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'''St Johnstone Football Club''' is a [[professional sports|professional]] [[association football]] club in [[Perth, Scotland]]. The team competes in the {{Scottish football updater|StJohnst}}, the second division of [[Scottish football league system|Scottish football]]. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun (or Saint Johnstoun)—an old name of Perth—and the team is nicknamed the "Saints". The club was officially founded in 1884, and the team played its first match in February 1885. Their home since 1989 has been [[McDiarmid Park]]; former home venues were the [[Recreation Grounds, Perth|Perth Recreation Grounds]] and, from 1924 to 1989, [[Muirton Park]]. The team's first [[Scottish Cup]] appearance was in [[1886–87 Scottish Cup|1886–87]] and they joined the [[Scottish Football League]] in [[1911–12 Scottish Division Two|1911–12]].

Historically, St Johnstone tended to float between the top two divisions of Scottish football and gained the reputation of being a "[[yo-yo club]]". The team won the [[Scottish Football League First Division]], then the second tier of Scottish league football, in [[2008–09 in Scottish football|2008–09]], bringing a return of first tier football to McDiarmid Park for the [[2009–10 in Scottish football|2009–10]] season after a seven-year absence. They played in the [[Scottish Premier League]], rebranded as the [[Scottish Premiership]] in 2013, for sixteen consecutive seasons, their longest ever stay in the highest league until relegation in 2025. St Johnstone's traditional rivals are the two [[Dundee]] clubs, [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] and [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]], with matches between St Johnstone and either Dundee club being called "[[Tayside derby|Tayside derbies]]".

St Johnstone had limited success in cup competitions for the first 130 years of their history, losing at the semi-final stage on numerous occasions, as well as losing two [[Scottish League Cup]] finals. In [[2014 Scottish Cup final|2014]], they won their first [[Scottish Cup]] with a 2–0 win against Dundee United. In 2020–21, St Johnstone won their first League Cup and second Scottish Cup to complete a historic Cup double, becoming only the fourth team to achieve the feat. They defeated [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]] 1–0 in the [[2021 Scottish League Cup final (February)|League Cup final]] and [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] 1–0 in the [[2021 Scottish Cup final|Scottish Cup final]].

They have also won the [[List of winners of the Scottish Championship and predecessors|Scottish second tier]] seven times, the [[Scottish Challenge Cup]] in [[2007 Scottish Challenge Cup final|2007]], the [[B Division Supplementary Cup]] in 1949 and the Scottish Consolation Cup in 1911 and 1914. They have qualified for [[UEFA competitions|European competitions]] in seven seasons, including four consecutively from [[2012-13 in Scottish football|2013]] to [[2015-16 in Scottish football|2016]]. Their highest league position in the [[List of Scottish football champions|top division]] is third place on three occasions: [[1970–71 Scottish First Division|1971]], [[1998–99 Scottish Premier League|1999]] and [[2012–13 Scottish Premier League|2013]].

==History==
{{For|season-by-season statistics|List of St Johnstone F.C. seasons}}

===Origins===
[[File:St Johnstone FC League Performance.svg|thumb|300px|right|Chart of yearly table positions of St Johnstone in the Scottish league.]]

St Johnstone FC was formed by members of a local [[cricket]] club seeking ways to occupy their time and keep fit once the cricket season had finished. The cricketers were kicking a football around the South Inch, a large public park beside the [[River Tay]] during the autumn of 1884. This is widely acknowledged to be the date of the formation of St Johnstone Football Club, although it was not until early in the following year that a group of footballers, led by John Colborn, held an official meeting that led to the formation of the football club as a separate entity rather than a 'spin-off' from the cricket club.<ref name="stjohnstonefc.co.uk">[http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/history.php Official club website history section] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805174331/http://perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/history.php |date=5 August 2013 }}</ref>

Football was becoming increasingly popular in Scotland and, although there were other local clubs including [[Fair City Athletic F.C.|Fair City Athletic]], [[Erin Rovers F.C. (Perth)|Erin Rovers]] and [[Caledonian Rangers F.C.|Caledonian Rangers]] (based at Perth railway station), it was St Johnstone that became the one most associated with the town. The name is traced back to the Middle Ages when Perth was colloquially known as 'St John's Toun' (or 'Saint Johnstoun') as the church at the centre of the parish was dedicated to [[John the Baptist|St John the Baptist]]. [[Agnus Dei]] (The Lamb of God), the symbol associated with John the Baptist, forms part of St Johnstone's club badge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.st-johns-kirk.co.uk/History%20Building.htm|title=St. John's Kirk, Perth – Welcome|access-date=27 April 2007|archive-date=1 July 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070701082828/http://www.st-johns-kirk.co.uk/History%20Building.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

Club members leased a piece of land adjacent to the South Inch, known as the [[Recreation Grounds, Perth|Recreation Grounds]], which became St Johnstone's first home ground. After several decades – and regular problems with flooding – it became clear they had outgrown the venue and so, in 1924, they moved to the other side of Perth and built [[Muirton Park]], which would serve as their home for the next 65 years.<ref name="stjohnstonefc.co.uk"/>

===1886 to 1972===
St Johnstone made their debut appearance in the [[Scottish Cup]] in the [[1886–87 Scottish Cup|1886–87 tournament]] but were defeated 7–1 in a first round replay by the Erin Rovers club, also based in Perth, after a 3–3 draw at home.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/st-johnstone/1886-1887/results|title=St Johnstone results for the 1886-1887 season - Statto.com|first=Statto Organisation|last=Ltd|access-date=4 August 2016|archive-date=16 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816063533/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/st-johnstone/1886-1887/results|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[1910–11 Scottish Division Two]] season, [[Port Glasgow Athletic F.C.]] finished next to bottom and declined to apply for re-election. They were replaced for the [[1911–12 Scottish Division Two]] season by St Johnstone, who finished fifth in their first season with ten wins and eight defeats.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/st-johnstone/1911-1912|title=St Johnstone Home Page for the 1911-1912 season - Statto.com|first=Statto Organisation|last=Ltd|access-date=4 August 2016|archive-date=16 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816072601/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/st-johnstone/1911-1912|url-status=live}}</ref>

