2021–22 St Johnstone F.C. season

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.

St Johnstone
2021–22 season
ChairmanSteve Brown
ManagerCallum Davidson
StadiumMcDiarmid Park
Premiership11th
Scottish CupFourth round
League CupSemi-finals
Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
Conference LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague: Callum Hendry (7)
All: Callum Hendry (7)
All statistics correct as of 20 November 2021.

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Premiership

31 July 2021 1 Ross County 0–0 St Johnstone Dingwall
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,990
Referee: Colin Steven
8 August 2021 2 St Johnstone 1–1 Motherwell Perth
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Referee: Nick Walsh
21 August 2021 3 St Johnstone 0–1 Dundee United Perth
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 5,716
Referee: Don Robertson
28 August 2021 4 St Mirren 0–0 St Johnstone Paisley
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 4,326
Referee: David Dickinson
11 September 2021 5 St Johnstone 1–2 Rangers Perth
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 7,319
Referee: Willie Collum
18 September 2021 6 Aberdeen 0–1 St Johnstone Aberdeen
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 13,007
Referee: Bobby Madden
26 September 2021 7 Hibernian 1–0 St Johnstone Edinburgh
15:00 BST Boyle 61' (pen.) Report Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 13,263
Referee: John Beaton
2 October 2021 8 St Johnstone 3–1 Dundee Perth
15:00 Kane 31', 39'
May 46'
Report Sweeney 74' 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 34'
Juranović 80' (pen.)
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 11' BBC Sport Ginnelly 40' 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 17' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 7,580
Referee: Grant Irvine
6 November 2021 13 St Johnstone 0–0 St Mirren Perth
15:00 GMT Kane  54'  86' 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 40' (og)
Bryson  27'  45+1'
BBC Sport Nisbet 83'
Murphy 86'
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 3,362
Referee: Euan Anderson
1 December 2021 15 Dundee 1–0 St Johnstone Dundee
19:45 GMT Mullen 39' 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 83' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 3,791
Referee: Greg Aitken
15 December 2021 17 Rangers 2–0 St Johnstone Glasgow
19:45 GMT Morelos 43'
Kent 49'
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 17'
van Veen 55'
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 19' BBC Sport Charles-Cook 15'
Callachan 69'
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Referee: Willie Collum
26 December 2021 20 St Johnstone 1–3 Celtic Perth
19:45 GMT Kane 69' BBC Sport Abada 9', 22'
Bitton 82'
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: Bobby Madden
18 January 2022 21 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 St Johnstone Edinburgh
19:45 GMT Ginnelly 46', 75' BBC Sport Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 16,589
Referee: Nick Walsh
26 January 2022 22 St Johnstone 0–0 Dundee Perth
19:45 GMT BBC Sport Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 4,135
Referee: Bobby Madden
1 February 2022 23 Livingston 1–2 St Johnstone Livingston
19:45 GMT Anderson 34'
Nouble  90+2'
BBC Sport Hendry 11'
Crawford 90'
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Referee: Craig Napier
5 February 2022 24 St Johnstone 0–0 Dundee United Perth
19:45 GMT Hallberg  53' BBC Sport Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 5,005
Referee: Colin Steven
9 February 2022 25 St Mirren 2–1 St Johnstone Paisley
19:45 GMT Ronan 42 pen.'
Greive 49'
BBC Sport Hendry 28 pen.' Stadium: St Mirren Park
Referee: David Dickinson
15 February 2022 26 Aberdeen 1–1 St Johnstone Aberdeen
19:45 GMT Ferguson 71 pen.' BBC Sport Hendry 6' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 12,973
Referee: Gavin Duncan
19 February 2022 27 St Johnstone 2–1 Heart of Midlothian Perth
15:00 GMT Crawford 1'
McCart 56'
BBC Sport Atkinson 6' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 4,409
Referee: Grant Irvine
26 February 2022 28 Ross County 3–1 St Johnstone Dingwall
15:00 GMT Charles-Cook 35', 53'
Hungbo 66'
BBC Sport Hendry 24' Stadium: Victoria Park
Referee: Nick Walsh
2 March 2022 29 St Johnstone 0–1 Rangers Perth
19:45 GMT BBC Sport Kamara 3' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Referee: William Collum
5 March 2022 30 Hibernian 0–0 St Johnstone Edinburgh
15:00 GMT BBC Sport Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 19,585
Referee: Craig Napier
19 March 2022 31 St Johnstone 2–1 Motherwell Perth
15:00 GMT Hendry 21', 90+1' BBC Sport van Veen 12' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Referee: David Munro
2 April 2022 32 St Johnstone 1–0 Livingston Perth
15:00 GMT Hendry 3 pen.' BBC Sport Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Referee: Kevin Clancy
9 April 2022 33 Celtic 7–0 St Johnstone Glasgow
15:00 GMT Hatate 8'
Giakoumakis 22'
Maeda 36'
Juranović 51 pen.'
O'Riley 70', 73'
Abada 78'
BBC Sport Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Andrew Dallas
23 April 2022 34 Dundee 1–1 St Johnstone Dundee
15:00 GMT Marshall 10' BBC Sport Rooney 68' Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 7,937
Referee: Bobby Madden
30 April 2022 35 St Johnstone 0–1 St Mirren Perth
15:00 GMT BBC Sport Kiltie 53' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 4,253
Referee: Andrew Dallas

