2012–13 St Johnstone F.C. season

St Johnstone
2012–13 season
Chairman Steve Brown
Manager Steve Lomas
Stadium McDiarmid Park
Premier League Third place
Europa League Second qualifying round, lost to
Eskişehirspor
League Cup Quarter-final, lost to
Celtic
Scottish Cup Fifth round, lost to
St Mirren
Top goalscorer League:
Liam Craig (7)
Murray Davidson (7)
Nigel Hasselbaink (7)
Rowan Vine (7)

All:
Liam Craig (8)
Murray Davidson (8)
Steve MacLean (8)
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]

The 2012–13 season was St Johnstone's fourth consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2008–09 season.[2] St Johnstone also competed in the Europa League,[3] League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Season

St Johnstone finished third in the Scottish Premier League.[4] They reached the Second qualifying round of the Europa League,[5] the Quarter-final of the League Cup[6] and the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.[7]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre season

Scottish Premier League

UEFA Europa League

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
2 DF Mackay[11] Scotland 34 Club captain
8 MF Davidson[12] Scotland 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.

Squad

Last updated 19 May 2013[13][14]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueEuropa LeagueLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Northern Ireland Alan Mannus 43038+002+001+002+00
2 DF Scotland Dave Mackay 36332+030+101+002+00
3 DF Scotland Callum Davidson 23020+102+000+000+00
4 MF Republic of Ireland Patrick Cregg 28119+512+000+001+10
5 DF Scotland Frazer Wright 38135+012+000+001+00
6 DF Scotland Steven Anderson 33028+200+002+001+00
7 MF Scotland Chris Millar 30025+102+001+001+00
8 MF Scotland Murray Davidson 37831+172+002+011+00
9 FW France Grégory Tadé 41625+1141+012+002+01
10 MF Scotland Liam Craig 43837+072+001+112+00
11 FW Netherlands Nigel Hasselbaink 42715+2171+101+101+10
12 MF Scotland David Robertson 921+620+001+100+00
14 MF Scotland Kevin Moon 400+100+102+000+00
14 FW Wales Gwion Edwards 700+600+000+000+10
15 GK Northern Ireland Jonathan Tuffey 100+000+001+000+00
16 FW Scotland Craig Beattie 400+200+000+100+10
16 MF Wales Michael Doughty 601+400+000+001+00
17 FW Scotland Sean Higgins 501+201+100+000+00
17 FW Scotland Steve MacLean 35827+450+001+122+01
18 DF Scotland David McCracken 22115+102+002+002+01
19 DF Scotland Gary Miller 21013+402+002+000+00
20 MF Scotland Jamie Adams 500+401+000+000+00
21 MF Algeria Mehdi Abeid 1309+300+000+000+10
22 MF Scotland Peter Pawlett 907+200+000+000+00
23 FW England Rowan Vine 37728+770+001+001+00
26 MF Scotland Liam Caddis 400+200+000+100+10
27 FW Scotland Stevie May 500+300+200+000+00
33 DF Scotland Tam Scobbie 21011+700+001+002+00

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 19 May 2013
Number Nation Position Name Premier League Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1Northern IrelandGKAlan Mannus 0000000000
2ScotlandDFDave Mackay 4100100051
3ScotlandDFCallum Davidson 1000000010
4Republic of IrelandMFPatrick Cregg 90000010100
5ScotlandDFFrazer Wright 8000000080
6ScotlandDFSteven Anderson 3100100041
7ScotlandMFChris Millar 7100000071
8ScotlandMFMurray Davidson 90100000100
9FranceFWGrégory Tadé 0100000001
10ScotlandMFLiam Craig 8000001090
11NetherlandsFWNigel Hasselbaink 2000100030
12ScotlandMFDavid Robertson 0000000000
14ScotlandMFKevin Moon 0000000000
14WalesFWGwion Edwards 0000000000
15Northern IrelandGKJonathan Tuffey 0000000000
16ScotlandFWCraig Beattie 0000000000
16WalesMFMichael Doughty 1000000010
17ScotlandFWSean Higgins 0000000000
17ScotlandFWSteve MacLean 5000000050
18ScotlandDFDavid McCracken 0000000000
19ScotlandDFGary Miller 2010100040
20ScotlandMFJamie Adams 0000000000
21AlgeriaMFMehdi Abeid 1000000010
22ScotlandMFPeter Pawlett 3000000030
23EnglandFWRowan Vine 7200000072
26ScotlandMFLiam Caddis 0000000000
27ScotlandFWStevie May 0000000000
33ScotlandDFTam Scobbie 0000001010

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 38 24 7 7 92 35 +57 79 2013–14 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round
2 Motherwell 38 18 9 11 67 51 +16 63 2013–14 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round
3 St Johnstone 38 14 14 10 45 44 +1 56 2013–14 UEFA Europa 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
6 Dundee United 38 11 14 13 51 62 11 47[lower-alpha 1]
7 Hibernian 38 13 12 13 49 52 3 51[lower-alpha 1] 2013–14 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
8 Aberdeen 38 11 15 12 41 43 2 48[lower-alpha 1]
9 Kilmarnock 38 11 12 15 52 53 1 45
10 Heart of Midlothian 38 11 11 16 40 49 9 44
11 St Mirren 38 9 14 15 47 60 13 41
12 Dundee (R) 38 7 9 22 28 66 38 30 Relegation to 2013–14 Scottish First Division
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Scottish Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Teams in the bottom half at the time of the split may not overtake a team in the top 6 at the time of the split.
  2. Since the winners of 2012–13 Scottish Cup, Celtic are already qualified to 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, the runners–up Hibernian secured a spot in 2013–14 UEFA Europa League in the second qualifying round.

Division summary

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHHAHHAAH
ResultLDLLDWWWWWDLLDWLDDLDDWLWWLDWDLWDDDWWLW
Position12101211111097424554466567766546545555444443
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2013. Source: [15]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

Chris Millar initially turned down a new deal[16] but later re-signed.[17]

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