Football club season review
St Johnstone 2022–23 football season
The 2022–23 season St Johnstone's tenth season in the Scottish Premiership and their fourteenth consecutively (following four in the former Scottish Premier League ) in the top flight of Scottish football. Saints were eliminated from the League Cup at the group stage. They also competed in the Scottish Cup .
Season summary
Still managed by Callum Davidson , Saints hoped to improve upon their performance in the 2021–22 season when, after finishing eleventh, they had to win the Premiership playoff to avoid relegation.[ 1] Scottish Cup in May 2021 and Saints were again very active in the summer transfer window which closed on 31 August. The scale of transition is illustrated by the team which played St Mirren three days later on 3 September. Of the 20-man squad who contested the 2021 Scottish Cup Final just 15 months earlier,[ 2] Stevie May was in the starting line-up for the St Mirren match with four others on the bench.[ 3] Drey Wright and Jamie Murphy who had both played for Hibernian in the 2021 final.[ 4]
Competitions
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Scottish Premiership
Scottish League Cup
Saints entered the 2022–23 Scottish League Cup at the group stage and were drawn into Group F with Annan Athletic , Ayr United , Elgin City and Queen of the South .[ 5] [ 6]
Scottish Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
As of 28 May 2023 [ 7]
Team statistics
League table
Source:
[ 8] [ 9] 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).
[ 10] (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
^ 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
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground H A A H A H H A A H A A H H A H A A H H A H A A H A H A A H H A H H H A A H Result L W L L L W D W L L L W W W D D W L L L L L L W L W D L D L L L D W L W D W Position 10 6 9 10 10 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 7 6 6 6 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2023. Source:
SPFL A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
League Cup table
Source:
[ 12] Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.
[ 13] Notes:
^ Ayr United were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Elgin City, who fielded an ineligible player. The match had originally finished 0–0, with Ayr United securing the bonus point following a 4–3 win on penalties.[ 11]
Transfers
In Scottish football, the summer 2022 transfer window officially opened on 10 June and closed on 31 August.
In
Out
See also
List of St Johnstone F.C. seasons
References
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^ "Shamrock Rovers sign ex-Dundalk defender Dan Cleary" . The42 . 28 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022 .^ "John Mahon returns to Sligo Rovers as St Johnstone stint comes to an end" . The Independent (Ireland) . 13 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023 .^ "Max Kucheriavyi heads to Falkirk on loan" . St Johnstone FC . 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023 .^ "MAX KUCHERIAVYI JOINS FALKIRK" . Falkirk FC . 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023 .^ "Ali Crawford heads out on loan" . St Johnstone FC . 24 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023 .^ "Michael O'Halloran heads to Cove on loan" . St Johnstone FC . 24 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023 .
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