Misplaced Pages

2024–25 St Johnstone F.C. season

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

St Johnstone 2024–25 football season
St Johnstone
2024–25 season
Chief executiveFrancis Smith
ManagerCraig Levein
(until 17 September)
Andy Kirk (interim)
Simo Valakari
(from 1 October)
StadiumMcDiarmid Park
League CupSecond round
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2023–242025–26 →

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies

Nairn County v St Johnstone
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
Huntly v St Johnstone
29 June 2024 Huntly 0–2 St Johnstone Huntly
20:00 BST May 3 pen.'
Ellison 77'
Stadium: Christie Park
Arbroath v St Johnstone
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

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Premiership St Johnstone v Aberdeen
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
Kilmarnock v St Johnstone
10 August 2024 2 Kilmarnock 0–3 St Johnstone Kilmarnock
15:00 Wright Red card 16' Report Sidibeh 3', 33'
Kimpioka 81 pen.'
Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 4,843
Referee: Chris Graham
Dundee United v St Johnstone
24 August 2024 3 Dundee United 2–0 St Johnstone Dundee
15:00 Stephenson 54'
] 88 o.g.'
Report Sidibeh Red card 84' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 7,806
St Johnstone v Motherwell
31 August 2024 4 St Johnstone 1–2 Motherwell Perth
20:00 Kimpioka 64'
] Red card 90+6'
Report Casey 11'
Ebiye 90+4'
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Referee: Iain Snedden
Hibernian v St Johnstone
14 September 2024 5 Hibernian 2–0 St Johnstone Edinburgh
15:00 Kukharevych 45+1'
Boyle 72'
Report Kimpioka Red card 89' Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 15,448
Referee: Nick Walsh
Ross County v St Johnstone
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
St Johnstone v Celtic
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
Rangers v St Johnstone
6 October 2024 8 Rangers 2–0 St Johnstone Glasgow
15:00 Černý 34', 58'
Hagi Red card 81'
Report Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 44,744
Referee: David Dickinson
St Johnstone v Ross County
18 October 2024 9 St Johnstone 3–0 Ross County Perth
15:00 Kimpioka 16', 45'
Kirk 90+4'
Report Campbell Red card 31'
Telfer Red card 78'
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 3,688
Referee: John Beaton
Dundee v St Johnstone
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
St Mirren v St Johnstone
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
St Johnstone v Heart of Midlothian
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
Motherwell v St Johnstone
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
St Johnstone v Kilmarnock
23 November 2024 14 St Johnstone 1–0 Kilmarnock Perth
15:15 Kirk 53' Report Donnelly Red card 84' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 1,872
Referee: Iain Snedden
St Johnstone v Rangers
30 November 2024 15 St Johnstone 0–1 Rangers Perth
12:00 Report Holt 63 o.g.' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 7,446
Referee: Steven McLean
Aberdeen v St Johnstone
7 December 2024 16 Aberdeen 1–1 St Johnstone Aberdeen
15:00 Clarkson 56' Report Kirk 25' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 15,880
Referee: Ross Hardie
St Johnstone v St Mirren
14 December 2024 17 St Johnstone 2–3 St Mirren Perth
15:00 Kirk 52'
Kimpioka 81'
Report Phillips 10'
Mooney 88'
Idowu 90+9 pen.'
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 4,001
Referee: Euan Anderson
Heart of Midlothian v St Johnstone
22 December 2024 18 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 St Johnstone Edinburgh
15:00 Penrice 16'
Spittal 58'
Report Carey 53 pen.' Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 18,676
Referee: John Beaton
St Johnstone v Dundee United
26 December 2024 19 St Johnstone 1–2 Dundee United Perth
15:00 Kirk 44' Report Middleton 51'
Dalby 60'
Gallagher Red card 87'
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 7,306
Referee: Kevin Clancy
Celtic v St Johnstone
29 December 2024 20 Celtic 4–0 St Johnstone Glasgow
15:00 Engels 45+1 pen.'
Maeda 57'
Kühn 74'
Hatate 81'
Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,645
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
St Johnstone v Hibernian
2 January 2025 21 St Johnstone 1–1 Hibernian Perth
15:00 Holt Red card 41'
Clark 45+4 pen.'
Report Gayle 79' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 6,287
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
St Johnstone v Dundee
5 January 2025 22 St Johnstone 1–3 Dundee Perth
15:00 McPake 67' Report Murray 3'
Palmer-Houlden 10'
Cameron 22'
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 5,246
Referee: David Dickinson
Rangers v St Johnstone
12 January 2025 23 Rangers 3–1 St Johnstone Glasgow
15:00 Igamane 16'
Černý 20'
Diomande 25'
Report Sanders 54' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 45,818
Referee: Ross Hardie

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Brechin City v St Johnstone
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
St Johnstone v Greenock Morton
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
Alloa Athletic v St Johnstone
23 July 2024 3 Alloa Athletic 3–2 St Johnstone Alloa
19:45 Neill 54'
Rankin 83', 88'
Report Kimpioka 55'
Essel Red card 64'
] 90+1'
Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 1,112
Referee: Colin Steven
St Johnstone v East Fife
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

