2021–22 St Johnstone F.C. season

Football club season review

St Johnstone 2021–22 football season
St Johnstone
2021–22 season
ChairmanSteve Brown
ManagerCallum Davidson
StadiumMcDiarmid Park
Premiership11th
Premiership play-offWinners
Scottish CupFourth round
League CupSemi-finals
Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
Conference LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague: Callum Hendry (9)
All: Callum Hendry (9)
Highest home attendance9,106 vs. Galatasaray, Europa League, 12 August 2021
Lowest home attendance500 vs. Celtic, 26 December 2021
Average home league attendance3,500
Biggest win4–0 v Inverness CT (home), 23 May 2022
Biggest defeat0–7 v Celtic (away), 9 April 2022
Home colours
Away colours

The 2021–22 season was St Johnstone's ninth season in the Scottish Premiership and their 13th consecutive season (following four in the former Scottish Premier League) in the top flight of Scottish football. The club also competed in the Scottish Cup, the League Cup, and the UEFA Europa League, having won both domestic cups the previous season.

Under the continued management of Callum Davidson, St Johnstone were confident of building upon the previous season's success but the departures of some key players left the team in transition and results through the autumn of 2021 were poor. Avoiding relegation became the priority and Saints were ultimately successful in that, although they finished eleventh (out of twelve) and had to overcome the challenge of Caley Thistle in the two-leg Premiership playoff. There were hopes that the team might retain the League Cup as they reached the semi-final but they went down by a single goal to eventual winners Celtic. Saints fared less well in the Scottish Cup, losing on their first appearance to League Two club Kelty Hearts.

In Europe, Saints played in the UEFA Europa League against Galatasaray and the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League against Linzer ASK. They played well away from home to gain draws in the first legs of both these matches, only to be well beaten at home in the second leg.

Season summary

Still managed by Callum Davidson, St Johnstone hoped to build upon their double success in the 2020–21 domestic cup competitions. The team underwent some changes, however, particularly the departures of Jason Kerr and Ali McCann in August 2021.[1] In the league, the team struggled to avoid relegation and eventually finished eleventh, six points adrift of Aberdeen in tenth place but six points clear of bottom club Dundee, who were automatically relegated.[2]

By finishing eleventh, St Johnstone had to take part in the Premiership playoff where they met Inverness CT over two legs (home and away). The first leg was played at Caley Thistle's Caledonian Stadium on 20 May and ended in a 2–2 draw after Saints had led 2–0 at half-time.[3] In the home leg at McDiarmid Park three days later, Saints were clear winners by 4–0, the team's biggest victory of the whole season. They thus won the playoff with a 6–2 aggregate to retain Premiership status in the 2022–23 season.[4]

Hoping to repeat their domestic cup successes of the previous season, Saints reached the semi-final of the League Cup with victories over Arbroath and Dundee. They met Celtic in the semi-final at Hampden Park on 20 November and lost 1–0 to the eventual tournament winners.[5] The defeat by Celtic ended an 11-game unbeaten run by Saints in domestic cup football.[5] Saints entered the Scottish Cup in the fourth round with an away tie at League Two club Kelty Hearts, who had been newly promoted to the SPFL that season. The match was played at New Central Park on 22 January before a full house of 2,183. Having been goalless at full time, the match went into extra time and Kelty achieved a surprise victory over the cupholders with a goal in the 103rd minute.[6]

