title: 2020–21 St Johnstone F.C. season
text: # 2020–21 St Johnstone F.C. season
  
  The 2020–21 St Johnstone F.C. season was the club's eighth season in the Scottish Premiership and their eleventh consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football. St Johnstone also competed in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup, winning both competitions. St Johnstone became only the fourth Scottish team, and only the second outwith the Old Firm, to win a Scottish cup double.
  
  ## Season summary
  
  After the resignation of Tommy Wright, Alec Cleland took over as interim manager. After sixteen years at the club Steven Anderson left before the season began along with Danny Swanson, Ross Callachan and David McMillan. Former player and assistant manager Callum Davidson was appointed manager. Former striker Steven MacLean retired to become a coach alongside Cleland who returns to his former role. The Saints dropped to the bottom of the table after four games without a goal, but after a 5–3 away win at Hamilton they moved off it.
  
  The Saints reached the final of the League Cup with a 3–0 win against Hibernian. On 28 February 2021, St Johnstone defeated Livingston in the final thanks to a single goal from Shaun Rooney. In doing so, the club won their first League Cup title, their second ever major honour, and ended Celtic's dominating run of having won the last 12 major honours at stake in Scotland.
  
  On 22 May 2021, St Johnstone won the Scottish Cup, defeating Hibs by a score of 1–0 in the final, with Shaun Rooney again netting the winning goal. With the victory, St Johnstone became just the fourth club in Scottish history to win the cup double after Aberdeen, Celtic, and Rangers.
  
  ## Results
  
  Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
  
  ## Squad statistics
  
  ### Appearances
  
      As of 22 May 2021
  
  | No. | Pos | Player | Premiership | Premiership | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | 1 | GK | Zander Clark | 27 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | James Brown | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | Scott Tanser | 21+6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
  | 4 | DF | Jamie McCart | 36 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
  | 5 | DF | Jason Kerr (c) | 30 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
  | 6 | DF | Liam Gordon | 35+1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
  | 7 | MF | Craig Conway | 19+8 | 3 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
  | 8 | MF | Murray Davidson | 14+7 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
  | 9 | FW | Chris Kane | 17+10 | 4 | 5+3 | 2 | 2+2 | 2 | 39 | 8 |
  | 10 | MF | David Wotherspoon | 28+9 | 3 | 7+1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 6 |
  | 11 | FW | Michael O'Halloran | 13+12 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 | 32 | 2 |
  | 12 | GK | Elliot Parish | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
  | 13 | MF | Craig Bryson | 12+8 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
  | 14 | FW | Stevie May | 17+16 | 4 | 3+5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 9 |
  | 15 | MF | Charlie Gilmour | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 16 | MF | Glenn Middleton | 3+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 | 13 | 3 |
  | 17 | FW | Guy Melamed | 11+7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 7 |
  | 18 | MF | Ali McCann | 31+2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
  | 19 | DF | Shaun Rooney | 20+8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 5 |
  | 20 | FW | John Robertson | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
  | 24 | DF | Callum Booth | 15+3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
  | 25 | GK | Zdeněk Zlámal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 26 | MF | Liam Craig | 17+5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
  | 40 | DF | Samuel Denham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 46 | FW | Alexander Ferguson | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | Player who left the club during the season |||||
  | 2 | DF | Wallace Duffy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 15 | DF | Danny McNamara | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
  | 16 | FW | Isaac Olaofe | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 22 | FW | Callum Hendry | 8+8 | 0 | 3+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
  | 23 | MF | Cammy Ballantyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 45 | GK | Ross Sinclair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  
  ## Team statistics
  
  ### League table
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Hibernian | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
  | 4 | Aberdeen | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
  | 5 | St Johnstone | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 45 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
  | 6 | Livingston | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 45 | |
  | 7 | St Mirren | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 45 | |
  
  * ↑ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  * ↑ St Johnstone qualified as the 2020–21 Scottish Cup winners.
  
  **League Cup table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STJ | DUN | PET | KEL | BRE |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | St Johnstone | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 10 | Qualification for the Second round | — | 0–0p | — | — | 7–0 |
  | 2 | Dundee United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 8 | | — | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | — |
  | 3 | Peterhead | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | | 1–3 | — | — | — | 3–1 |
  | 4 | Kelty Hearts | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 1–2 | — | 1–1p | — | — |
  | 5 | Brechin City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 | | — | 2–6 | — | 0–2 | — |
  
  ## Transfers
  
  Players in
  
  Date
  
  Player
  
  From
  
  Fee
  
  1 June 2020
  
  Shaun Rooney
  
  Inverness Caledonian Thistle
  
  Free
  
  14 July 2020
  
  Danny McNamara
  
  Millwall
  
  Loan
  
  14 July 2020
  
  Isaac Olaofe
  
  Millwall
  
  Loan
  
  31 July 2020
  
  Craig Conway
  
  Salford City
  
  Free
  
  18 September 2020
  
  Craig Bryson
  
  Aberdeen
  
  Free
  
  5 October 2020
  
  Guy Melamed
  
  Maccabi Netanya
  
  Free
  
  4 January 2021
  
  James Brown
  
  Millwall
  
  Loan
  
  25 January 2021
  
  Glenn Middleton
  
  Rangers
  
  Loan
  
  1 February 2021
  
  Charlie Gilmour
  
  Norwich City
  
  Free
  
  7 May 2021
  
  Zdeněk Zlámal
  
  Heart of Midlothian
  
  Loan
  
  Players out
  
  Date
  
  Player
  
  To
  
  Fee
  
  16 May 2020
  
  Danny Swanson
  
  East Fife
  
  Free
  
  29 June 2020
  
  Ross Callachan
  
  Hamilton Academical
  
  Free
  
  10 July 2020
  
  Drey Wright
  
  Hibernian
  
  Free
  
  11 July 2020
  
  Euan O'Riley
  
  Airdrieonians
  
  Free
  
  14 July 2020
  
  Steven Anderson
  
  Forfar Athletic
  
  Free
  
  27 May 2020
  
  David McMillan
  
  Dundalk
  
  Free
  
  30 July 2020
  
  Danny Swanson
  
  East Fife
  
  Free
  
  27 May 2020
  
  Max Johnstone
  
  AFC Fylde
  
  Free
  
  14 September 2020
  
  Cammy Ballantyne
  
  Montrose
  
  Loan
  
  22 September 2020
  
  Olly Hamilton
  
  Cowdenbeath
  
  Loan
  
  25 September 2020
  
  Ross Sinclair
  
  Cowdenbeath
  
  Loan
  
  5 October 2020
  
  Wallace Duffy
  
  Inverness Caledonian Thistle
  
  Free
  
  5 October 2020
  
  John Robertson
  
  Forfar Athletic
  
  Loan
  
  27 May 2020
  
  Shaun Struthers
  
  Jeanfield Swifts
  
  Free
  
  1 February 2021
  
  Callum Hendry
  
  Aberdeen
  
  Loan
  
  See also
  
  List of St Johnstone F.C. seasons
  
  References
  
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