2023–24 St Johnstone F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is St Johnstone's eleventh season in the Scottish Premiership and their fifteenth consecutively (following four in the former Scottish Premier League) in the top flight of Scottish football. Saints will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

St Johnstone
2023–24 season
Chief executiveStan Harris
ManagerSteven MacLean
StadiumMcDiarmid Park
League CupGroup stage

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies
4 July 2023 Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 St Johnstone Dunfermline
19:45 BST Wighton 13' Report Carey 26' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 1,617
Referee: Kevin Clancy
11 July 2023 East Fife 0–3 St Johnstone Methil
19:45 BST Report Crawford 63'
Mylchreest 65'
Booth 85'		 Stadium: Bayview Stadium
Referee: Scott Lambie

Scottish Premiership
Main article: 2023–24 Scottish Premiership
5 August 2023 1 St Johnstone 0–2 Heart of Midlothian Perth
15:00 Report Oda 75'
Shankland 90+6'		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 6,818
Referee: Steven McLean
12 August 2023 2 Ross County 2–0 St Johnstone Dingwall
15:00 Turner 40'
Randall 51'		 Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,157
Referee: William Collum
26 August 2023 3 Celtic 0–0 St Johnstone Glasgow
15:00 Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,600
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
2 September 2023 4 St Johnstone 2–2 Dundee Perth
15:00 Kucheriavyi 86', 90+6' Report Tiffoney 35'
Lamie 58'		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 5,935
Referee: William Collum
16 September 2023 5 St Johnstone 0–2 Rangers Perth
15:00 Report Danilo 16'
Matondo 79'		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 6,967
Referee: Nick Walsh
23 September 2023 6 Hibernian 2–0 St Johnstone Edinburgh
15:00 Miller 35'
Vente 69'		 Report Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 16,850
Referee: Kevin Clancy
30 September 2023 7 St Johnstone 1–1 Livingston Perth
15:00 Costelloe 36'
Gordon Red card 83'		 Report Kelly 57 pen.' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,691
Referee: Graham Grainger
8 October 2023 8 Aberdeen 0–0 St Johnstone Aberdeen
15:00 Report Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 16,816
Referee: David Munro
21 October 2023 9 St Johnstone P–P Motherwell Perth
15:00 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Note: Match postponed due to Storm Babet
28 October 2023 10 St Mirren v St Johnstone Paisley
15:00 Stadium: St Mirren Park

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2023–24 Scottish League Cup
15 July 2023 1 Stenhousemuir 1–0 St Johnstone Stenhousemuir
15:00 O'Reilly 49' Report Stadium: Ochilview Park
Attendance: 1,376
Referee: Calum Scott
22 July 2023 2 Alloa Athletic 0–4 St Johnstone Alloa
15:00 Report Ballantyne 1'
McGowan 20'
May 63'
McCrystal 89'		 Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 992
Referee: Grant Irvine
25 July 2023 3 St Johnstone 1–2 Ayr United Perth
19:45 Kucheriavyi 43' Report Stanger 29'
Dempsey 71'		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,669
Referee: Nick Walsh
29 July 2023 4 St Johnstone 0–4 Stirling Albion Perth
15:00 Report Spence 11'
Milne 36'
McLean 48', 54'		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,052
Referee: Euan Anderson

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2023–24 Scottish Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals
As of 8 October 2023[1]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremiershipScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Mitov 100800020
2 DF Malta MLT James Brown 402+100010
3 DF Scotland SCO Tony Gallacher 50100040
4 DF Scotland SCO Andrew Considine 11070003+10
5 DF Australia AUS Ryan McGowan 6120003+11
6 DF Scotland SCO Liam Gordon 904+100040
7 FW Scotland SCO Stevie May 1214+400041
8 MF Scotland SCO Cammy MacPherson 501+400000
9 FW Scotland SCO Chris Kane 301+200000
10 FW Scotland SCO Nicky Clark 00000000
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Graham Carey 100800020
14 MF England ENG Drey Wright 70400030
15 MF Ukraine UKR Max Kucheriavyi 1133+420041
16 FW Wales WAL Luke Jephcott 1003+400030
17 DF England ENG Oludare Olufunwa 504+100000
18 DF Northern Ireland NIR Sam McClelland 705+200000
19 DF Scotland SCO Luke Robinson 60600000
20 GK Scotland SCO Ross Sinclair 20000020
21 MF Scotland SCO Ali Crawford 1000000+10
22 MF Wales WAL Matthew Smith 705+200000
23 MF Austria AUT Sven Sprangler 30300000
24 DF Scotland SCO Callum Booth 1000000+10
25 MF Scotland SCO Cammy Ballantyne 61200041
27 MF England ENG Jay Turner-Cooke 402+200000
30 GK Scotland SCO Jack Willis 00000000
31 GK Wales WAL Dave Richards 00000000
34 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Daniel Phillips 9070001+10
44 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Dara Costelloe 41410000
46 MF Poland POL Fran Franczak 100+100000
Departures
27 MF Scotland SCO Alex Ferguson 20000020
31 GK Scotland SCO Craig Hepburn 00000000
32 DF Scotland SCO Liam Parker 10000010
33 FW Scotland SCO Taylor Steven 500+20000+30
38 MF Scotland SCO Scott Bright 1000000+10
42 MF Scotland SCO Ben McCrystal 2100000+21
45 FW Scotland SCO Jackson Mylchreest 4000000+40