St Johnstone were promoted to the old First Division in 1924–25, by winning the Second Division title, and appointed [[David Taylor (footballer, born 1884)|David Taylor]] as team manager. They remained in the top flight until 1929–30 when they finished bottom of Division One. Two years later, under new manager [[Tommy Muirhead]], the Saints were runners-up in Division Two to gain their second promotion. They performed well in Division One through the 1930s, reaching the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup in 1933–34 and finishing fifth in 1932–33 and 1934–35. In the final season before [[World War II]], St Johnstone played well under manager David Rutherford to finish eighth.

The Scottish Football League suspended competition for the duration of the war but sixteen clubs were able to form a regional Southern Football League that managed to operate each season. St Johnstone were closed for most of the war and lost their top flight status as a result. The Southern Football League continued through the post-war 1945–46 season but with two divisions to incorporate clubs that were restarting, including St Johnstone. The Saints played in the 1945–46 B Division and finished sixth of fourteen clubs.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091021104311/http://geocities.com/br1anmccoll/southernleague WebCite: Southern Football League 1940–46]</ref> When the Scottish League restarted in 1946, the Southern League set-up was used as the first post-war competition, so the A Division became the new First Division and the B Division the new Second Division. St Johnstone had lost all the ground gained in the 1930s and could only finish ninth in Division Two in 1946–47.

[[Jimmy Crapnell]] became the team manager for the 1947–48 season and was succeeded by [[Johnny Pattillo]] for 1953–54. The Saints remained in the Second Division throughout the tenures of these two managers. [[Bobby Brown (footballer, born 1923)|Bobby Brown]] took over in the summer of 1958 and, in his second season 1959–60, the club finally won promotion again. Brown and his successor [[Willie Ormond]] both managed [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] after leaving St Johnstone. In 1970–71, under Ormond, Saints finished third in the league and qualified for the [[1971–72 UEFA Cup]].

===Cup Competitions===
The club historically has had little success in national competitions. Prior to winning the [[Scottish Cup]] in 2014 their only cup successes were limited to successes in the Consolation Cup&nbsp;– a competition for clubs knocked out of early rounds of the Scottish Cup&nbsp;– in 1911 and 1914. The club have appeared twice in the [[Scottish Challenge Cup]] final, losing 1–0 to [[Stranraer F.C.|Stranraer]] in 1996, and winning the trophy in 2007 with a 3–2 victory over [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline]]. Saints' Scottish Cup win came after seven semi-final appearances dating back to 1934. They have never won the top league. There were two appearances in the final of the League Cup, losing first to [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] 1–0 in 1969 and 2–1 to [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] in 1998, with [[Canadians|Canadian]] internationalist [[Nick Dasovic]] scoring for ''Saints''.
In 2020–21, St Johnstone won their first League Cup and second Scottish Cup to complete a historic Cup double, becoming only the fourth team to achieve the feat. They defeated [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]] 1–0 in the [[2021 Scottish League Cup final (February)|League Cup final]] and [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] 1–0 in the [[2021 Scottish Cup final|Scottish Cup final]]. Defender [[Shaun Rooney]] headed the winner in both matches.

===Willie Ormond era===
In terms of the league, the club's highest-ever finish has been third place in the old [[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division]], which has occurred on three occasions. The first was in 1970–71, when ''Saints'' finished behind Celtic and [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] but ahead of Rangers. The team was mostly the 1969 League Cup team, managed by [[Willie Ormond]], who eventually went on to manage [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]. The club had some notable players during this period, who later went on to success at other clubs, e.g. [[Henry Hall (footballer)|Henry Hall]], [[Alex MacDonald (footballer, born 1948)|Alex MacDonald]], [[John Lambie (footballer, born 1941)|John Lambie]], [[John Connolly (Scottish footballer)|John Connolly]], and [[Jim Pearson]].

This third-placed finish led to a European adventure in the [[UEFA Cup]], beating [[Germany|German]] giants [[Hamburger SV]] and Hungarians [[Vasas SC]] before finally going out in [[Yugoslavia]] to [[FK Željezničar Sarajevo]]. The club continued to play in the top division of the [[Scottish Football League]] until reconstruction in 1975, but were relegated from the new [[Scottish Football League Premier Division|Premier Division]] in its first season, and turned part-time for the first time since 1961.

McDiarmid Park's south stand is named the Ormond Stand in his honour.

===Relegations and rebuilding===
It took ''Saints'' until 1983 to return to the top flight – albeit for a single season and as part-time team&nbsp;– before setting a record through suffering two successive [[relegation]]s in 1984 and 1985. They eventually found themselves bottom of the entire league in 1986 and skirted with financial oblivion, before local businessman [[Geoff Brown (businessman)|Geoff Brown]] stepped in.

An unprecedented change in the club's focus occurred over the next decade or so, with the move from long-term home Muirton Park to the new purpose-built [[McDiarmid Park]] on the outskirts of the city, the first purpose-built all-seater stadium built in the United Kingdom. The new stadium was named to recognise the donation of land by local farmer Bruce McDiarmid. This plus the input of significant transfer funds and the appointment of manager [[Alex Totten]] spurred ''Saints'' through the leagues. They obtained promotion to the [[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division]] in 1988. ''Saints'' then won the First Division championship and promotion to the [[Scottish Football League Premier Division|Premier Division]] in 1990 during the first season of football at McDiarmid Park. After 15 years as a semi-professional outfit, the club turned full-time again when promotion was achieved.

