2020–21 St Johnstone F.C. season

St Johnstone
2020–21 season
Chairman	Steve Brown
Manager	Callum Davidson
Stadium	McDiarmid Park
Scottish Premiership	8th
Scottish League Cup	Finalists
Top goalscorer	League: Stevie May (5); All: Stevie May (10)
Home colours	Away colours

The 2020–21 St Johnstone F.C. season is 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] The Saints dropped to the bottom of the table after four games without a goal,[5] but after a 5–3 away win at Hamilton they moved off it.[6] The Saints reached the League Cup Final with a 3–0 win against Hibernian.[7]

Results & fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Pre-season

21 July 2020 Friendly	Aberdeen	1–2	St Johnstone	Aberdeen
	Anderson	[8]	Tanser 75' (pen), 80'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 0

25 July 2020 Friendly	St Mirren	Cancelled	St Johnstone	Paisley
		[9]		Stadium: St Mirren Park
Note: Match cancelled after positive COVID-19 tests

Scottish Premiership

1 August 2020[10] 1	Dundee United	1–1	St Johnstone	Tannadice Park
15:00 BST	Clark 6' (pen.)	Report	Craig 55'	Referee: Kevin Clancy

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	1–2	St Johnstone	Rugby Park
15:00 BST	Tshibola 61' Millen 63'	Report	Wotherspoon 85' O'Halloran 90+4'	Referee: Andrew Dallas

20 August 2020 2	St Johnstone	0–1	Aberdeen	McDiarmid Park
19:30 BST	Craig 88'	Report	Ferguson 53' Hedges 82', 88' McCrorie 89'	Referee: Willie Collum
Note: Rearranged after postponement, live on Sky Sports.

23 August 2020 5	St Johnstone	0–1	Hibernian	McDiarmid Park
16:30 BST	Craig 90+4'	Report	Mallan 90+1' (pen.)	Referee: John Beaton
Note: Live on Sky Sports, Liam Craig was sent off after the final whistle

29 August 2020 6	St Johnstone	1–0	St Mirren	McDiarmid Park
15:00 BST	May 72'	Report		Referee: Kevin Clancy

12 September 2020 7	Motherwell	1–0	St Johnstone	Fir Park
15:00 BST	Campbell 4', 87' O'Hara 36' Watt 48' Carson 69'	Report		Referee: Euan Anderson

19 September 2020 8	St Johnstone	0–1	Ross County	McDiarmid Park
15:00 BST			Vigurs 42'	Referee: David Munro

26 September 2020 9	Livingston	2−0	St Johnstone	Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 BST	Tiffoney 34' Forrest 35'	Report		Referee: Craig Napier

4 October 2020 10	St Johnstone	0–2	Celtic	McDiarmid Park
12:00 BST		Report	Griffiths 90' Klimala 90+3'	Referee: Nick Walsh

17 October 2020 11	Hamilton Academical	3–5	St Johnstone	New Douglas Park
15:00 BST	Hughes 40', 79' Ogkmpoe 44'	Report	May 1', 33' Wotherspoon 14' Conway 69', 82'	Referee: Alan Muir

24 October 2020 12	St Johnstone	0–0	Dundee United	McDiarmid Park
15:00		Report		Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Dallas

6 November 2020 14	St Johnstone	1–0	Kilmarnock	McDiarmid Park
19:45	McNamara 70'	Report		Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Duncan

21 November 2020 15	St Johnstone	1–1	Motherwell	McDiarmid Park
15:00	May 34 pen.'	Report	O'Hara 17'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven Kirkland

24 November 2020 13	Hibernian	2–2	St Johnstone	McDiarmid Park
19:45	McGinn 36', 83'	Report	McCann 35' Wotherspoon 76'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Clancy

6 December 2020 16	Celtic	1–1	St Johnstone	Celtic Park
15:00	Elyounoussi 83'	Report	Kane 79'	Attendance: 0

12 December 2020 17	St Johnstone	1–2	Livingston	McDiarmid Park
15:00	Kane 54'	Report	Guthrie 48' Robinson 65'	Attendance: 0

