2016–17 St Johnstone F.C. season
St Johnstone 2016–17 football season
2016–17 season | |||
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Chairman | Steve Brown | ||
Manager | Tommy Wright | ||
Stadium | McDiarmid Park Perth, Scotland (Capacity: 10,696) | ||
Scottish Premiership | 4th | ||
Scottish Cup | Fifth round lost to Partick Thistle | ||
Scottish League Cup | Quarter final lost to Aberdeen | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Danny Swanson (10) All: Danny Swanson (15) | ||
Highest home attendance | 7,979 vs Rangers Scottish Premiership 28 December 2016 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,549 vs Inverness Caledonian Thistle Scottish Premiership 3 December 2016 | ||
Average home league attendance | 4,368[1] | ||
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The 2016–17 season was the club's fourth season in the Scottish Premiership and their eighth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football. St Johnstone also competed in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.[2]
Season summary
Tommy Wright was kept as manager and remained for the season. The Saints again finished in Fourth place but qualified for European Football.[3] Danny Swanson was the club's Top League and Season scorer, but a few weeks before the end of the season, he signed for a pre-contract agreement with Hibernian.[4]
Results & fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season
Glentoran v St Johnstone
9 July 2016 | Glentoran | 1 – 2 | St Johnstone | The Oval |
Chris Lavery ![]() | Report | MacLean ![]() Kane ![]() |
Livingston v St Johnstone
12 July 2016 | Livingston | 1 – 1 | St Johnstone | Tony Macaroni Arena |
Josh Mullin ![]() | Report | Coulson ![]() | Referee: Beaton |
St Johnstone v Bradford City
19 July 2016 | St Johnstone | 2 – 0 | Bradford City | McDiarmid Park |
Cummins ![]() McKay ![]() | Report | Attendance: 1,177 Referee: Collum |
Scottish Premiership
St Johnstone v Aberdeen
7 August 2016 1 | St Johnstone | 0 – 0 | Aberdeen | McDiarmid Park |
12:15 | Craig ![]() Cummins ![]() | BBC Report SPFL Report | Attendance: 5,728 Referee: Collum |
Motherwell v St Johnstone
13 August 2016 2 | Motherwell | 1 – 2 | St Johnstone | Fir Park |
15:00 | Cadden ![]() Tait ![]() Clay ![]() McDonald ![]() | BBC SPFL | Swanson ![]() MacLean ![]() Kane ![]() Swanson ![]() Davidson ![]() | Attendance: 3,739 Referee: Euan Anderson |
St Johnstone v Celtic
20 August 2016 3 | St Johnstone | 2 – 4 | Celtic | McDiarmid Park |
12:15 | Swanson ![]() MacLean ![]() Paton ![]() Davidson ![]() MacLean ![]() | BBC SPFL | Griffiths ![]() Sinclair ![]() Forrest ![]() Christie ![]() Griffiths ![]() Janko ![]() Bitton ![]() | Attendance: 6,823 Referee: Craig Thomson |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v St Johnstone
27 August 2016 4 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2 – 1 | St Johnstone | Caledonian Stadium |
15:00 | Draper ![]() Meekings ![]() Draper ![]() | BBC SPFL | Foster ![]() Wotherspoon ![]() | Attendance: 2,729 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
Partick Thistle v St Johnstone
10 September 2016 5 | Partick Thistle | 0 – 2 | St Johnstone | Firhill Stadium |
15:00 | BBC SPFL | Anderson ![]() MacLean ![]() Swanson ![]() | Attendance: 2,885 Referee: Nick Walsh |
St Johnstone v Heart of Midlothian
17 September 2016 6 | St Johnstone | 1 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | McDiarmid Park |
15:00 | Cummins ![]() Cummins ![]() Foster ![]() Davidson ![]() MacLean ![]() Kane ![]() Craig ![]() | BBC SPFL | Rossi ![]() | Attendance: 5,456 Referee: John Beaton |
Hamilton Academical v St Johnstone
25 September 2016 7 | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 1 | St Johnstone | New Douglas Park |
15:00 | Docherty ![]() Donati ![]() Doherty ![]() MacKinnon ![]() Seaborne ![]() Crawford ![]() | BBC SPFL | Craig ![]() Davidson ![]() | Attendance: 1,705 Referee: Euan Anderson |
Ross County v St Johnstone
1 October 2016 8 | Ross County | 0 – 2 | St Johnstone | Victoria Park |