''Saints'' finished [[1990–91 in Scottish football|1990–91]] in 7th place, but their season was buoyed by an appearance in the [[Scottish Cup]] semi-finals, in which they lost to Dundee United.

The following season proved to be Totten's last at the helm, an eighth-placed finish bringing to an end his five-year reign as manager. He was succeeded by [[John McClelland (footballer, born 1955)|John McClelland]] for the [[1992–93 in Scottish football|1992–93]] season. The Northern Irishman didn't fare much better, however, leading the club to 6th place. Another semi-finals cup appearance, this time the League Cup, sweetened the campaign slightly.

St Johnstone's four-year run in the Premier Division came to an end in [[1993–94 in Scottish football|1993–94]], a 10th-placed finish sending them back to the First Division. McClelland left the club before the season ended, and was replaced by former Dundee United striker [[Paul Sturrock]].

===Success in the 1990s===
Under [[Paul Sturrock|Sturrock]]'s stewardship, more emphasis was placed on the club rearing its own players. This bore fruit in the form of [[Callum Davidson]], [[Kieran McAnespie]] and [[Danny Griffin (footballer)|Danny Griffin]]. Sturrock also introduced&nbsp;– at least in principle&nbsp;– the concept of morning and afternoon training sessions in an attempt to raise the fitness level of his players. In Sturrock's first full season in charge, ''Saints'' finished 5th in the First Division and reached the quarter-finals of the League Cup. In [[1995–96 in Scottish football|1995–96]], he led them to fourth place and a [[Scottish Cup]] quarter-final. League success returned in [[1996–97 in Scottish football|1996–97]] with the First Division championship and a return to the top flight. The club more than held their own in the first season back. Their 5th-placed finish meant they became founder members of the [[Scottish Premier League|SPL]] the following season.

Although Sturrock soon left for [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]], the club found a second 'golden period' in 1998–99 under new manager [[Sandy Clark]], when the club finished third in the SPL behind Rangers and Celtic. ''Saints'' also reached the final of the [[Scottish League Cup|League Cup]] and the semi-finals of the [[Scottish Cup]] in that season, losing to Rangers in both competitions. They lost to Rangers in five of the six meetings between the two clubs that season (including a [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=253144 7–0 home defeat]), but ''Saints'' won 3–1 in the other game.<ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=253144 St Johnstone 3–1 Rangers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930235830/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=253144 |date=30 September 2007 }}, Soccerbase.</ref> Their finishing position in the league meant ''Saints'' had qualified for the 1999–00 [[UEFA Cup]] campaign. They started with a 3–1 aggregate win in the qualifying round over [[Finland|Finnish]] side [[Vaasan Palloseura|VPS Vaasa]], but were beaten 6–3 on aggregate by French giants [[AS Monaco FC|AS Monaco]] in the first round proper. The return leg meant that international stars such as [[Fabien Barthez]], [[John Arne Riise]] and [[David Trezeguet]] played at [[McDiarmid Park]]. St Johnstone remained unbeaten at home in European competitions until their tie against FC Minsk in 2013.

===The new millennium===
[[File:Inside McDiarmid Park.jpg|thumb|Matchday at McDiarmid Park]]
After a period of steady decline, the club were eventually relegated from the Premier League in 2002.  Clark's replacement, [[Billy Stark]], oversaw this relegation, and left the club in 2004 after two seasons of varying success. With the club in eighth place after a poor 2004–05 season under Stark's replacement, [[John Connolly (Scottish footballer)|John Connolly]], [[Owen Coyle]] took charge in April 2005, ushering in a promising new period in which St Johnstone earned second-place finishes in 2005–06 and 2006–07.

There was also cup success under Coyle. On 8 November 2006, St Johnstone beat [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] 2–0 at [[Ibrox Stadium|Ibrox]] to reach the semi-finals of the [[Scottish League Cup|League Cup]]. [[Steven Milne]] scored both of the goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/6123792.stm|title=BBC SPORT – Football – Scottish Cups – Rangers 0–2 St Johnstone|access-date=9 November 2006|archive-date=7 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107172623/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/6123792.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> This was the club's first victory at Ibrox since April 1971. It was also the first time the club beat Rangers in a cup competition, and the first time that Rangers had been eliminated from a major cup competition at home by lower-division opposition. On 31 January 2007, ''Saints'' were knocked out of the League Cup at the semi-finals stage by [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/6309901.stm|title=BBC SPORT – Football – Scottish Cups – St Johnstone 1–3 Hibernian|access-date=31 January 2007|archive-date=2 February 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202230641/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/6309901.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> On 14 April 2007, St Johnstone were beaten 2–1 by [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] at [[Hampden Park|Hampden]] in the semi-finals of the [[Scottish Cup]]. By then Coyle's name was being linked with managerial vacancies in the SPL. On 21 April 2007, second-placed ''Saints'' won 3–0 at home to [[Queen of the South F.C.|Queen of the South]], while table-toppers [[Gretna F.C.|Gretna]] played out a goalless draw against the visiting [[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]], which put the Perth club just one point (and seven goals) behind Gretna. As a result, the First Division championship was to be decided on the final day of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/6574353.stm|title=BBC SPORT – Football – Scottish League – Gretna 0–0 Clyde|access-date=22 April 2007|archive-date=20 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620063124/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/6574353.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Seven days later, St Johnstone were pipped to the First Division championship by Gretna, who had led the division for the majority of the season. ''Saints'' won 4–3 at [[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Academical]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/6599205.stm|title=BBC SPORT – Football – Scottish League – Hamilton Accies 3–4 St Johnstone|access-date=29 April 2007|archive-date=12 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812143550/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/6599205.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> but [[James Grady (footballer)|James Grady]] scored an injury-time winner for Gretna at [[Ross County F.C.|Ross County]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/6599245.stm|title=BBC SPORT – Football – Scottish League – Ross County 2–3 Gretna|access-date=29 April 2007|archive-date=2 May 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502051538/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/6599245.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> minutes after the St Johnstone game had finished. The results maintained Gretna's one-point lead and they achieved promotion to the [[Scottish Premier League|Premier League]] under former ''Saints'' player [[Davie Irons]].

