2012–13_St_Johnstone_F.C._season

2012–13 St Johnstone F.C. season

2012–13 St Johnstone F.C. season

St Johnstone 2012–13 football season

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.

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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 and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre season

8 July 2012 Friendly (Closed Door) St Johnstone 4–0 Concordia Chiajna Grangemouth Stadium
Higgins 28'
Wright 70'
Hasselbaink 72'
Craig 74'		 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 6'
Hasselbaink 61'
Trialist 68'
Trialist 77'		 Attendance: 566
14 July 2012[9] Friendly (Closed Door) Partick Thistle 1–2 St Johnstone Firhill Stadium
Elliott 22' Partick Report Craig 6'
McCracken 86'		 Attendance: 0
21 July 2012[10] Friendly Cowdenbeath 1–1 St Johnstone Central Park
15:00 McKenzie 42' Report Hasselbaink 86'
28 July 2012[8] Friendly St Johnstone 2–1 Bristol City McDiarmid Park
15:00 Vine 3', 37' Report
St Johnstone Report		 Stead 45' Attendance: 1,564
Referee: Tumilty

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish Premier League
4 August 2012 Scottish Premier League Heart of Midlothian 2–0 St Johnstone Tynecastle Stadium
15:00 Sutton 30' (Penalty)
Templeton 82'		 BBC Report Tadé Red card 37' Attendance: 13,022
Referee: O'Reilly
11 August 2012 Scottish Premier League Motherwell 1–1 St Johnstone Fir Park
15:00 Hammell Red card 57'
McHugh 78'		 BBC Report Davidson 58'
Vine Yellow card 80' Red card		 Attendance: 4,490
Referee: Brines
18 August 2012 Scottish Premier League St Johnstone 1–2 Aberdeen McDiarmid Park
15:00 Hasselbaink 83' BBC Report Osbourne 16'
Hayes 47'		 Attendance: 4,857
Referee: Beaton
25 August 2012 Scottish Premier League Hibernian 2–0 St Johnstone Easter Road
15:00 Hanlon 45'
Doyle 53'		 BBC Report Attendance: 9,639
Referee: Clancy
1 September 2012 Scottish Premier League St Johnstone 0–0 Dundee United McDiarmid Park
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 5,014
Referee: Collum
15 September 2012 Scottish Premier League St Johnstone 2–1 Celtic McDiarmid Park
12:30 Tadé 18'
Vine 80'		 BBC Report Commons 4' Attendance: 6,700
Referee: Norris
22 September 2012 Scottish Premier League Ross County 1–2 St Johnstone Victoria Park
15:00 Morrow 68' BBC Report Craig 30'
Vine Red card 30'
Wright 86'		 Attendance: 4,094
Referee: Allan
29 September 2012 Scottish Premier League Dundee 1–3 St Johnstone Dens Park
15:00 Conroy 22' (Penalty) BBC Report Tade 16'
Craig 27'
MacLean 52'		 Attendance: 6,158
Referee: Muir
6 October 2012 Scottish Premier League St Johnstone 2–1 St Mirren McDiarmid Park
15:00 Hasselbaink 22'
Davidson 37'		 BBC Report Guy 49' Attendance: 3,223
Referee: Muir
20 October 2012 Scottish Premier League St Johnstone 2–1 Kilmarnock McDiarmid Park
15:00 Davidson 30'
Hasselbaink 90'		 BBC Report Fowler 93' Attendance: 3,113
Referee: Colvin
27 October 2012 Scottish Premier League Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1 St Johnstone Caledonian Stadium
15:00 McKay 73' BBC Report Robertson 90+2' Attendance: 3,154
Referee: Beaton
3 November 2012 Scottish Premier League St Johnstone 1–3 Motherwell McDiarmid Park
15:00 Robertson 88' BBC Report Murphy 1', 38'
Law 73'		 Attendance: 3,112
Referee: Colvin
11 November 2012 Scottish Premier League Celtic 1–1 St Johnstone Celtic Park
15:00 Watt 51' BBC Report Hasselbaink 77' Referee: Brines
17 November 2012 Scottish Premier League St Johnstone 1–1 Ross County McDiarmid Park
15:00 Mackay 51' BBC Report Craig 70' (Own goal) Attendance: 3,037
Referee: Collum
25 November 2012 Scottish Premier League Kilmarnock 1–2 St Johnstone Rugby Park
15:00 Pascali Red card 5'
Nelson 85'		 BBC Report Davidson 31'
Vine 89'		 Attendance: 4,208
Referee: O'Reilly
28 November 2012 Scottish Premier League St Johnstone 0–1 Hibernian McDiarmid Park
19:45 BBC Report Cairney 82' Attendance: 3,266
Referee: Thomson