15:00 | BBC SPFL | Swanson ![]() Kane ![]() | Attendance: 3,299 Referee: Crawford Allan |
St Johnstone v Kilmarnock
15 October 2016 9 | St Johnstone | 0 – 1 | Kilmarnock | McDiarmid Park |
15:00 | BBC SPFL | S Boyd ![]() | Attendance: 2,930 Referee: Steven McLean |
St Johnstone v Dundee
23 October 2016 10 | St Johnstone | 2 – 1 | Dundee | McDiarmid Park |
15:00 | Anderson ![]() Swanson ![]() | BBC SPFL | Loy ![]() | Attendance: 3,646 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
Rangers v St Johnstone
26 October 2016 11 | Rangers | 1 – 1 | St Johnstone | Ibrox Stadium |
19:45 | Garner ![]() | BBC SPFL | Alston ![]() | Attendance: 46,563 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
St Johnstone v Partick Thistle
29 October 2016 12 | St Johnstone | 1 – 2 | Partick Thistle | McDiarmid Park |
15:00 | MacLean ![]() | BBC SPFL | Doolan ![]() Osman ![]() | Attendance: 3,096 Referee: Barry Cook |
Heart of Midlothian v St Johnstone
5 November 2016 13 | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 2 | St Johnstone | Tynecastle Stadium |
15:00 | Buaben ![]() ![]() Igor Rossi ![]() Paterson ![]() Muirhead ![]() | Report | Alston ![]() Swanson ![]() Kane ![]() Easton ![]() | Attendance: 16,421 Referee: ![]() |
St Johnstone v Ross County
19 November 2016 14 | St Johnstone | 2 – 4 | Ross County | McDiarmid Park |
15:00 | Anderson ![]() Paton ![]() Foster ![]() Swanson ![]() MacLean ![]() | Report | McEveley ![]() ![]() Routis ![]() van der Weg ![]() Curran ![]() Boyce ![]() | Attendance: 2,554 Referee: ![]() |
St Johnstone v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
3 December 2016 15 | St Johnstone | 3 – 0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | McDiarmid Park |
15:00 | Craig ![]() Coulson ![]() Davidson ![]() Wotherspoon ![]() Swanson ![]() | Report | Draper ![]() Doumbouya ![]() Warren ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 2,549 Referee: ![]() |
Aberdeen v St Johnstone
10 December 2016 16 | Aberdeen | 0 – 0 | St Johnstone | Pittodrie Stadium |
15:00 | McLean ![]() | Report | Davidson ![]() Kane ![]() MacLean ![]() | Attendance: 11,501 Referee: ![]() |
St Johnstone v Motherwell
17 December 2016 17 | St Johnstone | 1 – 1 | Motherwell | McDiarmid Park |
15:00 | Kane ![]() Foster ![]() | Report | Clark ![]() Moult ![]() | Attendance: 2,836 Referee: ![]() |
Kilmarnock v St Johnstone
23 December 2016 18 | Kilmarnock | 0 – 1 | St Johnstone | Rugby Park |
19:45 | Dicker ![]() Hendrie ![]() ![]() | Report | Davidson ![]() ![]() Wotherspoon ![]() | Attendance: 3,056 Referee: ![]() |
St Johnstone v Rangers
28 December 2016 19 | St Johnstone | 1 – 1 | Rangers | McDiarmid Park |
19:45 | MacLean ![]() ![]() Paton ![]() Foster ![]() | Report | McKay ![]() Holt ![]() Hill ![]() Halliday ![]() | Attendance: 7,979 Referee: ![]() |
Dundee v St Johnstone
31 December 2016 20 | Dundee | 3 – 0 | St Johnstone | Dens Park |
14:00 | Bakhtaoui ![]() Kerr ![]() Gadzhalov ![]() Anderson ![]() | Report | Paton ![]() Swanson ![]() | Attendance: 6,492 Referee: ![]() |
Celtic v St Johnstone
25 January 2017 21 | Celtic | 1 – 0 | St Johnstone | Celtic Park |
19:45 | Boyata ![]() Gordon ![]() | Report | Craig ![]() Paton ![]() | Attendance: 51,057 Referee: ![]() |
St Johnstone v Hamilton Academical
28 January 2017 22 | St Johnstone | 3 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | McDiarmid Park |
15:00 | Swanson ![]() Cummins ![]() ![]() Davidson ![]() | Report | Redmond ![]() | Attendance: 3,279 Referee: ![]() |
Partick Thistle v St Johnstone
1 February 2017 23 | Partick Thistle | 0 – 1 | St Johnstone | Firhill Stadium |
19:45 | Edwards ![]() Elliott ![]() | Report | MacLean ![]() Swanson ![]() Anderson ![]() | Attendance: 2,257 Referee: ![]() |
St Johnstone v Celtic
5 February 2017 24 | St Johnstone | 2 – 5 | Celtic | McDiarmid Park |
12:30 | Watson ![]() Boyata ![]() Paton ![]() Foster ![]() Craig ![]() | Report | Henderson ![]() Dembélé ![]() ![]() ![]() Sinclair ![]() Lustig ![]() | Attendance: 6,548 Referee: ![]() |
Ross County v St Johnstone
