| 2023–24 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief executive | Stan Harris | |||
| Manager | Steven MacLean (until 29 October) Alec Cleland (Interim) Craig Levein (from 5 November) | |||
| Stadium | McDiarmid Park | |||
| League Cup | Group stage | |||
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The 2023–24 season is St Johnstone's eleventh season in the Scottish Premiership and their fifteenth consecutively (following four in the former Scottish Premier League) in the top flight of Scottish football. Saints will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Season summary
Competitions
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season and friendlies
| 4 July 2023 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–1 | St Johnstone | Dunfermline |
| 19:45 BST | Wighton  13' |
Report | Carey 26' |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,617 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
Scottish Premiership
| 5 August 2023 1 | St Johnstone | 0–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Perth |
| 15:00 | Report | Oda 75' Shankland 90+6' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 6,818 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 12 August 2023 2 | Ross County | 2–0 | St Johnstone | Dingwall |
| 15:00 | Turner 40' Randall 51' |
Report | Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,157 Referee: William Collum |
| 26 August 2023 3 | Celtic | 0–0 | St Johnstone | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,600 Referee: Matthew MacDermid |
| 2 September 2023 4 | St Johnstone | 2–2 | Dundee | Perth |
| 15:00 | Kucheriavyi 86', 90+6' |
Report | Tiffoney 35' Lamie 58' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 5,935 Referee: William Collum |
| 16 September 2023 5 | St Johnstone | 0–2 | Rangers | Perth |
| 15:00 | Report | Danilo 16' Matondo 79' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 6,967 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 23 September 2023 6 | Hibernian | 2–0 | St Johnstone | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 | Miller 35' Vente 69' |
Report | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 16,850 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 30 September 2023 7 | St Johnstone | 1–1 | Livingston | Perth |
| 15:00 | Costelloe 36' Gordon  83' |
Report | Kelly 57 pen.' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 2,691 Referee: Graham Grainger |
| 8 October 2023 8 | Aberdeen | 0–0 | St Johnstone | Aberdeen |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 16,816 Referee: David Munro |
| 28 October 2023 10 | St Mirren | 4–0 | St Johnstone | Paisley |
| 15:00 | Baccus 36' Mandron 48', 70'Kiltie 90' |
Report | Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 5,552 Referee: David Dickinson |
| 1 November 2023 11 | St Johnstone | 2–1 | Kilmarnock | Perth |
| 19:45 | Clark 1', 7' Costelloe 75' |
Report | Vassell 47' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 2,840 Referee: Calum Scott |
| 7 November 2023 9 | St Johnstone | 2–2 | Motherwell | Perth |
| 19:45 | Clark 17' Considine 27' |
Report | Blaney 68' Biereth 74' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 3,513 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| Note: Match postponed due to Storm Babet | ||||
| 11 November 2023 12 | St Johnstone | 1–0 | Ross County | Perth |
| 15:00 | Carey 71' |
Report | Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 3,018 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 25 November 2023 13 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–0 | St Johnstone | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 | Shankland 61' |
Report | Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 18,678 Referee: John Beaton |
| 3 December 2023 14 | St Johnstone | 1–3 | Celtic | Perth |
| 12:00 | Jaiyesimi 40' |
Report | McGregor 61' O'Riley 79'Forrest 90+3' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 6,777 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 6 December 2023 15 | St Johnstone | 1–0 | St Mirren | Perth |
| 19:45 | Kane 90+6' |
Report | Stadium: McDiarmid Park Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 9 December 2023 16 | Motherwell | 1–1 | St Johnstone | Motherwell |
| 15:00 | Biereth 90+2' |
Report | Mugabi 53 o.g.' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,647 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 16 December 2023 17 | St Johnstone | 1–0 | Hibernian | Perth |
| 15:00 | Carey 57' |
Report | Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 4,276 Referee: Graham Grainger |
| 20 December 2023 18 | Rangers | 2–0 | St Johnstone | Glasgow |
| 19:45 | Dessers 28' Tavernier 84 pen.' |
Jaiyesimi 33' |
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 46,931 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 23 December 2023 19 | Kilmarnock | 2–1 | St Johnstone | Kilmarnock |
| 15:00 | Watson 6' Watkins 17' |
Report | Clark 61' |
Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 5,074 Referee: John Beaton |
| 27 December 2023 20 | Livingston | 0–0 | St Johnstone | Livingston |
| 19:45 | Report | Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 1,602 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 2 January 2024 21 | Dundee | P–P | St Johnstone | Dundee |
| 19:45 | Stadium: Dens Park | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. | ||||
| 24 January 2024 22 | St Johnstone | v | Aberdeen | Perth |
| 19:45 | Stadium: McDiarmid Park |
| 27 January 2024 23 | St Johnstone | v | Motherwell | Perth |
| 15:00 | Stadium: McDiarmid Park |
Scottish League Cup
| 15 July 2023 1 | Stenhousemuir | 1–0 | St Johnstone | Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | O'Reilly 49' |
Report | Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 1,376 Referee: Calum Scott |
| 22 July 2023 2 | Alloa Athletic | 0–4 | St Johnstone | Alloa |
| 15:00 | Report | Ballantyne 1' McGowan 20'May 63'McCrystal 89' |
Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 992 Referee: Grant Irvine |
| 25 July 2023 3 | St Johnstone | 1–2 | Ayr United | Perth |
| 19:45 | Kucheriavyi 43' |
