halloran | 23 | 2 | 12+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
12 | GK | ![]() |
Elliot Parish | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | MF | ![]() |
Craig Bryson | 10 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | FW | ![]() |
Glenn Middleton | 19 | 1 | 8+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
16 | DF | ![]() |
Hayden Muller | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() |
Eetu Vertainen | 8 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | MF | ![]() |
Cammy MacPherson | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | DF | ![]() |
Shaun Rooney | 22 | 1 | 14+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
20 | GK | ![]() |
Ross Sinclair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | MF | ![]() |
Ali Crawford | 17 | 1 | 11+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | FW | ![]() |
Callum Hendry | 8 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
23 | MF | ![]() |
Cammy Ballantyne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | DF | ![]() |
Callum Booth | 23 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
25 | DF | ![]() |
Efe Ambrose | 8 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | MF | ![]() |
Liam Craig | 18 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
27 | MF | ![]() |
Viv Solomon-Otabor | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
34 | MF | ![]() |
Jacob Butterfield | 4 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Departures | |||||||||||||||
5 | DF | ![]() |
Jason Kerr | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
15 | MF | ![]() |
Charlie Gilmour | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
18 | MF | ![]() |
Ali McCann | 10 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Transfers[]
In[]
Date | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Source |
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30 June 2021 | ![]() |
![]() |
Loan | [9] |
1 July 2021 | ![]() |
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Free | [10] |
2 July 2021 | ![]() |
![]() |
Loan | [11] |
6 August 2021 | ![]() |
![]() |
Loan | [12] |
31 August 2021 | ![]() |
![]() |
Loan | [13] |
31 August 2021 | ![]() |
![]() |
Loan | [14] |
31 August 2021 | ![]() |
![]() |
Loan | [15] |
10 September 2021 | ![]() |
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Free | [16] |
24 November 2021 | ![]() |
Unattached | Free | [17] |
13 December 2021 | ![]() |
Unattached | Free | [18] |
Out[]
Date | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Source |
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1 June 2021 | ![]() |
Free agent | Free | [19] |
1 June 2021 | ![]() |
Free agent | Free | [19] |
1 June 2021 | ![]() |
Free agent | Free | [19] |
1 June 2021 | ![]() |
Free agent | Free | [19] |
1 June 2021 | ![]() |
Free agent | Free | [19] |
1 June 2021 | ![]() |
![]() |
Free | [20] |
7 June 2021 | ![]() |
![]() |
Free | [21][22] |
22 June 2021 | ![]() |
![]() |
Loan | [20] |
29 June 2021 | ![]() |
![]() |
Free | [20][19] |
30 July 2021 | ![]() |
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Free | [20] |
3 August 2021 | ![]() |
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Free | [20] |
31 August 2021 | ![]() |
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£1.2 Million | [23] |
31 August 2021 | ![]() |
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£600,000 | [24] |
28 September 2021 | ![]() |
![]() |
Loan | [25] |
29 September 2021 | ![]() |
![]() |
Loan | [26] |
See also[]
List of St Johnstone F.C. seasons
References[]
- ^ "Galatasaray vs. St Johnstone". Union of European Football Associations. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Galatasaray 4 St Johnstone 2". BBC. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "LASK vs. St Johnstone". Union of European Football Associations. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "St Johnstone vs. LASK". Union of European Football Associations. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "cinch Premiership League Table". Scottish Prefessional Football League. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Standard Stats 2021-2022 St Johnstone: Scottish Premiership". FBref. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Millwall's Muller joins St Johnstone on loan". Millwall FC. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Brown Signs Two Year Contract". St Johnstone FC. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Manchester United Left-Back joins the Club on Season-Long Loan". perthstjohnstone.co.uk. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Glenn Middleton: Rangers winger back at St Johnstone on loan". BBC Sport. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "St Johnstone: Jason Kerr & Ali McCann depart as replacements arrive". BBC Sport. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "St Johnstone: Jason Kerr & Ali McCann depart as replacements arrive". BBC Sport. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "St Johnstone: Jason Kerr & Ali McCann depart as replacements arrive". BBC Sport. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Efe Ambrose Signs for Saints". St Johnstone FC. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Viv Solomon-Otabor: St Johnstone sign winger on short-term deal". BBC Sport. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Jacob Butterfield Signs with Saints until the end of the season". St Johnstone FC. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Squad update". St Johnstone FC. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "SUMMER SIGNINGS". spfl.co.uk. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Scott Tanser, Greg Kiltie & Curtis Main join St Mirren". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Former St Johnstone left-back Scott Tanser signs for St Mirren". The Courier. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "St Johnstone: Jason Kerr & Ali McCann depart as replacements arrive". BBC Sport. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "St Johnstone: Jason Kerr & Ali McCann depart as replacements arrive". BBC Sport. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Cammy Ballantyne joins Montrose on loan until January". St Johnstone FC. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Callum Hendry joins Kilmarnock on a season-long loan". St Johnstone FC. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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