18 February 2017 25 | Ross County | 1 – 2 | St Johnstone | Victoria Park |
15:00 | Curran ![]() O'Brien ![]() | Report | McEveley ![]() Kane ![]() | Attendance: 3,187 Referee: ![]() |
St Johnstone v Kilmarnock
25 February 2017 26 | St Johnstone | 0 – 2 | Kilmarnock | McDiarmid Park |
15:00 | Kane ![]() Anderson ![]() | Report | McKenzie ![]() Sammon ![]() | Attendance: 2,933 Referee: ![]() |
Rangers v St Johnstone
1 March 2017 27 | Rangers | 3 – 2 | St Johnstone | Ibrox Stadium |
19:45 | McKay ![]() Waghorn ![]() Hyndman ![]() Kiernan ![]() | Report | Wotherspoon ![]() Anderson ![]() | Attendance: 46,800 Referee: ![]() |
St Johnstone v Dundee
11 March 2017 28 | St Johnstone | 2 – 0 | Dundee | McDiarmid Park |
15:00 | Paton ![]() Alston ![]() MacLean ![]() | Report | O'Hara ![]() El Bakhtaoui ![]() Williams ![]() | Attendance: 4,195 Referee: ![]() |
Motherwell v St Johnstone
18 March 2017 29 | Motherwell | 1 – 2 | St Johnstone | Fir Park |
15:00 | McDonald ![]() | Report | Craig ![]() ![]() Davidson ![]() | Attendance: 3,588 Referee: ![]() |
Hamilton Academical v St Johnstone
1 April 2017 30 | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 0 | St Johnstone | New Douglas Park |
15:00 | Devlin ![]() Crawford ![]() D'Acol ![]() | Report | Foster ![]() Swanson ![]() Cummins ![]() | Attendance: 1,662 Referee: ![]() |
St Johnstone v Heart of Midlothian
5 April 2017 31 | St Johnstone | 1 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | McDiarmid Park |
19:45 | Shaughnessy ![]() | Report | Nicholson ![]() | Attendance: 4,197 Referee: Nick Walsh |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v St Johnstone
8 April 2017 32 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0 – 3 | St Johnstone | Tulloch Caledonian Stadium |
15:00 | Cole ![]() ![]() | Report | MacLean ![]() Alston ![]() Craig ![]() Cummins ![]() | Attendance: 2,961 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
St Johnstone v Aberdeen
15 April 2017 33 | St Johnstone | 1 – 2 | Aberdeen | McDiarmid Park |
15:00 | Craig ![]() Swanson ![]() Wotherspoon ![]() MacLean ![]() | Report | Christie ![]() Scobbie ![]() Lewis ![]() | Attendance: 5,132 Referee: Bobby Madden |
Aberdeen v St Johnstone
29 April 2017 34 | Aberdeen | 1 – 2 | St Johnstone | Pittodrie Stadium |
15:00 | Logan ![]() Hayes ![]() Stockley ![]() | Report | Anderson ![]() Shaughnessy ![]() Swanson ![]() Thomson ![]() Craig ![]() | Attendance: 10,606 Referee: Alan Muir |
Celtic v St Johnstone
6 May 2017 35 | Celtic | 4 – 1 | St Johnstone | Celtic Park |
15:00 | Roberts ![]() Boyata ![]() McGregor ![]() | Report | MacLean ![]() | Attendance: 52,796 Referee: Nick Walsh |
St Johnstone v Partick Thistle
13 May 2017 36 | St Johnstone | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle | McDiarmid Park |
15:00 | Swanson ![]() ![]() MacLean ![]() Craig ![]() | Report | Devine ![]() Edwards ![]() Elliott ![]() | Attendance: 3,630 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
St Johnstone v Heart Of Midlothian
17 May 2017 37 | St Johnstone | 1 – 0 | Heart Of Midlothian | McDiarmid Park |
19:45 | Kane ![]() | Report | Attendance: 3,141 Referee: Don Robertson |
St Johnstone v Rangers
21 May 2017 38 | St Johnstone | 1 – 2 | Rangers | McDiarmid Park |
12:30 | Cummins ![]() | Report | Miller ![]() Toral ![]() | Attendance: 6,799 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
Scottish League Cup
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STJ | FAL | STI | BRE | ELG | |
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1 | St Johnstone (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 10 | Qualification to the Second Round | — | 3–0 | 4–0 | — | — | |
2 | Falkirk (X) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Possible Second Round as one of the 4 best runners up | — | — | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
3 | Stirling Albion | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 4–1 | ||
4 | Brechin City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | 1–1 (4–2 p) | — | 2–1 | — | — | ||
