The 2011–12 season was St Johnstone's third consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in the league since their promotion in the 2008–09 season. St Johnstone also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary St Johnstone finished sixth in the Scottish Premier League securing a place in the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 Europa League. They reached the fifth round of the Scottish Cup where they were beaten by eventual winners Hearts. They were beaten in the League Cup by fellow SPL side St Mirren in the third round.

Management [St Johnstone started the season under Derek McInnes and after eleven games on 19 October McInnes was appointed manager of Bristol City and left St Johnstone along with assistant Tony Docherty. On 3 November 2011 Steve Lomas was appointed as manager.

Results

Pre-season

Scottish Premier League

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Squad information Last updated 14 May 2012

Disciplinary record Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 14 May 2012 NumberNationPositionNameScottish Premier LeagueLeague CupScottish CupTotal 1 GK Peter Enckelman000000002 DF Dave Mackay201110413 DF Callum Davidson400000404 MF Jody Morris701000805 DF Frazer Wright600000606 DF Steven Anderson500000507 MF Chris Millar500000508 MF Murray Davidson6020008||0|- |9|||| FW|| Sam Parkin |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|- |9|||| MF|| Lee Croft |2||0||1||0||0||0||3||0|- |10|||| MF|| Liam Craig |7||0||0||0||0||0||7||0|- |11|||| FW|| Cillian Sheridan |3||1||2||0||0||0||5||1|- |12|||| DF|| Alan Maybury |5||0||1||0||0||0||6||0|- |14|||| MF|| Kevin Moon |2||0||0||0||0||0||2||0|- |15|| || GK|| Alan Mannus |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|- |16|||| MF|| David Robertson |1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0|- |17|||| FW|| Sean Higgins |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|- |18|||| DF|| David McCracken |3||0||0||0||0||0||3||0|- |19|||| FW|| Carl Finnigan |2||0||0||0||0||0||2||0|- |20|||| MF|| Jamie Adams |4||0||0||0||1||0||5||0|- |21|||| FW|| Francisco Sandaza |7||1||0||0||1||0||8||1|- |22|||| MF|| Willie Gibson |0||0||0||0||1||0||1||0|- |22|||| FW|| Kudus Oyenuga |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|- |23|||| FW||Marcus Haber |1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0|- |24|||| DF||Graham Gartland |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|- |24|||| MF||Jack Compton |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|- |26|||| MF|| Liam Caddis |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|- |27|||| FW|| Stevie May |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|- |45|||| DF|| Michael Hart |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|- |46|||| FW|| James Keatings |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|- |47|||| FW|| Derek Riordan |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0'

Team statistics

League table

Transfers St Johnstone's first significant move in the close season was to release nine first-team players, most of whom were forwards. David Robertson became their first signing during the close season, being brought in from Dundee United. He was followed by Sean Higgins from Dundee and Callum Davidson from Preston North End, all arriving on free transfers. The departures continued, however, with the news that Danny Grainger had joined Hearts and Michael Duberry was leaving to return to England.

Players in PlayerFromFee David Robertson Dundee UnitedFree Sean Higgins DundeeFree Callum Davidson Preston North EndFree Frazer Wright KilmarnockFree David McCracken BrentfordFree Carl Finnigan FalkirkFree Cillian Sheridan CSKA SofiaLoan Alan Mannus Shamrock RoversFree Marcus Haber West Bromwich AlbionFree Francisco Sandaza Brighton & Hove AlbionFree Alistair Worby Doncaster Rovers Free Willie Gibson Crawley Town Loan Jack Compton Falkirk Loan Lee Croft Derby County Loan James Keatings Celtic Loan Kudus Oyenuga Tottenham Hotspur Loan Michael Hart Hibernian Free Derek Riordan Shaanxi Chan-Ba Free

Players out PlayerToFee Graeme Smith St Mirren Free Andy Jackson Greenock Morton Free Peter MacDonald Greenock Morton Free Kevin Rutkiewicz Dunfermline AthleticFree Collin Samuel Luton TownFree Cleveland Taylor Burton AlbionFree Jordan Robertson Scunthorpe UnitedFree Danny Invincibile Ermis AradippouFree Scott DobieFree agentFree Danny Grainger HeartsFree Michael Duberry Oxford UnitedFree Jonathan Lindsay Partick ThistleFree Neil Duffy PeterheadFree Zander Clark Elgin CityLoan Stephen Reynolds Raith Rovers Loan Mark Durnan Stranraer Loan Liam Caddis ArbroathLoan Stevie May Alloa AthleticLoan Graham Gartland Shamrock RoversFree Mark Durnan Elgin City Loan Sam Parkin Queen of the SouthFree Sean Higgins Ayr UnitedLoan Stephen ReynoldsFree agentFree Carl Finnigan DundeeLoan

References

External links St Johnstone's fixtures at the club's official website BBC Sport's St Johnstone page