The 2016–17 season was the club's fourth season in the Scottish Premiership and their eighth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football. St Johnstone also competed in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.[2]
| 2016–17 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Steve Brown | ||
| Manager | Tommy Wright | ||
| Stadium | McDiarmid Park Perth, Scotland (Capacity: 10,696) | ||
| Scottish Premiership | 4th | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fifth round lost to Partick Thistle | ||
| Scottish League Cup | Quarter final lost to Aberdeen | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Danny Swanson (10) All: Danny Swanson (15) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 7,979 vs Rangers Scottish Premiership 28 December 2016 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,549 vs Inverness Caledonian Thistle Scottish Premiership 3 December 2016 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 4,368[1] | ||
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Season summary edit
Tommy Wright was kept as manager and remained for the season. The Saints again finished in Fourth place but qualified for European Football.[3] Danny Swanson was the club's Top League and Season scorer, but a few weeks before the end of the season, he signed for a pre-contract agreement with Hibernian.[4]
Results & fixtures edit
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season edit
| 12 July 2016 | Livingston | 1 – 1 | St Johnstone | Tony Macaroni Arena |
Josh Mullin  56' |
Report | Coulson 10' |
Referee: Beaton |
| 19 July 2016 | St Johnstone | 2 – 0 | Bradford City | McDiarmid Park |
| Cummins 33' McKay 37' |
Report | Attendance: 1,177 Referee: Collum |
Scottish Premiership edit
| 7 August 2016 1 | St Johnstone | 0 – 0 | Aberdeen | McDiarmid Park |
| 12:15 | Craig  34'Cummins 37' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Attendance: 5,728 Referee: Collum |
| 13 August 2016 2 | Motherwell | 1 – 2 | St Johnstone | Fir Park |
| 15:00 | Cadden 47' Tait 39'Clay 74'McDonald 82' |
BBC SPFL |
Swanson 56' MacLean 75'Kane 42'Swanson 50'Davidson 90' |
Attendance: 3,739 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 20 August 2016 3 | St Johnstone | 2 – 4 | Celtic | McDiarmid Park |
| 12:15 | Swanson 83' (pen.) MacLean 89'Paton 45'Davidson 58'MacLean 86' |
BBC SPFL |
Griffiths 28' Sinclair 40'Forrest 44'Christie 90'Griffiths 38'Janko 43'Bitton 59' |
Attendance: 6,823 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 27 August 2016 4 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2 – 1 | St Johnstone | Caledonian Stadium |
| 15:00 | Draper 59' Meekings 90'Draper 66' |
BBC SPFL |
Foster 79' Wotherspoon 57' |
Attendance: 2,729 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 10 September 2016 5 | Partick Thistle | 0 – 2 | St Johnstone | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC SPFL |
Anderson 21' MacLean 64'Swanson 70' |
Attendance: 2,885 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 17 September 2016 6 | St Johnstone | 1 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Cummins 57' Cummins 15'Foster 33'Davidson 49'MacLean 75'Kane 85'Craig 90' |
BBC SPFL |
Rossi 75' |
Attendance: 5,456 Referee: John Beaton |
| 25 September 2016 7 | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 1 | St Johnstone | New Douglas Park |
| 15:00 | Docherty 37' Donati 58'Doherty 63'MacKinnon 70'Seaborne 78'Crawford 90' |
BBC SPFL |
Craig 82' Davidson 33' |
Attendance: 1,705 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 1 October 2016 8 | Ross County | 0 – 2 | St Johnstone | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | BBC SPFL |
Swanson 42' (pen.) Kane 73' |
Attendance: 3,299 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 15 October 2016 9 | St Johnstone | 0 – 1 | Kilmarnock | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | BBC SPFL |
S Boyd 76' |
Attendance: 2,930 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 23 October 2016 10 | St Johnstone | 2 – 1 | Dundee | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Anderson 62' Swanson 75' (pen.) |
BBC SPFL |
Loy 88' (pen.) |
Attendance: 3,646 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 26 October 2016 11 | Rangers | 1 – 1 | St Johnstone | Ibrox Stadium |
| 19:45 | Garner 62' |
BBC SPFL |
Alston 5' |
Attendance: 46,563 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 29 October 2016 12 | St Johnstone | 1 – 2 | Partick Thistle | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | MacLean 18' |
BBC SPFL |
Doolan 17' Osman 90' |
Attendance: 3,096 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 5 November 2016 13 | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 2 | St Johnstone | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 15:00 | Buaben 25' 61' Igor Rossi 77'Paterson 87'Muirhead 89' |
Report | Alston 7' Swanson 41'Kane 85'Easton 90+3' |
Attendance: 16,421 Referee:  Don Robertson |
| 19 November 2016 14 | St Johnstone | 2 – 4 | Ross County | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Anderson 4' Paton 55'Foster 62'Swanson 65' (pen.)MacLean 80' |
Report | McEveley 24' 65' Routis 38'van der Weg 45+4'Curran 63'Boyce 83' |
Attendance: 2,554 Referee: John Beaton |
| 3 December 2016 15 | St Johnstone | 3 – 0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Craig 14' Coulson 57'Davidson 62'Wotherspoon 75'Swanson 81' |