Team statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
8 Aberdeen 8 2 3 3 10 10 0 9
9 Hibernian 9 2 3 4 13 16 −3 9
10 Dundee 8 1 5 2 7 10 −3 8
11 Ross County 8 2 2 4 6 12 −6 8 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 St Johnstone 8 0 4 4 3 11 −8 4 Relegation to the Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. 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:
  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
Round12345678
GroundHAAHHAHA
ResultLLDDLLDD
Position1212111112121212
Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2023. 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 AYR STI STJ STE ALL
1 Ayr United 4 3 1 0 0 10 2 +8 11 Qualification for the second round — — — 1–0 6–0
2 Stirling Albion 4 3 0 1 0 9 3 +6 10 1–1p — — 2–1 —
3 St Johnstone 4 1 0 0 3 5 7 −2 3 1–2 0–4 — — —
4 Stenhousemuir 4 1 0 0 3 3 6 −3 3 — — 1–0 — 1–3
5 Alloa Athletic 4 1 0 0 3 4 13 −9 3 — 1–2 0–4 — —
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]

Transfers
Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2023 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2023–24

In
Date Player Transferred from Fee Source
14 July 2023 Bulgaria Dimitar Mitov England Cambridge United Free [7]
21 July 2023 Wales Luke Jephcott England Plymouth Argyle [8]
3 August 2023 Northern Ireland Sam McClelland England Chelsea [9]
4 August 2023 England Oludare Olufunwa England Liverpool [10]
5 August 2023 Wales Matthew Smith England MK Dons [11]
11 August 2023 Wales Dave Richards England Crewe Alexandra Loan [12]
15 August 2023 Republic of Ireland Dara Costelloe England Burnley [13]
22 August 2023 Scotland Luke Robinson England Wigan Athletic [14]
24 August 2023 England Jay Turner-Cooke England Newcastle United [15]
1 September 2023 England Diallang Jaiyesimi England Charlton Athletic [16]
Austria Sven Sprangler Austria SK Vorwärts Steyr Free [17]

Out
Date Player Transferred to Fee Source
30 May 2023 Scotland Bobby Dailly England Romford Free [18][19]
Scotland Murray Davidson Retired [18][20]
Scotland Charlie Gilmour Scotland Inverness Caledonian Thistle [18][21]
Sweden Melker Hallberg Sweden Kalmar FF [18][22]
Scotland Spencer Moreland Scotland Brechin City [18][23]
Scotland Jamie Murphy Scotland Ayr United [18][24]
Scotland Michael O'Halloran Scotland Dunfermline Athletic [18][25]
Scotland William Sandford [18]
Finland Eetu Vertainen Italy Triestina [18]
Canada David Wotherspoon Scotland Inverness Caledonian Thistle [18][26]
16 June 2023 England Elliot Parish [27]
27 June 2023 Scotland Craig Hepburn Scotland Cowdenbeath Loan [28]
4 July 2023 Canada Theo Bair Scotland Motherwell Free [29][30]
11 August 2023 Scotland Jackson Mylchreest Scotland Tranent Loan [31]
Scotland Bayley Klimionek Scotland Berwick Rangers [32]
18 August 2023 Scotland Alex Ferguson Scotland Queen of the South [33]
25 August 2023 Scotland Taylor Steven Scotland Alloa Athletic [34]
15 September 2023 Scotland Ben McCrystal Scotland Broomhill [35]
4 October 2023 Scotland Scott Bright Scotland Berwick Rangers [36]
Scotland Joe Ellison
6 October 2023 Scotland Liam Parker Scotland Civil Service Strollers [37]

See also

List of St Johnstone F.C. seasons

References
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