2024–25 St Johnstone F.C. season
| 2024–25 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief executive | Francis Smith | ||
| Manager | Craig Levein (until 17 September) Andy Kirk (interim) Simo Valakari (from 1 October) | ||
| Stadium | McDiarmid Park | ||
| League Cup | Second round | ||
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The 2024–25 season is St Johnstone's twelfth season in the Scottish Premiership and their sixteenth consecutively (following four in the former Scottish Premier League) in the top flight of Scottish football. Saints also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Competitions
[edit]Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]| 28 June 2024 | Nairn County | 1–6 | St Johnstone | Nairn |
| 20:00 BST | Greig  68' |
Report | Mylchreest 24' Parker 31'Steven 71'McClelland 74'Keltjens 80'May 90' |
Stadium: Station Park Referee: Harry Bruce |
| 29 June 2024 | Huntly | 0–2 | St Johnstone | Huntly |
| 20:00 BST | May 3 pen.' Ellison 77' |
Stadium: Christie Park |
| 6 July 2024 | Arbroath | 0–1 | St Johnstone | Arbroath |
| 20:00 BST | Report | McPake 52' |
Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 1,043 Referee: Greg Soutar |
Scottish Premiership
[edit]| 5 August 2024 1 | St Johnstone | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Perth |
| 20:00 | Molloy 88 o.g.' |
Report | Devlin 22' McGrath 62' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 9,203 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| Note: Game televised on Sky Sports | ||||
| 10 August 2024 2 | Kilmarnock | 0–3 | St Johnstone | Kilmarnock |
| 15:00 | Wright  16' |
Report | Sidibeh 3', 33' Kimpioka 81 pen.' |
Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 4,843 Referee: Chris Graham |
| 24 August 2024 3 | Dundee United | 2–0 | St Johnstone | Dundee |
| 15:00 | Stephenson 54' Sanders 88 o.g.' |
Report | Sidibeh 84' |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 7,806 |
| 31 August 2024 4 | St Johnstone | 1–2 | Motherwell | Perth |
| 20:00 | Kimpioka 64' Sanders 90+6' |
Report | Casey 11' Ebiye 90+4' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Referee: Iain Snedden |
| 14 September 2024 5 | Hibernian | 2–0 | St Johnstone | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 | Kukharevych 45+1' Boyle 72' |
Report | Kimpioka 89' |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 15,448 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 21 September 2024 6 | Ross County | 3–3 | St Johnstone | Dingwall |
| 15:00 | Hale 19' Samuel 87'Wright 90+7' |
Report | Wright 44' Clark 60', 84' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,063 Referee: Dan McFarlane |
| 28 September 2024 7 | St Johnstone | 0–6 | Celtic | Perth |
| 17:45 | Report | Furuhashi 35', 45' Bernardo 43'McGregor 54'Maeda 72'Idah 83' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 7,036 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 6 October 2024 8 | Rangers | 2–0 | St Johnstone | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Černý 34', 58' Hagi 81' |
Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 44,744 Referee: David Dickinson |
| 18 October 2024 9 | St Johnstone | 3–0 | Ross County | Perth |
| 15:00 | Kimpioka 16', 45' Kirk 90+4' |
Report | Campbell 31' Telfer 78' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 3,688 Referee: John Beaton |
| 26 October 2024 10 | Dundee | 1–2 | St Johnstone | Dundee |
| 15:00 | Murray 12' |
Report | Carey 64' Clark 90' |
Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 6,548 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 30 October 2024 11 | St Mirren | 3–1 | St Johnstone | Paisley |
| 19:45 | Tanser 30' O'Hara 57'Ayunga 90+3' |
Report | Kimpioka 8' |
Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 6,042 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 2 November 2024 12 | St Johnstone | 1–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Perth |
| 15:00 | Clark 68 pen.' |
Report | Clark 23 o.g.' Vargas 76' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 5,917 Referee: Chris Graham |
| 9 November 2024 13 | Motherwell | 2–1 | St Johnstone | Motherwell |
| 15:00 | Maswanhise 20' Sparrow 34' |
Report | Clark 58 pen.' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,306 Referee: Ross Hardie |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]Group stage
[edit]| 13 July 2024 1 | Brechin City | 1–2 | St Johnstone | Brechin |
| 15:00 | Moreland 90+1' |
Report | Carey 45+2 pen.' Cameron 65' |
Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 1,075 Referee: Craig Napier |
| 20 July 2024 2 | St Johnstone | 2–0 | Greenock Morton | Perth |
| 15:00 | Kimpioka 12', 44' |
Report | Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 2,403 Referee: Iain Sneddon |
| 23 July 2024 3 | Alloa Athletic | 3–2 | St Johnstone | Alloa |
| 19:45 | Neill 54' Rankin 83', 88' |
Report | Kimpioka 55' Essel 64'Sanders 90+1' |
Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 1,112 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 27 July 2024 4 | St Johnstone | 5–1 | East Fife | Perth |
| 15:00 | Sidibeh 15', 44' Kimpioka 28', 90+1'Kirk 88' |
Report | Trouten 64' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 2,424 Referee: Don Robertson |
Knockout phase
[edit]| 17 August 2024 Second round | Rangers | 2–0 | St Johnstone | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Dessers 61' McCausland 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Matthew MacDermid |
