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St Johnstone
2020–21 season
ChairmanSteve Brown
ManagerCallum Davidson
StadiumMcDiarmid Park
Top goalscorerLeague: Liam Craig (1)
All: Liam Craig (1)

The 2020–21 St Johnstone F.C. season will be the club's eighth season in the Scottish Premiership and their eleventh consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football. St Johnstone will also compete in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.

Season Summary

After the resignation of Tommy Wright, Alec Cleland took over as interim manager.[1] After sixteen years at the club Steven Anderson left before the season began along with Danny Swanson, Ross Callachan and David McMillan.[2] Former player and assistant manager Callum Davidson was appointed manager.[3] Former striker Steven MacLean retired to become a coach alongside Cleland who returns to his former role.[4]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

21 July 2020 Friendly Aberdeen 1–2 St Johnstone Aberdeen
Anderson [5] Tanser 75' (pen), 80' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 0
25 July 2020 Friendly St Mirren Cancelled St Johnstone Paisley
[6] Stadium: St Mirren Park
Note: Match cancelled after positive COVID-19 tests

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Premiership
1 August 2020[7] 1 Dundee United 1–1 St Johnstone Tannadice Park
15:00 BST Clark 6' (pen.) Report Craig 55' Referee: Kevin Clancy
8 August 2020 2 St Johnstone P – P[8] Aberdeen McDiarmid Park
12:30 BST
Note: Rearranged for 20 August
12 August 2020 3 Rangers 3–0 St Johnstone Ibrox Stadium
19:45 BST Barisic 21'
Kent 45+2'
Aribo 49'		 Report Referee: Euan Anderson
15 August 2020 4 Kilmarnock v St Johnstone Rugby Park
15:00 BST
For upcoming Scottish Premiership fixtures, see the official St Johnstone F.C. website

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 12 August 2020
No. Pos Player Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF Scotland Wallace Duffy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF England Scott Tanser 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF Scotland Jamie McCart 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
5 DF Scotland Jason Kerr (c) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
6 DF Scotland Liam Gordon 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
7 MF Scotland Craig Conway 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10 MF Canada David Wotherspoon 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
11 FW Scotland Michael O'Halloran 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
12 GK England Elliot Parish 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14 FW Scotland Stevie May 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 DF Republic of Ireland Danny McNamara 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
16 FW England Isaac Olaofe 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 MF Scotland Ali McCann 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
19 DF Scotland Shaun Rooney 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 FW Scotland John Robertson 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 FW England Callum Hendry 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
23 MF Scotland Cammy Ballantyne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Scotland Callum Booth 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
26 MF Scotland Liam Craig 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
45 GK Scotland Ross Sinclair 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
3 Hibernian 38 18 9 11 48 35 +13 63 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
4 Aberdeen 38 15 11 12 36 38 −2 56
5 St Johnstone 38 11 12 15 36 46 −10 45 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b]
6 Livingston 38 12 9 17 42 54 −12 45
7 St Mirren 38 11 12 15 37 45 −8 45
Source: [9]
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).[10]
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).
  2. ^ St Johnstone qualified as the 2020–21 Scottish Cup winners.

League Cup table

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STJ DUN PET KEL BRE
1 St Johnstone 4 3 0 1 0 12 2 +10 10 Qualification for the Second round — 0–0p — — 7–0
2 Dundee United 4 2 1 0 1 7 3 +4 8 — — 0–1 1–0 —
3 Peterhead 4 2 1 0 1 6 5 +1 8 1–3 — — — 3–1
4 Kelty Hearts 4 1 0 1 2 4 4 0 4 1–2 — 1–1p — —
5 Brechin City 4 0 0 0 4 3 18 −15 0 — 2–6 — 0–2 —
Source: [11]
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) goals scored, 4) away goals scored, 5) matches won, 6) away matches won, 7) drawing of lots.[12]

Transfers

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2020 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2020–21

See also

List of St Johnstone F.C. seasons

References

  1. ^ McFarlane, Jonathan. "Alec Cleland appointed St Johnstone caretaker boss after Tommy Wright exit". Daily Record. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Lewis, Jane (27 May 2020). "St Johnstone's Steven Anderson eyes 'next chapter' after 16 years". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  3. ^ McLauchlin, Brian (18 June 2020). "Callum Davidson: St Johnstone appoint former player as boss". BBC Sport.
  4. ^ "St Johnstone: former player Steven MacLean appointed coach". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  5. ^ https://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/news/post/pre-season-aberdeen-1-2-saints
  6. ^ https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/st-johnstone/1464464/st-johnstone-st-mirren-friendly-covid-19-tests-positive/
  7. ^ "2020/21 Fixtures Announced". perthstjohnstone.co.uk. 6 July 2020.
  8. ^ McLauchlin, Brian (7 August 2020). "Sturgeon criticises Aberdeen players after the game is called off following positive tests". BBC Scotland.
  9. ^ "Summary - Premiership". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  10. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Summary - League Cup Group C". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Format". SPFL. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Caley Thistle full back will not join St Johnstone until contract runs out". Inverness Courier. 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  14. ^ a b "St Johnstone: Millwall's Isaac Olaofe and Danny McNamara sign on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 July 2020.
  15. ^ https://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/news/post/craig-conway-im-buzzing-get-started
  16. ^ McGilvray, Andy (2020-06-29). "Hamilton Accies confirm double signing swoop, with more to come". Daily Record. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  17. ^ "Drey Wright: Winger to leave St Johnstone after rejecting new deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  18. ^ "Hibernian sign Kevin Nisbet, Drey Wright & Alex Gogic". BBC Sport. 10 July 2020.
  19. ^ "St Johnstone release Danny Swanson as playmaker's third spell at McDiarmid Park comes to an end". www.thecourier.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  20. ^ https://eastfifefc.info/latest-news/830-danny-swanson-agrees-terms-to-join-east-fife
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