Rangers v St Johnstone
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

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Cup St Johnstone v Motherwell
18 January 2025 Fourth round St Johnstone v Motherwell Perth
Stadium: McDiarmid Park

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 12 January 2025
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Andy Fisher 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Croatia CRO Božo Mikulić 10 0 9+1 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Andre Raymond 21 0 16+1 0 0 0 4 0
5 DF England ENG Jack Sanders 26 2 21+1 1 0 0 4 1
7 MF Scotland SCO Jason Holt 16 0 14+2 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Cammy MacPherson 12 0 3+4 0 0 0 5 0
9 FW Uganda UGA Uche Ikpeazu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW Scotland SCO Nicky Clark 23 6 18+4 6 0 0 0+1 0
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Graham Carey 24 3 8+12 2 0 0 4 1
12 GK Scotland SCO Josh Rae 18 0 12+1 0 0 0 5 0
14 MF England ENG Drey Wright 26 1 22 1 0 0 4 0
15 MF Ghana GHA Aaron Essel 18 0 9+6 0 0 0 3 0
16 FW The Gambia GAM Adama Sidibeh 23 4 12+6 2 0 0 2+3 2
17 MF Ukraine UKR Max Kucheriavyi 5 0 1+2 0 0 0 0+2 0
18 DF Northern Ireland NIR Sam McClelland 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
19 FW Scotland SCO Taylor Steven 5 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+3 0
20 GK Scotland SCO Ross Sinclair 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Wales WAL Matthew Smith 25 0 16+4 0 0 0 4+1 0
23 MF Austria AUT Sven Sprangler 19 0 18 0 0 0 0+1 0
24 MF Scotland SCO Josh McPake 9 1 0+7 1 0 0 2 0
27 FW Northern Ireland NIR Makenzie Kirk 23 7 11+8 6 0 0 0+4 1
29 FW Sweden SWE Benjamin Mbunga Kimpioka 26 11 19+2 6 0 0 5 5
30 DF Scotland SCO Barry Douglas 4 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK Scotland SCO Craig Hepburn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Israel ISR David Keltjens 10 0 1+6 0 0 0 3 0
37 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Sam Curtis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 DF England ENG Oludare Olufunwa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 MF Poland POL Fran Franczak 7 0 3+1 0 0 0 0+3 0
Departures
4 DF Scotland SCO Kyle Cameron 18 1 13+2 0 0 0 3 1
6 DF Scotland SCO Lewis Neilson 18 0 13+4 0 0 0 1 0
7 FW Scotland SCO Stevie May 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
21 MF Scotland SCO Connor Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
28 MF Scotland SCO Alex Ferguson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF Scotland SCO Liam Parker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
38 MF Scotland SCO Scott Bright 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 FW Scotland SCO Jackson Mylchreest 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
8 St Mirren 23 8 3 12 27 38 −11 27
9 Kilmarnock 23 6 7 10 25 37 −12 25
10 Ross County 23 6 7 10 23 42 −19 25
11 Heart of Midlothian 23 6 6 11 25 31 −6 24 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 St Johnstone 23 4 3 16 25 47 −22 15 Relegation to Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 15 January 2025. Source:
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).
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).

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223
GroundHAAHAAHAHAAHAHHAHHHAHHA
ResultLWLLLDLLWWLLLWLDLLLLDLL
Position105781010101186991089911121212121212
Updated to match(es) played on 12 January 2025. Source: SPFL
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 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:
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.

Transfers

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2024 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2024–25

In

Date Player Transferred from Fee Source
30 May 2024 Uganda Uche Ikpeazu England Port Vale Free
10 June 2024 Scotland Josh Rae Scotland Airdrieonians
20 June 2024 Scotland Josh McPake Scotland Stirling Albion
England Jack Sanders Scotland Kilmarnock
8 July 2024 Ghana Aaron Essel Ghana Bechem United
16 July 2024 Trinidad and Tobago Andre Raymond Portugal Vilar de Perdizes
19 July 2024 South Africa Arran Cocks England Brooke House College Football Academy
Northern Ireland Makenzie Kirk Scotland Heart of Midlothian Undisclosed
30 August 2024 Scotland Jason Holt Scotland Livingston Free
15 October 2024 Scotland Barry Douglas Poland Lech Poznań
Croatia Božo Mikulić Albania Partizani Tirana
10 January 2025 Panama Víctor Griffith Panama Árabe Unido Undisclosed

Out

Date Player Transferred to Fee Source
31 May 2024 Scotland Cammy Ballantyne Northern Ireland Linfield Free
Scotland Callum Booth Scotland The Spartans
Malta James Brown England Marine
Scotland Andrew Considine Retired
Scotland Ali Crawford Scotland Greenock Morton Free
Scotland Tony Gallacher
Scotland Chris Kane Scotland Dunfermline Athletic
Scotland Jack Willis Scotland Queen's Park
19 June 2024 Bulgaria Dimitar Mitov Scotland Aberdeen Undisclosed
24 June 2024 Scotland Liam Gordon Scotland Motherwell Free
4 July 2024 Trinidad and Tobago Daniel Phillips England Stevenage
5 July 2024 Australia Ryan McGowan Scotland Livingston
17 January 2025 Scotland Connor Smith Scotland Hamilton Academical Undisclosed