St Johnstone's domestic cup wins in 2020–21 qualified the team for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League. They joined the competition in the third qualifying round with a two-legged tie against Galatasaray. The first leg was played in Istanbul on 5 August. Saints took the lead after 58 minutes with a penalty goal by Jason Kerr, who left the club soon afterwards. Two minutes later, Sacha Boey equalised for Galatasaray and the match ended 1–1.[7] The second leg was played in Perth on 12 August and attracted a crowd of 9,106, the highest attendance of the season at McDiarmid Park. Saints played well with a hard-fought performance but were overcome by three second half goals which consigned them to a 4–2 defeat (5–3 aggregate).[8] The defeat meant Saints could enter the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League which they joined in the playoff round with a tie against Austria's Linzer ASK (aka LASK). The matches were on 19 and 26 August. In the first leg at the Wörthersee Stadion, Saints drew 1–1 after taking a 17th minute lead with a goal by Chris Kane.[9] As with Galatasaray, however, the home leg ended in defeat. Both David Wotherspoon and Shaun Rooney were sent off. Linz scored twice in the last twenty minutes to win 2–0 and take the tie 3–1 on aggregate.[10]

Following the Premiership playoff victory over Caley Thistle which ended the season, Callum Davidson commented that Saints "have a lot of work to do" to compete with the best in 2022–23 and "need to make sure we're up competing just to stay in the league". He pointed out that many of the rival clubs "are spending money", including newly promoted Kilmarnock.[4]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Premiership