19 December 2020 18	St Mirren	3–2	St Johnstone	St Mirren Park
15:00	Erhahon 38' Erwin 82' Obika 87'	Report	May 22 pen.' Tanser 44' Kerr 45'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven McLean

23 December 2020 19	St Johnstone	0–3	Rangers	McDiarmid Park
18:00	O'Halloran 83'	Report	Roofe 24' Kamara 31' Hagi 47'	Attendance: 0

26 December 2020 20	Aberdeen	2–1	St Johnstone	Pittodrie
15:00	Gosgrove 45+2 pen.' Taylor 54'	Report	Gordon 38' Hendry 90'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Muir

30 December 2020 21	St Johnstone	0–0	Hamilton Academical	McDiarmid Park
15:00		Report		Attendance: 0 Referee: David Munro

2 January 2021 22	Ross County	1–1	St Johnstone	Victoria Park
15:00	Draper 21'	Report	Conway 26 pen.'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Willie Collum

12 January 2021 23	Dundee United	2–2	St Johnstone	Tannadice Park
18:00	Appéré 9' Shankland 53'	Report	Melamed 16' Kane 38'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Colin Steven

16 January 2021 24	St Johnstone	1–0	St Mirren	McDiarmid Park
15:00	Kane 46'	Report	MacPherson 55'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven McLean

27 January 2021 26	St Johnstone	0–0	Aberdeen	McDiarmid Park
18:00 GMT	Gordon 81'	Report	Considine 24'	Referee: Don Robertson

30 January 2021 25	Kilmarnock	2–3	St Johnstone	Rugby Park
15:00	Chris Burke 5' Tshibola 32'	Report	Melamed 53' Davidson 68' McCann 72'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Greg Aitken

3 February 2021 27	Rangers	1−0	St Johnstone	Ibrox Stadium
19:45	Roofe 21' Hagi 52'	Report	Kane 85'	Referee: David Munro

For upcoming Scottish Premiership fixtures, see the official St Johnstone F.C. website

Group Stage

6 October 2020	Kelty Hearts	1–2	St Johnstone	New Central Park
19:45	Tidser 71'	Report	Kerr 45+2' Kane 60'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Newlands

10 October 2020	St Johnstone	7–0	Brechin City	McDiarmid Park
15:00	May 3', 58', 62' Wotherspoon 25', 56' Hendry 88' (pen.) Davidson 90'			Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Napier

10 November 2020	St Johnstone	0–0 (3–4 p)	Dundee United	McDiarmid Park
19:45		Report		Attendance: 0

14 November 2020	Peterhead	1–3	St Johnstone	Balmoor Stadium
15:00	Rooney 78 o.g.'	Report	May 49 pen.', 60 pen.' Kane 77'	Attendance: 0

Knockout Round

28 November 2020 Second Round	Motherwell	1–2	St Johnstone	Fir Park
15:00	Watt 61'	Report	Hendry 68' Wotherspoon 77'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Muir

15 December 2020 Quarter-Final	Dunfermline Athletic	1–1 (3–4 p)	St Johnstone	East End Park
19:45	Wilson 113'	Report	Rooney 94'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Don Robertson

23 January 2021 Semi-Final	St Johnstone	3–0	Hibernian	Hampden Park
17:30	Kerr 35' Rooney 49' Conway 63'	Report		Attendance: 0

28 February 2021 Final	St Johnstone	v	Livingston	Hampden Park
14:00

Scottish Cup

St Johnstone will enter the Third Round of the Scottish Cup and will play Dundee away from home.[11] Currently, the cup is suspended.[12]