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
BBC Sport Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 42,298
Referee: Nick Walsh

Scottish Cup

22 January 2022 Fourth round Kelty Hearts 1–0 (a.e.t.) St Johnstone Kelty
15:00 GMT Higginbotham 103' BBC Sport Stadium: New Central Park
Attendance: 2,183
Referee: Kevin Clancy

UEFA Europa League

Third qualifying round

5 August 2021 (2021-08-05) First leg Galatasaray 1–1 St Johnstone Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul
20:00 (21:00 TRT)
Report
Attendance: 6,216[1]
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
12 August 2021 (2021-08-12) Second leg St Johnstone 2–4
(3–5 agg.)
Galatasaray McDiarmid Park, Perth
20:45 (19:45 BST)
Report Attendance: 9,106[2]
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

UEFA Europa Conference League

Play-off round

19 August 2021 (2021-08-19) First leg LASK 1–1 St Johnstone Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt
21:00
Report
Attendance: 550[3]
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
26 August 2021 (2021-08-26) Second leg St Johnstone 0–2
(1–3 agg.)
LASK McDiarmid Park, Perth
20:45 (19:45 BST) Report
Attendance: 8,845[4]
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 30 April 2022[5]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremiershipScottish CupLeague CupEuropa LeagueConference League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  SCO Zander Clark 380300102+102020
2 DF  MLT James Brown 26015+5010201+1010
3 DF  SCO Tony Gallacher 1007+2010000+000+00
4 DF  SCO Jamie McCart 42234110312020
5 DF  IRL Dan Cleary 13012+00100+000000
6 DF  SCO Liam Gordon 33028010102010
7 FW  SCO Stevie May 37212+1820+101+100+200+20
8 MF  SCO Murray Davidson 26016+40001+102020
9 FW  SCO Chris Kane 24412+5310202021
10 MF  CAN David Wotherspoon 1409+100020100+10
11 FW  SCO Michael O'Halloran 27213+610+101+202120
12 GK  ENG Elliot Parish 705+1000100000
13 MF  SCO Craig Bryson 1008+1000100000
14 FW  SCO Glenn Middleton 30114+1100+10210020
15 MF  SCO Charlie Gilmour 800+50100+10000+10
16 DF  IRL John Mahon 200+20000+000000
17 FW  CAN Theo Bair 600+60000+000000
18 MF  SCO Cammy MacPherson 1709+7000100000
19 DF  SCO Shaun Rooney 27219+1100311+1020
20 GK  SCO Ross Sinclair 000000000000
21 MF  SCO Ali Crawford 32324+42102+110000
22 FW  SCO Callum Hendry 22716+17001+100+200+10
23 FW  TUR Nadir Çiftçi 1107+3010000000
24 DF  SCO Callum Booth 33025+10002+101+1020
26 MF  SCO Liam Craig 2009+500+102+10100+10
27 DF  ENG Tom Sang 806+2000000000
29 MF  SWE Melker Hallberg 12012000000000
33 FW  ENG Jahmal Hector-Ingram 000000000000
34 MF  ENG Jacob Butterfield 1529+610100000+00
Departures
3 DF  ENG Reece Devine 1004+2000101+100+10
5 DF  SCO Jason Kerr 1024000202220
5 DF  BEL Lars Dendoncker 604+10000+100000
16 DF  ENG Hayden Muller 807+1000000000
17 FW  FIN Eetu Vertainen 803+40000+100000
18 MF  NIR Ali McCann 1004+1000102020
23 MF  SCO Cammy Ballantyne 1000000+100000
25 DF  NGA Efe Ambrose 805+2000100000
27 MF  NGA Viv Solomon-Otabor 702+500000000+00

