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2017–18 St Johnstone F.C. season

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St Johnstone
2017–18 season
ChairmanSteve Brown
ManagerTommy Wright
StadiumMcDiarmid Park
Perth, Scotland
(Capacity: 10,696)
Scottish Premiership8th
Scottish CupFifth round, lost to Hearts
Scottish League CupSecond round, lost to Partick Thistle
Europa LeagueFirst qualifying round, lost to FK Trakai
Top goalscorerLeague:
Steven MacLean (9)

All:
Steven MacLean (9)
Highest home attendance6,887 vs. Rangers
13 October 2017
Lowest home attendance2,037 vs. Hamilton Academical
28 March 2018
Average home league attendance3,809[1]

The 2017–18 season was the club's fifth season in the Scottish Premiership and their ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football. St Johnstone also competed in the Scottish Cup, the League Cup, and after a years absence they competed in qualifying for the Europa League.[2] They were knocked out by FK Trakai in the First qualifying round and finished Eighth place in the League.[3] This was the final season at the club for legends Alan Mannus, Steven MacLean, and Chris Millar,[4] with the latter being rewarded with a testimonial.[5]

Results & fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

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1 July 2017[6] Friendly St Johnstone 0–3 Aberdeen McDiarmid Park
15:00 BST AFC Report Rooney 32'
Christie 43'
Anderson 85'
Attendance: 1,939[7]
15 July 2017[8] Friendly St Johnstone 3−0 Sunderland McDiarmid Park
14:00 BST MacLean 19'
Wotherspoon 21', 24'
Report
Highlights
Attendance: 2,032
Referee: Nick Walsh