Squad statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]- As of 9 November 2024[1]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2 | DF |  CRO
|
Božo Mikulić | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  TRI
|
Andre Raymond | 15 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  SCO
|
Kyle Cameron | 14 | 1 | 10+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | DF |  ENG
|
Jack Sanders | 16 | 1 | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | SCO
|
Lewis Neilson | 13 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO
|
Jason Holt | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO
|
Cammy MacPherson | 12 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  UGA
|
Uche Ikpeazu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | SCO
|
Nicky Clark | 14 | 5 | 10+3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF |  IRL
|
Graham Carey | 16 | 2 | 4+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | SCO
|
Josh Rae | 10 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG
|
Drey Wright | 17 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | MF |  GHA
|
Aaron Essel | 11 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | FW |  GAM
|
Adama Sidibeh | 14 | 4 | 8+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 2 |
| 17 | MF |  UKR
|
Max Kucheriavyi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF |  NIR
|
Sam McClelland | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | SCO
|
Ross Sinclair | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF |  WAL
|
Matthew Smith | 18 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF |  AUT
|
Sven Sprangler | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | SCO
|
Josh McPake | 6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | NIR
|
Makenzie Kirk | 15 | 3 | 3+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 1 |
| 29 | FW |  SWE
|
Benjamin Mbunga Kimpioka | 16 | 10 | 10+1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 30 | DF | SCO
|
Barry Douglas | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | SCO
|
Craig Hepburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF |  ISR
|
David Keltjens | 6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | SCO
|
Scott Bright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | MF |  POL
|
Fran Franczak | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| Departures | |||||||||||
| 7 | FW | SCO
|
Stevie May | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | SCO
|
Taylor Steven | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SCO
|
Connor Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | SCO
|
Alex Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | SCO
|
Liam Parker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | ENG
|
Oludare Olufunwa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | SCO
|
Jackson Mylchreest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team statistics
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 12 | |
| 9 | Ross County | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 12 | |
| 10 | St Johnstone | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 10 | |
| 11 | Heart of Midlothian | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 9 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
| 12 | Hibernian | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 8 | Relegation to Championship |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 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
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2024. 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
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STJ | ALL | EFI | GMO | BRE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Johnstone | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 | Qualification for the second round | — | — | 5–1 | 2–0 | — | |
| 2 | Alloa Athletic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | 3–2 | — | p0–0 | — | — | ||
| 3 | East Fife | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | — | — | — | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 4 | Greenock Morton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 6 | — | 2–1 | — | — | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Brechin City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | — | — | — |
Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[6]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[6]
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]| Date | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 2024 | Uche Ikpeazu
|
Port Vale
|
Free | [7] |
| 10 June 2024 | Josh Rae
|
Airdrieonians
|
[8] | |
| 20 June 2024 | Josh McPake
|
Stirling Albion
|
[9] | |
| Jack Sanders
|
Kilmarnock
|
[10] | ||
| 8 July 2024 | Aaron Essel
|
Bechem United
|
[11] | |
| 16 July 2024 | Andre Raymond
|
 Vilar de Perdizes
|
[12] | |
| 19 July 2024 |  Arran Cocks
|
Brooke House College Football Academy
|
[13] | |
| Makenzie Kirk
|
Heart of Midlothian
|
Undisclosed | [14] | |
| 30 August 2024 | Jason Holt
|
Livingston
|
Free | [15] |
| 15 October 2024 | Barry Douglas
|
Lech Poznań
|
[16] | |
| Božo Mikulić
|
 Partizani Tirana
|
[17] |
Out
[edit]| Date | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2024 | Cammy Ballantyne
|
Linfield
|
Free | [18][19] |
| Callum Booth
|
The Spartans