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
8 Hibernian 35 10 11 14 32 38 6 41
9 Aberdeen 35 10 9 16 40 44 4 39
10 St Mirren 35 9 12 14 31 51 20 39
11 St Johnstone 35 7 10 18 22 46 24 31 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Dundee (Y) 35 5 11 19 30 59 29 26 Relegation to the Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. Source: [6][7]
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).[8]
(Y) May at best qualify for the relegation play-offs
Notes:
  1. 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

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435
GroundAHHAHAAHHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAH
ResultDDLDLWLWLLDWDLLLLLLLLDWDLDWLLDWWLDL
Position8788889881010999101212121212121211111212111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: SPFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premiership 31 July 2021 15 May 2022 Matchday 1 20 3 5 12 11 25 −14 015.00
Scottish Cup 22 January 2022 22 January 2022 Fourth round Fourth round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
League Cup 15 August 2021 20 November 2021 Second round Semi-finals 3 1 1 1 4 1 +3 033.33
UEFA Europa League 5 August 2021 12 August 2021 Third qualifying round Third qualifying round 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 000.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 19 August 2021 26 August 2021 Play-off round Play-off round 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 000.00
Total 28 4 8 16 19 35 −16 014.29

Last updated: 25 January 2022
Source: Soccerway

Transfers

In

Date Player Transferred from Fee Source
30 June 2021 Hayden Muller Millwall Loan [9]
1 July 2021 James Brown Millwall Free [10]
2 July 2021 Reece Devine Manchester United Loan [11]
6 August 2021 Glenn Middleton Rangers Loan [12]
31 August 2021 Ali Crawford Bolton Wanderers Loan [13]
Lars Dendoncker Brighton & Hove Albion Loan [14]
Cammy MacPherson St Mirren Loan [15]
1 September 2021 Eetu Vertainen Ilves Free [16]
10 September 2021 Efe Ambrose Livingston Free [17]
24 November 2021 Viv Solomon-Otabor Unattached Free [18]
13 December 2021 Jacob Butterfield Unattached Free [19]
1 January 2022 Dan Cleary Dundalk Free [20]
3 January 2021 Ali Crawford Bolton Wanderers Free [21]
4 January 2022 Tony Gallacher Liverpool Free [22]
5 January 2022 Nadir Çiftçi Ankaragücü Free [23]
23 January 2022 John Mahon Sligo Rovers Undisclosed [24]
24 January 2022 Cammy MacPherson St Mirren Undisclosed [25]
24 January 2022 Melker Hallberg Hibernian Free [26]
31 January 2022 Theo Bair Vancouver Whitecaps Undisclosed [27]
Tom Sang Cardiff City Loan [28]
1 February 2022 Jahmal Hector-Ingram Derby County Free [29]

Out

Date Player Transferred to Fee Source
1 June 2021 Guy Melamed Free agent Free [30]
Craig Conway Free agent Free [30]
Olly Hamilton Free agent Free [30]
Lennon Smith Free agent Free [30]
Aiden Walsh Free agent Free [30]
Aaron Steele East Fife Free [31]
7 June 2021 Scott Tanser St Mirren Free [32][33]
22 June 2021 Alex Ferguson Edinburgh City Loan [31]
29 June 2021 Michael MacFarlane Edinburgh City Free [31][30]
30 July 2021 John Robertson Edinburgh City Free [31]
3 August 2021 Ben Finnan Kelty Hearts Free [31]
31 August 2021 Ali McCann Preston North End £1.2 Million [34]
Jason Kerr Wigan Athletic £600,000 [35]
28 September 2021 Cammy Ballantyne Montrose Loan [36]
29 September 2021 Callum Hendry Kilmarnock Loan [37]
1 January 2022 Spencer Moreland Stenhousemuir Loan [24]
10 January 2022 Viv Solomon-Otabor Rukh Lviv Free [38]
4 February 2021 Efe Ambrose Dunfermline Athletic Loan [39]
7 February 2021 Eetu Vertainen Linfield Loan [40]

See also

List of St Johnstone F.C. seasons

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