2024–25 St Johnstone F.C. season
St Johnstone 2024–25 football season
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The 2024–25 season was 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 Scottish Cup and the League Cup.
Chief executiveFrancis Smith
ManagerCraig Levein
(until 17 September)
Andy Kirk (interim)
Simo Valakari
(from 1 October)
(until 17 September)
Andy Kirk (interim)
Simo Valakari
(from 1 October)
StadiumMcDiarmid Park
Scottish PremiershipTwelfth place (Relegated)
| 2024–25 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief executive | Francis Smith | |||
| Manager | Craig Levein (until 17 September) Andy Kirk (interim) Simo Valakari (from 1 October) | |||
| Stadium | McDiarmid Park | |||
| Scottish Premiership | Twelfth place (Relegated) | |||
| Scottish Cup | Semi-finals | |||
| League Cup | Second round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Makenzie Kirk (8) All: Benjamin Mbunga Kimpioka (11) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 9,203 vs. Aberdeen, Premiership, 5 August 2024 | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,872 vs. Kilmarnock, Premiership, 23 November 2024 | |||
| Average home league attendance | 5,680 | |||
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Competitions
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season and friendlies
| 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 |
Scottish Premiership
| 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 | ||||
| 10 August 2024 2 | Kilmarnock | 0–3 | St Johnstone | Kilmarnock |
| 15:00 | Wright  16' |
Report | Sidibeh 3', 33' Kimpioka 81' (pen.) |
Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 4,843 Referee: Chris Graham |
| 24 August 2024 3 | Dundee United | 2–0 | St Johnstone | Dundee |
| 15:00 | Stephenson 54' Sanders 88' (o.g.) |
Report | Sidibeh 84' |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 7,806 |
| 31 August 2024 4 | St Johnstone | 1–2 | Motherwell | Perth |
| 20:00 | Kimpioka 64' Sanders 90+6' |
Report | Casey 11' Ebiye 90+4' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 3,629 Referee: Iain Snedden |
| 14 September 2024 5 | Hibernian | 2–0 | St Johnstone | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 | Kukharevych 45+1' Boyle 72' |
Report | Kimpioka 89' |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 15,448 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6 October 2024 8 | Rangers | 2–0 | St Johnstone | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Černý 34', 58' Hagi 81' |
Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 44,744 Referee: David Dickinson |
| 18 October 2024 9 | St Johnstone | 3–0 | Ross County | Perth |
| 15:00 | Kimpioka 16', 45' Kirk 90+4' |
Report | Campbell 31' Telfer 78' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 3,688 Referee: John Beaton |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 23 November 2024 14 | St Johnstone | 1–0 | Kilmarnock | Perth |
| 15:15 | Kirk 53' |
Report | Donnelly 84' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 1,872 Referee: Iain Snedden |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 26 December 2024 19 | St Johnstone | 1–2 | Dundee United | Perth |
| 15:00 | Kirk 44' |
Report | Middleton 51' Dalby 60'Gallagher 87' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 7,306 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 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 |
| 2 January 2025 21 | St Johnstone | 1–1 | Hibernian | Perth |
| 15:00 | Holt 41' Clark 45+4' (pen.) |
Report | Gayle 79' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 6,287 Referee: Lloyd Wilson |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 25 January 2025 24 | St Johnstone | 2–1 | Motherwell | Perth |
| 15:00 | Steven 86' Mikulić 88' |
Report | Halliday 4' (pen.) |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 3,892 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 1 February 2025 25 | St Mirren | 0–1 | St Johnstone | Paisley |
| 15:00 | Report | Mikulić 71' |
Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 6,298 Referee: Dan McFarlane |
| 15 February 2025 26 | Kilmarnock | 3–1 | St Johnstone | Kilmarnock |
| 15:00 | Polworth 9' Murray 56'Wales 60' |
Report | Carey 90+1' |
Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 5,479 Referee: Matthew MacDermid |
| 23 February 2025 27 | St Johnstone | 1–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Perth |
| 12:00 | Sidibeh 53' |
Report | Kabangu 36', 57' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 5,577 Referee: Calum Scott |
| 26 February 2025 28 | St Johnstone | 1–0 | Ross County | Perth |
| 19:45 | Kirk 66' |
Report | Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 3,576 Referee: Dan McFarlane |