Report | Draper 45+1' Doumbouya 51'Warren 60'  |
Attendance: 2,549 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 10 December 2016 16 | Aberdeen | 0 – 0 | St Johnstone | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | McLean 87' |
Report | Davidson 58' Kane 67'MacLean 68' |
Attendance: 11,501 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 17 December 2016 17 | St Johnstone | 1 – 1 | Motherwell | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Kane 62' Foster 90' |
Report | Clark 12' (o.g.) Moult 77' |
Attendance: 2,836 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 23 December 2016 18 | Kilmarnock | 0 – 1 | St Johnstone | Rugby Park |
| 19:45 | Dicker 88' Hendrie 90+2' |
Report | Davidson 43' 62' Wotherspoon 57' |
Attendance: 3,056 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 28 December 2016 19 | St Johnstone | 1 – 1 | Rangers | McDiarmid Park |
| 19:45 | MacLean 28' 89' Paton 69'Foster 69' |
Report | McKay 23' Holt 35'Hill 55'Halliday 67' |
Attendance: 7,979 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 31 December 2016 20 | Dundee | 3 – 0 | St Johnstone | Dens Park |
| 14:00 | Bakhtaoui 15' Kerr 23'Gadzhalov 42'Anderson 57' (o.g.) |
Report | Paton 41' Swanson 90' |
Attendance: 6,492 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 25 January 2017 21 | Celtic | 1 – 0 | St Johnstone | Celtic Park |
| 19:45 | Boyata 72' Gordon 81' |
Report | Craig 17' Paton 76' |
Attendance: 51,057 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 28 January 2017 22 | St Johnstone | 3 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Swanson 30' Cummins 53' 59'Davidson 74' |
Report | Redmond 34' |
Attendance: 3,279 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 1 February 2017 23 | Partick Thistle | 0 – 1 | St Johnstone | Firhill Stadium |
| 19:45 | Edwards 70' Elliott  90+2' |
Report | MacLean 40' Swanson 60'Anderson 69' |
Attendance: 2,257 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 5 February 2017 24 | St Johnstone | 2 – 5 | Celtic | McDiarmid Park |
| 12:30 | Watson 31' Boyata 43' (o.g.)Paton 58'Foster 60'Craig 90+3' |
Report | Henderson 6' Dembélé 61' (pen.) 75' 85'Sinclair 81'Lustig 90+3' |
Attendance: 6,548 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 18 February 2017 25 | Ross County | 1 – 2 | St Johnstone | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Curran 73' O'Brien 76' |
Report | McEveley 31' (o.g.) Kane 90+1' |
Attendance: 3,187 Referee: John Beaton |
| 25 February 2017 26 | St Johnstone | 0 – 2 | Kilmarnock | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Kane 54' Anderson 81' |
Report | McKenzie 11' Sammon 71' |
Attendance: 2,933 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 1 March 2017 27 | Rangers | 3 – 2 | St Johnstone | Ibrox Stadium |
| 19:45 | McKay 22' Waghorn 48'Hyndman 90+1'Kiernan 78' |
Report | Wotherspoon 74' Anderson 87' |
Attendance: 46,800 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 11 March 2017 28 | St Johnstone | 2 – 0 | Dundee | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Paton 12' Alston 19'MacLean 89' |
Report | O'Hara 26' El Bakhtaoui 69'Williams 84' |
Attendance: 4,195 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 18 March 2017 29 | Motherwell | 1 – 2 | St Johnstone | Fir Park |
| 15:00 | McDonald 44' |
Report | Craig 8' 66' Davidson 78' |
Attendance: 3,588 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 1 April 2017 30 | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 0 | St Johnstone | New Douglas Park |
| 15:00 | Devlin 23' Crawford 45+3'D'Acol 89' |
Report | Foster 45+3' Swanson 45+3'Cummins 83' |
Attendance: 1,662 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 5 April 2017 31 | St Johnstone | 1 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | McDiarmid Park |
| 19:45 | Shaughnessy 73' |
Report | Nicholson 83' |
Attendance: 4,197 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 8 April 2017 32 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0 – 3 | St Johnstone | Tulloch Caledonian Stadium |
| 15:00 | Cole 81' |
Report | MacLean 40' Alston 65'Craig 88' (pen.)Cummins 90+1' |
Attendance: 2,961 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 15 April 2017 33 | St Johnstone | 1 – 2 | Aberdeen | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Craig 22' Swanson 48' (pen)Wotherspoon 67'MacLean 84' |
Report | Christie 19' Scobbie 32' (o.g.)Lewis 57' |
Attendance: 5,132 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 29 April 2017 34 | Aberdeen | 1 – 2 | St Johnstone | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Logan 18' Hayes 19'Stockley 90+3' |
Report | Anderson 28' Shaughnessy 33'Swanson 80'Thomson 80'Craig 90+3' |
Attendance: 10,606 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 6 May 2017 35 | Celtic | 4 – 1 | St Johnstone | Celtic Park |
| 15:00 | Roberts 47', 62' Boyata 52'McGregor 71' |
Report | MacLean 49' |
Attendance: 52,796 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 13 May 2017 36 | St Johnstone | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Swanson 33' (pen.) 83' MacLean 60' Craig 67' |
Report | Devine 17' Edwards 24' Elliott 82' |
Attendance: 3,630 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 17 May 2017 37 | St Johnstone | 1 – 0 | Heart Of Midlothian | McDiarmid Park |
| 19:45 | Kane 26' |