Loans in

Date Player Transferred from Source
5 July 2024 Scotland Kyle Cameron England Notts County
30 July 2024 Scotland Lewis Neilson Scotland Heart of Midlothian
7 January 2025 England Andy Fisher Wales Swansea City
17 January 2025 Republic of Ireland Sam Curtis England Sheffield United

Loans out

Date Player Transferred to Source
11 July 2024 Scotland Bayley Klimionek Scotland Forfar Athletic
19 July 2024 South Africa Arran Cocks
30 July 2024 Scotland Adam McMillan Scotland Albion Rovers
3 August 2024 Scotland Jackson Mylchreest Scotland Forfar Athletic
21 August 2024 Scotland Stevie May Scotland Livingston
23 August 2024 Scotland Liam Parker Scotland Cove Rangers
30 August 2024 Scotland Joe Ellison Scotland Berwick Rangers
Scotland Taylor Steven Northern Ireland Cliftonville
11 September 2024 Scotland Alex Ferguson Scotland Stirling Albion
13 September 2024 England Oludare Olufunwa Scotland Hamilton Academical
Scotland Connor Smith
8 October 2024 Scotland Ben McCrystal Scotland Berwick Rangers
8 November 2024 Scotland Scott Bright Scotland Brechin City

See also

List of St Johnstone F.C. seasons

References

  1. "St Johnstone Stats". Sky Sports. 12 January 202.
  2. "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. 15 April 2024.
  3. "Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  4. "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.
  5. "Summary - League Cup Group F". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  6. "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  7. "Deal agreed for Uche Ikpeazu". St Johnstone FC. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  8. "Goalkeeper Josh Rae signs for Saints". St Johnstone FC. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  9. "Josh McPake signs for Saints". St Johnstone FC. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  10. "Jack Sanders signs for Saints". St Johnstone FC. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  11. "Aaron Essel signs for Saints". St Johnstone FC. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  12. "Andre Raymond signs for Saints". St Johnstone FC. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Arran Cocks signs for Saints". St Johnstone FC. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  14. "Makenzie Kirk signs for Saints". St Johnstone FC. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  15. "Jason Holt returns to Saints". St Johnstone FC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  16. "Barry Douglas signs for Saints". St Johnstone FC. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  17. "Deal agreed for Bozo Mikulic". St Johnstone FC. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  18. "Welcome, Víctor Griffith". St Johnstone FC. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  19. ^ "Squad Update: End of season 2023/24". www.afc.co.uk. St Johnstone FC. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  20. "Ballantyne joins the Blues". linfieldfc.com. Linfield FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  21. "Callum Booth". x.com. The Spartans FC. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  22. "Callum Booth". marinefc.com. Marine AFC. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  23. "Defender Considine announces retirement". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  24. "Ali Crawford returns to Cappielow". Greenock Morton FC. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  25. "Chris Kane Signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  26. "Jack swaps being a Saint for being a Spider". queensparkfc.co.uk. Queens Park FC. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  27. "Dimitar Mitov signs for Aberdeen". St Johnstone FC. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  28. "Liam Gordon departs Saints". St Johnstone FC. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  29. ^ "Our thanks to Ryan McGowan and Daniel Phillips". St Johnstone FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  30. "Stevenage sign Phillips from St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  31. "Welcome to Livingston, Ryan McGowan!". Livingston FC. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  32. "Connor Smith here to stay". Hamilton Academical FC. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  33. "Kyle Cameron joins on loan". St Johnstone FC. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  34. "Hearts defender Neilson joins St Johnstone on loan". BBC Sport. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  35. "St Johnstone loan goalkeeper Fisher from Swansea City". BBC Sport. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  36. https://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/news/article/welcome-sam-curtis
  37. "Welcome to the Loons Bayley Klimionek". Forfar Athletic FC. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  38. "Welcome to Albion Rovers, Adam McMillan!". Albion Rovers FC. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  39. "Welcome to the Loons Jackson Mylchreest". Forfar Athletic FC. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  40. "Stevie May joins the Lions on loan!". Livingston FC. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  41. "Liam Parker Joins On Loan". Cove Rangers FC. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  42. "Good luck, Joe!". St Johnstone FC. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  43. "Steven joins Cliftonville on loan". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  44. "Stirling Albion Sign Alex Ferguson on Loan from St Johnstone". Stirling Albion FC. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  45. "Oludare Olufunwa joins Accies". Hamilton Academical FC. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  46. "Connor Smith returns to Accies". Hamilton Academical FC. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  47. "McCrystal joins until January". Berwick Rangers FC. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  48. "Scott Bright Signs on Loan". Brechin City FC. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
St Johnstone Football Club
Seasons
Home stadium
Rivalries
Related articles
2024–25 in Scottish football
« 2023–24 2025–26 »
Domestic leagues
Domestic cups
European competitions
Related to national team
Transfers
Club seasons
Premiership
Championship
League One
League Two
Categories:
2024–25 St Johnstone F.C. season Add topic