2015–16 St Johnstone F.C. season explained

The 2015–16 season was the club's third season in the Scottish Premiership and their seventh consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football. St Johnstone also competed in the Europa League, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Results

Scottish Premiership

See main article: 2015–16 Scottish Premiership.

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

See main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round.

League Cup

See main article: 2015–16 Scottish League Cup.

Scottish Cup

See main article: 2015–16 Scottish Cup.

Squad statistics

During the 2015–16 season, St Johnstone have used twenty-four different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.

Appearances

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Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premiership		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Europa League		Total
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1		GK	Alan Mannus	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
2		DF	Dave Mackay	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
3		DF	Tam Scobbie	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
4		MF	Simon Lappin	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
5		DF	Frazer Wright	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
6		DF	Steven Anderson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
7		MF	Chris Millar	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
8		MF		6	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
9		MF	Steve MacLean	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
10		MF	David Wotherspoon	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
14		DF	Joe Shaughnessy	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
15		DF	Brad McKay	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
16		MF	Liam Caddis	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16		MF	Danny Swanson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22		DF	Darnell Fisher	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
24		DF	Brian Easton	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
26		MF	Liam Craig	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
29		FW	Michael O'Halloran	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
			Totals	38	3	5	0	1	0	4	0	48	3

Goal scorers

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1		9	Steve MacLean	10	1	0	0	11
2		18	Graham Cummins	6	0	0	0	6
		10	David Wotherspoon	6	0	0	0	6
3		29	Michael O'Halloran	2	2	0	1	5
4		4	Simon Lappin	2	1	0	0	3
		26	Liam Craig	3	0	0	0	3
		25	Chris Kane	2	1	0	0	3
5			8	Murray Davidson	1	1	0	0	2
		14	Brad McKay	1	0	0	1	2
		14	Joe Shaughnessy	1	1	0	0	2
6		11	John Sutton	1	0	0	0	1
		24	Brian Easton	1	0	0	0	1
		6	Steven Anderson	1	0	0	0	1
		3	Tam Scobbie	1	0	0	0	1
			Totals	38	7	0	2	46

Team statistics

Management statistics

Last updated on 6 February 2016

Transfers

See main article: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2015 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2015–16.

In

Player	From	Fee
Brad McKay	Heart of Midlothian	Free[2]
Joe Shaughnessy	Aberdeen	Free[3]
Graham Cummins	Exeter City	Free[4]
John Sutton	Motherwell	Free[5]
Liam Craig	Hibernian	Free[6]
Darnell Fisher	Celtic	Loan[7]
Greg Hurst	Stirling Albion	Undisclosed[8]
Danny Swanson	Heart of Midlothian[9]	Free[10]
Michael Doyle	Alloa Athletic	Free[11]

Out

Player	From	Fee
Gary Miller	Partick Thistle	Free[12]
Lee Croft	Oldham Athletic	Free[13]
James McFadden		Free[14]
Matthew Buchanan		Free[15]
Rhys Evans		Free
Mark Hurst	Elgin City	Loan[16]
Liam Gordon	Elgin City	Loan
George Hunter	Elgin City	Loan
Ally Gilchrist	Peterhead	Loan
Jason Kerr	East Fife	Loan[17]
Jordan Millar	Montrose	Loan[18]
Dylan Easton		Free[19]
Frazer Wright	Dumbarton[20]	Free[21]
Connor McLaren	Elgin City	Loan[22]
George Hunter	Airdrieonians	Loan
Brad McKay	Dunfermline Athletic	Loan[23]
Michael O'Halloran	Rangers	Undisclosed[24]
Liam Caddis		Free[25]

See also

• List of St Johnstone F.C. seasons

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tommy Wright Statistics . . soccerbase.com . 27 July 2015.
2. Web site: St Johnstone agree pre-contract deal for Hearts' Brad McKay. BBC Sport. 4 February 2015. 25 May 2015.
3. Web site: St Johnstone recruit defender Joe Shaughnessy. BBC Sport. 21 May 2015. 21 May 2015.
4. Web site: St Johnstone sign striker Graham Cummins as McFadden leaves. BBC Sport. 25 May 2015. 25 May 2015.
5. Web site: St Johnstone: John Sutton cleared for Europa League campaign. BBC Sport. 17 June 2015. 22 June 2015.
6. Web site: Liam Craig returns to Perth after Hibs exit . . bbc.co.uk/sport . 16 July 2015 . 27 July 2015.
7. Web site: Celtic's Darnell Fisher joins St Johnstone on loan . . bbc.co.uk/sport . 25 August 2015 . 6 September 2015.
8. Web site: Stirling Albion midfielder Greg Hurst joins St Johnstone . . bbc.co.uk/sport . 2 September 2015 . 7 September 2015.
9. Web site: Danny Swanson returns to St Johnstone on 18-month deal after Hearts release . . dailyrecord.co.uk . 2 February 2016 . 2 February 2016.
10. Web site: Danny Departs . . heartsfc.co.uk . 1 February 2016 . 1 February 2016.
11. Web site: St Johnstone sign Michael Doyle after Dave Mackay injury . . bbc.co.uk/sport . 4 February 2016 . 6 February 2016.
12. Web site: Partick Thistle sign Gary Miller after defender's St Johnstone exit . . bbc.co.uk/sport . 20 July 2015 . 27 July 2015.
13. Web site: Lee Croft: Oldham agree deal for St Johnstone midfielder. BBC Sport. 19 May 2015. 25 May 2015.
14. Web site: St Johnstone sign Irish striker Graham Cummins as James McFadden and Gary Miller depart . . dailyrecord.co.uk . 26 May 2015 . 27 July 2015.
15. Web site: Scottish Championship ins and outs . . bbc.co.uk/sport . 23 July 2015 . 26 July 2015.
16. Web site: SAINTS TRIO HEAD TO ELGIN CITY ON LOA . . perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk . 15 July 2015 . 27 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150716221423/http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=3660 . 2015-07-16 . dead .
17. Web site: JASON KERR JOINS EAST FIFE ON LOAN . . perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk . 23 July 2015 . 27 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100022/http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=3671 . 4 March 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
18. Web site: JORDAN MILLAR COMPLETES LOAN MOVE TO MONTROSE . . perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk . 27 July 2015 . 27 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060901/http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=3684 . 4 March 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
19. Web site: SAINTS PART COMPANY WITH DYLAN EASTON . . perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/ . 12 August 2015 . 13 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924071858/http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=3715 . 24 September 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
20. Web site: Veteran defender Frazer Wright joins Dumbarton . . bbc.co.uk/sport . 26 August 2015 . 6 September 2015.
21. Web site: Frazer Wright leaves weeks after new contract . . bbc.co.uk/sport . 24 August 2015 . 6 September 2015.
22. Web site: CONNOR MCLAREN GOES ON LOAN TO ELGIN; HUNTER TO AIRDRIE . . perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk . 1 September 2015 . 7 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150907022808/http://perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=3768 . 7 September 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
23. Web site: St Johnstone's Brad McKay joins Dunfermline on loan . . bbc.co.uk/sport . 8 January 2016 . 14 January 2016.
24. Web site: Rangers sign St Johnstone forward . . bbc.co.uk/sport . 1 February 2016 . 6 February 2016.
25. Web site: LIAM CADDIS LEAVES SAINTS BY MUTUAL CONSENT . . perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk . 1 February 2016 . 6 February 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160201204758/http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=4048 . 1 February 2016 .