Owen Coyle left the club on 22 November 2007, to become manager of [[England|English]] club [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]. ''Saints'' next game, the [[Scottish Challenge Cup 2007-08#Final|Challenge Cup Final]] against [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline]] three days later, saw them win their first cup since the Scottish Consolation Cup of 1911, with a 3–2 victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7110899.stm|title=BBC SPORT – Football – Scottish Cups – Dunfermline Ath 2–3 St Johnstone|access-date=25 November 2007|archive-date=12 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212141124/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/7110899.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> St Johnstone midfielder [[Derek McInnes]] was appointed as Coyle's replacement as manager on 27 November 2007,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.stjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitem.asp?NewsID=2305 |title=Derek McInnes appointed new St Johnstone manager |access-date=27 November 2007 |archive-date=23 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323175209/http://www.stjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitem.asp?NewsID=2305 |url-status=live }}</ref> after Coyle's assistant, Sandy Stewart, who had been in charge in a caretaker-manager capacity for the Challenge Cup Final, decided to follow Coyle south to Burnley. McInnes began as a player-manager. Results to the end of 2007 continued the indifferent form shown under Coyle, leaving St Johnstone in third place, some way behind the leaders. In 2008 the club did, however, reach the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup for the second consecutive season, losing out to Rangers on penalties after extra time.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7353598.stm St Johnstone 1–1 Rangers (Rangers won 5–4 on penalties)] &nbsp;– BBC Sport</ref> It was the club's seventh appearance in the semi-finals, and their seventh defeat.

On 2 May 2009, ''Saints'' beat [[Greenock Morton F.C.|Greenock&nbsp;Morton]] 3–1 at McDiarmid Park to clinch the [[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division]] title and a return to the [[Scottish Premier League|Premier League]] after a seven-year absence.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/8028043.stm|title=St Johnstone 3–1 Morton|date=2 May 2009|work=BBC Sport|access-date=26 May 2009|archive-date=20 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620085546/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/8028043.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> They finished eighth in their first season back.

In November 2011, on the same day the club announced the appointment of manager [[Steve Lomas]], it was also announced that club chairman [[Geoff Brown (businessman)|Geoff Brown]], the longest-serving chairman in Scottish football, was retiring and therefore stepping down from his post. His son, Steve, was handed control of the club. In June 2013 Steve Lomas left the club to manage Millwall and Tommy Wright was appointed as his replacement. In his first competitive game in charge, Wright lead St Johnstone to a 1–0 victory against Rosenborg BK in Norway. This was the club's first away win in Europe in over 40 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=2552|title=St Johnstone Football Club – News Archive|date=4 March 2016|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002748/http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=2552|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>

=== The Golden Age: Tommy Wright, Callum Davidson and Cup glory ===
On 13 April 2014, St Johnstone reached their first-ever Scottish Cup Final, after defeating [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] 2–1 in the semi-final at [[Ibrox Stadium]].<ref name=final>[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/26908707 "St Johnstone 2&nbsp;– 1 Aberdeen"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924203321/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/26908707 |date=24 September 2015 }}&nbsp;– BBC Sport, 13 April 2014</ref> They won the final against Tayside rivals [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] on 17 May, 2–0 at [[Celtic Park]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27354162 "St Johnstone 2&nbsp;– 0 Dundee United"], BBC Sport, 17 May 2014</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/scottish-cup/10838315/Scottish-Cup-final-St-Johnstone-2-Dundee-United-0-match-report.html|title=St Johnstone 2–0 Dundee United|date=17 May 2014|work=Daily Telegraph|access-date=21 May 2014|archive-date=29 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329234216/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/scottish-cup/10838315/Scottish-Cup-final-St-Johnstone-2-Dundee-United-0-match-report.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The club won its second major cup seven years later, defeating [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]] 1–0 in the [[2021 Scottish League Cup final (February)|February 2021 Scottish League Cup final]]. [[Shaun Rooney]] scored the only goal of the game.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/56217717 Livingston 0–1 St Johnstone] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812143551/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/56217717 |date=12 August 2022 }} - BBC Sport, 28 February 2021</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gallagher|first=Matthew|date=2021-02-28|title=St Johnstone win the League Cup|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/st-johnstone-win-league-cup-23580854|access-date=2021-03-02|website=Daily Record|language=en|archive-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302112234/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/st-johnstone-win-league-cup-23580854|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that season, St Johnstone won its second [[2021 Scottish Cup final|Scottish Cup]], defeating [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] 1–0, with [[Shaun Rooney]] again scoring the only goal of the game in the 32nd minute, the same time as his winner in the League Cup Final.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57125203 St Johnstone 1–0 Hibernian] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522170122/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57125203 |date=22 May 2021 }} - BBC Sport, 22 May 2021</ref> This victory meant St Johnstone had become the first team outside of the [[Old Firm]] to win a cup double since [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] in 1990, and beating 10,000/1 odds to do so. St Johnstone also qualified for Europe for the sixth time in ten seasons, having only qualified twice before in their history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57214911|title=St Johnstone: Is cup double the greatest season in Scottish football?|date=23 May 2021|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=25 May 2021|archive-date=24 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524162326/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57214911|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 14 May 2025, the club were relegated from the Scottish Premiership for the first time since 2002 after a 2–1 loss to [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]], coupled with [[Ross County F.C.|Ross County]]'s 1–1 draw with [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-14 |title=Hearts 2-1 St Johnstone |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/clyglj8ee5mt |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=BBC Sport |language=en}}</ref>