| 1 March 2025 29 | Dundee | 1–1 | St Johnstone | Dundee |
| 15:00 | Murray 43' |
Report | Kirk 40' |
Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 7,681 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 15 March 2025 30 | St Johnstone | 0–0 | Aberdeen | Perth |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 7,733 Referee: Chris Graham |
| 29 March 2025 31 | Hibernian | 3–0 | St Johnstone | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 | Hoilett 18' Boyle 29'Bowie 90+5' |
Report | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 17,002 Referee: Matthew MacDermid |
| 6 April 2025 32 | St Johnstone | 1–0 | Celtic | Perth |
| 12:00 | Balodis 4' |
Report | Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 8,795 Referee: David Dickinson |
| 12 April 2025 33 | Dundee United | 1–0 | St Johnstone | Dundee |
| 15:00 | Adegboyega 25' |
Report | Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 10,160 Referee: Dan McFarlane |
| 26 April 2025 34 | Motherwell | 3–2 | St Johnstone | Motherwell |
| 15:00 | Slattery 39' Sprangler 40' (o.g.)Sparrow 48' |
Report | Kirk 6' Watt 66' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,412 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 3 May 2025 35 | St Johnstone | 0–2 | Kilmarnock | Perth |
| 15:00 | Report | Watson 12' Armstrong 53' (pen.) |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 5,191 Referee: Iain Snedden |
| 10 May 2025 36 | St Johnstone | 2–1 | Ross County | Perth |
| 15:00 | Balodis 31' Watt 60' |
Report | Samuel 41' Ashworth 90+11' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 4,355 Referee: John Beaton |
| 14 May 2025 37 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–1 | St Johnstone | Edinburgh |
| 19:45 | Douglas 17' (o.g.) Forrest 31' |
Report | Carey 74' |
Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 18,021 Referee: David Dickinson |
Scottish League Cup
Group stage
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 23 July 2024 3 | Alloa Athletic | 3–2 | St Johnstone | Alloa |
| 19:45 | Neill 54' Rankin 83', 88' |
Report | Kimpioka 55' Essel 64'Sanders 90+1' |
Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 1,112 Referee: Colin Steven |
Knockout phase
| 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
| 18 January 2025 Fourth round | St Johnstone | 1–0 | Motherwell | Perth |
| 15:00 | Kirk 9' |
Report | Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 3,892 Referee: John Beaton |
| 8 February 2025 Fifth round | St Johnstone | 1–0 | Hamilton Academical | Perth |
| 15:00 | Sidibeh 86' |
Report | Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 3,095 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 10 March 2025 Quarter-finals | Livingston | 0–1 | St Johnstone | Livingston |
| 19:45 | Report | Carey 73' |
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Referee: Don Robertson |
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 18 May 2025[1]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK 
ENGAndy Fisher 18 0 14 0 4 0 0 0 2 DF 
CROBožo Mikulić 16 2 13+1 2 2 0 0 0 4 DF 
LVADaniels Balodis 16 2 13 2 3 0 0 0 5 DF ENGZach Mitchell 10 0 6+2 0 2 0 0 0 6 MF 
PANVíctor Griffith 14 0 9+2 0 3 0 0 0 7 MF 
SCOJason Holt 31 0 26+2 0 3 0 0 0 8 MF 
SWEJonathan Svedberg 7 0 4+1 0 2 0 0 0 9 FW 
UGAUche Ikpeazu 5 0 2+2 0 0+1 0 0 0 10 FW SCONicky Clark 33 6 18+11 6 1+2 0 0+1 0 11 MF 
IRLGraham Carey 42 6 15+19 4 2+2 1 4 1 14 MF ENGDrey Wright 38 1 31 1 2+1 0 4 0 16 FW 
GAMAdama Sidibeh 39 5 21+10 2 2+1 1 2+3 2 17 MF 
UKRMax Kucheriavyi 6 0 2+2 0 0 0 0+2 0 18 DF 
NIRSam McClelland 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 19 FW SCOTaylor Steven 20 1 5+9 1 1+1 0 1+3 0 20 GK SCORoss Sinclair 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 21 MF 
GUYStephen Duke-McKenna 14 0 8+3 0 2+1 0 0 0 22 MF 
WALMatthew Smith 25 0 16+4 0 0 0 4+1 0 23 MF 
AUTSven Sprangler 37 0 29+3 0 4 0 0+1 0 24 MF SCOJosh McPake 16 1 5+8 1 0+1 0 2 0 27 FW NIRMakenzie Kirk 42 11 24+10 9 3+1 1 0+4 1 29 FW SWEBenjamin Mbunga Kimpioka 33 11 19+7 6 0+2 0 5 5 30 DF SCOBarry Douglas 19 0 13+3 0 3 0 0 0 31 GK SCOCraig Hepburn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 DF IRLSam Curtis 17 0 13 0 4 0 0 0 44 MF SCOElliot Watt 9 2 6+2 2 1 0 0 0 46 MF 
POLFran Franczak 11 0 4+4 0 0 0 0+3 0 55 DF SCOCallan Hamill 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+0 0 Departures 3 DF 
TRIAndre Raymond 21 0 16+1 0 0 0 4 0 4 DF SCOKyle Cameron 18 1 13+2 0 0 0 3 1 5 DF ENGJack Sanders 27 2 21+1 1 1 0 4 1 6 DF SCOLewis Neilson 18 0 13+4 0 0 0 1 0 7 FW SCOStevie May 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 8 MF SCOCammy MacPherson 12 0 3+4 0 0 0 5 0 12 GK SCOJosh Rae 18 0 12+1 0 0 0 5 0 15 MF 