Ross County v St Johnstone
31 July 2021 1 Ross County 0–0 St Johnstone Dingwall
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,990
Referee: Colin Steven
St Johnstone v Motherwell
8 August 2021 2 St Johnstone 1–1 Motherwell Perth
15:00 BST
  • O'Donnell 34' (og)
  • Wotherspoon Yellow card 62'
  • Craig Yellow card 67'
 Report
  • Watt 80'
  • O'Donnell Yellow card 90'
 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,169
Referee: Nick Walsh
St Johnstone v Dundee United
21 August 2021 3 St Johnstone 0–1 Dundee United Perth
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 5,716
Referee: Don Robertson
St Mirren v St Johnstone
28 August 2021 4 St Mirren 0–0 St Johnstone Paisley
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 4,326
Referee: David Dickinson
St Johnstone v Rangers
11 September 2021 5 St Johnstone 1–2 Rangers Perth
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 7,319
Referee: Willie Collum
Aberdeen v St Johnstone
18 September 2021 6 Aberdeen 0–1 St Johnstone Aberdeen
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 13,007
Referee: Bobby Madden
Hibernian v St Johnstone
26 September 2021 7 Hibernian 1–0 St Johnstone Edinburgh
15:00 BST Boyle 61' (pen.) Report Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 13,263
Referee: John Beaton
St Johnstone v Dundee
2 October 2021 8 St Johnstone 3–1 Dundee Perth
15:00 Kane 31', 39'
May 46'		 Report Sweeney 74' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 5,097
Referee: Greg Aitken
St Johnstone v Livingston
16 October 2021 9 St Johnstone 0–3 Livingston Perth
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 4,274
Referee: Grant Irvine
Celtic v St Johnstone
23 October 2021 10 Celtic 2–0 St Johnstone Glasgow
15:00 BST Giakoumakis 34'
Juranovic 80' (pen.)		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Nick Walsh
St Johnstone v Heart of Midlothian
27 October 2021 11 St Johnstone 1–1 Heart of Midlothian Perth
19:45 BST Gordon 11' BBC Sport Ginnelly 40' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 6,083
Referee: Steven McLean
Dundee United v St Johnstone
30 October 2021 12 Dundee United 0–1 St Johnstone Dundee
15:00 BST BBC Sport Ali Crawford 17' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 7,580
Referee: Grant Irvine
St Johnstone v St Mirren
6 November 2021 13 St Johnstone 0–0 St Mirren Perth
15:00 GMT Kane Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 86' BBC Sport Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 3,482
Referee: Greg Aitken
St Johnstone v Hibernian
27 November 2021 14 St Johnstone 1–2 Hibernian Perth
15:00 GMT Porteous 40' (og)
Bryson Yellow card 27' Yellow-red card 45+1'		 BBC Sport Nisbet 83'
Murphy 86'		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 3,362
Referee: Euan Anderson
Dundee v St Johnstone
1 December 2021 15 Dundee 1–0 St Johnstone Dundee
19:45 GMT Mullen 39' BBC Sport Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 5,196
Referee: Andrew Dallas
St Johnstone v Aberdeen
11 December 2021 16 St Johnstone 0–1 Aberdeen Perth
15:00 GMT BBC Sport Jenks 83' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 3,791
Referee: Greg Aitken
Rangers v St Johnstone
15 December 2021 17 Rangers 2–0 St Johnstone Glasgow
19:45 GMT Morelos 43'
Kent 49'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 47,561
Referee: Euan Anderson
Motherwell v St Johnstone
18 December 2021 18 Motherwell 2–0 St Johnstone Motherwell
15:00 GMT Cornelius 17'
van Veen 55'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,920
Referee: Nick Walsh
St Johnstone v Ross County
22 December 2021 19 St Johnstone 1–2 Ross County Perth
19:45 GMT Butterfield 19' BBC Sport Charles-Cook 15'
Callachan 69'		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,249
Referee: Willie Collum
St Johnstone v Celtic
26 December 2021 20 St Johnstone 1–3 Celtic Perth
19:45 GMT Kane 69' BBC Sport Abada 9', 22'
Bitton 82'		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: Bobby Madden
Heart of Midlothian v St Johnstone
18 January 2022 21 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 St Johnstone Edinburgh
19:45 GMT Ginnelly 46', 75' BBC Sport Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 16,589
Referee: Nick Walsh
St Johnstone v Dundee
26 January 2022 22 St Johnstone 0–0 Dundee Perth
19:45 GMT BBC Sport Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 4,135
Referee: Bobby Madden
Livingston v St Johnstone
1 February 2022 23 Livingston 1–2 St Johnstone Livingston
19:45 GMT Anderson 34'
Nouble Red card 90+2'		 BBC Sport Hendry 11'
Crawford 90'		 Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Referee: Craig Napier
St Johnstone v Dundee United
5 February 2022 24 St Johnstone 0–0 Dundee United Perth
19:45 GMT Hallberg Red card 53' BBC Sport Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 5,005
Referee: Colin Steven
St Mirren v St Johnstone
9 February 2022 25 St Mirren 2–1 St Johnstone Paisley
19:45 GMT Ronan 42 pen.'
Greive 49'		 BBC Sport Hendry 28 pen.' Stadium: St Mirren Park
Referee: David Dickinson
Aberdeen v St Johnstone
15 February 2022 26 Aberdeen 1–1 St Johnstone Aberdeen
19:45 GMT Ferguson 71 pen.' BBC Sport Hendry 6' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 12,973
Referee: Gavin Duncan
St Johnstone v Heart of Midlothian
19 February 2022 27 St Johnstone 2–1 Heart of Midlothian Perth
15:00 GMT Crawford 1'
McCart 56'		 BBC Sport Atkinson 6' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 4,409
Referee: Grant Irvine
Ross County v St Johnstone
26 February 2022 28 Ross County 3–1 St Johnstone Dingwall
15:00 GMT Charles-Cook 35', 53'
Hungbo 66'		 BBC Sport Hendry 24' Stadium: Victoria Park
Referee: Nick Walsh
St Johnstone v Rangers
2 March 2022 29 St Johnstone 0–1 Rangers Perth
19:45 GMT BBC Sport Kamara 3' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 6,869
Referee: William Collum
Hibernian v St Johnstone
5 March 2022 30 Hibernian 0–0 St Johnstone Edinburgh
15:00 GMT BBC Sport Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 19,585
Referee: Craig Napier
St Johnstone v Motherwell
19 March 2022 31 St Johnstone 2–1 Motherwell Perth
15:00 GMT Hendry 21', 90+1' BBC Sport van Veen 12' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 3,772
Referee: David Munro
St Johnstone v Livingston
2 April 2022 32 St Johnstone 1–0 Livingston Perth
15:00 GMT Hendry 3 pen.' BBC Sport Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 3,321
Referee: Kevin Clancy
Celtic v St Johnstone
9 April 2022 33 Celtic 7–0 St Johnstone Glasgow
15:00 GMT Hatate 8'
Giakoumakis 22'
Maeda 36'
Juranovic 51 pen.'
O'Riley 70', 73'
Abada 78'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Andrew Dallas
Dundee v St Johnstone
23 April 2022 34 Dundee 1–1 St Johnstone Dundee
15:00 GMT Marshall 10' BBC Sport Rooney 68' Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 7,937
Referee: Bobby Madden
St Johnstone v St Mirren
30 April 2022 35 St Johnstone 0–1 St Mirren Perth
15:00 GMT BBC Sport Kiltie 53' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 4,253
Referee: Andrew Dallas
Livingston v St Johnstone
7 May 2022 36 Livingston 1–1 St Johnstone Livingston
15:00 GMT Fitzwater 90' BBC Sport Middleton 76' Stadium: Tony Macaroni Arena
Referee: William Collum
St Johnstone v Aberdeen
11 May 2022 37 St Johnstone 1–0 Aberdeen Perth
19:30 GMT Hendry 17' BBC Sport Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 3,421
Referee: David Munro
Hibernian v St Johnstone
15 May 2022 38 Hibernian 4–0 St Johnstone Edinburgh
12:00 GMT McGinn 44'
Scott 48', 61', 88'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 14,233
Referee: David Dickinson

