List of St Johnstone F.C. seasons
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St Johnstone Football Club is a Scottish professional association football club based in Perth. The club was officially formed in 1884 and the team played its first game in February 1885. St Johnstone first appeared in the Scottish Cup in the 1886–87 season and they joined the Scottish Football League in 1911–12. The club has had three home grounds, the current one since 1989 is McDiarmid Park.[1]
St Johnstone have won 3 major honours the Scottish Cup with a 2–0 win against Dundee United in 2014, and won a domestic cup double in 2021, with a 1-0 win in both finals. St Johnstone became just the 3rd existing Scottish team to achieve such a feat, and as such became the second most successful team existing Scottish team in the 21st century. Their highest placing in the league is third place (three times, most recently in 2013). St Johnstone have qualified for either the UEFA Cup or the Europa League in six seasons; these include four consecutive seasons from 2013 to 2016. They have reached two Scottish League Cup finals: 1969 and 1998, losing both.[2]
Including the 2016–17 season, the team have spent 46 seasons in the top tier of the Scottish football league system, 44 in the second and 4 in the third. The table summarises their seasons from 1886 to 1887 in Scottish and European football. It highlights the club's achievements in senior first team competitions, lists their managers and, where known, the top goalscorer(s) in each season. Some seasons to 1921–22 and the wartime seasons 1915–19 and 1939–45, in which the club did not compete in top-level football (e.g., Scottish Football League, Scottish Cup), are excluded.
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The table is correct to the end of the 2019–20 season.
Seasons in which the team were promoted have the league position in green. Seasons in which the team were relegated have the league position in red.[a][b]
Season | League record | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europa League | Top league scorer(s) | |||||||||
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Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | ||||
1886–87[c] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | R1 | – | – | ||
1887–88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | R2 | – | – | ||
1888–89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | R1 | – | – | ||
1889–90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | R2 | – | – | ||
1890–91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | R2 | – | – | ||
1895–96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | R2 | – | – | ||
1900–01 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | R1 | – | – | ||
1902–03 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | R1 | – | – | ||
1903–04 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | R2 | – | – | ||
1904–05 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | R1 | – | – | ||
1906–07 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | R1 | – | – | ||
1907–08 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | R1 | – | – | ||
1908–09 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | R1 | – | – | ||
1911–12 | D2[d] | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 5th | R1 | – | – | ||
1912–13 | D2 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 38 | 21 | 11th | R3 | – | – | ||
1913–14 | D2 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 38 | 23 | 5th | – | – | – | ||
1914–15 | D2 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 56 | 53 | 26 | 8th | – | – | – | ||
1919–20[e] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | R2 | – | – | ||
1921–22 | D2 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 41 | 52 | 35 | 13th | R1 | – | – | ||
1922–23 | D2 | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 60 | 39 | 48 | 3rd | R1 | – | – | ||
1923–24 | D2 | 38 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 79 | 33 | 56 | 1st | R2 | – | – | ||
1924–25[f] | D1[g] | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 57 | 72 | 35 | 11th | R1 | – | – | ||
1925–26 | D1 | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 78 | 28 | 18th | R3 | – | – | ||
1926–27 | D1 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 55 | 69 | 35 | 14th | R1 | – | – | ||
1927–28 | D1 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 66 | 67 | 36 | 11th | R1 | – | – | ||
1928–29 | D1 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 57 | 70 | 38 | 9th | R2 | – | – | ||
1929–30 | D1 | 38 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 48 | 96 | 19 | 20th | R2 | – | – | ||
1930–31 | D2 | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 76 | 61 | 44 | 5th | R2 | – | – | ||
1931–32 | D2 | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 102 | 52 | 55 | 2nd | R2 | – | – | ||
1932–33 | D1 | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 70 | 55 | 44 | 5th | R3 | – | – | ||