GHAAaron Essel 18 0 9+6 0 0 0 3 0 21 MF SCOConnor Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 28 MF SCOAlex Ferguson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 DF SCOLiam Parker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 33 DF 
ISRDavid Keltjens 10 0 1+6 0 0 0 3 0 38 MF SCOScott Bright 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 DF ENGOludare Olufunwa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 FW SCOJackson 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[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Motherwell | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 49 | |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 44 | |
| 10 | Dundee | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57 | 77 | −20 | 41 | |
| 11 | Ross County (R) | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 37 | 65 | −28 | 37 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
| 12 | St Johnstone (R) | 38 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 32 | Relegation to Championship |
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]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
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]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
League Cup table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STJ | 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 | — | — | — |
Transfers
In
| Date | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 2024 |  Uche Ikpeazu |
 Port Vale |
Free | [7] |
| 10 June 2024 |  Josh Rae |
Airdrieonians |
[8] | |
| 20 June 2024 | Josh McPake |
Stirling Albion |
[9] | |
| Jack Sanders |
Kilmarnock |
[10] | ||
| 8 July 2024 |  Aaron Essel |
Bechem United |
[11] | |
| 16 July 2024 |  Andre Raymond |
 Vilar de Perdizes |
[12] | |
| 19 July 2024 |  Arran Cocks |
Brooke House College Football Academy |
[13] | |
 Makenzie Kirk |
Heart of Midlothian |
Undisclosed | [14] | |
| 30 August 2024 | Jason Holt |
Livingston |
Free | [15] |
| 15 October 2024 | Barry Douglas |
 Lech Poznań |
[16] | |
 Božo Mikulić |
 Partizani Tirana |
[17] | ||
| 10 January 2025 |  Víctor Griffith |
Árabe Unido |
Undisclosed | [18] |
| 24 January 2025 |  Jonathan Svedberg |
Halmstads BK |
Free | [19] |
| 28 January 2025 |  Daniels Balodis |
FK RFS |
Free | [20] |
Out
| Date | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2024 | Cammy Ballantyne |
Linfield |
Free | [21][22] |
| Callum Booth |
The Spartans |
[21][23] | ||
 James Brown |
Marine |
[21][24] | ||
| Andrew Considine |
Retired | [21][25] | ||
| Ali Crawford |
Greenock Morton |
Free | [21][26] | |
| Tony Gallacher |
Hamilton Academical |
[21] | ||
| Chris Kane |
Dunfermline Athletic |
[21][27] | ||
| Jack Willis |
Queen's Park |
[21][28] | ||
| 19 June 2024 |  Dimitar Mitov |
Aberdeen |
Undisclosed | [29] |
| 24 June 2024 | Liam Gordon |
Motherwell |
Free | [30] |
| 4 July 2024 | Daniel Phillips |
Stevenage |
[31][32] | |
| 5 July 2024 |  Ryan McGowan |
Livingston |
[31][33] | |
| 17 January 2025 | Connor Smith |
Hamilton Academical |
Undisclosed | [34] |
| 20 January 2025 |  David Keltjens |
Ironi Tiberias |
Free | [35] |
| 31 January 2025 | Jack Sanders |
MK Dons |
Undisclosed | [36] |
| 13 February 2025 | Brodie Dair |
Fulham |
[37] | |
| 1 April 2025 | Oludare Olufunwa |
 IF Gnistan |
Free | [38] |
Loans in
| Date | Player | Transferred from | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 2024 | Kyle Cameron |
Notts County |
[39] |
| 30 July 2024 | Lewis Neilson |
Heart of Midlothian |
[40] |
| 7 January 2025 | Andy Fisher |
 Swansea City |
[41] |
| 17 January 2025 |  Sam Curtis |
Sheffield United |
[42] |
| 30 January 2025 | Elliot Watt |
Burton Albion |
[43] |
| 3 February 2025 | Zach Mitchell |
Charlton Athletic |
[44] |
 Stephen Duke-McKenna |
Harrogate Town |
[45] |
Loans out
| Date | Player | Transferred to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 July 2024 | Bayley Klimionek |
Forfar Athletic |
[46] |
| 19 July 2024 | Arran Cocks |
[13] | |
| 30 July 2024 | Adam McMillan |
Albion Rovers |
[47] |
| 3 August 2024 | Jackson Mylchreest |
Forfar Athletic |
[48] |
| 21 August 2024 | Stevie May |
Livingston |
[49] |
| 23 August 2024 | Liam Parker |
Cove Rangers |
[50] |
| 30 August 2024 | Joe Ellison |
Berwick Rangers |
[51] |
| Taylor Steven |
Cliftonville |
[52] | |
| 11 September 2024 | Alex Ferguson |
Stirling Albion |
[53] |
| 13 September 2024 | Oludare Olufunwa |
Hamilton Academical |
[54] |
| Connor Smith |
[55] | ||
| 8 October 2024 | Ben McCrystal |
Berwick Rangers |
[56] |
| 8 November 2024 | Scott Bright |
Brechin City |
[57] |
| 4 February 2025 | Josh Rae |
Raith Rovers |
[58] |
| 23 February 2025 | Cammy MacPherson |
 Tampa Bay Rowdies |
[59] |
| 28 February 2025 | Andre Raymond |
Dunfermline Athletic |
[60] |
| 2 April 2025 | Aaron Essel |
North Texas SC |
[61] |