Report | Stanger 29' Dempsey 71' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 2,669 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 29 July 2023 4 | St Johnstone | 0–4 | Stirling Albion | Perth |
| 15:00 | Report | Spence 11' Milne 36'McLean 48', 54' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 2,052 Referee: Euan Anderson |
Scottish Cup
| 20 January 2024 Fourth Round | Airdrieonians | v | St Johnstone | Airdrie |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Excelsior Stadium |
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 27 December 2023[1]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  BUL |
Dimitar Mitov | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  MLT |
James Brown | 12 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  SCO |
Tony Gallacher | 12 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO |
Andrew Considine | 19 | 1 | 13+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} AUS |
Ryan McGowan | 16 | 1 | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | SCO |
Liam Gordon | 21 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SCO |
Stevie May | 20 | 1 | 6+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | SCO |
Cammy MacPherson | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO |
Chris Kane | 14 | 1 | 7+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | SCO |
Nicky Clark | 6 | 4 | 5+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF |  IRL |
Graham Carey | 20 | 2 | 16+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | MF |  ENG |
Diallang Jaiyesimi | 7 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG |
Drey Wright | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | MF |  UKR |
Max Kucheriavyi | 20 | 3 | 11+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | FW |  WAL |
Luke Jephcott | 11 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ENG |
Oludare Olufunwa | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} NIR |
Sam McClelland | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | SCO |
Ross Sinclair | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SCO |
Ali Crawford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | WAL |
Matthew Smith | 19 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF |  AUT |
Sven Sprangler | 12 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | SCO |
Callum Booth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | SCO |
Cammy Ballantyne | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | MF | ENG |
Jay Turner-Cooke | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | SCO |
Jack Willis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | WAL |
Dave Richards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF |  TRI |
Daniel Phillips | 20 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 46 | MF |  POL |
Fran Franczak | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Departures | |||||||||||
| 19 | DF | SCO |
Luke Robinson | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | SCO |
Alex Ferguson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | SCO |
Craig Hepburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | SCO |
Liam Parker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | SCO |
Taylor Steven | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | SCO |
Scott Bright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | SCO |
Ben McCrystal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 44 | FW | IRL |
Dara Costelloe | 11 | 1 | 8+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | SCO |
Jackson Mylchreest | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
Team statistics
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Aberdeen | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 22 | |
| 9 | Motherwell | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 20 | |
| 10 | St Johnstone | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 19 | |
| 11 | Ross County | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 18 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
| 12 | Livingston | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 32 | −20 | 12 | Relegation to Championship |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 January 2024. Source: [2][3]
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).[4]
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).[4]
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 27 December 2023. Source: SPFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
League Cup table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AYR | STI | STJ | STE | ALL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayr United | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 11 | Qualification for the second round | — | — | — | 1–0 | 6–0 | |
| 2 | Stirling Albion | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 | 1–1p | — | — | 2–1 | — | ||
| 3 | St Johnstone | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Stenhousemuir | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | — | — | 1–0 | — | 1–3 | ||
| 5 | Alloa Athletic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | — | 1–2 | 0–4 | — | — |
Transfers
In
| Date | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 July 2023 | Dimitar Mitov |
Cambridge United |
Free | [7] |
| 21 July 2023 | Luke Jephcott |
Plymouth Argyle |
[8] | |
| 3 August 2023 | Sam McClelland |
Chelsea |
[9] | |
| 4 August 2023 | Oludare Olufunwa |
Liverpool |
[10] | |
| 5 August 2023 | Matthew Smith |
MK Dons |
[11] | |
| 11 August 2023 | Dave Richards |
Crewe Alexandra |
Loan | [12] |
| 15 August 2023 | Dara Costelloe |
Burnley |
[13] | |
| 22 August 2023 | Luke Robinson |
Wigan Athletic |
[14] | |
| 24 August 2023 | Jay Turner-Cooke |
Newcastle United |
[15] | |
| 1 September 2023 | Diallang Jaiyesimi |
Charlton Athletic |
[16] | |
| Sven Sprangler |
SK Vorwärts Steyr |
Free | [17] | |
| 2 January 2024 |  Benjamin Mbunga Kimpioka |
AIK |
[18] | |
| Kerr Smith |
Aston Villa |
Loan | [19] | |
| 9 January 2024 |  David Keltjens |
Hapoel Tel Aviv |
Free | [20] |
Out
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See also
References
- ↑ "St Johnstone Stats". Sky Sports. 27 December 2023.