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 3 February 2021

No.	Pos	Player	Premiership		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
No.	Pos	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Zander Clark	19	0	6	0	0	0	25	0
2	DF	James Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF	Scott Tanser	21+3	0	4	0	0	0	28	0
4	DF	Jamie McCart	25	0	5+1	0	0	0	31	0
5	DF	Jason Kerr (c)	19	0	5	1	0	0	24	1
6	DF	Liam Gordon	26+1	1	6	0	0	0	33	1
7	MF	Craig Conway	16+6	3	4+2	0	0	0	28	3
8	MF	Murray Davidson	13+6	1	4+2	1	0	0	25	2
9	FW	Chris Kane	9+8	4	4+3	2	0	0	24	6
10	MF	David Wotherspoon	20+6	3	6+1	3	0	0	33	6
11	FW	Michael O'Halloran	11+7	1	2+1	0	0	0	21	1
12	GK	Elliot Parish	8	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
13	MF	Craig Bryson	7+5	0	2+2	0	0	0	16	0
14	FW	Stevie May	14+10	4	3+4	5	0	0	31	9
15	MF	Charlie Gilmour	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	Glenn Middleton	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17	FW	Guy Melamed	4+5	2	1	0	0	0	10	2
18	MF	Ali McCann	23+2	2	3	0	0	0	28	2
19	DF	Shaun Rooney	11+7	0	7	1	0	0	25	1
24	DF	Callum Booth	6+3	0	6	0	0	0	15	0
26	MF	Liam Craig	10+5	1	6	0	0	0	21	1
40	DF	Samuel Denham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
46	FW	Alexander Ferguson	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
Player who left the club during the season
2	DF	Wallace Duffy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	Danny McNamara	22	1	0	0	0	0	22	1
16	FW	Isaac Olaofe	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
20	FW	John Robertson	0+4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
22	FW	Callum Hendry	8+8	0	3+3	2	0	0	22	2
23	MF	Cammy Ballantyne	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	GK	Ross Sinclair	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	St Mirren	24	8	5	11	24	28	−4	29
7	Dundee United	27	6	10	11	21	38	−17	28
8	St Johnstone	27	6	9	12	25	36	−11	27
9	Motherwell	25	6	7	12	23	37	−14	25
10	Kilmarnock	26	7	3	16	26	37	−11	24

Updated to match(es) played on 3 February 2021. Source: BBC SPFL
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).[13]
Notes:

Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

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: [14]
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.[15]

Transfers

Players in

Date	Player	From	Fee
1 June 2020	Shaun Rooney	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Free[16]
14 July 2020	Danny McNamara	Millwall	Loan[17]
14 July 2020	Isaac Olaofe	Millwall	Loan[17]
31 July 2020	Craig Conway	Salford City	Free[18]
18 September 2020	Craig Bryson	Aberdeen	Free[19]
5 October 2020	Guy Melamed	Maccabi Netanya	Free[20]
4 January 2021	James Brown	Millwall	Loan[21]

Players out

Date	Player	To	Fee
27 May 2020	Shaun Struthers		Released[2]
29 June 2020	Ross Callachan	Hamilton Academical	Free[2][22]
10 July 2020	Drey Wright	Hibernian	Free[23][24]
11 July 2020	Euan O'Riley	Airdrieonians	Free[2]
14 July 2020	Steven Anderson	Forfar Athletic	Free[2]
27 May 2020	David McMillan	Dundalk	Free[2]
30 July 2020	Danny Swanson	East Fife	Free[25][26]
27 May 2020	Max Johnstone	AFC Fylde	Free[2]
14 September 2020	Cammy Ballantyne	Montrose	Loan
22 September 2020	Olly Hamilton	Cowdenbeath	Loan
25 September 2020	Ross Sinclair	Cowdenbeath	Loan
5 October 2020	Wallace Duffy	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Free[27]
5 October 2020	John Robertson	Forfar Athletic	Loan
1 February 2021	Callum Hendry	Aberdeen	Loan[28]