Premiership play-off

Inverness CT v St Johnstone
20 May 2022 Final 1st Leg Inverness CT 2–2 St Johnstone Inverness
19:45 GMT McAlear 73', 80' BBC Sport Rooney 18'
Hallberg 24'		 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 4,811
Referee: Bobby Madden
St Johnstone v Inverness CT
23 May 2022 Final 2nd Leg St Johnstone 4–0
(6 – 2 agg.)		 Inverness CT Perth
19:45 GMT May 46'
MacPherson 53'
Hendry 87'
Rooney 90'		 BBC Sport Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 7,355
Referee: Nick Walsh

Scottish League Cup

Arbroath v St Johnstone
15 August 2021 Second round Arbroath 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)		 St Johnstone Arbroath
14:00
BBC Sport
Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 1,842
Referee: Colin Steven
Penalties
Dundee v St Johnstone
22 September 2021 Quarter-finals Dundee 0–2 St Johnstone Dundee
19:45 BBC Sport
Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 4,707
Referee: Steven McLean
Celtic v St Johnstone
20 November 2021 Semi-finals Celtic 1–0 St Johnstone Glasgow
17:15
  • Forrest 73'
 BBC Sport Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 42,298
Referee: Nick Walsh

Scottish Cup

Kelty Hearts v St Johnstone
22 January 2022 Fourth round Kelty Hearts 1–0 (a.e.t.) St Johnstone Kelty
15:00 GMT Higginbotham 103' BBC Sport Stadium: New Central Park
Attendance: 2,183
Referee: Kevin Clancy

UEFA Europa League

Third qualifying round

Galatasaray Turkey v Scotland St Johnstone
5 August 2021 (2021-08-05) First leg Galatasaray Turkey 1–1 Scotland St Johnstone Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul
20:00 (21:00 TRT)
Report
  • Kerr 58' (pen.)
 Attendance: 6,216[11]
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
St Johnstone Scotland v Turkey Galatasaray
12 August 2021 (2021-08-12) Second leg St Johnstone Scotland 2–4
(3–5 agg.)		 Turkey Galatasaray McDiarmid Park, Perth
20:45 (19:45 BST)
  • Kerr 36'
  • O'Halloran 90+3'
 Report
Attendance: 9,106[12]
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

