2024–25 St Johnstone F.C. season

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.

St Johnstone

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)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies

Nairn County v St Johnstone

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

Huntly v St Johnstone

29 June 2024	Huntly	0–2	St Johnstone	Huntly
20:00 BST			May 3 pen.' Ellison 77'	Stadium: Christie Park

Arbroath v St Johnstone

6 July 2024	Arbroath	0–1	St Johnstone	Arbroath
20:00 BST		Report	McPake 52'	Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 1,043 Referee: Greg Soutar

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Premiership

St Johnstone v Aberdeen

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

Kilmarnock v St Johnstone

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

Dundee United v St Johnstone

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

St Johnstone v Motherwell

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 Referee: Iain Snedden

Hibernian v St Johnstone

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

Ross County v St Johnstone

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

St Johnstone v Celtic

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

Rangers v St Johnstone

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

St Johnstone v Ross County

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

Dundee v St Johnstone

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

St Mirren v St Johnstone

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

St Johnstone v Heart of Midlothian

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

Motherwell v St Johnstone

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

St Johnstone v Kilmarnock

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

St Johnstone v Rangers

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

Aberdeen v St Johnstone

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

St Johnstone v St Mirren

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

Heart of Midlothian v St Johnstone

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

St Johnstone v Dundee United

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

Celtic v St Johnstone

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

St Johnstone v Hibernian

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

St Johnstone v Dundee

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

Rangers v St Johnstone

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

St Johnstone v Motherwell

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

St Mirren v St Johnstone

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

Kilmarnock v St Johnstone

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

St Johnstone v Heart of Midlothian

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

St Johnstone v Ross County

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

Dundee v St Johnstone

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

St Johnstone v Aberdeen

15 March 2025 30	St Johnstone	0–0	Aberdeen	Perth
15:00		Report		Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 7,733 Referee: Chris Graham

Hibernian v St Johnstone

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

St Johnstone v Celtic

6 April 2025 32	St Johnstone	1–0	Celtic	Perth
12:00	Balodis 4'	Report		Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 8,795 Referee: David Dickinson

Dundee United v St Johnstone

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

Motherwell v St Johnstone

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

St Johnstone v Kilmarnock

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

St Johnstone v Ross County

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

Heart of Midlothian v St Johnstone

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

St Johnstone v Dundee

18 May 2025 38	St Johnstone	0–2	Dundee	Perth
15:00		Report	Cameron 28', 90+6 pen.'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 7,170 Referee: Steven McLean

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Brechin City v St Johnstone

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

St Johnstone v Greenock Morton

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

Alloa Athletic v St Johnstone

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

St Johnstone v East Fife

27 July 2024 4	St Johnstone	5–1	East Fife	Perth
15:00	Sidibeh 15', 44' Kimpioka 28', 90+1' Kirk 88'	Report	Trouten 64'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 2,424 Referee: Don Robertson

Knockout phase

Rangers v St Johnstone

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

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Cup

St Johnstone v Motherwell

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

St Johnstone v Hamilton Academical

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

Livingston v St Johnstone

10 March 2025 Quarter-finals	Livingston	0–1	St Johnstone	Livingston
19:45		Report	Carey 73'	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Referee: Don Robertson

St Johnstone v Celtic

20 April 2025 Semi-finals	St Johnstone	0–5	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00		Report	McGregor 34' Maeda 37', 45+1' Idah 45' Jota 67'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 43,632 Referee: Calum Scott

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	ENG	Andy Fisher	18	0	14	0	4	0	0	0
2	DF	CRO	Božo Mikulić	16	2	13+1	2	2	0	0	0
4	DF	LVA	Daniels Balodis	16	2	13	2	3	0	0	0
5	DF	ENG	Zach Mitchell	10	0	6+2	0	2	0	0	0
6	MF	PAN	Víctor Griffith	14	0	9+2	0	3	0	0	0
7	MF	SCO	Jason Holt	31	0	26+2	0	3	0	0	0
8	MF	SWE	Jonathan Svedberg	7	0	4+1	0	2	0	0	0
9	FW	UGA	Uche Ikpeazu	5	0	2+2	0	0+1	0	0	0
10	FW	SCO	Nicky Clark	33	6	18+11	6	1+2	0	0+1	0
11	MF	IRL	Graham Carey	42	6	15+19	4	2+2	1	4	1
14	MF	ENG	Drey Wright	38	1	31	1	2+1	0	4	0
16	FW	GAM	Adama Sidibeh	39	5	21+10	2	2+1	1	2+3	2
17	MF	UKR	Max Kucheriavyi	6	0	2+2	0	0	0	0+2	0
18	DF	NIR	Sam McClelland	5	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
19	FW	SCO	Taylor Steven	20	1	5+9	1	1+1	0	1+3	0
20	GK	SCO	Ross Sinclair	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	GUY	Stephen Duke-McKenna	14	0	8+3	0	2+1	0	0	0
22	MF	WAL	Matthew Smith	25	0	16+4	0	0	0	4+1	0
23	MF	AUT	Sven Sprangler	37	0	29+3	0	4	0	0+1	0
24	MF	SCO	Josh McPake	16	1	5+8	1	0+1	0	2	0
27	FW	NIR	Makenzie Kirk	42	11	24+10	9	3+1	1	0+4	1
29	FW	SWE	Benjamin Mbunga Kimpioka	33	11	19+7	6	0+2	0	5	5
30	DF	SCO	Barry Douglas	19	0	13+3	0	3	0	0	0
31	GK	SCO	Craig Hepburn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	IRL	Sam Curtis	17	0	13	0	4	0	0	0
44	MF	SCO	Elliot Watt	9	2	6+2	2	1	0	0	0
46	MF	POL	Fran Franczak	11	0	4+4	0	0	0	0+3	0
55	DF	SCO	Callan Hamill	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+0	0
Departures
3	DF	TRI	Andre Raymond	21	0	16+1	0	0	0	4	0
4	DF	SCO	Kyle Cameron	18	1	13+2	0	0	0	3	1
5	DF	ENG	Jack Sanders	27	2	21+1	1	1	0	4	1
6	DF	SCO	Lewis Neilson	18	0	13+4	0	0	0	1	0
7	FW	SCO	Stevie May	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
8	MF	SCO	Cammy MacPherson	12	0	3+4	0	0	0	5	0
12	GK	SCO	Josh Rae	18	0	12+1	0	0	0	5	0
15	MF	GHA	Aaron Essel	18	0	9+6	0	0	0	3	0
21	MF	SCO	Connor Smith	2	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
28	MF	SCO	Alex Ferguson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF	SCO	Liam Parker	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
33	DF	ISR	David Keltjens	10	0	1+6	0	0	0	3	0
38	MF	SCO	Scott Bright	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	DF	ENG	Oludare Olufunwa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	FW	SCO	Jackson Mylchreest	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	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:

1. 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 v t e	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	—	—	—

Source: ^[5]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[6]

Transfers

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2024 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2024–25

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]

See also

• List of St Johnstone F.C. seasons