==Local rivals==
{{Main|Tayside derby}}

St Johnstone share a [[Tayside]] rivalry with both [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] and [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]. It was against the former on New Year's Day 1997 that they recorded their biggest league win in recent memory, 7–2.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nicolson |first=Eric |title=St Johnstone's 7-2 thrashing of Dundee remembered: Jim Weir, Callum Davidson and Willie Young recall Saints' greatest derby win |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/st-johnstone/2864877/st-johnstone-7-2-dundee-greatest-derby/ |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=The Courier |language=en-GB |archive-date=27 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527175834/https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/st-johnstone/2864877/st-johnstone-7-2-dundee-greatest-derby/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors==
{{Commons|St. Johnstone F.C. kits}}
[[File:St. Johnstone 97-98.JPG|thumb|St Johnstone's kit for the [[1997–98 in Scottish football|1997–98]] season<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Scottish_Football_League/St_Johnstone/St_Johnstone.htm|title=St Johnstone – Historical Football Kits|access-date=10 August 2007|archive-date=17 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117104049/http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Scottish_Football_League/St_Johnstone/St_Johnstone.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>]]

Below is a list of all of St Johnstone's  kit suppliers and shirt sponsors:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! Period !!Kit supplier!!Shirt sponsor (front)!!Shirt sponsor (sleeve)
|-
|1976–1977 || [[Umbro]] || rowspan=4 | ''No sponsor'' || rowspan=21 | ''No sponsor''
|-
|1977–1978 || [[Admiral (sportswear)|Admiral]]
|-
|1978–1979 || [[Adidas]]
|-
|1980–1986 || [[Umbro]]
|-
|1986–1989 || Matchwinner || [[The Famous Grouse]]
|-
|1989–1991 || rowspan=2| [[Bukta]] || Bonar Textiles
|-
|1991–1994 || rowspan=3| [[The Famous Grouse]]
|-
|1994–1997 || The Saints
|-
|1997–1998 || rowspan=5| Xara
|-
|1998–2002 || [[Scottish Hydro Electric]]
|-
|2002–2004 || [[Scottish Citylink]]
|-
|2004–2006 || [[Megabus (Europe)|Megabus.com]]
|-
|2006–2007 || rowspan=2| [[George Wimpey]]
|-
|2007–2009 || rowspan=2| Surridge
|-
|2009–2010 || rowspan=2| [[Taylor Wimpey]]
|-
|2010–2011 || rowspan=4|[[Joma]]
|-
|2011–2015 || GS Brown Construction
|-
|2015–2016 || Invest in Perth
|-
|2016–2018 || Alan Storrar Cars
|-
|2018–2019 || [[BLK (sportswear)|BLK]] || rowspan=2| Binn Group
|-
|2019–2023 || rowspan=3|[[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]]
|-
|2023–2025 || GS Brown Construction || Saints in the Community<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/news/article/saints-in-the-community-sleeve-sponsor |title=Saints In The Community Sleeve Sponsor |publisher=StJohnstone FC |date=20 July 2023|access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref> 
|-
|2025–present || [[M and M Direct|MandM]]<ref name="StJohnstone FC">{{cite web |url=https://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/news/article/mandm-to-be-our-new-front-of-jersey-sponsor |title=MandM to be our new front of shirt sponsor |publisher=StJohnstone FC |date=9 May 2025|access-date=18 May 2025}}</ref> || AIIR Environmental<ref name="StJohnstone FC"/>
|}
<small>[http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Scottish_Football_League/St_Johnstone/St_Johnstone.htm Source]</small>

==Players==

===Current squad===
{{updated|11 September 2025}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/squads/mens/ |title=Team |website=St Johnstone FC |access-date=1 July 2020 |archive-date=26 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526071512/http://perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/team |url-status=live }}</ref>
<!--Please do not change this list without an official announcement by a player or the team. Players on loan to other teams are still members of this team.-->
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1 |nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[Toby Steward]]|other=on loan from [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]}}
{{Fs player|no=2 |nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=[[Reghan Tumilty]]}}
{{Fs player|no=3 |nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Cheick Diabate (footballer, born 2002)|Cheick Diabate]]}}
{{Fs player|no=4 |nat=WAL|pos=DF|name=[[Morgan Boyes]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|vice-captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=5 |nat=CRO|pos=DF|name=[[Božo Mikulić]]}}
{{Fs player|no=6 |nat=PAN|pos=MF|name=[[Víctor Griffith]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7 |nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=[[Jason Holt]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8 |nat=SWE|pos=MF|name=[[Jonathan Svedberg]]}}
{{Fs player|no=9 |nat=GAM|pos=FW|name=[[Adama Sidibeh]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=[[Jamie Gullan]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=[[Sam Stanton]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Matty Foulds]]}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=[[Jack Baird]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=WAL|pos=FW|name=[[Louis Lloyd]]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=UGA|pos=FW|name=[[Uche Ikpeazu]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=SCO|pos=GK|name=[[Ross Sinclair (footballer)|Ross Sinclair]]}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=[[Kai Fotheringham]]}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=[[Stevie Mallan (footballer, born 1996)|Stevie Mallan]]}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=AUT|pos=MF|name=[[Sven Sprangler]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|vice-captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=[[Josh McPake]]}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=[[Liam Smith (footballer, born 1996)|Liam Smith]]}}
{{Fs player|no=35|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=[[Adam Forrester]]|other=co-operation loan with [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]]}}
{{Fs player|no=39|nat=SCO|pos=GK|name=Kyle Thomson}}
{{Fs player|no=42|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=[[Reece McAlear]]}}
{{Fs player|no=46|nat=POL|pos=MF|name=[[Fran Franczak]]}}
{{Fs end}}

