| 2012–13 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Steve Brown |
| Manager | Steve Lomas |
| Stadium | McDiarmid Park |
| Premier League | Third place |
| Scottish Cup | Fifth round |
| League Cup | Quarter-finals |
| UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Liam Craig Murray Davidson Nigel Hasselbaink Rowan Vine (7 each) All: Liam Craig Murray Davidson Steve MacLean (8 each) |
| Highest home attendance | 6,700 vs.Celtic, 15 September 2012 |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,167 vs.Aberdeen, 30 December 2013 |
| Average home league attendance | League: 3,712[1] |
The2012–13 season wasSt Johnstone's fourth consecutive season in theScottish Premier League, having been promoted from theScottish First Division at the end of the2008–09 season.[2] St Johnstone also competed in theEuropa League,[3]League Cup and theScottish Cup.
St Johnstone finished third in theScottish Premier League.[4] They reached the Second qualifying round of theEuropa League,[5] the Quarter-final of theLeague Cup[6] and the fifth round of theScottish Cup.[7]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| 8 July 2012Friendly (Closed Door) | St Johnstone | 4–0 | Grangemouth Stadium | |
| Higgins Wright Hasselbaink Craig | St Johnstone Report Concordia Report | Attendance: 0 |
| 11 July 2012[8]Friendly | East Fife | 0–4 | St Johnstone | Bayview Stadium |
| 19:30 | St Johnstone Report | Higgins Hasselbaink Trialist Trialist | Attendance: 566 |
| 14 July 2012[9]Friendly (Closed Door) | Partick Thistle | 1–2 | St Johnstone | Firhill Stadium |
| Elliott | Partick Report | Craig McCracken | Attendance: 0 |
| 21 July 2012[10]Friendly | Cowdenbeath | 1–1 | St Johnstone | Central Park |
| 15:00 | McKenzie | Report | Hasselbaink |
| 28 July 2012[8]Friendly | St Johnstone | 2–1 | Bristol City | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Vine | Report St Johnstone Report | Stead | Attendance: 1,564 Referee:Tumilty |
| 4 August 2012Scottish Premier League | Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 | St Johnstone | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 15:00 | Sutton Templeton | BBC Report | Tadé | Attendance: 13,022 Referee:O'Reilly |
| 11 August 2012Scottish Premier League | Motherwell | 1–1 | St Johnstone | Fir Park |
| 15:00 | Hammell McHugh | BBC Report | Davidson Vine | Attendance: 4,490 Referee:Brines |
| 18 August 2012Scottish Premier League | St Johnstone | 1–2 | Aberdeen | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Hasselbaink | BBC Report | Osbourne Hayes | Attendance: 4,857 Referee:Beaton |
| 25 August 2012Scottish Premier League | Hibernian | 2–0 | St Johnstone | Easter Road |
| 15:00 | Hanlon Doyle | BBC Report | Attendance: 9,639 Referee:Clancy |
| 1 September 2012Scottish Premier League | St Johnstone | 0–0 | Dundee United | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 5,014 Referee:Collum |
| 15 September 2012Scottish Premier League | St Johnstone | 2–1 | Celtic | McDiarmid Park |
| 12:30 | Tadé Vine | BBC Report | Commons | Attendance: 6,700 Referee:Norris |
| 22 September 2012Scottish Premier League | Ross County | 1–2 | St Johnstone | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Morrow | BBC Report | Craig Vine Wright | Attendance: 4,094 Referee:Allan |
| 29 September 2012Scottish Premier League | Dundee | 1–3 | St Johnstone | Dens Park |
| 15:00 | Conroy | BBC Report | Tade Craig MacLean | Attendance: 6,158 Referee:Muir |
| 6 October 2012Scottish Premier League | St Johnstone | 2–1 | St Mirren | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Hasselbaink Davidson | BBC Report | Guy | Attendance: 3,223 Referee:Muir |
| 20 October 2012Scottish Premier League | St Johnstone | 2–1 | Kilmarnock | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Davidson Hasselbaink | BBC Report | Fowler | Attendance: 3,113 Referee:Colvin |
| 27 October 2012Scottish Premier League | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–1 | St Johnstone | Caledonian Stadium |
| 15:00 | McKay | BBC Report | Robertson | Attendance: 3,154 Referee:Beaton |
| 3 November 2012Scottish Premier League | St Johnstone | 1–3 | Motherwell | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Robertson | BBC Report | Murphy Law | Attendance: 3,112 Referee:Colvin |
| 11 November 2012Scottish Premier League | Celtic | 1–1 | St Johnstone | Celtic Park |
| 15:00 | Watt | BBC Report | Hasselbaink | Referee:Brines |
| 17 November 2012Scottish Premier League | St Johnstone | 1–1 | Ross County | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Mackay | BBC Report | Craig | Attendance: 3,037 Referee:Collum |
| 25 November 2012Scottish Premier League | Kilmarnock | 1–2 | St Johnstone | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Pascali Nelson | BBC Report | Davidson Vine | Attendance: 4,208 Referee:O'Reilly |
| 28 November 2012Scottish Premier League | St Johnstone | 0–1 | Hibernian | McDiarmid Park |
| 19:45 | BBC Report | Cairney | Attendance: 3,266 Referee:Thomson |
| 8 December 2012Scottish Premier League | St Mirren | 1–1 | St Johnstone | St Mirren Park |
| 15:00 | Dummett | BBC Report | Davidson Anderson Millar | Attendance: 3,702 Referee:Madden |