1933–34 | D1 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 74 | 53 | 40 | 9th | SF | – | – | ||
1934–35 | D1 | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 66 | 46 | 46 | 5th | R4 | – | – | ||
1935–36 | D1 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 70 | 81 | 37 | 7th | R3 | – | – | ||
1936–37 | D1 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 74 | 68 | 36 | 12th | R2 | – | – | ||
1937–38 | D1 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 78 | 81 | 39 | 8th | R2 | – | – | ||
1938–39 | D1 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 85 | 82 | 40 | 8th | R1 | – | – | ||
1945–46 | DB[h] | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 66 | 60 | 30 | 6th | – | – | – | ||
1946–47 | DB | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 45 | 47 | 22 | 9th | R1 | Grp | – | ||
1947–48 | DB | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 69 | 63 | 27 | 9th | R2 | Grp | – | ||
1948–49 | DB | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 58 | 51 | 32 | 6th | R1 | Grp | – | ||
1949–50 | DB | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 64 | 56 | 36 | 4th | R2 | Grp | – | ||
1950–51 | DB | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 68 | 53 | 33 | 5th | R2 | Grp | – | ||
1951–52 | DB | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 62 | 68 | 25 | 11th | R2 | QF | – | ||
1952–53 | DB | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 41 | 63 | 22 | 14th | R2 | QF | – | ||
1953–54 | DB | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 80 | 71 | 31 | 6th | R1 | Grp | – | ||
1954–55 | DB | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 60 | 51 | 32 | 7th | R6 | QF | – | ||
1955–56 | D2 | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 86 | 45 | 49 | 3rd | R5 | QF | – | ||
1956–57 | D2 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 79 | 80 | 34 | 12th | R5 | Grp | – | ||
1957–58 | D2 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 67 | 85 | 33 | 11th | R2 | Grp | – | ||
1958–59 | D2 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 44 | 40 | 6th | R3 | Grp | – | ||
1959–60 | D2 | 36 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 87 | 47 | 53 | 1st | R1 | Grp | – | ||
1960–61 | D1 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 63 | 29 | 15th | R1 | Grp | – | Matthew McVitie | 8 |
1961–62 | D1 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 35 | 61 | 25 | 17th | R2 | SF | – | Alex Ferguson | 5 |
1962–63 | D2 | 36 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 83 | 37 | 55 | 1st | R2 | SF | – | ||
1963–64 | D1 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 54 | 70 | 28 | 13th | R2 | PO | – | ||
1964–65 | D1 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 57 | 62 | 29 | 13th | R2 | Grp | – | ||
1965–66 | D1 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 58 | 81 | 26 | 14th | R3 | Grp | – | ||
1966–67 | D1 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 53 | 73 | 25 | 15th | R2 | Grp | – | ||
1967–68 | D1 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 43 | 52 | 27 | 14th | SF | SF | – | ||
1968–69 | D1 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 66 | 59 | 37 | 6th | R3 | Grp | – | ||
1969–70 | D1 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 62 | 31 | 13th | R1 | RU | – | Henry Hall | 15 |
1970–71 | D1 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 59 | 44 | 44 | 3rd | R3 | Grp | – | ||
1971–72 | D1 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 58 | 32 | 8th | R3 | QF | 3QR | ||
1972–73 | D1 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 52 | 67 | 29 | 11th | R3 | QF | – | ||
1973–74 | D1 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 60 | 28 | 12th | R4 | R2 | – | ||
1974–75 | D1 | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 44 | 34 | 10th[i] | R4 | Grp | – | ||
1975–76 | PD[j] | 36 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 29 | 79 | 11 | 10th | R3 | Grp | – | Jim O'Rourke | 8 |
1976–77 | FD[k] | 39 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 42 | 64 | 29 | 11th | R3 | Grp | – | Iain Anderson | 8 |
1977–78 | FD | 39 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 52 | 64 | 36 | 8th | R4 | R2 | – | Derek O'Connor | 19 |
1978–79 | FD | 39 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 66 | 31 | 12th | R3 | R1 | – | John Brogan | 14 |
1979–80 | FD | 39 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 57 | 74 | 34 | 11th | R3 | R3 | – | John Brogan | 22 |
1980–81 | FD | 39 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 64 | 45 | 51 | 3rd | R4 | R1 | – | Ally McCoist | 22 |
1981–82 | FD | 39 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 69 | 60 | 42 | 5th | R4 | Grp | – | Jim Morton | 17 |
1982–83 | FD | 39 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 59 | 37 | 55 | 1st | R4 | Grp | – | John Brogan | 26 |
1983–84 | PD | 36 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 36 | 81 | 23 | 9th | R3 | Grp | – | John Brogan | 9 |