===On loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=GK|name=Craig Hepburn|other=on loan at [[Brechin City F.C.|Brechin City]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Scott Bright|other=on loan at [[Forfar Athletic F.C.|Forfar Athletic]]}}{{Fs player|no=|nat=GHA|pos=DF|name=[[Aaron Essel]]|other=on loan at [[North Texas SC]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Murray Binnie|other=on loan at [[Jeanfield Swifts F.C.|Jeanfield Swifts]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Jackson Mylchreest|other=co-operation loan with [[Cove Rangers F.C.|Cove Rangers]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Taylor Steven|other=on loan at [[Arbroath F.C.|Arbroath]]}}
{{Fs end}}

===Notable players===
{{Main|List of St Johnstone F.C. players}} For a list of all St Johnstone players with a Wikipedia article, see ''[[:Category:St Johnstone F.C. players]]''.
In October 2013, the club inducted the first five members to its "Hall of Fame" intended to formally recognise those who have made a significant contribution to the club. Those inducted were [[John Brogan (footballer born 1954)|John Brogan]], Joe Carr, Willie Coburn, [[Roddy Grant (footballer)|Roddy Grant]] and [[Henry Hall (footballer)|Henry Hall]]. The inaugural event took place at a dinner ceremony at [[Perth Concert Hall (Scotland)|Perth Concert Hall]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=2720|title=St Johnstone Football Club – News Archive|date=4 March 2016|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060449/http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=2720|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>

During the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]], [[David Wotherspoon (footballer, born 1990)|David Wotherspoon]] became the first St Johnstone player to appear in a World Cup match when he made a substitute appearance in the 76th minute for [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]] in a group stage loss against [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] on 1 December.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chalmers |first=Robbie |date=December 2, 2022 |title=David Wotherspoon makes history as first St Johnstone player to grace the field at World Cup |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/david-wotherspoon-makes-history-first-28636871 |access-date=November 24, 2024 |work=Daily Record}}</ref>

==Club staff==

===Directors===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Position
! Staff
|-
| Owner/Chairman || Adam Webb
|-
| Vice-chairman/CEO || Francis Smith
|-
| General manager || [[Roddy Grant (footballer)|Roddy Grant]]
|-
| Director || [[Aileen Campbell]]
|-
| Director || Alisdair Dewar
|-
| Director || Matt Klase
|-
| Director || Daniel Lamb
|-
| Director || Andrew Litster
|-
| Secretary || Abby Ramsay
|-
| Life president || [[Geoff Brown (businessman)|Geoff Brown]]
|}

Source: 
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/board-of-directors|title=Board of Directors|website=St Johnstone FC|access-date=29 July 2021|archive-date=29 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729004456/https://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/board-of-directors|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Coaching staff===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Position
! Staff
|-
| Manager || [[Simo Valakari]]
|-
| Assistant manager || [[Jordi Aluja]]
|-
| Goalkeeping coach || [[Gordon Marshall (footballer, born 1964)|Gordon Marshall]]
|-
| Head of football operations, scouting and recruitment || [[Gus MacPherson]]
|-
| Performance manager || [[Paavo Valakari]]
|-
| Head of youth development || [[Paul McDonald (Scottish footballer)|Paul McDonald]]
|-
| U19 head coach || [[Danny Griffin (footballer)|Danny Griffin]]
|-
| Club doctor || Ewen Fraser
|-
| Physiotherapist || Caitlin Wright
|-
| Sports scientist || Murray Kinnaird
|}

Source: 
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/news/article/manager-confirms-his-backroom-team-macca-returns|title=Manager confirms his backroom team|website=St Johnstone FC|access-date=29 July 2021|archive-date=12 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812143557/https://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/news/article/manager-confirms-his-backroom-team-macca-returns|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/staff-profiles|title=Staff profiles|website=St Johnstone FC|access-date=29 July 2021|archive-date=29 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729005017/https://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/staff-profiles|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Managerial history==
St Johnstone has had 28 full-time managers in its history. The longest-serving manager was David Rutherford (11 years), although his tenure was interrupted by the Second World War. The club has, on average, appointed a new manager every 3.8 years. [[Willie Ormond]] and [[Bobby Brown (footballer born 1923)|Bobby Brown]] both left "Saints" to manage the [[Scotland national football team|Scotland national team]].

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{flagicon|SCO}} Peter Grant (1919–20)
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[James Buchan (footballer)|James Buchan]] (1920–22)
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[David Taylor (footballer, born 1884)|David Taylor]] (1924–31)
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Tommy Muirhead]] (1931–36)
*{{flagicon|SCO}} David Rutherford (1936–47)
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jimmy Crapnell]] (1947–53)
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Johnny Pattillo]] (1953–58)
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bobby Brown (footballer, born 1923)|Bobby Brown]] (1958–67)
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Willie Ormond]] (1967–73)
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jackie Stewart (football manager)|Jackie Stewart]] (1973–76)
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jim Storrie]] (1976–78)
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Stuart (footballer)|Alex Stuart]] (1978–80)
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Rennie]] (1980–85)
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ian Gibson (footballer, born July 1956)|Ian Gibson]] (1985–87)
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Totten]] (1987–92)
*{{flagicon|NIR}} [[John McClelland (footballer, born 1955)|John McClelland]] (1992–93)
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Paul Sturrock]] (1 August 1993 – 5 September 1998)
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sandy Clark]] (7 September 1998 – 25 September 2001)
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Billy Stark]] (2001–04)
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Connolly (Scottish footballer)|John Connolly]] (2004–05)
*{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Owen Coyle]] (15 April 2005 – 21 November 2007)
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Derek McInnes]] (27 November 2007 – 18 October 2011)
*{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Steve Lomas]] (3 November 2011 – 6 June 2013)
*{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Tommy Wright (footballer, born 1963)|Tommy Wright]] (10 June 2013 – 2 May 2020)
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Callum Davidson]] (1 June 2020 – 16 April 2023)
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Steven MacLean (footballer)|Steven MacLean]] (27 May 2023 – 29 October 2023)
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Craig Levein]] (5 November 2023 – 17 September 2024)
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Simo Valakari]] (1 October 2024 – present)
{{div col end}}

Prior to Peter Grant's appointment in 1919, the team was picked by committee&nbsp;– a practice in wide use at the time.