Scottish Premiership

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5 August 2017 1 Kilmarnock 1–2 St Johnstone Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
15:00 Boyd 59' Report Wotherspoon 10'
O'Halloran 89'
Attendance: 3,935
Referee: Steven McLean
12 August 2017 2 St Johnstone 4–1 Motherwell McDiarmid Park, Perth
15:00 MacLean 8'
O'Halloran 18', 74'
Davidson 90'
Report Rose 28'
McHugh Yellow card 36' Yellow-red card 76'
Carson Red card 63'
Dunne Red card 89'
Attendance: 3,451
Referee: Craig Thomson
19 August 2017 3 St Johnstone 1–0 Partick Thistle McDiarmid Park, Perth
15:00 O'Halloran 33' Report Attendance: 3,470
Referee: Barry Cook
26 August 2017 4 Celtic 1–1 St Johnstone Celtic Park, Glasgow
15:00 McGregor 79' Report MacLean 39' Attendance: 58,466
Referee: Willie Collum
9 September 2017 5 St Johnstone 1–1 Hibernian McDiarmid Park, Perth
15:00 O'Halloran 48' Report Paton 61' (o.g.) Attendance: 5,591
Referee: Nick Walsh
16 September 2017 6 Dundee 3–2 St Johnstone Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 Leitch-Smith 9', 65'
Moussa 78' (pen.)
O'Dea Yellow card 80' Yellow-red card 83'
Report Craig 75' (pen.), 84' (pen.) Attendance: 6,001
Referee: Alan Muir
23 September 2017 7 St Johnstone 2–1 Hamilton Academical McDiarmid Park, Perth
15:00 MacLean 49'
Davidson 84'
Report Docherty 24'
MacKinnon Red card 90'
Attendance: 2,880
Referee: Willie Collum
30 September 2017 8 Aberdeen 3–0 St Johnstone Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
15:00 Rooney 7', 18', 81' (pen.) Report Attendance: 14,879
Referee: John Beaton
13 October 2017 9 St Johnstone 0–3 Rangers McDiarmid Park, Perth
19:45 Anderson Yellow card 65' Yellow-red card 71' BBC Report Peña 27', 78'
Dorrans 86'
Attendance: 6,887
Referee: Don Robertson
21 October 2017 10 Heart of Midlothian 1–0 St Johnstone Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
15:00 Lafferty 74' Report Attendance: 18,534
Referee: Nick Walsh
25 October 2017 11 St Johnstone 0–0 Ross County McDiarmid Park, Perth
19:45 BBC Report Attendance: 2,267
Referee: Barry Cook
28 October 2017 12 Partick Thistle 1–0 St Johnstone Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Storey 74' BBC Report Attendance: 2,870
Referee: John Beaton
4 November 2017 13 St Johnstone 0–4 Celtic McDiarmid Park, Perth
12:30 BBC Sport Sinclair 28'
Dembélé 72'
Anderson 75' (o.g.)
Ntcham 89'
Attendance: 6,800
Referee: Bobby Madden
18 November 2017 14 Hibernian 1–2 St Johnstone Easter Road, Edinburgh
15:00 Stokes 90+1' (pen.) BBC Report Davidson 74'
MacLean 90+3'
Attendance: 17,044
Referee: Craig Thomson (referee)
25 November 2017 15[N 1] Motherwell P–P St Johnstone Fir Park, Motherwell
15:00
2 December 2017 16 St Johnstone 1–2 Kilmarnock McDiarmid Park, Perth
15:00 MacLean 43' BBC Report Findlay 10'
Brophy 66'
Attendance: 2.950
Referee: John Beaton
9 December 2017 17 Hamilton Academical 0–1 St Johnstone New Douglas Park, Hamilton
15:00 BBC Report Scougall 66' Attendance: 1,451
Referee: Craig Thomson
13 December 2017 18 St Johnstone 0–3 Aberdeen McDiarmid Park, Perth
19:45 BBC Report Rooney 20'
Arnason 33'
Christie 60'
Attendance: 2,911
Referee: Alan Muir
16 December 2017 19 Rangers 1–3 St Johnstone Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Morelos 5' BBC Report Alston 10'
Johnstone 61'
Cummins 71'
Attendance: 47,923
Referee: Don Robertson
23 December 2017 20 St Johnstone 0–0 Heart of Midlothian McDiarmid Park, Perth
15:00 BBC Report Cochrane Yellow card 56' Yellow-red card 78' Attendance: 4,975
Referee: Clancy
