List of St. Johnstone F.C. seasons

This is a record of St. Johnstone's seasons, from 1960–61 onwards, in Scottish and European football. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, their managers, and the top scorers for each season.

Season Division Position Manager(s) Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Top scorer(s) (league only)
1960–61 1[1] 15th Bobby Brown First Round Sectional Matthew McVittie 8
1961–62 1 17th Bobby Brown Second Round Semi-Final Alex Ferguson 5
1962–63 2 1st Bobby Brown Second Round Semi-Final Unknown —
1963–64 1 13th Bobby Brown Second Round Play-offs Unknown —
1964–65 1 13th Bobby Brown Second Round Sectional Unknown —
1965–66 1 14th Bobby Brown Third Round Sectional Unknown —
1966–67 1 15th Bobby Brown Second Round Sectional Unknown —
1967–68 1 14th Willie Ormond Semi-Final Semi-Final Unknown —
1968–69 1 6th Willie Ormond Third Round Sectional Unknown —
1969–70 1 13th Willie Ormond First Round Final Henry Hall 15
1970–71 1 3rd Willie Ormond Third Round Sectional Unknown —
1971–72 1 8th Willie Ormond Third Round Quarter-Finals UEFA Cup: Third Round Unknown —
1972–73 1 11th Willie Ormond Third Round Quarter-Finals Unknown —
1973–74 1 12th Jackie Stewart Fourth Round Second Round Unknown —
1974–75 1 10th[2] Jackie Stewart Fourth Round Sectional Unknown —
1975–76 P 10th Jackie Stewart Third Round Sectional Jim O'Rourke 8
1976–77 1 11th Jim Storrie Third Round Sectional Iain Anderson 8
1977–78 1 8th Jim Storrie Fourth Round Second Round Derek O'Connor 19
1978–79 1 12th Alex Stuart Third Round First Round John Brogan 14
1979–80 1 11th Alex Stuart Third Round Third Round John Brogan 22
1980–81 1 3rd Alex Rennie Fourth Round First Round Ally McCoist 22
1981–82 1 5th Alex Rennie Fourth Round Sectional Jim Morton 17
1982–83 1 1st Alex Rennie Fourth Round Sectional John Brogan 26
1983–84 P 9th Alex Rennie Third Round Sectional John Brogan 9
1984–85 1 14th Alex Rennie Third Round Quarter-Finals Joe Reid 9
1985–86 2 6th Ian Gibson Third Round Third Round Willie Brown 11
1986–87 2 5th Ian Gibson Third Round Fourth Round Willie Brown 25
1987–88 2 2nd Alex Totten Third Round Third Round Willie Watters 19
1988–89 1 6th Alex Totten Semi-Final Second Round Steve Maskrey 12
1989–90 1 1st Alex Totten Third Round Second Round Roddy Grant 19
1990–91 P 7th Totten Semi-Final Second Round Harry Curran 9
1991–92 P 8th Alex Totten Fifth Round Third Round Paul Wright 18
1992–93 P 6th John McClelland Fifth Round Semi-Final Paul Wright 14
1993–94 P 10th John McClelland
succeeded by Paul Sturrock		 Fifth Round Third Round Paul Wright 7
1994–95 1 5th Paul Sturrock Third Round Quarter-Finals George O'Boyle 19
1995–96 1 4th Paul Sturrock Fifth Round Second Round George O'Boyle 21
1996–97 1 1st Paul Sturrock Third Round Third Round Roddy Grant 19
1997–98 P 5th Paul Sturrock Fifth Round Third Round George O'Boyle 10
1998–99 P[3] 3rd Sandy Clark Semi-Final Final Gary Bollan, Roddy Grant, Miguel Simão 4
1999–00 P 5th Sandy Clark Third Round Third Round UEFA Cup: First Round Nathan Lowndes 10
2000–01 P 10th Sandy Clark Third Round Third Round Keigan Parker 10
2001–02 P 12th Sandy Clark
succeeded by Billy Stark		 Third Round Third Round Paul Hartley 4
2002–03 1 3rd Billy Stark Fourth Round Third Round Chris Hay 9
2003–04 1 3rd Billy Stark Third Round Quarter-Finals Mixu Paatelainen 11
2004–05 1 8th John Connolly
succeeded by Owen Coyle		 Third Round First Round Peter MacDonald 11
2005–06 1 2nd Owen Coyle Third Round Second Round Jason Scotland 15
2006–07 1 2nd Owen Coyle Semi-Final Semi-Final Jason Scotland 18
2007–08
 1 3rd Owen Coyle
succeeded by Sandy Stewart
succeeded by Derek McInnes		 Semi-Final Second Round Andy Jackson 14
2008–09
 1 1st Derek McInnes Fourth Round Second Round Steve Milne 14
2009–10
 P 8th Derek McInnes Fifth Round Semi-Final Liam Craig 8
2010–11
 P 8th Derek McInnes Fifth Round Third Round Liam Craig 6
2011–12
 P 6th Derek McInnes
succeeded by Steve Lomas		 Third Round Second Round Francisco Sandaza 14
2012–13
 P 3rd Steve Lomas Fifth Round Quarter Final Europa League: second qualifying round Liam Craig
Murray Davidson
Nigel Hasselbaink
Rowan Vine		 7
2013–14
 P[4] 6th Tommy Wright Won Semi-Finals Europa League: third qualifying round Stevie May 20

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Between 1890 and 1975, the First Division was the highest tier in Scottish football
  2. ↑ The top-ten placed teams formed the new Scottish Premier Division for next season
  3. ↑ The Scottish Premier Division was renamed the Scottish Premier League
  4. ↑ The Scottish Premier League was renamed the Scottish Premiership

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