==Honours==

===League===
*'''[[Scottish Championship|Scottish second-tier league titles]]'''<ref name="Second division">Known as the Second Division prior to 1975.</ref>
**'''Winners (7):''' [[1923–24 Scottish Division Two|1923–24]], [[1959–60 Scottish Division Two|1959–60]], [[1962–63 Scottish Division Two|1962–63]], [[1982–83 Scottish First Division|1982–83]], [[1989–90 Scottish First Division|1989–90]], [[1996–97 Scottish First Division|1996–97]], [[2008–09 Scottish First Division|2008–09]]

===Cup===
*'''[[Scottish Cup]]'''
**'''Winners:''' [[2014 Scottish Cup Final|2013–14]], [[2021 Scottish Cup Final|2020–21]]
*'''[[Scottish League Cup]]'''
**'''Winners:''' [[2020–21 Scottish League Cup|2020–21]]
*'''[[Scottish Challenge Cup]]'''
**'''Winners:''' [[2007–08 Scottish Challenge Cup|2007–08]]
*'''[[B Division Supplementary Cup]]'''
**'''Winners:''' [[1948–49 in Scottish football|1948–49]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Supplementary Cup |url=http://scottish-football-historical-archive.co.uk/supp-cup.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624013510/http://scottish-football-historical-archive.co.uk/supp-cup.htm |archive-date=24 June 2016 |access-date=6 November 2013 |website=Scottish Football Historical Archive}}</ref>
*'''Scottish Consolation Cup'''
**'''Winners:''' [[1910–11 in Scottish football|1910–11]], [[1913–14 in Scottish football|1913–14]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scotqualcuphist.html | title=Consolation Cup Finals (1907–1914) | website=RSSSF | access-date=21 February 2014 | archive-date=6 April 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406194823/http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/scotqualcuphist.html#r1908c | url-status=live }}</ref>

===Doubles===
*'''Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup:''' [[2020–21 St Johnstone F.C. season|2020–21]]

==Statistics==

===Records===

====Team====
*'''Record home [[Scottish football attendance records|attendance]]:'''
**Recreation Grounds: 12,000 vs [[Clydebank F.C.|Clydebank]] ([[Scottish Football League Second Division|Division Two]], 14 April 1923)
**Muirton Park: 29,972 vs [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] ([[Scottish Cup]], 10 February 1951)
**McDiarmid Park: 10,545 vs [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] ([[Scottish Premier League|Premier Division]], 23 May 1999)
*'''Record win:''' 13–0 vs Tulloch (Perthshire Cup, 17 September 1887)
*'''Record loss:''' 11–1 vs [[Montrose F.C.|Montrose]] ([[Northern Football League (Scotland)|Northern League]], 1 April 1893)
*'''Longest unbeaten sequence:''' 21 league matches (2008–09)
*'''Record transfer fee paid:''' £400,000 for [[Billy Dodds]] ([[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]], 1994)
*'''Record transfer fee received:''' £1,750,000 for [[Callum Davidson]] ([[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]], 1998)

====Individual====
*'''Most capped player:''' [[Nick Dasovic]]&nbsp;– 26 caps for [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]] while with the club
*'''Record appearances:''' [[Liam Craig]]&nbsp;– 442
*'''Most goals:''' [[John Brogan (footballer, born 1954)|John Brogan]]&nbsp;– 140
*'''Most goals in one season:''' Jimmy Benson&nbsp;– 44 ([[1931–32 in Scottish football|1931–32]])
*'''Most goals in one game:''' Willie McIntosh&nbsp;– 6 (vs [[Albion Rovers F.C.|Albion Rovers]], [[Scottish League Cup|League Cup]], 9 March 1946)

[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032038/http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/history-honours-records.php Source]

===Average attendances===

'''Past averages:'''
* [[2019–20 in Scottish football|2019–20]]: 4,091
* [[2018–19 in Scottish football|2018–19]]: 3,938
* [[2017–18 in Scottish football|2017–18]]: 3,809
* [[2016–17 in Scottish football|2016–17]]: 4,392
* [[2015–16 in Scottish football|2015–16]]: 3,880
* [[2014–15 in Scottish football|2014–15]]: 4,522
* [[2013–14 in Scottish football|2013–14]]: 3,806
* [[2012–13 in Scottish football|2012–13]]: 3,712
* [[2011–12 in Scottish football|2011–12]]: 4,170
* [[2010–11 in Scottish football|2010–11]]: 3,841
* [[2009–10 in Scottish football|2009–10]]: 4,717
* [[2008–09 in Scottish football|2008–09]]: 3,522
* [[2007–08 in Scottish football|2007–08]]: 2,959
* [[2006–07 in Scottish football|2006–07]]: 2,812
* [[2005–06 in Scottish football|2005–06]]: 2,667
* [[2004–05 in Scottish football|2004–05]]: 2,414

===European record===
{{Main|St Johnstone F.C. in European football}}

St Johnstone have qualified for the [[UEFA Europa League]] (formerly the UEFA Cup) on eight occasions. The furthest they have progressed is the third round, which occurred in 1971–72, their debut season in the tournament.