|
[18][20] | ||
 James Brown
|
Marine
|
[18][21] | ||
| Andrew Considine
|
Retired | [18][22] | ||
| Ali Crawford
|
Greenock Morton
|
Free | [18][23] | |
| Tony Gallacher
|
[18] | |||
| Chris Kane
|
Dunfermline Athletic
|
[18][24] | ||
| Jack Willis
|
Queen's Park
|
[18][25] | ||
| 19 June 2024 |  Dimitar Mitov
|
Aberdeen
|
Undisclosed | [26] |
| 24 June 2024 | Liam Gordon
|
Motherwell
|
Free | [27] |
| 4 July 2024 | Daniel Phillips
|
Stevenage
|
[28][29] | |
| 5 July 2024 |  Ryan McGowan
|
Livingston
|
[28][30] | |
Loans in
[edit]| Date | Player | Transferred from | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 2024 | Kyle Cameron
|
Notts County
|
[31] |
| 30 July 2024 | Lewis Neilson
|
Heart of Midlothian
|
[32] |
Loans out
[edit]| Date | Player | Transferred to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 July 2024 | Bayley Klimionek
|
Forfar Athletic
|
[33] |
| 19 July 2024 | Arran Cocks
|
[13] | |
| 30 July 2024 | Adam McMillan
|
Albion Rovers
|
[34] |
| 3 August 2024 | Jackson Mylchreest
|
Forfar Athletic
|
[35] |
| 21 August 2024 | Stevie May
|
Livingston
|
[36] |
| 23 August 2024 | Liam Parker
|
Cove Rangers
|
[37] |
| 30 August 2024 | Joe Ellison
|
Berwick Rangers
|
[38] |
| Taylor Steven
|
Cliftonville
|
[39] | |
| 11 September 2024 | Alex Ferguson
|
Stirling Albion
|
[40] |
| 13 September 2024 | Oludare Olufunwa
|
Hamilton Academical
|
[41] |
| Connor Smith
|
[42] |
See also
[edit]List of St Johnstone F.C. seasons
References
[edit]- ^ "St Johnstone Stats". Sky Sports. 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 10 November 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 F". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Deal agreed for Uche Ikpeazu". St Johnstone FC. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Goalkeeper Josh Rae signs for Saints". St Johnstone FC. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Josh McPake signs for Saints". St Johnstone FC. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Jack Sanders signs for Saints". St Johnstone FC. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Aaron Essel signs for Saints". St Johnstone FC. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Andre Raymond signs for Saints". St Johnstone FC. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Arran Cocks signs for Saints". St Johnstone FC. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Makenzie Kirk signs for Saints". St Johnstone FC. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Jason Holt returns to Saints". St Johnstone FC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Barry Douglas signs for Saints". St Johnstone FC. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "Deal agreed for Bozo Mikulic". St Johnstone FC. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Squad Update: End of season 2023/24". www.afc.co.uk. St Johnstone FC. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Ballantyne joins the Blues". linfieldfc.com. Linfield FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Callum Booth". x.com. The Spartans FC. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Callum Booth". marinefc.com. Marine AFC. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "Defender Considine announces retirement". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Ali Crawford returns to Cappielow". Greenock Morton FC. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Chris Kane Signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Jack swaps being a Saint for being a Spider". queensparkfc.co.uk. Queens Park FC. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Dimitar Mitov signs for Aberdeen". St Johnstone FC. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Liam Gordon departs Saints". St Johnstone FC. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Our thanks to Ryan McGowan and Daniel Phillips". St Johnstone FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Stevenage sign Phillips from St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Welcome to Livingston, Ryan McGowan!". Livingston FC. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Kyle Cameron joins on loan". St Johnstone FC. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Hearts defender Neilson joins St Johnstone on loan". BBC Sport. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Welcome to the Loons Bayley Klimionek". Forfar Athletic FC. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Welcome to Albion Rovers, Adam McMillan!". Albion Rovers FC. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Welcome to the Loons Jackson Mylchreest". Forfar Athletic FC. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Stevie May joins the Lions on loan!". Livingston FC. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Liam Parker Joins On Loan". Cove Rangers FC. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Good luck, Joe!". St Johnstone FC. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Steven joins Cliftonville on loan". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Stirling Albion Sign Alex Ferguson on Loan from St Johnstone". Stirling Albion FC. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Oludare Olufunwa joins Accies". Hamilton Academical FC. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Connor Smith returns to Accies". Hamilton Academical FC. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.