1984–85 | FD | 39 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 51 | 78 | 25 | 14th | R3 | QF | – | 9 | |
1985–86 | SD[l] | 39 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 63 | 55 | 42 | 6th | R3 | R3 | – | 11 | |
1986–87 | SD | 39 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 59 | 49 | 45 | 5th | R3 | R4 | – | Willie Brown | 25 |
1987–88 | SD | 39 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 74 | 24 | 59 | 2nd | R3 | R3 | – | Willie Watters | 19 |
1988–89 | FD | 39 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 51 | 42 | 40 | 6th | SF | R2 | – | Steve Maskrey | 12 |
1989–90[m] | FD | 39 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 81 | 39 | 58 | 1st | R3 | R2 | – | Roddy Grant | 19 |
1990–91 | PD | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 54 | 31 | 7th | SF | R2 | – | Harry Curran | 9 |
1991–92 | PD | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 52 | 73 | 36 | 8th | R5 | R3 | – | Paul Wright | 18 |
1992–93 | PD | 44 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 52 | 66 | 40 | 6th | R5 | SF | – | Paul Wright | 14 |
1993–94 | PD | 44 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 35 | 47 | 40 | 10th | R5 | R3 | – | Paul Wright | 7 |
1994–95 | FD | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 59 | 39 | 56 | 5th | R3 | QF | – | George O'Boyle | 19 |
1995–96 | FD | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 36 | 65 | 4th | R5 | R2 | – | George O'Boyle | 21 |
1996–97 | FD | 36 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 74 | 23 | 80 | 1st | R3 | R3 | – | Roddy Grant | 19 |
1997–98 | PD | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 42 | 48 | 5th | R5 | R3 | – | George O'Boyle | 10 |
1998–99 | PL[n] | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 38 | 57 | 3rd | SF | RU | – | Gary Bollan Roddy Grant Miguel Simão |
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1999–2000 | PL | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 44 | 42 | 5th | R3 | R3 | 1QR | Nathan Lowndes | 10 |
2000–01 | PL | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 56 | 40 | 10th | R3 | R3 | – | Keigan Parker | 10 |
2001–02 | PL | 38 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 62 | 21 | 12th | R3 | R3 | – | Paul Hartley | 4 |
2002–03 | FD | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 29 | 67 | 3rd | R4 | R3 | – | Chris Hay | 9 |
2003–04 | FD | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 59 | 45 | 57 | 3rd | R3 | QF | – | Mixu Paatelainen | 11 |
2004–05 | FD | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 39 | 46 | 8th | R3 | R1 | – | Peter MacDonald | 11 |
2005–06 | FD | 36 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 59 | 34 | 66 | 2nd | R3 | R2 | – | Jason Scotland | 15 |
2006–07 | FD | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 65 | 42 | 65 | 2nd | SF | SF | – | Jason Scotland | 18 |
2007–08 |
FD | 36 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 60 | 45 | 58 | 3rd | SF | R2 | – | Andy Jackson | 14 |
2008–09 |
FD | 36 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 55 | 35 | 65 | 1st | R4 | R2 | – | Steve Milne | 14 |
2009–10 |
PL | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 57 | 61 | 47 | 8th | R5 | SF | – | Liam Craig | 8 |
2010–11 | PL | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 43 | 44 | 8th | SF | R3 | – | Liam Craig | 6 |
2011–12 | PL | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 43 | 50 | 50 | 6th | R3 | R2 | – | Francisco Sandaza | 14 |
2012–13 | PL | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 45 | 44 | 56 | 3rd | R5 | QF | 2QR | Liam Craig Murray Davidson Nigel Hasselbaink Rowan Vine |
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2013–14 | SP[o] | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 48 | 42 | 53 | 6th | W | SF | 3QR | Stevie May | 20 |
2014–15 | SP | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 57 | 4th | R5 | QF | 3QR | Brian Graham Michael O'Halloran |
9 |
2015–16 | SP | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 58 | 55 | 56 | 4th | R4 | SF | 1QR | Steve MacLean | 14 |
2016–17 | SP | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 46 | 58 | 4th | R5 | QF | – | Danny Swanson | 10 |
2017–18 | SP | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 53 | 46 | 8th | R5 | R2 | 1QR | Steve MacLean | 9 |
2018–19 | SP | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 48 | 52 | 7th | R5 | QF | – | Matty Kennedy | 6 |
2019–20 | SP | 30 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 28 | 46 | 45 | 6th | QF | Grp | – | Callum Hendry | 7 |
2020–21 | SP | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 46 | 45 | 5th | W | W | – | Stevie May | 9 |
Footnotes[]
- ^ Goal tallies are listed if known and are for the league competitions only. Divisions are not sorted alphabetically, but based on their placing in the Scottish football league system at that time.