References

McFarlane, Jonathan. "Alec Cleland appointed St Johnstone caretaker boss after Tommy Wright exit". Daily Record. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
Lewis, Jane (27 May 2020). "St Johnstone's Steven Anderson eyes 'next chapter' after 16 years". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
McLauchlin, Brian (18 June 2020). "Callum Davidson: St Johnstone appoint former player as boss". BBC Sport.
"St Johnstone: former player Steven MacLean appointed coach". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54290322
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54489129
Duncan, Thomas (23 January 2021). "St Johnstone 3-0 Hibernian: Perth side stun favourites to reach Scottish League Cup final". BBC Sport.
https://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/news/post/pre-season-aberdeen-1-2-saints
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/st-johnstone/1464464/st-johnstone-st-mirren-friendly-covid-19-tests-positive/
"2020/21 Fixtures Announced". perthstjohnstone.co.uk. 6 July 2020.
"Scottish FA Board confirms three-week suspension of professional football beneath SPFL Championship". SFA. 11 January 2021.
"The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
"Summary - League Cup Group C". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
"Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
"Caley Thistle full back will not join St Johnstone until contract runs out". Inverness Courier. 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
"St Johnstone: Millwall's Isaac Olaofe and Danny McNamara sign on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 July 2020.
https://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/news/post/craig-conway-im-buzzing-get-started
"Craig Bryson: St Johnstone sign former Aberdeen midfielder until end of season". BBC Sport. 18 September 2020.
"SAINTS SIGN STRIKER GUY MELAMED FROM MACCABI NETANYA". St Johnstone FC. 5 October 2020.
"James Brown: Millwall full-back joins St Johnstone on loan". BBC Sport. 4 January 2020.
McGilvray, Andy (2020-06-29). "Hamilton Accies confirm double signing swoop, with more to come". Daily Record. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
"Drey Wright: Winger to leave St Johnstone after rejecting new deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
"Hibernian sign Kevin Nisbet, Drey Wright & Alex Gogic". BBC Sport. 10 July 2020.
"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.
https://eastfifefc.info/latest-news/830-danny-swanson-agrees-terms-to-join-east-fife
"Wallace Duffy signs for ICTFC". ictfc.com. 5 October 2020.
"Dons sign Kamberi, Hornby and Hendry". BBC Sport. 1 February 2021.

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[13] Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

[1] McFarlane, Jonathan. "Alec Cleland appointed St Johnstone caretaker boss after Tommy Wright exit". Daily Record. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

[Released-2] 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] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54290322

[6] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54489129

[7] Duncan, Thomas (23 January 2021). "St Johnstone 3-0 Hibernian: Perth side stun favourites to reach Scottish League Cup final". BBC Sport.

[8] ttps://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/news/post/pre-season-aberdeen-1-2-saints

[9] ttps://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/st-johnstone/1464464/st-johnstone-st-mirren-friendly-covid-19-tests-positive/

[10] "2020/21 Fixtures Announced". perthstjohnstone.co.uk. 6 July 2020.

[12] "Scottish FA Board confirms three-week suspension of professional football beneath SPFL Championship". SFA. 11 January 2021.

[14] "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

[GC-15] "Summary - League Cup Group C". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2020.

[format-16] "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

[17] "Caley Thistle full back will not join St Johnstone until contract runs out". Inverness Courier. 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2020-05-25.

[millwall-18] "St Johnstone: Millwall's Isaac Olaofe and Danny McNamara sign on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 July 2020.

[19] ttps://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/news/post/craig-conway-im-buzzing-get-started

[20] "Craig Bryson: St Johnstone sign former Aberdeen midfielder until end of season". BBC Sport. 18 September 2020.

[21] "SAINTS SIGN STRIKER GUY MELAMED FROM MACCABI NETANYA". St Johnstone FC. 5 October 2020.

[22] "James Brown: Millwall full-back joins St Johnstone on loan". BBC Sport. 4 January 2020.

[23] McGilvray, Andy (2020-06-29). "Hamilton Accies confirm double signing swoop, with more to come". Daily Record. Retrieved 2020-06-29.

[24] "Drey Wright: Winger to leave St Johnstone after rejecting new deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

[25] "Hibernian sign Kevin Nisbet, Drey Wright & Alex Gogic". BBC Sport. 10 July 2020.

[26] "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.

[27] ttps://eastfifefc.info/latest-news/830-danny-swanson-agrees-terms-to-join-east-fife

[28] "Wallace Duffy signs for ICTFC". ictfc.com. 5 October 2020.

[29] "Dons sign Kamberi, Hornby and Hendry". BBC Sport. 1 February 2021.