| 15 December 2012Scottish Premier League | St Johnstone | 2–2 | Heart of Midlothian | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Vine MacLean | BBC Report | Sutton Driver | Attendance: 2,974 Referee:Collum |
| 22 December 2012Scottish Premier League | Aberdeen | 2–0 | St Johnstone | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | McGinn | BBC Report | Attendance: 7,051 Referee:Finnie |
| 26 December 2012Scottish Premier League | Dundee United | 1–1 | St Johnstone | Tannadice Park |
| 12:00 | Gunning | BBC Report | McLean | Attendance: 7,063 Referee:Murray |
| 29 December 2012Scottish Premier League | St Johnstone | 0–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,975 Referee:Madden |
| 2 January 2013Scottish Premier League | St Johnstone | 1–0 | Dundee | McDiarmid Park |
| 14:00 | Craig | BBC Report | Attendance: 5,055 Referee:McKendrick |
| 20 January 2013Scottish Premier League | Motherwell | 3–2 | St Johnstone | Fir Park |
| 14:15 | Higdon | BBC Report | Hasselbaink Craig | Attendance: 3,649 Referee:Collum |
| 30 January 2013Scottish Premier League | St Johnstone | 3–1 | Aberdeen | McDiarmid Park |
| 19:30 | Tadé Vine Mackay | BBC Sport | McGinn | Attendance: 2,167 Referee:McLean |
| 11 February 2013Scottish Premier League | Hibernian | 1–3 | St Johnstone | Easter Road |
| 19:30 | Griffiths | BBC Report | Vine Cregg | Attendance: 8,735 Referee:Clancy |
| 16 February 2013Scottish Premier League | Ross County | 1–0 | St Johnstone | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Sproule | BBC Report | Attendance: 3,516 Referee:Beaton |
| 19 February 2013Scottish Premier League | St Johnstone | 1–1 | Celtic | McDiarmid Park |
| 19:45 | Hasselbaink | BBC Report | Ambrose | Attendance: 5,352 Referee:Norris |
| 23 February 2013Scottish Premier League | St Johnstone | 1–0 | St Mirren | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Vine | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,816 Referee: Mclean |
| 27 February 2013Scottish Premier League | Dundee | 2–2 | St Johnstone | Dens Park |
| 19:45 | Baird Gallagher Stewart | BBC Report | MacLean MacKay | Attendance: 5,224 Referee:Collum |
| 5 March 2013Scottish Premier League | Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 | St Johnstone | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 19:45 | Stevenson Sutton | BBC Report | Attendance: 10,080 Referee:Beaton |
| 9 March 2013Scottish Premier League | St Johnstone | 2–0 | Kilmarnock | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Davidson Tade | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,425 Referee:Colvin |
| 1 April 2013Scottish Premier League | St Johnstone | 1–1 | Dundee United | McDiarmid Park |
| 20:00 | Craig | BBC Report | Gauld Armstrong | Attendance: 4,613 Referee:Brines |
| 5 April 2013Scottish Premier League | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–0 | St Johnstone | Caledonian Stadium |
| 19:45 | BBC Report | Attendance: 3,744 Referee:Clancy |
| 21 April 2013Scottish Premier League | St Johnstone | 2–2 | Ross County | McDiarmid Park |
| 16:00 | MacLean Davidson | BBC Report | Brittain | Attendance: 2,444 Referee:Collum |
| 27 April 2013Scottish Premier League | St Johnstone | 1–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | McDiarmid Park |
| 12:00 | MacLean | BBC Report | Raven | Attendance: 2,368 Referee:Thomson |
| 4 May 2013Scottish Premier League | Dundee United | 0–1 | St Johnstone | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Craig | Attendance: 6,437 Referee:Norris |
| 11 May 2012Scottish Premier League | Celtic | 4–0 | St Johnstone | Celtic Park |
| 12:15 | Ledley Mulgrew Forrest Wright | BBC Report | Attendance: 57,000 Referee:Muir |
| 19 May 2013Scottish Premier League | St Johnstone | 2–0 | Motherwell | McDiarmid Park |
| 12:45 | Craig Hasselbaink | BBC Report | Attendance: 5,025 Referee: Mclean |
| 25 September 2012Third round | St Johnstone | 4–1 | Queen's Park | McDiarmid Park |
| 19:45 | MacLean Davidson Craig | BBC Report SFL Report | Keenan Robertson | Attendance: 1,304 Referee:Clancy |
| 30 October 2012Quarter-finals | Celtic | 5–0 | St Johnstone | Celtic Park |
| 19:45 | Commons Hooper Mulgrew | BBC Report | Attendance: 14,399 Referee:Madden |
| 17 December 2012Fourth round | Cowdenbeath | 0–3 | St Johnstone | Central Park |
| 19:45 | BBC Report | McCracken MacLean Tadé | Attendance: 809 Referee:Beaton |
| 2 February 2013Fifth round | St Mirren | 2–0 | St Johnstone | St Mirren Park |
| 15:00 | Gonçalves | BBC Report | Attendance: 3,507 Referee:Thomson |
| 19 July 2012Second qualifying round | 2–0 | St Johnstone | Atatürk Stadium | |
| 19:00 | Alper Potuk Wright | UEFA Report BBC Report | Attendance: 13,000 Referee:Vučemilović-Šimunović Jr. |
| 26 July 2012Second qualifying round | St Johnstone | 1–1 (1–3agg.) | McDiarmid Park | |
| 19:45 | Tadé | BBC Report | Sarı | Attendance: 6,024 Referee:Gumienny |
| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | Mackay[11] | 34 | Club captain | |
| 8 | MF | Davidson[12] | 8 | Vice-captain |
Last updated: 19 May 2013