8 December 2012 Scottish Premier League St Mirren 1–1 St Johnstone St Mirren Park
15:00 Dummett 69' BBC Report Davidson 15'
Anderson Red card 38'
Millar Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card		 Attendance: 3,702
Referee: Madden
15 December 2012 Scottish Premier League St Johnstone 2–2 Heart of Midlothian McDiarmid Park
15:00 Vine 16'
MacLean 60'		 BBC Report Sutton 15'
Driver 38'		 Attendance: 2,974
Referee: Collum
22 December 2012 Scottish Premier League Aberdeen 2–0 St Johnstone Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 McGinn 63', 81' BBC Report Attendance: 7,051
Referee: Finnie
26 December 2012 Scottish Premier League Dundee United 1–1 St Johnstone Tannadice Park
12:00 Gunning 2' BBC Report McLean 47' (Own goal) Attendance: 7,063
Referee: Murray
29 December 2012 Scottish Premier League St Johnstone 0–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle McDiarmid Park
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 2,975
Referee: Madden
2 January 2013 Scottish Premier League St Johnstone 1–0 Dundee McDiarmid Park
14:00 Craig 33' BBC Report Attendance: 5,055
Referee: McKendrick
20 January 2013 Scottish Premier League Motherwell 3–2 St Johnstone Fir Park
14:15 Higdon 8', 20', 69' BBC Report Hasselbaink 77'
Craig 79'		 Attendance: 3,649
Referee: Collum
30 January 2013 Scottish Premier League St Johnstone 3–1 Aberdeen McDiarmid Park
19:30 Tadé 33'
Vine 68'
Mackay 70'		 BBC Sport McGinn 44' Attendance: 2,167
Referee: McLean
11 February 2013 Scottish Premier League Hibernian 1–3 St Johnstone Easter Road
19:30 Griffiths 82' BBC Report Vine 23', 26'
Cregg 58'		 Attendance: 8,735
Referee: Clancy
16 February 2013 Scottish Premier League Ross County 1–0 St Johnstone Victoria Park
15:00 Sproule 11' BBC Report Attendance: 3,516
Referee: Beaton
19 February 2013 Scottish Premier League St Johnstone 1–1 Celtic McDiarmid Park
19:45 Hasselbaink 82' BBC Report Ambrose 36' Attendance: 5,352
Referee: Norris
23 February 2013 Scottish Premier League St Johnstone 1–0 St Mirren McDiarmid Park
15:00 Vine 52' BBC Report Attendance: 2,816
Referee: Mclean
27 February 2013 Scottish Premier League Dundee 2–2 St Johnstone Dens Park
19:45 Baird 42'
Gallagher Red card 66'
Stewart 89'		 BBC Report MacLean 36'
MacKay 68'		 Attendance: 5,224
Referee: Collum
5 March 2013 Scottish Premier League Heart of Midlothian 2–0 St Johnstone Tynecastle Stadium
19:45 Stevenson 33'
Sutton 83'		 BBC Report Attendance: 10,080
Referee: Beaton
9 March 2013 Scottish Premier League St Johnstone 2–0 Kilmarnock McDiarmid Park
15:00 Davidson 58'
Tade 85'		 BBC Report Attendance: 2,425
Referee: Colvin
1 April 2013 Scottish Premier League St Johnstone 1–1 Dundee United McDiarmid Park
20:00 Craig 90+3' BBC Report Gauld 24'
Armstrong Yellow card 79' Yellow-red card		 Attendance: 4,613
Referee: Brines
5 April 2013 Scottish Premier League Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–0 St Johnstone Caledonian Stadium
19:45 BBC Report Attendance: 3,744
Referee: Clancy
21 April 2013 Scottish Premier League St Johnstone 2–2 Ross County McDiarmid Park
16:00 MacLean 6'
Davidson 25'		 BBC Report Brittain 15' (Penalty), 76' (Penalty) Attendance: 2,444
Referee: Collum
27 April 2013 Scottish Premier League St Johnstone 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle McDiarmid Park
12:00 MacLean 77' BBC Report Raven Red card 12' Attendance: 2,368
Referee: Thomson
4 May 2013 Scottish Premier League Dundee United 0–1 St Johnstone Tannadice Park
15:00 BBC Report Craig 38' Attendance: 6,437
Referee: Norris
11 May 2012 Scottish Premier League Celtic 4–0 St Johnstone Celtic Park
12:15 Ledley 2'
Mulgrew 36'
Forrest 51'
Wright 90+1' (Own goal)		 BBC Report Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Muir
19 May 2013 Scottish Premier League St Johnstone 2–0 Motherwell McDiarmid Park
12:45 Craig 36'
Hasselbaink 47'		 BBC Report Attendance: 5,025
Referee: Mclean