27 December 2017 21 Ross County 1–1 St Johnstone Victoria Park, Dingwall
19:45 Schalk 54' (pen.) BBC Report Johnstone 2' Attendance: 3,3636
Referee: Greg Aitken
30 December 2017 22 St Johnstone 0–2 Dundee McDiarmid Park, Perth
15:00 Foster Red card 22' BBC Report Haber 3'
Leitch-Smith 90'
Attendance: 4,679
Referee: Willie Collum
27 January 2018 24 St Johnstone 1–3 Partick Thistle McDiarmid Park, Perth
15:00 Craig 74' (pen.) BBC Report Lawless 13'
Sammon 64'
Edwards 90+4'
Attendance: 2,848
Referee: Gavin Duncan
31 January 2018 25[N 2] St Johnstone P–P Hamilton Academical McDiarmid Park, Perth
Report
3 February 2018 26 Heart of Midlothian 1–0 St Johnstone Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
15:00 Milinković 46' BBC Report Wotherspoon Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 62' Attendance: 16,197
Referee: Andrew Dallas
6 February 2018 15[N 3] Motherwell 2–0 St Johnstone Fir Park, Motherwell
19:45 Campbell 64'
Main 70'
BBC Report Attendance: 3,227
Referee: Don Robertson
17 February 2018 27 Celtic 0–0 St Johnstone Celtic Park, Glasgow
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 56,867
Referee: John Beaton
24 February 2018 28 St Johnstone 2–0 Ross County McDiarmid Park, Perth
15:00 Davidson 29', 40' BBC Report Attendance: 2,533
Referee: Willie Collum
28 February 2018 29 St Johnstone 1–4 Rangers McDiarmid Park, Perth
19:45 Kerr 62' BBC Report Tavernier 12' (pen.)
Windass 25'
Goss 40'
Morelos 56'
Attendance: 5,737
Referee: Steven McLean
7 March 2018 23 Kilmarnock 2–0 St Johnstone Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
19:45 Boyd 30' (pen.)
Erwin 58'
BBC Report Kerr Red card 42' Attendance: 3,807
Referee: Willie Collum
10 March 2018 30 Dundee 0–4 St Johnstone Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 BBC Report Piggott 24' (o.g.)
Kane 37', 66'
Alston 64'
Attendance: 5,336
Referee: Craig Thomson
16 March 2018 31 St Johnstone 1–1 Hibernian McDiarmid Park, Perth
19:45 Kane 83' BBC Report Ambrose 2'
Marciano Red card 14'
Attendance: 3,652
Referee: John Beaton
28 March 2018 25[N 4] St Johnstone 1–0 Hamilton Academical McDiarmid Park, Perth
19:45 McMann 61' (o.g.) BBC Report Attendance: 2,037
Referee: Euan Anderson
31 March 2018 32 Aberdeen 4–1 St Johnstone Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
15:00 Christie 34'
May 41'
Stewart 51', 82'
BBC Report Davidson Yellow card 19'
Anderson Yellow card 65'
Willock 68'
Attendance: 14,161
Referee: Bobby Madden
7 April 2018 33 St Johnstone 0–0 Motherwell McDiarmid Park, Perth
15:00 Foster Yellow card 62'
Davidson Yellow card 80'
BBC Report Kipré Yellow card 51'
Rose Yellow card 75'
Attendance: 2,409
Referee: Willie Collum
21 April 2018 34 Dundee 2–1 St Johnstone Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 Moussa 1', 88' BBC Report MacLean 85' Attendance: 5,592
Referee: Don Robertson
28 April 2018 35 St Johnstone 1–1 Partick Thistle McDiarmid Park, Perth
15:00 Shaughnessy 39' BBC Report Sammon 89' (pen.) Attendance: 2,925
Referee: Alan Muir
5 May 2018 36 Motherwell 1–5 St Johnstone Fir Park, Motherwell
15:00 Bigirimana 78'Yellow card 84'
Çiftçi Yellow card 83'
BBC Report MacLean 31', 40', 56'
Anderson 36'
Davidson Yellow card 79'
McMillan 81'
Attendance: 3,524
Referee: Gavin Duncan
8 May 2018 37 Hamilton Academical 1–2 St Johnstone New Douglas Park, Hamilton
19:45 Imrie 82' BBC Report McMillan 65' (pen.)
Wotherspoon 80'
Attendance: 2,367
Referee: Kevin Clancy
12 May 2018 38 St Johnstone 1–1 Ross County McDiarmid Park, Perth
15:00 Wotherspoon 90+2' BBC Report Curran 3' Attendance: Nick Walsh
Referee: 3,279