Source:Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality;No.: Squad number;P:Position;Name: Player name;No. Games: Number of games started as captain.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | Europa League | League Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Alan Mannus | 43 | 0 | 38+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Dave Mackay | 36 | 3 | 32+0 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Callum Davidson | 23 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | Patrick Cregg | 28 | 1 | 19+5 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Frazer Wright | 38 | 1 | 35+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Steven Anderson | 33 | 0 | 28+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Chris Millar | 30 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Murray Davidson | 37 | 8 | 31+1 | 7 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Grégory Tadé | 41 | 6 | 25+11 | 4 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | |
| 10 | MF | Liam Craig | 43 | 8 | 37+0 | 7 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Nigel Hasselbaink | 42 | 7 | 15+21 | 7 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | David Robertson | 9 | 2 | 1+6 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Kevin Moon | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 14 | FW | Gwion Edwards | 7 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 15 | GK | Jonathan Tuffey | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 16 | FW | Craig Beattie | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Michael Doughty | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | Sean Higgins | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | Steve MacLean | 35 | 8 | 27+4 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 | |
| 18 | DF | David McCracken | 22 | 1 | 15+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | |
| 19 | DF | Gary Miller | 21 | 0 | 13+4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Jamie Adams | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Mehdi Abeid | 13 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | Peter Pawlett | 9 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 23 | FW | Rowan Vine | 37 | 7 | 28+7 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | Liam Caddis | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 27 | FW | Stevie May | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 33 | DF | Tam Scobbie | 21 | 0 | 11+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
Includes all competitive matches.
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Europa League | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | |||||
| 1 | GK | Alan Mannus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Dave Mackay | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 3 | DF | Callum Davidson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | Patrick Cregg | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Frazer Wright | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Steven Anderson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 7 | MF | Chris Millar | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| 8 | MF | Murray Davidson | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Grégory Tadé | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | MF | Liam Craig | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Nigel Hasselbaink | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | David Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Kevin Moon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | FW | Gwion Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | GK | Jonathan Tuffey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | FW | Craig Beattie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Michael Doughty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | Sean Higgins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | Steve MacLean | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | David McCracken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF | Gary Miller | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Jamie Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Mehdi Abeid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | Peter Pawlett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 23 | FW | Rowan Vine | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| 26 | MF | Liam Caddis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | FW | Stevie May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | DF | Tam Scobbie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic(C) | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 92 | 35 | +57 | 79 | Qualification for theChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Motherwell | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 63 | Qualification for theEuropa League third qualifying round |
| 3 | St Johnstone | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 56 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 54 | |
| 5 | Ross County | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 53 |
Chris Millar initially turned down a new deal[16] but later re-signed.[17]