UEFA Europa Conference League

Play-off round

LASK Austria v Scotland St Johnstone
19 August 2021 (2021-08-19) First leg LASK Austria 1–1 Scotland St Johnstone Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt
21:00
Report
  • Kane 17'
 Attendance: 550[13]
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
St Johnstone Scotland v Austria LASK
26 August 2021 (2021-08-26) Second leg St Johnstone Scotland 0–2
(1–3 agg.)		 Austria LASK McDiarmid Park, Perth
20:45 (19:45 BST) Report
Attendance: 8,845[14]
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 23 May 2022[15]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Europa League Conference League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Zander Clark 42 0 34 0 1 0 2+1 0 2 0 2 0
2 DF Malta MLT James Brown 30 0 18+6 0 1 0 2 0 1+1 0 1 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Tony Gallacher 10 0 7+2 0 1 0 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Jamie McCart 46 2 38 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 2 0
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Dan Cleary 18 0 17+0 0 1 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Scotland SCO Liam Gordon 38 0 32+1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
7 FW Scotland SCO Stevie May 40 3 13+20 3 0+1 0 1+1 0 0+2 0 0+2 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Murray Davidson 30 0 20+4 0 0 0 1+1 0 2 0 2 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Chris Kane 24 4 12+5 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 1
10 MF Canada CAN David Wotherspoon 14 0 9+1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0+1 0
11 FW Scotland SCO Michael O'Halloran 28 2 13+7 1 0+1 0 1+2 0 2 1 2 0
12 GK England ENG Elliot Parish 8 0 6+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF Scotland SCO Craig Bryson 10 0 8+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Scotland SCO Glenn Middleton 35 2 18+12 1 0+1 0 2 1 0 0 2 0
15 MF Scotland SCO Charlie Gilmour 9 0 1+5 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
16 DF Republic of Ireland IRL John Mahon 4 0 2+2 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW Canada CAN Theo Bair 7 0 0+7 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Cammy MacPherson 22 1 13+8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF Scotland SCO Shaun Rooney 32 4 24+1 3 0 0 3 1 1+1 0 2 0
20 GK Scotland SCO Ross Sinclair 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Scotland SCO Ali Crawford 32 3 24+4 2 1 0 2+1 1 0 0 0 0
22 FW Scotland SCO Callum Hendry 26 9 20+1 9 0 0 1+1 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
23 FW Turkey TUR Nadir Çiftçi 12 0 8+3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Scotland SCO Callum Booth 34 0 26+1 0 0 0 2+1 0 1+1 0 2 0
26 MF Scotland SCO Liam Craig 22 0 9+7 0 0+1 0 2+1 0 1 0 0+1 0
27 DF England ENG Tom Sang 9 0 7+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Sweden SWE Melker Hallberg 16 1 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW England ENG Jahmal Hector-Ingram 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF England ENG Jacob Butterfield 18 2 11+7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0
Departures
3 DF England ENG Reece Devine 10 0 4+2 0 0 0 1 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Jason Kerr 10 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 0
5 DF Belgium BEL Lars Dendoncker 6 0 4+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF England ENG Hayden Muller 8 0 7+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW Finland FIN Eetu Vertainen 8 0 3+4 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Northern Ireland NIR Ali McCann 10 0 4+1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
23 MF Scotland SCO Cammy Ballantyne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF Nigeria NGA Efe Ambrose 8 0 5+2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Nigeria NGA Viv Solomon-Otabor 7 0 2+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
8 Hibernian 38 11 12 15 38 42 −4 45
9 St Mirren 38 10 14 14 33 51 −18 44
10 Aberdeen 38 10 11 17 41 46 −5 41
11 St Johnstone (O) 38 8 11 19 24 51 −27 35 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Dundee (R) 38 6 11 21 34 64 −30 29 Relegation to Championship
Source: [16][17]
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).[18]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
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

Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2022. Source: SPFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premiership 31 July 2021 15 May 2022 Matchday 1 11th 38 8 11 19 24 51 −27 021.05
League Cup 15 August 2021 20 November 2021 Second round Semi-finals 3 1 1 1 4 1 +3 033.33
Scottish Cup 22 January 2022 22 January 2022 Fourth round Fourth round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
UEFA Europa League 5 August 2021 12 August 2021 Third qualifying round Third qualifying round 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 000.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 19 August 2021 26 August 2021 Play-off round Play-off round 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 000.00
Total 46 9 14 23 32 61 −29 019.57

Last updated: 15 May 2022
Source: Soccerway

Transfers

In

Date Player Transferred from Fee Source
30 June 2021 England Hayden Muller England Millwall Loan [19]
1 July 2021 Malta James Brown England Millwall Free [20]
2 July 2021 England Reece Devine England Manchester United Loan [21]
6 August 2021 Scotland Glenn Middleton Scotland Rangers Loan [22]
31 August 2021 Scotland Ali Crawford England Bolton Wanderers Loan [1]
Belgium Lars Dendoncker England Brighton & Hove Albion Loan [1]
Scotland Cammy MacPherson Scotland St Mirren Loan [1]
1 September 2021 Finland Eetu Vertainen Finland Ilves Free [23]
10 September 2021 Nigeria Efe Ambrose Scotland Livingston Free [24]
24 November 2021 Nigeria Viv Solomon-Otabor Unattached Free [25]
13 December 2021 England Jacob Butterfield Unattached Free [26]
1 January 2022 Republic of Ireland Dan Cleary Republic of Ireland Dundalk Free [27]
3 January 2021 Scotland Ali Crawford England Bolton Wanderers Free [28]
4 January 2022 Scotland Tony Gallacher England Liverpool Free [29]
5 January 2022 Turkey Nadir Çiftçi Turkey Ankaragücü Free [30]
23 January 2022 Republic of Ireland John Mahon Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers Undisclosed [31]
24 January 2022 Scotland Cammy MacPherson Scotland St Mirren Undisclosed [32]
24 January 2022 Sweden Melker Hallberg Scotland Hibernian Free [33]
31 January 2022 Canada Theo Bair Canada Vancouver Whitecaps Undisclosed [34]
England Tom Sang Wales Cardiff City Loan [35]
1 February 2022 England Jahmal Hector-Ingram England Derby County Free [36]

Out

Date Player Transferred to Fee Source
1 June 2021 Israel Guy Melamed Free agent Free [37]
Scotland Craig Conway Free agent Free [37]
Scotland Olly Hamilton Free agent Free [37]
Scotland Lennon Smith Free agent Free [37]
Scotland Aiden Walsh Free agent Free [37]
Scotland Aaron Steele Scotland East Fife Free [38]
7 June 2021 England Scott Tanser Scotland St Mirren Free [39][40]
22 June 2021 Scotland Alex Ferguson Scotland Edinburgh City Loan [38]
29 June 2021 Scotland Michael MacFarlane Scotland Edinburgh City Free [38][37]
30 July 2021 Scotland John Robertson Scotland Edinburgh City Free [38]
3 August 2021 Scotland Ben Finnan Scotland Kelty Hearts Free [38]
31 August 2021 Northern Ireland Ali McCann England Preston North End £1.2 Million [1]
Scotland Jason Kerr England Wigan Athletic £600,000 [1]
28 September 2021 Scotland Cammy Ballantyne Scotland Montrose Loan [41]
29 September 2021 Scotland Callum Hendry Scotland Kilmarnock Loan [42]
1 January 2022 Scotland Spencer Moreland Scotland Stenhousemuir Loan [31]
10 January 2022 Nigeria Viv Solomon-Otabor Ukraine Rukh Lviv Free [43]
4 February 2022 Nigeria Efe Ambrose Scotland Dunfermline Athletic Loan [44]
7 February 2022 Finland Eetu Vertainen Northern Ireland Linfield Loan [45]

See also

List of St Johnstone F.C. seasons

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