UEFA Europa League

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Qualifying phase

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29 June 2017 First qualifying round 1st leg St Johnstone 1–2 Lithuania Trakai McDiarmid Park, Perth
19:45 Shaughnessy 32' UEFA Report
BBC Report
Maksimov 14'
Šilėnas 36'
Attendance: 5,636
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
6 July 2017 First qualifying round 2nd leg Trakai Lithuania 1–0
(3–1 agg.)
St Johnstone LFF Stadium, Vilnius
17:00 Maksimov 88' BBC Report Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Bulgaria)

Scottish League Cup

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8 August 2017 Second round St Johnstone 0–3 Partick Thistle McDiarmid Park, Perth
19:45 Report Lawless 50' (pen.)
Edwards 62'
Erskine 90'
Attendance: 2,619
Referee: Euan Anderson

Scottish Cup

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20 January 2018 Fourth round Albion Rovers P–P St Johnstone Coatbridge
15:00 Report Stadium: Cliftonhill
23 January 2018 Fourth round Albion Rovers P–P St Johnstone Coatbridge
19:45 Report Stadium: Cliftonhill
29 January 2018 Fourth round Albion Rovers 0–4 St Johnstone Coatbridge
19:45 BBC Report Kane 3', 57', 70'
McClean 51'
Stadium: Cliftonhill
Attendance: 1,130
Referee: Mat Northcroft
10 February 2018 Fifth round Heart of Midlothian 3–0 St Johnstone Edinburgh
15:00 Lafferty 7', 58'
Mitchell 54'
BBC Report Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 12,393
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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As of 12 May 2018[9]
No. Pos Player Premiership Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Northern Ireland Alan Mannus 22 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 25 0
3 DF England Scott Tanser 24+5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 31 0
4 MF Scotland Blair Alston 17+7 2 2 0 1 0 1+1 0 29 2
5 DF Republic of Ireland Joe Shaughnessy (c) 38 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 43 2
6 DF Scotland Steven Anderson 34 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 36 1
7 MF Scotland Chris Millar 13+3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0 19 0
8 MF Scotland Murray Davidson 29 5 1 0 1 0 2 0 33 5
9 FW Scotland Steven MacLean 26+4 9 1+1 0 1 0 0 0 33 9
10 MF Scotland David Wotherspoon 25+10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 3
11 MF Wales George Williams 10+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
12 GK Scotland Zander Clark 16+1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
14 DF Scotland Aaron Comrie 12 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 13 0
15 DF Scotland Jason Kerr 15 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 1
16 FW Republic of Ireland David McMillan 2+2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
17 FW Scotland Denny Johnstone 8+12 2 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 22 2
19 DF Scotland Richard Foster 22+2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 28 0
20 MF Northern Ireland Kyle McClean 0+5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 1
21 MF Scotland Stefan Scougall 18+6 1 1+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 27 1
22 DF Scotland Keith Watson 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
23 DF Scotland Liam Gordon 5+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
24 DF Scotland Brian Easton 12+1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15 0
25 FW Scotland Chris Kane 10+2 3 1+1 0 0+1 0 2 3 17 6
26 MF Scotland Liam Craig 17+10 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 31 3
27 MF Scotland Craig Thomson 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
28 MF England Matty Willock 6+5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 1
30 GK Scotland Mark Hurst 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Scotland Ali McCann 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 4 0
43 MF Scotland John Robertson 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
50 FW England Callum Hendry 1+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Players who left the club during the 2017–18 season
11 FW Scotland Michael O'Halloran (signed for Rangers) 12+4 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 5
18 MF Northern Ireland Paul Paton (signed for Plymouth Argyle) 16+1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 0
28 DF Scotland Ally Gilchrist (signed for Shamrock Rovers) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
29 FW Republic of Ireland Graham Cummins (signed for Cork City) 6+9 1 1+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 18 1
31 FW Scotland Greg Hurst (loaned to East Fife & Forfar Athletic) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF Scotland Cameron Thompson (loaned to Stirling Albion) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Team statistics

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
6 Heart of Midlothian 38 12 13 13 39 39 0 49
7 Motherwell 38 13 9 16 43 49 −6 48
8 St Johnstone 38 12 10 16 42 53 −11 46
9 Dundee 38 11 6 21 36 57 −21 39
10 Hamilton Academical 38 9 6 23 47 68 −21 33
Source: Soccerway BBC
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).[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).

See also

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List of St Johnstone F.C. seasons

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Match postponed due to Motherwell involvement in the League Cup.
  2. ^ Match postponed due to Saints involvement in Scottish Cup.
  3. ^ Rearranged game after postponement.
  4. ^ Rearranged game after postponement.

References

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  1. ^ "St Johnstone Performance Stats". ESPN.
  2. ^ Online, Record Sport (14 May 2017). "When Celtic, Aberdeen, Rangers and St Johnstone play their first Euro qualifiers".
  3. ^ GB, Sports Media. "St. Johnstone - News Item". www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk.
  4. ^ "St Johnstone 1-1 Ross County". May 12, 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. ^ GB, Sports Media. "St. Johnstone - News Item". www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk.
  6. ^ "2017-18 Pre-Season fixtures announced". afc.co.uk. 2 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Today's official attendance at McDiarmid Park was 1939 including 1075 Dons fans! Thanks again for your support! #StandFree". Aberdeen FC. 1 July 2017.
  8. ^ "St Johnstone - Fixtures". perthstjohnstone. 8 July 2017.
  9. ^ "St Johnstone FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com.
  10. ^ "Premiership 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 June 2017.