Report | Attendance: 3,141 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 21 May 2017 38 | St Johnstone | 1 – 2 | Rangers | McDiarmid Park |
| 12:30 | Cummins 76' |
Report | Miller 40' Toral 53' |
Attendance: 6,799 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
Scottish League Cup edit
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STJ | FAL | STI | BRE | ELG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Johnstone (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 10 | Qualification to the Second Round | — | 3–0 | 4–0 | — | — | |
| 2 | Falkirk (X) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Possible Second Round as one of the 4 best runners up | — | — | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Stirling Albion | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 4–1 | ||
| 4 | Brechin City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | 1–1 (4–2 p) |
— | 2–1 | — | — | ||
| 5 | Elgin City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | 1–3 | — | — | 4–2 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 30 July 2016. Source: BBC
(Q) Qualified; (X) Advances to Best runners-up
(Q) Qualified; (X) Advances to Best runners-up
| 16 July 2016 Group B | Elgin City | 1 – 3 | St Johnstone | Borough Briggs, Elgin |
| 15:00 | Duff 48' MacLeod 43' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Swanson 16' Cummins 71' MacLean 79' |
Attendance: 1,046 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 23 July 2016 Group B | St Johnstone | 3 – 0 | Falkirk | McDiarmid Park, Perth |
| 15:00 | Swanson 25' (pen.), 38' (pen.) MacLean 68'Craig  16' |
SPFL Report | Watson 24' |
Attendance: 2,725 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 26 July 2016 Group B | Brechin City | 1 – 1 (4–2 p) | St Johnstone | Glebe Park, Brechin |
| 19:45 | Jackson 35' Graham 73' |
SPFL Report | Kane 86' |
Attendance: 912 Referee: John McKendrick |
| Penalties | ||||
| 30 July 2016 Group B | St Johnstone | 4 – 0 | Stirling Albion | McDiarmid Park, Perth |
| 15:00 | Anderson 4' MacLean 33'Craig 43'Wotherspoon 90+2' |
SPFL Report | Ferns 56'McKenzie 90+3' |
Attendance: 2,858 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 10 August 2016 Second Round | St Johnstone | 3 – 2 | Hearts | McDiarmid Park, Perth |
| 19:45 | Swanson 10' 75' (pen.) McKay 80'Paton 45'Swanson 71'Alston 76' |
SPFL Report | Paterson 43' Walker 45' (pen.)Cowie 9'Murihead 54'Ozturk 74'Rossi 81' |
Attendance: 4,214 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 22 September 2016 Quarter final | Aberdeen | 1 – 0 | St Johnstone | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
| 19:45 | Rooney 90' Maddison 7'Shinnie 34' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Shaughnessy 11' Wotherspoon 45'Paton 51'Swanson 67'Davidson 80' |
Attendance: 8,829 Referee: Craig Thomson (referee) |
Scottish Cup edit
| 21 January 2017 Fourth Round | St Johnstone | 2 – 0 | Stenhousemuir | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | MacLean 6' Alston 32' |
Report | Kerr 52' McMenamin 64'Ciaran Summers 82' |
Attendance: 2,441 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 11 February 2017 Fifth Round | St Johnstone | 0 – 1 | Partick Thistle | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | MacLean 40' Swanson 75' |
Report | Barton 7' Welsh 65'Devine 72' |
Attendance: 2,884 Referee: Steven McLean |
Squad statistics edit
Appearances edit
- As of 21 May 2017 [5]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  NIR
|
Alan Mannus | 17 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO
|
Dave Mackay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO
|
Tam Scobbie | 20 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | SCO
|
Blair Alston | 42 | 3 | 25+10 | 2 | 4+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | SCO
|
Steven Anderson | 34 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO
|
Chris Millar | 22 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO
|
Murray Davidson | 26 | 3 | 19+4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO
|
Steven MacLean | 39 | 12 | 30+2 | 9 | 4+1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | SCO
|
David Wotherspoon | 38 | 2 | 20+13 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO
|
Danny Swanson | 38 | 15 | 28+2 | 10 | 5+1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | SCO
|
Zander Clark | 31 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF |  IRL
|
Joe Shaughnessy | 46 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF |  WAL
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Clive Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | SCO
|
Michael Coulson | 18 | 0 | 7+7 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | NIR
|
Paul Paton | 34 | 1 | 22+6 | 1 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | SCO
|
Richard Foster | 34 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | SCO
|
Keith Watson | 6 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | SCO
|
Brian Easton | 45 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | SCO
|
Chris Kane | 32 | 6 | 14+11 | 5 | 2+3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | SCO
|
Liam Craig | 44 | 6 | 27+9 | 5 | 5+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | SCO
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Craig Thomson | 11 | 1 | 2+7 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | SCO
|
Ally Gilchrist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | IRL
