2021–22 St Johnstone F.C. season
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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.
2021–22 season | |||
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Chairman | Steve Brown | ||
Manager | Callum Davidson | ||
Stadium | McDiarmid Park | ||
Premiership | 11th | ||
Premiership play-off | Winners | ||
Scottish Cup | Fourth round | ||
League Cup | Semi-finals | ||
Europa League | Third qualifying round | ||
Conference League | Play-off round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Callum Hendry (9) All: Callum Hendry (9) | ||
Highest home attendance | 9,106 vs. Galatasaray, Europa League, 12 August 2021 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 500 vs. Celtic, 26 December 2021 | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,500 | ||
Biggest win | 4–0 v Inverness CT (home), 23 May 2022 | ||
Biggest defeat | 0–7 v Celtic (away), 9 April 2022 | ||
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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.