- ↑ "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. 27 August 2023.
- ↑ "cinch Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ↑ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League (Rule Number C35-C37)" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ↑ "Summary - League Cup Group A". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ↑ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ "Dimitar Mitov: St Johnstone make first summer signing by adding goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ↑ "Luke Jephcott: St Johnstone sign former Plymouth Argyle striker on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ↑ "Sam McClelland: St Johnstone sign centre-back after Chelsea exit". BBC Sport. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ↑ Nicolson, Eric (4 August 2023). "Oludare Olufunwa: St Johnstone sign former Liverpool and Southampton defender on two-year deal". The Courier. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ↑ "Matt Smith: St Johnstone sign MK Dons' Wales midfielder on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ↑ "Dave Richards joins on a season-long loan". St Johnstone FC. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ↑ "Dara Costelloe signs on loan". St Johnstone FC. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ↑ "Luke Robinson signs on a season loan". St Johnstone FC. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ↑ "Jay Turner-Cooke joins on loan from Newcastle". St Johnstone FC. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ↑ "Diallang Jaiyesimi signs on loan from Charlton". St Johnstone FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ↑ "Sven Sprangler signs for Saints". St Johnstone FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ↑ "Benjamin Mbunga Kimpioka Signs For Saints". St Johnstone FC. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ↑ "Kerr Smith Joins Saints On Loan From Aston Villa". St Johnstone FC. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ↑ "Keltjens signs for St Johnstone until end of season". BBC Sport. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Squad Update". www.afc.co.uk. St Johnstone FC. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ↑ "Welcome To Romford Bobby Dailly". romfordfc.com. Romford FC. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ↑ Nicolson, Eric (28 May 2023). "St Johnstone boss Steven MacLean relieved Steve Brown and Murray Davidson got the perfect send-off as plans begin for next season". The Courier. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ↑ "Charlie Gilmour Joining ICTFC". ictfc.com. ICTFC. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ↑ "MELKER HALLBERG KLAR FÖR KALMAR FF" [Melker Hallberg ready for Kalmar FF]. kalmarff.se (in Swedish). 11 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ↑ Smith, Ewan (3 July 2023). "Brechin City sign ex-St Johnstone youngster Spencer Moreland". The Courier. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ↑ "Ex-Saint Murphy joins Ayr". ictfc.com. BBC Sport. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ↑ "Michael O'Halloran joins Dunfermline". dafc.co.uk. Dunfermline Athletic FC. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ↑ "David Wotherspoon signs for ICTFC". dafc.co.uk. ICTFC. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ↑ "Elliott Parish Departs". perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk. St Johnstone FC. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ↑ "Craig Hepburn joins Cowdenbeath on loan". perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk. St Johnstone FC. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ↑ "Theo Bair mutually agrees to terminate contract". perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk. St Johnstone FC. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ↑ "Motherwell confirm signing of Canada striker Theo Bair on two-year-deal". news.stv.tv. STV News. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ↑ "Jackson Mylchreest heads on loan to Tranent Juniors". St Johnstone FC. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ↑ "Bayley Klimionek joins Berwick Rangers on loan". St Johnstone FC. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ↑ "Alex Ferguson Arrives". QoS FC. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ↑ "Taylor Steven joins Alloa Athletic on loan". St Johnstone FC. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ↑ "Ben McCrystal joins Broomhill on loan". St Johnstone FC. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ↑ "Saints duo join Berwick Rangers on loan". St Johnstone FC. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ↑ "Liam Parker heads out on loan". St Johnstone FC. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ↑ "Kyle Thomson Joins Brechin City On Loan". St Johnstone FC. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ↑ "Callum Booth Heads on Loan". St Johnstone FC. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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