5 | Elgin City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | 1–3 | — | — | 4–2 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 30 July 2016. Source: BBC
(Q) Qualified; (X) Advances to Best runners-up
(Q) Qualified; (X) Advances to Best runners-up
Elgin City v St Johnstone
16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Group B | Elgin City | 1 – 3 | St Johnstone | Borough Briggs, Elgin |
15:00 | Duff ![]() MacLeod ![]() | BBC Report SPFL Report | Swanson ![]() Cummins ![]() MacLean ![]() | Attendance: 1,046 Referee: Alan Muir |
St Johnstone v Falkirk
23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Group B | St Johnstone | 3 – 0 | Falkirk | McDiarmid Park, Perth |
15:00 | Swanson ![]() MacLean ![]() Craig ![]() | SPFL Report | Watson ![]() | Attendance: 2,725 Referee: Bobby Madden |
Brechin City v St Johnstone
26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Group B | Brechin City | 1 – 1 (4–2 p) | St Johnstone | Glebe Park, Brechin |
19:45 | Jackson ![]() Graham ![]() | SPFL Report | Kane ![]() | Attendance: 912 Referee: John McKendrick |
Penalties | ||||
St Johnstone v Stirling Albion
30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Group B | St Johnstone | 4 – 0 | Stirling Albion | McDiarmid Park, Perth |
15:00 | Anderson ![]() MacLean ![]() Craig ![]() Wotherspoon ![]() | SPFL Report | Ferns ![]() McKenzie ![]() | Attendance: 2,858 Referee: Barry Cook |
St Johnstone v Hearts
10 August 2016 Second Round | St Johnstone | 3 – 2 | Hearts | McDiarmid Park, Perth |
19:45 | Swanson ![]() ![]() McKay ![]() Paton ![]() Swanson ![]() Alston ![]() | SPFL Report | Paterson ![]() Walker ![]() Cowie ![]() Murihead ![]() Ozturk ![]() Rossi ![]() | Attendance: 4,214 Referee: Crawford Allan |
Aberdeen v St Johnstone
22 September 2016 Quarter final | Aberdeen | 1 – 0 | St Johnstone | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
19:45 | Rooney ![]() Maddison ![]() Shinnie ![]() | BBC Report SPFL Report | Shaughnessy ![]() Wotherspoon ![]() Paton ![]() Swanson ![]() Davidson ![]() | Attendance: 8,829 Referee: Craig Thomson (referee) |
Scottish Cup
St Johnstone v Stenhousemuir
21 January 2017 Fourth Round | St Johnstone | 2 – 0 | Stenhousemuir | McDiarmid Park |
15:00 | MacLean ![]() Alston ![]() | Report | Kerr ![]() McMenamin ![]() Ciaran Summers ![]() | Attendance: 2,441 Referee: ![]() |
St Johnstone v Partick Thistle
11 February 2017 Fifth Round | St Johnstone | 0 – 1 | Partick Thistle | McDiarmid Park |
15:00 | MacLean ![]() Swanson ![]() | Report | Barton ![]() Welsh ![]() Devine ![]() | Attendance: 2,884 Referee: ![]() |
Squad statistics
Appearances
- As of 21 May 2017 [5]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Alan Mannus | 17 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() | Dave Mackay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() | Tam Scobbie | 20 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | MF | ![]() | Blair Alston | 42 | 3 | 25+10 | 2 | 4+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
6 | DF | ![]() | Steven Anderson | 34 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() | Chris Millar | 22 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() | Murray Davidson | 26 | 3 | 19+4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() | Steven MacLean | 39 | 12 | 30+2 | 9 | 4+1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
10 | MF | ![]() | David Wotherspoon | 38 | 2 | 20+13 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() | Danny Swanson | 38 | 15 | 28+2 | 10 | 5+1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
12 | GK | ![]() | Zander Clark | 31 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() | Joe Shaughnessy | 46 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() | Clive Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | FW | ![]() | Michael Coulson | 18 | 0 | 7+7 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | MF | ![]() | Paul Paton | 34 | 1 | 22+6 | 1 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | DF | ![]() | Richard Foster | 34 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