{|class="wikitable"
! Season
! Competition
! Round
! Opponent
! Home
! Away
! Aggregate
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[1971–72 UEFA Cup|1971–72]]
| rowspan="3"| [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]
| [[1971–72 UEFA Cup#First round|First round]]
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]
| align="center"| 3–0
| align="center"| 1–2
| align="center"| '''4–2'''
|-
| [[1971–72 UEFA Cup#Second round|Second round]]
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Vasas SC]]
| align="center"| 2–0
| align="center"| 0–1
| align="center"| '''2–1'''
|-
| [[1971–72 UEFA Cup#Third round|Third round]]
| {{flagicon|YUG}} [[FK Željezničar Sarajevo]]
| align="center"| 1–0
| align="center"| 1–5
| align="center"| '''2–5'''
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[1999–2000 UEFA Cup|1999–00]]
| rowspan="2"| [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]
| [[1999–2000 UEFA Cup#Qualifying round|Qualifying round]]
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Vaasan Palloseura|VPS]]
| align="center"| 2–0
| align="center"| 1–1
| align="center"| '''3–1'''
|-
| [[1999–2000 UEFA Cup#First round|First round]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]
| align="center"| 3–3
| align="center"| 0–3
| align="center"| '''3–6'''
|-
| [[2012–13 UEFA Europa League|2012–13]]
| [[UEFA Europa League]]
| [[2012–13 UEFA Europa League#Second qualifying round|Second qualifying round]]
| {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Eskişehirspor]]
| align="center"| 1–1
| align="center"| 0–2
| align="center"| '''1–3'''
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League|2013–14]]
| rowspan="2"| [[UEFA Europa League]]
| [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League#Second qualifying round|Second qualifying round]]
| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]
| align="center"| 1–1
| align="center"| 1–0
| align="center"| '''2–1'''
|-
| [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League#Third qualifying round|Third qualifying round]]
| {{flagicon|BLR}} [[FC Minsk]]
| align="center"| 0–1 ([[Overtime (sports)|aet]])
| align="center"| 1–0
| align="center"| '''1–1''' (2–3 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|p.]])
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[2014–15 UEFA Europa League|2014–15]]
| rowspan="2"| [[UEFA Europa League]]
| [[2014–15 UEFA Europa League#Second qualifying round|Second qualifying round]]
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[FC Luzern]]
| align="center"| 1–1 ([[Overtime (sports)|aet]])
| align="center"| 1–1
| align="center"| '''2–2''' (5–4 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|p.]])
|-
| [[2014–15 UEFA Europa League#Third qualifying round|Third qualifying round]]
| {{flagicon|SVK}} [[FC Spartak Trnava|Spartak Trnava]]
| align="center"| 1–2
| align="center"| 1–1
| align="center"| '''2–3'''
|-
| [[2015–16 UEFA Europa League|2015–16]]
| [[UEFA Europa League]]
| [[2015–16 UEFA Europa League#First qualifying round|First qualifying round]]
| {{flagicon|ARM}} [[FC Alashkert|Alashkert]]
| align="center"| 2–1
| align="center"| 0–1
| align="center"| '''2–2'''([[Away goals rule|a]])
|-
| [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League|2017–18]]
| [[UEFA Europa League]]
| [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League#First qualifying round|First qualifying round]]
| {{flagicon|LTU}} [[FK Riteriai|FK Trakai]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| style="text-align:center;"| '''1–3'''
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[2021–22 UEFA Europa League|2021–22]]
| [[UEFA Europa League]]
| [[2021–22 UEFA Europa League#Third qualifying round|Third qualifying round]]
| {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2−4
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| style="text-align:center;"| '''3–5'''
|-
| [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]
| [[2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League#Play-off round|Play-off round]]
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[LASK]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| style="text-align:center;"| '''1–3'''
|}

==Further reading/bibliography==
* {{cite book
  | last = Bannerman
  | first = Gordon
  | title = Saints Alive! St Johnstone Football Club Five Years on a High
  | publisher = Sportsprint Publishing, Edinburgh
  | year = 1991
  | isbn = 0-85976-346-3 }}
*{{cite book
  | last = Blair A, Doyle B
  | title = Bristling with Possibilities: The History of St Johnstone F.C.
  | year = 1997
  }}
* {{cite book |author=Blair, Alastair |title=St. Johnstone FC (Images of Sport) |publisher=Tempus Publishing, Limited |year=2003 |pages=128pp |isbn=0-7524-2183-2 }}
*{{cite book
  | last = Blair A, Doyle B
  | title = Manifest Destiny: The History of St Johnstone F.C.
  | year = 2015
  }}
*{{cite book
  | last = McLaren
  | first = G
  | title = Of Saints & Foxes
  | publisher = G McLaren
  | year = 2001
  | isbn = 0-905452-99-2}} The story of [[Sandy McLaren]] (St Johnstone, [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] and [[Scotland national football team]] goalkeeper), written by his son.
* {{cite book
  | last = Slater
  | first = Jim
  | title = Who's Who of St Johnstone 1946 to 1992
  }}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|St. Johnstone F.C.}}
* {{official website|http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk}}
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/st-johnstone BBC Sport's St Johnstone page]
: with [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/st_johnstone/fixtures/default.stm fixtures] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106001957/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/st_johnstone/fixtures/default.stm |date=6 January 2012 }}, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/st_johnstone/results/default.stm results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106001950/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/st_johnstone/results/default.stm |date=6 January 2012 }}, [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/tables league table]  and [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/st_johnstone/club_stats/default.stm statistics]
* [http://icperthshire.icnetwork.co.uk/stjohnstone/ The ''Perthshire Advertiser'''s St Johnstone page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513142027/http://icperthshire.icnetwork.co.uk/stjohnstone/ |date=13 May 2008 }}

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