- ^ In league matches, a win was worth 2 points until the 1993–94 season, after which it has been 3 points for a win.
- ^ St Johnstone's home ground from 1885 to 1924 was the Recreation Grounds, Perth.[3]
- ^ St Johnstone joined Division Two of the Scottish Football League in 1911–12 after Port Glasgow Athletic F.C. declined to apply for re-election.
- ^ Division Two was not played in 1919–20 and the club competed in the Scottish Cup only at top-level.
- ^ St Johnstone's home ground from 1924 to 1989 was Muirton Park.[4]
- ^ St Johnstone first qualified for Division One of the Scottish Football League in 1924–25 after winning Division Two in 1923–24. Between 1890 and 1975, the Division One was the highest tier in Scottish football.
- ^ In 1945–46, St Johnstone played in the Southern Football League (Scotland), a wartime regional league that defined the Scottish Football League structure when it recommenced in 1946–47. As St Johnstone were allocated to Division B of the regional league, the club having been inactive during the war, the team was effectively relegated to the lower tier between 1938–39 and 1946–47.
- ^ The top-ten placed teams in 1974–75 formed the new Scottish Football League Premier Division (PD) for next season.
- ^ The Scottish Football League Premier Division was, from 1975 until 1998, the top division of the Scottish Football League, replacing the old Division One.
- ^ The new Scottish Football League First Division (FD) was the second tier in the Scottish football league system between 1975 and 2013.
- ^ The Scottish Football League Second Division (SD) was the third tier of the Scottish football league system between 1975 and 2013.
- ^ St Johnstone's home ground since 1989 is McDiarmid Park which currently has an all-seated capacity of 10,696.[1]
- ^ The Scottish Premier Division was renamed the Scottish Premier League (PL) in 1998–99.
- ^ The Scottish Premier League was renamed the Scottish Premiership (SP) in 2013–14.
References[]
- General
- "Soccerbase.com". Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- "St Johnstone history". Statto.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- Specific
- ^ Jump up to: a b "McDiarmid Park". St Johnstone FC. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Honours and records". St Johnstone FC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "History – Recreation Ground". St Johnstone FC. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "History – Muirton Park". St Johnstone FC. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
Further reading[]
- Bannerman, Gordon (1991). Saints Alive! St Johnstone Football Club Five Years on a High. Sportsprint Publishing, Edinburgh. ISBN 0-85976-346-3.
- Blair, Alastair (2003). St Johnstone FC (Images of Sport). Tempus Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7524-2183-2.
- Blair A, Doyle B (2015). Manifest Destiny: The History of St Johnstone F.C. Tempus Publishing Limited.
- Blair A, Doyle B (1997). Bristling with Possibilities: The History of St Johnstone F.C. Tempus Publishing Limited.
- Slater, Jim (1992). Who's Who of St Johnstone 1946 to 1992. St Johnstone FC.
External links[]
- "St Johnstone FC Official Website". St Johnstone Football Club. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
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