22 | DF | ![]() | Keith Watson | 6 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
24 | DF | ![]() | Brian Easton | 45 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
25 | FW | ![]() | Chris Kane | 32 | 6 | 14+11 | 5 | 2+3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
26 | MF | ![]() | Liam Craig | 44 | 6 | 27+9 | 5 | 5+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
27 | MF | ![]() | Craig Thomson | 11 | 1 | 2+7 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | DF | ![]() | Ally Gilchrist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | FW | ![]() | Graham Cummins | 36 | 6 | 17+13 | 5 | 3+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
31 | MF | ![]() | Greg Hurst | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | FW | ![]() | George Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
36 | DF | ![]() | Cameron Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
49 | MF | ![]() | Daniel Jardine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players who left the club during the 2016–17 season | |||||||||||
15 | DF | ![]() | Brad McKay (joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
20 | FW | ![]() | Joe Gormley (joined Cliftonville) | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players who left the club on loan during the 2016–17 season | |||||||||||
23 | DF | ![]() | Liam Gordon (on loan to Peterhead) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | MF | ![]() | Connor McLaren (on loan to Stirling Albion) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
39 | DF | ![]() | Aaron Comrie (on loan to Peterhead) | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalscorers
As of 21 May 2017
Ranking | Nation | Number | Name | Scottish Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 11 | Danny Swanson | 10 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
2 | ![]() | 10 | Steven MacLean | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
3 | ![]() | 25 | Chris Kane | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
![]() | 26 | Liam Craig | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
![]() | 29 | Graham Cummins | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
6 | ![]() | 10 | Steven Anderson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
7 | ![]() | 4 | Blair Alston | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
![]() | 8 | Murray Davidson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
9 | ![]() | 10 | David Wotherspoon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 14 | Joe Shaughnessy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
11 | ![]() | 15 | Brad McKay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 18 | Paul Paton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 19 | Richard Foster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 22 | Keith Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 27 | Craig Thomson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Own Goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
TOTALS | 39 | 14 | 2 | 55 |
Team statistics
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
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2 | Aberdeen | 38 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 74 | 35 | +39 | 76 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
3 | Rangers | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 67 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
4 | St Johnstone | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 58 | |
5 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 46 | |
6 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 42 |
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[6]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[6]
Notes:
- ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
Transfers
Players in
Players out
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See also
List of St Johnstone F.C. seasons
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