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Graham Cummins | 36 | 6 | 17+13 | 5 | 3+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | SCO
|
Greg Hurst | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | SCO
|
George Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | SCO
|
Cameron Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | MF |  ENG
|
Daniel Jardine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the 2016–17 season | |||||||||||
| 15 | DF | SCO
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Brad McKay (joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | NIR
|
Joe Gormley (joined Cliftonville) | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club on loan during the 2016–17 season | |||||||||||
| 23 | DF | SCO
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Liam Gordon (on loan to Peterhead) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | SCO
|
Connor McLaren (on loan to Stirling Albion) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | SCO
|
Aaron Comrie (on loan to Peterhead) | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalscorers edit
As of 21 May 2017
| Ranking | Nation | Number | Name | Scottish Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
11 | Danny Swanson | 10 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | |
10 | Steven MacLean | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | |
25 | Chris Kane | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| |
26 | Liam Craig | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| |
29 | Graham Cummins | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 | |
10 | Steven Anderson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | |
4 | Blair Alston | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| |
8 | Murray Davidson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | |
10 | David Wotherspoon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| |
14 | Joe Shaughnessy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | |
15 | Brad McKay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| |
18 | Paul Paton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| |
19 | Richard Foster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| |
22 | Keith Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| |
27 | Craig Thomson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| TOTALS | 39 | 14 | 2 | 55 | |||
Team statistics edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aberdeen | 38 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 74 | 35 | +39 | 76 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Rangers | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 67 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | St Johnstone | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 58 | |
| 5 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 46 | |
| 6 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 42 |
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway
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).[6]
Notes:
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).[6]
Notes:
- ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
Transfers edit
Players in edit
Players out edit
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See also edit
References edit
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- ^ "Betfred Cup - Group B preview - SPFL". spfl.co.uk.
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- ^ "HIBERNIAN SIGN DANNY SWANSON ON PRE-CONTRACT". www.hibernianfc.co.uk.
- ^ "St Johnstone FC Player Appearances - Past & Present - Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com.
- ^ "Premiership 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "St Johnstone sign up goalkeeper Elliott Parish & defender Wallace Duffy". BBC Sport. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Blair Alston: Midfielder moves to St Johnstone from Falkirk". 26 May 2016 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "St Johnstone sign Paul Paton following his exit from Dundee Utd". 7 June 2016 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Michael Coulson: St Johnstone to sign York City winger". 17 March 2016 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Joe Gormley: St Johnstone sign Peterborough striker on loan". 31 August 2016 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "St. Johnstone - News Item". Archived from the original on 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ^ "Tommy Wright adds loan player Clive Smith to St Johnstone squad". 8 October 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Edinburgh City sign former Hibs kid Neil Martyniuk".
- ^ "St Johnstone striker John Sutton joins St Mirren - The Courier".
- ^ "Brechin City Football Club". www.brechincity.com.
- ^ "Inverness Caley Thistle sign Brad McKay and Larnell Cole". 31 August 2016 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "St. Johnstone - News Item". Archived from the original on 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ^ Moir, Glenn. "Perth Saints aid Blue Toon recruitment - Peterhead F.C." Archived from the original on 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ^ Moir, Glenn. "Perth Saints aid Blue Toon recruitment - Peterhead F.C." Archived from the original on 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ^ "McLaren joins on loan – Stirling Albion". www.stirlingalbionfc.co.uk.