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Europa League
19 July 2012 Europa League Second QF Round Leg 1 Eskişehirspor 2–0 St Johnstone Atatürk Stadium
19:00 Alper Potuk 41'
Wright 65' (o.g.)		 UEFA Report
BBC Report		 Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Vučemilović-Šimunović Jr.
26 July 2012 Europa League Second QF Round Leg 2 St Johnstone 1–1
(1–3 agg.)		 Eskişehirspor McDiarmid Park
19:45 Tadé 35' BBC Report Sarı 51' Attendance: 6,024
Referee: Gumienny

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish League Cup
25 September 2012 Scottish League Cup round 3 St Johnstone 4–1 Queen's Park McDiarmid Park
19:45 MacLean 18', 40'
Davidson 76'
Craig 85'		 BBC Report
SFL Report		 Keenan 30'
Robertson Red card 74'		 Attendance: 1,304
Referee: Clancy
30 October 2012 Scottish League Cup QF Celtic 5–0 St Johnstone Celtic Park
19:45 Commons 28', 32', 58' (pen.)
Hooper 38'
Mulgrew 61'		 BBC Report Attendance: 14,399
Referee: Madden

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish Cup
1 December 2012 Scottish Cup round 4 Cowdenbeath P – P St Johnstone Central Park
15:00 BBC Report
4 December 2012 Scottish Cup round 4 Cowdenbeath P – P St Johnstone Central Park
19:45 BBC Report
10 December 2012 Scottish Cup round 4 Cowdenbeath P – P St Johnstone Central Park
19:45 BBC Report
12 December 2012 Scottish Cup round 4 Cowdenbeath P – P St Johnstone Central Park
19:45 BBC Report
17 December 2012 Scottish Cup round 4 Cowdenbeath 0–3 St Johnstone Central Park
19:45 BBC Report McCracken 54'
MacLean 76' (pen.)
Tadé 87'		 Attendance: 809
Referee: Beaton
2 February 2013 Scottish Cup round 5 St Mirren 2–0 St Johnstone St Mirren Park
15:00 Gonçalves 49, 56' BBC Report Attendance: 3,507
Referee: Thomson

Player statistics

Captains

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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]
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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

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Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Division summary

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

Transfers

Main article: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2012

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

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